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Currently reading Donald Ray Pollock's The Devil All the Time. Sweet, sweet piece of new southern gothic fiction.

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One of the book that i read recently and i like is The Winner Stands Alone from Coelho Paulo. Its something different from this writer but i rly enjoy it ;) !

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I last read Robinson Crusoe, and now I'm reading the ABC Murders (before playing the game). I'm also reading a couple of more serious/non-fiction things for research I need to do for work. ABC Murders is fun to read so far -- my main experience with Agatha Christie is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, so I don't except such a big twist for this one, but maybe I'll be surprised.

I have a "Literary Ties" list here that is in no way complete and are mostly just the ones I've played so far: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/lists/wdv92ql

Edit: I recently found this game and now I really want to read the book then get that game.

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I have a "Literary Ties" list

helpful, ty

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Omg i had to read Robinson crusoe for uni and I Hated it so bad XD the ABC murders is cool tho ♡

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I'm afraid that maybe my latest books aren't the most exciting ones, but I'll try:

Last one was the play Coriolanus by William Shakespeare. Interesting read, not my favourite from Willy.

The penultimate one was an essay on Argentine comics, so I take the opportunity to recommend argentine comics to everyone.

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Any particular comics mentioned in the essay?
I love Mafalda and Boogie.

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The author is definitely a Robin Wood fanboy. A lot about him and his comics. I love Robin Wood as well, but fanboyism is kinda off putting.

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At Any Moment (Gaming the System) - the song of ice and fire

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Don't want to join, but will post anyway.

These days I listen to audiobooks more than I read. Last one I read (not listened to), which was a few of months ago (not sure how many, probably quite a few), was one of the Narnia novels, perhaps The Horse and His Boy. Now that I checked the series on Wikipedia, seems like I missed reading The Silver Chair and The Last Battle, so perhaps I should do that.

I'm currently listening to Heinlein's Glory Road, somewhere near the end of it (which will hopefully come soon). Can't say I like Heinlein's work much. He's a mediocre writer and tends to spend way too much time on telling instead of showing. This one is basically male fantasy, and it would work reasonably well at that level if he didn't mire it in too many discussions and conversations and just little happening in general.

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My last read was The Man who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and I'm currently reading Cosmos by Carl Sagan. Both are re-reads because I enjoyed them so much. I read a lot and alternate between novels and nonfiction but when tackling a large or complex subject, sometimes I'll actually have one of each in my "now reading" at the same time.

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Interesting this. its very similar to a group called Write History I was in where I had to note something historical in the giveaway description and people had to comment on it in the giveaway if they entered. Sounds like a fun group to me and I wish you the best of luck. :-)

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I finished the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher a few days ago :)
A great story if you like fantasy stuff :P

And at the moment I'm reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury :3
It seems interesting, but I guess it's not quite as good as 1984 or Brave new world.

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Bradbury

yay. I think it's very graphic and accessible written, even though the ending is pure nonsence. And he foresaw futuristic and consumerism society, it's like Jules Verne with his submarines all over again.
Closest to 1984 is "We" by Zamyatin, but I prefer Player Piano, more up-to-date and Vonnegut has specific sense of humour.

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I finally finished Fahrenheit 451 during my last train ride :)
Now it's time for fantasy stuff again...I guess it will be the third part of the "Götterkriege"-saga by Richard Schwartz, because I loved all the previous work of him :)

I also heard there was a problem with the group and you are rebuilding it?
If yes, may I request rejoin? :3

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My last lecture was "Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems". - A good choice do understood how the internet works.
It's count?

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as long as it's not cereal boxes or magazines, it does-)

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Just finished "The Brightest Fell" by Seanan McQuire. It's the latest in her modern fantasy series where the realms of fairy hide among our modern cities. Lots of intrigue and sleuthing and if you're a fan of modern fantasy, her books are a must-read.

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Does reading the monthly issues of National Geographic / Reader's Digest count?
I've haven't read as much as I used to but if those aren't ok, Im currently reading Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn.

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Since I'm starting with my thesis for college I've been reading books about machine translation, on Monday I finished "Language Engineering and Translation: Consequences of Automation" by Juan C. Sager, on the same day I started reading "Computers and Translation : A translator's guide" by H.L. Somers, and I'm also re-reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the trailer for the new movie looks so bad that made me want to re-read the book lol

Edit--
Had forgotten to join the group lolol

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Den Simonns «Hyperion»

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thumbs up Great series, IMHO.

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"Java: How to Program, 9th Edition (Deitel) " :)

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If only Oracle weren't complete jerks and patent trolls... they are trying to copyright APIs wtf?

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I finished reading Pratchett's 'Guards! Guards!' 3 days ago, now I'm reading Atwood's 'Handmaid's Tale' and would like to join the club :)

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The Handmaid's Tale is a wonderful, chilling read. Just have something nice to read afterward to cheer yourself up.

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The Handmaid's Tale is a wonderful, chilling read. Just have something nice to read afterward to cheer yourself up.

So preferably not another one from Atwood ;)

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Currently reading "Fundamentals of Computer Programming with C# ". The last book which I've completed was a bulgarian book (in my native language) "Възвишение" which was really nice. Quite recently I've completed 2 famous titles: "Anna Karenina" and "To Kill a Mochkingbird"

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I'm currently reading "Fable: the Balverine Order". i ordered it by mistake in english but even if english is not my main language it reads well :)
i also completed "your name. " from Makoto Shinkai recently, the book was so good that I couldn't put it down :)

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he's not just drawing kettles anymore? oh right, light novel...

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Requested to join group! Bump! 😊 👍
Currently reading Bored of the rings by Harvard Lampoon.
It's a Parody of Tolkien's The Lord of the rings.

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I tend to be reading multiple books at any given month, advancing each depending on the current mood.

Currently focusing on the 7th (not counting the short stories) volume of the Expanse saga, "Persepolis Rising".

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Yay, a group for book lovers! The last thing I read was The Winter's Tale. It's one of Shakespeare's few almost completely original plays, and it's really not his best. Does interesting things with its animal imagery and treatment of gender, though!

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The last book I've read was "Tomorrow's lawyers - an introduction to your future"... Well, i'm doing a undergraduate thesis on the subject, so..

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do you read when you don't have to?

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Sure, the last fiction book that i read was "A Mysterious Stranger - Mark Twain"

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We have tea and cupcakes.bump

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your sg ratio is rather unfortunate and you haven't read group rules

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Fun fact: William Gibson wrote one of the most influential works in the dystopian cyberpunk genre, "Neuromancer". It served as inspiration in AI, cyberspace and tech for years, and still defines the ambient for many present authors. Curiously enough, Gibson was not very tech-savvy, having never even touched a PC at the time of writing. His vision nevertheless helped shape current technology.

Bump!

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This was recommended to me a lot. Maybe I should finally read it…

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I do recommend it as well, especially if you already like the genre! Personally, I liked Neuromancer very much, and found it to be the most engaging one of the Sprawl trilogy.

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