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Annael
Half-elven
Feb 4, 7:10pm
Views: 35
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Dune by Frank Herbert
Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin
any of the "Hainish" novels by Le Guin (Left Hand of Darkness, the Dispossessed, City of Illusions)
the Uplift War series by David Brin
City of Angels by Greg Bear
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.
- James Hillman, Healing Fiction
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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It's the end-of-January reading thread
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29, 3:25pm
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Lots of reading...
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Angharad73
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Jan 29, 3:49pm
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I imagine a death by petticoat...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29, 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, 9:33pm
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Frankenstein (ugh) and Pearls Blows Up
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NottaSackville
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Jan 29, 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, 6:07pm
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Lord of the...
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 29, 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, 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, 6:09pm
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Eek!
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Starling
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Jan 30, 8:16am
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It's really great.
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 30, 12:14pm
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Oh wow, you are still at school
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Starling
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Jan 31, 6:59am
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It's great that these books
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Jan 31, 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, 2:35am
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Just finished Kidnapped yesterday...
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One Ringer
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Jan 29, 6:17pm
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Interesting!
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29, 8:49pm
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From what I've found
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One Ringer
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Jan 30, 4:36pm
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@ One Ringer and Lily Fairbairn
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kiwifan
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Jan 29, 9:42pm
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Yes
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30, 2:48pm
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Canadian resident here,
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One Ringer
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Jan 30, 4:38pm
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I found this
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Alassea Elensar
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Feb 2, 12:07am
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As a matter of fact -
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One Ringer
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Feb 3, 4:21am
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Re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy.
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Ataahua
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Jan 29, 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, 8:49pm
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"about to get truly horrible"?
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CuriousG
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Jan 29, 9:36pm
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The next two books are worth reading.
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Ataahua
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Jan 30, 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, 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, 9:57pm
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I think it actually
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Laerasėa
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Jan 29, 10:51pm
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Blaze of Glory
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Rostron2
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Jan 29, 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, 8:50pm
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Yup
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Rostron2
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Jan 29, 9:19pm
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Petticoat danger...
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arithmancer
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Jan 29, 7:38pm
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Well yes
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 29, 8:54pm
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3 books
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CuriousG
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Jan 29, 9:53pm
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Funny how many books...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30, 2:51pm
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Mixed bag, as usual...
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kiwifan
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Jan 29, 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, 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, 11:42pm
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I hear quite often...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30, 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, 4:55pm
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Yes, we did much of LOTR too
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acheron
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Jan 30, 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, 12:55am
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Hmmm
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 30, 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, 5:15pm
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Finally finished Game of Thrones
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Magpie
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Jan 30, 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, 3:01pm
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I started to read it shortly after
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sherlock
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Jan 31, 11:18am
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You know
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macfalk
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Jan 31, 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, 11:55pm
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Glad you liked the GoT book :)
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batik
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Feb 3, 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, 10:36pm
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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guitarzankansasfan
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Jan 31, 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, 3:47pm
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Mountain-climbing
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1, 3:08pm
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A Storm of Swords
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macfalk
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Jan 31, 10:23pm
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You're in good company
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1, 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, 3:39am
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Fear not
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CuriousG
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Feb 1, 5:40am
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Ah, science fiction
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1, 3:12pm
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Thanks for the rec!
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Kimtc
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Feb 1, 3:43pm
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You're very welcome
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1, 4:43pm
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I'll second that...
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arithmancer
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Feb 1, 7:07pm
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You have excellent taste, I see! //
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 1, 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, 2:49am
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Another recommendation: Ender's Game
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Ataahua
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Feb 2, 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, 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, 3:50pm
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I found Foundation a bit dense
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Magpie
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Feb 3, 12:04am
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some other recs
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Annael
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Feb 4, 7:10pm
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The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
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Aragalen the Green
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Feb 3, 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, 8:44pm
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