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This novel is about two musicians in 1700's Italy: Guido Maffeo, a singer-turned composer looking for promising singers and Tonio Treschi, son of a powerful Venetian noble who'd rather perform music than take his father's place in government. Don't let the absence of vampires or witches fool...

1. In 2001 I went to Florida for summer vacation. While flying there I read Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor. 2. When senior year of high school started, I was reading Anne Rice's The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned (not during class of course ;)). I remember my Western Civilization teacher said it...

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The first Dune book is complex, but I followed the story without any problems. With the other ones I was always asking myself "Why is this happening? Is this even important?" Halfway through God Emperor I figured out the answer to Question #2: no ;).

The Dune sequels. I managed to get through the second and third books, but God Emperor of Dune was my breaking point.

After finishing Anansi Boys earlier, I'd have to say it was more enjoyable than American Gods. I got tired of all the side stories in AG and thankfully Gaiman kept those to a minimum this time around. Gaiman neatly wraps up the characters' fates towards the end, but if he revisits the world of...

Happy Easter, BAR :)

A pillow. I may be able to distract a zombie or two with it.

Did you decide on darts before or after starting this thread? Just curious.

I loved the opening sequence. It was very creepy and attention-getting. Everything else, while adequate, didn't quite live up to those first few minutes.

YouTube - The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods

Here's the cover for Gaga's upcoming album. I hope that's a mockup and not the final product. It looks like a Photoshop newbie whipped it up in a grand total of three minutes.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. There were some good ideas/concepts, but the way he dealt with them was underwhelming. :stars3:

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I never liked Rincewind. The other wizards are better characters IMO.

I heard it was terrible. I was interested in seeing this film, even though it seemed way too influenced by the Twilight series.

Yeah, it's available on Hulu. The original ending was more downbeat: I'm glad they changed the ending. That seems way too bleak. And yeah, the scene where Scott watches his daughter's movie was rough. I must say, it really was a great peformance all around.

Hmm, are you saying you'd like to see ads with actors portraying characters from the book? I remember reading about a YA series that was promoted by doing such a thing, although I can't recall the name of the books. I want to say the author's name was Kersten Hamilton . . .?