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Post by bibboid on Jan 28, 2022 0:36:14 GMT -5
The Catcher in the Rye
The boys are reading it in English and Hunter needs help doing his final write up so I read through it so I could help him. It is as awful a book now as it was when I first read it years ago. It is just a bunch of nasty angry people being unpleasant to each other. And as soon as the one nice person in the book calls Holden out on all his crap he threatens to leave town and the story just kind of grinds to a halt. The whole thing is just so aggressive and mean spirited.
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Renslayer
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 29, 2022 2:14:34 GMT -5
Just finished "Blood in the Garden." AWESOME book!
Currently a few chapters into "Unfollow Me" by Jill Louise Busby. I'm digging it so far
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jan 29, 2022 4:55:59 GMT -5
015-1984 By Orwell Every other year I re-read this. First time I read it I was 8. Didn't read it again until 10th grade Honors English(which was basically a lit class). Was surprised to learn I was the only one in class to actually read the book. The rest just bought and read cliffs notes,BTW do those still exist? Great book. Grade A+ I love this book, I reread it every few years. Also one of the very best movie adaptations.
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Totorob101
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Post by Totorob101 on Jan 29, 2022 6:12:41 GMT -5
H.G Wells short stories. Really great stuff with the time traveller being my favorite.
Kenneth Williams Diaries. A fascinating book about a superb but troubles English comedy actor.
The I Love Lucy book. Love the show and the book shares interesting info.
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Post by bibboid on Mar 27, 2022 17:46:51 GMT -5
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Another book for the boys’ English class. A man in Algiers is involved in a murder and gets put on trial for it. It is a strange story to read. Most of it comes off as a recitation of short statements. This happened, then this happened, then this happened. There is virtually no color or feeling or emotion.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Mar 27, 2022 18:58:26 GMT -5
Star Wars Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Mar 27, 2022 19:29:26 GMT -5
Star Wars Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight The SW books I've already read are: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void, The Old Republic: Revan, Old Republic: Deceived, Red Harvest, Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, Old Republic: Annihilation, Knight Errant, The Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Darth Maul: Saboteur, Maul: Lockdown, Cloak of Deception, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, Rouge Planet, Outbound Flight, The Approaching Storm, Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Shatterpoint, The Cestus Deception/The Hive, Jedi Trial, The Clone Wars No Prisoners and Wild Space, Clone Wars Gambit Stealth and Siege, Republic Commando Triple Zero and True Colors, MedStar I and II, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Labyrinth of Evil, Order 66, 501st, Kenobi, and finally Dark Lord: Rise of Darth Vader
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Mar 27, 2022 19:53:29 GMT -5
I've dived back into the Star Wars Expanded Universe this year, I'm currently starting book 3 of the Bounty Hunter Wars. I started this series after the Book of Boba Fett show ended.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Mar 27, 2022 20:43:28 GMT -5
I've dived back into the Star Wars Expanded Universe this year, I'm currently starting book 3 of the Bounty Hunter Wars. I started this series after the Book of Boba Fett show ended. I read the first book in 2016 and was going to read the rest but, I made the boneheaded choice and sold all 100+ Star Wars books I owned and immediately regretted it the next day. Luckily I was able to get every book on my Kindle.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Mar 27, 2022 21:04:48 GMT -5
Read "In The Dream House" by Carmen Maria Machado. It's about her experience in an abusive lesbian relationship. I listened to it before my friends' wedding in November and reread it recently for some reason. It's a great read.
Also listening to Heartbreak by Florence Williams . It's worth listening to as an audiobook because she uses her recorded audio at times to talk about her experience or when she talked to someone about a broken heart and it's really well done
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Jun 9, 2022 22:52:30 GMT -5
Star Wars Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight The SW books I've already read are: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void, The Old Republic: Revan, Old Republic: Deceived, Red Harvest, Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, Old Republic: Annihilation, Knight Errant, The Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Darth Maul: Saboteur, Maul: Lockdown, Cloak of Deception, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, Rouge Planet, Outbound Flight, The Approaching Storm, Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Shatterpoint, The Cestus Deception/The Hive, Jedi Trial, The Clone Wars No Prisoners and Wild Space, Clone Wars Gambit Stealth and Siege, Republic Commando Triple Zero and True Colors, MedStar I and II, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Labyrinth of Evil, Order 66, 501st, Kenobi, and finally Dark Lord: Rise of Darth Vader I can add the Coruscant Nights Trilogy, The Last Jedi, The Paradise Snare, The Lando Calrissian Trilogy, and The Hutt Gambit. I'm currently reading Han Solo at Stars' End.
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Post by bibboid on Jun 10, 2022 10:40:12 GMT -5
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The final book of the year for senior year English for the boys. A little odd because Hunter just read it two or three years ago for another class. It is a classic, mid 20th century, dystopian novel. Lots of fun with a big explosion in the end. Need to go out and watch the movie. (The original and not the crappy remake)
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Jun 10, 2022 11:08:57 GMT -5
Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham: I saw it described as Wind in the Willows meets Most Dangerous Game. And that’s pretty apt. It’s a dark fantasy about three young people, who journey to the home of their favorite author, and things definitely don’t go as the expected. The author gets a little to fanciful in his prose, especially given the material. And the dialogue can be a little clunky. But, overall, it’s a cool and imaginative story. If that Winnie the Pooh horror movie strikes your interest, this could be the book for you.
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Post by bibboid on Sept 26, 2022 21:55:31 GMT -5
Insurrection by David Weber & Steve White
When the corporate worlds of the Terran Federation attempt to change the government to consolidate their power, the outer worlds choose to secede. This leads to a little bit of politics and s whole lot of space battles. Just don’t get too attached to the characters because very few major characters live through to the end. It was a good read for my flight across the country and back last weekend.
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Sept 27, 2022 0:28:59 GMT -5
I’m turning into an old man. Because I like my crime/detective stories. Currently making my way through Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series. I’m on book 5 or 6, Ttunk Music. You can usually rely on Connelly to tell a solid story. And I’m enjoying this one, so far.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Sept 27, 2022 8:32:21 GMT -5
I was making my way through the Expanse books and up to book 4, but I've gotten out of the habit of reading again.
Also, just got to the death of Smaug in reading The Hobbit with my kid.
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Post by pinja on Oct 8, 2022 12:25:00 GMT -5
"Beloved" by Toni Morrison in what is likely an excellent translation as "Menschenkind" (human child). Heavy content, but Toni Morrison's prose is so sensitive. She leaves not a crack for exploitation. I went buying "Son of Solomon" in English to experience what her original tone sounds like.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Oct 8, 2022 12:33:56 GMT -5
Just started The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I've been on a Dostoevsky kick this year, so far I've read Notes From A Dead House, Brothers Karamazov, Notes From Underground, and The Double.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Oct 8, 2022 13:34:45 GMT -5
As I'm going through the Star Wars EU in chronological order I've just finished Honor Among Thieves and I'm about to start Razor's Edge. After that I'm going to watch Empire Strikes Back.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Oct 8, 2022 13:52:27 GMT -5
Finishing up The Dark Tower series again. Also rereading World War Z
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