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Dana Jean

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Flat Matt said:
I'm two thirds of the way through The Exorcist at the moment and loving it.

Definitely one of the best horror books I've ever read.

I've got God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens on the go as well. To say I was a fan of his would be an enormous understatement!
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I read God Is Not Great. I found it very interesting, smart guy. I don't always agree with him on things, but I love how he challenges people to think! RIP
 
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Dana Jean said:
I read God Is Not Great. I found it very interesting, smart guy. I don't always agree with him on things, but I love how he challenges people to think! RIP
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He was one of the greatest thinkers of modern times and only a fool would engage with him in a debate. He wiped the floor with most of the people who took him on.

I really miss him. His take on world affairs was always worth listening to. RIP
 
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I finished The Death of Santini, by Pat Conroy. To say that Mr Conroy's family was crazy wouldn't be far off the mark. But what stood out for me was how through decades of abuse and heartache, Pat and his siblings always found ways make it work. For any one who has read his work this memoir shines a light on the creative processes behind his books.
 
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I'm still reading through my Peter Gabriel biography, but on the weekend I did read a wonderful little book, by Patrick Rothfuss. It's called The Slow Regard of Silent Things. Now he has written 2 two wonderful big books previously and this slim novel does shed light on a minor yet important character from those stories. It would be wise to have read The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear to have some context about the character named Auri and her life under the University that plays a pivotal role
in the life of Kvothe the protagonist from the two big wonderful novels.
 
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Just finished Haunted by James Herbert. It had the makings of a good book but didn't quite make it i think. To make it he should have been able to handle the several backstories in a better way to tie them in in a good way with the main story. King can do that, some others can do that but Herbert isn't quite successfull here IMO. The other three stories i read by him are told in a straight narrative without any backstories. I thought they were better.
 
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