11-14-2012, 06:35 PM | #14611 |
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Just finished Frozen Heat by Richard Castle and it was excellent. More surprise twists than I would have imagined. Arguably the best of the Nikki Heat series.
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11-14-2012, 07:18 PM | #14612 |
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I've been reading the first of the 'Border' series by Vince Flynn and it's been holding my interest for the past 400 pages. Another 100 to go, but I'm already looking forward to reading the next in the series.
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11-14-2012, 11:10 PM | #14613 |
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Never hear of the Border series, just Mitch Rapp. What is that about?
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11-15-2012, 02:17 AM | #14614 | ||
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Sorry... It's the 'Boundary' series, not Border... Senior moment? EDIT: When it comes to screwing up, I should get a medal... OK, the title is "Boundry" but the author is Eric Flint, not Vince Flynn... Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 11-15-2012 at 06:54 AM. |
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11-15-2012, 08:59 AM | #14615 |
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Wow, that took a turn quickly .
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11-15-2012, 09:07 AM | #14616 |
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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Today I finished The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Quite a good read. I highly recommend it.
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11-15-2012, 05:54 PM | #14618 |
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That cannot be true about BBC wanting to focus on original TV instead of novels as one of the more popular series that just ended season 1 is Call the Midwife based on the book. They've already commissioned to shoot season 2.
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As to Cloud Atlas. I think most people do not read it correctly. Yes, you can read it as a reincarnation tale but what it is really about it story itself, how the stories we tell create our reality. It is also about how stories (or lives, if you like) can be connected and have an effect far into the future. What I took away was that Cloud Atlas was asking the question can we tell a story that elevates us from the eat or be eaten of the rest of the animal kingdom. |
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Maybe they've come back on their decision since, but they gave that as a reason a couple of years back when they cancelled several popular series based on books (I think that was why the Inspector Lynley series was cancelled, too).
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