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Ben Pfeifer is 32% done with A Journey to the Center of the Earth
As I compare these two books., it feels like the other one is a first draft and this one has since been edited. The main character is more likable in this version. Plus there is a 2-hour difference in the length of the two books, so there must be another section in this one that is not in "Interior of the Earth" .
— Aug 28, 2026 06:50PM Add a comment
A Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Ben Pfeifer is 41% done with A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
As I compare these two books., it feels like one is a first draft and the other has been edited since. The main character is less likable in this version. Plus there is a 2-hour difference in the length of the two books, so there must be another section in "Center of the Earth" that is not in this one.
— Aug 28, 2026 06:47PM Add a comment
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth

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Ben Pfeifer is 3% done with A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Reading a journey to the interior of the earth concurrently.
— Aug 13, 2026 04:18PM Add a comment
A Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Ben Pfeifer is 3% done with A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
Reading a journey to the center of the Earth concurrently
— Aug 13, 2026 04:17PM Add a comment
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth

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Ben Pfeifer is 7% done with Interview with the Robot
This book came out 6 years ago and it's already out of date.
— Jul 06, 2026 05:09PM Add a comment
Interview with the Robot

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Ben Pfeifer is 24% done with On the Road
I mean Sal's kind of an ass. I wonder if I'd think Holden was an ass, if I reread that one today.
— Jul 05, 2026 06:54PM Add a comment
On the Road

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Ben Pfeifer is 71% done with The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
"American millionaires", man this book is right on the money.
— Apr 08, 2026 08:09PM Add a comment
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

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Ben Pfeifer is 48% done with Grimms' Fairy Tales
Man, it really is mostly just stepmothers killing stepdaughters.
— Mar 21, 2026 03:23PM Add a comment
Grimms' Fairy Tales

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Ben Pfeifer is 28% done with The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
What if Dragon Ball Z was a super serious sci-fi fantasy adventure? I mean maybe it is but this book is if that show was presented with that tone.
— Jan 03, 2026 04:55PM Add a comment
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

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Ben Pfeifer is 65% done with The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
I knew the boiled down thesis of this book, "does it spark joy?", but I was totally unprepared to learn a new way to fold socks. It blew my mind a little bit.
— Dec 08, 2025 07:24PM Add a comment
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

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Ben Pfeifer is 41% done with Beyond Strange Lands
Oh my god. Every character in this story is the worst.
— Nov 22, 2025 02:35PM Add a comment
Beyond Strange Lands

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Ben Pfeifer is 59% done with Lightspeed Magazine: Queers Destroy Science Fiction!
This book is very poignant for today's environment. Just finished 2x2. One of my favorites in this anthology. Highly recommend this book.
— Nov 16, 2025 09:29AM Add a comment
Lightspeed Magazine: Queers Destroy Science Fiction!

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Ben Pfeifer is 4% done with Julian
Did George RR Martin just rip off the life of Julian as a basis for the Stark clan in game of thrones?
— Sep 11, 2025 10:03PM Add a comment
Julian

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Ben Pfeifer is 43% done with Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
'There is something definitely to be said about Pete & Pete creating hipsters." - David Martel
— Aug 24, 2025 03:17PM Add a comment
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age

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Ben Pfeifer is 78% done with A Confederacy of Dunces
Every once in awhile I agree with Ignatius. A broken clock and all that.
— Jul 22, 2025 08:06PM Add a comment
A Confederacy of Dunces

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Ben Pfeifer is 90% done with Oliver Twist
The best scene in this book is when Bill Sikes's dog runs away from him.
— Jul 19, 2025 10:46AM Add a comment
Oliver Twist

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Ben Pfeifer is 90% done with Oliver Twist
The best seed in this book is when Bill Sikes's dog runs away from him.
— Jul 19, 2025 10:45AM Add a comment
Oliver Twist

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Ben Pfeifer is 67% done with Mindscan
Am I supposed to feel bad for this a******? Any of these assholes? Every character in this book is pure stereotype. Why is this author so obsessed with everyone's race?
— Jul 04, 2025 09:51PM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 76% done with It
Still reading this never-ending book. But I just realized today that the Pomeranian in the most recent film adaptation of IT, is a stand-in for the werewolf that Richie sees throughout the novel. I love that!.
— Jun 05, 2025 04:42PM Add a comment
It

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Ben Pfeifer is 94% done with Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Every chapter in this book not only discussed a band, but a small, independent record company starting out. A lot of times they have to call the mom and pop record stores to fill their orders. I would love to read a history of those mom and pop record stores, at least in the midwest.
— May 09, 2025 05:39PM Add a comment
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

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Ben Pfeifer is 33% done with Mindscan
Ever hate read a book?

I cannot stand either one of the main characters. Like listening to Elon Musk and JK Rowling in the early days of dating. Who would give a shit? Not me. Continuing only to see what other ridiculousness is in store. But it's also a bit like pulling teeth
— Apr 29, 2025 07:51PM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 33% done with Mindscan
Ever hate read a book?

I cannot stand either one of the main characters. Like listening to Elon Musk and JK Rowling in the early days of dating. Who would give a shit? Not me. Continuing only to see what other ridiculousness is in store. But it's also a bit like pulling teeth
— Apr 29, 2025 07:49PM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 11% done with Baby, Don't Hurt Me: Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live
Whenever I hear comedians talk about that connection they get performing a sketch and bouncing ideas off of another person to the point that it gels into a perfect rhythm of symmetry, that's always how I feel when I am in a very good groove or jam with my band. It's been commented on a thousand times before, but comedy and music are very similar in performance.

Also, this book is great. You should read it.
— Apr 15, 2025 08:40AM Add a comment
Baby, Don't Hurt Me: Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live

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Ben Pfeifer is 32% done with Mindscan
This book is horrible.
— Apr 14, 2025 09:23PM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 90% done with Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
"Beat Happening looked at the established rules and asked 'Why?'"
— Apr 07, 2025 11:13AM Add a comment
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

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Ben Pfeifer is 31% done with Mindscan
I am trying to like the main character. But at this point I am just hate reading this book.
— Apr 06, 2025 09:44PM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 10% done with Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
I am really enjoying that this is a near-future science fiction book written prior to the effects of the war on drugs.
— Mar 17, 2025 07:48PM Add a comment
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text

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Ben Pfeifer is 20% done with Mindscan
Not going to lie. Just finished the chapter where two characters complain about being rich. Very tempted to just turn the book off at this point.
— Mar 12, 2025 10:44AM Add a comment
Mindscan

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Ben Pfeifer is 91% done with American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
It saddens me how much this reminds me of what is happening today. In politics. We are repeating McCarthyism. I feel like we will be reading a book like this in 70 years about the Trump administration.
— Mar 02, 2025 11:08AM Add a comment
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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