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• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 8:20 AM EDT

  Sorry: A Game of Thrones

• Jonathan Davis

  

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  August 4, 2015 8:24 AM EDT

  That's not a book yo. 

• Deleted Member

  
   

  August 4, 2015 8:33 AM EDT

  Kinda sorta. Instead of Sun, it's Ceaser
• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 8:55 AM EDT

  You're joking, right?

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  August 4, 2015 8:59 AM EDT

  It certainly has power.
• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:01 AM EDT

  Mostly in my 20s.  I feel more able to put it into context now, so in that sense I agree with you

• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:03 AM EDT

  Yeah whatever you think of its contents its one of the great works of literature 

• Jonathan Davis

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:12 AM EDT

  Actually I am.

  Have you read any of the first book yet? Or are you saving it for your vacation? 

  I found it hard to get into because I watched the television series before I read the books. Yet in the long run, I still find that the some scenes were done better in the books where as others were done superbly on the tv series. 

  My favorite scene of that saga of the series is the Jamie vs Eddard duel. I am a bit bothered with the fact that on the tv series, that fight is ended with such a shitty cop-out. 

  My biggest irk though is just how lame Dany is. In both the books and on tv. I figure she is one of the most well-thought out characters but I also think she is too thought out. You know? 

• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:17 AM EDT

  Saving it. I'll let you know what I think

• Jonathan Davis

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:20 AM EDT

  I'm certain that the Bible was burned. But who and where, we'll never know... 

• Jonathan Davis

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:23 AM EDT

  Yeah? Well don't let me kill too much of it, because it's not like some important characters die or what not. 

• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:31 AM EDT

  Haha, thanks! Don't worry I've watched all of the TV show: Best Show Ever

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:57 AM EDT

  I've never actually read it from cover to cover.  I picked up the Old Testament around 13 and stopped reading after an hour or so.  I think the language was too difficult for me, I don't exactly remember.  Since then it's acted as a reference book of sorts, when I need to read a particular passage because it relates to some discussion I'm having.  Not even a religious discussion necessarily - sometimes it just makes for good analogies.  

  But you really only read the bible?  Nothing else? 

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 9:58 AM EDT

  Huh, I didn't know there were ES books, though I'm not at all surprised.  

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 10:03 AM EDT

  I've heard of reading more than one book at once, but not listening to one while reading another.  How's that working out? 

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 10:07 AM EDT

  Why hasn't it gone well? 

• Edana

  

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  August 4, 2015 11:32 AM EDT

  I'll cop to it-- my track record for finishing books has been a little less than awesome lately. I love a good read, but life and laziness prevail more often than I'd like. I also have to read books for work that our researchers publish and then draft press releases on them; often times the subject matter is... not my favorite kind of read. So after spending the day grappling with bone-dry, quant-heavy research, I usually don't feel like picking up a book when I get home.

  The last book I didn't finish was Love in the Time of Cholera this past spring. It was recommended to me by a friend, but--oof--I didnt make it more than 100 pages. Romance isn't my jam anyway though. 

  I usually steer clear of popular books, but I just scooped up The Martian by Andy Weir. Supposedly it's a funny and a quick read, but I can't attest to that yet.

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 11:48 AM EDT

  Huh, looks like The Martian is being made into a movie.  Quick, finish the books so that you can say you read it before the movie came out!  Get your hipster strut on.  Where do you work that you have to read research daily? 

• The Wing

  

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  August 4, 2015 11:52 AM EDT

  Most recently, I read Ender's Shadow. Brilliant book. I'm thinking of trying out the Discworld series.

• Edana

  

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  August 4, 2015 12:00 PM EDT

  The clerk at the counter actually told me that as I was checking out! If it's a fast read hopefully I can get through it before it comes out. :P
  
  I work at a think tank on communications and development initiatives. Part of my job is being informed for publicizing our latest research and findings, creating web content, and writing funding proposals. Our researchers don't publish full books every day, but there's usually a steady flow of peer-reviewed journal articles and op-eds.
• Idesto

  

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  August 4, 2015 12:04 PM EDT

  You must: they're brilliant! 

• The Wing

  

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  August 4, 2015 12:07 PM EDT

  My sister's told me a bit about them - she says they're priceless. The only problem is that once I start reading something, I can't write until I get the book done. XD I think I'm ready to take the plunge anyway!

• The Wing

  

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  August 4, 2015 12:18 PM EDT

  I think it's a series of like 8 books with 5000-15000 pages each of a thousand million 'ands', followed by lengthy descriptions of the relationships (and rivers) between factions. And war as well. But I haven't read them so I'm not entirely certain.

• Legion

  

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  August 4, 2015 12:35 PM EDT

  That sounds enjoyable, but I can see why you might not want to read at the end of the day.