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Post by Kriven on Nov 8, 2010 16:41:31 GMT -5
What books is everybody currently reading through?
I recently grabbed Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong, mainly because I couldn't find Bitten by the same author. I'm not very far in it, not enough to decide if I enjoy it or not, but I liked her Darkest Powers trilogy, so we'll see where this goes.
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toby
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Post by toby on Nov 12, 2010 23:12:53 GMT -5
This web page!
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beckowl
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Post by beckowl on Nov 13, 2010 0:16:36 GMT -5
"Free Culture" by Lawrence Lessing
It's about copyright laws and how they work, how they help and harm creators. A slightly difficult read, possibly boring unless you happen to like this sort of thing. Great to read if you ever see yourself publishing or producing anything that you made yourself.
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Post by Kriven on Nov 18, 2010 22:54:19 GMT -5
Last night I decided to actually open up one of my graphic novels and read it  It was "Marvel Zombies 2"  It was alright. I'll have to go back and reread the first one and the Army of Darkness crossover, since I forget how those go. Anyways, it was an interesting take on the zombified future, though it was slightly ridiculous. The ending was also not... well, I almost want to say it wasn't acceptable. It was a cheap copout ending, in my opinion, and I was highly disappointed with the last few pages of the book. I did, however, like the struggles with keeping humanity and the kind of psychological development and exploration, particularly on the part of Spider-Man who feels remorse for everything he's done. |
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Post by Lost on Dec 5, 2010 13:34:49 GMT -5
I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale for English 12 Honors. It's actually a very good book--I suggest it. =) It is a little weird, and has a unique writing style. I love reading "difficult" books. It's a story taking place in the future, where a religous cult has taken over. There is a high infertility rate because of the war. And in this new world... women have no rights. Fertile women serve their lives only to reproduce. They are assigned to prominent men to sex naturally. There is no such thing as an "infertile man" in this society according to their beliefs. Infertile women are "Unwoman" and do low level jobs, like slaves. Abortion and making babings in labs are forbidden.
The story follows one of the fertile women, a Handmaid, and tells her story...
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Scotty
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Post by Scotty on Dec 5, 2010 13:52:24 GMT -5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
After reading, I regret to inform you that the line "They're taking the Hobbits to Isenguard" is never in the book.
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toby
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Post by toby on Dec 5, 2010 16:05:32 GMT -5
*facedesk*
I've been reading "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink for german cult&civ. its about postwar germany and has more innuendos than Tucker.
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beckowl
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Post by beckowl on Jan 3, 2011 22:00:02 GMT -5
I just started reading World War Z by Max Brooks, it's good so far, though I'm not that far into it yet.
I'm still also working my way through Don Quixote which is very, very good.
I finally finished Free Culture I still recommend it highly.
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