What have you been reading lately?
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Agent
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written Friday, October 20 2006 04:09
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Hmm, Neil Gaiman just came out with a new short story collection called Fragile Things. It contains some very nice stories, including a Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu story, and a new story with Shadow in it from American Gods. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, October 20 2006 04:30
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Wait, is that a Sherlock Holmes story and a Cthulhu story, or actually a story of both? o_O Must read. -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, October 20 2006 13:45
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quote:A Study In Emerald, correct? That one was rather excellent. But any new story with Shadow in it grabs my attention... -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, October 23 2006 17:54
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I had my birthday yesterday, and I received and read The End, the final installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events. I thought the book was good and it had an interesting ending, but I felt too many new characters were introduced for a last book. [ Monday, October 23, 2006 17:55: Message edited by: BainIhrno ] -------------------- "Let us see what the new day brings." - Temas, Areni. Visit my realm! My Movies Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, October 25 2006 07:55
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Started a new book. Robert Heinlein wrote parts of a book called Variable Star in 1955. It is 2007, Spider Robinson finished it for him. So far it is a very good story about space colonization and personal relationships. A nice surprise from a new and old master of science fiction. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, November 3 2006 15:05
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It's finally out. Myth-Gotten Gains by Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye with illustrations by Phil Foglio. In a strange coincidence the first dimension has all its inhabitants in dreadlocks. [ Monday, November 06, 2006 17:30: Message edited by: Randomizer ] Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, November 3 2006 15:27
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Assembly code. I'm going to keep on staring at it until I find the bug or my eyes implode. EDIT: Saving your return address on the stack is A Good Thing... EDIT 2: Internal Service Error! Youpi! -------------------- AGGGHHH!!! My eyes! The goggles do nothing! - Castor (DCI) [ Friday, November 03, 2006 16:55: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Too Sexy for my Title
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written Friday, November 3 2006 17:18
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The Shining by Stephen King. Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, November 6 2006 16:09
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Breaking The Real Axis of Evil: How To End The World's Worst Dictatorships by 2025 by Mark Palmer. This is a pretty interesting book. It talks about nonviolent strategies designed to take down dictators. Mark Palmer, however is often full of nonsense because he was a US Ambassador and likes to spout the US line. However, it has a lot of interesting material on how dictators fall from internal and external pressure, unions, trade groups, diplomatic efforts, sanctions, opening the media, etc. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 6 2006 16:54
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Just finished Speaking With Angels by Michelle West. She's much better at long stories than sort ones. Now I'm bettering myself and my ability to understand written Spanish by reading Fog (or [i]Niebla[/i)] by Miguel de Unamuno. It's a crazy story written by a crazy man, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I'm waiting for the horror of being helpless victims of an author to really sink into the minds of the characters. —Alorael, who probably shouldn't empathize so much with a man who is a caricature of bumbling, good-natured, romantic idiocy. [ Monday, November 06, 2006 17:00: Message edited by: Terminal Being ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Monday, November 6 2006 17:32
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I've been reading Catch 22 off and on. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, November 6 2006 17:36
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Gestalt therapy books. Mmmmmm. -S- is for Shrinkalicious. -------------------- A4 Items • A4 Singleton • G4 Items • G4 Forging • G4 Infiltrator • N:R Items • The Lonely Celt • A5 Items • A5 Map Posts: 2009 | Registered: Monday, September 12 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 6 2006 17:36
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Let's see... I recently re-read Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World, by Alan Weisman. Very interesting stuff. Downright inspiring, in fact. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Dollop of Whipped Cream
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written Monday, November 6 2006 18:00
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Guardians of the West by David Eddings. -------------------- "Tyranicus is about the only one that still posts in the Nethergate Forum." —Randomizer Spiderweb Chat Room Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 562 | Registered: Friday, December 14 2001 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Monday, November 6 2006 22:35
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quote:Gestalt therapy...hmmmmm... [ Monday, November 06, 2006 22:36: Message edited by: *i ] -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, November 7 2006 15:56
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You know, you don't have to re-post every time you start a new book. Let the topic die. Please? -------------------- Fear us, mortals, but never envy, for though we burn with power, our fuel is our sorrows. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Tuesday, November 7 2006 16:44
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Originally by -X-: quote:No. Just stop reading it, if you don't like it. Dikiyoba just finished reading a version of The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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His Mighty Tentacle
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written Tuesday, November 7 2006 17:18
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Stork Naked. -------------------- Tasty Vlish. They're tragically delicious. Posts: 1104 | Registered: Tuesday, February 12 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 07:29
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And now for a little bit of right wing shoot em up science fiction. If you like to read about aliens and humans blowing each other up with powered armor and artillery try John Ringo's Posleen Quartet, Gust Front and A Hymn Before Battle are available for free at the Baen Free Library. I am currently brushing up on When The Devil Dances and Hell's Faire. There is something horribly compelling about reading science fiction about mindless alien hordes versus us humans. Thus we get Starship Troopers and John Steakley's Armor. John Ringo can be repetitive and fascistic but his combat descriptions are excellent. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 07:38
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I've just finished the latest Dilbert book and now I'm on to Ender's Game. So far it's pretty good. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 11:25
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My reading of Cryptonomicon is on a hiatus for the rest of November. For now, I just read these forums. [ Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:34: Message edited by: Sirrus ] -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Dollop of Whipped Cream
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 12:02
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Ooh. I like Cryptonomicon. One of Stephenson's best works, I'd say. Anyway, I'm reading Paradise Lost by John Milton. -------------------- "Tyranicus is about the only one that still posts in the Nethergate Forum." —Randomizer Spiderweb Chat Room Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 562 | Registered: Friday, December 14 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 12:13
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Was recently reading... well I forget the name, but it had a somewhat interesting premise, that made it essential for aliens to abduct ancient Romans and to use them as troops against other primitive species. I'll probably edit this when I remember the title and author, but even though it made no lasting impression (hence the loss of recall on the name) it was somewhat enjoyable as light reading. [ Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:14: Message edited by: Macrsp ] -------------------- "Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are false'." Posts: 564 | Registered: Wednesday, April 14 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 12:50
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Shakespeare's The Tempest. I really like Shakespeare, but I don't recommend this one. Not enough violence. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Too Sexy for my Title
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written Tuesday, November 14 2006 13:11
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quote:Finally a book that I've read. Alas, I didn't like it much. On topic, I just read The Second Generation two days ago. I should start Dragons of Summer Flame by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, of course as soon as I get enough time. Or (most likely) I'll end up procrastinating school work and read it some time this week. Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00 |