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Continuing on my history angle, and wanting to know more about the American Civil War, I've just started Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson. It was either that or Shelby Foote, and this is a bit more digestible.
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I just got paid so I bought three books online. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
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arcorn posted:The Handmaid's Tale is definitely worth it. I got some other Atwood recently, need to start on those. This will be my second Atwood book, the first being The Blind Assassin which I only just finished recently and loved.
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I just started Last Call by Tim Powers. I can see why he regularly gets cited as inspiration for the Unknown Armies RPG
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Oct 10, 2015 09:58
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The people in my book club complained about House of Leaves being too hard a read, so our new book is War and Peace...
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Oct 24, 2015 08:23
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After an aborted and barely remembered attempt to read it years ago, I've picked back up Mystery by Peter Straub. I'm digging it so far, it's got that whole "real life world's greatest detective" vibe
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This week I started two books, due to needing a physical book at work and having a kindle at home. Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle was one of my Christmas presents and so far I'm really loving it. As soon as I realised the nature of the game Trace Italian, I was hooked. Meanwhile on my kindle I started Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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Feb 20, 2016 04:43
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Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber. I read some of this a long time ago, and coming back to it I'm blown away by how wonderfully written it is.
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Mar 3, 2016 12:28
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The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz. I was getting a bit burned out on reading Infinite Jest at work so I wanted to blast through a thriller for something different.
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Jun 24, 2016 13:00
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Mr. Squishy posted:At work you should be working! Working is for chumps! Actually I drive dump trucks in a mine and we get periods of sitting still time. And because I'm a fast reader it's more than enough time
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Jun 24, 2016 13:12
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A friend loaned me Killshot by Elmore Leonard so I've started reading that
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Bloopsy posted:Just started 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson. I'm a huge fan of the Mars Trilogy and his first book, Icehenge, so I'm excited to see how this one goes. Looking forward to hearing how this is, because I'm about halfway through New York 2140 by same. Really digging it so far, it's like... utopian dystopia, I love the way he brings out these elements of the landscape, of esoteric systems, of finding the best in people.
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