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Here we go again. It's 2019 and time to reset the book reading challenge. Let's all try to read one book a week this year, but if that's too much just list whatever you read because reading is fun. Also, try to rate the books you finish from 1 to 10 so other people can see what might be a good book to pick up.

1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Currently Reading - Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan

1/7/2019 7:09:30 PM

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I won't be able to keep up with this, but thought I'd share. I'm usually a prolific reader but in the last couple years I have not dedicated the time to reading. Last year I only completed Ready Player One, and that took me like six months from start to finish. My wife and kids both read it in that time and were just waiting for me so we could watch the movie, which we already had. I read it after Christmas and we finally watched the movie (ugh).

As a Christmas gift I got the first three books of the Expanse trilogy. Starting 1/1/19 I sat down and started reading Leviathan Wakes. It was a fucking page turner and I stayed up until 1 or later on a couple of nights and finished it in five days. I'm on to book two now hope I can keep up the momentum. Either way I've already surpassed my reading of 2018, which is both good and bad. Anyways sorry for the blog post.

1) Leviathan Wakes - James S.A Corey - 9/10

1/7/2019 7:45:06 PM

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I'm going for it again.

1) Ghost (Track #1) - Jason Reynolds 8/10
2) The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo 9/10

Currently reading: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua

1/10/2019 3:11:10 PM

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^^The Expanse series is awesome. It starts off well and just gets better.
^Welcome.

1/11/2019 6:31:33 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) Currently Reading - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré

1/12/2019 1:41:31 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda

1/15/2019 9:58:06 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Currently Reading - Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins

1/17/2019 1:49:46 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) Currently Reading - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

1/24/2019 1:07:04 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Currently Reading - Ishmael - Daniel Quinn

2/5/2019 5:36:08 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Currently Reading - Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) Currently Reading - My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn

2/10/2019 1:13:13 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Currently Reading - Bird Box - Josh Malerman

2/10/2019 11:01:39 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Currently Reading - The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin

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2/17/2019 1:06:29 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Currently Reading - Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan

2/17/2019 5:41:59 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Currently Reading - Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong

I decide to wait until summer for the Broken Earth series, when I'll have more time for reading.

2/17/2019 8:43:49 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) Currently Reading - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

2/26/2019 1:40:11 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Currently Reading - Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee

3/6/2019 2:06:57 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) Currently Reading - White Noise - Don DeLillo

3/9/2019 2:06:53 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) Currently Reading - The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson

3/10/2019 4:15:29 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Currently Reading - Animal Farm - George Orwell

Read this back in 1984 and 1984 in 1987; been meaning to reread both for a while now.

3/21/2019 1:54:13 AM

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In the last round of power outages, I finally finished Here to Get My Baby out of Jail. It was super good, but I did have to put it down for a bit cause parts were devastating.

Also, while reading, battery acid dripped on me a little, so I've learned to keep the flashlights clean and empty.

Next hurricane season, I plan to finish The Neighbors. By 2020, I might read A Whistling Woman, but it's currently working really well for me as a coaster.

3/21/2019 4:46:57 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) Currently Reading - 1984 - George Orwell

3/24/2019 1:37:28 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) Currently Reading - The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner

This is another one I read back in the mid 80s; I've never read the annotated version before, though.

3/28/2019 1:14:35 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) Currently Reading - After Alice - Gregory Maguire

4/2/2019 1:38:03 AM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Currently Reading - Wicked - Gregory Maguire

4/8/2019 12:38:07 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) Currently Reading - The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson

4/9/2019 12:32:56 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Currently Reading - Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey

4/13/2019 3:58:52 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire -7/10
16) Currently Reading - Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber

4/21/2019 3:00:04 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Currently Reading - Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett

4/21/2019 8:23:11 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Currently Reading - Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King

4/28/2019 12:18:18 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor)

5/5/2019 1:57:04 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire - 7/10
16) Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber - 7/10
17) Currently Reading - Under the Trestle - Ron Peterson, Jr

I have no idea if people here are familiar with this, but back in 1980 a Radford University student, Gina Renee Hall, went missing. Stephen Epperly was arrested and convicted for her murder but the body was never found; it was Virginia's first (and as far as I know only) murder conviction without a body. I grew up in Radford and was 10 years old at the time and had some fairly close connections with some of the people involved--Epperly's family were friends of my parents, Epperly had taken Hall to a cabin on the lake that belonged to the uncle of my next door neighbor at the time; I seem to remember she once told me she saw the cabin the day after and it was covered in blood, but I may be misremembering that. Around here you can still hear people debate about what happened to the body. This book just came out recently and is about the history of it and speculation on what happened to the body.

5/6/2019 7:07:50 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan

5/12/2019 10:42:20 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire - 7/10
16) Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber - 7/10
17) Under the Trestle - Ron Peterson, Jr - 8/10
18) Currently Reading - The Pale King - David Foster Wallace

5/18/2019 2:35:12 AM

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lol never

5/19/2019 12:14:35 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) Currently Reading - The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie

5/19/2019 5:20:58 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Currently Reading - Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons

5/27/2019 11:06:19 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons - 7/10
21) Currently Reading - Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice

6/5/2019 7:20:02 PM

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Biscuit finds a friend

6/5/2019 10:00:37 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire - 7/10
16) Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber - 7/10
17) Under the Trestle - Ron Peterson, Jr - 8/10
18) The Pale King - David Foster Wallace - 8/10
19) Currently Reading - The Fifth Season - NK Jemisin

6/8/2019 1:19:18 AM

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"21) Currently Reading - Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice"


Is this tongue in check racism/play on 'Dear Leader' because he's AZN?

6/8/2019 8:07:48 AM

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Prolly more of a double entendre.

6/12/2019 11:06:16 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons - 7/10
21) Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice - 8/10
22) Currently Reading - The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics - Michael Malice

6/16/2019 1:25:00 PM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons - 7/10
21) Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice - 8/10
22) The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics - Michael Malice - 9/10
23) Currently Reading - Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire #1) - Mark Lawrence

6/18/2019 9:14:11 PM

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1) Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service .. 8/10 (the end wasn’t as good as the other three quarters of the book.

6/20/2019 7:32:37 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire - 7/10
16) Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber - 7/10
17) Under the Trestle - Ron Peterson, Jr - 8/10
18) The Pale King - David Foster Wallace - 8/10
19) The Fifth Season - NK Jemisin - 9/10
20) Currently Reading - The Obelisk Gate - NK Jemisin

6/23/2019 1:11:48 AM

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1) Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service - Rhys Bowen - 8/10
2) The Power of Now - Eckhardt Tolle - Currently reading

6/23/2019 11:05:44 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons - 7/10
21) Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice - 8/10
22) The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics - Michael Malice - 9/10
23) Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire #1) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
24) Currently Reading - King of Thorns (The Broken Empire #2) - Mark Lawrence

6/23/2019 11:47:10 PM

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1) The Swords of Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber - 8/10
2) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carré - 9/10
3) Another Roadside Attraction - Tom Robbins - 8/10
4) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck - 9/10
5) Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
6) My Ishmael - Daniel Quinn - 7/10
7) Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits - David Wong - 8/10
8) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - 9/10
9) Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee - 7/10
10) White Noise - Don DeLillo - 8/10
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell - 8/10
12) 1984 - George Orwell - 9/10
13) The Annotated Alice - Lewis Carroll, Martin Gardner - 9/10
14) After Alice - Gregory Maguire - 6/10
15) Wicked - Gregory Maguire - 7/10
16) Swords and Ice Magic - Fritz Leiber - 7/10
17) Under the Trestle - Ron Peterson, Jr - 8/10
18) The Pale King - David Foster Wallace - 8/10
19) The Fifth Season - NK Jemisin - 9/10
20) The Obelisk Gate - NK Jemisin - 9/10
21) Currently Reading - The Stone Sky - NK Jemisin

7/7/2019 1:55:17 AM

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1) Abomination - Gary Whitta - 7/10
2) Thin Air - Richard K. Morgan - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime - Joe Kenda - 8/10
4) Bird Box - Josh Malerman - 6/10
5) Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #1) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
6) Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #2) - Brian McClellan - 8/10
7) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) - Seth Dickinson - 9/10
8) The Monster Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #2) - Seth Dickinson - 8/10
9) Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse #8) - James S.A. Corey - 9/10
10) Foundryside (Founders #1) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
11) Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) - Stephen King - 6/10
12) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - (The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3) - George R.R. Martin - 8/10
13) Holy Sister - (Book of the Ancestor #3) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
14) Currently Reading - The End is Nigh - (The Apocalypse Triptych #1) - John Joseph Adams (Editor) - 6/10
15) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson - 9/10
16) Currently Reading - The Mad Lancers (Gods of Blood and Powder 0.1) - Brian McClellan
17) Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey - 7/10
18) The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie - 9/10
19) - Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Elaine Shannon - 6/10
20) Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons - 7/10
21) Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il - Michael Malice - 8/10
22) The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics - Michael Malice - 9/10
23) Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire #1) - Mark Lawrence - 8/10
24) King of Thorns (The Broken Empire #2) - Mark Lawrence - 7/10
25) Currently Reading - Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire #3) - Mark Lawrence

7/7/2019 11:22:06 PM

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1) Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service - Rhys Bowen - 8/10
2) The Power of Now - Eckhardt Tolle - Currently reading
3) The Long Walk Home - Will North - Currently reading

7/13/2019 10:28:26 PM

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