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| purplecleric |
Posted on 13 April 2014 23:45:15
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Fantastic book,klenotka - left me unsettled for days, really got under my skin. Ray B is one of my favourite authors - I love the way he paints pictures with words. I won't give away any spoilers but the description of the late night ride and the dinosaur comparisons of the fairground stuck with me.... |
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 14 April 2014 03:18:41
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A Vindication of the rights of women by Mary Wollstonecraft
I used to be such a sweet sweet thing
Till they got a hold of me. |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 14 April 2014 15:00:32
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ray bradbury my idol too, did my thesis on him and he sent me a postcard, love silver locusts, illustrated man, his dark carnival has some of the scariest stories ever written! Adore the Veldt, the Emissary etc. Its amazing how many unacknowledged steals there are from his work, Golden apples of the sun, and the entire last scene of Dark Star is based on his Kaleidoscope story |
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| JustBrad |
Posted on 14 April 2014 15:55:19
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A Genius For Deception - Nicholas Rankin British intelligence in WWI and WWII. |
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| Klenotka |
Posted on 14 April 2014 18:40:42
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purplecleric wrote: Fantastic book,klenotka - left me unsettled for days, really got under my skin. Ray B is one of my favourite authors - I love the way he paints pictures with words. I won't give away any spoilers but the description of the late night ride and the dinosaur comparisons of the fairground stuck with me.... I just finished reading it. It was really unsettling. Instant depression. But I think that even on page 100, I had no idea what was going on  |
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| Gauda Cheese |
Posted on 18 April 2014 07:27:38
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The God Delusion on audio book. I'm an Atheist and I really have nothing to do this weekend. So its long walks and listening to Dawkins and Lalla Ward read this. |
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| Klenotka |
Posted on 18 April 2014 20:34:40
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NOS4A2 by Joe Hill. What a fascinating book. I am in the middle and what started as a "book about a girl with special abilities" turned to be a really creepy horror book with its story spread in about 20 years time. I think any "Twilight" reader (girl) would get a physical trauma just from the second chapter alone...yet I found the book in childrenīs book department Czech title is "Christmas land" and the book cover looks all christmasy so they probably thought it was a fantasy book for kids Well, itīs not
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 18 April 2014 21:45:02
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THanks, I'm adding that to my list of war books I want to read. I used to be such a sweet sweet thing
Till they got a hold of me. |
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| Gauda Cheese |
Posted on 22 April 2014 06:01:06
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Halfway through the Reality Dysfunction and I'm loving it, but damn is it long. |
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| Klenotka |
Posted on 25 April 2014 20:59:30
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So I just finished reading NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - I think the story itself wasa normal (but great) horror story, with creepy villain and creepy kids BUT fantastic characters. I havenīt enjoyed characters that much since...well, a while. Of course I always care about characters when I like a book. But the main heroine, Vicky, was so messed up that you just had to love her, because the way she hated herself but loved "her men" was so touching, because the people around her tried to tell her she was worth it. Her precious husband (almost husband), a normal guy, overweight geek and biker, who was a superhero without realizing it. The whole book is about misfits finding themselves, fighting with a self esteem but without some epic final realization that they were not misfits at all. They were just normal people (except Vicky and her abilities) who tried to lead a normal life. I am also surprised that a guy (and letīs face it, horror writers have to be partially freaks as well) could write so great, convincing female characters. Many women writers seem to struggle with it... Anyway, I can recommend it, I enjoyed it very much  It was thrilling and in some places really creepy and unsettling.
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| Gauda Cheese |
Posted on 25 April 2014 22:58:30
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Klenotka wrote: So I just finished reading NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - I think the story itself wasa normal (but great) horror story, with creepy villain and creepy kids BUT fantastic characters. I havenīt enjoyed characters that much since...well, a while. Of course I always care about characters when I like a book. But the main heroine, Vicky, was so messed up that you just had to love her, because the way she hated herself but loved "her men" was so touching, because the people around her tried to tell her she was worth it. Her precious husband (almost husband), a normal guy, overweight geek and biker, who was a superhero without realizing it. The whole book is about misfits finding themselves, fighting with a self esteem but without some epic final realization that they were not misfits at all. They were just normal people (except Vicky and her abilities) who tried to lead a normal life. I am also surprised that a guy (and letīs face it, horror writers have to be partially freaks as well) could write so great, convincing female characters. Many women writers seem to struggle with it... Anyway, I can recommend it, I enjoyed it very much It was thrilling and in some places really creepy and unsettling.Joe Hill takes after his father. Not read this, but Heart Shaped Box and Locke and Key are amazing |
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| Klenotka |
Posted on 25 April 2014 23:34:14
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Gauda Cheese wrote: Joe Hill takes after his father. Not read this, but Heart Shaped Box and Locke and Key are amazing He certainly got his description of creepy details I love Stephen King but his books are hit or miss for me. I loved Bag of Bones, 23/11/63 (my most favourite), It and I still need tp read some of his more famous books. But for example, I gave up on Duma Key and even Under the Dome after a few chapters. I donīt like giving up on books but I just couldnīt get into it. Also, he tends to use the same type of characters over again - a writer, very often a messed up one. They are always interesting characters but I think with *this* book, son has overgrown his father because those characters were amazing. He didnīt really write that *much* about them...they were more hints or (in Vickyīs case) internal thoughts but I thought they became better that way. Not sure if it makes sense.I will definitely check his other books as well |
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| Gauda Cheese |
Posted on 26 April 2014 01:09:01
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Alpha Grade Posts: 7129 Joined: 09 January 2014 |
The Stand. Do it. Its an all time fave novel, but I prefer the older edition before he revised it. You can probably get it cheap second hand. |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 26 April 2014 01:25:51
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Just started reading the Blake's 7 Annual from 1979. I picked it up at the Steventon get-together and had never seen one before. It's obviously made for the youth market, but I was thrilled to get it all the same. I also got three paperback books at the swap table that day- The Tomorrow People, Space 1999 and a Planet of the Apes novel. Can't wait to read these and add them to my tv novel collection. -Paula
Zil: Oneness must resist the Host.
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| littlesue |
Posted on 26 April 2014 07:42:27
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 Alpha Grade Posts: 6719 Joined: 08 January 2014 |
BradPaula wrote: Just started reading the Blake's 7 Annual from 1979. I picked it up at the Steventon get-together and had never seen one before. It's obviously made for the youth market, but I was thrilled to get it all the same. I also got three paperback books at the swap table that day- The Tomorrow People, Space 1999 and a Planet of the Apes novel. Can't wait to read these and add them to my tv novel collection. -Paula I'm so glad that my small contributions went to a good home
Cold.....you don't know the meaning of cold. Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of the window!!! sues stories http://sjlittle.w... sues youtube channel http://www.youtub...e54/videos sues book shelf https://www.media...ne%20Shelf rebel run video http://www.youtub...prqS-XZtLo Lara and Sue's Stories http://lectorisal....webs.com/ |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 26 April 2014 17:26:12
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Enjoy those books Paula, some of those are among my favourites, very well written. Got a hardback of the first Prisoner novel from a car boot sale on sunday, going for Ģ40 on ebay! paid 50p for mine! The first book I bought as a kid was land of the Giants The Mean city, great book. Which ones did you pick up? Got an original POTA tv show script off ebay, the one with the sea and sharks ? very good |
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| Invisible shadow |
Posted on 26 April 2014 20:25:56
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Alien Meetings. New York: Ace Books, 1978. Black Fire by Sonni Cooper. http://cooperfinearts.com/index.html Warriors & Wizards. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/10/book-review-warriors-and-wizards/ Edited by Invisible shadow on 26 April 2014 20:32:26 |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 26 April 2014 22:12:08
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rojkerr1 wrote: Enjoy those books Paula, some of those are among my favourites, very well written. Got a hardback of the first Prisoner novel from a car boot sale on sunday, going for Ģ40 on ebay! paid 50p for mine! The first book I bought as a kid was land of the Giants The Mean city, great book. Which ones did you pick up? Got an original POTA tv show script off ebay, the one with the sea and sharks ? very good The Tomorrow People is Three in Three by Roger Price. Space:1999 is Breakaway by E.C.Tubb and Planet of the Apes is Man the Fugitive by George Alec Effinger. -Paula Zil: Oneness must resist the Host.
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| Gauda Cheese |
Posted on 27 April 2014 01:39:00
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rojkerr1 wrote: Enjoy those books Paula, some of those are among my favourites, very well written. Got a hardback of the first Prisoner novel from a car boot sale on sunday, going for Ģ40 on ebay! paid 50p for mine! The first book I bought as a kid was land of the Giants The Mean city, great book. Which ones did you pick up? Got an original POTA tv show script off ebay, the one with the sea and sharks ? very good Which Prisoner novel is this? |
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| purplecleric |
Posted on 27 April 2014 08:12:42
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Gauda Cheese wrote: The Stand. Do it. Its an all time fave novel, but I prefer the older edition before he revised it. You can probably get it cheap second hand. Great novel - just never wanted it to end. the characterization is superb, I just wanted to continue keeping company with them. |
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