Fascinating.
That was a hard read. Sometimes he penetrated the tough issues but other times he was too soft. All in all, the climax was satisfying.
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That was a hard read. Sometimes he penetrated the tough issues but other times he was too soft. All in all, the climax was satisfying.
AlaskanAssassin
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I don't read much, but I loved this book. Made we really want to work in sports, although I doubt I ever will.
Duck Rodgers
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Finally read it.
gregbroncs
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Koontz older books were very repetitive and seemed to all be way to similar. However his books for the last decade or so are much better and easier to read than King. I just finished the 3rd Odd Thomas book and it was Okay. The 1st one was very good as well as the 2nd.
Deron Williams traded thread. Pretty long and extremely up and down. I thought the Borat scenes were going to end in suicide for sure. The Devin Harris character was non-existent for being such a huge piece. I guess there was no room for him with all the dead characters resurrected unnecessarily, but I guess that's what a chip on an author's shoulder will get you. Capitulation in the end with a big blah.
The weird thing is it was a pretty good book for being so terribly written.
Ooh, I also read Influencer: The Power to Change Anything as a requirement of sorts. Now, my big plan is to quickly change all of you gay (Unless you are, of course. In that case I'll turn you straight.). Boom Bitches for the ages.
The weird thing is it was a pretty good book for being so terribly written.
Ooh, I also read Influencer: The Power to Change Anything as a requirement of sorts. Now, my big plan is to quickly change all of you gay (Unless you are, of course. In that case I'll turn you straight.). Boom Bitches for the ages.
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Yeah it seems like he kind of got lost on Odd Thomas after book 2, still a fun read though.
I really like his Frankenstein books.
Here is the book I am currently working on:
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Excellent if you like hard sci-fi.
Boondocksaint27
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I don't read much, but I loved this book. Made we really want to work in sports, although I doubt I ever will.
I love baseball and when this book was all the rage I gave it a read. Overall it was entertaining and I think it opened a lot of GM's minds to using On Base Percentage as more of a factor in determining free agents. However, I think it started a bad trend of some of the GM's overdoing it when it came to using obscure statistics to determine players' worth (JP Riccardi ?). Keep it simple on offense, AVG, OBP, RBI's, HR's, OPS. None of this percentage of times player A hits the ball with X amount of force to zone Y.
I also read somewhere that Billy Beane did not appreciate the way he was portrayed in the book.
Boondocksaint27
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And the last book I read:
Killing time before the season starts.
Killing time before the season starts.
And the last book I read:
Killing time before the season starts.
Believe it or not, I was at that game. I was a big fan of Bo Jackson back when I was younger and my dad surprised me with tickets to see Nolan Ryan pitch against Bo. I have the ticket stubs and the next days newspaper clippings. One in a million chance, and it was awesome.
PearlWatson
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Thanks for the laugh, frank.
Archie Moses
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Anyone else read steampunk? I just finished, The Bookman, and I enjoyed it.
The next book I'm going to start is called, The Court of the Air (a 3 book series and is steampunk). It's said to be a book that would be written by guys like Charles Dickens and Jack Vance. Hopefully it will be good and a bit easier and less boring that Charles Dickens.
The next book I'm going to start is called, The Court of the Air (a 3 book series and is steampunk). It's said to be a book that would be written by guys like Charles Dickens and Jack Vance. Hopefully it will be good and a bit easier and less boring that Charles Dickens.
TheItinerantSon
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under duress, i attempted to read lolita.
this is only the 2nd book i've ever quit reading.
that book blows.
this is only the 2nd book i've ever quit reading.
that book blows.
Duck Rodgers
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Pretty good. Not Chuck Thompson level travel stories good, but entertaining nonetheless.
8/10. I was reading up on it after I read it because I wasn't sure it was even real, and apparently her accounts are pretty disputed, but it's still good even if it's more fictional than not.
Jerry Lundegaard
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Just finished Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. Read Ghost Soldier before this and really liked the way he tells a story. Anyone else a fan of his?? Any suggestions on what to read next of his?
I've been raping the Borders closing down in and around Chicago with 60 to 70% sales and have a bunch of classics and new stuff that I've never read. Purhased a few of Upton Sinclair's books that I hadn't read yet.
Just finished Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. Read Ghost Soldier before this and really liked the way he tells a story. Anyone else a fan of his?? Any suggestions on what to read next of his?
I've been raping the Borders closing down in and around Chicago with 60 to 70% sales and have a bunch of classics and new stuff that I've never read. Purhased a few of Upton Sinclair's books that I hadn't read yet.
gregbroncs
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Finally read "The Gathering Storm" by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson. Awesome. 1100 pages in less than a week. That is a lot of reading for me. Can't wait for the next to come out on paperback so I can read it.
On a side note. Is anybody going to watch "Game of Thrones" on HBO? Love the books, figure I'll check out the 1st episode.
On a side note. Is anybody going to watch "Game of Thrones" on HBO? Love the books, figure I'll check out the 1st episode.
Archie Moses
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I have Game of Throne, but I haven't started reading it yet. Is it really that good?