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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #1750 on: August 22, 2018, 10:33:51 PM »
It’s a quick read and relatively painless. No risk.


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« Reply #1751 on: August 22, 2018, 10:41:11 PM »
Am I too young to get all the 80s winks? (I'm 31)

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« Reply #1752 on: August 23, 2018, 01:35:39 AM »
Am I too young to get all the 80s winks? (I'm 31)

not with your well-above-average social literacy

the only stuff you wont get is so arcane that hopefully no-one gets it and that kind of stuff is overexplained in the book anyway.

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« Reply #1753 on: August 23, 2018, 04:07:46 PM »
Started listening to ready player one yesterday. Balls hooked firmly

I have heard the most polarizing reviews of this book I can imagine. I'm probably staying away.

Old balls nerds (like me) love it.

Yeah. I enjoyed listening to it.
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« Reply #1754 on: August 23, 2018, 04:19:26 PM »
The first "Black Company" company book, by Glen Cook, was a lot of fun.  I am on to the second one now. 

I don't know why I keep up this vigil of posting about fantasy books, except that I keep hoping that Mr. Bread comes back and is proud of me.  I miss him.

Pete what's your fave fantasy series?


My favorite is an unfinished series by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book is called The Name of the Wind.   GRRM's Song of Fire and Ice (game of thrones) is great too of course.

I suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe.  They are pretty hard core.  The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

There are so many others that I really like tho.

Wow. Basically my list exactly. I’m a sucker for The Wheel of Time, too. That Rothfuss trilogy is the definitely the best thing going, though.
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« Reply #1755 on: August 23, 2018, 05:19:10 PM »
Finished it today, damn, what a great book.
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« Reply #1756 on: August 23, 2018, 06:12:13 PM »
Am I too young to get all the 80s winks? (I'm 31)
The winks are really heavy handed, the entire book is a vehicle for them.  I got most of them and we are the same age-old.  Your enjoyment of the book is going to depend on how much you enjoy surface level nostalgia references. It is an easy and quick read. 4/7
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« Reply #1757 on: August 23, 2018, 07:00:57 PM »
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot.  Good fantasy is super hard to do.

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« Reply #1758 on: August 23, 2018, 09:23:38 PM »
Is this Rothfuss fellow the type to not finish the last book in the series for like 20 years? He sounds good but I'm already waiting on GRRM.

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« Reply #1759 on: August 27, 2018, 06:20:54 PM »
Finished Shoe Dog by Phil Knight a while back. Enjoyed

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« Reply #1760 on: August 27, 2018, 08:16:08 PM »
Is this Rothfuss fellow the type to not finish the last book in the series for like 20 years? He sounds good but I'm already waiting on GRRM.

Yep

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« Reply #1761 on: August 27, 2018, 08:18:13 PM »
The first "Black Company" company book, by Glen Cook, was a lot of fun.  I am on to the second one now. 

I don't know why I keep up this vigil of posting about fantasy books, except that I keep hoping that Mr. Bread comes back and is proud of me.  I miss him.

Pete what's your fave fantasy series?


My favorite is an unfinished series by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book is called The Name of the Wind.   GRRM's Song of Fire and Ice (game of thrones) is great too of course.

I suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe.  They are pretty hard core.  The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

There are so many others that I really like tho.

Wow. Basically my list exactly. I’m a sucker for The Wheel of Time, too. That Rothfuss trilogy is the definitely the best thing going, though.

I have read a eff load of fantasy and am embarrassed to say I have not read any of the Wheel of Time.  If you like those other books I mentioned and also like Wheel of time, then I should definitely read it.

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« Reply #1762 on: August 27, 2018, 08:19:12 PM »
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot.  Good fantasy is super hard to do.

It’s very, very good.

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« Reply #1763 on: August 27, 2018, 08:25:06 PM »
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot.  Good fantasy is super hard to do.

It’s very, very good.
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« Reply #1764 on: August 27, 2018, 08:34:00 PM »
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« Reply #1765 on: August 29, 2018, 01:26:52 AM »
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot.  Good fantasy is super hard to do.

It’s very, very good.

It’s very, very good.
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« Reply #1766 on: August 31, 2018, 09:49:26 AM »
I have read a eff load of fantasy and am embarrassed to say I have not read any of the Wheel of Time.  If you like those other books I mentioned and also like Wheel of time, then I should definitely read it.

Facebook just reminded me that I finished "A Memory of Light" five years ago and this was my comment:
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The ending was worth reading the 14 books that it took to get there.
So it seems like you should read it.

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« Reply #1767 on: August 31, 2018, 10:26:40 AM »
Him maybe I'll give this rothfuss fellow a shot.  Good fantasy is super hard to do.

It’s very, very good.

It’s very, very good.
The very best fantasy

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« Reply #1768 on: August 31, 2018, 10:27:45 AM »
Also the Three Body Problem trilogy is pretty good for the first two books but the third is UNREAL.

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« Reply #1769 on: September 06, 2018, 02:55:03 PM »
I started reading a book and there were like six spy characters right off the bat and they each had their own undercover spy names and I was like, "Man, eff this crap."

Seriously, eff THIS

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Alyoshechka, Alxeichick, Lyosha, Lyoshenka)

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Vanya, Vanka, Vanechka)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov -  (Grushenka, Grusha, Grushka)

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtsev  - (Katya, Katka, Katenka)

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« Reply #1770 on: September 06, 2018, 03:11:10 PM »
I started reading a book and there were like six spy characters right off the bat and they each had their own undercover spy names and I was like, "Man, eff this crap."

Seriously, eff THIS

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Alyoshechka, Alxeichick, Lyosha, Lyoshenka)

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Vanya, Vanka, Vanechka)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov -  (Grushenka, Grusha, Grushka)

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtsev  - (Katya, Katka, Katenka)

lol the three body problem books were kinda similar because there were so many chinese names. but not that bad.

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« Reply #1771 on: September 06, 2018, 03:12:05 PM »

I suppose a very close third would be Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone novels that are in the same universe.  They are pretty hard core.  The Bloody Nine, a key figure in the books, is one of my favorite literary characters ever.


started this and really like it!

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« Reply #1772 on: September 06, 2018, 03:49:51 PM »
I started reading a book and there were like six spy characters right off the bat and they each had their own undercover spy names and I was like, "Man, eff this crap."

Seriously, eff THIS

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Alyoshechka, Alxeichick, Lyosha, Lyoshenka)

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Vanya, Vanka, Vanechka)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov -  (Grushenka, Grusha, Grushka)

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtsev  - (Katya, Katka, Katenka)

lol the three body problem books were kinda similar because there were so many chinese names. but not that bad.

I spent like 40% of the book not realizing that Agrafena was the same person as Grushenka.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #1773 on: September 06, 2018, 03:50:00 PM »
I started reading a book and there were like six spy characters right off the bat and they each had their own undercover spy names and I was like, "Man, eff this crap."

Seriously, eff THIS

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Alyoshechka, Alxeichick, Lyosha, Lyoshenka)

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Vanya, Vanka, Vanechka)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov -  (Grushenka, Grusha, Grushka)

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtsev  - (Katya, Katka, Katenka)

lol the three body problem books were kinda similar because there were so many chinese names. but not that bad.
Anyone like Alan Furst novels? Just finished reading "A Hero of France" for the second time in 2 weeks

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #1774 on: September 06, 2018, 04:06:20 PM »
I started reading a book and there were like six spy characters right off the bat and they each had their own undercover spy names and I was like, "Man, eff this crap."

Seriously, eff THIS

Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Alyoshechka, Alxeichick, Lyosha, Lyoshenka)

Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov -  (Vanya, Vanka, Vanechka)

Agrafena Alexandrovna Svetlov -  (Grushenka, Grusha, Grushka)

Katerina Ivanovna Verkhovtsev  - (Katya, Katka, Katenka)
Someone should edit Dostoyevsky's works so the characters have regular names like oscar and Doug. 


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