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Rate the last Book you read
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I haven't posted on this thread in ages, but the last book I read was The Uriel Ventris Chronicles: Volume One, a collection of three novels and three short stories set in the Warhammer 40k universe....
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11-10-23
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One of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. There's a bit of repetition at several points, but it's surprisingly...
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07-27-20
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Rate the last Book you read
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1984 by George Orwell After seeing multiple...
1984 by George Orwell
After seeing multiple quotes from this flying around quite recently I decided to give it a read. It does lack character development and story, which I don't usually like, but...
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02-17-20
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An excellent and weird book that's a novel, a collection of short stories and...
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12-06-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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Very well written horror/dark fantasy/drama set in New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th...
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11-11-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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The SS Dirlewanger Brigade: The History of the Black Hunters by Christian Ingrao
I was hoping to read a history book about the activities of this notorious SS unit but instead got an...
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11-05-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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We disagree on the two movies :D In my opinion...
We disagree on the two movies :D In my opinion the Japanese film is one of the best horror films ever while the American remake is barely mediocre.
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11-05-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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Ring by Kōji Suzuki
This one belongs to small group of books where the film adaptation is clearly superior. It's not nearly as scary as the film, its characters are less interesting and some of...
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11-04-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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pahaK
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Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
Third Buehlman in a row. Not as good as the previous two but still pretty decent. It's setting (small southern town during The Great Depression) and...
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10-11-19
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Pretty good apocalyptic medieval fantasy. At times a bit too episodic and ending felt slightly forced...
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07-30-19
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Rate the last Book you read
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The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman...
The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20893407-the-lesser-dead)
Pretty good modern vampire book. It may not be as fresh and innovative as some reviews make...
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07-13-18
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Rate the last Book you read
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Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
One of the rare occasions where I liked the film more than the book. There's nothing precisely wrong with the book either but I liked movie's dreamlike...
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07-04-18
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Whatever one thinks of his ideas / messages...
Whatever one thinks of his ideas / messages Nietzsche surely could write. My personal favorite from him has been Thus Spoke Zarathustra as it's more proselike.
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06-21-18
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Rate the last Book you read
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pahaK
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
It was OK. Very ironic and lots of exaggeratedly silly side characters. Main villain was quite diabolical but also so over the top that his...
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06-12-18
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A Finnish book about the evolution of horror movies. I read this couple of times when it was published in...
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05-23-18
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Finally finished the last part of the trilogy.
I still don't understand why this was three separate books instead of one. First book...
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05-10-18
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Rate the last Book you read
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I'm still reading the last book but I can say...
I'm still reading the last book but I can say this: I don't agree with the decision to split the story into three books. First book is nothing more than extended introduction and last two books are...
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04-29-18
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Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
Despite majority of reviews saying the opposite I actually liked this more than Annihilation. The first book was mostly pointless and meaningless wandering through...
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04-21-18
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Rate the last Book you read
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pahaK
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
I thought the movie was rather mediocre but decided to give the book a chance. As usual the book is very different from the film basically sharing only the basic...
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04-17-18
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pahaK
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The Terror by Dan Simmons
Wanted to read this before watching the series. I feel the book would have benefited from some serious editing - especially the long listings of who was alive and who was...
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