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Punch

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The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« on: July 29, 2014, 07:50:21 AM »
I couldn't find a book thread so let's start one!  :dance:

I'm reading Icon by Frederick Forsyth right now, I'm at the beginning of chapter 4. I like Forsyth's books because they're pretty well researched most of the time, and the stories written on top of the real facts are really convincing. Not to mention they're all quality thrillers. I've read before Avenger, The Negotiator and a book with short stories which I forgot the name right now.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2014, 07:52:42 AM »
ive been reading the rise and fall of sega.  been progressing very slow as i find very little time to read.  i like it though.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2014, 07:59:37 AM »
Currently reading - A Difficulty with Dwarves.  http://www.amazon.com/Difficulty-Dwarves-Craig-Shaw-Gardner/dp/0441147798

Enjoying what I've gotten through so far (50 ish pages in) reminds me of a slightly tamer Xanth novel much in the light of a Robert Aspirin 'Myth' book.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2014, 08:13:43 AM »
I'm between books right now, but the last one I read was Joyland by Stephen King.
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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2014, 09:37:12 AM »
im quite lazy so i prefer audiobooks. the last one i listened to was foundation trilogy asimov

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2014, 02:49:23 PM »
Enjoying what I've gotten through so far (50 ish pages in) reminds me of a slightly tamer Xanth novel much in the light of a Robert Aspirin 'Myth' book.

Ha, I just started re-reading the Myth books.  I'm about 4 chapters into the first one, "Another Fine Myth." I'm also just about finished with Robert Heinlein's "I Will Fear No Evil." It not one of my favorites of his, but it's an interesting read.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2014, 05:48:22 AM »
I'm about half way through Frank Herbert's Godmakers right now. 
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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2014, 05:57:28 AM »
Who has time for reading? You all should be obeying .

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2014, 06:04:24 AM »
Most of my reading time is while I'm eating.  No cheeto crumbs on my controllers, dammit!
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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2014, 11:44:06 AM »
I'm on chapter eight and I'm having a blast with Icon. Too bad I don't have much free time to read it.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2014, 12:10:26 PM »
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Damn-City-Frank-Miller/dp/1616552379/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407366439&sr=8-1&keywords=sin+city+big+damn

I just bought Big Damn Sin City because I only read 3 of the 7 books before now (maybe 4...) and it seemed like a good deal for a 1,500 page hardcover book.  The thing is massive and almost hard to read because it is so big, but it is also high quality binding and pages.  I am almost done with the first book which is a classic I have read before, but I am really looking forward to getting into stuff I never read.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2014, 05:33:37 PM »
Just finished Rise and Fall of Sega, and moving on to Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines. Also looking to read American Gods at some point.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2014, 05:46:56 PM »
Reading?

About to start Song of Ice and Fire blah blah blah on audio book.

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Re: The Book Thread: What are you reading?
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2014, 10:32:16 PM »
Just about to finish Dodger by Terry Pratchett

http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/index.php/us/books/dodger