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    SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 02:29 PM)

    these are great, I had forgotten these:
    Joe Haldeman - The Forever War
    Jack Womack - Random Acts of Senseless Violence, Heathern, Elvissy, Terraplane
    Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead
    Vernor Vinge - Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky

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      FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 02:36 PM)

      Did Speaker for the Dead for a book club recently, wasn't really blown away. Ender's Mary Sue-ness kind of went into overdrive. And the melodrama, my god the melodrama. It was telenovela level. Did have some fairly neat ideas in-between all that though, the Piggies are a great creation.
      Heathern, Elvissy, Terraplane
      Looking forward to getting to these, glad to hear they're good. I understand they're a lot less grounded than "Random Acts"

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        SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 02:40 PM)

        the joy of the Womack books is the inventive violence that the characters in dystopian America due to the themselves and to the English language.

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          FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 02:45 PM)

          and to the English language
          Ha! Some of the language towards the end of Random Acts really was painfully contorted, great stuff. I hear Lola has a cameo in one of the other books

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            SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 03:32 PM)

            I don't remember if Lola appears but Dryden and Lola's two girl friends do appear again.

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              FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 03:51 PM)

              Dryden? I don't think I recall a Dryden in the book. Good to hear about the girl friends though.

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                SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 03:58 PM)

                Their sugardaddy, the guy who owns the company with the smiley face, is Thatcher Dryden. His company is Dryco and features prominently in the other books.

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                  FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:06 PM)

                  Ahhh right, that whole thing with the limousine. Makes sense.
                  Of course his name is Thatcher.

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                    SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:09 PM)

                    Yup. And dryco" pumps the life out of everything, of course.it is Womacks take on hypercapitalism.

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                      cat_fitz — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:14 PM)

                      Are you trying to steal my bestie? Just because we are currently having problems doesn't mean you can waltz in here and seduce him with you book lists, you whore!
                      "She hasn't even read the books" - Elliot_Alderson

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                        SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:17 PM)

                        ErI just wanted to talk with strangers about books, here on my tablet

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                          cat_fitz — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:23 PM)

                          That's exactly what a creepin whore would say!
                          "She hasn't even read the books" - Elliot_Alderson

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                            FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:24 PM)

                            You just can't provide the nerdiness I need to flourish.

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                              SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:26 PM)

                              I don't know about that. It's pretty nerdy to be here in the first place.

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                                FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:28 PM)

                                Fitzy hasn't even read the books. I'm not sure she's watched the show either
                                Besides, Game of Thrones has been thoroughly accepted by the mainstream at this point.

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                                  SunnyWays — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:31 PM)

                                  Lol, no i mean posting on IMDb. Rather than reading Proust. Or installing a hardwood floor. Or playing in your band at the pub. Etc etc

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                                    FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:38 PM)

                                    Are messageboards not rather normal now as well? Granted, maybe most people wouldn't post even half as much but still. And IMDB is a special place.
                                    Surely the common man wouldn't stoop as low as Proust.
                                    In any case, Fitz is merely deeply uncool, not a nerd.

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                                      cat_fitz — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:43 PM)

                                      Whoa! Way to loud me out, beep You know I can't read!
                                      I'll deal with you when we get home!
                                      "She hasn't even read the books" - Elliot_Alderson

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                                          FutureKingsII — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 04:24 PM)

                                          What is a drat man Dogg

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