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VTChEwbecca
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AquaBlue said:I am sure we all hate that gap between books!
I absolutely hate the gap between books. Especially when I'm not sure what I'm in the mood to read, thus making it difficult to pick out the next book.
Litany
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I'm reading Archform: Beauty by L.E. Modesitt Jr. Falls into the usual cyberpunk trap of using too much bloody jargon, so it takes you far too long to figure out what's actually going on, and when you do you have to flick back to bits that didn't make any sense the first time round to see if they make any more sense now. It's all written in first person perspective of the various different characters, and one of them is a cop who seems to have trouble stringing a sentence together. Pair that up with all the nonsense words and it doesn't make for a very coherent experience. Still, it's slowly starting to improve and the plot is emerging (hmm, noir crime thriller, how unusual for a cyberpunk book ).
I can't actually remember buying this book, but it's been in the pile for ages so I thought I should make the effort. I think it will probably be ok once I've got my slang dictionary all up to date.
). I can't actually remember buying this book, but it's been in the pile for ages so I thought I should make the effort. I think it will probably be ok once I've got my slang dictionary all up to date.
VTChEwbecca
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Halo said:I read some Tom Sharpe, it must be about 20 years ago now! I really enjoyed them, so I don't know why I haven't read any more. I think your reminder will make me look out some more of his work!
I just managed to get a start today. Good so far, though I'm not very far into the novel. I'm glad to hear good about the author
And I'll have to check out Wilt and Porterhouse Blue!
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True@1stLight
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War and Peace, couldn't be more content. 
The Magician
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I am currently reading Magician David Blaines Mysterious Stranger. It is a good book if you like Magic.
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I really like David Blaine, his shows blow me away - never though to read a book about him tho. I "like" magik, too. Maybe I'll check that book out. I see those shows they do that tell the "secrets" of the magicians, but some of the stuff they say doesn't seem to explain very well. You ever notice that?
Right now I'm reading Darwin's Children. It's the sequel to Darwin's Radio. I enjoyed Darwin's Radio (but wasn't ecstatic about it) but Children is getting me down with all this scientific DNA speak. It's still pretty good, tho. Human evolution takes a major jump when babies with special senses are born resulting from a retrovirus in human DNA. Subsequent political and social chaos erupts as society can't figure out what to do with all the new children.
Right now I'm reading Darwin's Children. It's the sequel to Darwin's Radio. I enjoyed Darwin's Radio (but wasn't ecstatic about it) but Children is getting me down with all this scientific DNA speak. It's still pretty good, tho. Human evolution takes a major jump when babies with special senses are born resulting from a retrovirus in human DNA. Subsequent political and social chaos erupts as society can't figure out what to do with all the new children.
«Fickle~Minded»
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--I'm still reading ThePurposeDrivenLife,I'm on my 25th day.
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Well, I've temporarily mislaid Middlesex whilst moving, so I'm currently reading Micheal Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. I've been told some pretty nasty stuff about the ending.
So far, it's written well, and if you want something akin to 'slice of life' in 1850s London it's good. The opening is written well, and really draws you in. The book's good if you've lived in/visited London and its various streets, giving a sense of history. If only they'd labellled it as a tour guide.
However as a story it's a bit naff- nothing's really happening. A few hundred pages in, and I'm getting the impression it's teasing you without getting to the meat underneath.
So far, it's written well, and if you want something akin to 'slice of life' in 1850s London it's good. The opening is written well, and really draws you in. The book's good if you've lived in/visited London and its various streets, giving a sense of history. If only they'd labellled it as a tour guide.
However as a story it's a bit naff- nothing's really happening. A few hundred pages in, and I'm getting the impression it's teasing you without getting to the meat underneath.
Litany
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fluffy bunny said:
I quite enjoyed it. Not an awful lot really happens, but I liked the way it was written. Though the author seemed to forget himself part way through, and dropped that whole 'tour guide' style. The ending was a bit pants, but with me if I like the style it's written it then I can read anything and enjoy it.
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I'm working on two books at the moment...
Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, which I happened to see on a New Arrivals list at the library and thought might be interesting.
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. It's about the massacre of 300,000 Chinese civilians (including a lot of children and infants) by the Japanese in 1937. Should be a difficult read.
Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, which I happened to see on a New Arrivals list at the library and thought might be interesting.
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. It's about the massacre of 300,000 Chinese civilians (including a lot of children and infants) by the Japanese in 1937. Should be a difficult read.
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