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The Sovereign Reigns... 07/07 Kristjan is currently reading:
The Sovereign Reigns, or Does He? (Paperback)
by Ray Ruppert (Goodreads author!)
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The Elric Saga, Part... 05/22 Kristjan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Elric Saga, Part I (Omnibus)
by Michael Moorcock
bookshelves: currently-reading, epic-fantasy
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The Veil of A Thousa... 01/05 Kristjan gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Veil of A Thousand Tears (The Pearl, Book 2)
by Eric Van Lustbader
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Kristjan's recent updates (rss)

July 22
1865 Kristjan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book ClubRosen Corporation topic:
716269 Kristjan wrote: " J-Lynn said: I disagree. The Nexus-6 isn't indistinguishable. Isidore realizes that there is something different about Pris immediately (even though he doesn't make the full connection to android until much later). [...] And one of Rachel's motives for helping Rick is supposed to be to study what makes them distinguishable. ...more "
Starship Troopers Kristjan gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Starship Troopers (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein
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July 13
1865 Kristjan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book ClubTheme for September: Urban Fantasy topic:
716269 Kristjan wrote: " Bunny Watson I think maybe the only reason urban fantasy tends to be modern is you have to have a city for it to happen in, and the farther you go into the past the fewer cities you have to work with. And the smaller the cities get.
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1865 Kristjan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book ClubBlade Runner (SPOILERS) topic:
716269 Kristjan wrote: " Mike said: ... there's no reason whatsoever why Rachel Rosen would know she was an android ... to all intents and purposes (at the very worst) she'd be having delusions that her memories weren't her own.
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August and September's Theme Month Poll Kristjan said "yes" to attending the event: August and September's Theme Month Poll.
date: July 17, 2008 11:59PM
location: United States
description: Hello,

The survey is now up for August and September's theme month choices are up. Here's the link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s....

I'll keep it up for about one week or so! We will need a discussion leader for August's choice asap!

Nick

July 10
1865 Kristjan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book ClubClub Currently Reading Selection? topic:
716269 Kristjan wrote: " Jon said: Just curious. We're a third of the way through July, yet the group bookshelf still shows us reading last month's book. ...more "
1865 Kristjan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book ClubTheme for August: Science Fiction published since 2000 topic:
716269 Kristjan wrote: " Ben said: More info on Blindsight. It has been released under the Creative Commons license and is available here. It is supposed to explore the philosophical question of "What is consciousness?". And it has alien vampires. ...more "
July 09
61886 Kristjan added The Curse of Chalion to the book list Best epic fantasy
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June 13
769371 Kristjan read and liked Kirt's review of 1632:

"So, I finished reading Eric Flint's 1632 recently. The premise of the book is a modern-day West Virginia miner town is thrown backward in time to the middle of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War.

The Good: It's established in the in...more
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May 22
538288 Kristjan read and liked rgb's review of The Book of Lilith:

"First, let me be honest -- I wrote this book.

There. That said, I also read a lot -- I own a personal library with maybe 5000 books in it, mostly paperbacks, and have read close to a book a day, on average, over most of my life starting ba...more
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Kristjan's favorite quotes

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
Mark Twain

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that."
Martin Luther King Jr.

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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Mark Twain

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"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
Douglas Adams

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"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."
Albert Einstein (The World As I See It)




Kristjan's groups (recent posts)

1865 SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 647 members — last activity 30 minutes ago
July Book: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Discussion Leader: Sandikal

August Book: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett...more

3319 Think [the box] ing — 82 members — last activity 6 hours, 15 min ago
For all those who appreciate thinking, discussing and debating using reason, logic and wit.

Philosophy, politics, theology, economics, psychology, ...more

220 Goodreads Librarians — 1461 members — last activity 1 day ago, 05:58PM
A place where people can work together to correct book issues on Goodreads. Examples include combining editions, contacting librarians, fixing book an...more
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Throughout history, people have justified horrific acts on the basis of faith-- theirs ir right and everyone else's has to be wiped out. This group wi...more
341 beantown bookworms — 157 members — last activity 27 days ago, 03:01PM
For goodreads members living in & around Boston, MA. General discussion about topics including - but not limited to - favorite bookstores & l...more
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