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I just finished Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson, it was enjoyable and is probably now one of my favorite books.
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Bonk posted:Last book I finished too; I've been reading a bunch of his stuff. Before that it was Survivor, and now I'm reading Choke (already read Fight Club years ago). I have to say, on the whole I think Palahniuk writes some really interesting and strong female characters, but he's at his best when the narrator's perspective is male. I haven't read Choke yet, I've been wanting for it to show up in one of the second hand bookstores.
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Nov 2, 2008 13:07
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flippinmarilyn posted:I just started reading A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, even though he tends to lie. bowmore fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Jan 13, 2010 |
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Jan 13, 2010 06:58
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Just finished Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks (writing as Ian Fleming). After I finished it I was surprised to find out it was the thirty-sixth novel involving Bond but obviously not all of them were by Fleming. I enjoyed the ride, the action sequences were well written. There was a significant lack of detail in a majority of the scenes though probably sufficient for what it was meant to be, an action book. I thought the villain of the piece was the shining light and made the book for me.
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Jun 5, 2010 03:18
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Just finished The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks. The scope of the plot, the scale of the events, is quite amazing and the story remains exciting and interesting throughout the entire trilogy. Some of the feelings (particularly romantic) between character's felt a bit rushed, in the way that it was a bit unbelievable for people to develop the feelings portrayed in the book in such a short amount of time...but it's not that much of a criticism. The book also uses a lot of similar names for different things and that was also hard to keep track of sometimes. Bottom line - This trilogy kept me reading way into the night and into the early hours of the morning and I loved every second of it.
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Jun 9, 2010 14:42
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hello clarice posted:I wasn't crazy about the first one... for some reason it seemed written like watching someone play a video game. But I didn't hate it.. does it get better later? The 2nd book is my favorite, you'll want to read onto the third for the "stunning climax" and all that, haha.
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Jun 10, 2010 06:11
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Just finished Roald Dahl - Tales of the Unexpected, It was enjoyable overall but with the majority of the stories I had guessed the ending halfway through. The last story left a sour taste in my mouth...It wasn't unexpected, the bastard just threw a cat in a bonfire because his wife was obsessed over it, it was just plain old mean.
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Jul 6, 2010 04:37
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NightConqueror posted:I did it! I finished War and Peace.
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Jul 15, 2010 06:40
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BoredSith posted:Just finished Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
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Jul 27, 2010 03:54
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Finished Casino Royale by Ian Fleming on the train. It has the feel of a trashy spy novel but the writing is really good. Very descriptive but not enough to be evasive, anyway you all know what good writing it. I especially like that each character has a different cigarette, haha.
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Aug 6, 2010 10:46
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Just finished Love Remains by Glen Duncan, taking me about a day to read it. I had me interested at the start because it was about the start of a relationship all the way to it's eventual destruction. I felt the language was very flowery and he could have got to the point quite a lot, which is when I found myself thinking about other things mid paragraph. Not a good thing. Overall it was OK, I don't recommend paying for it. I think I got it for 10 cents.
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Jan 7, 2011 13:37
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Just finished A crackup at the race riots by Harmony Korine. I thought I knew what to expect going in as a fan or Harmony's work but this book was just so odd. It read like ideas for a sketch show set in a small corner of hell. It was brilliant and funny but also untouchable. Many people would hate this book.
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Jun 30, 2013 02:42
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Just finished the Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve, the first book. It was really well done and it deserves a place among classic YA books like Harry Potter. I loved how tight the action is and it felt very atmospheric. Also Hester 
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Nov 24, 2013 08:42
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tonytheshoes posted:One of my favorite final lines of dialog in a book is at the end of that one: specklebang posted:One of my very favorite series ever. I read all 7 books in publication order over the years and then last year I listened to the audio version in chronological order. It was a marvelous experience and (though many disagree) really enjoyed them more that way.
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Nov 27, 2013 01:15
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Shrike is such a better name than Grike, why did they change it for the Americans?
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Nov 27, 2013 23:13
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A Darkling Plain by Phillip Reeve. Aaaaaargh my emotions, I was totally absorbed into te last quarter of this book. I'm happy with the way things ended but I can't say I wasn't emotional about it. Fantastic series, comparable to Harry Potter in that it's basically flawless (to me anyway).
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Jan 18, 2014 08:02
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specklebang posted:I quite agree. It's a great series and an emotional roller-coaster. At times, I wept or held my breath.
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Jan 19, 2014 07:21
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WastedJoker posted:Is it really Young-Adulty or can a cynical bastard like me enjoy it?
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Jan 19, 2014 22:22
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I've just started Fever Crumb, still have A Web Of Air and Scrivener's Moon to go. The Hungry Cities Quartet was basically perfect in my eyes.
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Jan 19, 2014 22:59
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Nail Gayman, the porn alter ego
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Feb 21, 2014 11:52
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elbow posted:and I won't even get to look at Alexander Skarsgard.
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Apr 26, 2014 09:55
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Just finished Breakfast Of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. It is equal parts funny and sad and absurd. I could see where he was going or what he was trying to say for the most part but I'm definitely sure there are quite a few things that went over my head, especially since I am not American and not totally integrated into American culture of the last 50 years.
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May 29, 2014 09:57
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tonytheshoes posted:The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. Ehh...
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Jun 17, 2014 04:42
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Al Borland posted:I just finished the first Harry Potter Book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone I had never read the series so when I my mom had a copy sitting around when I was visiting I figured, "Why not?" Anyway you should keep reading.
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Oct 30, 2014 07:44
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I read 3 first so maybe it's nostalgia. Anyway my point is that 2 to 7 are awesome and the first book is just ok so keep reading.
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Oct 30, 2014 08:55
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CestMoi posted:HAhahaha that the guy read Ulyssess and the first Harry Potter and the immediate posts are urging him to read more of the latter.
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Oct 30, 2014 12:54
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"be patient a little bit"
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Feb 7, 2015 23:50
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Arcland posted:Just finished Well of Ascension: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. It's the second book in the Mistborn trilogy. Have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Although when it comes to fantasy I am definitely easily entertained. The first book in the series seemed more like a prequel than anything.
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Mar 31, 2015 02:06
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Just finished the last book in the Powder Mage trilogy The Autumn Republic, ahhhh the feels such a good trilogy, I'm wrecked
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Apr 8, 2015 13:50
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone read the latest Palahniuk, Beautiful You? I'm about halfway through, it's unmitigated horseshit.
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Apr 10, 2015 12:47
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paint dry posted:Shogun, by James Clavell. Basically 1,000 pages of suckers gettin stabbed, disembowelling themselves and using anal beads. A fun read.
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Apr 22, 2015 04:50
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paint dry posted:It's pretty badly written, in my opinion, but goddamn did I get hooked by the story. Finished it in about a month. 
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Apr 23, 2015 12:43
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Finished The Picture of Dorian Gray. On Dorian Gray, wow he is a piece of poo poo. It kind of felt like 1800s american psycho. It could have been perfect if it was a little bit more concise, there are a lot of opinions from Wilde that held no relevance, or seemed to hold no relevance. I'm not sure if he bulked it out because of the style of the day or because he knew this was his only chance to get it out. I'm not sure how many references/opinions from Henry that we need to know he is a Hedonist.
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Apr 27, 2015 13:40
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Klaus88 posted:Is this thread an acceptable place to
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May 2, 2015 15:28
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about a lovely book we just finished or is there a separate thread for that?
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Mr. Squishy posted:Did you think anything about it?
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Oct 30, 2015 11:51
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York_M_Chan posted:Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
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Taeke posted:The one thing I truly love about the series is how it grew up along with its demographic. I was 10 or 11 when the first one came out, and it was cool how the characters and the books matured right along with me.
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Feb 11, 2016 12:09
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Mne nravitsya posted:4/10. Just finished the first book of The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman. This felt like a chore to read and was lifting every single idea it could from classics that came before it. A couple people have said the next two books are better, but I don’t know if I can keep going if it's going to be so mediocre.
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I thought it was an easy and enjoyable read but damned if I could remember any of it a week later
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Ivoryman posted:Just finished Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time. My third time reading the series...
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