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What are you reading ST? I just started Simon Rich's Spoiled Brats. Do yourself a favor and download the free sample.

Posted by ralph wiggum (aka Wiggum17) Dec 4 '14, 16:51

The first story is told from the point of view of a 2nd grade class hamster and is *hilarious*

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Curious George Visits the Zoo and Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. - kelly Dec 4, 17:29
Just finished Lincoln Child's Death Match. Surprised I've not read it before. -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 17:20
NOS4RTU by Joe Hill -- nm - Epiphany Dec 4, 17:19
Nikolai Gogol's Collected Tales. Because I'm an intellectual, goddamit! -- nm - Roger More Dec 4, 17:12
A Brief History of Fighting Ships during the Napoleonic Wars -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 17:06 1
- master at arms, take that man below and clap him in irons! -- nm - jack Aubrey Dec 4, 17:19
Just finished Crimson Angel by Barbara Hambly and just started the new Wild Cards novel. - TWuG Dec 4, 17:06
Working my way through DJ Molles' Remaining series. - Dignan Dec 4, 17:04
Just finished Red Rising, just started Mr. Mercedes. -- nm - Ender Dec 4, 17:03 3
- I loved Red Rising, even though it bogs down a bit in the middle. Really excited for the next one. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:04 2
  - It loses a few points for so clearly being a mashup of a few other series. -- nm - Ender Dec 4, 17:05 1
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I'm not reading Replay because fucking Amazon doesn't fucking offer a fucking Kindle version of Replay. - David Dec 4, 17:02 22
- It's not Amazon's choice though, is it? -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 17:03 21
  - Fuck if I know. - David Dec 4, 17:03 20
    - I believe it's publisher/author discretion. Amazon wants to sell everything on Kindle. -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 17:10 19
      - Please don't bring rational thought into my frustrated venting. -- nm - David Dec 4, 17:12 18
        
        That's something I'd bring up with the VP in Charge of Sales to David at your next quarterly. -- nm - Roger More Dec 4, 17:13 17
        
        Next Replay, I'm shoving you in front of a tank. -- nm - David Dec 4, 17:14 16
        
        Live. Die. Repeat. - Spawn Dec 4, 17:17
        
        So continuing the language trend...WTF is Replay? - JD Dec 4, 17:17 14
        
        Oh, JD. *shakes JD's head* -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 17:18
        
        Oh, JD. *shaking head* nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:18
        
        *blink* One of my top 5 books, all time. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:17 11
        
        Okaaaay. So explain it to me like I'm five...author? -- nm - JD Dec 4, 17:18 10
        
        Ken Grimwood. Julia Roberts bought the film rights a while back but nothing came of it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:22 2
        
        Which is a good thing in that case. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:24 1
        
        Indeed. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:25
        
        Ken Grimwood. (spoilers) - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:22 6
        
        Oh. Many thanks. Just to piss David off further..Audible has an audiobook version. The same Audible owned by David's favorite Amazon -- nm - JD Dec 4, 17:24 3
        
        Nice! It won the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:24 2
        
        I've literally thought about it every few months or so since I first read it 25 years ago. - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:27 1
        
        Exactly. One of my first fav gifts from Amy was a hardback copy. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:30
        
        Published in 1986. -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 17:23 1
        
        In my minor defense in 1986, I think I was still reading classic science fiction if I was reading at all. Oh and Douglas Adams, maybe some -- nm - JD Dec 4, 17:26
The Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole -- nm - Covington Dec 4, 17:02
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I'm trying to read The Bat by Jo Nesbo -- nm - Dano Dec 4, 16:58
Last time I took a book suggestion from you, I couldn't put it down! -- nm - ty97 Dec 4, 16:53 1
- These are short stories! I don't know if they are all as funny as the first 2, but I have high hopes. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 16:54
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton and Dark Tower: The Waste Lands. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 4, 16:52 6
- BLAINE'S A PAIN -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 17:03
- Awww, that's a good Dark Tower book. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 16:54 4
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    - I enjoyed Wolves of the Calla and The Dark Tower. Wizard and Glass can go poke its eyes out with a rusty spoon though. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 4, 17:09 1
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  - The Luminaries starts slow but it gets better. I'm only about 10% in. -- nm - Kim Pine Dec 4, 17:03

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