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Josh Goldberg
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A HISTORY OF THE FUTURE. The third novel in James Howard Kuntlser's WORLD MADE BY HAND series.
Edited by Josh Goldberg on 08 September 2014 at 4:37pm
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James Best
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| Posted: 11 September 2014 at 8:56pm | IP Logged | 2
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Finished reading THE BLIND MAN OF SEVILLE by Robert Wilson, the first book in his Javier Falcon thriller series.
Now I am checking out THE BIG BLOWDOWN by George Pelecanos, the first novel in his DC Quartet series.
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Thom Price
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It's been on my list for a while, but I finally started DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, often recommended by JB. Only a few chapters in, but liking it a lot so far. In the chapters involving the titular 'devil', I'm impressed by how the author can create such an ominous feeling with surprising understatement.
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David Ferguson
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DREAMS OF EMPIRE by Justin Richards - Another Doctor Who book re-released as part of the 50th anniversary. This one covers the Second Doctor. Interesting so far. Chess is a big part of a story about machinations, tactics and strategy.
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James Best
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SOMETHING UNDER THE BED IS DROOLING by Bill Watterson. More Calvin and Hobbes goodness.
After that it will be some non-fiction starting with DYNASTY: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964 by Peter Golenbock.
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Jesus Garcia
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| Posted: 17 September 2014 at 2:38pm | IP Logged | 6
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HANNIBAL by Thomas Harris.
I love reading cookbooks!
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Aaron Smith
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Jesus, how does HANNIBAL compare to the first two books in the series? I loved RED DRAGON and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, but I've heard Hannibal feels more like it was written to be a movie instead of for the sake of writing a novel, so I never bothered to read it.
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Jesus Garcia
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Good question but Hannibal is my first exposure to Thomas Harris the writer. Having liked it, I plan to read the earlier novels.
The tale told in the 2001 movie Hannibal is inferior to that told in the novel, IMHO. I don't think it was written specifically for a movie treatment as every character in it is given moments of personal introspection that would have been difficult to capture in an action movie -- which is what Hannibal the 2001 movie was. There are also "pauses" in the novel that were used to define characters and which were deleted in the movie.
The novel goes a long way to defining who Clarice is and her ultimate evolution as a suitable companion for Lecter -- a different ending from the movie. There are the characters of Margot and Barney as well as Lecter's Memory Palace all of which I found interesting in the novel.
I highly recommend it.
Finally, I chose to read Hannibal first because I wanted to read about Lecter on the loose. Having done that I'm ready to read about him behind bars.
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Aaron Smith
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I'm a bit jealous that you'll get to read RED DRAGON and SILENCE for the first time. Enjoy them!
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Richard White
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Caves of Steel - Isaac Asimov
This is my first Asimov, thoroughly enjoying it.
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Tom French
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I took a survey amongst my friends to discover their 10 most influential books. I cross-referenced those lists to find common titles which forms my current reading list.
I just finished TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD which I liked well enough but didn't rock my world. I have a couple of structural questions but was surprised to discover that no dissertations or critical examinations of the work exist. Anyone looking for a doctoral thesis?
Next up is Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. I'm not a scifi guy, so we'll see how it goes...
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Michael Penn
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ... I have a couple of structural questions
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Such as what, Tom?
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