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Forum: Arts & Entertainment 04-01-2014, 11:15 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
The book was predictable, but a psychopath of...

The book was predictable, but a psychopath of that sort is not uncommon. I imagine the author knew one. She communicated the coldness and inability to empathize on any level very well.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 03-08-2014, 08:09 AM
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Posted By orthodoc
Reading 'Gone Girl' again as a study in...

Reading 'Gone Girl' again as a study in psychopathic personality. Pondering how much is inborn and what may be precipitated as a survival mechanism in an abusive environment.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 02-27-2014, 04:24 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
I'll have to look for it. I'm always looking for...

I'll have to look for it. I'm always looking for bedtime recreational reading.

My current reading is 'Understanding the US Health Services System, 4th Ed.'; riveting stuff.

Also perusing a...
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 09-25-2013, 06:21 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
Just finished A Storm of Swords; about to start...

Just finished A Storm of Swords; about to start on A Feast for Crows. My light reading after too much lit searching at work.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 09-12-2013, 09:08 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
I'm just starting A Storm of Swords. I know, I'm...

I'm just starting A Storm of Swords. I know, I'm pathetically far behind everybody else on this, but I've watched the first two seasons and read the first two books and now am on the third. I can't...
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 06-09-2013, 06:58 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
Trying to calm down by reading mother earth,...

Trying to calm down by reading mother earth, gardening, and cooking mags. Ha.

Otherwise, reading Understanding Global Health, Intro to Global Health, and Understanding Health Policy. Very...
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 03-24-2013, 10:07 PM
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Views: 987,257
Posted By orthodoc
Reading Proof of Heaven, a few Agatha Christies I...

Reading Proof of Heaven, a few Agatha Christies I haven't yet read, and Collapse by Jared Diamond. The last is truly an important book. The others are brain candy.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 01-07-2013, 07:13 AM
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Posted By orthodoc
Finished Flight Behavior, which was a typical...

Finished Flight Behavior, which was a typical Kingsolver exercise in excellence ... also just read Death Comes to Pemberley, a lark by P.D. James, of all people. I thought she did a great job, caught...
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 12-30-2012, 08:46 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
Just bought Barbara Kingsolver's 'Flight...

Just bought Barbara Kingsolver's 'Flight Behavior'. Looking forward to it very much.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 12-27-2012, 03:37 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
I'd grab whatever living thing was nearest (i.e....

I'd grab whatever living thing was nearest (i.e. fur friends), toss it out a window, and make sure the human beans were out. That's it. The rest is replaceable, with more or less inconvenience.
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Forum: Arts & Entertainment 06-30-2012, 08:19 AM
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Posted By orthodoc
You can keep 50 shades - I'll take that novel of...

You can keep 50 shades - I'll take that novel of your choice that you're gonna have your sister read. :p:
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 06-29-2012, 08:24 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
Until I get the rest of my books unpacked,...

Until I get the rest of my books unpacked, rereading Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer, and for chuckles, Tempest-Tost by Robertson Davies. I love his dry wit.
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 10-21-2006, 07:26 PM
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Posted By orthodoc
Yes, 'The Short Happy Life of Francis MacComber'...

Yes, 'The Short Happy Life of Francis MacComber' was written by Hemingway. It's one of my favorite stories. Like you, I didn't find "The Sun Also Rises" great, but I was also probably too young when...
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