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March 2010: What are you reading?

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EC2
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Post by EC2 » Tue March 30th, 2010, 10:14 pm

Half way through The Pirate Devlin by Mark Keating. Then onto the new Guy Gavriel Kay (Amazon Vine)
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard n’I chasront

'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'

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Post by SonjaMarie » Tue March 30th, 2010, 11:33 pm

I've finished "The Grim Reaper's Book of Days: A Cautionary Record of Famous, Infamous, and Unconventional Exits" by Ed Morrow (306pgs, 1992).

Some of the facts don't always jive what I've read elsewhere, but overall I enjoyed the book.

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Post by Ash » Wed March 31st, 2010, 12:11 am

[quote=""javagirl""]Finished Frank Herbert's Dune a few days ago and it didn't really do much for me. [/quote]

Oh my - my boyfriend in HS gave that to me; I was about 15, and hadn't really read much sci fi before. Oh my gawd. I've read it several times over the years and it never fails to interest me. It certainly led to several years of all sci fi/fantasy all the time. I'm curious what you didn't like about it?

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Post by Ash » Wed March 31st, 2010, 12:14 am

Gave up on Glassblowers of Morano - for one thing, poorly edited (used 'that' instead of 'who' many times, and other irritating bits of grammar) and I didn't like the modern character descendant. If she had stuck with the ancient story it would have been fine. Ah well

Really liking Henrietta Lacks. Its history, along with science and ethics. Very well written.

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Post by chuck » Wed March 31st, 2010, 3:12 am

Just started Jack Whyte's final book of the Templar trilogy "The Order in Chaos"...Curious what JW's spin will be on the demise of the Templars....How will he sort out fact from legend and vice versa?...

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Post by javagirl » Wed March 31st, 2010, 4:22 am

Re: Dune
[quote=""Ash""]Oh my - my boyfriend in HS gave that to me; I was about 15, and hadn't really read much sci fi before. Oh my gawd. I've read it several times over the years and it never fails to interest me. It certainly led to several years of all sci fi/fantasy all the time. I'm curious what you didn't like about it?[/quote]

I guess the short answer is that I'm not as interested in fantasy worlds. I've found that the sci-fi I have liked is more the type that I can comprehend being likely to be possible, like high-tech inventions, etc.

I don't have the energy for a longer answer. ;)

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Post by Ash » Wed March 31st, 2010, 1:47 pm

[quote=""javagirl""]Re: Dune
I guess the short answer is that I'm not as interested in fantasy worlds. I've found that the sci-fi I have liked is more the type that I can comprehend being likely to be possible, like high-tech inventions, etc.

I don't have the energy for a longer answer. ;)

Lynn[/quote]

Hee, no need! We just have opposite interests; my sci fi has to have more story than science (I love Bradbury and Clark), while my fantasy worlds have to make connections to the current one. To each his own :)

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Post by Nefret » Wed March 31st, 2010, 2:50 pm

The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
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Post by Tanzanite » Wed March 31st, 2010, 5:31 pm

started Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn this morning - not very far into it yet.

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Post by nona » Wed March 31st, 2010, 5:55 pm

[quote=""Tanzanite""]started Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn this morning - not very far into it yet.[/quote]

let us know what you think, I thought it sounded really good.

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