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lowtech redneck

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I'm almost finished with the Wheel of Time series.....thank God for Brandon Sanderson coming to the rescue of the collective fandom.
 

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Not to beat a dead horse, but I hope that doesn't happen with GRRM. I don't think GRRM is as old as people think he is though. He's in his 60's. Not a spring chicken, but there's a big difference between 60 and 100.
 

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Not to beat a dead horse, but I hope that doesn't happen with GRRM. I don't think GRRM is as old as people think he is though. He's in his 60's. Not a spring chicken, but there's a big difference between 60 and 100.

Yeah, I wouldn't start to worry until he's at least in his seventies....unless, of course, he's also been dying of some mysterious illness for several years, and still only moves the plot of his books along by two fucking days through about 800 pages while the fandom's sitting on death watch.

Me: What are we going to do if he dies before finishing this thing?
Friend: Shut up.
Me: I heard he has cancer-
Friend: SHUT UP!!!
 

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Just picked up "Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened" by Allie Brosh from the library.
 

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Trying Clash of Kings one more time. It bored me to catatonic the last time. Loved the previous books.
 

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I have finished Tiger's Trilogy from Colleen Houck.

Have anyone ever read "The Geography of Bliss" by Eric Weiner *it's a good stuff*
 

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"Shadow of the Torturer" by Gene Wolfe
 

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"Phantom" by Jo Nesbø, and "Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story" by...someone.
 

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How do you like it?

I finished "Shadow of the Torturer" and wanted to give you a better review of it than I was able to when you first asked.

I really liked it. There seems to be a lot of layers to it. Some events keep being referred to, but aren't explained fully, or resolved, so there's some mystery as to what's really going on. It might be because I ended up reading it in short spurts, but the real action part of the story seemed to start very late in the book. However, it was intriguing enough that I'm very much looking forward to starting book 2.
 

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I finished "Shadow of the Torturer" and wanted to give you a better review of it than I was able to when you first asked.

I really liked it. There seems to be a lot of layers to it. Some events keep on being referred to, but aren't explained fully, or resolved, so there's some mystery as to what's really going on. It might be because I ended up reading it in short spurts, but the real action part of the story seemed to start very late in the book. However, it was intriguing enough that I'm very much looking forward to starting book 2.
That is certainly true. I love it. It is one of my favorite books. There is a lot of Ti-explanation there, but if you keep on being sensible instead of nerdy, you will find it much more rewarding in its continued mysteriousness than in the 'ultimate' solutions you could encounter (which, anyway, you can only guess at when you have finished the whole series).

Gene Wolfe is one of the few writers whose intelligence has really impressed me.
 

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Now reading The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements, by Sam Kean... quite fascinating so far :yes:

Before that read two Mary Roach books... Stiff and Gulp. Both quite edutaining... I blame NPR for the fact that I HAD to read them :laugh: I'd definitely recommend all three
 

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That is certainly true. I love it. It is one of my favorite books. There is a lot of Ti-explanation there, but if you keep on being sensible instead of nerdy, you will find it much more rewarding in its continued mysteriousness than in the 'ultimate' solutions you could encounter (which, anyway, you can only guess at when you have finished the whole series).

Gene Wolfe is one of the few writers whose intelligence has really impressed me.

I just started "The Claw of the Conciliator" and I went :doh: How did I miss that it's all about the possibilities? I should be letting my imagination run wild with this story, instead of keeping it on a leash. Brilliant!
 
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