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tw2113 · 09.06.2018, 12:23 PM

It's all good all around

Thanks everyone.

tesla69 · 09.08.2018, 11:01 AM

The Bonanza King - Gregory Couch. Excellent history of the Comstock Lode and John MacKaye, one of it successful miners, who later ran a transatlantic cable to compete with Jay Gould's monopoly.

tw2113 · 09.08.2018, 06:52 PM

Finally finished "Cyber Rights". It's a slow read which makes it long, but it covers a number of landmark cases and issues involving the constitution and the internet in the 1990s. Interesting read, despite the legal and technical details from the internet over 20 years ago.

I'll be finishing up "Let's Pretend This Never happened" by Jenny Lawson before diving in to Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.

tesla69 · 09.21.2018, 07:25 PM

Jack Carr - The Terminal List. Good debut thriller

tw2113 · 09.21.2018, 11:05 PM

Looking back at my last post...I'm still working through Lawson's book, finished Half Blood Prince between Thursday and Sunday. Party on.

Rob Instigator · 10.01.2018, 02:29 PM

finished Caspar Henderson's The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: a 21st Century bestiary. https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2018/...s-is-more.html

Severian · 10.01.2018, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw2113

I'm definitely not disregarding any of the advice, so I hope I don't sound dismissive.

That said, everything except the coffee shop satire/onion-style piece was written back in like 2011 or earlier, so definitely a lot of amateur mistakes made that would hopefully be evolved from since. Now to just start something new. /me kicks himself in the butt

Are we critiquing writing here? Did I miss something? I kinda want in.

tw2113 · 10.01.2018, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Severian

Are we critiquing writing here? Did I miss something? I kinda want in.

I posted a link to a site with really old short stories I wrote. That's all. Critique away.

tw2113 · 10.01.2018, 09:58 PM

Finished both Lawson's book and what I had left of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this weekend.

At this point, I have no books started, but plan to start the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy anthology next.

tesla69 · 10.02.2018, 08:14 PM

The Apache Wars - Paul Andrew Hutton.

One of the most depressing books I've ever read, but a rewarding history and very readable.

!@#$%! · 10.04.2018, 09:19 AM

slowly resumed moby dick cuz i got sidetracked

oh yes im still on land. so many old words and meanings to learn it’s a bit of a slog, but i don’t mind. the kindle is reeeeeeeally useful in this regard, loading a dictionary with a tap of the finger and it explains to me this or that piece of clothing, another shoots off to wikipedia and i read about the uses of whale oil, etc.—stuff that was obvious 200 years ago but now isnt.

i don’t miss paper books... well as precious objects yes, but for reading, ebooks have deeper veins.

who here is old enough to have dreamed of owning the OED? the one that took a whole wall was unattainable, but what about the two volume one with the magnifying glass? ha ha ha ha. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. o man...

evollove · 10.04.2018, 03:39 PM

Nick Cave: Mercy on Me

Graphic novel. (Not really a novel tho) Blends biography with fantastic elements, such as Cave song characters confronting their creator. Novel stuff.

Severian · 10.04.2018, 05:15 PM

“Supergods: What masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants and a sun god from Smallville can teach us about being human” by Grant Morrison

It’s good!

ilduclo · 10.05.2018, 02:02 PM

Rob Instigator · 11.02.2018, 01:52 PM

Finished up Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh: the Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2018/...-are-more.html

tw2113 · 11.02.2018, 02:57 PM

An update for my status, I'm like 4-5 chapters into "Mostly Harmless", the last in the anthology. Granted this is Douglas Adams, don't gauge your progress in his books by chapter, some are literally one page or even one paragraph long.

LifeDistortion · 11.02.2018, 04:20 PM

choc e-Claire · 11.02.2018, 11:49 PM

Antigone, by Oedipus. I'm reading it for Lit class at school.

It's really good, but it's pissing me off that I'll have to go on an indepth look at themes in order to do well on my exam.

Severian · 11.03.2018, 08:26 AM

Trying “The Terror” by Dan Simmons again. Last time I got distracted.

Rob Instigator · 11.05.2018, 02:44 PM

halfway through Jennthebenn's Spirit Desire. Loving it. Makes me nostalgic for the days when the Youth were still assaulting our ears as a group.

09.06.2018, 12:23 PM	#5241
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	It's all good all around Thanks everyone. __________________ Shake shake
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09.08.2018, 11:01 AM	#5242
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	The Bonanza King - Gregory Couch. Excellent history of the Comstock Lode and John MacKaye, one of it successful miners, who later ran a transatlantic cable to compete with Jay Gould's monopoly.
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09.08.2018, 06:52 PM	#5243
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Finally finished "Cyber Rights". It's a slow read which makes it long, but it covers a number of landmark cases and issues involving the constitution and the internet in the 1990s. Interesting read, despite the legal and technical details from the internet over 20 years ago. I'll be finishing up "Let's Pretend This Never happened" by Jenny Lawson before diving in to Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. __________________ Shake shake
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09.21.2018, 07:25 PM	#5244
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Jack Carr - The Terminal List. Good debut thriller
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09.21.2018, 11:05 PM	#5245
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Looking back at my last post...I'm still working through Lawson's book, finished Half Blood Prince between Thursday and Sunday. Party on. __________________ Shake shake
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10.01.2018, 02:29 PM	#5246
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	finished Caspar Henderson's The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: a 21st Century bestiary. https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2018/...s-is-more.html __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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10.01.2018, 09:58 PM	#5249
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	Finished both Lawson's book and what I had left of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this weekend. At this point, I have no books started, but plan to start the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy anthology next. __________________ Shake shake
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10.02.2018, 08:14 PM	#5250
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	The Apache Wars - Paul Andrew Hutton. One of the most depressing books I've ever read, but a rewarding history and very readable.
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10.04.2018, 09:19 AM	#5251
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	slowly resumed moby dick cuz i got sidetracked oh yes im still on land. so many old words and meanings to learn it’s a bit of a slog, but i don’t mind. the kindle is reeeeeeeally useful in this regard, loading a dictionary with a tap of the finger and it explains to me this or that piece of clothing, another shoots off to wikipedia and i read about the uses of whale oil, etc.—stuff that was obvious 200 years ago but now isnt. i don’t miss paper books... well as precious objects yes, but for reading, ebooks have deeper veins. who here is old enough to have dreamed of owning the OED? the one that took a whole wall was unattainable, but what about the two volume one with the magnifying glass? ha ha ha ha. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. o man...
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10.04.2018, 03:39 PM	#5252
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Nick Cave: Mercy on Me Graphic novel. (Not really a novel tho) Blends biography with fantastic elements, such as Cave song characters confronting their creator. Novel stuff.
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10.04.2018, 05:15 PM	#5253
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,745	“Supergods: What masked vigilantes, miraculous mutants and a sun god from Smallville can teach us about being human” by Grant Morrison It’s good!
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10.05.2018, 02:02 PM	#5254
ilduclo invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,305
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11.02.2018, 01:52 PM	#5255
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	Finished up Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh: the Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity https://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/2018/...-are-more.html __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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11.02.2018, 02:57 PM	#5256
tw2113 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,148	An update for my status, I'm like 4-5 chapters into "Mostly Harmless", the last in the anthology. Granted this is Douglas Adams, don't gauge your progress in his books by chapter, some are literally one page or even one paragraph long. __________________ Shake shake
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11.02.2018, 04:20 PM	#5257
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457
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11.02.2018, 11:49 PM	#5258
choc e-Claire expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 2,466	Antigone, by Oedipus. I'm reading it for Lit class at school. It's really good, but it's pissing me off that I'll have to go on an indepth look at themes in order to do well on my exam. __________________ Making myself up as I go along. Check out my music-themed blog, 79:57.
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11.03.2018, 08:26 AM	#5259
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,745	Trying “The Terror” by Dan Simmons again. Last time I got distracted.
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11.05.2018, 02:44 PM	#5260
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	halfway through Jennthebenn's Spirit Desire. Loving it. Makes me nostalgic for the days when the Youth were still assaulting our ears as a group. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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