I unfortunately have not been to the places he writes about but after reading his books I want to explore them.
What are you reading? What was the last book you enjoyed?
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I unfortunately have not been to the places he writes about but after reading his books I want to explore them.
He doesn't always get them right but this one he nailed pretty well. Careful once the travel bug gets you it's hard to shake it.
Third in a series from author Chris Wooding chronicling the adventures of the crew of the spaceship Ketty Jay. As with the previous books, this is very much in the style of Firefly and is a very good read.
Motolare, I owe it all to you for turning me on to this quadrilogy. I just finished the final book, The Ace of Skulls. I would HIGHLY recommend that anyone who digs sci-fi, steampunk, or fantasy pick up this series right now and read it...because it's got all that by the bucketful.
Start with Retribution Falls
Then The Black Lung Captain
Then The Iron Jackal (pictured above),
And finish up with The Ace of Skulls
AWESOME!!!! Chris Wooding has a knack for creating characters that you really begin to care about and for weaving stories that are detailed and perfectly-woven.
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kingkrazy
Prospect
I know this has received several reviews but here is my two cents worth.
I held off on reading this book for a while because it is the last book that I haven't read by Mr. Hill. Like a lonely spirit though, it kept calling to me each time I fired open my Kindle. This is by far his best work. As far as long fiction I would rank this first followed by Heart Shaped Box then Horns. I read a previous review, not sure if it was on Amazon or elsewhere that "this was a great 400 page novel stretched into 700 pages". The reviewer said that the length was his/her only negative mark. I disagree whole-heartedly. I'm sure the story could be told in less pages but the same could be true with any book. This was a page turner to the T. I found myself a little bummed when it was over, not because of the story or the way it ended, but just the fact that I was done with it.
Although as mentioned I liked his other works this one puts him on the same level as his father. And with this only being his third novel I hope he can continue that trend. Like his dad, Joe Brings the scary in descriptive writing as well as implied passages and then turns on a dime and throws in a one liner or funny antidote to an otherwise horrific event.
Great read.
I held off on reading this book for a while because it is the last book that I haven't read by Mr. Hill. Like a lonely spirit though, it kept calling to me each time I fired open my Kindle. This is by far his best work. As far as long fiction I would rank this first followed by Heart Shaped Box then Horns. I read a previous review, not sure if it was on Amazon or elsewhere that "this was a great 400 page novel stretched into 700 pages". The reviewer said that the length was his/her only negative mark. I disagree whole-heartedly. I'm sure the story could be told in less pages but the same could be true with any book. This was a page turner to the T. I found myself a little bummed when it was over, not because of the story or the way it ended, but just the fact that I was done with it.
Although as mentioned I liked his other works this one puts him on the same level as his father. And with this only being his third novel I hope he can continue that trend. Like his dad, Joe Brings the scary in descriptive writing as well as implied passages and then turns on a dime and throws in a one liner or funny antidote to an otherwise horrific event.
Great read.
Reading Timothy Zahn's Cobra Trilogy. It's a been a good read considering most of the book is about morality over time and conceptual issues along those lines. Not what i would deem an action book in science fiction. Some of his arguments are framed from very simple and stereotypical settings though (which they kind of need to be) so you do have to do a bit of glossing over there to see the point. In general though it's been a nice mix of military traditions.
orpheus
The Dolphin Cares!
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Spooky ghost story about some dude who goes to a small English town to work on some legal matters regarding a recently deceased woman. A woman appears around town and creepiness ensues. I really enjoyed this.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
A book detailing the five mass extinctions that have occurred throughout history and speaks or recent trends that have and could lead to more extinctions. Interesting, but somewhat depressing.
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku
A book that summarizes different and possible scientific innovations that are changing the manner in which the human mind works.
Night Shift by Stephen King
And I am re-reading this, well, because it the sort of thing one needs to revisit.
Spooky ghost story about some dude who goes to a small English town to work on some legal matters regarding a recently deceased woman. A woman appears around town and creepiness ensues. I really enjoyed this.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
A book detailing the five mass extinctions that have occurred throughout history and speaks or recent trends that have and could lead to more extinctions. Interesting, but somewhat depressing.
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku
A book that summarizes different and possible scientific innovations that are changing the manner in which the human mind works.
Night Shift by Stephen King
And I am re-reading this, well, because it the sort of thing one needs to revisit.
Picked up Ready Player One by Ernest Cline after some light prodding from Orpheus
Really enjoyed the book. If you're not familiar with the author check his website out www.ernestcline.com
The book is a homage to all thing 80's and gamer. There are also several references to his work with the spoken word so it helps to be familiar with it if you want to add to the story
Basically it's a dystopian future, everyone participates in a MMO environment rolling adventure. Nothing too special on that end but with all of the references back to the 80's it makes it a fun read.
Really enjoyed the book. If you're not familiar with the author check his website out www.ernestcline.com
The book is a homage to all thing 80's and gamer. There are also several references to his work with the spoken word so it helps to be familiar with it if you want to add to the story
Basically it's a dystopian future, everyone participates in a MMO environment rolling adventure. Nothing too special on that end but with all of the references back to the 80's it makes it a fun read.
ucsdguy1
Super Star
loved this bookPicked up Ready Player One by Ernest Cline after some light prodding from Orpheus
Really enjoyed the book. If you're not familiar with the author check his website out www.ernestcline.com
The book is a homage to all thing 80's and gamer. There are also several references to his work with the spoken word so it helps to be familiar with it if you want to add to the story
Basically it's a dystopian future, everyone participates in a MMO environment rolling adventure. Nothing too special on that end but with all of the references back to the 80's it makes it a fun read.
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I'm reading Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen. Coincidentally, I've just wrapped up the chapter on the first Thanksgiving. According to his research, there's evidence of autumnal harvests dating back centuries long before the Pilgrims, so it probably wasn't the first. Also, the most likely reason that the Pilgrims were successful in cultivating the land is that the local natives were decimated by Smallpox, Cowpox, Bubonic Plague, and many other diseases, which left the already-cleared, planted and cultivated lands ready for harvest.
Ok the premise of this book sounds interesting....but that picture sounds like it was a bit overdone.
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Could be overdone. 2 key running themes are that 1) high school history text books appear to color events so that they do not seem to denigrate European settlers; and 2) because the times were not documented very well, the precise occurrences are subject to dispute, and it is OK for high school history texts to discuss disputed views instead of presenting a single view as if it were the absolute truth of what transpired.
jerseydevil
I'llPutPenniesOnYourEyes
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Sounds like an interesting read, I might check it out although if they head too much into hyperbole it would miss the opportunity for their potential discussion of instruction as debate instead of dogma.
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I doubt the points go much into hyperbolic conjecture. Most everything is cited, so it would lead to believe that all of the facts are fairly well-grounded. Granted, I'm not fact checking every footnote, and there's a lot of them. Everything is pretty well written for an intellectual read.
I'll check it out.
RoyalSubject
Prospect
I really enjoyed this book. It's a good read for true crime fans. My only complaint was that it was too short. After being undercover for over two years, there had to be a whole lot of stories he could have included.
Now Chirping
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