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I think I wrote in a post about 20 pages ago that 'Catcher in the Rye' was in the pile of books next to my bed waiting to be read. Well, it's still there. I just cannot summon up the enthusiasm to read it. Hopefully one day it will hit me and then I'll love it, rather than forcing myself to read it when I'm not in the mood.
Anyhoo - finished 'Bullet Points'. Pretty good. Kind-of-a strange but interesting book and worth a read if anyone ever comes across it.
About to read 'The Interpretation of Murder' on the recommendation of my Uncle but I also just scored full runs of all the early 'Batman and the Outsiders' and 'The Outsiders' books so it could be a little while before I get started on it.
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I've been sick a lot lately, so I've read a ton of books over the last couple of months; including everything by Richard Morgan.
It's sci-fi, but very dark, extremely violent, sexual, yet thought provoking and fascinating too. Highly recommended.
Black Man is a stand alone title, and his latest book.
There is a trilogy: Altered Carbon. Broken Angels, and Woken Furies, though each one is only nominally influenced by the ones that came before, so you wouldn't necessarily have to read them all.
Market Forces is also a stand alone. It is far less futuristic than the others. I didn't enjoy it as much as the others, but still a strong book.
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Let's see... was home for the Thanksgiving holiday and had some free time on the farm so I managed a few books:
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore
Odd was a neat little book... Koontz managed to pull the rug out from under me on several occasions. He is an excellent story teller. Grade: A-
Unhandsome was a nice, fast read... with a little bit of wit and a different way of looking at well known fairy tales passed down over the years. Grade: A-
JP was a great book... for the most part. Crichton knows his technicals... for several disciplines (higher math, biology, animal/human behavior, business, etc.) I was impressed. A number of differences from the movie but I wouldn't say that detracted from my enjoyment of the book. Every once in a while he got a little to soap-boxy for me, but more than forgivable in my opinion. Grade: A-
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From: NOVA by way of NOIN | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Blacula: I think I wrote in a post about 20 pages ago that 'Catcher in the Rye' was in the pile of books next to my bed waiting to be read. Well, it's still there. I just cannot summon up the enthusiasm to read it. Hopefully one day it will hit me and then I'll love it, rather than forcing myself to read it when I'm not in the mood.
I read 'Catcher in the Rye' in high school. It was part of the assigned reading, but I didn't feel forced to read it as I love reading. However, I didn't like it at all. It seemed so boring and I didn't identify with Holden Caufield at all.
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I am currently reading "The Last Days of Krypton" by Keving J. Anderson. I have only read 26 pages but it is looking good. Marv Wolfman wrote the forward. Anderson seems to be combining elements of the comics and the movies. Jor-el has white hair ala Marlon Brando and the Phantom Zone is the spinning rings. Krypton and the Kryptonians are not as isolated as Byrne's were, but the society is a bit stagnated. And the formal costumes of the nobles are as Byrne had them.
Anderson does make some changes. Jax-Ur still destroys one of Krypton's moons. But now that happened a couple of thousand years ago and is the reason for Krypton's lack of space travel and xenophobia (the missles came from an alien). Opposition to Jax-Ur led to the current make-up of Kryptonian politics/government. Now called the Kryptonian Council rather than the Science Council.
It is looking like it will be a good read.
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I just finished it. It was pretty good. Although I could see the ending Click Here For A Spoiler Krypton explodes a mile off.
I was disappointed by no appearance of Lar Gand of Daxam.
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I just finished read Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
I liked it, but this was supposed to be a kids book?
Reading 'Thunderstruck' now. I forget the authors name, but he also wrote 'Devil in the White City.' He combines historical events togethere, one good and one bad. In Devil it was the turn of the century in Chicago with the Wordls Fair contrasted with the first published American Serial Killer. In 'Thunderstruck' its about Marconi and another killer.
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A lot of boring books for school, mostly about Jews in Brazil in the 17th Century. Stupid final paper. But!! When it's over, I plan on enjoying... something to be decided. Maybe a German authored book for my visit there.
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Stopped buying Fables a few years ago when I had stopped buying Legion at the end of DnA.
Picked up all the trades 6 to 9 since then and am already on my second reading.
Jack of Trades - so-so but worth buying. Trades 6 to 9 typically wonderful. 1001 Nights of Snowfall absolutely astounding reading and a work of art.
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Just finishing up a reread of Bernard Cornwell's 'Warlord Chronicles', an Arthurian trilogy (The Winter King / Enemy of God / Excalibur) and one of the best treatments of King Arthur I know of.
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: I just finished it. It was pretty good. Although I could see the ending Click Here For A Spoiler Krypton explodes a mile off.
I was disappointed by no appearance of Lar Gand of Daxam.
Yeah, I really figured when the ship showed up it was going to be Lar's.
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I finished up another one of Shatner's Star Trek books last night. As things have gone on, I haven't really enjoyed his version of Kirk. (His co-authors did a much better job of Kirk in their own works) but I find myself kind of missing the days when you could find tons of Star Trek books out there.
Last night I also started Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. It's pretty good so far.
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I read the Science of Superheroes and am reading the Science of Supervillains, both by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg. I recommend them. They take very logical looks at some things, while avoiding the "magic" element. They are very enjoyable.
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