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Ryan Lawler

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in Australia

August 16

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Comics & Graphic Novels

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I was born in the 80′s and I grew up on a farm just outside of Canberra, Australia. We had 2,500 acres of land and we made a living by raising sheep and selling their wool.

I went to school, I made friends, I lived in New Zealand as an exchange student, and I somehow managed to get good grades despite my considerable efforts to the contrary. I have a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales and I now work in the Software Engineering industry.

I like my sport, I like my reading, I like my computer games. I am a nerd/geek/whatever it is that likes Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. I like cooking, fine wines and long walks on the beach (obviously)

I met my wife in 2006 and we were married in 2010. She is my best friend ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 128 ratings · 37 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Fading Light: An Anthology of the Monstrous by Tim Marquitz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author), William Meikle (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manifesto UF by Tim Marquitz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tyson Mauermann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Beyond: Two Souls – It’s All About The Experience

Beyond: Two Souls is the latest game from David Cage and the team at Quantic Dream. I really enjoyed Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain (I never played The Nomad Soul) so my expectations were reasonably high for this game, and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. Before I go any further I will say that Beyond: Two Souls, like its predecessors, is a title that challenges the standard definition

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Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author)

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Bride (Bride, #1)

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The Devils (The Devils, #1)

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Ryan Lawler rated a book it was amazing The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3) by James Islington (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Islington sticks the landing with this trilogy. A big epic battle, plot threads weaving together, payoff for things set up in the prologue of the first book. As a final book in the trilogy I thought it was a little too big, slow in a few places, intr ...more
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A truly frustrating read. Pros are that it was immediately relatable with stories that made me feel seen, it had a good chapter discussing the details of different ADHD medications on the market, and there was a constant theme about treating people w ...more
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Absolutely stunning book. One of the best books I’ve ever read, and I may need a day or two to fully process it. The premise we get told on the cover is that this book is a mystery about a woman who washes up on an island. And that is true - the myst ...more
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My opinion - this is one of the better Matthew Reilly book in years Matthew Reilly books have always been high octane action from start to finish with larger than life characters overcoming the odds with highly visual set pieces. The Detective pulls b ...more
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Ryan Lawler rated a book it was ok Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You get 4000 weeks of life if you live to 80. That’s the statement that underpins this whole book. It’s not really self help book, it’s not really a productivity book, in fact it doesn’t really know what it wants to be, which I guess is thematically ...more
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Ryan Lawler is 66% done with Four Thousand Weeks: Ughhhhh this may be the last “self help” book I read. This is not self help, this is just observing the obvious and then restating the obvious in different ways. Ultimately good themes though. Yes hustle culture sucks, yes the pursuit of endless productivity is toxic. Honestly this guy needs to be tested for ADHD Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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