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I just got done reading "The Silent Blade" by RA Salvatore. It is the 11th book in a series involving Drizzt Do'Urden.
I am just about to start reading "Brew Like a Monk - Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them". I think I'm going to try and brew my own beer of the coming year. |
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It's basically the accounts of a Arab Muslim and his travels with a Viking group in about 700 AD (I think it was). So far it's really good, and I think I'm more than halfway through it already. But it seems a lot shorter than most of his stuff, though. |
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I just finished "The Last Dog on Earth" By Daniel Ehrenhaft. True to it's name, nearly every dog in the book is killed by a horrible disease called POS. Despite that, it does not seem overly sad. Sure, the truck carrying stacks and stacks of dead dogs was a little...gruesome. But for the most part, it doesn't suffer from being too cruel. The book is written from the perspective of the main character, Logan Moore, who is your average angst-ridden 14 year old whose dad walked out on him when he was seven. His mother is a push-over, and he refers to his step dad as "The all-knowing-master-of-everything." His sarcastic writing adds humour to the story, and helps cover the dead dogs impact a little bit.
The sarcasm also helps the story seem more realistic. He dreams of blasting his step dad, the Boot camp Sergent, and others from the boot camp with his LMTUD (Logan Moore Torpedo of Ultimate Destruction) are exactly what any other kid (or myself at least) would do in his position. While I hate dogs dying, I liked the story a lot. You knew the dogs were all going to die, so it wasn't really that bad. Not even when Logan's dog Jack (who's a girl) dies, you know it was going to happen. Even when he gets shot by a rabid human, you knew that was going to happen. While not the best book, I liked it. It was a decent way to spend a few hours. |
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Finished Stephen King's The Shining a couple of days back.
I had read it as a teenager, but at this stage in my life with a wife, kids, professional career, alcohol(though not alcoholic!), the story resonated better for me. The hedge animals were much more exciting this time around too. |
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HeroScape is back Baby! Whoo Hoo!!!
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And now that you've quoted it, two people will have to edit their posts.
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So we're reading the book Night in English class, and 20 pages in, one person asks "Is this book about the Holocaust?"
*facepalm* Circumcision? HIS body, HIS decision. A person should have the right to their own body. "Sometimes you're right but you're always an asshole." - Anonymous neg rep |
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