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Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:42 am**

Hey, [mention]Epignosis[/mention]. Guess what I'm reading now.

Clue #1: On my phone, since it's not in stock or even translated.

Clue #2: Long enough to probably take me until March, considering how I've mishandled Atwood this summer.

Clue #3: What the heck are alewives?

Posted: **Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:16 pm**

Ricochet wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:42 am Guess what I'm reading now.

Clue #1: On my phone, since it's not in stock or even translated.

Clue #2: Long enough to probably take me until March, considering how I've mishandled Atwood this summer.

Clue #3: What the heck are alewives?

An obscure book...Atwood...alewives.

*Snaps fingers*

https://www.amazon.com/Alewives-Tale-Hi ... 1625341059

Posted: **Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:28 am**

Well it was either that or https://www.amazon.com/Big-New-Yorker-B ... 0679644776.

You've interpreted "not found or translated in Nauru" with obscure, though, which I wouldn't say is the case.

Posted: **Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:31 pm**

The real answer, fwiw.

Posted: **Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:26 am**

Yeah, I never would've guessed.

Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:24 pm**

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's Murder in the Links.

It's a pretty fucking great book. Has a zillion plot twists and like every book from Agatha, it's engineered to make you fail to guess them. Not my favorite book from her though, because they are all amazing. But great.

Posted: **Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:20 pm**

My reading progress through September 30th. Chicka Chicka is sucking up my soul. I've read maybe two pages since October 1st.

Posted: **Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:33 am**

Dragon D. Luffy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:24 pm Just finished reading Agatha Christie's Murder in the Links.

It's a pretty fucking great book. Has a zillion plot twists and like every book from Agatha, it's engineered to make you fail to guess them. Not my favorite book from her though, because they are all amazing. But great.

I started to re-read 4.50 from Paddington a while back. I decided I was going to buy more of her collection, but I never had the chance.

Posted: **Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:39 am**

I am currently reading Meddling Kids. It's a fun take on a Scooby Doo parody. The target demographic is not the same though, that's for sure.

Posted: **Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:00 pm**

I just finished Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential," which I picked up for a quarter at a library used book sale. It's hugely entertaining — the guy is an amateur writer, but he loves his subject and uses the language of his people (chefs) to great effect. Recommended.

Posted: **Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:48 pm**

I am in the middle of Sam Sykes Bring Down Heaven trilogy. It is a really good time, funny, smart, supernatural. I have been told that is like the best DnD game ever-- as I never played that I can't exactly give you an answer there. But it made me snicker three or four times in the first chapter of the first book and I have laughed out loud several other times.

I am also in love with an ancillary character Kudj and I am so worried he is gonna die.

Love= Death people. Love = Death.

Posted: **Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:45 pm**

Back in the reading habit again. Still fighting through the dictionary. I'm into letter U now though, so it's pretty easy sailing from here on out.

Interesting words from January:
-Times sign
-Today
-Toss
-Tragus
-Trump
-Turnspit
-Turtle/Turtledove

Posted: **Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:47 pm**

rereading 1984 starting tomorrow on my overnight trip.

Posted: **Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:58 am**

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:47 pm rereading 1984 starting tomorrow on my overnight trip.

Read that, it's awesome

Posted: **Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:58 am**

Elisabeth of roumania; a study
& rereading the secret diaries of Charlotte Bronte {victorian novels}, because I loved it sm

Posted: **Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:08 pm**

This latest post is actually my update through the end of February. I'm currently on the second and last page of the letter X.

Interesting words from February:

-Verbalism
-Verruca
-Vigintillion
-Violaceous
-Vodka

Three of the five words in that list weren't recognized by spell check.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:53 am**

One of the best things I've read in a while.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:15 pm**

lapluie wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:58 am Elisabeth of roumania; a study
& rereading the secret diaries of Charlotte Bronte {victorian novels}, because I loved it sm

Which Elisabeth; Carmen Sylva or or her greatniece, E.of R.who went on to be Queen of the Hellenes? Whichever one, I shall have to look for this because I have always had a fascination for the woman who came between them, Marie of Edinburgh.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:53 am

One of the best things I've read in a while.

This has been popular here as well. I have a friend who is a librarian, and she said it was starting to get on local HS reading lists.

Posted: **Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:30 pm**

I've already got two boys who hate reading eating it up.

Posted: **Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:10 pm**

I finally finished the letter Z. Sadly, the supplementary material sections are no picnic either.
https://lsrbook.blogspot.com/2018/04/re ... -wave.html

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:54 pm**

S~V~S wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:15 pm
lapluie wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:58 am Elisabeth of roumania; a study
& rereading the secret diaries of Charlotte Bronte {victorian novels}, because I loved it sm
Which Elisabeth; Carmen Sylva or or her greatniece, E.of R.who went on to be Queen of the Hellenes? Whichever one, I shall have to look for this because I have always had a fascination for the woman who came between them, Marie of Edinburgh.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:53 am

One of the best things I've read in a while.
This has been popular here as well. I have a friend who is a librarian, and she said it was starting to get on local HS reading lists.

Good question. I did not know there was a trilogy or genre for each of her histories? I'm not sure if I read the entire biography or it was divided but the former perhaps.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:46 am**

[mention]lapluie[/mention] Oh,sorry I was not clear. I wasn't talking about a series of books, but a series of women

I ordered this, it is about the Queen of Romania, who was a fascinating person. She used a literary pseudonym, Carmen Sylva. She was a fairly prolific writer in several genres. Very unusual and independant for her time and position in society.

This book looks like a good read, I look forward to it.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:41 pm**

I'm reading Ender's Game at the moment. Just picked it up the other night while browsing a bookstore.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:45 pm**

That's one I didn't really like.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:18 pm**

Epignosis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:45 pm That's one I didn't really like.

Really? I'm enjoying it so far. I sure can see why people wouldn't like it, though.

Posted: **Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:57 pm**

Recently finished The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.

Posted: **Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:34 am**

S~V~S wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:46 am @lapluie Oh,sorry I was not clear. I wasn't talking about a series of books, but a series of women

I ordered this, it is about the Queen of Romania, who was a fascinating person. She used a literary pseudonym, Carmen Sylva. She was a fairly prolific writer in several genres. Very unusual and independant for her time and position in society.

This book looks like a good read, I look forward to it.

You definitely should, I am excited for the person who will be reading it for the first time!

Theres another beautiful one called - Sunshine Conducted by W.M
It's just uhg, liquid nectar, I think a reader would enjoy the vivid imagery of the authors imaginative reality of a novel, it's one of my favorite because it's got chimes of poetry included as well.

Posted: **Fri May 11, 2018 10:38 pm**

I grow closer and closer to finally finishing this cursed book!

Posted: **Sun May 20, 2018 11:47 am**

50 pages left

Posted: **Tue May 22, 2018 10:59 am**

A Person wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:57 pm Recently finished The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.

Thanks for reminding me of this book's existence, it's on my list of books to read.

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2018 10:39 pm**

I started Michael Chabon’s Telegraph Avenue the other day, about a pair of record store owners circa 2004. I love most of his books but read his debut a few months ago and hated it, so here’s hoping it’s not like that one! His style is not for everybody, very show-offy, but something about it just hits the spot.

Posted: **Thu May 24, 2018 11:47 pm**

35 pages to go. I’m trying but I’m dying here.

Posted: **Sun May 27, 2018 3:27 pm**

I finished reading the dictionary!

I figured out my original start date, so I managed to finish with a page-per-day count of greater than one (barely). My dictionary is 1,600 pages long. I finished on day 1,596.

I am relieved.

Posted: **Mon May 28, 2018 4:49 pm**

Link to my final reading update post for the dictionary.

Posted: **Mon May 28, 2018 10:02 pm**

What did you make of the word, "torture?"

Posted: **Tue May 29, 2018 9:29 am**

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 10:02 pm What did you make of the word, "torture?"

Meh. A French word by way of Latin roots. It probably didn't even register with me. Latin-derived words were so plentiful that it was boring. Sometimes MW would try to force non-Latin-derived words into a connection with a Latin word. That irked me every time. It was like the father in My Big Fat Greek Wedding who claimed he could trace any word back to Greek.

Posted: **Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:45 pm**

Got a new book today called "Ophelia's muse" it's so dainty, have not read yet, excited to.

Posted: **Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:53 pm**

I'm reading The Oracle Year.

HOLY BANANAS, GUYS

Posted: **Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:05 pm**

That's awesome, Mongoose.

Posted: **Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:33 pm**

Today I'm reading Roth's novella The Ghost Writer. Someone read it and discuss with me!

Posted: **Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:52 pm**

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:05 pm That's awesome, Mongoose.

Ahhhh I just figured out your true identity. Is Tropic of Cancer worth the time I think it is?

Posted: **Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:32 pm**

Mongoose wrote: ↑Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:33 pm Today I'm reading Roth's novella The Ghost Writer. Someone read it and discuss with me!

(what's this, a moongoose?)

I've just started reading my first Roth, but it's Portnoy.

Reading Miller was, uhm, "educational" for me back when I was 14-15. Read quite a lot (both Tropics and the Rosy trilogy), but I couldn't tell you now which stood out most. Probably Cancer over Capricorn iirc.

Posted: **Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:00 pm**

My review of the dictionary.

Posted: **Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:29 pm**

Finished Child of God. Cormac McCarthy seems, uh, normal ... not.

Posted: **Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:29 pm**

Mongoose wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:52 pm
Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 11:05 pm That's awesome, Mongoose.
Ahhhh I just figured out your true identity. Is Tropic of Cancer worth the time I think it is?

I was drunk and just wanted to speak to you.

Posted: **Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:12 pm**

G-Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:00 pm My review of the dictionary.

It's nice of you to provide a layman's review, but I've preferred a review I would need a dictionary as a reference to understand.

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:15 pm**

I'm reading Another Stupid Spell right now. It's an indie book about a high-fantasy orc who is smarter than all of the other orcs. He learns how to cast magic.

The first words of the book are "Me smart orc."

I'll review it when I'm done with it.

Posted: **Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:48 pm**

im starting thucydides' history of the peloponnesian war tonight. pray for me.

Posted: **Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:58 pm**

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:48 pm im starting thucydides' history of the peloponnesian war tonight. pray for me.

Posted: **Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:11 pm**

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:48 pm im starting thucydides' history of the peloponnesian war tonight. pray for me.

Jay's done a number on you, huh

I really want to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms after Epi's game, I'm going to buy it at some point. Who knew mafia games could lead you into deep historical literature, but it can.

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