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Currently reading "Stalingrad" by Anthony Beevor. Great book, very informative, yet easy to follow. 
Which book are you currently reading?
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What about the rest of the Ender/Shadow saga? There is like 10 more books, and Speaker for the Dead will completely alter how you view Ender's Game. And then the Shadow books give you a completely different perspective, permanently altering how you view certain characters and events.
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Don't know if I'll read the rest. Don't know what other book my sister read, but she didn't like it, only the first book. Too complicated and a bit boring the said.
And my sister reads a lot of books. Comes in handy when I want to read one as, most of the time, she has read it already
And my sister reads a lot of books. Comes in handy when I want to read one as, most of the time, she has read it already
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This is a simply brilliant book about Grand Prix in the '50's. It focuses on the story of American Phil Hill and German Count von Trips at Ferrari at it's core, but weaves their story in among their fellow racers history and gives a magnificent feel for how Grand Prix were back then.
Highly recommended if you have any interest in motor racing 👍
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Don't know if I'll read the rest. Don't know what other book my sister read, but she didn't like it, only the first book. Too complicated and a bit boring the said.
And my sister reads a lot of books. Comes in handy when I want to read one as, most of the time, she has read it already
I wouldn't bother too much with the other books, they get really weird really quick. I couldn't stand reading any of them.
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Don't know if I'll read the rest. Don't know what other book my sister read, but she didn't like it, only the first book. Too complicated and a bit boring the said.
And my sister reads a lot of books. Comes in handy when I want to read one as, most of the time, she has read it already
The rest of the series becomes very philosophical and socio-political as Ender, as an adult has trouble coming to terms with what he did, eventually understands it, and then, while using a false identity, publicly destroys his reputation as the hero of the human race and presents himself as the genocide, and begins his quest to redeem himself.
If that is too much in the "going to make you think long and hard" category then just check out Ender's Shadow. It follows the same story as Ender's Game, but is focused on Bean, who is smarter and a better tactician than Ender, but was too young to take command in time, but was being groomed to be dropped into Ender's place if necessary.
Basically, if you read Ender's Game as a fun sci-fi tale about children in Battle School "playing" tactical strategy games the rest will seem to be a sudden turn in style. If you found it to be an interesting socio-political commentary on our military industrial complex's indoctrinatin of children and on society's willingness to sacrifice anything to present a sense of security then it only gets better from there.
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I just finished Robert Jordan's (and Brandon Sanderon's) A Memory of Light, the fourteenth and final book in The Wheel of Time series. I read it in a single session - and at over 900 pages, it took me roughtly fifteen hours to complete.
My reactions to it are mixed. I really liked some parts of it, but I was disappointed with others. The whole thing really feels like an extended epilogue to everything that has come before it, but I think Brandon Sanderson concentrated far too much on the battles. It was particularly evident in the way one event has the same consequences for four individual battles, and we see it play out on all four battle fronts simultaneously. The book itself is over 900 pages, and a good 700 of that is spent recounting the fighting. It's to be expected, since the story concerns the final fight between humankind and the forces of darkness, but I can't help thinking that a smarter way to do it would be to have the battles as a backdrop and concentrate on the subplots running through them, rather than focusing on the battles themselves.
I was also disappointed by the revelation of a key villain, who has been very well-hidden and a source of lots of speculation over the past thriteen books, because there was nothing to foreshadow his plans. And also by a secondary villain who shows up at the last minute and doesn't really do anything.
My reactions to it are mixed. I really liked some parts of it, but I was disappointed with others. The whole thing really feels like an extended epilogue to everything that has come before it, but I think Brandon Sanderson concentrated far too much on the battles. It was particularly evident in the way one event has the same consequences for four individual battles, and we see it play out on all four battle fronts simultaneously. The book itself is over 900 pages, and a good 700 of that is spent recounting the fighting. It's to be expected, since the story concerns the final fight between humankind and the forces of darkness, but I can't help thinking that a smarter way to do it would be to have the battles as a backdrop and concentrate on the subplots running through them, rather than focusing on the battles themselves.
I was also disappointed by the revelation of a key villain, who has been very well-hidden and a source of lots of speculation over the past thriteen books, because there was nothing to foreshadow his plans. And also by a secondary villain who shows up at the last minute and doesn't really do anything.
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I wanted to know what happened next.
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I'll be getting it on Friday, when I finally get a chance to go into town. I think I'll re-read the whole series through from the start though, so it will take me a while to get round to the last book.
I've done the whole book in a single sitting thing myself before, usually every time a new David Eddings was published.
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The Life of Pi. I bounced off of Heart of Darkness harder than... Something bouncy, so I decided to go for something easier. I really enjoyed the film so I thought I might as well.
After that it'll be Fahrenheit 451.
After that it'll be Fahrenheit 451.
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia
About half way through, very good book for anyone interested in music or blues history, granted the writing itself could be better.👍
The whole series is rather good(bought a box set with all 5 books a few years ago, best $12 ever spent).
About half way through, very good book for anyone interested in music or blues history, granted the writing itself could be better.👍
The whole series is rather good(bought a box set with all 5 books a few years ago, best $12 ever spent).
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W3HSI got it shipped from England, the whole 5 books in one big book. I've read 'The Guide' before but not the fifth book which came with it. In fact....screw the internet, I'm going to read some more of it now.
Douglas Adams did weave humour brilliantly into that series 👍 the series is great, and Eoin Colfer did a reasonable job with the sixth one too.
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I've just finished Paradise Lost. I think it may well be the best poem I've ever read. The sheer scope of it just amazes me, and the fact that Milton had to dictate it to an aide due to his blindness... just wow. Haven't felt this swept away by a book in years.
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#3:
This, almost finished and then on to the next one and the next and the next and so on.
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I've decided that after this one I'll take a break from the series.
Not only because it has been too long and I feel the need to read something completely different, but also because it is said that there's a bit of a "break" in the story between #3 and #4 (whereas #3 follows #2 directly and, after that, #5 follows #4, too).
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The Shadow Project by Scott Mariani.
I've read it before but I wanted a break from the A Song of ice and fire series, went out to find some newer books by Mariani but no local book shop stocks any. But I don't mind reading it again, massively enjoyed it the first time round.
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