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Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)

by Nicholas Eames (Goodreads Author)

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read in May 2018

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Joel Sundquist said: " Magnificent debut novel from Mr. Eames. I found myself turning the pages as fast as I could read them and laughing out loud all the time, which most likely made people think I was crazy, but I was okay with that, because this book was a breath of fre ...more "

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Lies Weeping (The Chronicles of The Black Company, #10)

by Glen Cook

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The Wurms of Blearmouth (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #5)

by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)

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The Fourth Whore by E.V. Knight

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She padded barefoot into the kitchen which was really just an extension of the living room—a false border made up of the end of the nappy rug and the beginning of curled-up vinyl flooring. No less hideous than the orange carpet, the kitchen ...more

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Joel’s Quotes

“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”
― Juan Ramón Jiménez, Invisible Reality

tags: epigraph, fahrenheit-451, nonconformity, protest, ray-bradbury

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“Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

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“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

tags: life, living

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“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

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“Stuff your eyes with wonder. Live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping its life away. To hell with that . Shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

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