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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #255 on: June 30, 2017, 06:39:53 PM »
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I got a ton of ARCs at BookCon this year (mostly YA, the YA fan base is huge at BookCon), and I have yet to read any of them. :)

The other night I arrange You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login by release date (this is the original picture so they aren't in order), but right now I'm reading Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom which is a very cool sort of retro sci-fi book where the author did his own illustrations. It's neat. But I'm not very far into it so I can't yet say whether or not it's good.
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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #256 on: June 30, 2017, 08:38:17 PM »
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The other night I arrange You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login by release date (this is the original picture so they aren't in order), but right now I'm reading Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom which is a very cool sort of retro sci-fi book where the author did his own illustrations. It's neat. But I'm not very far into it so I can't yet say whether or not it's good.

Nice, you got a good haul! :)

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #257 on: July 01, 2017, 06:51:55 AM »
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Nice, you got a good haul! :)

Thanks! I'm so glad it was back in NYC this year. I didn't go when it was in Chicago and then it was just like, "BUT WHAT DO I READ NOW?"
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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #258 on: July 01, 2017, 07:57:36 AM »
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Thanks! I'm so glad it was back in NYC this year. I didn't go when it was in Chicago and then it was just like, "BUT WHAT DO I READ NOW?"

Yeah, last year in Chicago was the only year I didn't go to Book Con since they started having it...

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #259 on: July 17, 2017, 10:12:05 PM »
Had to share this. We leave for San Diego tomorrow so buying books is the last thing I needed to be doing today, but I needed a haircut and the barber is by a thrift shop, and I cannot resist a thrift shop.

And I found this, an autographed first print of Gaiman's Graveyard Book  ;D


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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #260 on: July 17, 2017, 10:43:49 PM »
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Had to share this. We leave for San Diego tomorrow so buying books is the last thing I needed to be doing today, but I needed a haircut and the barber is by a thrift shop, and I cannot resist a thrift shop.

And I found this, an autographed first print of Gaiman's Graveyard Book  ;D


Nice!


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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #261 on: July 18, 2017, 05:13:45 AM »
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Had to share this. We leave for San Diego tomorrow so buying books is the last thing I needed to be doing today, but I needed a haircut and the barber is by a thrift shop, and I cannot resist a thrift shop.

And I found this, an autographed first print of Gaiman's Graveyard Book  ;D


Wow! That is quite a find.

Love that book. I hope one day someone turns it into an animated feature film.

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #262 on: July 18, 2017, 07:16:58 AM »
Awesome! Love the tombstone sketch!

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #263 on: July 18, 2017, 09:03:30 AM »
Would love to see an animated version of the Graveyard Book, thought the graphic adaptation was well done too.

This is shaping up to be a very strange week. Just found something even more interesting while walking the dog, will save that story for the meetup today since it poses something of an ethical dilemma best discussed over "sodas."

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #264 on: August 15, 2017, 06:40:01 PM »
I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing Max Brooks , (World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide) , I did not know that Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks were his parents
The more things change, the more they stay the same

Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: It's okay, I'm a leaf on the wind!
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: What does that mean?

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #265 on: August 15, 2017, 09:06:52 PM »
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I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing Max Brooks , (World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide) , I did not know that Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks were his parents
Mind blown!


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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #266 on: August 16, 2017, 04:49:43 PM »
If anyone is looking for a quick but meaningful read, check out "The Hate U Give".  It is a young adult book and is EXCELLENT.

"Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice."

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #267 on: August 18, 2017, 08:52:57 PM »
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I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing Max Brooks , (World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide) , I did not know that Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks were his parents
Did not know wished that I did when he signed my WWZ at sdcc, I probably would've asked him too many questions.


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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #268 on: September 07, 2017, 05:52:15 AM »
I finally got to Artemis (my TBR pile is huge) and I am really enjoying it! The story is not at all like The Martian, but given that it takes place on the moon, the scientific accuracy is there.

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Re: Books - What are you reading?
« Reply #269 on: September 07, 2017, 12:38:41 PM »
My cubicle neighbor at work has still not forgiven me for failing to get the Artemis ARC at SDCC.

Couldn't sleep much during our recent heat wave so made a sizeable dent in one of the to-be-read piles at least, one nice find was "Chuck Amok," an autobiography by the legendary Chuck Jones. Lots of great stuff in it, like the strict list of rules that every roadrunner cartoon had to follow.

Also, too late for me alas, but You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. I would be at 20/40 but I can never seem to finish War and Peace, so 19.7/40 I guess.