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James is Currently Reading

James is currently reading

Autonomous

by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fiction, sf, currently-reading

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James said: " Worldcon recommendation "

Aug 22, 2018 11:09PM · see review

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Hydriotaphia, Urne-Buriall, or, A Brief Discourse of the Sepulchrall Urnes Lately Found in Norfolk

by Thomas Browne

bookshelves: currently-reading, history, non-fiction

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James said: " https://penelope.uchicago.edu/hydrion... ...more "

Sep 15, 2025 10:29AM · see review

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The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction, fantasy, horror, history, book-club

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James said: " Part 1
Chapters 1-16
Off to a fast start! Read the letters from Prof. Rossi, shades of Lovecraft. Studying history of Dracula, Amsterdam to Turkey, fake official take maps. Spied upon, paranoia increasing, vacation in Paris, library girl with amber ey ...more "

Sep 23, 2025 06:56PM · see review

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“Under Japanese law, suspects can be held in a police cell for up to 23 days without charge. If they are not charged by the 23rd day they have to be released, but they can be subsequently rearrested and held for the same period on a different charge.”
― Paul Murphy, True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories From a Japanese Courtroom

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