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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 9:53pm
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Fires of the Faithful by Naomi Kritzer. I read a sci-fi short story of hers, which was excellent in several ways, so bought this fantasy book of hers. It started off well, about girls living in music conservatory in a post-apocalyptic future in a world ruled by magic and quasi-Christians. The relationships between the teenage girls were authentic--friends are frenemies at that age, and the description of the subtleties of music in its technical, emotional, and interpersonal aspects were all good. Then the writing felt pretty fake after she leaves the conservatory; I got to the point of skimming the rest of it. Totally for history/poli sci geeks: Brotherhood of Kings, a history of international relations in the ancient Middle East. I'm enjoying it: well-written and a view of history that you don't normally see, including the personal things people said in letters 4000 years ago. But you have to like the subject to get into it. Through the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher. Very amusing book, but it got a little too bogged down in the incessant discussion of words for colors in languages around the world. His sense of humor kept me reading, but I hoped he'd move on to other issues about language, culture, and perception than just whether people have a color for "blue" or not. But if you ever want to make small talk at a cocktail party full of linguists, bring up how "blue" came very late to every language, whereas red, white, and black were always the first words.
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It's the end-of-January reading thread
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 3:25pm
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Lots of reading...
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Angharad73
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Jan 29 2013, 3:49pm
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I imagine a death by petticoat...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 4:53pm
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Always had troubling believing the burning-dress-death stats. Glad it's been refuted./
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 9:33pm
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Frankenstein (ugh) and Pearls Blows Up
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NottaSackville
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Jan 29 2013, 4:52pm
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It 's good to occasionally re-visit the classics
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 6:07pm
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Lord of the...
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 29 2013, 5:05pm
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Like many, I'm sure, that book changed a lot between my youth and, uh, adulthood
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NottaSackville
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Jan 29 2013, 6:04pm
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I probably had to read that in school, way back when
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 6:09pm
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Eek!
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Starling
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Jan 30 2013, 8:16am
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It's really great.
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 30 2013, 12:14pm
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Oh wow, you are still at school
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Starling
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Jan 31 2013, 6:59am
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It's great that these books
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 31 2013, 12:14pm
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I read that one a long time ago
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guitarzankansasfan
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Jan 31 2013, 2:35am
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Just finished Kidnapped yesterday...
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One Ringer
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Jan 29 2013, 6:17pm
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Interesting!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 8:49pm
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From what I've found
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One Ringer
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Jan 30 2013, 4:36pm
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@ One Ringer and Lily Fairbairn
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kiwifan
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Jan 29 2013, 9:42pm
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Yes
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 2:48pm
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Canadian resident here,
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One Ringer
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Jan 30 2013, 4:38pm
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I found this
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Alassea Elensar
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Feb 2 2013, 12:07am
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As a matter of fact -
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One Ringer
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Feb 3 2013, 4:21am
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Re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy.
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Ataahua
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Jan 29 2013, 6:33pm
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Well, at least you know what to expect! //
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 8:49pm
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"about to get truly horrible"?
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 9:36pm
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The next two books are worth reading.
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Ataahua
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Jan 30 2013, 2:44am
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And I haven't even mustered the courage to read the first one yet...
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kiwifan
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Jan 29 2013, 9:51pm
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I don't think it would cause nightmares.
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 9:57pm
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I think it actually
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Laerasėa
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Jan 29 2013, 10:51pm
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Blaze of Glory
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Rostron2
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Jan 29 2013, 6:49pm
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It's hard to get historical voices right
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 8:50pm
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Yup
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Rostron2
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Jan 29 2013, 9:19pm
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Petticoat danger...
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arithmancer
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Jan 29 2013, 7:38pm
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Well yes
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29 2013, 8:54pm
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3 books
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 9:53pm
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Funny how many books...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 2:51pm
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Mixed bag, as usual...
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kiwifan
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Jan 29 2013, 10:33pm
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The Hobbit---the gift that keeps on giving!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 2:56pm
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Still on "A Memory of Light" (Wheel of Time)
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acheron
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Jan 29 2013, 11:42pm
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I hear quite often...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 2:58pm
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Wow, I didn't know anyone else did this.
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Kassandros
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Jan 30 2013, 4:55pm
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Yes, we did much of LOTR too
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acheron
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Jan 30 2013, 5:24pm
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I'm trying to get through The House on the Strand...
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Patty
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Jan 30 2013, 12:55am
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Hmmm
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 2:59pm
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The beginning reminds me an awful lot of Rebecca...
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Patty
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Jan 30 2013, 5:15pm
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Finally finished Game of Thrones
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Magpie
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Jan 30 2013, 4:34am
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"A satisfying read" is a good recommendation
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30 2013, 3:01pm
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I started to read it shortly after
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sherlock
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Jan 31 2013, 11:18am
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You know
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macfalk
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Jan 31 2013, 10:26pm
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it must have been one of a Magpie with a person?
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Magpie
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Feb 2 2013, 11:55pm
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Glad you liked the GoT book :)
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batik
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Feb 3 2013, 10:25pm
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I feel some 'obligation' to read one of the dozen books I've received as gifts in the last few months
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Magpie
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Feb 3 2013, 10:36pm
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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guitarzankansasfan
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Jan 31 2013, 2:38am
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almost done with The Last Chronicle of Barset
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Annael
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Jan 31 2013, 3:47pm
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Mountain-climbing
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1 2013, 3:08pm
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A Storm of Swords
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macfalk
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Jan 31 2013, 10:23pm
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You're in good company
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1 2013, 3:09pm
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Getting outside my comfort zone with science fiction
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Kimtc
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Feb 1 2013, 3:39am
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Fear not
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CuriousG
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Feb 1 2013, 5:40am
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Ah, science fiction
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1 2013, 3:12pm
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Thanks for the rec!
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Kimtc
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Feb 1 2013, 3:43pm
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You're very welcome
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1 2013, 4:43pm
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I'll second that...
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arithmancer
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Feb 1 2013, 7:07pm
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You have excellent taste, I see! //
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1 2013, 8:06pm
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I'm always trying to get people to try Bujold!//
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arithmancer
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Feb 2 2013, 2:49am
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Another recommendation: Ender's Game
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Ataahua
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Feb 2 2013, 8:01pm
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I actually tried to get that first before Foundation
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Kimtc
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Feb 2 2013, 8:24pm
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I like Ender's Game much better than Foundation. //
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NottaSackville
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Feb 4 2013, 3:50pm
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I found Foundation a bit dense
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Magpie
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Feb 3 2013, 12:04am
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some other recs
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Annael
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Feb 4 2013, 7:10pm
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The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
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Aragalen the Green
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Feb 3 2013, 1:26am
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Finished 'The Annotated Hobbit' the other day...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 3 2013, 8:44pm
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