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Halfway through The Stand and what an interesting choice to read during a pandemic
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Yep. I read it last year and still think about it now.Halfway through The Stand and what an interesting choice to read during a pandemic
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Has anyone read 2666? Thoughts?
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Has been sitting on my shelf since spring. It's Bolaño, so probably excellent.Has anyone read 2666? Thoughts?
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Has been sitting on my shelf since spring. It's Bolaño, so probably excellent.Has anyone read 2666? Thoughts?
It came up in my recommendations and I'm very intrigued. Never heard of this author... Anything you recommend as a starting point? Thanks!
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As a starting point I'd recommend The Third Reich.Has been sitting on my shelf since spring. It's Bolaño, so probably excellent.Has anyone read 2666? Thoughts?
It came up in my recommendations and I'm very intrigued. Never heard of this author... Anything you recommend as a starting point? Thanks!
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He has an awesome reputation. I started Savage Detectives and was enjoying it but haven't been reading anything since June
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Finished The Stand, loved it, that's a hell of a book. Looking forward to reading the updated one in the future. Part of me wants to go back and re-read the dark tower series again
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Interesting. I kinda sorta enjoyed the first one, but thought his writing was cringy as F. My brother in law let me borrow another book that he wrote after and I couldn't get past the first ten pages.
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Is Flagg in other King books besides stand and dark tower?
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Armada. I read the whole thing and it was dumb, basically a Last Starfighter rip off.Interesting. I kinda sorta enjoyed the first one, but thought his writing was cringy as F. My brother in law let me borrow another book that he wrote after and I couldn't get past the first ten pages.
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Oh yes. The nonstop, in your face references to the 80s were nauseating and absurdly forced. Dude, we get it.Armada. I read the whole thing and it was dumb, basically a Last Starfighter rip off.Interesting. I kinda sorta enjoyed the first one, but thought his writing was cringy as F. My brother in law let me borrow another book that he wrote after and I couldn't get past the first ten pages.
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I read both last year. Never was really into King’s stuff but enjoyed Dark Tower and The StandFinished The Stand, loved it, that's a hell of a book. Looking forward to reading the updated one in the future. Part of me wants to go back and re-read the dark tower series again
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Yeah, it was an okay story written poorly. But as a vintage video game collector I let it slide. I'm not sure I'll go back for seconds.Interesting. I kinda sorta enjoyed the first one, but thought his writing was cringy as F.
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I was curious so I looked it up. In addition to those two he was a wizard in The Eyes of the Dragon. He is also alluded to in Hearts in Atlantis and Gwendy's Button Box but the character uses a different name in those.Is Flagg in other King books besides stand and dark tower?
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The nostalgia alone made the book worthwhile. Not only the 80s video game references, but the Rush references as well.Yeah, it was an okay story written poorly. But as a vintage video game collector I let it slide. I'm not sure I'll go back for seconds.Interesting. I kinda sorta enjoyed the first one, but thought his writing was cringy as F.
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Reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow. @obhave have you read this? Might want to put it in your list
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Anyone have any recommendations for good "Space Sci-Fi." It's the only thing my brother put on his list for Christmas. And I have no idea what he has already read. He's working for NASA so I imagine he's already read The Martian, which is the most recent one I have read. And everyone has read Starship Troopers.
This isn't really my area. Most interesting suggestion someone gave me was the RCN series by David Drake. Kind of a steampunk space version of the Aubrey and Maturin books by O'Brian. Might grab him the first couple of those.
This isn't really my area. Most interesting suggestion someone gave me was the RCN series by David Drake. Kind of a steampunk space version of the Aubrey and Maturin books by O'Brian. Might grab him the first couple of those.
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Old man's war by john scalziAnyone have any recommendations for good "Space Sci-Fi." It's the only thing my brother put on his list for Christmas. And I have no idea what he has already read. He's working for NASA so I imagine he's already read The Martian, which is the most recent one I have read. And everyone has read Starship Troopers.
This isn't really my area. Most interesting suggestion someone gave me was the RCN series by David Drake. Kind of a steampunk space version of the Aubrey and Maturin books by O'Brian. Might grab him the first couple of those.
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The Expanse series maybe?
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Hyperion by dan simmonsAnyone have any recommendations for good "Space Sci-Fi." It's the only thing my brother put on his list for Christmas. And I have no idea what he has already read. He's working for NASA so I imagine he's already read The Martian, which is the most recent one I have read. And everyone has read Starship Troopers.
This isn't really my area. Most interesting suggestion someone gave me was the RCN series by David Drake. Kind of a steampunk space version of the Aubrey and Maturin books by O'Brian. Might grab him the first couple of those.
The forever war by joe haldeman
Interdependency series by john scalzi
Saga graphic novel series
Millennium by john varley
Book of strange new things by michael Faber
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Remembrance of earth's past trilogy by liu cixin
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Ignition!: An informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
Oops, that's not sci-fi. Still a good book that my brother in aerospace recommended.
Oops, that's not sci-fi. Still a good book that my brother in aerospace recommended.
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This sounds great!Reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow. @obhave have you read this? Might want to put it in your list
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