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  • res0nat0r
    Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
    • May 2006
    • 14475

    Re: What book are you reading now?

    Originally posted by feather
    This thread has spurred me to start on:


    How was this?

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    • floridaorange
      I'm merely a humble butler
      • Dec 2005
      • 29116

      Re: What book are you reading now?

      How is "double down" reso?


      Currently reading "The Intent to Live." by Larry Moss

      Rob Lowe's Autobio "Stories I Only Tell My Friends"

      Denzel Washington's - "A Hand to Guide Me"

      It was fun while it lasted...

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      • feather
        Shanghai ooompa loompa
        • Jul 2004
        • 20900

        Re: What book are you reading now?

        Originally posted by res0nat0r
        How was this?
        Ambivalent about it. Pitched as his first adult novel since American Gods but it's actually a young adult novel because the premise is an adult protagonist flashing back to an incident in his childhood.

        Otherwise it's good ol' Gaiman: well-written, some supernatural horror, and myths.

        He claims this is his most personal story yet, but over the years, IMO, Gaiman just feels like he's cruising on auto. He's an innate storyteller and the craft is always evident in the writing, but a lot of the stories lack a huge impact to me. Nothing he's written comes close to American Gods.


        Still on The Republic of Thieves, 10% left. Going slow because the novel introduced some flashback interludes that I'm finding uninteresting, while the current timeline's plot has revealed a 'twist' that I'm not sure helps with anything and could possibly ruin the original appeal of the character and the nature of the stories.

        i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music

        Originally posted by Hoff
        a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
        Originally posted by m1sT3rL
        Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.

        I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.

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        • res0nat0r
          Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
          • May 2006
          • 14475

          Re: What book are you reading now?

          Originally posted by floridaorange
          How is "double down" reso?

          It was good. Interesting inside stories of the 2012 election and it was an entertaining read. As the NY Times reviewer pointed out, the authors seemed to have their thesaurus handy because they kept using crazy words you wouldn't normally hear to describe something in place of something more common. That was a bit annoying but otherwise good stuff.

          I've been on a book buying binge lately and prob have 25 new books I've bought in the last 6 months.

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          • res0nat0r
            Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
            • May 2006
            • 14475

            Re: What book are you reading now?

            Forgot I also finished this:



            This was ok. More like a 200 page rant of how dumb the CIA / State Dept is and how corrupt Saudi Arabia is.

            3/5.

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            • floridaorange
              I'm merely a humble butler
              • Dec 2005
              • 29116

              Re: What book are you reading now?

              I see, ya big words for the sake of big words is only good if you know the big words :Lol:.

              Have you read this? I want to.

              Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole: Benjamin R. Barber: 9780393330892: Amazon.com: Books

              It was fun while it lasted...

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              • nick007
                DUDERZ get a life!!!
                • Oct 2007
                • 6095

                Re: What book are you reading now?

                Last book of Game of Thrones

                The largest room in the world, is the room for improvement!

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                • tiddles
                  Encryption, Jr.
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 6861

                  Re: What book are you reading now?

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                  • res0nat0r
                    Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                    • May 2006
                    • 14475

                    Re: What book are you reading now?

                    ^^nice

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                    • floridaorange
                      I'm merely a humble butler
                      • Dec 2005
                      • 29116

                      Re: What book are you reading now?

                      ^
                      ^
                      Ruby on Rails is an open source web framework. It's famously simple to build a basic Rails application. Once you've started down the track, however, you discover that Rails is a powerful, deep, and rich full-stack platform capable of tackling virtually any development challenge.
                      Rails 4 in Action is a fully-revised second edition of Rails 3 in Action. This hands-on, comprehensive introduction to Rails gives readers everything they need to become competent and confident Rails developers. It shows how to develop a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, file uploads, email, and more. It explores powerful features like designing APIs and building a Rails engine. The book also provides Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development in action throughout the book—just like in a top Rails shop.

                      It was fun while it lasted...

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                      • res0nat0r
                        Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                        • May 2006
                        • 14475

                        Re: What book are you reading now?

                        ^^

                        Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!

                        Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!

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                        • feather
                          Shanghai ooompa loompa
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 20900

                          Re: What book are you reading now?

                          Finished Republic of Thieves, on to Ancillary Justice.


                          i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music

                          Originally posted by Hoff
                          a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
                          Originally posted by m1sT3rL
                          Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.

                          I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.

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                          • res0nat0r
                            Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                            • May 2006
                            • 14475

                            Originally posted by feather
                            Finished Republic of Thieves, on to Ancillary Justice.
                            This looks interesting. Haven't been reading much fiction lately but might check is out. Let me know how it goes...

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                            • res0nat0r
                              Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                              • May 2006
                              • 14475

                              Starting

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                              • res0nat0r
                                Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
                                • May 2006
                                • 14475

                                Originally posted by floridaorange
                                I see, ya big words for the sake of big words is only good if you know the big words :Lol:. Have you read this? I want to. Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole: Benjamin R. Barber: 9780393330892: Amazon.com: Books
                                I havent, but looks interesting...

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