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    Currently rereading the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin

    I'm on book 3 and wanted to get ahead of the opener for season two of the TV Series which is on on Sunday April 1st.

    The TV Series is called "Game of Thrones" which is actually book 1 of the series.

    Oh, and if anybody is wondering, I pretty much always read when smoking a cigar alone. Of course it would be rude to read while smoking in company so I don't then.
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    Finished Jim Butcher's "Side Jobs" (part of the Harry Dresden Series) at work, started on and finished R.A. Salvatore's Servant of the Shard and just finished his Promise of the Witch King.

    Great books, but now I'm out on my Kindle... damn thing.
    "It is best to keep your mouth shut and be presumed ignorant than to open it and remove all doubt."
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    Quote Originally Posted by CptnBlues63 View Post
    Currently rereading the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
    Excellent series and show. Savor them while you're still reading them, because the wait in between books is a bitch!

    I'm finishing up my re-read of The Lord of the Rings. I haven't read them since the 5th grade, and it was a better time than any to pick them up again. I'm also reading The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King. I'm a big King fan, and a big Dark Tower fan too.
    "It was a pleasure to burn." - Ray Bradbury


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cody44 View Post
    Excellent series and show. Savor them while you're still reading them, because the wait in between books is a bitch!

    I'm finishing up my re-read of The Lord of the Rings. I haven't read them since the 5th grade, and it was a better time than any to pick them up again. I'm also reading The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King. I'm a big King fan, and a big Dark Tower fan too.
    Believe me, I'm savoring them..........LOL..........I'm almost done book 4 and will be starting book 5 by the end of the weekend.

    I'm a huge LotR fan and have read it, and The Hobbit, many times!

    My wife has everything King has ever written. I like most of his stuff too but never cared much for Tommyknockers. I recently read the Dark Tower series at my wife's suggestion and had a tough time getting going on the 1st book. I found that about half way through it I was hooked.......lol.
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    The Tommyknockers is one of the few King books I have yet to read. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying A Song of Ice and Fire, I'm curious to hear what you think of the fifth book, when you finish.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cody44 View Post
    The Tommyknockers is one of the few King books I have yet to read. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying A Song of Ice and Fire, I'm curious to hear what you think of the fifth book, when you finish.
    I wasn't all that impressed by Tommyknockers. In fact, I didn't enjoy it at all and if memory serves me, I didn't even finish it. I hope you enjoy it more than I did.

    I already completely read the Fire and Ice series a year or so back. I'm about half way through book 5 and enjoying it every bit as much as the others.

    I'll be starting The Hunger Games as soon as I've finished. Wifely just completed it and said it was well worth a read. Since her taste and mine coincide a lot, I'll definitely give them a go.
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    Currently I am in the middle of 3 books. I am rereading "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn, a great philosophy type book about mankind that I would recommend to anyone. Shows another perspective about how we live our lives and is a real easy read.
    The 2nd book I am reading is "Insomnia" by Stephen King. I am a HUGE Stephen King fan, especially his Dark Tower Series and the books relating to that series (like Insomnia.) If anyone is interested in starting a long epic tale, go pick up "The Gunslinger." It is the first of 8 books in Stephen King's series and then there are about 6 other really important books that relate to this epic. Stephen King is a goddamn genius. There's even an order to read all of his books in.
    The 3rd book I am reading is "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene. If you are interested in astronomy and space, it is a very good book that explains a lot of cool topics in layman's terms.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett89 View Post
    Currently I am in the middle of 3 books. I am rereading "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn, a great philosophy type book about mankind that I would recommend to anyone. Shows another perspective about how we live our lives and is a real easy read.
    The 2nd book I am reading is "Insomnia" by Stephen King. I am a HUGE Stephen King fan, especially his Dark Tower Series and the books relating to that series (like Insomnia.) If anyone is interested in starting a long epic tale, go pick up "The Gunslinger." It is the first of 8 books in Stephen King's series and then there are about 6 other really important books that relate to this epic. Stephen King is a goddamn genius. There's even an order to read all of his books in.
    The 3rd book I am reading is "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene. If you are interested in astronomy and space, it is a very good book that explains a lot of cool topics in layman's terms.
    Couldn't agree with you more. He has brought me hours of entertainment.
    "It was a pleasure to burn." - Ray Bradbury


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