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#3001 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 06:48 PM

SInce my TtH is still not here, I have gotten as far as starting MT in my SE reread. I love this book.

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#3002 thrinidir

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 07:05 PM

Gardner Dozois (ed.) - Galileo's Children: Tales Of Science vs. Superstition
~ review ~

excerpt:
---As said, the main theme is the conflict between ratio of science and the intolerance, misapplication of facts, glorification of ignorance and use of all these in propagation of fear and ever increasing control found in every culture known to man. It will not come as a big surprise that the main "bad guy" that embody most of these in many of the tales is (organized) religion. With rampant fundamentalism on all the continents, screaming for return to one kind of so called "true values" or another and seeing science as the root of all evil, that is easy to understand, but nonetheless sometimes hard to swallow. In a way I found it odd. I agree with such a view of the situation, but when faced with such an en-masse finger pointing I can not help myself but to think over some darker aspects of science...(full review)

#3003 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 07:07 PM

That looks good...

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#3004 wolf_2099

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 07:32 PM

Currently reading Toll the Hounds in lovely Calgary.

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#3005 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:12 PM

Grrrrr... When is my time, God? Why everyone but me? When is it finally going to be my turn?

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#3006 Slum

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Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:16 PM

RLY - You should write Amazon a nasty letter; maybe they'll give some free shit for the extra-long wait. I'm in the US, too, and I got my copy on June 27th...

I don't see any reason for it take so long to get one to the West Coast. I didn't pay extra for fast delivery or anything.

#3007 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 04:13 PM

Currently reading: Charles Darwin's 'On The Origin of Species'

Genre-wise, next up will be Lois Bujold's 'The Sharing Knife' trilogy. I might give Joe Abercrombie's trilogy a go too, as I've heard good things about it.

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#3008 Thelomen Toblerone

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 04:19 PM

Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction, as Im about to read Being and Time, and imagine I'll need a gentle introduction into the crazed Nazi's mind.

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 05:37 PM

Reading Making Money by Terry Pratchett. Halfway through. Not his best, not his worst.

#3010 Durhang

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 06:16 AM

Morningtide by Scott McGough and Corry J Herndon

#3011 Dark Wolf

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 05:29 PM

I've finished "Winterbirth" by Brian Ruckley. I really liked it and the setting and story keep me interested in the outcome of this trilogy. I posted my review of "Winterbirth" on my blog.

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#3012 Slum

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 05:37 PM

Up in Honey's Room - Elmore Leonard

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 05:51 PM

Dark Wolf;347895 said:

I've finished "Winterbirth" by Brian Ruckley. I really liked it and the setting and story keep me interested in the outcome of this trilogy. I posted my review of "Winterbirth" on my blog.

Really? I didn't really like that book at all. Let me check out your blog.

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 06:24 PM

Rereading The Three Musketeers by Dumas.

#3015 Illuyankas

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 06:29 PM

Going to read Against a Dark Background by Iain M. Banks again, since I haven't read it in years.

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#3016 caladanbrood

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Posted 09 July 2008 - 11:48 PM

Return of the Crimson Guard

:D

Not gonna finish it by the BBQ though

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#3017 Terminus Est

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 01:43 AM

Currently reading Abercrombie's The Blade Itself.

Seems a pretty solid debut so far, and I've heard the books get better, so here's looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

I also started Wolfe's Soldier of the Mist but, after 200 pages, I just had to give up. It was just...boring. Characters in whom I couldn't find anything to care about, bland prose, weak plot.

Are his Urth books any better? I've heard really good things about them and about his prose, but this book (Latro) left a bad taste in my mouth :confused:

#3018 Tif the Barber Boy

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 04:57 AM

Thelomen Toblerone;346893 said:

Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction, as Im about to read Being and Time, and imagine I'll need a gentle introduction into the crazed Nazi's mind.

Ha! Ha! Ha!