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Old 06-30-2011, 09:50 AM   #9871
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Your friend is probably right. I kept feeling that Deaver was trying to write with an eye on what the cinematic effect would be. He even says at one point about the reflection of flames in a woman's eyes "It was a striking image". I felt this got in the way of the storytelling.

He also tries to reference back to the older Bond stuff - one character is called Felicity Willing (echos of Pussy Galore etc.), and in the Daniel Craig days of a grittier Bond, I didn't think it worked.
hmmm that's upsetting, the new bonds (with craig) have been more in your face and modern in a way. he's more rogue than suave agent and i think that appeals to the newer generation of bond viewers. you'd think the days of silly character names in bond were over, guess not. i was hoping for an in your face, bournesque espionage romp.
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Old 06-30-2011, 01:07 PM   #9872
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Old 07-01-2011, 05:38 AM   #9873
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Just finished "Removing Edith Mary" by Anne Morgellyn. This is the second in a series of three about a girl who works in a morgue and I have enjoyed them both. I think the second one is even better than the first (Disremembering Eddie), so I have high hopes for the third. They are quite different and very hard to put into a genre although I suppose mystery would cover it, but they're more than that.

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Old 07-01-2011, 05:45 AM   #9874
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Old 07-01-2011, 06:00 AM   #9875
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Just finished the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series by Karen Miller. They were very good, although I expected a little more battles and magic. But highly recommend nonetheless
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Old 07-01-2011, 06:21 AM   #9876
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Old 07-01-2011, 07:55 AM   #9877
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Old 07-01-2011, 08:56 AM   #9878
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I'm 50 pages in and still pretty confused about what's going on. One thing is sure Mieville does weird and wonderful worlds well.
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Old 07-01-2011, 10:27 AM   #9879
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Just finished "Removing Edith Mary" by Anne Morgellyn. This is the second in a series of three about a girl who works in a morgue and I have enjoyed them both. I think the second one is even better than the first (Disremembering Eddie), so I have high hopes for the third. They are quite different and very hard to put into a genre although I suppose mystery would cover it, but they're more than that.

Hm. Sounds interesting if a bit morbid. I've added it to my list. The cover is unfortunately kind of plain and ugly. It would not have caught my eye ordinarily.
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Old 07-01-2011, 10:56 AM   #9880
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hmmm that's upsetting, the new bonds (with craig) have been more in your face and modern in a way. he's more rogue than suave agent and i think that appeals to the newer generation of bond viewers. you'd think the days of silly character names in bond were over, guess not. i was hoping for an in your face, bournesque espionage romp.
Thanks for the write up guys. I was tempted to buy Carte Blanche but, thanks to you, I'll give it a pass.
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Old 07-01-2011, 11:03 AM   #9881
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Well, to be honest, I have just inherited about 5000 books from friends of my husband, and dumped them into a library that I am slowly digging my way out of. (nice grammar lol). I have SEEN a lot of books I would rather be reading than pruning with Calibre, but that said, I have The Borrower on my Kindle for iPad app and am enjoying it. It is quirky, and suspenseful enough to make you want to finish it.
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Old 07-01-2011, 12:07 PM   #9882
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I'm reading "True Grit". I'm only about 30 pages in, but it has been an enjoyable read so far.
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Old 07-01-2011, 12:09 PM   #9883
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I'm reading "True Grit". I'm only about 30 pages in, but it has been an enjoyable read so far.
hey, I want to read that too! There's a "true grit" movie version, no?
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Old 07-01-2011, 12:12 PM   #9884
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hey, I want to read that too! There's a "true grit" movie version, no?
Great minds think alike . There are two movie versions, one with John Wayne and a recent (2010) version. I haven't yet watched them.
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Old 07-01-2011, 12:27 PM   #9885
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Great minds think alike . There are two movie versions, one with John Wayne and a recent (2010) version. I haven't yet watched them.
the 2010 version's got 96% fresh from RottenTomatoes must be good...

another book to read............. sometimes, I really hate good books.
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