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Post by Jim on Jun 18, 2009 10:22:33 GMT
since it looks as though Moths will not be out anytime soon I decide not to wait any longer and start Terror Island
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Post by rakie on Jun 18, 2009 11:05:21 GMT
woo and yay, let me know what you think! (and have a karma point for your wonderful taste, lol)
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Post by Jim on Jun 18, 2009 11:13:05 GMT
as Mr Biggins would say
so fari so goodie
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Post by danielirussell on Jun 21, 2009 9:02:37 GMT
The Kult by our very own Shaun Jeffrey for me.
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Post by Jim on Jun 21, 2009 9:33:51 GMT
that's my next one
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Post by garryc on Jun 23, 2009 6:43:49 GMT
Currently reading:
Duma Key by Stephen King Trust Me by Jeff Abbott Brother Odd by Dean Koontz Assassin by Shaun Hutson (forth time)
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Post by Jim on Jun 30, 2009 19:40:51 GMT
Tormentor, by Steven Shrewsbury
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Post by garryc on Dec 30, 2009 15:50:42 GMT
Just started The Strain by Del Toro and Hogan... so far, very good.
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Post by Vaughan on Jan 16, 2010 8:20:38 GMT
I've read a couple of more contemporary things lately. First up was The Swarm, at 900 pages of teeny-tiny print it went by surprisingly fast. The author has done a LOT of research into ecological matters, and he wants you to know he's done it. So there are lots of incidents of: "We must examine the Hydrates", "What's a hydrate?", "Oh, let me explain......" And on he goes. I've read some reviews, and plenty of people find this approach VERY annoying. I on the other hand was fascinated, and don't mind admitting that I learned a lot. It's a good book because of all the information packed into it, goodness knows how long it took him to research, years I'd imagine. The plot itself is rather thin, but there's plenty of action to keep it rolling - which is really something for a book of this length. I liked it. I also read Gary Brandler (I think that's his name, the guy who wrote The Howling) book, Carrion. To be honest it was fun enough to read, but it did come across as a short story/novella expanded to novel size. The title character is a little too "jokey" to really carry the dramatic feel required, and that sunk the thing a bit. It's an easy read, and a nice enough idea, but in the end I thought average at best. Now I'm reading The Ruins, which isn't too old (I think). Might sound mad, but I've never read a 500 page novel before where there are NO chapters. Anyway, I'm at the start, so nothing to report.
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Post by steppedonwolf on Jan 16, 2010 10:20:12 GMT
Just finished Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. Wow! I know a fair few of Bryson's fans gave it a miss because it's a science book rather than one of his wonderful travel books, but I can't recommend it highly enough. It's not just a rough guide to science it's also a history of science - and the best thing about it is the human side he gives to the movers and shakers in the dusty research laboratories of yore. Not just the strange habits and eccentricities of famous scientists - personal tales that you don't find in the history books - but also the bitching and backstabbing of the scientific community especially when confronted with new ideas. Highly recommended. One I'll keep dipping into agan and again.
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Post by Jim on Feb 2, 2010 15:19:12 GMT
List of Seven Mark Frost
Dark Gods T.E.D. Klein
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Post by garryc on Mar 16, 2010 13:44:17 GMT
The lovely Bones by Alice Sebold... the film was good but the book is beautiful.
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