2009-07-20, 21:35 | Link #1124 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Reading God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens at the moment. Pretty funny and insightful stuff so far.
Other than that I am trying to get through a bunch of books on Python, software testing, and perl. I have to bone up on writing automation for work. Testing high end networking equipment can be a real bitch sometimes. |
2009-07-31, 18:55 | Link #1129 |
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Started reading Fallen by Tim Lebbon, another fantasy book after having just completed The Sword of Angels by John Marco.
The Sword of Angels seemed a little anti-climatic at the end, but I enjoyed the many sidestories and places that were shown. A good read overall.
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2009-08-04, 03:19 | Link #1132 | |
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2009-08-10, 10:23 | Link #1136 |
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Yesterday I've finished reading Paulo Coelho's The Winner Stands Alone.
I mean, I liked it, but this definitely isn't one of his best works. The wisdom and quite an insight into human mind and society is still present, but the contempt against modern values and lifestyle was simply over the top overall. A lot of opinions he expressed are true, but c'mon, things can't be that grim. Nonetheless, the plot itself was interesting enough to keep me going throughout the story, nice build-up of tension as well. |
2009-08-11, 14:47 | Link #1138 | |
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I imagine it's likely that, when a person reads a "deep" book, they're more likely to post about it online than if they read something more fun and romantic. Right now I'm reading a collected volume of Frances Hodgson Burnett novels (The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, etc), and they might not have the pretentious edge, but they're some of the most charming and wonderful books I've ever read. |
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2009-08-11, 15:59 | Link #1139 |
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: missouri, usa
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true, i liked the stories in there they were interesting, then i am starting on Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears. It in a collection of retelling fairytales with fantasy writers and also writers like joyce carol oates. It's like the grimm tales except its' more for adults. I managed to find the three books in the series but not the fourth yet.
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2009-08-11, 18:31 | Link #1140 |
Rawrrr!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: CH aka Chocaholic Heaven
Age: 40
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Just finished reading The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjørn Lomborg.
It was an interesting reading, altough the french translation was sometimes horrible. Now I need to find his next books.
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