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Almost like Disney are total scum who just loving love copyright, but only when it's keeping their stuff out of the public domain.
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ToxicFrog posted:Almost like Disney are total scum who just loving love copyright, but only when it's keeping their stuff out of the public domain. It's beyond even that really; this is just Disney lawyers throwing their weight around and thinking they can outmuscle a major author (like his stuff or not, he's a big name) and the SWFWA. This is an attempt at union busting.
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Anyone familiar with Dambudzo Marechara have a good suggestion on what to read next? I read House of Hunger and quite enjoyed it but not sure where to go from here.
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DildenAnders posted:Anyone familiar with Dambudzo Marechara have a good suggestion on what to read next? I read House of Hunger and quite enjoyed it but not sure where to go from here. He didn't write very much, Black Sunlight is supposed to be excellent but it's out of print and very difficult to find. There is a book of stories and other short pieces published posthumously called Mindblast that is much easier to come by but I haven't read it. I think there are some other posthumously published short writings and maybe some poetry as well.
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Secret Santa sign-ups close in three days. I have added an extra week for presents to arrive.
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This is so hosed. 
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Famethrowa posted:
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It sounds like they did their research perfectly.
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Famethrowa posted:
The Blade Runner cyberpunk is well on its way.
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Aw ... John Le Carre died.
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Im looking for some good historical fiction novels set in the 20th century; primarily in Europe, the USSR, China, or America. I just watched season 2 of The Terror, and it really turned me on to the genre, and Im craving it in book form. If it/any includes sci-if elements that would be a major plus! Any recommendations?
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Loveshaft posted:I’m looking for some good historical fiction novels set in the 20th century; primarily in Europe, the USSR, China, or America. I just watched season 2 of The Terror, and it really turned me on to the genre, and I’m craving it in book form. If it/any includes sci-if elements — that would be a major plus! Any recommendations? Declare by Tim Powers is what you're looking for.
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Loveshaft posted:I’m looking for some good historical fiction novels set in the 20th century; primarily in Europe, the USSR, China, or America. I just watched season 2 of The Terror, and it really turned me on to the genre, and I’m craving it in book form. If it/any includes sci-if elements — that would be a major plus! Any recommendations? Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson is fun
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Those both sound great, thanks!
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not sure if it constitutes historical fiction, but Land of green plums by Herta Mller,
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I forgot to check in on Larry Correia after the election and I am pleased that hes extremely unhappy and cant handle even talking about politics on his lovely little blog. Nothing makes me happier.
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Shammypants posted:I forgot to check in on Larry Correia after the election and I am pleased that hes extremely unhappy and cant handle even talking about politics on his lovely little blog. Nothing makes me happier.  lmao
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I'm about to start reading Dune, having never read anything in the series. Would people be interested in a LR thread of it or has that been done to death?
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Karma Comedian posted:I'm about to start reading Dune, having never read anything in the series. Would people be interested in a LR thread of it or has that been done to death? 
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Karma Comedian posted:I'm about to start reading Dune, having never read anything in the series. Would people be interested in a LR thread of it or has that been done to death? I read Dune while consuming way too many psychedelic drugs as a stupid 20something and found it so deep man so I'd love a sober read-through 
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Double-posting but eh Anyone read Hari Kunzru's Red Pill? I got recommended his books through the algorithm, and can't tell if it would be cringe zeitgeist riding, or if it would be transformative and Pynchon-esque. quote:After receiving a prestigious writing fellowship in Germany, the narrator of Red Pill arrives in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee and struggles to accomplish anything at all. Instead of working on the book he has proposed to write, he takes long walks and binge-watches Blue Lives--a violent cop show that becomes weirdly compelling in its bleak, Darwinian view of life--and soon begins to wonder if his writing has any value at all.
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I just finished a novel by Gomez-Jurado and having read one by Zafón earlier, I gotta ask, are there any Spanish recent novels that don't have magical booksellers?
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Uh, I would avoid Perez-Revertes Club Dumas then
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Take the plunge! Okay! posted:Uh, I would avoid Perez-Reverte’s Club Dumas then Why, does it suck?
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Why, does it suck? Its ok, but there are booksellers who might be magical
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I got a free calendar from HPB with a reading log on it, I think next year I might actually use it. I have no loving clue how many books I read this year.
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I've read 97 so far, not counting comics. A few of the books contained two or more novels but they still count as one on the list. Probably not going to hit the 104 mark which was my goal (which should've been 106 as this year has 53 weeks) unless I binge some kiosk novels, but I'm not feeling it. It's just a number anyway.
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Dec 29, 2020 04:36
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I used to log the books I've read on Goodreads but honestly I think their Reading Challenge thing hurt my reading. I'm just way too prone to wanting to make a number like that go up, which meant I used to read faster than was really useful, and finishing bad/boring books on principle. Nowadays I keep track of the books I've read, and occasionally jot down a thought or two about them, but I get too hyperfocused on the number of books I've read in a year or handful of months or whatever if I'm not careful.
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Yeah it got to be a chore after 2 years so I stopped and now I have no idea what I've read or not
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I use it to track my reading still, and the challenge I normally underestimate so its not a thing that nags at me Seeing books other goons are reading helps to find interesting options as well
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a 2021 read thread could be fun, where people post the books they've read and little reviews of them
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I lurk normally, but I picked up a used copy of Europe in Winter from a recommendation earlier. Weirdly it reminds me of China Mieville's writing, in just how they set the world. Only about 80 pages in so far, though. I use Goodreads to track books I want to get, when the 'to read' pile gets low, as well as what I have actually read.
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If I've got a troubleshooting question re: my Kindle Paperwhite, am I better off posting it here or in Inspect Your Gadgets?
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Xenomrph posted:If I've got a troubleshooting question re: my Kindle Paperwhite, am I better off posting it here or in Inspect Your Gadgets? What's going on with it? Kindles are pretty isolated tech wise unless you jailbroke it, your best bets are other people with Kindles who might have experienced it. There is an e-reader thread there but you're as likely to find an answer there as here. I would just cross post it, personally.
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