I read Alice in Wonderland. I have wanted to read this book for a long time. And I want to say that the book is not worse than the movie.
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The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler.... Josh and Emma find a disc that lets them log on to their Facebook pages on the Internet with their friends relationships and status updates...except it's 1996 and no-one's heard of FacebookThe Copyright Monster has made me tell you that my avatar is courtesy of the wonderful Alice XZ.And you don't want to annoy the Copyright Monster.
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Quoth morgana View Post"Bimbos of the Death Sun", Sharon McCrumb
It's going to be read one of these days."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Quoth Ironclad Alibi View PostI have that book! It is in a two book volume titled Bimbos and Zombies, the second novel being Zombies of the Gene Pool by the same author.
It's going to be read one of these days.
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I used to like the Drood books, but somewhere around #7 or 8 I started getting a sense of "what's the point"; the guy seemed to be basically invulnerable and can do anything (unless the author says otherwise), he's got his family buffaloed, and the emotional/development stuff (such as it was) was losing traction. I'd still read another Nightside book if he did one, but that story arc got wrapped up pretty thoroughly.
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Just finished 'Sons of Cain: Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present'. Much more scholarly than I expected, and very interesting. But between that and Triumph of the Moon (which I am still slogging through) I am looking for something fun to read next. Maybe one of the mysteries by my friend from my writing group.
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I recently started reading the Netherworld Paranormal Police Departments series'. The main author is John P Logsdon, and each sub-series within the overarching universe is a collaboration with another author. You're supposed to start with the Ian Dex novels, but I started with Piper & Payne and had no problems following what was going on (to be honest, if I'd started with the Ian Dex novels I might have given up, as I didn't really like the character, although he did improve a little in the later books). It's an interesting concept with interesting world-building, but I do prefer some branches of the universe to others."It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
Rev that Engine Louder, I Can't Hear How Small Your Dick Is - Jay 2K Winger
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It seems I'm no longer much of a Poul Anderson fan. I read two of his books in the last couple of months, and came away quite unimpressed. I used to like his stuff a lot more; I think I still like some of it. (E.g., Three Hearts and Three Lions, Ensign Flandry, etc.) But "Brain Wave" and "Starfarers" did nothing for me. I wound up skimming through the last third of Starfarers, which I never do.“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs." -- John Rogers
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I finished Name of the Wind. Although I liked it, I feel the need to point out that Denna is a manic pixie dream girl. Some of the other women in the story might have been interesting, had Kvothe not been obsessed with Denna and ignored all the others.
Next up is Wise Man's Fear, second in the unfinished trilogy."I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We are all star stuff." I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all."
-Mira Furlan
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Quoth morgana View Post"Bimbos of the Death Sun", Sharon McCrumb
I'm rereading Michael Jecks' Medieval West Country mystery novels, set in 14th-century England. One character is the bailiff of Lydford, Simon Puttock, and the other is the Keeper of the King's Peace, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, who is also one of the few Templars who escaped the purge. They're pretty good, although the story lines can get so tangled in some of the books that you want to sit down and start drawing one of those crime scene-type boards with pictures and bits of string showing how all the characters and motives and whatnot are tied together.
I'm also about halfway through "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas, but I'm finding it a tough slog. The heroine/narrator goes on and on and on about how vile and awful and dreadful her captor is until you want to scream "OH FFS, GET A ROOM!!" In all likelihood I'll finish it, but it's not a keeper and I won't bother to read any of the sequels.Customer service: More efficient than a Dementor's kiss
~ Mr Hero
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I just finished Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood. It is the first Phryne Fisher novel. I have the trilogy volume. The next two titles are Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train.
We also watched the first TV show based on Cocaine Blues. There were a few differences."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Currently re-reading the Goblin series by Jim C Hines. Smudge is adorable, and I love the twist on the old sword and sorcery novels.
If you haven't already, check out his Princess series. Fairytales crossed with Charlie's Angels, what's not to like?"It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
Rev that Engine Louder, I Can't Hear How Small Your Dick Is - Jay 2K Winger
The Darwin Awards The best site to visit to restore your faith in instant karma.
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Quoth greek_jester View PostCurrently re-reading the Goblin series by Jim C Hines. Smudge is adorable, and I love the twist on the old sword and sorcery novels.
If you haven't already, check out his Princess series. Fairytales crossed with Charlie's Angels, what's not to like?
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