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BearMountainBooks · 09-06-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

i just finished an excellent short story by a M.R. member. unfortunately i don't know if i'm at liberty to discuss it.

i'm currently reading Clickers 2 by JF Gonzalez. its about the united states being invaded by man-eating crab monsters.

i'm eager to get to Clickers 3 because it involves Dagon and Cthulhu cultists.

Why wouldn't you be able to discuss? Is it pre-release?

I finished Alex Bledsoe's "Sword-Edged Blonde". It was okay. Dragged for me because of the switch back and forth from his history to present mystery.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-06-2011, 09:24 AM

Finished Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark. Now it's off to The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, unless of course that book comes in from inter-library loan.

DiapDealer · 09-06-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Finished Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark. Now it's off to The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, unless of course that book comes in from inter-library loan.

If you've never read Vonnegut... that's a perfect starting point.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-06-2011, 10:01 AM

^This will the fifth Vonnegut title I've read: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse. it's been on my list for a while and I picked it up for $4 on Amazon two weeks back. Time to clear it off the TBR list.

DiapDealer · 09-06-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

^This will the fifth Vonnegut title I've read: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse. it's been on my list for a while and I picked it up for $4 on Amazon two weeks back. Time to clear it off the TBR list.

Of course if you're already a fan, then it won't matter when you read it... you'll still love it.

carld · 09-06-2011, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron.

I'm reading The Andromeda Strain today, I have seen the movie dozens of times, might as well read the book I suppose...

I'd love to reread it, but there's still no ebook version.

WT Sharpe · 09-06-2011, 10:24 AM

I just finished reading a graphic novel called Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and illustrated by Janet Lee. How can I describe it? Is it a children's book? A fantasy tale? A hallucinogenic romp? All I know is that it contains 128 pages of some of the most beautiful artwork work I've seen in the genre, and story is filled with wonderful imaginings. The dialog is superb; on one level, it reminds me of dialog I wrote as a child, yet on another there is a depth that could only occur to a mature mind. The story had a unique rhythm. Characters often speak as if things to come were already past. Time, after all, is central to this story of what happened in a town one very long day when for some unexplained reason, tock ceased to follow tick.

Highly recommended for adults of all ages, and children may enjoy it.

Ron. · 09-06-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carld

I'd love to reread it, but there's still no ebook version.

I bought it from half.com and scanned it.

Asawi · 09-06-2011, 12:57 PM

Started reading Storm Front (Jim Butcher) yesterday. Got curious about it during the book club vote, but it was not for me. Glad I at least gave it a try though!

Ron. · 09-06-2011, 01:11 PM

I just started Magician

Raymond E. Feist's classic fantasy epic, Magician, has enchanted readers for over twenty years. The revised edition was prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication, and incorporates over 15,000 words of text omitted from previous editions. At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician -- and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic.

pdurrant · 09-06-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron.

I just started Magician

A splendid book, And the series is pretty good too, at least for the first coupleof trilogies. It's such a shame that they're not available in (authorised) ebook form, although the later books are.

Ron. · 09-06-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

A splendid book, And the series is pretty good too, at least for the first coupleof trilogies. It's such a shame that they're not available in (authorised) ebook form, although the later books are.

I have almost as much fun scanning and making my own ebooks as i do reading them. I would read a lot more if I wasn't always making ebooks

DiapDealer · 09-06-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron

I would read a lot more if I wasn't always making ebooks

You said a mouthful.

alansplace · 09-06-2011, 06:22 PM

just read coraline by neil gaiman. really liked it even though it was worded kinda' like a kids book, though it was definitely way too dark for a 'real' kids book. you can get a kindle version at amazon.

caleb72 · 09-06-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alansplace

just read coraline by neil gaiman. really liked it even though it was worded kinda' like a kids book, though it was definitely way too dark for a 'real' kids book. you can get a kindle version at amazon.

Loved that book. Ultra creepy.

09-06-2011, 10:24 AM	#10732
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I just finished reading a graphic novel called Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and illustrated by Janet Lee. How can I describe it? Is it a children's book? A fantasy tale? A hallucinogenic romp? All I know is that it contains 128 pages of some of the most beautiful artwork work I've seen in the genre, and story is filled with wonderful imaginings. The dialog is superb; on one level, it reminds me of dialog I wrote as a child, yet on another there is a depth that could only occur to a mature mind. The story had a unique rhythm. Characters often speak as if things to come were already past. Time, after all, is central to this story of what happened in a town one very long day when for some unexplained reason, tock ceased to follow tick. Highly recommended for adults of all ages, and children may enjoy it. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-06-2011 at 10:47 AM.

09-06-2011, 06:22 PM	#10739
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	coraline by neil gaiman just read coraline by neil gaiman. really liked it even though it was worded kinda' like a kids book, though it was definitely way too dark for a 'real' kids book. you can get a kindle version at amazon.

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09-06-2011, 09:24 AM	#10727
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Finished Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark. Now it's off to The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, unless of course that book comes in from inter-library loan.

09-06-2011, 10:01 AM	#10729
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^This will the fifth Vonnegut title I've read: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse. it's been on my list for a while and I picked it up for $4 on Amazon two weeks back. Time to clear it off the TBR list.

09-06-2011, 12:57 PM	#10734
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	Started reading Storm Front (Jim Butcher) yesterday. Got curious about it during the book club vote, but it was not for me. Glad I at least gave it a try though!

09-06-2011, 01:11 PM	#10735
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	I just started Magician Raymond E. Feist's classic fantasy epic, Magician, has enchanted readers for over twenty years. The revised edition was prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication, and incorporates over 15,000 words of text omitted from previous editions. At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician -- and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic.

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