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JustAnotherTimeline

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Finished Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, it was fun, first book I’ve read in awhile. Working through Pet Semetery now.

I absolutely loved Dark Matter. It's in my top 10 for sure. Recursion and the Pines trilogy are almost as good if you like Crouch.

Pet Semetery is my favorite King/Bachman book. What do you think of it I so far? I am currently on a mission to read his entire collection in release order. I am about 15+ books into it and reading IT right now
 

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I absolutely loved Dark Matter. It's in my top 10 for sure. Recursion and the Pines trilogy are almost as good if you like Crouch.

Pet Semetery is my favorite King/Bachman book. What do you think of it I so far? I am currently on a mission to read his entire collection in release order. I am about 15+ books into it and reading IT right now
I'm not that far in but I like it, I took a break to read The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green that I had from the library, which was also really good.
 
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Backstory: My 11 yr old's first exposure to science fiction was Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. For Christmas he bought 2 copies of the sequel Children of Ruin so we could book club it together. It was a great experience.

His birthday is coming up, so I thought it would be cool to see if I could get one of the copies autographed by the author. So I went to his webpage and reached out asking if I could ship a copy with a return shipment slip to see if he would sign it. He emailed back saying he didn't like handing out his address but he'd send a copy of another one of his books that he had some author copies of.

It was just delivered this afternoon!!! I was doubtful it would come as the author is in the UK. The new book is Alien Clay if anyone was wondering.
 

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This Is How You Lose The Time War is going to be tough to beat for Top 3 books of the year. I could not put it down. Science fiction told in a unique way of letters being passed from one character to another. I teach English, so strong writing, imagery, all that stuff speaks to me. Clever, fun, beautiful at times. I saw it recommended and didn't know what to expect; however, I was not disappointed!

How High We Go In the Dark is another fantastic read, albeit very heavy and emotional at times. Yet, through it all, there's a feeling of hope.

I loved the Children of Time trilogy. I thought the first one was the best. @Cyientist - that's a cool story and will make for a wonderful memory for you and him!
 
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Currently reading the Jack Reacher series. I'm a little over halfway through. Very good books.
 

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This week I picked up my first paper book since high school (about 20 years). Needed a break from the nightly phone BS and all that. Just trying to make better use of my time.

I’m working my way through Under the Banner of Heaven by Krakauer.
 
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Read 11/22/63 at the end of last year, it was long as **** but it was as good as advertised. Going to hop into The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson next.
 
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