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Posted: 5/4/2016 2:24:58 PM EDT
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For 99cents, I got a Kindle triple book of The Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers, and the Man in the Iron Mask.
This will be the 4th or 5th time I have read Monte Cristo 
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Posted: 5/4/2016 9:01:20 PM EDT
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Just started the dark tower series.
Working on the gunslinger right now. |
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Posted: 5/11/2016 10:31:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bending_rodriguez:
Just started the dark tower series. Working on the gunslinger right now. STOP AFTER BOOK IV WIZARD AND GLASS. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE READ ANY OF THE LAST 3. You're welcome. |
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Posted: 5/11/2016 11:45:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
STOP AFTER BOOK IV WIZARD AND GLASS. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE READ ANY OF THE LAST 3. You're welcome. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
Originally Posted By bending_rodriguez:
Just started the dark tower series. Working on the gunslinger right now. STOP AFTER BOOK IV WIZARD AND GLASS. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE READ ANY OF THE LAST 3. You're welcome. I say "stop reading before book 1", but that ship has sailed. Book 7 made me angry. YMMV (Oh, and for the spoiler crowd, "Snape killed Dumbledore!"  )
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Posted: 5/11/2016 5:35:49 PM EDT
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Washita
Memoirs |
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Posted: 5/12/2016 2:31:56 PM EDT
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The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway -Lundstrom
The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942-Lundstrom If you are a true Naval Aviation buff and enjoy reading about the early stages of the war in the Pacific, these are for you. I would venture to guess every fighter sortie of consequence is contained in these books. Names, aircraft numbers, paint schemes ect. it is all here as is all the combat along with enemy records. Probably the best researched books on this subject I have read and I have read many. |
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Posted: 5/12/2016 9:39:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PanzerOfDoom:
The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway -Lundstrom The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942-Lundstrom If you are a true Naval Aviation buff and enjoy reading about the early stages of the war in the Pacific, these are for you. I would venture to guess every fighter sortie of consequence is contained in these books. Names, aircraft numbers, paint schemes ect. it is all here as is all the combat along with enemy records. Probably the best researched books on this subject I have read and I have read many. Outstanding books. I read both and have them. |
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Posted: 5/14/2016 6:29:44 AM EDT
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I'm currently listening to the audio book of Caliban's War, the second book in the Expanse series. So far, it's been awesome. Better than the first book, about which I had mixed feelings, mostly due to the Detective Miller character.
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Posted: 5/15/2016 11:16:20 PM EDT
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Finishing up the "Duty, Honor, Planet: The Complete Trilogy" by Rick Partlow. I got the first book on one of the free Kindle days and decided to buy the 3 book trilogy since it was cheaper than buying the next 2 books individually. Its a good military scifi series and I hope he continues it. He has another scifi series which I plan to read too since once again I got the first book free and will see if I like it.
I did finish up another free scifi book "The Awakening: Book 1 of the Evaran Chronicles" by Adair Hart and the story was not too bad but its too much of a rip off of Dr. Who so I'm not if I will read more in the series. |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 12:38:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sgthatred:
Finishing up the "Duty, Honor, Planet: The Complete Trilogy" by Rick Partlow. I got the first book on one of the free Kindle days and decided to buy the 3 book trilogy since it was cheaper than buying the next 2 books individually. Its a good military scifi series and I hope he continues it. He has another scifi series which I plan to read too since once again I got the first book free and will see if I like it. Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 1:28:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RikWriter: Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RikWriter: Originally Posted By sgthatred: Finishing up the "Duty, Honor, Planet: The Complete Trilogy" by Rick Partlow. I got the first book on one of the free Kindle days and decided to buy the 3 book trilogy since it was cheaper than buying the next 2 books individually. Its a good military scifi series and I hope he continues it. He has another scifi series which I plan to read too since once again I got the first book free and will see if I like it. Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 1:34:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sgthatred:
I was wondering if the writer was a ARF member based on the 3rd book asshat named Ayrock. Are you planning more in the series? I have not finished the 3rd yet so I don't know if the entire world blows up but I assume the day is saved in the end. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sgthatred:
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
Originally Posted By sgthatred:
Finishing up the "Duty, Honor, Planet: The Complete Trilogy" by Rick Partlow. I got the first book on one of the free Kindle days and decided to buy the 3 book trilogy since it was cheaper than buying the next 2 books individually. Its a good military scifi series and I hope he continues it. He has another scifi series which I plan to read too since once again I got the first book free and will see if I like it. Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. I am currently working on the third book in the Birthright series. Once I finish that, I will think about maybe writing more books in the Duty, Honor, Planet universe. Haven't decided whether to revisit that universe or not. |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 10:42:17 PM EDT
[#13]
Just got the DMZ Series, just finished book 1 of 12. Really digging it so far.
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Posted: 5/17/2016 12:33:35 AM EDT
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Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge.
And It's Worth It! |
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WV, USA
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Posted: 5/28/2016 3:03:16 AM EDT
[#15]
The Gunfighters by Col Charles Askins his books are always good reading.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:43:01 AM EDT
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House of Chains- book 4 in the Malazan series
The intelligent investor |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 7:00:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50:
Outstanding books. I read both and have them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50:
Originally Posted By PanzerOfDoom:
The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway -Lundstrom The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942-Lundstrom If you are a true Naval Aviation buff and enjoy reading about the early stages of the war in the Pacific, these are for you. I would venture to guess every fighter sortie of consequence is contained in these books. Names, aircraft numbers, paint schemes ect. it is all here as is all the combat along with enemy records. Probably the best researched books on this subject I have read and I have read many. Outstanding books. I read both and have them. Just finished the second; holy cow, what research. Best I have read on the subject. |
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Posted: 6/2/2016 11:09:13 AM EDT
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Lest we not forget.
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Posted: 6/4/2016 11:40:24 PM EDT
[#19]
Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot.
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Posted: 6/4/2016 11:47:08 PM EDT
[#20]
I just finished the Red Rising Trilogy (Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morning Star) by Pierce Brown.
Excellent books. Basically the Hunger Games (but written much better), set in a future where other planets are colonized. |
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Posted: 6/5/2016 8:04:16 AM EDT
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Relentless Strike. The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. By Sean Naylor.
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Posted: 6/5/2016 6:49:01 PM EDT
[#22]
Finished Redshirts. Now reading Ready Player One. |
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Posted: 6/5/2016 7:01:14 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mak_380:
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge. And It's Worth It! According to Amazon it hasn't been released yet, how did you manage to get a copy? |
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Posted: 6/5/2016 7:15:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firedude:
According to Amazon it hasn't been released yet, how did you manage to get a copy? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Firedude:
Originally Posted By Mak_380:
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge. And It's Worth It! According to Amazon it hasn't been released yet, how did you manage to get a copy? Baen books has this thing for their book addicts; They will sometimes do electronic AdvanceReaderCopy or e-ARC's for $15. Then you get to see the books when it's 98% done. They don't do it for all their authors. But Correia, Ringo, and some others-yep. Then us early readers can say "page 92. He flicked the safety off his Glock. Who are you, James Patterson?" ?????? |
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Posted: 6/10/2016 3:58:53 PM EDT
[#25]
Just finished reading Ready Player One. Really good book. Can't wait for the movie.
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Posted: 6/10/2016 4:00:44 PM EDT
[#26]
Just finishing up 13 Hours. Damn.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 6/19/2016 11:02:08 AM EDT
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Just finished By Tank Into Normandy and just started Sgt. Trevor Greenwood's D-Day to Victory: The Diaries of a British Tank Commander. A member of the 9 RTR, Greenwood commanded a Churchill tank.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 6/24/2016 11:18:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Riter]
[#28]
Just finished The Last Panther by Wolfgang Faust. Interesting book and a good read about the German Ninth Army's breakout to the West and its linking up with the German 12th Army. One reveiwer cautions that it is historical fiction.
There are some things wrong. Faust mentions that his lieutenant wears his iron cross on his neck. Eisenkruez einsclasse were worn on the breast and the ribbon to the second class was worn in a pockehole. Of course, it could be the translator's error. In another part of the book Faust explains to a woman that they exhausted their first aid supply of morphine. Then a few chapters later Faust is injured and his crew gives him morphine (which he takes several times again). Faust mentions a shell deflecting off the Panther's mantlet onto the deck where the driver and asst. driver sit. It is not penetrated but in another incident a shell shoots through the fixture for the bow machinegun and lodges intot he asst. driver (Panther D perhaps?). Last, when they abandon their Panther, they ran it into a swamp and let it sink to the bottom. It was German Army practice to destroy equipment rather than abandon it and each tank had a self-destruct charge that would destroy it rather than allow it to fall into enemy hands. Faust didn't do that. Hmmm. If you read Panzer Gunner, the author mentions how they abandoned several vehicles and always blew them up. |
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Posted: 6/25/2016 9:53:01 PM EDT
[#29]
Ken Tout's A Fine Nights for Tanks: The Road to Falaise.
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Posted: 6/25/2016 9:56:36 PM EDT
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Meathead: The Science of Great BBQ and Grilling by Meathead Goldwyn
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Posted: 6/27/2016 5:26:13 PM EDT
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The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
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Posted: 6/27/2016 10:03:39 PM EDT
[#32]
Franklin BBQ: A Meat Smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay
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Posted: 6/29/2016 12:38:07 AM EDT
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I'm going to finish American Gods tomorrow. I've thoroughly enjoyed this book. It looks like Starz is producing the TV series which I am excited for.
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Posted: 6/29/2016 9:02:58 AM EDT
[#34]
Sanderson's Mistborn- The Final Empire. I love his stuff. Can't wait for the next Stormlight Archive installment.
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Posted: 6/29/2016 7:04:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: matt8844]
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Phillgui:
Sanderson's Mistborn- The Final Empire. I love his stuff. Can't wait for the next Stormlight Archive installment. Just finished Well of Ascension today. |
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Posted: 7/1/2016 10:27:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
Just finished Well of Ascention today. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
Originally Posted By Phillgui:
Sanderson's Mistborn- The Final Empire. I love his stuff. Can't wait for the next Stormlight Archive installment. Just finished Well of Ascention today. Haven't read- recommend? I am guessing yes.
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Posted: 7/11/2016 12:38:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Phillgui:
Haven't read- recommend? I am guessing yes. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Phillgui:
Originally Posted By matt8844:
Originally Posted By Phillgui:
Sanderson's Mistborn- The Final Empire. I love his stuff. Can't wait for the next Stormlight Archive installment. Just finished Well of Ascention today. Haven't read- recommend? I am guessing yes. I definitely recommend. Not a series I would normally read but still good. I've now finished the first trilogy and am working on Alloy of Law. |
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Posted: 7/12/2016 8:54:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
I definitely recommend. Not a series I would normally read but still good. I've now finished the first trilogy and am working on Alloy of Law. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt8844:
Originally Posted By Phillgui:
Originally Posted By matt8844:
Originally Posted By Phillgui:
Sanderson's Mistborn- The Final Empire. I love his stuff. Can't wait for the next Stormlight Archive installment. Just finished Well of Ascention today. Haven't read- recommend? I am guessing yes. I definitely recommend. Not a series I would normally read but still good. I've now finished the first trilogy and am working on Alloy of Law. Reading now! Loved Final Empire. |
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Posted: 7/12/2016 9:42:36 PM EDT
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Finished "Wheel of Osheim" from Mark Lawrence.
On "Midnight Tides" by Steven Erikson |
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Posted: 7/13/2016 6:11:29 AM EDT
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Into thin air
One of those books I always wanted to read but never remembered to buy/download. Very good thus far. |
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Posted: 7/14/2016 10:40:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RikWriter: Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RikWriter: Originally Posted By sgthatred: Finishing up the "Duty, Honor, Planet: The Complete Trilogy" by Rick Partlow. I got the first book on one of the free Kindle days and decided to buy the 3 book trilogy since it was cheaper than buying the next 2 books individually. Its a good military scifi series and I hope he continues it. He has another scifi series which I plan to read too since once again I got the first book free and will see if I like it. Glad you liked Duty, Honor, Planet. Hope you enjoy the Birthright series as well. I started Birthright and I'm in about 8 chapters and you have me hooked. I'm always a sucker for long lost alien civilizations stories with artifacts. |
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Posted: 7/19/2016 10:21:37 AM EDT
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I recently re-read the entire Honor Harrington series, new book due in November. I also re-read Empire of Man series, and the Citadel series. Ringo posted a screen-shot of his computer with the manuscript for The Ringing Deeps sequel to the Citadel series the other day.
I also read all of Marko Kloos Terms of Enlistment series, the newest Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson, Death's Bright Day by David Drake, Fear God and Dread Naught by Christopher Nuttall (Ark Royal Vanguard series #2), and looking forward to the Kildara/Ghost crossover with Black Tide Rising, MHI:Grunge books as well. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 1:27:15 PM EDT
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Barry and 'the boys' by Daniel Hopsicker.
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Posted: 7/26/2016 1:35:48 PM EDT
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Just finished reading Lions of Kandahar
If you haven't read this, it is definitely one to add to you collection. Great memoir from the Afgahnistan war. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 6:19:19 PM EDT
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I'm now slogging through Crossroads of Twilight Book 10 of the Wheel of Time series. Jeez is this ever gonna end? I took a 6 month vacation from book 9 but fiiiiiinally finished it.
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Posted: 7/28/2016 1:38:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BakerMike]
[#46]
Currently working on:
Learning Python by Mark Lutz - 34% - it's a python textbook, dull as a doornail but thorough Crux by Namez Raam - 39% - second in the Nexus series - the action is starting to draw me in - Nexus was really good, waiting for this one to grab me the way the first one did. It has an irritating tendency to slough off into low-rent erotica whenever characters have sex, though. EDITED TO ADD: Just finished this. The bad sexy stuff (I'm mentioning it too much already - the sex in the Nexus series is bad in the same way that the sex in Neuromancer is bad) receded, the action got really good, lots of twists and turns, lots of good thriller stuff. Hit a few parts that reminded me of Red Storm Rising in a good way. An irritatingly large number of typos and errors were in the back half of the kindle version, though, and that kind of thing irritates the heck out of me. 4 out of 5 stars. Might revise to a recommendable 3 stars, depending on how the rest of the year's reading goes. The Spire by William Golding - 28% (beginning of Chapter 4) - no strong opinions so far, reading this one for a book club with a friend. It's drawing me in to the world of this nutcase narrator, but I'm not feeling it yet; I loathe the narrator too much for being impractical and unfeeling. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 1:49:13 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By strider98:
Just finishing up 13 Hours. Damn. pissed ya off and saddened you at the same time didn't it? |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 3:25:20 PM EDT
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Finished Atlas Shrugged, the first 6 books of the Bosch series, and the first Jack Ryan book by Clancy. Currently continuing the Jack Ryan books and the Bosch series books.
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Posted: 8/2/2016 2:31:11 AM EDT
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I've finished Footfall and The Mote in God's Eye recently. The Mote was fantastic! I'm working on The Gripping Hand now. Footfall was really good as well but took longer for me to get into.
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Posted: 8/2/2016 8:31:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By I_Ware:
I've finished Footfall and The Mote in God's Eye recently. The Mote was fantastic! I'm working on The Gripping Hand now. Footfall was really good as well but took longer for me to get into. Awesome, I love it when people read classic sci-fi and enjoy it. Niven and Pournelle are probably my favorite writers. Finishing rereading the first 5 Monster Hunter novels now that MH Grunge comes out today. Already have it downloaded on my Kindle
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