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"Changing it up a little with some nonfic that’s been hiding on my shelves for years. It’s… ok so far? I know a bit of the background already, though." — Jan 06, 2026 05:31AM
"Changing it up a little with some nonfic that’s been hiding on my shelves for years. It’s… ok so far? I know a bit of the background already, though." — Jan 06, 2026 05:31AM
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"I usually really like Mary Roach for her fascinating science facts interspersed with humor. But here, it seems less facts and more… her traveling to places and making fun of the people she meets. I want to love this book like I loved “Bonk” and “Gulp” and even “Stiff”. But I’m having trouble with this one, which I’m tackling in bites in between other reads. Maybe it gets better…" — Jul 29, 2024 04:23AM
"I usually really like Mary Roach for her fascinating science facts interspersed with humor. But here, it seems less facts and more… her traveling to places and making fun of the people she meets. I want to love this book like I loved “Bonk” and “Gulp” and even “Stiff”. But I’m having trouble with this one, which I’m tackling in bites in between other reads. Maybe it gets better…" — Jul 29, 2024 04:23AM
To oblivious passersby, it must sound like a foreign language one intuitively knows to be Elvish or Klingon, a knotty thicket of nerd twaddle. To the people inside, though, it’s paradise. Anywhere else, the chance of being overheard could
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“She measured time in pages. Half an hour, to her, meant ten pages read, or fourteen, depending on the size of the type, and when you think of time in this way there isn’t time for anything else.”
― Swing Time
― Swing Time
“You’re evil, you know that?” I said.
She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.”
― Ready Player One
She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.”
― Ready Player One
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