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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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 Posted - 05/20/2005 : 03:02:40
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Still on my Sci-Fi kick.
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 18:59:01
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Originally posted by starmekitten
Well, it's not so much that I disliked it more I resented the build up to it, I didn't think it warranted the amount of attention it got. It's a nice little story and very sweet in parts, but near the end I'd had enough already and wanted it to hurry up and finish.
i finally finished LIFE OF PI. i agree with your assessment. it kind of dragged near the last quarter of the book, but i still enjoyed it. and it picked up steam near the end.
what sucked for me was that i read this blurb about the movie before finishing the book, and the blurb completely gives away the ending. how fucked up is that?
[do not read if you want to read the book]
http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_5676.php/Alfonso_Cuaron_May_Direct_Life_of_Pi_Movie
so i think a little tension was removed for me, but it's well-written and thought provoking. i don't know why everyone is saying "it didn't make me believe in god".. i don't think that's really the intention of the book..
anyway, now i'm going to start GEEK LOVE, at kitty's recommendation. and with the desire to read something more dark and twisted again |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2005 : 19:12:30
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I'm reading:
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep. |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
4233 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 01:04:41
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pas de bras pas de chocolat |
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2543 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 01:28:35
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This is a very strange book for Feist, as there's no chopping of the storyline at all. It's completely linear, focusing on the same character all the way through. It's ok, but Fantasy shouldn't really be like this. And there haven't been nearly enough elves.
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We know what we are
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velvety
= Cult of Ray =
Portugal
536 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 03:51:26
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I loved 'The blood of others', so I'm looking forward to this one. Still hasn't grabbed me yet, but i've just started reading it. |
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hawken
- FB Fan -
USA
178 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 06:07:27
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I saw someone ask about Christopher Moore...I think it was Starme. I've read a few of his books and the are well written and funny. Just finished this one and would definitely recommend it:
Also recommended by this author; The Stupidest Angel, and Lamb. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 12:02:50
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Floop, if you haven't looked in the book club thread I would give observatory mansions a go, see if you thought the same as the rest of us.
Hawken, it was thank you, I saw it when I was looking for books for the bookclub, he had cropped up with Tom Robbins a few times and I thought ooooh, I'm going book shopping tomorrow so I will keep my beadies peeled!
Recently I have read (because I can! no more lectures! woo)
am reading now:
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
Edited by - starmekitten on 06/02/2005 12:04:39 |
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mosleyk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 12:18:30
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| Okay...don't laugh (after plowing through Blink and Freakanomics I needed a break).Right now I am reading "Gracie: A Love Story" by George Burns. It has been just delightful so far. I of course missed Burns' heyday, and had no idea he was so darn funny or such a good writer. |
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BrendanT
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
907 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 13:07:05
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Spadework by Timothy Findley.
I think it will be Terry by Douglas Coupland next.
Strummer-man
I had me a vision!
All of a sudden my water broke!
"There was a man Who made a boat To sail away And it sank.". |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 14:15:00
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Originally posted by starmekitten
Floop, if you haven't looked in the book club thread I would give observatory mansions a go, see if you thought the same as the rest of us.
i'm curious what you thought of the ending of PI |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2005 : 14:21:20
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I thought (trying to remember now) that it was kind of weak, the island was weird, the "metaphor" was to my mind a cop out. I liked the tiger. I think it's because I didn't like the way the book finished that I didn't like the book, especially after the slow down towards the end I was enjoying it up until then in a nice little story kind of way, it needed something to convince me, and it didn't. I have to read it again though, it's been a while.
but I do remember it didn't make me believe in god either
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 05:30:04
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Just started reading, on a friend's high recommendation, "The curious incident
of the dog in the night." Can't stand it. Anybody else read it?
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 05:37:24
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| no....its one of those books i've been curious about but not got around to reading...finally read 1984 though which ive been meaning to read for years, couldnt put it down, loved it, im sure most people have read it, but if you havent its definetly worth it, next on the list is frankenstein which ive always meant to read |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 05:56:39
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Just be pleased it's short K, I understand your issues with it, it's a nice little story but it did my head in and I had to rush the hell through it.
Zub, have you read brave new world?
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 06:19:45
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Originally posted by starmekitten
Zub, have you read brave new world?
I hope that I will live to see you undress
no i havent yet, but if its as good as 1984 i'll be very happy, i'll hunt it down, thanks! |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 08:29:17
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Originally posted by starmekitten
Just be pleased it's short K, I understand your issues with it, it's a nice little story but it did my head in and I had to rush the hell through it.
I hope that I will live to see you undress
Just finished it. Plowed thru it to get it over with. Now I have to find a delicate way
to give my opinion to the friend who RAVED about it.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:19:15
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Be honest K, it's different strokes for different folks, plus I find it stops people with bad taste recommending things to me
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:21:46
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Oh it's hard to be honest with this person. He's got a graduate
degree from Harvard and a huge ego. It's best to finesse him,
which I will. I'll let him down nice and easy.
God that sucked.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:30:38
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My girlfriend had some books published by some crazy religious radio station sent to me. I should be reading those shortly.
I'm also going to reread this:
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:35:48
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Kittie, how's the Carey book?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 11:49:40
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2005 : 14:06:18
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Originally posted by kathryn
Kittie, how's the Carey book?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
I'll be able to tell you better when it's done, my main problem with it so far is the central characters aren't all that engaging and (I'm sure there's a proper term for this) I don't much like when a book has every chapter with an italiscised preface unrelated to the story, like a sub story or reference points. I tend to not want to read them and skip over it which I know is terrible practise but it annoys me.
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 01:20:59
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is mortal causes a new rankin kitty? i quite enjoy his rebus work in a fast food sort of way. maybe i've read it, what's it about?
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 01:27:03
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It's a Rebus, Edinburgh festival.. finds a body of a boy that has been "six-packed" (shot in the knees, elbows, wrists) and lastly shot in the head... The boy who has been killed though is the son of Big Ger Cafferty...
I love the Rebus novels, I'm an absolute sucker for the detective novels.
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 01:31:41
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is this after big ger is out of prison, subplot about scandinavian prossies? if not i don't think i've read it. i read them all out of order with the excaeption of 'knots and crosses' and 'tooth and nail'.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 10:45:01
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nope Big Gr is still in prison but breaks out to deal with his sons killer, it's about terrorism and catholics vs protestants with a sub plot about a mad woman who has a crush on rebus.
I love detective novels!
I hope that I will live to see you undress |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 06/06/2005 : 22:49:54
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Originally posted by zub_the_goat
no....its one of those books i've been curious about but not got around to reading...finally read 1984 though which ive been meaning to read for years, couldnt put it down, loved it, im sure most people have read it, but if you havent its definetly worth it, next on the list is frankenstein which ive always meant to read
I liked Frankenstein...the printing I read included really cool woodcut-style illustrations that complemented the dark mood.
i just ordered a book by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George, Cobweb, from amazon...i LOVED their later work, Interface...brilliant! |
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KimStanleyRobinson
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 07:27:37
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trying to read "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis, "Focault's Pendulum" by Umberto Eco and "Generation X" by Douglas Coupland (sp?) and am making zero progress on any of them.
i'm not smart.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 07:54:42
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When will Frank find Lyle, Nick and Eric Drew again? |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 09:56:14
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you're plenty smart KSR, shut the fuck up now.
[insert shit eating grin smiley]
I read this one:
and Zodiac? was that Stephenson? but no others even though I really liked them, what would you guys suggest?
and right now
(can't find a bigger accurate picture - geek love - katherine dunn)
 Join the cult of starmekitten/ we don't bite (much) |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 10:02:41
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Originally posted by kathryn
Just started reading, on a friend's high recommendation, "The curious incident
of the dog in the night." Can't stand it. Anybody else read it?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
I thought it was okay. During, I wasn't overly impressed, and I was kind of annoyed by the kid. By the end, it was interesting to see the world through his eyes, and I started to feel a little aspergers-y myself. It's sort of almost a children's novel, so in that way it's good. I wouldn't say it's brilliant, but it's not trying to be anything more than it is, so I guess I liked it on it's own terms. Whatever that means.
I'm currently reading this:
Took my a while to get into it, but now that I am, it's quite good.
I am God's brother, his soul mate and team mate/He passes me info-mation/and I reciprocate |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2005 : 12:16:01
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Originally posted by KimStanleyRobinson
trying to read "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis, "Focault's Pendulum" by Umberto Eco and "Generation X" by Douglas Coupland (sp?) and am making zero progress on any of them.
i'm not smart.
Don't give up on Ellis. His writing is easier than you think. It's all comedy. Think of him as someone completely vain and arrogant explaining a big Sears catalog to you. Speaking of which, I can't wait till August when his new one comes out...LUNAR PARK.
I was alone...in my BIG BED
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 19:01:09
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Originally posted by speedy_m
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Just started reading, on a friend's high recommendation, "The curious incident
of the dog in the night." Can't stand it. Anybody else read it?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
I thought it was okay. During, I wasn't overly impressed, and I was kind of annoyed by the kid. By the end, it was interesting to see the world through his eyes, and I started to feel a little aspergers-y myself. It's sort of almost a children's novel, so in that way it's good. I wouldn't say it's brilliant, but it's not trying to be anything more than it is, so I guess I liked it on it's own terms. Whatever that means.
I am God's brother, his soul mate and team mate/He passes me info-mation/and I reciprocate
The only part of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" that I liked:
"I tuned (the radio) halfway between two stations so that all I could hear was white noise
and I turned the volume up really loud and I held it against my ear and the sound filled my head
and it hurt so that I couldn't feel any other sort of hurt."
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2005 : 19:39:51
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Walter McDougall "...the Heavens and the Earth: a political history of the space age"
a re-read from several years ago...after that, Heinlein.
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