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  1. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    Oh my gosh, I'm such a Guy Gavriel Kay fan! I've read most of his newer stuff (as well as a few of his older ones too), and actually have Lions of Al Rassan on my to-read list for this year.

    Oh my gosh, I'm such a Guy Gavriel Kay fan! I've read most of his newer stuff (as well as a few of his older ones too), and actually have Lions of Al Rassan on my to-read list for this year.

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  2. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    My supervisor recommended the series to me early on, but the further it went along the less she recommended it. I think I'm still going to give it a shot, but maybe not right away.

    My supervisor recommended the series to me early on, but the further it went along the less she recommended it. I think I'm still going to give it a shot, but maybe not right away.

  3. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    Oh my gosh I loved this book! It was so chilling in how it told the story. Voices From Chernobyl is on my to-read list now, but I haven't felt in the right headspace to tackle it yet.

    Oh my gosh I loved this book! It was so chilling in how it told the story. Voices From Chernobyl is on my to-read list now, but I haven't felt in the right headspace to tackle it yet.

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  4. Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk

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    United States (please don't judge me)

    United States (please don't judge me)

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  5. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    I haven't read that one, but it reminds me a bit of Django Wexler's Shadow Campaigns books.

    I haven't read that one, but it reminds me a bit of Django Wexler's Shadow Campaigns books.

  6. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    I've been meaning to read a similar book, Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. I don't write at all, but I'm always interested in reading books about things I can't do myself.

    I've been meaning to read a similar book, Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami. I don't write at all, but I'm always interested in reading books about things I can't do myself.

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  7. Comment on What's your favorite read of 2023 so far? in ~books

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    I really need to go back and re-read that series. I read the first two books and then got distracted and never went back. It's been on my list for a while to get back to.

    I really need to go back and re-read that series. I read the first two books and then got distracted and never went back. It's been on my list for a while to get back to.

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  8. What's your favorite read of 2023 so far?

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    We're halfway through 2023, and I thought I'd check in and ask if anyone has a favorite book they've read this year. Doesn't have to be released this year, just a book that wow'd you in 2023 up to...

    We're halfway through 2023, and I thought I'd check in and ask if anyone has a favorite book they've read this year. Doesn't have to be released this year, just a book that wow'd you in 2023 up to this point.

    My contribution I read this year is Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden. Two boys with Cree upbringing find themselves enlisting in World War I. A hard book to read that doesn't pull punches, with descriptions that put you right there with them. Broke my heart several times.

    How about you?

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  9. Comment on Is there any book that you keep trying but can not get through? in ~books

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    My people are here. I also can't make it through Lord of the Rings, and I've lied to friends about it in the past. One of these days my lies will catch up with me, but so far so good.

    My people are here. I also can't make it through Lord of the Rings, and I've lied to friends about it in the past. One of these days my lies will catch up with me, but so far so good.

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