Gabriel
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Member since January 10, 2007
Last login about 1 year ago
Currently Reading
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Life and Times of Michael K
Gabriel started reading this book about 1 year ago.
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V.
Gabriel started reading this book about 1 year ago.
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Ulysses
Gabriel started reading this book about 1 year ago.
Planning on Reading
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The Sooterkin
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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The Diamond Age : Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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Shadow & Claw : The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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Ferdinand De Saussure
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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Of Grammatology
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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Most Recent Review
Mistborn : The Final Empire - Rated Good
I enjoyed Mistborn. Although I was initially somewhat hesitant as the opening sections of the book gave me the impression that I might not care for it. Initially, there was a significant amount of danger of the novel browbeating the reader into a political position: proletariat good, bourgeois bad. It is not that I don’t sympathize with the argument, I just don’t want it used as a crutch in place of character development and an engaging narrative.
Suffice it to say that after sticking with the book for about 70 pages things picked up considerably and the characters began to get interesting. Sanderson did a fine job with creating an imaginative worldscape for the reader. It is very amenable to immersion and responds well to the pokings of daydreams. The characters themselves are interesting, though I would say not inspired. To counter that, the worldscape is both interesting AND inspired.
This is a very fun book that is grand for a quick read. I would file it under the larger umbrella of braincandy, but that is a pretty ok place to be. After all, it is out of the rain.
Recent Activity
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His Majesty's Dragon
Gabriel recommended this book about 1 year ago.
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Interpretation and Overinterpretation
Gabriel suggested this book to Ariel Araza about 1 year ago.
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Life and Times of Michael K
Gabriel suggested this book to Patrick about 1 year ago.
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Life and Times of Michael K
Gabriel started reading this book about 1 year ago.
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American Gods
Gabriel suggested this book to Samantha about 1 year ago.
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V.
Gabriel started reading this book about 1 year ago.
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The Sooterkin
Gabriel added this book to his planned reading list about 1 year ago.
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Mrs. Dalloway
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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The Diamond Age : Or, a Young Lady'...
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