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How is it? I've had it on my wish list for a while but haven't bought it yet.
Sessa17
01-02-11, 08:26 AM
I heard these were really good. Or maybe I'm thinking of the other Simpsons comic "event"
It is really really good. Extremely well done, and funnier than anything the Simpsons has done in well over a decade. And the hardcover is really well made with a nice slipcase.
boredsilly
01-03-11, 07:52 AM
How is it? I've had it on my wish list for a while but haven't bought it yet.
It's pretty good. It does hit the well worn territory most any book about writers does with Grimes going on about how he thinks he isn't good enough, but I'm enjoying it otherwise.
Aaaaaaand gonna join the fray one this one as well. Just cracked open the first 10 pages.
Sessa17
01-05-11, 06:17 PM
Aaaaaaand gonna join the fray one this one as well. Just cracked open the first 10 pages.
I hated the book, I thought it was soulless drivel with empty characters. But I get why its so popular and the inevitable movie will only make it more so.
Right behind you. I thought the first one was pretty good.
I didn't have high hopes for the series, but was pleasantly surprised. The first one had a little bit of a slow start, but it really picked up and I enjoyed the story. I found myself caring about a few of the characters and engaged in the story.
I'm about halfway through the 2nd book now. It's been decent, a little less on the action and more focused on political issues, propaganda, etc.
Edit: Finished this (not a really long book). I thought the first 2 were really good, the third one I thought was generally pretty mediocre, and irritating as well.
Started Fatal Voyage (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671028375/dvdtalk) by Kathy Reichs
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I heard an interview with Broaddus where he describes this book as putting the "urban" back into urban fantasy, which otherwise consists of white chicks shagging vampires and killing werewolves (or vice versa) in cities that are about as racial diverse as Helsinki.
Edit: Finished this (not a really long book). I thought the first 2 were really good, the third one I thought was generally pretty mediocre, and irritating as well.
I finished the second book last night. Will be starting on the third on tonight.
China Mieville (http://www.therecord.com/living/article/318947--british-writer-china-mieville-gives-science-fiction-a-sexier-image)'s <A HREF="http://www.panmacmillan.com/displayPage.asp?PageID=7881" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">The City & The City</a>.
I just finished Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
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Drop
01-12-11, 07:24 PM
Finished The Vault of Walt and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Onto Full Dark, No Stars and probably The Dark Tower: Treachery. Also got Raymond Carver: Collected Stories and will crack into that from time to time.
Started Of Masques and Martyrs (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001KT8926/dvdtalk) by Christopher Golden
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My wife just finished reading Twilight for the 10th time. But, this time, I had to listen to her read it. Now she's on to reading New Moon for the 10th time. And I have to listen to her. All because my reading glasses broke.
Sean O'Hara
01-20-11, 10:16 AM
My wife just finished reading Twilight for the 10th time. But, this time, I had to listen to her read it. Now she's on to reading New Moon for the 10th time. And I have to listen to her. All because my reading glasses broke.
Justifiable homicide, man, justifiable homicide.
PAG
01-20-11, 11:27 AM
How was it? The only Doolittle I've read was BURN (didn't really care for it).
I thought it was an above average debut novel. I will read more Doolittle.
I finished it on Wednesday. I really liked it. I had seen the movie years ago and saw a documentary about the trials. I really liked how Berendt told the story of the people he got to know in Savannah.
A Positively Final Appearance by Alec Guinness. Reviewed here (http://travismcclain.blogspot.com/2011/01/positively-final-appearance-by-sir-alec.html).
Just finished:
-MAX by James Patterson
-Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Looking for some recommendations in this thread.
Spottedfeather
01-22-11, 02:51 AM
I haven't read anything in years. I suppose the last thing would've been the novel-only sequel to Jason X or the last Harry Potter book. I don't like to read.
dgmayor
01-22-11, 07:00 AM
I haven't read anything in years. I suppose the last thing would've been the novel-only sequel to Jason X or the last Harry Potter book. I don't like to read.
Well you've stumbled into the right forum!
CDGreenz
01-22-11, 11:01 AM
Just Finished:
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Now Starting:
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Back to the Batcave by Adam West with Jeff Rovin
West's style is pretty straightforward and the pace is fast; I made it to page 65 in a couple hours before deciding to stop and try to sleep. Given how difficult it is for me to concentrate enough to read while I'm (again) working on this obnoxious vitamin D deficiency, that's pretty impressive progress for me these days!
The description looks really interesting. I'd love to hear your opinion once your finished.
atxbomber
01-25-11, 04:35 PM
Finished The Sirens of Titan and The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy earlier this month, currently reading Blood Meridian (or the Evening Redness in the West). I'm also reading through the four Jack Kirby's Fourth World omnibus books.
tarfrimmer
01-25-11, 07:54 PM
Finished Of Masques and Martyrs (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001KT8926/dvdtalk) by Christopher Golden
Started The Gathering Dark (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441010814/dvdtalk) by Christopher Golden
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lattethunder
01-26-11, 05:51 AM
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iggystar
01-26-11, 07:24 AM
[QUOTE=atxbomber;10607913]Finished The Sirens of Titan and The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy earlier this monthQUOTE]
And how was it?
I know I keep asking, but I value the opinions here. I've not been steered wrong once.
Can't stop reading zombie books. This one currently
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Stayed up late last night and finished Back to the Batcave by Adam West with Jeff Rovin. Reviewed here (http://travismcclain.blogspot.com/2011/01/back-to-batcave-by-adam-west-with-jeff.html). Much easier going than Alec Guinness's A Positively Final Appearance, though how much of that is because I was more familiar with--and interested in--Batman and how much is my vitamin D level finally starting to normalize, I can't say.
I'm not sure what's next. I've bought several comic books lately, and was given a stack of old Green Lanterns by a friend, and might thumb through those for a bit before committing to another book.
I started it last night, a couple hours after finishing Under the Dome. I'm just past page 50, of 260.
writer106
01-28-11, 08:28 PM
The description looks really interesting. I'd love to hear your opinion once your finished.
I just finished reading it earlier today. I first learned about the book when it was reviewed by Entertainment Weekly. I had never read the fiction books by the author but the description of the memoir sounded very interesting and I wrote the book down on list I keep of books that sound interesting and found it recently at Borders.
I like the book. It was a hard book to read because the author shows the different stages of emotions he through over the years and there were times it was hard to like the author but eventually you sympathized a lot with him.
jfoobar
01-28-11, 10:41 PM
Ummm actually now that I started it, I think it's the "bastardized" version. Is there really that big of a difference? Should I look for the original?
How many pages is it?
Actually, the unabridged version has a newer forward from King that explains why he re-released it that way.
JAA
01-29-11, 07:08 AM
Ummm actually now that I started it, I think it's the "bastardized" version. Is there really that big of a difference? Should I look for the original?
I wouldn't worry about it. Some, like me, just hated the revisionist 'modernization' of an already classic book. It's a bit like a music artist re-recording something 10,20 or 30 years after the fact and saying "I now want this to be considered my definitive version . . . it's what I meant to do." Yeah, right. :)
Sean O'Hara
01-29-11, 09:36 AM
With the Stand, the original release is correct and the "uncut" version is the bastardized. King did a really half-assed job updating it. For example, there's a reference to Stu serving in Vietnam; in the original release, that would make him 30, while in the revised edition it makes him 40. King should've cut the reference, but he overlooked it and now the relationship with Stu and Frannie is a bit creepy.
MinLShaw
01-29-11, 03:44 PM
I don't want to instigate anything political in this thread, but yesterday I saw a thing in the news about how President George W. Bush is "through with politics" and wants nothing to do with the spotlight anymore. That reminded me that I still hadn't started Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House by Mark K. Updegrove, so I cracked it open late last night. I read the introduction (which seemed extraneous and repetitive) and then the first chapter, about President Truman which I really enjoyed. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this one!
I don't want to instigate anything political in this thread, but yesterday I saw a thing in the news about how President George W. Bush is "through with politics" and wants nothing to do with the spotlight anymore. That reminded me that I still hadn't started Second Acts: Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House by Mark K. Updegrove, so I cracked it open late last night. I read the introduction (which seemed extraneous and repetitive) and then the first chapter, about President Truman which I really enjoyed. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this one!
My uncle told me about this book. He enjoyed it. It would be a very interesting book to read as way of seeing what former leaders do after they leave office.
writer106
01-29-11, 04:40 PM
I just started this reading this today.
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MinLShaw
01-29-11, 04:43 PM
My uncle told me about this book. He enjoyed it. It would be a very interesting book to read as way of seeing what former leaders do after they leave office.
I heard about it on an episode of the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, and turned up a copy at Half Price Books. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for months, so I'm glad to finally get to it. Plus, after Alec Guinness and Adam West it's a nice change of pace.
rocketsauce
01-29-11, 11:48 PM
How many pages is it?
Actually, the unabridged version has a newer forward from King that explains why he re-released it that way.
Not sure on the pages as I'm reading it on my kindle, but I know it's the updated version because it had the forward in it.
GatorDeb
01-30-11, 04:16 AM
Last read:
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I enjoyed it. I found it to be pretty insightful and it actually changed my opinions towards some of the main players involved in that whole fiasco.
Thanks for the reply!
iggystar
01-31-11, 01:04 PM
Cool, I'll have to check it out.
I wrote the book down on list I keep of books that sound interesting and found it recently at Borders.
If I don't have a list, I'm lost at the bookstore. I hope there will still be bookstores left to browse actual books though, especially Borders.
I'm currently reading:
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