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They were so excited when Blair and New Labour swept in after almost two decades of Tories. I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be that excited and optimistic about politics.

An excellent book so far. I don’t recognize ALL the names or pop culture references, but I’m learning! Two months ago, I didn’t know the difference between Noel and Liam or the names of most britpop artists. Baby steps.

These days, I so often find myself feeling too lazy to write a review when I finish a book. I just want to rate it and move on to the next one.

Officer Barbrady: Yes, at first I was happy to be learning how to read. It seemed exciting and magical, but then I read this: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I read every last word of this garbage, and because of this piece of s**t, I am never reading again.

So, I just finished a biography of the 70's rock band The Runaways. Goodreads feels the need to now recommend to me -- because of that book -- Kathleen Norris, "Atheist Universe", and a CS Lewis bio. Umm, what?

So Zeus sends a dream to Agamemnon ordering him to attack Troy again and promising victory and glory -- all the while KNOWING he [Zeus] intends to humiliate Aggie. That's some cold-hearted action right there.

I hit 61 books for 2013, and my goal was 60. Technically, I should probably read one more to offset the two graphic novels I read (Watchmen and an R Crumb collection). But I am okay with it if I don't.

Just received this book as a gift from my Fitocracy summer secret santa. Looking forward to getting started.

I noticed that the independent bookseller, like Parnassus Books (Nashville) or The Tattered Cover (Denver) used to partner with Google Play Books -- "used to", as in just last year. Now, Kobo seems to be the company of choice.

Wonder what happened?

Why can I never decide between the convenience of e-books and the beauty and tradition of paper books?

Superb so far. I have read Doctor Strange 1-12. It's dark and serious and perfectly suited to the B&W format. Brunner's and Colan's artwork are amazing.