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What are you reading now?

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  • markM Offline
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    pgp documentation. 😴

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      I was disappointed by On The Road.

      I read it when I had a highly itinerant lifestyle thinking I’d relate. Frankly I thought the writing was unimpressive and the traveling and adventures rather noobish.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Hey, Phibes...

        The Gap series?

        On the advice of Phibes, I persisted. I'm halfway done with the 5th and final book.

        Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length. The five books total over 2600 pages of print. He spends way too much time describing how characters feel, how they are conflicted, how they worry about possible outcomes of their actions. Every time I read "Morn could feel the rage boiling within her..." I wanted to put the book down pull my earbuds out.

        This could have been half the length it is and it would have been a much better, tighter tale.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • George KG George K

          Hey, Phibes...

          The Gap series?

          On the advice of Phibes, I persisted. I'm halfway done with the 5th and final book.

          Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length. The five books total over 2600 pages of print. He spends way too much time describing how characters feel, how they are conflicted, how they worry about possible outcomes of their actions. Every time I read "Morn could feel the rage boiling within her..." I wanted to put the book down pull my earbuds out.

          This could have been half the length it is and it would have been a much better, tighter tale.

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          @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

          Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length.

          It is supposed to be loosely based on the Ring Cycle

          I was only joking

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            @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

            Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length.

            It is supposed to be loosely based on the Ring Cycle

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            @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you reading now?:

            @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

            Donaldson takes a great idea, several, as a matter of fact, and stretches out to Wagnerian length.

            It is supposed to be loosely based on the Ring Cycle

            And that's a justification for its length because.....

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              At least it's not in German.

              I was only joking

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                At least it's not in German.

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                @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you reading now?:

                At least it's not in German.

                Half-full guy you are, eh?

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Ohhhh shit, son. I like this already. Which probably makes me a Certified Middle-Aged Person, but I don't care, this is awesome. Good recco.

                  I also don't know a damn thing about ships, so I'm trying to reference some background information just so I can better wrap my head around the descriptions.

                  Please love yourself.

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                    Ohhhh shit, son. I like this already. Which probably makes me a Certified Middle-Aged Person, but I don't care, this is awesome. Good recco.

                    I also don't know a damn thing about ships, so I'm trying to reference some background information just so I can better wrap my head around the descriptions.

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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in What are you reading now?:

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                    Ohhhh shit, son. I like this already. Which probably makes me a Certified Middle-Aged Person, but I don't care, this is awesome. Good recco.

                    I also don't know a damn thing about ships, so I'm trying to reference some background information just so I can better wrap my head around the descriptions.

                    That's ok, the guy who wrote it supposedly didn't know much either. Which is interesting, because most of the nautical stuff in the books is considered accurate.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      Oh, matron!

                      This has been on my Amazon wishlist for years. I figured I needed cheering up, and this should be fun, as well as a little sad.

                      I was only joking

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                        Finally, finally, finished "The Gap" series.

                        My original comment stands - a good tale that could have been told in half the pages. I definitely felt there was a rush to "get the story told" at the end of the series. If Donaldson had been as compact with the other 4 ½ books as he was with the finale, it would have been great.

                        Up next, because I need a thriller:

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                        Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison - or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems.

                        They train him. They feed him inside information. Now, at Trion, he's a star, skyrocketing to the top. He finds he has talents he never knew he possessed. He's rich, drives a Porsche, lives in a fabulous apartment, and works directly for the CEO. He's dating the girl of his dreams.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.

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                            a gentleman in Moscow

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                              Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.

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                                • George KG George K

                                  Finally, finally, finished "The Gap" series.

                                  My original comment stands - a good tale that could have been told in half the pages. I definitely felt there was a rush to "get the story told" at the end of the series. If Donaldson had been as compact with the other 4 ½ books as he was with the finale, it would have been great.

                                  Up next, because I need a thriller:

                                  alt text

                                  Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison - or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems.

                                  They train him. They feed him inside information. Now, at Trion, he's a star, skyrocketing to the top. He finds he has talents he never knew he possessed. He's rich, drives a Porsche, lives in a fabulous apartment, and works directly for the CEO. He's dating the girl of his dreams.

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                                  @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                                  Finally, finally, finished "The Gap" series.

                                  My original comment stands - a good tale that could have been told in half the pages. I definitely felt there was a rush to "get the story told" at the end of the series. If Donaldson had been as compact with the other 4 ½ books as he was with the finale, it would have been great.

                                  Up next, because I need a thriller:

                                  alt text

                                  This defines "Popcorn Book." A ton of fun, with a great twist at the end. If you're looking for some light reading, you'll enjoy this.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.

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                                    @QuantumIvory said in What are you reading now?:

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                                    Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.

                                    Looking forward to this one. I'm on the list for it at the local library. Might just buy a copy. I think hubby would enjoy it, too.

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                                      Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.

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                                      @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

                                      3cb74060-4fa0-46f4-88d8-29f163252ddd-image.png

                                      Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.

                                      Up next. Really looking forward to it. Thanks for the recommendation.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?

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                                        @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

                                        Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?

                                        Yes, all the books I never post about are the ones I'm not reading.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          Just started "Why We Sleep" this morning.

                                          One of the most fascinating books I've read in a long time. I'm only about 1/6 of the way through it, but it's a great read. Very accessible to the non-scientist too.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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