What book are you reading now?

[res0nat0r]

I see, ya big words for the sake of big words is only good if you know the big words :Lol:. Have you read this? I want to. Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole: Benjamin R. Barber: 9780393330892: Amazon.com: Books

I havent, but looks interesting...

[res0nat0r]

Starting

[res0nat0r]

Finished Republic of Thieves, on to Ancillary Justice.

This looks interesting. Haven't been reading much fiction lately but might check is out. Let me know how it goes...

[feather]

Re: What book are you reading now?

Finished Republic of Thieves, on to Ancillary Justice.

[res0nat0r]

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^^

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[floridaorange]

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[res0nat0r]

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^^nice

[tiddles]

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[nick007]

Re: What book are you reading now?

Last book of Game of Thrones

[floridaorange]

Re: What book are you reading now?

I see, ya big words for the sake of big words is only good if you know the big words :Lol:.

Have you read this? I want to.

Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole: Benjamin R. Barber: 9780393330892: Amazon.com: Books

[res0nat0r]

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Forgot I also finished this:



This was ok. More like a 200 page rant of how dumb the CIA / State Dept is and how corrupt Saudi Arabia is.

3/5.

[res0nat0r]

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How is "double down" reso?

It was good. Interesting inside stories of the 2012 election and it was an entertaining read. As the NY Times reviewer pointed out, the authors seemed to have their thesaurus handy because they kept using crazy words you wouldn't normally hear to describe something in place of something more common. That was a bit annoying but otherwise good stuff.

I've been on a book buying binge lately and prob have 25 new books I've bought in the last 6 months.

[feather]

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How was this?

Ambivalent about it. Pitched as his first adult novel since American Gods but it's actually a young adult novel because the premise is an adult protagonist flashing back to an incident in his childhood.

Otherwise it's good ol' Gaiman: well-written, some supernatural horror, and myths.

He claims this is his most personal story yet, but over the years, IMO, Gaiman just feels like he's cruising on auto. He's an innate storyteller and the craft is always evident in the writing, but a lot of the stories lack a huge impact to me. Nothing he's written comes close to American Gods.


Still on The Republic of Thieves, 10% left. Going slow because the novel introduced some flashback interludes that I'm finding uninteresting, while the current timeline's plot has revealed a 'twist' that I'm not sure helps with anything and could possibly ruin the original appeal of the character and the nature of the stories.

[floridaorange]

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How is "double down" reso?


Currently reading "The Intent to Live." by Larry Moss

Rob Lowe's Autobio "Stories I Only Tell My Friends"

Denzel Washington's - "A Hand to Guide Me"

[res0nat0r]

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This thread has spurred me to start on:

How was this?