Author Archives: Mark Oshiro

About Mark Oshiro

Perpetually unprepared since '09.

Mark Reads ‘Raising Steam’: Part 4

In the fourth part of Raising Steam, Moist and Vetinari are convinced, and Adore Belle deals with a disaster. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Discworld. 

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Mark Reads ‘Raising Steam’: Part 3

In the third part of Raising Steam, a lawyer is attained; Vetinari tries to get ahead; the grags arrive in Llamedos. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Discworld. 

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Mark Reads ‘Raising Steam’: Part 2

In the second part of Raising Steam, Dick Simnel is given an opportunity, and Harry King is happy to provide it. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Discworld. 

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Mark Reads ‘Raising Steam’: Part 1

In the first part of Raising Steam, the revolution is imminent. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Discworld. 

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 24 / Epilogue

In the twenty-fourth chapter and epilogue of Judgment Day, the authors make their case against religious belief. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to finish The Science of Discworld IV.

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 22, Part II / Chapter 23

In the twenty-second and twenty-third chapters of Judgment Day, I learn that the universe isn’t as improbable as I thought, and Marjorie is saved. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Science of Discworld IV. 

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 22, Part I

In the first half of the twenty-second chapter of Judgment Day, I learn whether or not humanity and life are special. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Science of Discworld IV. 

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 20, Part II / Chapter 21

In the twentieth and twenty-first chapters of Judgment Day, I learn of the evolutionary need for beliefs, and Marjorie gets the world thrown at her head. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Science of Discworld IV.

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 19 / Chapter 20, Part I

In the nineteenth and twentieth chapters of Judgment Day, Marjorie speaks up, and I learn about why belief is what it is. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Science of Discworld IV. 

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Mark Reads ‘The Science of Discworld IV’: Chapter 17 / Chapter 18

In the seventeenth and eighteenth chapters of Judgment Day, the wizards prepare their arguments, Marjorie thinks about faith, and I think about the size and shape of the universe. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read The Science of … Continue reading

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