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    darkone112 posted on Jul 12, 2010 10:07:48 AM - Report post
     
    last book i read was metro 2033
    by dimitri gloukofski or somethying like that
    7/10 not bad

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    JunkCollector posted on Jul 12, 2010 7:14:17 PM - Report post
     
    I recently finished Twilight Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko. I'm finishing up Last Watch, the last book in the series. Very, very good in my opinion.

    10/10
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    Dhampy posted on Jul 12, 2010 7:25:17 PM - Report post
     
    The Affinity Bridge by George Mann.

    Think "The Librarian" meets Sherlock Holmes meets Steampunk.

    Set in an alternate late-Victorian London, it has airships, clockwork automatons, zombies, and a pair of eccentric academics/agents of the crown.

    If I were to give it a grade, it would get a 9/10.
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    darkone112 posted on Jul 13, 2010 1:08:56 AM - Report post
     
    i want to read metro 2034 too
    also i read shadows rising
    good book actually it is not a story full of dragons
    it is just a life story good one
    8/10
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    fault2k posted on Jul 13, 2010 1:10:26 AM - Report post
     
    @Dhampy: Marking it as a buy. If it got a 9 from you it has to be good.

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    Einstein posted on Jul 13, 2010 1:31:54 AM - Report post
     
    Anarchy, State, and Utopia
    Robert Nozick/1974

    Anarchy, State and Utopia is most certainly not a book I read for the entertainment value since it's a book on the subject of political philosophy, but I read it because it seemed very interesting, which i found out, after I'd finished reading it, that it was. Here's wikipedias description of it's contents, since I can't write a better one: "Nozick argues in favor of a minimal state, "limited to the narrow functions of protection against force, theft, fraud, enforcement of contracts, and so on." When a state takes on more responsibilities than these, Nozick argues, rights will be violated. To support the idea of the minimal state, Nozick presents an argument that illustrates how the minimalist state arises naturally from anarchy and how any expansion of state power past this minimalist threshold is unjustified."

    I'm not gonna give this one a score but what I will do at least, is tell you that I thought he had some very interesting ideas in it, both on Anarchy and what would come after, that I liked a lot. It'll take someone serious on the subject to read it though, since I guess it can seem like a heavy read for the average joe.
     
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    Toastman posted on Sep 24, 2010 10:55:07 AM - Report post
     
    Time to cast some evil toasty revival juju!

    I read World War Z recently. AMAZING. Seriously one of my favorite books I've ever read. The author was able to amazingly tie in all these different view points form cultures that he's probably never even been to into one book. Not to mention he even put them in the perfect order to make them awesome. It's perfect for the zombie lover in your life. the book certainly kept me wanting more.

    I think my favorite character was Todd Wanio.

    I read Twelfth Night awhile back. Can't remember if I posted a review on here though. IT's a wonderful comedy written by the best writer to come out of the 16th century. IF old English isn't much your thing, then try the new adaption called She's the man. A movie with Amanda Bynes. They did a surprisingly well job of transferring it over to the modern day screen. And then, of course, you can always get one of those nifty little books that has the translations in it.

    I've just started reading a book called The Secret Benedict Society. Kids book, but it's fairly interesting so far. I'm about a quarter through, and the main plot seems to be underway. I'll post my review here in a few days when I"m finished.
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    ZS posted on Sep 24, 2010 11:02:42 AM - Report post
     
    Dan Brown's The Lost Symble, and Desption Point. Both are 10/10.
    For Macaragge.
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