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Ben

ben@books.theunseen.city

Joined 3 years, 1 month ago

I like historical fiction, subtly supernatural books, occasional fantasy and sci-fi, and reading to my grade-school son.

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finished reading The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #1)

Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass (Hardcover, 1996, Knopf)

Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. …

A team effort. My eight-year-old read this partly on his own, and my wife and I read other parts. There was a gory scene, just an FYI, but he really enjoyed the book and went straight to the sequel.

Michael Crichton: Disclosure (Paperback, 1994, Ballantine Books)

A brutal struggle in the cutthroat computer industry...A shattering psychological game of cat and mouse...A …

A coworker recommended this and lent it to me. It was not something I'd usually read and a good change of pace.