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02-01-2011, 07:46 AM | #393 |
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I am looking for a book about a man that grew up in California and became a movie director. The story is told in the form of a series of interviews with friends and associates. The story becomes increasingly bizarre and is frequently very funny. I read it about 12 years ago. The main characters name had something to do with with Shark or Sharkey I seem to remember.
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02-11-2011, 03:02 PM | #394 |
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Years ago I read a funny book about a southern hillbilly who gets drafted. In the army his best buddy comes from a family of career soldiers. They do a lot of stupid things, much to the annoyance of their sergeant. Wrecking his car by washing it with seawater is one of the things I remember. It is an old book, maybe from the 60's or so. I have always wanted to reread it because it was such an hilarious story.
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02-12-2011, 08:24 AM | #395 |
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Was it "No Time for Sergeants" by Mac Hyman? It was made into a movie with Andy Griffith and Nick Adams.
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02-19-2011, 04:04 AM | #396 |
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02-20-2011, 07:50 AM | #397 |
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Once I've read a science-fiction novel and the only thing I remember is the following:
In the story there is a sphere (the size of a moon?) which drifts trough space. Whenever it encounters a planet with intelligent/space-faring beings it destroys them or the planet (not sure which). However, the sphere 'guarding' the earth/solar-system is malfunctioning. When the humans stumble up on this sphere they start to investigate it. Does anyone know the name of the novel? |
02-21-2011, 12:11 AM | #398 |
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Desperately seeking title or author
Hi All,
This is my first post here. I have been scouring the internet trying to figure out the title and/or author of a book I read a long time ago. Any help would be much appreciated as the inability to figure this out is driving me crazy! The book is a post-apocalyptic novel (I believe part of a series, perhaps a trilogy but not sure) that is set in the Pacific Northwest (I believe Seattle) and involves a young (teenage?) girl as one of the main protagonists along with an older, street smart type guy whose somewhat of a father figure. The only other detail I can remember is that the book ends with a sequence in a stadium (Qwest Field? not sure). I think it was by a fairly well-known fantasy author. Here's hoping someone has an idea for me. Thanks in advance! |
02-21-2011, 10:51 PM | #399 |
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I can name that book in 7 words.
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02-22-2011, 12:20 PM | #400 | |
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Well, almost perfectly. I wouldn't exactly consider 2006 "a long time ago", but maybe that's just me. |
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02-22-2011, 02:28 PM | #402 |
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You must already know the answer, but that's A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.
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03-06-2011, 01:07 AM | #403 |
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ooh, was so upset that i didn't see this before D;
erm, what i'm looking for is a fantasy book, the title is strictly one-word and may or may not start with the letter F. main protagonist may or may not be gay, but i think he is |
03-06-2011, 02:30 AM | #404 | |
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03-06-2011, 08:17 AM | #405 |
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I remember a new release that came out either in 2009 or 2010 and every time I saw the book in a book shop I wanted to read it but I never got around to it and now the title of the book and the author allude me! I wanted to find out and see if I can get it in eBook form.
Anyway all I can remember is it might of been written by a lady with the first name Jean. The plot took a different twist on the Beauty and the Beast story. I think a young girl goes to some castle on a mountain and the Lord and everyone in his castle are under some powerful spell and he is in *beast* form. The girl is supposed to be there to do some work in his library or office and there is a mirror that she can look in to and she sees the *beast*. I think the words blood or beast maybe in the title and the cover picture is of a beautiful young girl in medieval fashion looking at something. That's all I can think of. |
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