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What Book(s) Are You Currently Reading?
Right now, I'm reading The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. It's no Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but still a good read. He hadn't fully developed his Gonzo approach when he wrote it, more Hemingway than Hunter.
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Permalink Reply by Zulzon on -
Just finished this book. I think I liked it more than the first book, although there were some parts that felt a bit too fast-paced.
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Permalink Reply by Timmy Cupcakes on -
Decided to give myself one of those slow read challenges and finally started Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. This is the third book of his that I have started. By length alone it is comparable to Anathem, which was a big challenge to get through, but ultimately very satisfying. I hope to get a similar experience form this novel.
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Permalink Reply by Zulzon on
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Man this book really amazed me because of the so many twists and turns it had in it. Author Suzanne Collins came up with some really memorable moments in this book that will surely stay with me for a long, long time.
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Permalink Reply by Id0ntknow on -
You mean like the gaping plotholes and logic flaws?
HAY GUIS, LETS SHOOT DOWN FLYING OBJECTS WITH ARROWS!
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Permalink Reply by Zulzon on
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Well I also wanted to post the fact that there were some unfinished problems about the plot, but was too tired last night.
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Permalink Reply by Zulzon on
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Well, when I was talking about moments that will stay with me from the book, I was referring to some scenes that I found very unpredictable. I mean there were some moments when I just put the book down for 3-4 minutes, and I started wondering about all the things that might happen in the next chapter. And in 75% of the cases, something completely different happened. That really impressed me.
SPOILER ALERT:
I was happy that Peeta and Katniss ended up together. I was a bit upset (but just a BIT!) about the moment when Katniss finally said to Peeta that she loved him. Although the scene was really beautiful and fancy and sweet, after I rooted for the two of them for 3 books, I would've wanted the "decisive moment", if I may call it that way, to be more than half a page. But I must say that 2 pages later when the book was over, and thus the whole trilogy, I wasn't just content, I was pretty happy with how it ended.
SPOILER ENDED
Sure, there were some stuff that could have been explained a bit better. I mean some characters in the book, although not important to the action of the book, but pretty important to one of the main characters, were just thrown away and nothing was spoken of them after that.
We could talk more through messages if you want, so that we can get more spoilery.
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Permalink Reply by Id0ntknow on
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If you like. I'm afraid much of the book was spoiled earlier in this topic, as cupcake and I read them and discussed them.
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Permalink Reply by Josh Truff on -
The last book(s) I read were from "The Night Angel Trilogy". I liked the first book but they slowly declined as they went on. I would say the first 2 books are definitely worth a read and the last one depends on how much you liked the first 2.
Oh and I also reread the hobbit for the 100th time. I wnat to recommend it but maybe it would be better to read it (if you are crazy enough not to have read it already) after the movie comes out so nothing is spoiled.
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Permalink Reply by Timmy Cupcakes on
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Grrrr, but then you'd have to wait until both movies come out. All you people should just read The Hobbit now!
No seriously, Jackson did a great job adapting the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (leaving in only what needed to be left in), I don't think it hurts to read The Hobbit before seeing the movies.
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Permalink Reply by PoopaPapaPalpatine on -
Similarly, don't read the New Testament until after seeing Passion of the Christ so nothing is spoiled.
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Permalink Reply by DHood90 on -
Reading Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Enigma: The Battle For the Code. This is kind of the first book I've read about the whole hunt for the Engima code from World War II, I read some other "Secret Tales/Missions/Secret Weapons" books, but they don't go into way detail about this one subject I've been curious about. He actually goes to the trouble of explaining how the code worked, how the machine operated, and how the cryptographers cracked the code. It may have lost me a bit because of the complexity, but it was a treat to learn how it worked.
Still not done, but I am intrigued.
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