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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
Device: Kindle Oasis
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Just finished Anathem by Neal Stephenson and loved it. I know some people have struggled with it saying it's boring, particularly the early chapters, but for whatever reason I enjoyed it from start to finish.
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#11087 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
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Just read (due to mention in another thread) Ray Bradbury's short story "The Fire Balloons"
While it was a good story with some interesting ideas, certainly not one of his best IMHO. One of Ray's guidelines is that one should write a story every day, this one reads like one of those. ![]() |
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Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Peru
Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour
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Haruki Murakami: It all happens on October 25. Be there. A number of members (including myself) will be waiting for you. Don |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Oasis
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Next up: A freebie (well, it was when I got it!). Cotillion by Georgette Heyer. Great fun so far. Interesting characters and wonderful use of language. |
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#11090 |
Indie Advocate
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: Kindle
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I just finished Scavengers by Cynthia Echterling. It was a great story that was hampered by a distinct lack of proof-reading.
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#11091 |
Guru
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Townsend, WI
Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)
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Not even sure where to start for my next read. In addition to my regular authors, the following authors have been recommended in the last month or so.
Gary Ponzo- Nick Bracco series. Read them both. Awesome! If you like thrillers, you should like this author. David Levien- Frank Behr series, have read the first book of 3 City Of The Sun. Another very good thriller. David Merrill (First Blood)- not yet read. John D. McDonald- Travis McGee series, have read Bright Orange For The Shroud. Number 6 in the series. Will definitely go back and start from the beginning. Walter Mosley- Easy Rawlins and Leonid McGill series. I'll be reading all of his series. Ed McBain (Evan Hunter)- 87th Precinct series, early cop mysteries. Have not yet read. |
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#11092 |
Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
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I just finished _Restoration (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur, Book 3)_.. I always enjoy Trek books.
Due to Tom's reco I picked up and started reading _WWW: Wake_ by Sawyer. BOb |
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The Dank Side of the Moon
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
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No ebook edition available, but you can buy the paperback for 83 cents -- will be the best 83 cents you'll ever spend. ![]() http://www.amazon.com/Youve-Got-Read.../dp/0060982020 |
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#11094 |
Bah, humbug!
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.
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I've heard so much about 1Q84 that I'm tempted to buy it, but at a healthy 944 pages, I'm not sure I'm ready to commit. It's available now for pre-order at Amazon.
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#11095 |
Bah, humbug!
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.
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I think you'll love it. Every book in the series is better than the one before it. The third and final one completely blew me away.
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#11096 |
Junior Member
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Device: Literati eReader
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A new reader....
Greetings to all,
I have just joined and I am an avid reader. I am currently reading: John Saul: Cry for the Strangers Douglas Adams: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Stephen King: Under the Dome James Patterson: Kiss the Girls (Just started) Richard Saphir/Warren Murphy: The Destroyer 63 "The Sky is Falling" Darren Shan: Oceans of Blood Plus I have several other authors that I like. I have a collection of 450 ebooks I look forward to receiving chats from other readers. The Big O |
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#11097 |
Grand Sorcerer
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W
Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad
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hi & welcome
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The Dank Side of the Moon
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
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#11099 |
Readaholic
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: South Georgia
Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"
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I just started Craig L. Symonds The Battle of Midway.
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Is that a sandwich?
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: Nook Glowlight Plus
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Next is The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey. |
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