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Old 01-02-19, 03:36 PM
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Only about 60 pages in, but it's a wonderful read so far. I'm developing a crush on Carrie all over again.
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Finished:



I actually work with these cells, so this has been on my "to-read" list for some time.

I won't finish my next book for some time because it's a 1000+ page monster:



I loved Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy (the only thing of his that I've read), so my hopes are high. I hope this series is like that one where each book is somewhat stand-alone (since wikipedia says this planned as a 10-book series, and only three have been published so far). Though unlike other fantasy authors (Martin, Rothfuss), Sanderson seems like the sort to treat his readers reasonably when it comes to a series.
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Im about done reading Star Wars Scoundrels.

after that ill start reading either To Kill a Mockingbird, Dean Koontz's The Taking or Anne Rice's Interview with the Vamprie novel
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Educated and The Poet X. I just got, will share my reviews with you soon.
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This weekend Ill be reading Dean Koontz's Voice of the Night or his Frankenstein book series
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Finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and started Billions and Billions by Carl Sagan.
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Hyperion - Dan Simmons
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How’d you like it?
I love reading older books.
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I won't finish my next book for some time because it's a 1000+ page monster:



I loved Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy (the only thing of his that I've read), so my hopes are high. I hope this series is like that one where each book is somewhat stand-alone (since wikipedia says this planned as a 10-book series, and only three have been published so far). Though unlike other fantasy authors (Martin, Rothfuss), Sanderson seems like the sort to treat his readers reasonably when it comes to a series.
Finished. Great world-building and I enjoy Sanderson's writing. But the pacing was absolutely glacial compared to Mistborn. And not only did this book not tell a complete story, by the end it seemed like it just barely got started.
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How’d you like it?
I love reading older books.
I liked it. It was the first book by Ross Macdonald that I have read. It won't be the last.
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I liked it. It was the first book by Ross Macdonald that I have read. It won't be the last.
I’ve read every Travis McGee. Fun stuff. It’s Magnum PI before there was Magnum PI.
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I am going to read Atlas Shrugged. All my friends suggest me to read it. But I am a person who reads without pauses, and the book is big - so I need a day or even two to finish it.
That is why I am just going to.
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Finished Inheritance a little while ago, started Tales of the Peculiar...

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Earlier today I started reading the 5 People You Meet in Heaven book that i got for Christmas.

Its a short book so maybe tomorrow ill finish it or at least Friday since Im also reading Dean Koontz's The Taking
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A fun page-turner with a mix of action, sci-fi, and horror that I'm game for. A bit silly at times. Apparently the author is Michael Marshall (Smith) who's been on my radar for a while but I never got around to reading anything of his.
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Two thirds of the way through in two days. Can't put it down (I just don't have more time available to read). First book in ages that grabs me. Also fascinating to read info about it such as the association of Auschwitz who verifies facts says there's a lot of fabrications and inaccuracies and the author saying it's not her job to verify it's accurate and her number being wrong and the protagonist's name mispelled etc. etc.
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