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    • dafyreD
      dafyre
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      I am currently reading through the Sorcerer's Ring series.... I'm on book 10 of 11 (I'm not sure if there are any more... But I actually got a good quote from one of the books (Book #6, A Charge of Valor)... Quite appropriate for the family stuff going on...

      "When we have tragedy in life, we get stuck, like getting stuck in the mud. When we are in the mud it feels as if we can never get out. But these come to us as great life lessons: it is up to us to pull ourselves out of the mud. Not just once, but time and time again. This is your moment to pull yourself out."

      I find it odd to find such good quote throughout that book series... and each book is prefaced with a quote from one of William Shakespeare's works.

      It's a fantasy novel (I can't help it -- I just love that Genre)... but I can't recall any Fantasy or Sci-Fi books having so many good quotes as this series.

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      • scottalanmillerS
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        Finished Driving Over Lemons the other day.

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        • coliverC
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          Reading Delta Green: Strange Authorities right now. Not sure what I'm going to read afterward.

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          • dafyreD
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            I have actually changed tack... I finished that 17 book series, and now... I suddenly have a desire to write fantasy stories... Well, not to start one, but to pick one up that I had put down for a while. Now, instead of reading like mad, I am writing like mad.

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            • coliverC
              coliver @dafyre
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              @dafyre said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

              I have actually changed tack... I finished that 17 book series, and now... I suddenly have a desire to write fantasy stories... Well, not to start one, but to pick one up that I had put down for a while. Now, instead of reading like mad, I am writing like mad.

              I run roleplaying games on a semi-regular basis. That's where all my creative energy goes to. Plus it is super easy to be cliche and still have fun.

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              • s.hacklemanS
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                I am working though Catch 22

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @s.hackleman
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                  @s.hackleman said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                  I am working though Catch 22

                  One of the classics that I've just never read.

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                  • s.hacklemanS
                    s.hackleman @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                    @s.hackleman said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                    I am working though Catch 22

                    One of the classics that I've just never read.

                    That is exactly why I am reading it. My Boss brought it up while I was reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (for the same reason) and said I was missing out. So I picked it up.

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                    • RamblingBipedR
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                      "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" -by Claire North

                      If you like History and/or Sci-Fi/Fantasy, I can't recommend this book enough.

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                        Brett at ioSafe Vendor
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                        Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.

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                          Brett at ioSafe Vendor @MattSpeller
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                          @MattSpeller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                          @RamblingBiped said:

                          @MattSpeller said:

                          @JaredBusch said:

                          I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.

                          I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.

                          I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.

                          sounds like my apartment too but scifi / military

                          We only have 6 bookshelves full of books (half shelves really). The wife is really good about weeding books and not keeping stuff around just for the sake of keeping it around. If it has no value for subsequent reads it gets chucked in a box and donated.

                          One of the more popular things to do around these parts is start your own free library

                          http://victoriaplacemaking.ca/2015/placemaking/mapping-greater-victorias-little-library-boxes/

                          A very cool idea: I've never come across one of those before. And, coincidentally, my wife is actually down in Victoria today.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
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                            Finished reading Nancy Drews: The Secret of the Old Clock last night. Obviously I was reading it for the kids 😉

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                              Finished reading Nancy Drews: The Secret of the Old Clock last night. Obviously I was reading it for the kids 😉

                              One down... and I lost track of how many more to go! lol. I bought that one a few months ago. 😄 (At one point I had read them all as a kid).

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                              • AdamFA
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                                Lone Survivor.

                                I'm really into military books. Although it takes me months to finish 1 book, because I lose interest in "reading for fun" so often.

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                                • momurdaM
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                                  Transition by Iain M Banks. Should be done by the end of the week.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    Reading the first book of the Bobbsey Twins. I know, how exciting.

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                                    • PenguinWranglerP
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                                      I have an audible subscription. I drive so much that listening to books is the only way I get to digest them any more. I have been listening to the Legacy Fleet Trilogy by Nick Webb. I like it. I also have been listening to Thomas Sowell and some of his more pivotal pieces.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @PenguinWrangler
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                                        @PenguinWrangler said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:

                                        I have an audible subscription. I drive so much that listening to books is the only way I get to digest them any more. I have been listening to the Legacy Fleet Trilogy by Nick Webb. I like it. I also have been listening to Thomas Sowell and some of his more pivotal pieces.

                                        Audible is the best.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          Finished the first Bobbsey Twins book last night.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Started reading Little Women with my eight year old. She loves it.

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