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Read Notes From Underground finally and I can easily say no other book has bothered me that much and forced me to keep reading.
 
Finished the 5th Wheel of Time book and it was actually pretty damn good. All the various characters were finally interesting and traceable. There was nothing of Peron or the Two Rivers which made it even better for the next book.
 
Close to finishing Robert D. Kaplan's "Asia's Cauldron." If you're into foreign policy, you know that east Asia and it's surrounding areas are going to be the next showdown so to speak. Anyway, it's an interesting look into that area, albeit via the purview from a westerner. That being said, Mr. Kaplan has been in the game for a long time.

I don't usually keep my books, so if someone wants it when I'm done, let me know. Just send me a few bucks for the shipping.

A WSJ review of the book can be found here:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303802104579451152484714452
 
E.J. Wells said:
Few bucks for shipping... How trite.
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I don't think that word means what you think it means.


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VINYLONE said:
I don't think that word means what you think it means.


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It's possible, pig. Then again, you are a walking cliche, so probably not.
 
franklin said:
Finished the 5th Wheel of Time book and it was actually pretty damn good. All the various characters were finally interesting and traceable. There was nothing of Peron or the Two Rivers which made it even better for the next book.
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Book 6 is good too. Not sure I like it as much as the 5th, but it's engaging and introduces some ****ing awesome new characters. The prologue to LOC is one of the most memorable chapters of the series.
 
a very disturbing book, written by a Dutch author and set in the Netherlands (or whatever the natives call it...)
made me think of our resident dutchman, and not in a good way

the book is sort of annoying to read, but overall very good in a disturbing way...

I recommend it highly

The Dinner by Herman Koch

a reivew (I'm not sure how much of the story it gives away... I skimmed through the review and it didn't reveal much of anything...)
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/books/review/the-dinner-by-herman-koch.html

the author (he kind of looks like that character from 3rd Rock from the Sun or some show...)
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at any rate, READ IT and let me know what you think!!!

(it's a pretty quick read by the way)

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Late to the game on this one, for sure, but I just started reading Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." So, far so good. Definitely an easy read and I like the ideas it's putting forth. I can see why the book was so popular when it first came out.

I'm also reading Truman Evert's "37 Days of Peril" which was an account he himself submitted to Scribner's Monthly. I'm always doing all sorts of note taking and cross referencing when I watch movies or TV shows or read articles and a reference piques my interest. Anyway, the account itself was referenced in Ken Burn's "The National Parks" documentary. It can easy be found on the interwebs in .pdf form. If you hike or go camping regularly it's a good read.
 
moevillini said:
a very disturbing book, written by a Dutch author and set in the Netherlands (or whatever the natives call it...)
made me think of our resident dutchman, and not in a good way

the book is sort of annoying to read, but overall very good in a disturbing way...

I recommend it highly

The Dinner by Herman Koch
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Quite a polarizing book. Are you in agreement that it compares to Gone Girl?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15797938-the-dinner
 
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Carbon13 said:
Bae, listen. I get it. I get tired of hearing about all the sci-fi and PA genre novels that people think are great too. I also enjoy a literary novel once in awhile. Which is exactly why I think you should try Station Eleven. It's well-written, it's thoughtful, it's good. Give it a chance. I think you'd like it!
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STATION ELEVEN - by Emily St. John Mandel

so funny and coincidental - the "May" host for my Thursday night book group chose this book, we all really LOVED it! A very well told story.
 
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