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Read any good books lately?
September 28, 2016 at 3:17 pm
What are you reading?
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September 28, 2016 at 8:13 pm
So far, I'm in between books, namely Richard Adams' The Plague Dogs and Bruce Chatwin's The Viceroy of Ouidah, and Frank Norris' McTeague soon to follow.
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RE: Read any good books lately?
September 28, 2016 at 8:28 pm
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Recommended but there are 5 books in this series and another 3 that lead up to this.

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RE: Read any good books lately?
September 28, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Not really, I was reading Dianetics but got bored.
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September 28, 2016 at 8:47 pm
I am going to start Roberto Bolano's "The Savage Detectives" tonight.
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RE: Read any good books lately?
September 28, 2016 at 11:35 pm
Seriously?!?



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RE: Read any good books lately?
September 28, 2016 at 11:41 pm
My reading comprehension is terrible. Twenty-plus years on, I realize I missed out on a lot of cool books by Salinger, Fitzgerald and others. I kind of want to start reading those again. But also Mein Kampf, The Executioner's Song, and anything I missed by Sarah Vowell.
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September 29, 2016 at 4:47 am
(September 28, 2016 at 11:35 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: Seriously?!?



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September 29, 2016 at 8:58 am
Re-reading Lord of the Rings right now.

Finished listening to The Big Sleep. If you're looking for fiction that suits a wet and rainy and dark autumn, Raymond Chandler as read by Ray Porter really can't be beat. Pulp noir is fucking fantastic.

Also finished listening to No Stone Unturned which made me cry at several points.
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September 29, 2016 at 10:50 am (This post was last modified: September 29, 2016 at 11:58 am by c172. Edit Reason: wrong thread )
Memoirs intrigue me. Bill Clinton would be neat to read about.
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