05-03-2012, 04:16 PM | #13096 |
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- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (second time) (67%) - A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell #2) by Laurie R. King (0%) - Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (35%) [on hold] - Moby-Dick, or The Whale by Herman Melville (24%) [on hold] Hooray! I've been looking forward to starting the second book in the Mary Russell series. I love the characters and the setting and King's writing style. |
05-03-2012, 06:31 PM | #13097 |
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So I just finished reading The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith by Australian author Thomas Keneally. I did not know this before picking this book to read, but this author is more famous for having written Schindler's Ark; the book adapted into the film Schindler's List (I think they should have stuck with the original title).
So anyway The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, set in Australia around 1900, is a fictional novel recounting the story of a half-Caucasian and half-aborigine young man who attempts to fit into the white world following his being raised by a white missionary. I thought this book was excellent. I had previously viewed the film based on the book and very much enjoyed that. The film was such a faithful adaption of the book, down to reproducing much of the dialog, that it provided a real comparison of strength and weaknesses of the two different media. The book allowed much more insight into the thoughts and motivations of various characters. However, the film excels at bringing the Australian scenery to life as in the Youtube link below where the wild outdoors is juxtaposed with the elegant and artificial interiors of white residences. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWbLJcVAE9w |
05-03-2012, 06:43 PM | #13098 |
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Just finished Moonshot by Dan Parry and it was a very interesting account of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Read it based on a review here and glad I did.
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05-03-2012, 08:15 PM | #13099 | |
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05-03-2012, 09:32 PM | #13100 |
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I just read Haruhi Murakami's Norwegian Wood.
Absolute fantastic read. And I bought IQ84, which is a bulky book fyi. But I read the first few chapters already, and the story is revolving around a female assassin who has lesbian tendencies. Sounds weird? But Haruhi Murakami makes it feel absolutely fantastic. |
05-03-2012, 10:45 PM | #13101 |
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Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia Now reading... Dragon Ship eArc by Sharron Lee & Steve Miller Up next... Monster Hunter Vendetta by Larry Correia |
05-04-2012, 02:16 AM | #13102 |
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I finished The Way of Shadow, now I'm reading Shadow's Edge. It gets better.
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05-04-2012, 04:02 AM | #13103 | |
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05-04-2012, 09:13 AM | #13105 | |
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05-04-2012, 10:20 AM | #13106 |
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Just finished reading Incarceron which was ok. I may read the next one, Sapphique but I just got Insurgent from Veronica Roth so I'm going to read that one first. I really enjoyed Divergent.
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05-04-2012, 10:51 AM | #13107 | |
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