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RamsFan1963
Lexicon: A Novel | Max Barry
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"Words are like weapons...they wound sometimes" - Cher (If I Could Turn Back Time)
That's what this book is about, weaponizing language, putting together words that control, that manipulate, words that can kill. I was surprised how thrilling this book was, never having read any of his books. The tension kept ratcheting up and up as the two plotlines twisted around each other to the point you're not sure who's the hero and who's the villain. 5 ?

Reggie The tagged book of his has to do with advertising and it is hilarious. 3y
RamsFan1963 @Reggie I saw the advertisement for Syrup in the back of Lexicon. Looks interesting, I'll have to hunt for a copy when my #bookbuyingdiet is finished 3y
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RamsFan1963
The Iron Rain | Donald Malcolm
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It's hard to believe this was published one year before the better known meteor novel, Lucifer's Hammer. While the Niven/Pournelle novel was like an Irwin Allen disaster movie, this was much smaller, following a smaller group of people trying to survive a killer meteor storm. It's so quaint and "English" it feels like something written in the 1950s. 3 ??? 1/2
7th book #ShutdownReadathon #Round2 @Squidget
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterI @BookishMarginalia

DieAReader 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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RamsFan1963
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My Reading Challenges for 2021:

1. Read 150 books
2. Read at least 25 books by authors that are new to me #newyearnewauthor
3. Start #bookbuyingdiet . I have to read 10 books on my TBR list before I can buy a new book.
4. Join in every readathon available.
5. Join in #LitsyAtoZ for 2021
6. Clear my TBR shelves of as many unfinished/unstarted series as possible.

Butterfinger Great goals!! 3y
Bookishlie Ooooh I like the read 10 books = 1 book. I was gonna go just straight no books but that might be better for my tbr!!! 3y
Buechersuechtling Whoa, when it comes to bookish goals, I‘m always impressed by how “organised” and “well-thought” many of you are. I‘m such a mood-reader and so sensitive to any kind of pressure. But Kevin, you‘re come up with one or two that I am tempted to copy … Especially that one about cleaning my (virtual) tbr-shelves … 😊 3y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Did you finish the 2020 #LitsyAtoZ challenge? Remember to update your form by 1/1/2021 for a chance at a $25 Amazon Gift card (link on my wall!) 3y
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