What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
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Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
How was that? I read (and enjoyed) The Passage not long after it came out. But didn't get around to the second book ... partially because of many negative reader comments and because I don't like books that leave the reader at a cliffhanger that may take years to finish.
Now that it's done (it's a trilogy and finished, right?), is it worth it to go back and tackle The Twelve and City of Mirrors?
Finished:
While this is supposed to be the second book of a trilogy, it seemed like it finished the story very nicely to me (though there are certainly other stories that can be told in this world). I really liked this (and the predecessor The Three Body Problem). Big ambitious smart hard sci-fi that reminds me more of Grandmasters like Asimov and Clarke than any modern writers.
I see on imdb that a Chinese movie adaptation of this series has been finished and gets released in China in a month. That could be interesting, though a cause for concern are the limited credits of the people making the movie. To do this series right would take a skilled hand, and I can easily imagine how it could go horribly wrong (turning the whole thing into some brainless action-filled alien invasion story ... which China's love of Transformers movies show there's big money there).
Now that it's done (it's a trilogy and finished, right?), is it worth it to go back and tackle The Twelve and City of Mirrors?
Finished:
While this is supposed to be the second book of a trilogy, it seemed like it finished the story very nicely to me (though there are certainly other stories that can be told in this world). I really liked this (and the predecessor The Three Body Problem). Big ambitious smart hard sci-fi that reminds me more of Grandmasters like Asimov and Clarke than any modern writers.
I see on imdb that a Chinese movie adaptation of this series has been finished and gets released in China in a month. That could be interesting, though a cause for concern are the limited credits of the people making the movie. To do this series right would take a skilled hand, and I can easily imagine how it could go horribly wrong (turning the whole thing into some brainless action-filled alien invasion story ... which China's love of Transformers movies show there's big money there).
#8
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
I just finished the whole trilogy over the past week. I guess these books are YA, they're definitely full of modern Hunger Games / Harry Potter YA tropes. It's just a bit darker and just a bit harsher than the YA standard, the characters are just a little more complicated and the gambits are all just a bit more outside of the box than typical YA though. The Institute sections of the first book alone would certainly make one hell of a movie if done right, they need to get on that..
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DVD Talk Hero
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Stories from the complete H.P. Lovecraft edited by Cthulhuchick. It has a bunch of stories that I've never read before, and I bought the Arkham House hardcover books edited by S.T. Joshi as they came out.
It turns out that those stories were left out for good reason. Most of them are pretty bad. I read "The Street" for the first time, and holy cow it's just plain embarrassing.
It turns out that those stories were left out for good reason. Most of them are pretty bad. I read "The Street" for the first time, and holy cow it's just plain embarrassing.
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DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Just finished:
Gravity - Tess Gerritsen
Currently reading:
Amazonia - James Rollins
Audiobook (I listen to these while knitting):
Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
Gravity - Tess Gerritsen
Currently reading:
Amazonia - James Rollins
Audiobook (I listen to these while knitting):
Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
#11
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Had you read James Rollins before? I think that was the first book of his that I read back in the day (either that or Subterranean). Really fun action/adventure/thriller/sci-fi/horror.
Unfortunately I've drifted away from reading him, since everything seems to be part of his never-ending Sigma Force series (which I've tired of ... and I don't like how the series has little of the fantastical elements that got me into his writing in the first place).
Unfortunately I've drifted away from reading him, since everything seems to be part of his never-ending Sigma Force series (which I've tired of ... and I don't like how the series has little of the fantastical elements that got me into his writing in the first place).
#12
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
There are so many of the Sigma Force books, too many for me to delve into if it's straying away from his original style. Thanks for the heads up.
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DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Reread a classic over the weekend:
I still don't like Daisy Buchanan (read the book several times now) but I understand her character's motivation a bit better.
I still don't like Daisy Buchanan (read the book several times now) but I understand her character's motivation a bit better.
#14
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
How was that? I read (and enjoyed) The Passage not long after it came out. But didn't get around to the second book ... partially because of many negative reader comments and because I don't like books that leave the reader at a cliffhanger that may take years to finish.
Now that it's done (it's a trilogy and finished, right?), is it worth it to go back and tackle The Twelve and City of Mirrors?
.
Now that it's done (it's a trilogy and finished, right?), is it worth it to go back and tackle The Twelve and City of Mirrors?
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It is not without its flaws, but as a whole the trilogy was a fun read for me.
#16
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
I just finished the whole trilogy over the past week. I guess these books are YA, they're definitely full of modern Hunger Games / Harry Potter YA tropes. It's just a bit darker and just a bit harsher than the YA standard, the characters are just a little more complicated and the gambits are all just a bit more outside of the box than typical YA though. The Institute sections of the first book alone would certainly make one hell of a movie if done right, they need to get on that..
#17
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Finished:
Starting:
I really enjoyed the first two books in this series from Stephen King, and couldn't wait until this one was released.
Starting:
I really enjoyed the first two books in this series from Stephen King, and couldn't wait until this one was released.
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DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: What Are You Reading? (June 2016)
Spoiler:
Also, the best part of Morning Star is the last third.
Last edited by Hiro11; 06-08-16 at 04:31 PM.