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spoltz
Posted 2014-11-01 10:12 AM (#8832 - in reply to #8828)
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA		Book I read:

The Dark Defiles - Richard K. Morgan 4 stars - LGBT, 3, Sequel
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch 4 stars - 2nd Best
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson - 2 stars - EotW

I only have 5 books to read to finish all of this years challenges. This month was a tough one for reading. The Dark Defiles was long, and Snow Crash took me 12 days to read. Life happened: my job got intense and my partner of 10 years decided to call it quits. The latter happened about 100 pages into Snow Crash, and I had a hard time concentrating on the book, as one would expect. The humor which I appreciated in the beginning started to feel force, I lost all sense of the timeline, and the everything about the book felt self-conscious and arrogant. I forced myself to slog through the last 60 pages so I could mark 3 books for October instead of just 2. Since I own this book, I think I'll probably have to read it again in a few years when my perspective is better.

I want to say (as I'm feeling disconnected at home) that I appreciate everyone who participates in the forums, and these threads. You folks have been a lifeline of connectedness for me, making me feel part of something larger than myself. Thanks for hanging out here, everyone!

Completed Challenges:
Just Have to Read More
Grand Master
LGBT
Masterworks
WoGF
2nd Best
Fantasia
Elizabeth Noun
End of the World
Creature Feature

2014 Challenges left:
12 Awards: completed 9/12
The Number of the Counting Shall Be3: completed 6/9
The Book of Ones: completed 10/12
Read the Sequel: completed 9/12

2014-2015 Challenge:
Read it Again, Sam: 0/6 completed

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