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Gibbo · 08-17-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany

Read the reviews and sounds intresting.

doreenjoy · 08-17-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Sorry but this sounds very silly to me. Anyone has a right not to like ebooks. I have a sister who finds the idea distateful, and strangely enough this did nothing to my opinion of her as a human being. If I have to check the personal likes and dislike of every author before I read their books, I won't read a lot.

Of course you are free yourself not to read books for silly reason (I do that myself). But trying to discourage others from reading them smacks a little of censorship, sorry.

I agree completely. It's not reasonable to judge anyone based on one E-mail message she sent.

Also, it's not fair to judge an author's work by her personality. Think where Hemingway would be if everyone did that.

columbus · 08-17-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

I agree completely. It's not reasonable to judge anyone based on one E-mail message she sent.

Also, it's not fair to judge an author's work by her personality. Think where Hemingway would be if everyone did that.

Fair comment! I like others will judge her work after a few chapters of her ebook when it becomes available

FlorenceArt · 08-17-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

"The Meaning of Liff"
I've rarely been so amused, disgusted and morbidly fascinated all at the same time, while learning nothing of value AT ALL

Sounds fascinating, I'll check it out. I read the galactic hitchhiker books ages ago and enjoyed them a lot.

FlorenceArt · 08-17-2009, 04:43 PM

My Cybook froze again when I was on holiday, and I had to resort to the pbooks I found in my hotel room: a Hercule Poirot mystery and short stories by Agotha Kristoff (not sure about the spelling). Nothing unforgettable but it was stuff to read. Also gave me some second thoughts about this e-books stuff. A book is something you should always be able to count on, not something that breaks in the middle of chapter.

Anyway, after I got back home I re-read American Gods, and then I tried to switch on the Cybook again, and miraculously it's working. So I can continue reading Hamilton, Proust and Darwin.

But in the meantime I visited the public library and borrowed a book by Michel Onfray on the history of philosophy where he sets about righting the wrongs done to materialist philosophers that he says were treated unjustly by the overwhelmingly idealist mainstream philosophy. I think he's probably right about that but still, the book sounds too much like a personal crusade, so I keep going online to try to get some perspective on what he's saying. Luckily the library is still in summer vacation mode so I don't have to give back the book until 15 September.

So now I'm reading 4 books... I need to finish some of them now

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-18-2009, 08:07 PM

Currently trying to both race through and slowly relish The Scar by China Mieville.

lilac_jive · 08-18-2009, 10:09 PM

I'm reading "Free" by Chris Anderson (which was free). It has some interesting stuff, but it's poorly edited and he is constantly citing Wikipedia.

pilotbob · 08-19-2009, 07:36 PM

Just finished _Mistborn_. I really enjoyed this book. I liked that it ended...even though there seem to be two more books. Hmm.... are they as good as the first?

Not sure what to read next. Maybe get some more Steve Jordan books... I read Berserder and I think The Lens is another in that series. Or should I go back to reading some more Start Trek Corp of Engineers? The last couple I read weren't all that great.

BOb

Elsi · 08-19-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just finished _Mistborn_. I really enjoyed this book. I liked that it ended...even though there seem to be two more books. Hmm.... are they as good as the first?

Yes, they are both as good. Read them!

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Not sure what to read next. Maybe get some more Steve Jordan books... I read Berserder and I think The Lens is another in that series. Or should I go back to reading some more Start Trek Corp of Engineers? The last couple I read weren't all that great.

Definitely read more Steve Jordan or pick up another of Jeffrey Carver's books.

Oh heck. If you haven't read Dennis Batchelder's Soul Identity and Soul Intent, go get them right away. He's practically giving them away at $0.01 for the first and $0.99 for the second. These are first class books and easily worth the same as one from Steve Jordan, Jeffrey Carver or any of the Baen authors.

Now, as for me, I'm currently reading Soul Intent and will be finishing it before I go to sleep tonight. Next up are a couple of paper books: Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik and A Novena for Murder by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie. I then turn back to the Kindle to read What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie.

poohbear_nc · 08-20-2009, 09:11 AM

I am re-reading the Peculiar Crimes Unit series of off-beat mysteries by Christopher Fowler. If you haven't discovered them, they are real gems, set in London featuring two detectives in their seventies that won't retire, and a supporting cast of misfits. The PCU is given outlandish/fantastic cases to solve - involving the alleged occult or fiendish. Think of X-Files (the humor as well as the spookiness) with Scully & Mulder refusing to retire. Entire series available on Kindle.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I am re-reading the Peculiar Crimes Unit series of off-beat mysteries by Christopher Fowler. If you haven't discovered them, they are real gems, set in London featuring two detectives in their seventies that won't retire, and a supporting cast of misfits. The PCU is given outlandish/fantastic cases to solve - involving the alleged occult or fiendish. Think of X-Files (the humor as well as the spookiness) with Scully & Mulder refusing to retire. Entire series available on Kindle.

hm, i've got "the Victoria Vanishes" on my wishlist at fictionwise. i was hoping they would be similar to the "Department of Dead Ends" stories by Roy Vickers (which are sadly not available as ebooks and out of print even in paper, i think) which i love. i've got an old pocket book of them but i've not had any luck finding any others so far although i'm still looking (but mostly hoping one day they'll be available as ebooks). maybe i'll move the Peculiar Crimes Unit up to the top of my list.

FlorenceArt · 08-20-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Think of X-Files (the humor as well as the spookiness) with Scully & Mulder refusing to retire.

There was HUMOR in X-files? I guess I slept though that part

poohbear_nc · 08-20-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

There was HUMOR in X-files? I guess I slept though that part

Just think of the episode filmed in B&W - a retelling of the Frankenstein story crossed with Jerry Springer - with a Cher soundtrack - "The Great Mutato"

Or the episode of finding a town totally populated by vampires - with the magic fingers motel bed interlude.

Or the episode in which Scully's dog is eaten by the Midwest version of the Loch Ness monster - and she sings to Mulder on the island.

Or ... you get the picture?

poohbear_nc · 08-20-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hm, i've got "the Victoria Vanishes" on my wishlist at fictionwise. i was hoping they would be similar to the "Department of Dead Ends" stories by Roy Vickers (which are sadly not available as ebooks and out of print even in paper, i think) which i love. i've got an old pocket book of them but i've not had any luck finding any others so far although i'm still looking (but mostly hoping one day they'll be available as ebooks). maybe i'll move the Peculiar Crimes Unit up to the top of my list.

You won't be disappointed. I love these books!

FlorenceArt · 08-20-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Or ... you get the picture?

Not really, lol. I watched very few episodes, but the impression I was left with (and part of the reason I gave up on them) was of a general atmosphere of doom and gloom, and of course paranoia. Glad to hear I was wrong

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08-17-2009, 04:43 PM	#2390
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	My Cybook froze again when I was on holiday, and I had to resort to the pbooks I found in my hotel room: a Hercule Poirot mystery and short stories by Agotha Kristoff (not sure about the spelling). Nothing unforgettable but it was stuff to read. Also gave me some second thoughts about this e-books stuff. A book is something you should always be able to count on, not something that breaks in the middle of chapter. Anyway, after I got back home I re-read American Gods, and then I tried to switch on the Cybook again, and miraculously it's working. So I can continue reading Hamilton, Proust and Darwin. But in the meantime I visited the public library and borrowed a book by Michel Onfray on the history of philosophy where he sets about righting the wrongs done to materialist philosophers that he says were treated unjustly by the overwhelmingly idealist mainstream philosophy. I think he's probably right about that but still, the book sounds too much like a personal crusade, so I keep going online to try to get some perspective on what he's saying. Luckily the library is still in summer vacation mode so I don't have to give back the book until 15 September. So now I'm reading 4 books... I need to finish some of them now

08-18-2009, 08:07 PM	#2391
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Currently trying to both race through and slowly relish The Scar by China Mieville.

08-18-2009, 10:09 PM	#2392
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading "Free" by Chris Anderson (which was free). It has some interesting stuff, but it's poorly edited and he is constantly citing Wikipedia.

08-19-2009, 07:36 PM	#2393
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Just finished _Mistborn_. I really enjoyed this book. I liked that it ended...even though there seem to be two more books. Hmm.... are they as good as the first? Not sure what to read next. Maybe get some more Steve Jordan books... I read Berserder and I think The Lens is another in that series. Or should I go back to reading some more Start Trek Corp of Engineers? The last couple I read weren't all that great. BOb

08-20-2009, 09:11 AM	#2395
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,612 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I am re-reading the Peculiar Crimes Unit series of off-beat mysteries by Christopher Fowler. If you haven't discovered them, they are real gems, set in London featuring two detectives in their seventies that won't retire, and a supporting cast of misfits. The PCU is given outlandish/fantastic cases to solve - involving the alleged occult or fiendish. Think of X-Files (the humor as well as the spookiness) with Scully & Mulder refusing to retire. Entire series available on Kindle.

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