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glatt · 03-24-2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimhelm

reamde was decent, not great. I liked the characters mostly... but.... The plot relied on far too many coincidences for it to be believable. the 1st 3rd was more geeky with how the game worked and stuff,.... and i was liking it... but then it turned into a spy thriller james bond type of thing. not a stand out book.

Yeah, it's when it took a turn for the more James Bondy kind of thing that I started losing interest. The last I read, they had just arrived in Asia to find the guy.

I like it when he geeks out on details. Like the road going through North Dakota that follows the longitude lines, and jogs at 90 degrees to the left suddenly for a few hundred yards to account for the curvature of the earth, and one of the characters drives off the road there. That kind of thing is cool.

jimhelm · 03-24-2012, 10:16 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, 12:25 PM

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

Griff · 03-25-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I just read Hunger Games too. It was good, but I didn't love it. My wife read number 2 and says it's actually better than 1. I'll get around to reading it in the next few weeks.

All the girls in my house loved it. Unfortunately the movie director, who was apparently faithful to the book, chose to to film it in the vomit inducing style which has become so common place.

wolf · 03-25-2012, 01:35 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.

Gravdigr · 03-25-2012, 02:44 PM

"Preacher's Fury" - William Johnstone

Trilby · 04-09-2012, 08:01 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, 06:02 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, 06:21 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, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jimhelm

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, 06:02 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, 07:36 AM

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

wolf · 04-10-2012, 08:03 PM

Finished The Lion, The Lamb and the Hunted - Andrew E. Kaufman
Billed as a "psychological thriller," which it is, but the key plot device was so incredibly predictable, that all I did was wait for the big reveal, which when it did come, was pretty ho-hum and got overshadowed by an action scene that would make even Bruce Willis cringe from the confluence of coincidences.

Also finished Dr. Who and the Carnival of Monsters.

Started Gates of Fire - Stephen Pressfield. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman recommends it highly ... it's about the Battle of Thermopylae.

Blueflare · 04-11-2012, 07:45 AM

Currently reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.
There are some passages of truly epic writing in here and it has inspired me to improve the stuff that I am currently writing.
I'm only about a third of the way into the story so far.

Sundae · 04-12-2012, 03:42 PM

I have a pile of books to review for you.
So this is just a teaser.
Don't hold your breath - they're teen fiction or gay non-fiction, so perhaps of limited interest.

Battle Royale is one of them though. Having read The Hunger Games trilogy.
Crikey me, the author liked similar names!
You know when people say "I'm terrible with names but I never forget a face!"
Well it turns out if the names are foreign*, I'm terrible with names as well as faces (I already knew about faces, foreign or not).

* NOT a xenophobic or racist statement, but I know no-one called Yukie, Yuko or Yoka so when they all turn up in the same scene I forgive myself for being a little confused as to character and motivation. Not to mention Yukiko, Yumiko and Yoshimi. And yes, I did just look those up

03-25-2012, 12:25 PM	#2328
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, 01:35 PM	#2330
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

03-25-2012, 02:44 PM	#2331
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Preacher's Fury" - William Johnstone __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-09-2012, 08:01 AM	#2332
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, 06:02 PM	#2333
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, 06:21 PM	#2334
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

04-10-2012, 07:36 AM	#2337
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!

04-10-2012, 08:03 PM	#2338
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Finished The Lion, The Lamb and the Hunted - Andrew E. Kaufman Billed as a "psychological thriller," which it is, but the key plot device was so incredibly predictable, that all I did was wait for the big reveal, which when it did come, was pretty ho-hum and got overshadowed by an action scene that would make even Bruce Willis cringe from the confluence of coincidences. Also finished Dr. Who and the Carnival of Monsters. Started Gates of Fire - Stephen Pressfield. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman recommends it highly ... it's about the Battle of Thermopylae. __________________ 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

04-11-2012, 07:45 AM	#2339
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	Currently reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. There are some passages of truly epic writing in here and it has inspired me to improve the stuff that I am currently writing. I'm only about a third of the way into the story so far. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

04-12-2012, 03:42 PM	#2340
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have a pile of books to review for you. So this is just a teaser. Don't hold your breath - they're teen fiction or gay non-fiction, so perhaps of limited interest. Battle Royale is one of them though. Having read The Hunger Games trilogy. Crikey me, the author liked similar names! You know when people say "I'm terrible with names but I never forget a face!" Well it turns out if the names are foreign, I'm terrible with names as well as faces (I already knew about faces, foreign or not). NOT a xenophobic or racist statement, but I know no-one called Yukie, Yuko or Yoka so when they all turn up in the same scene I forgive myself for being a little confused as to character and motivation. Not to mention Yukiko, Yumiko and Yoshimi. And yes, I did just look those up __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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