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'Til Death by Ed McBain
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(orig. published 1959 / printed by Signet / New American Library in 1975)
while waiting for new tires to go on the car
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10-30-2018, 01:49 PM #1756Uncanny Member
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10-30-2018, 03:07 PM #1757Mighty Member
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I gave in and bought Cop Hater :P
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
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10-30-2018, 05:05 PM #1758Uncanny Member
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Hope you enjoy it.
Originally Posted by Enigma
To me, McBain writes some great stuff. Nothing too fancy, but it keeps me interested and it doesn't take a month out of my life to try and get through it.
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10-31-2018, 11:40 AM #1759DC/Collected Editions Mod
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New Kindle reading: A Voyage to the Moon (1827) by George Tucker.
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11-02-2018, 02:11 PM #1760DC/Collected Editions Mod
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Latest book I'm reading: The Fountains of Paradise (1978) by Arthur C. Clarke.
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11-02-2018, 02:16 PM #1761X-Cultist
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Originally Posted by The General, JLA #38
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11-02-2018, 05:43 PM #1762Uncanny Member
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Finished 'Til Death,
so next it's
King's Ransom by Ed McBain
<An 87th Precinct Mystery>
(orig. published 1959 / printed by Signet / New American Library in 1975)
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11-03-2018, 09:11 AM #1763Mighty Member
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I've been considering The Black Company books for a while, but I have some series still to finish
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
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11-03-2018, 04:19 PM #1764BANNED
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I just started The Laws of Human Nature' by Robert Greene.
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11-04-2018, 12:57 PM #1765DC/Collected Editions Mod
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For tomorrow to start reading: Of Gratitude & Happiness - The Thanksgiving Storybook, a collection of short stories featuring famed authors such as O. Henry, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others.
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11-07-2018, 02:31 PM #1766Mighty Member
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I just finished Cop Hater - it was a really good read. Are all 87th Precinct books that length? It was perfect as a quick read - I read it on the train back and forth for a conference all week, 5-10 minutes at a time. They will be useful that way
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
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11-07-2018, 03:01 PM #1767Spectacular Member
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They get a little longer as the series goes along. Originally Posted by Enigma
I just finished Cop Hater - it was a really good read. Are all 87th Precinct books that length? It was perfect as a quick read - I read it on the train back and forth for a conference all week, 5-10 minutes at a time. They will be useful that way
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11-07-2018, 05:08 PM #1768Uncanny Member
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However, it takes a little while before they start getting much longer. There are over 50 books in the series, published between 1956 and 2005. Originally Posted by Chintzy Beatnik
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11-07-2018, 06:33 PM #1769X-Cultist
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The first book wasn't as GRIMDARK!!!! as I feared it would be despite being one of the progenitors of that genre. I really enjoyed it. If the series reaches Game of Thrones levels of violence and trauma, however, I'm out. Originally Posted by Enigma
I've been considering The Black Company books for a while, but I have some series still to finish Originally Posted by The General, JLA #38
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11-07-2018, 10:02 PM #1770Extraordinary Member
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Just finished Twain's Feast read by Nick Offerman, with that I've completed my 60 book challenge for the year, now to see how far I can push it
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