Books you're currently reading??? - Page 155

wolf · 03-23-2012, 06:52 PM

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Currently reading Armor. sci fi junk.

I actually loved that and want to read it again. John Steakley, right? It's in a box here, somewhere.

SF fan who wanted to be able to be a con guest rather than an attendee, wrote himself a book. It sold. Wrote himself a second book. It got made into a movie by John Carpenter. WIN.

Clodfobble · 03-23-2012, 07:00 PM

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clod and wolf: (secret spoiler type question)

Answer: Yeah, I don't think Jon's really dead. There have been a couple of times where main characters were assumed dead at the end of their chapters, and then turned out to only be wounded later. I bet Ghost plays into the explanation for why Jon didn't actually die. I even kind of wonder if Stannis is really dead, but I think he probably is.

jimhelm · 03-24-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I actually loved that and want to read it again. John Steakley, right? It's in a box here, somewhere.

SF fan who wanted to be able to be a con guest rather than an attendee, wrote himself a book. It sold. Wrote himself a second book. It got made into a movie by John Carpenter. WIN.

I did too. Felix was a bad ass. 1984. Was there a sequel?

wolf · 03-25-2012, 11:25 AM

Not that I'm aware. I heard that Steakley died. Sometime in the last two years, maybe? (yes, November 2010)

wolf · 03-25-2012, 12:35 PM

I enjoyed The Hunger Games. Knew it wasn't going to be great, didn't expect it to be great, but it didn't suck like the last book that sold in crazy numbers to teens.

Catching Fire (#2) was okay, but very clearly only existed as a bridge between 1 and 3.

Mockingjay was tedious. Predictable. Not interesting in any significant way.

SteveDallas · 04-13-2012, 07:46 PM

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I enjoyed The Hunger Games. Knew it wasn't going to be great, didn't expect it to be great, but it didn't suck like the last book that sold in crazy numbers to teens.

I think the story suffered from its point of view. There's a self-centeredness about the narration that prevents it from becoming more than "plucky teenaged protagonist prevails against great odds by means of extreme plot contrivance."

monster · 04-18-2012, 04:25 PM

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I think the story suffered from its point of view. There's a self-centeredness about the narration that prevents it from becoming more than "plucky teenaged protagonist prevails against great odds by means of extreme plot contrivance."

I just kept thinking Running Man

wolf · 04-19-2012, 01:48 AM

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I just kept thinking Running Man

With a bit of The Tenth Victim, but not any of the good or interesting parts.

Gravdigr · 03-25-2012, 01:44 PM

"Preacher's Fury" - William Johnstone

Trilby · 04-09-2012, 07:01 AM

"The witch of Exmoor" Margaret Drabble

I liked it. Read it in two days. Did not know she is the sister of
A. S. Byatt.-

wolf · 04-09-2012, 05:02 PM

Only book that's moved vaguely forward are the Doctor Whos ... now on Carnival of Monsters.

Still reading The Lion, the Lamb, and the Hunted.

jimhelm · 04-09-2012, 05:21 PM

The Complete Unabridged Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

If I ever write a book, I'm going to use all 3 of my names.

wolf · 04-09-2012, 05:37 PM

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If I ever write a book, I'm going to use all 3 of my names.

You could only get away with that in the 19th Century. Now it means you're either a serial killer or presidential assassin.

Or maybe there's something we don't know about Mr. Doyle.

DanaC · 04-10-2012, 05:02 AM

If I ever write a book, I shall refrain from using all four of my names. I may use a couple of initials though :P

maineiac04631 · 04-10-2012, 06:36 AM

I am on page 70, so far an interesting read.

03-25-2012, 11:25 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not that I'm aware. I heard that Steakley died. Sometime in the last two years, maybe? (yes, November 2010) __________________ 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

03-25-2012, 12:35 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I enjoyed The Hunger Games. Knew it wasn't going to be great, didn't expect it to be great, but it didn't suck like the last book that sold in crazy numbers to teens. Catching Fire (#2) was okay, but very clearly only existed as a bridge between 1 and 3. Mockingjay was tedious. Predictable. Not interesting in any significant way. __________________ 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

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04-09-2012, 07:01 AM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	"The witch of Exmoor" Margaret Drabble I liked it. Read it in two days. Did not know she is the sister of A. S. Byatt.- __________________ 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

04-09-2012, 05:02 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Only book that's moved vaguely forward are the Doctor Whos ... now on Carnival of Monsters. Still reading The Lion, the Lamb, and the Hunted. __________________ 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

04-09-2012, 05:21 PM	#12
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	The Complete Unabridged Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. If I ever write a book, I'm going to use all 3 of my names. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

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maineiac04631 Trolls hate me Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The 5% Nation of Nipple Clamps Posts: 109	I am on page 70, so far an interesting read. __________________ In ur bases k1ll1n ur d00dz!

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