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Jamie Grey Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 02 December 2007 Location: Wales Posts: 1013
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 12:24pm | IP Logged | 1
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Stephen King's "Duma Key"...it has started off okay.
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John Leach Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1860
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 12:33pm | IP Logged | 2
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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself by Jen Kirkman. About three chapters in and I'm really enjoying it.
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Fabrice Renault Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 15 April 2004 Location: France Posts: 3094
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 12:36pm | IP Logged | 3
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I just finished #66 of One Piece. I also had to tackle a few numbers of Naruto for job purpose, and enjoyed this series more than I thought I would. One Piece remains my favorite manga right now.
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Rob Shalda Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 25 February 2013 Location: United States Posts: 419
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 7:54pm | IP Logged | 4
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You by Austin Grossman author of Soon I Will Be Invincible. Great book.
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Andrew Hess Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9842
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 8:34pm | IP Logged | 5
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ohhh, I had forgotten Grossman had another book coming. It's now on my reserves list
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Andrew Hess Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9842
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Posted: 23 April 2013 at 8:52pm | IP Logged | 6
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103) "Foundation & Empire" by Isaac Asimov, read by Scott Brick
As the galactic empire crumbles and dies and the Foundation begins to gain control, a warlord named "The Mule" comes from out of nowhere and begins to take over planets and regions seemingly effortlessly; his goal is to find and destroy the Second Foundation.
Just a little bit of narrative in this one, as opposed to the endless talking in the first of this trilogy; tho, still, the female parts are a little underwritten. I also guessed one of the dramatic plot twists well in advance, tho maybe because it has been imitated a few times since this was written in the '50s..? Still slogging my way to the end of the trilogy.
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Andrew Hess Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9842
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Posted: 26 April 2013 at 9:50am | IP Logged | 7
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104) "The Hot Rock" by Donald Westlake
Having just been released from prison, Dortmunder is hired by an African nation to steal an emerald they hold dear from a museum, but complications ensue and he has to steal it again, and again, and again...
Quintessential caper/heist story, with all sorts of hijinks. Unfortunately, because there are actually several heists going on, the story is light on characterization and details; but it's a fun ride while it lasts. This is my first Westlake novel (tho I have read many he wrote under his guise of Richard Stark), but don't feel I got the full effect. Will need to read another, soon.
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Lars Sandmark Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 05 October 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3142
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Posted: 26 April 2013 at 2:52pm | IP Logged | 8
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Andrew, I read it about six months back and thought it was fun too.
It was light and airy which is funny because in Westlake's introduction he explains that the germ of the plot was originally intended as a PARKER novel.
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Mark Haslett Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 6059
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Posted: 26 April 2013 at 4:00pm | IP Logged | 9
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If you can get one, the Westlake Dortmunder audiobooks-read by Michael Kramer are outstanding and, for me, reveal humor on every page that somehow escaped me when reading the books myself. Perfect match of reader and writer.
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Andrew Hess Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9842
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Posted: 27 April 2013 at 10:42pm | IP Logged | 10
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None of the Dortmunder books available thru our library systems are with Kramer. That won't stop me from reading these, tho.
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Andrew Hess Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9842
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Posted: 27 April 2013 at 10:47pm | IP Logged | 11
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105) "Murder" by Parnell Hall
Unwilling ambulance-chasing PI Stanley Hastings (he would rather be a writer) gets handed a simple black-mail case by his wife, which quickly turns to murder, and he is the primary suspect.
Another light crime novel, this has a breezy tone that flows logically from beginning to end. Wouldn't have minded if the main character's actual life played into the narration, such as his home life or career interests, but this had my interest enough that I would like to read more in the series.
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Jodi Moisan Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 February 2008 Location: United States Posts: 6832
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Posted: 28 April 2013 at 7:52am | IP Logged | 12
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The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson By Robert CaroVery much enjoyed this book. Being a fan of politics I was not surprised by the arm twisting and back room wheeling and dealings, that went on to get anything done in Washington. LBJ was a very colorful character, that I am afraid would not survive in today's political climate. Kind of sad really.
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