Finished "Star smashers of the galaxy rangers" by Harry Harrison. Great book, especially the satirical overly stereotyping. Now reading "the stainless steel rat"by the same author. His books are ok for some easy reading, and I don't have anything else in the TBR pile at the moment. Which is good on both accounts, since at the moment I can only find the time to read a few pages before going to sleep.
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