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Magpie
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Jan 30 2013, 4:34am
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Finally finished Game of Thrones
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I really enjoyed it a lot. I like that the writing is pretty straight forward, not all arty and pretentious. But there are passages that were so well written I had to read them outloud to my husband (who cares not a whit about it). I had seen the first season of the show on DVD which follows the first book so I knew what was going to happen. I enjoyed putting a face to many characters. My favorites are Jon Snow, Tyrion, and Arya. And the book made connections for me that I had missed from the show (or maybe they never attempted to make those connections). A very satisfying read. Now, I have to choose from a pile of books I've gotten as gifts in the last few months. I think I have about a dozen. I got a pile of Dresden Files books, a book on plants in Middle-earth (which I started at breakfast this morning and found pretty interesting), a book on the origin of the Hobbit (There and Back Again) and two mysteries by Lillian Stewart Carl. :-)
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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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