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10-18-2009 06:10 PM #46
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Suffers the same problems as a lot of his novels. But it's pretty great at times, too. Reminds me a little bit of Affliction (in the intersection of insanity and mystery/suspense/conspiracy).
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10-19-2009 12:51 PM #47
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It reminded me a lot of White Noise, although I prefer Johnson over Delillo. Originally Posted by Lucky Jim
I haven't read Affliction. Do you recommend it?
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10-19-2009 02:23 PM #48
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I didn't read Affliction either. I was just thinking about the movie (which is pretty good, but painful). Originally Posted by Scrat1
I haven't read ROAHM since 1996, so I take whatever I say w/ a grain of salt. Or, you know, more grains than usual.
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11-06-2009 02:52 AM #49
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Now in the middle of Kurt Eichenwald's Conspiracy of Fools, a 700-pager about the rise and fall of Enron. You wouldn't think a book on finagled accounting would be that great, but it is entirely in a narrative style, and it's absolutely gripping. I ordered it after reading an interesting article in The New Yorker that mentioned it. Andrew Fastow in particular is an infuriating little weasel.
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11-12-2009 11:32 AM #50
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About 1/4 of the way through "The Elfstones of Shannara" A coworker let me borrow the book as he know's I'm a big Tolkien fan. The book is pretty good so far and I'm interested to see how it plays out. It's tough to not compare it to LOTR as I'm reading it though.
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11-12-2009 03:03 PM #51
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SuperFreakanomics. Just as good as the first, so far.
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11-12-2009 10:41 PM #52
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Except for the one chapter that is a big steaming pile of [watch your mouth!] Originally Posted by BaltimoreTerp
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11-12-2009 11:28 PM #53
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Which one? I haven't found it yet, I don't think... Originally Posted by TGO
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11-13-2009 12:55 AM #54
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Working my way through "Dreamcatcher" by Stephen King.
Don't go to the bathroom in Maine in the middle of a snowstorm, all I gotta say.
I'm intrigued by "The Men Who Stare at Goats" by Jon Ronson as well.
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11-13-2009 04:48 PM #55
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Chapter 5. Originally Posted by BaltimoreTerp
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11-13-2009 04:58 PM #56
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I'd be curious why, but not in the thread since my guess is it will quickly delve into politics. Originally Posted by TGO
(And lets just say when the authors answered the question in the chapter title, my thought about it was a bit off
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11-17-2009 10:29 PM #57
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Little Pink House. Nonfiction about the 2005 Supreme Court case that redefined eminent domain.
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11-18-2009 10:51 AM #58
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Just finished Brian Billick's book More than a Game and have moved on to Vince Flynn's latest Pursuit of Honor.
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11-18-2009 11:47 AM #59
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Good old Kelo. Originally Posted by SurhoffRules
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11-18-2009 04:26 PM #60
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Especially timely considering Pfizer just anounced they were pulling out of New London entirely. Originally Posted by Lucky Jim
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