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Post by erictheblue on Jul 12, 2011 7:53:45 GMT -5
I'm probably going to download Garro: Oath of Moment. Wouldn't actually be "reading" it, but it is as close as I can get since there is no book version of it.
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Post by malicious_bloke on Jul 16, 2011 9:53:21 GMT -5
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Post by shadowpanther on Jul 16, 2011 15:40:24 GMT -5
Finished the above. Now is Dance of Dragons time!
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Post by Shane for Wax on Jul 18, 2011 11:22:53 GMT -5
I finally finished The Protector's War last night while in the hospital. Next up-- A Meeting at Corvallis.
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Post by scotsgit on Jul 20, 2011 9:28:33 GMT -5
Legend By the late, great David Gemmell. A man who is sorely missed.
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Post by carnotaurussastrei on Jul 21, 2011 0:40:20 GMT -5
Just started Midnight for Charlie Bone. Writing's a bit clunky, but the plot has me intrigued so far. I also picked up the first two books in the Bloody Jack series.
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Post by Deimos on Jul 21, 2011 4:41:18 GMT -5
War and Peace by Tolstoy. Quite addictive
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Post by Vypernight on Jul 21, 2011 8:33:00 GMT -5
Here's a review I posted for my most recent book read on Facebook:
I recently read the book, "Breaking up with God," by Sarah Sentilles, who is a friend of my cousin's. In the book, Sentilles describes how she goes from a theology student and minister to an agnostic. Early in life, she sees her relationship with God as a close, romantic one, and leaving that, like abandoning a spouse or significant other.
This decision did not come to her lightly, as it rarely does for people. Very rarely will you meet a sado-masochist who wakes up one morning and decides, "$%#@ the Lord! I'd rather turn against years and years of beliefs and possibly people close to me!" It's often a painful, stressful process, especially if you live in a very religious-oriented environment.
In Sentilles case, she started her path when reading about the lost Gnostic books of the Bible and reaches its peak when she deals with sexism and fundamentalism in the church. And when California's Prop 8 was up for vote, she encountered quite a lot of hatred and bigomy from those claiming to follow a loving faith as she defended same-sex rights.
At one point when she was younger, Sentilles' mother leaves the Catholic church and returns to the Episcopal where she was brought up. Sentilles recalls her father's mother, a strong Catholic believer, once telling her as a child, "I'll wave to you from heavan." Personally, I wanted to punch the lady.
Overall, I liked the book and feel for Sentilles and the pain she went through in doubting her faith, especially one she spent her life clinging to like a relationship. A number of people I know have left Christianty because they are surrounded by so much hate, prejudice, and hyprocracy and find peace in another path. I also know quite a few others who believe that being a Christian means treating others with love and respect, as they feel following Christ's example is more about loving and accepting others even if they live a different life.
Now this is Not a knock against Christianity or any other religion. Personally, I don't think any one path is 100% right or wrong, but fit specific people better than others. Most religions can be summed up in two simple rules; Don't be a prick. Take responsibility for yourself, your words, and your actions.
Finally, I've known people who've used the Bible, or rather a specific passage of the Bible (and ignoring everything around it) to justify their views and/or hatred for someone different from them. This is why I like a particular line from the book the most;
"Just because something ended up in a book called the Bible doesn't make it right."
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Post by shadowpanther on Jul 21, 2011 8:54:00 GMT -5
Finished A Dance With Dragons Martin BETTER be writing the next books after ending on all those cliffhangers.
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Post by SCarpelan on Jul 21, 2011 16:29:42 GMT -5
He had over 100 pages written for The Winds of Winter a year ago .
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Post by shadowpanther on Aug 15, 2011 13:52:25 GMT -5
I'm now reading the hardest one actually. Machiavelli.
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Post by Deimos on Aug 16, 2011 23:36:10 GMT -5
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
It's amaaaazing
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Post by Mira on Aug 17, 2011 1:50:54 GMT -5
I'm now reading the hardest one actually. Machiavelli. I don't get what all the fuss was about. Understood it perfectly.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 17, 2011 1:53:29 GMT -5
I swap from A Meeting at Corvallis to Animorphs lately.
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Post by Bezron on Aug 17, 2011 16:13:09 GMT -5
Currently reading Against All Things Ending bt Stephen R Donaldson. It's the third book in the Final Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series (which is the third Thomas Covenant series). Pretty good, if you like any of the other series, this one fits nicely along the continuum. He does use some archaic language, so the whole thing is rather dense (which is one if the aspects that I love about it, since it causes me to read slower than normal) Sadly, 4th book isn't due out until 2012 or 2013.
Next up is Rule 34 by Charles Stross. According to the review I read on it, the author is in line to become the next Neal Stephenson or William Gibson in regards to cyberpunk/sci-fi. So I'm looking forward to that one (also, it is less dense than the current read, so it should be good for reading on my upcoming vacation)
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