12-11-2013, 04:17 PM | #18301 |
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I'm late coming to the party but I'm finally getting around to reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. I am so in love with it (v surprised as i don't do horror).
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12-11-2013, 06:40 PM | #18302 |
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Struggled mightily with this one. I'm glad it's over. The plot is in the same vein as Earth Abides (a far superior novel) in that a few humans must start over after a catastrophe. The difference is that in Earth Abides the focus is on the real world issues leading to a gradual descent into the primitive whereas Dark Eden is why progress out of primeval. It's more psychological like a classic sci-fi in that it asks "Why?" with no satisfying answers. The writing was competent with intentional baby talk in dialogue. Expect lots of incest as it's part of the plot. Ending was as expected. Rated D+ [2 stars].
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12-12-2013, 04:47 AM | #18304 |
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12-12-2013, 07:33 AM | #18305 |
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12-12-2013, 07:37 AM | #18306 |
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12-12-2013, 09:27 AM | #18307 |
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12-12-2013, 02:03 PM | #18308 | |
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12-12-2013, 07:46 PM | #18310 |
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I'm reading A Deed Without a Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft. It's a great read, but I already know the majority of the information, so I'm going to start Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances.
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12-12-2013, 07:48 PM | #18311 |
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Hawk is a much more interesting character than Susan Silverman. Plus he changes his mind at some point about what kind of eater/drinker she is. Overall, I don't like the Silverman character, nor the whole relationship. But it's easy, I just skim any section that includes her.
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12-13-2013, 04:24 AM | #18313 |
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Just finished "Death in the Clouds" (US title, "Death in the Air"). This was Agatha Christie's 24th book, and her second novel published in 1935, the first being "Three-Act Tragedy".
The plot: Poirot is flying from France to England when a passenger in the plane is murdered with a poison dart, apparently shot from a blowpipe. Poirot investigates the murder. This is basically a clever variant on the classic "English country house" murder mystery, where the reader (and the detective) knows in advance that the murderer must have been one of the people present at the scene. Well-written, with engaging characters. Very enjoyable. |
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12-13-2013, 08:30 AM | #18315 | |
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Reading an early Harlan Coben, Miracle Cure (published 1991). Not up to his more recent standard - a lot of the dialogue and diatribes are heavy-handed and OTT, but it's still not a bad read. |
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