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quakerboy

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3. Indeed
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 01:18 AM
Jan 2012

I really enjoy Cards ability to create a character. But its just not worth it. And it seems like his newer stuff is kinda preachy. So I will chose to take my book buying dollars elsewhere.


Then there is John Ringo. I read and enjoyed the council wars series. then I started on other series, and got disgusted quickly. Under my book buying/history list(yeah, I keep a list, what of it?) his name is down under "libertarian/nazi" in the not reading any more of this crap section.

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