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Deornoth
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Finished reading Michael Shea's 'The Extra', where impoverished people go up against giant mechanical spiders (to earn big money) on film for the entertainment of the masses. This book treads ground that is already well trodden, and some of the social commentary is a little heavy handed, but it's still a lot of fun and highly recommended by me! My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off 'Farlander' as well as Christopher Golden's 'Zombie' anthology. _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Max Power
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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The Bonehunters, by Steven Erikson, and - for a little light relief - My Lucky Star, by Joe Keenan, and Desperate Housewives-esque comedy romp through the Hollywood script-writing world. Very different from my usual stuff, but raises a smile each time I open it. _________________ If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. |
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Deornoth
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:28 am Post subject: |
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Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwall. It's an in depth look at the facts and myths surrounding Jack the Ripper. Should be interesting _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Alia
Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 246
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Futre4 wrote: | Just finished Ghost by Robert Harris. As chance has it its currently being made into a movie directed by Roman Polanski. It was an atmospheric and edgy affair that culminated in an unforseable twist. Im now looking forward to the movie incarnation. |
Just came back from the cinema. I really liked the film, the acting was very good and the story was gripping (haven't read the book, though).
Currently I'm reading Jeffrey Ford's "The Physiognomy". The world that he created is amazing but I'm not sure what to thing about the characters. Also, the Polish translation isn't very good. _________________
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Ozblock!
Joined: 24 Feb 2010 Posts: 6
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:28 am Post subject: |
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Raymond E Feist's Latest Book "At the gates of Darkness"
**** POTENTIAL SPOILER Of EARLIER BOOKS ******
Kinda getting over it but have read all the earlier books and figured better just finish it off. Another tale with 'Jimmy The Hand' and Pug... How Wrong can you go!! _________________ An Aussie Raven Fan |
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Shriker
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 127 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Sherlock Holmes - A study in Scarlet
Thought I'd go for something classic, and what's better than the very first Sherlock Holmes book. _________________ Who's the bigger fool, the fool or the fool who follows him... |
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Alia
Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 246
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Read Gaiman's "Odd and the Frost Giants". It didn't take me very long, as it is a shortish book for children, but it was nice. And Gaiman was recently in Poland, too.
Then I also read a novel by a Polish writer Jarosław Grzędowicz, which I liked and hated at the same time. I liked it because it's a great adventure story with likeable characters but I hated it because the author is well known here for his right-wing bias and he puts it everywhere in his novel. Totalitarian EU that limits people's freedoms, bloodthirsty feminists, dumb psychologists - being a leftish liberal, I hated it.
And now I'm starting another Polish s-f novel, book three of the series that took five or so years to write. A long wait, I hope it will be worth it. _________________
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Max Power
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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The Man With The Golden Torc, by Simon Green. Urban fantasy, I guess, with lots of mythology references. Very tongue in cheek (think supernatural James Bond and you're half way there) and a little obvious at times - every gadget gets used, little references are recalled later etc - but a jolly good fun read, and light relief when compared to some of my other books. _________________ If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. |
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Mantyluoto
Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 573 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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I've just finished the 15 book saga written by katharine kerr. I've been Reading them frequently for the last 15 years and I feel really...... Sad, I think, now that I've finished them. |
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Lizzy
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 674 Location: the wilds of the West
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Know that feeling Manty, some stories you just want to carry on.
I've just read Matter of Blood by Sarah Pinborough; a really really good crime thriller, her best book that I've read to date. _________________
Listen to Lizzy, she's always right! as said by Jovial |
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Deornoth
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Finished reading Alexhey Pehov's 'Shadow Prowler' where a thief finds himself railroaded into a quest to save a kingdom from darkness. If that wasn't enough, there might be a prophecy involved as well... There is nothing new in 'Shadow Prowler' (quest + reluctant hero + first book in a trilogy = generic fantasy) at all and I was left wondering if the translation was up to scratch. Despite this though, I ended up having a lot of fun with a book that hit the target when it finally got going. My full review is over Here. I'm now reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Salute the Dark'... _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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TheJovialGnome
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 295 Location: Boston
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Lizzy wrote: | I've just read Matter of Blood by Sarah Pinborough; a really really good crime thriller, her best book that I've read to date. |
Heartily agree with Lizzy, I've just finished and this is light years better than anything she's written to date! Gritty, gruesome but a great read! _________________ "Constant Vigilance!" |
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Alia
Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 246
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Deornoth wrote: | Finished reading Alexhey Pehov's 'Shadow Prowler' where a thief finds himself railroaded into a quest to save a kingdom from darkness. If that wasn't enough, there might be a prophecy involved as well... There is nothing new in 'Shadow Prowler' (quest + reluctant hero + first book in a trilogy = generic fantasy) at all and I was left wondering if the translation was up to scratch. |
That's always a problem if you are reading a translation. Of course, as most s-f/fantasy is written in English anyway, the problem for you is much smaller than for me - I guess about 80% of what I read is translated. _________________
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Futre4
Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 274 Location: Jong-he, New Taipei City.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Mindless modern day indiana Jones style action with Clive Cussler's 'shockwave'. Its not gonna win any literary awards indeed his metaphors are often ridiculous as are his plotlines, that said I love reading them so he's doing something right. I will then chip away at The devils teardrop by Jeffery deaver........again im sorry there isnt a fantasy book in sight but my selection over here is somewhat limited. _________________ I always knew Chang was Chinese Intelligence.
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