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My power was out for a week so I was able to get some reading done. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan was a great detective story set in a society where humans can be transfered out of their bodies upon death. A very rich and old man killed himself and hires a detective to figure out what led him to killing himself. The book was physically long but quick to read. On the Beach by Nevil Shute is a book about the Southern Hemisphere awaiting their death by radiation due to nuclear war in the North. The book was about five pages of small talk followed by a paragraph of soul-crushing sadness, then back to small talk. The characters were unrealistic, every single one of them accepting their approaching doom in a very stoic and English manner. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut was interesting. Still not sure what to make of it, but I liked it. I just started What is the Waht by Dave Eggers. I had heard good things about the book and decided to read it after being placed in a program at my school in which we tutor refugees.
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I just finished The Forever War by Joe Haldeman in two sittings, which I haven't been able to do with a book for a long time. Vietnam in space, but with the effects of relativity thrown in as well. The happy ending came out of nowhere, but was a nice dose of happy in an otherwise grim book.
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