01-22-2013, 10:26 PM | #15406 | |
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01-22-2013, 10:36 PM | #15407 |
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*shrug*
I will say this upfront, I don't agree with Rand's ideology, at least what I see as a very rigid portrayal of what and who is right and wrong in this book. Setting that aside, I enjoyed reading Atlas Shrugged, despite what I consider serious flaws in plot, dialogue, and character development. Her prose has been described as dense and wooden, but I would even say that she is under-appreciated as a stylist because of her very visual descriptions of scenery. I think Atlas Shrugged is worth reading at least once, to see what the fuss is about and be able to discuss it intelligently. I plan on reading it again. |
01-22-2013, 11:15 PM | #15408 | |
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01-23-2013, 02:37 AM | #15409 |
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01-23-2013, 05:53 AM | #15410 |
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This was a bit of a slow start, but I warmed up to the story and some of the characters as it went along. I may well buy the omnibus of the four-book series at some point.
Next up: Farlight by Michael Swanson I bought this one in April 2005. I've just finished the first chapter, and I think I might have read it at the time. We'll see. |
01-23-2013, 06:08 AM | #15411 | |
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01-23-2013, 07:47 AM | #15412 |
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Just finished both Winter's Bone and The Silmarillion. Still working on The Law of Superheroes and started a quick re-read of My Ántonia.
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01-23-2013, 09:11 AM | #15413 |
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As I said... often times barely at all. It seems to be official now, that the new Dunk & Egg novella will not be a part of the Dangerous Women anthology.
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01-23-2013, 09:48 AM | #15414 |
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Finished The Gun Seller the other night and also read through Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe.
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01-23-2013, 10:15 AM | #15415 |
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OK next book is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. It sounds really good.
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01-23-2013, 11:08 AM | #15416 |
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01-23-2013, 12:20 PM | #15417 |
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Finished reading A Canticle for Liebowitz by George Miller over the weekend. I can see why it's considered a sci-fi classic. Very original and well written.
I'm currently reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. It's about the history of the American West from 1860-1890 from the Native American perspective. Very intriguing, well written, and rather depressing. But I'd recommend it, definitely. |
01-23-2013, 05:13 PM | #15418 |
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Finished reading Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. This was the first I've read by Tom Franklin, and I'm tempted to starting another book of his straight away, but I've already started A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold, so I think I'll read that, and then see what I feel like.
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01-24-2013, 02:54 AM | #15419 |
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Yes, it is quite something. Even when nothing much happens it's so beautifully written it keeps you spellbound.
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01-24-2013, 01:01 PM | #15420 |
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I read Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang by Emma Thompson. She shows some effective wit and by-and-large it's a fairly successful pre-teen book, though perhaps it could do with a little less of nudge, nudge, wink, wink authorial narration. And some strings are left a bit hanging at the end--something children will certainly notice.
Very interesting, too, is the diary which is more-or-less an entertaining "making of the film" . She alternates "Story" chapters with "Diary chapters so that the reader can simply skip the diary and read the entire narrative in sequence or vice-versa. The little glossary at the end is most informative. I now know what "grips" and "gaffers" are and have some conception of the complex directorial hierarchy. Film credits will mean a great deal more to me now! |
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