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Matt is starting The Shining (The Shining #1)
I read this during my Stephen King heyday back in 2004, but I have to read it again before Dr. Sleep comes out.
Sep 02, 2013 06:45AM Add a comment
The Shining (The Shining #1)

Matt
Matt is on page 210 of 406 of Wer die Nachtigall stört
Reading this in German. On the back the name of the family is Finch, and in the text it's Fink (the German word for finch). I don't like these kind of mistakes. Am I nitpicking? In this case... Yes, of course.
Aug 29, 2013 09:55AM Add a comment
Wer die Nachtigall stört

Matt
Matt is on page 166 of 406 of Wer die Nachtigall stört
It wasn't planned, but I'm reading this book around the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington (Aug-28 1963) and I think this fits somehow.
Aug 28, 2013 08:00AM Add a comment
Wer die Nachtigall stört

Matt
Matt is starting Wer die Nachtigall stört
I haven't read a real book in what feels like ages.
Aug 25, 2013 10:31AM Add a comment
Wer die Nachtigall stört

Matt
Matt is 66% done with The Chosen
"He didn't say nothing about expecting no one." WHAT? :-)
Aug 24, 2013 11:09AM Add a comment
The Chosen

Matt
Matt is 35% done with The Chosen
"'Fuck you very much', she replied." Unfortunately for her she replied to the wrong person.
Aug 23, 2013 10:04AM Add a comment
The Chosen

Matt
Matt is 15% done with The Chosen
"She was the type of person who equated being loud with being interesting." Or, as Jerry Garcia once put it: "On this planet, louder is better."
Aug 21, 2013 07:47AM Add a comment
The Chosen

Matt
Matt is starting The Chosen
I'm in need of some murder mystery story. A serial killer at large, it says on the cover. Lovely :-)
Aug 19, 2013 10:18AM Add a comment
The Chosen

Matt
Matt is 75% done with Frankenstein
I'm no bible expert, but isn't there some kind of contradiction in these:

Genesis 1:27
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:7
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life...
Aug 17, 2013 06:15AM Add a comment
Frankenstein

Matt
Matt is 60% done with Frankenstein
Will there be a happy ending? I'm afraid not.
Aug 16, 2013 10:39AM Add a comment
Frankenstein

Matt
Matt is 35% done with Frankenstein
I recall an exchange between Mulder and Scully of the X-Files (Episode 5X6 "The Post-Modern Prometheus")

MULDER: But, given the power, who could resist the temptation to create life in his own image?

SCULLY: We already have that ability, Mulder. It’s called "procreation."
Aug 14, 2013 06:57AM Add a comment
Frankenstein

Matt
Matt is starting Frankenstein
Time for another classic.
Aug 11, 2013 10:53AM Add a comment
Frankenstein

Matt
Matt is 84% done with The Duke's Moor
"The Quemadero" - that chapter is intense!
Aug 10, 2013 04:13AM Add a comment
The Duke's Moor

Matt
Matt is 15% done with The Duke's Moor
Great so far. I actually find the main character more interesting than Don Quixote.
Aug 03, 2013 09:34AM Add a comment
The Duke's Moor

Matt
Matt is 14% done with When Earthlings Weep
No so great so far. The writing style seems odd to me. And the story doesn't blow my mind.
Jul 31, 2013 05:49AM Add a comment
When Earthlings Weep

Matt
Matt is 12% done with The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
"But strangest of all were their heads, which presented a contour violating all known biological principles."
Jul 28, 2013 03:10AM Add a comment
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

Matt
Matt is finished with The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)
Time to leave Herezoth again. I will miss it... until the next installment. R&R (rate and review) tomorrow.
Jul 27, 2013 12:53PM Add a comment
The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)

Matt
Matt is 33% done with The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)
"... things are different now. The situation's shot to hell." Right. So my favorite character has to join the party.
Jul 21, 2013 08:55AM Add a comment
The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)

Matt
Matt is 6% done with The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)
Nice! The characters who survived The Crimson League are all there and many new ones as well. It's good to have a character list, although it took me a while to print it out from my Kindle app.
Jul 19, 2013 09:51AM Add a comment
The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)

Matt
Matt is starting The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)
Time to plunge into the world of Herezoth again.
Jul 18, 2013 08:33AM Add a comment
The Magic Council (Herezoth, #2)

Matt
Matt is on page 397 of 499 of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Ch.36 Life Is A Story. Writers should consider that. The experiencing vs. the remembering self.
Jul 18, 2013 08:24AM Add a comment
Thinking, Fast and Slow

Matt
Matt is 70% done with CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)
"If you don't pay for a product, then you are the product." Something to think about, my Goodreads friends :-)
Jul 14, 2013 09:30AM Add a comment
CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)

Matt
Matt is 39% done with CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)
"A democracy based on fear is not a democracy. Fear of razor blades in apples at Halloween, fear of the commies, fear of the terrorists - it never ends!" Up until now the 'depth' of the story has been sacrificed for pace. But this scene is actually pretty good.
Jul 13, 2013 08:20AM Add a comment
CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)

Matt
Matt is 8% done with CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)
"CNN droned on in the background as I dropped off. 'At what point does cyberespionage become cyberattack? With more on this we go to our correspondent...'" Topical, me thinks. Hi NSA! You're on GR too I presume.
Jul 12, 2013 06:34AM Add a comment
CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)

Matt
Matt is starting CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)
I wanted to start reading this earlier, but my Kindle decided it was time for a software update and that took forever to complete.
Jul 11, 2013 10:30AM Add a comment
CyberStorm (CyberStorm #1)

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