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Urbane Guerrilla · 03-29-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Am still reading the Birthing House. Have simply decided it's poorly written. I have to go over some sentences three or four times to get the meaning. That is what my Year Two students do, not me.

In good books (and here!) "Americanisms" make me me want to know more. If there is blame to be apportioned I believe it is with me, for my lack of knowledge. In poorly written books it is slapdash writing. It is, really.

Wot Sun sed.

And thanks for the warning, SG.

skysidhe · 03-30-2010, 09:48 PM

Started 'The Girl Who Played With Fire'
Second in the Millennium trilogy.

monster · 03-30-2010, 11:19 PM

Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis. Hmmm. I love her Falco Novels. This is slower going, hasn't made me smile yet and is freaking huge, so big I can't easily carry it with me to read while waiting at the grocery store checkout. So of course the line was huge tonight.

DanaC · 03-31-2010, 04:13 AM

Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie. It's excellent. Every time I read one of his books I am blown away by his writing.

@ Sundae: it's set in the same world as that trilogy I sent you (The Blade Itself etc)

wanderer · 03-31-2010, 09:04 AM

"Terror" by Dan Simmons.
Hyperion series by Simmons was simply a genius' work but I am little disappointed with "Terror" so far. A mighty, turtle slow story. Read 100 or so pages and there's been nothing happening (I am the last person to complain about the lengthy reads).

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2010, 01:12 PM

Complete works of Lewis Caroll. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Alice books are his only works of genius.

Bruce 9012 · 03-31-2010, 02:51 PM

I'm currently reading "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe": by Douglas Adams.

wolf · 04-01-2010, 01:22 PM

Black Sea Affair - Don Brown
Anthem - Ayn Rand

monster · 04-01-2010, 08:39 PM

American Salvage

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Trilby · 04-04-2010, 07:44 AM

Neon Angel - memoirs of Cherie Currie.

AWESOME!

monster · 04-04-2010, 06:16 PM

Bad Traffic -Simon Lewis

-no I haven't finished the other two yet, I just keep losing them.

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-04-2010, 11:59 PM

Joe R. Lansdale... if you don't mind that the main character is always this unchangeably marginal person who never has any money. "Hank" resembles the Patrick Swayze character in Roadhouse -- his best buddy "Leonard," the gay, black ex-Marine with a penchant for burning down crackhouses, twice per if he thinks it's necessary, seems more capable of evolving and development. Otherwise Hank sounds like a less smartalecky Kinky Friedman -- the character, not the author. In their dark way, Lansdale books are damn funny mystery novels.

DanaC · 04-05-2010, 07:08 AM

That sounds quite fun. I am a huge fan of Kinky Friedman. Maybe I'll give this Lansdale a go

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-05-2010, 11:32 AM

Bad Chili was my first Lansdale book. There is a degree of continuity book to book, so probably you should try to read them in order of publication date. BC was a riot, tho'.

For "Hank" read "Hap." Steel-trap memory needs some mental WD-40 and a scouring pad.

classicman · 04-05-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

That sounds quite fun. I am a huge fan of Kinky Friedman. Maybe I'll give this Lansdale a go

What was it you were saying about youtube vids :P

03-30-2010, 11:19 PM	#1728
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis. Hmmm. I love her Falco Novels. This is slower going, hasn't made me smile yet and is freaking huge, so big I can't easily carry it with me to read while waiting at the grocery store checkout. So of course the line was huge tonight. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-31-2010, 09:04 AM	#1730
wanderer Master of the Domain Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 225	"Terror" by Dan Simmons. Hyperion series by Simmons was simply a genius' work but I am little disappointed with "Terror" so far. A mighty, turtle slow story. Read 100 or so pages and there's been nothing happening (I am the last person to complain about the lengthy reads). __________________ smoke on the water

03-31-2010, 01:12 PM	#1731
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Complete works of Lewis Caroll. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Alice books are his only works of genius. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2010, 02:51 PM	#1732
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	the answer is 42 I'm currently reading "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe": by Douglas Adams.

04-01-2010, 01:22 PM	#1733
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Black Sea Affair - Don Brown Anthem - Ayn Rand __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-30-2010, 09:48 PM	#1727
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Started 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' Second in the Millennium trilogy.

04-01-2010, 08:39 PM	#1734
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	American Salvage Bonnie Jo Campbell __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-04-2010, 07:44 AM	#1735
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Neon Angel - memoirs of Cherie Currie. AWESOME! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-04-2010, 06:16 PM	#1736
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bad Traffic -Simon Lewis -no I haven't finished the other two yet, I just keep losing them. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 04-04-2010 at 06:48 PM.

04-04-2010, 11:59 PM	#1737
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Joe R. Lansdale... if you don't mind that the main character is always this unchangeably marginal person who never has any money. "Hank" resembles the Patrick Swayze character in Roadhouse -- his best buddy "Leonard," the gay, black ex-Marine with a penchant for burning down crackhouses, twice per if he thinks it's necessary, seems more capable of evolving and development. Otherwise Hank sounds like a less smartalecky Kinky Friedman -- the character, not the author. In their dark way, Lansdale books are damn funny mystery novels. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-05-2010, 11:32 AM	#1739
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Bad Chili was my first Lansdale book. There is a degree of continuity book to book, so probably you should try to read them in order of publication date. BC was a riot, tho'. For "Hank" read "Hap." Steel-trap memory needs some mental WD-40 and a scouring pad. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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