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Simon is on page 107 of 408 of Round the Bend
I'm within pages of finishing. And I have been since forever.

The thing is, this is such a good story, I don't want to end it. Partly I'm avoiding potential disappointment if I don't like the ending or if it's one of those horrible 'everybody dies' things. But I know there's no sequels so when it ends, it ends...
May 19, 2025 04:53AM Add a comment
Round the Bend

Simon
Simon is 69% done with Gazoon Heist
Really enjoying this and look forward to a few more pages each night...
May 05, 2025 02:30AM Add a comment
Gazoon Heist

Simon
Simon is 54% done with Gazoon Heist
Doing a few pages each night before I go to sleep.

Pre-inauguration, it would have been just a light read, now the layer of satire wears thin...

Enjoying it though and keen to see where it goes...
May 02, 2025 06:33AM Add a comment
Gazoon Heist

Simon
Simon is 2% done with Gazoon Heist
Started to read this just before exams, that got pretty full on and I'm just back into some me time again. Have started again from the beginning - was only a few pages in - and find myself hooked immediately by the reljaxrx writing style...
Apr 21, 2025 05:04PM Add a comment
Gazoon Heist

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Simon is 80% done with Run The Gauntlet (The Blenheim Series Book 1)
Phony War is over and things have livened up, writing is still quite dry...
Jan 11, 2025 02:18AM Add a comment
Run The Gauntlet (The Blenheim Series Book 1)

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Simon is 64% done with Run The Gauntlet (The Blenheim Series Book 1)
Very slow, not sure if this is because it is, set during the Phony War - which was very slow - or is just a slow story. Characters still feel very 2D even though I am over half way through...
Jan 10, 2025 11:51PM Add a comment
Run The Gauntlet (The Blenheim Series Book 1)

Simon
Simon is on page 25 of 144 of Search And Destroy
Crisp, efficient writing, the likes of we no longer see. Enjoying already.
Mar 23, 2024 05:03AM Add a comment
Search And Destroy

Simon
Simon is on page 107 of 408 of Round the Bend
Actaully have been a few pages off finishing for months but don't want to go their in case such an awesome book has a stink ending. Doesn't help that Louie thought the book was a chewable...
Jan 06, 2024 05:51PM Add a comment
Round the Bend

Simon
Simon is on page 237 of 830 of Yellow Eyes (Posleen War: Sidestories, #2)
Been slipping in a couple of pages each night...there's nothing on either cover to indicate this is part of a series but it is and assumes a lot of knowledge for the back story...plus the writing is pretty bloated so getting a little bored...too much going on...
Jun 05, 2023 03:04AM Add a comment
Yellow Eyes (Posleen War: Sidestories, #2)

Simon
Simon is on page 107 of 408 of Round the Bend
Really crisp clear concise writing...so far more of an autobiographical travelogue than plot-driven but enjoying the story and the experience.
Nov 06, 2022 02:47AM Add a comment
Round the Bend

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Simon is 64% done with Steel Guardian (Rusted Wasteland #1)
This is such a good story that, even after a year plus, I remembered exactly where I was in the story and was able to take up where I left off.

And during those 12 months of neglect, I often wondered how Block was getting on, it's that innovative a character...really looking forward to knocking off a few more pages tonight...
Jun 08, 2021 02:35PM Add a comment
Steel Guardian (Rusted Wasteland #1)

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Simon is 64% done with Steel Guardian (Rusted Wasteland #1)
I started this ages ago, like over a year ago. Then I did some more unpacking from the Big Move, found old friends in the book boxes, got distracted, lost my tab under the bed, got a new bed, found the tab, then finally recharged it...and started reading Steel Guardian again last night...
Jun 08, 2021 02:33PM Add a comment
Steel Guardian (Rusted Wasteland #1)

Simon
Simon is on page 72 of 362 of Kenobi (Star Wars)
Written in a western genre, which was the intention. Not sure yet whether that's just a gimmick or adds value...
Oct 07, 2020 02:23AM Add a comment
Kenobi (Star Wars)

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Simon is 74% done with Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4)
Been righting a bit each night, now 3/4 of the way through and still not seeing any hint of a Galactic level resolution yet. Am desperately hoping thus is not another ”to be continued” saga...
Aug 09, 2020 06:26AM Add a comment
Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4)

Simon
Simon is 36% done with Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4)
Was a bit wordy and slow at first, not helped by my not having ready and of the predecessor volumes for twenty years, but now intrigued by two major plot twists...
Aug 05, 2020 06:27AM Add a comment
Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4)

Simon
Simon is on page 50 of 239 of Bravo Kiwi
Oct 23, 2018 11:29AM Add a comment
Bravo Kiwi

Simon
Simon is on page 24 of 239 of Bravo Kiwi
Oct 22, 2018 12:43PM Add a comment
Bravo Kiwi

Simon
Simon is 41% done with Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Some of the process stuff kinda drags but there are still some really good ideas in here...
Aug 20, 2017 08:07PM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Simon
Simon is on page 197 of 323 of Into a Dark Frontier
This is good...John Mangan better be well into a sequel because when I get to the end, I'm going to be wanting more, a lot more...
Aug 15, 2017 05:10AM Add a comment
Into a Dark Frontier

Simon
Simon is on page 56 of 323 of Into a Dark Frontier
Normally by now, if I'm not going to like a book, I'd know by now...something will jar, not quite ring right, but I'm enjoying this and firmly into the story as the pace ramps up....
Aug 11, 2017 04:56AM Add a comment
Into a Dark Frontier

Simon
Simon is on page 13 of 323 of Into a Dark Frontier
it's midnight and I'm really tired but I just had to read a little before crashing out...really excited to see John's long journey reach fruition...
Aug 09, 2017 05:08AM Add a comment
Into a Dark Frontier

Simon
Simon is 20% done with Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Still on track with process...even though design is not the same as a CLAW, the principle of process are the same... don't agree though that it is okay for anyone to pop out any time to check their phone...
Aug 06, 2017 05:55AM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Simon
Simon is 17% done with Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Starting to get the meat of it now. Amazed at the ongoing parallels with ABCA CLAW processes of 2005-06...
Aug 05, 2017 06:46AM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Simon
Simon is 12% done with Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Creeping forward, spent some time tonight experimenting with the Kindle note-taking tools as an alternative to paper review notes...content still tracks well against CLAW experiences...
Aug 01, 2017 05:02AM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

Simon
Simon is 9% done with Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Taking this in very small bites...a lot to digest, not because it is so different but because it seems so very familiar...
Jul 29, 2017 04:01AM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

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