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Alex is 63% done with Seveneves
Not finished yet, but easily the best book I've read this year.
Oct 07, 2022 09:45AM Add a comment
Seveneves

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Alex is 23% done with Goliath
Abandoning this one. A quarter of the way through, and it's just not grabbing me. Lots of lingo with no explanation, lots of nostalgia for a time that should be ancient history by the time the tale takes place.
Feb 16, 2022 05:00PM Add a comment
Goliath

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Alex is 25% done with Defenestrate
Abandoning this book. I'm a quarter of the way through it and have yet to see a compelling narrative. It just reads like a series of essays from someone with an unhealthy obsession.
Feb 13, 2022 10:43PM Add a comment
Defenestrate

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Alex is 8% done with Dune (Dune #1)
Okay, I know people who are into Dune are like REALLY INTO DUNE, but so far I'm not seeing it. Tropes galore, third-person omniscient voice defeats any pretense of suspense, villains that are gleefully and cartoonishly evil... I'm finding it really easy to put aside in favor of something more interesting.
Mar 19, 2020 03:54PM Add a comment
Dune (Dune #1)

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Alex is 36% done with The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3)
It was like I both couldn't wait for Part 2 to end and wanted it to last forever. Brilliant stuff.
Feb 13, 2020 09:56PM Add a comment
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3)

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Alex is 32% done with The Passage (The Passage, #1)
It's getting better. Inspiring nightmares.
Jan 10, 2020 06:54AM Add a comment
The Passage (The Passage, #1)

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Alex is 15% done with The Passage (The Passage, #1)
Not sure if I like this yet... Starts decently, but I'm getting tired of the tropes. It's like the writing is good enough to look past the tropes, but they're still there...
Jan 08, 2020 02:15PM Add a comment
The Passage (The Passage, #1)

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Alex is starting The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1)
Occasionally you'll come across a book that you know you'll love just from how it opens.

This is one of those books.

"Books ran when they grew restless, when they grew unruly, or when they grew real. Regardless of the reason, when books ran, it was a librarian's duty to catch them."
Dec 29, 2019 01:02AM Add a comment
The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1)

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Alex is 35% done with Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
So far, it's Native American Ash vs the Evil Dead without the humor. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just the best analogy I've got at the moment.
Dec 18, 2019 08:01AM Add a comment
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)

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