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Post by Kayenne on Oct 25, 2005 17:43:33 GMT -5
Sounds a lot like Fritz Leiber. (just realized, I forget to tell Britny about those books ) A little, but Pratchett is more twisted and has more satire. Can't remember the name but there is one that really rips into Hollywood.
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Oct 25, 2005 18:14:29 GMT -5
I've been reading many mysteries lately. A lot of James Patterson's and others. I ran across one of his that was different than anything else I've ever read of his though. It's called The Jester. He wrote it with Andrew Gross. I thought Faire friends might like it. It's set in Medieval times. It's very dark in a lot of it, so if you like mostly "light" or happy, don't go for this. Although, I must say, I'm not usually into "dark" but I did like this. Parts were hard to get through though
Was that the one with a Welsh king and an English queen?
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Post by Mickey on Oct 25, 2005 23:51:54 GMT -5
No, actually Simon, it's a little out of our GLMF "realm" in that it's set in France. The main part of the story takes place during part of the Crusades. I looked in the beginning of the book and it says it's set in a "village in the south of France, 1096".
It's one of those stories that starts out "modern day" with something that then relates back to something that happened in the past. The first few pages are "now", and then it immediately transports you back to 1096.
It was a hard read for me at first. I actually read a chapter or two and then put it down. It just wasn't "grabbing" me, 'ya know?! Like I said, it was very different than any of his stuff I'd read before this one. I read a few other books, and then decided to give it another try. It pulled me in right away then.
Well, I don't want to give away too much of the story, and if I keep on, I probably will, so . . . .
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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 28, 2005 16:54:43 GMT -5
Well, I would be reading the next Hitchhiker's book, but Britny is still reading it.
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Post by Britny Ylisaari on Oct 28, 2005 17:14:20 GMT -5
Well, I would be reading the next Hitchhiker's book, but Britny is still reading it. Just for that I'm gonna take my time before Ifinish it....
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Oct 28, 2005 17:15:47 GMT -5
Don't you hate it when that happens?
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Post by Sir Trevor on Oct 28, 2005 21:33:36 GMT -5
I started reading it tonight while she was on the computer
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Nov 4, 2005 18:07:39 GMT -5
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan, About half way through, We will see where he goes with this effort, here is still supposed to be one more in the series.
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Post by airduwinne on Nov 4, 2005 19:08:13 GMT -5
I'm rather dull at the moment-I've been reading through the proposed election amendments (issues 2,3,4, and5). It's so confusing trying to navigate the language and determine what the propsed changes actually mean. Has anyone else had a chance to review the proposals, and if so...What are your thoughts?
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Post by Sir Trevor on Nov 4, 2005 21:46:28 GMT -5
I'm rather dull at the moment-I've been reading through the proposed election amendments (issues 2,3,4, and5). It's so confusing trying to navigate the language and determine what the propsed changes actually mean. Has anyone else had a chance to review the proposals, and if so...What are your thoughts? My thoughts are no to all 4 of them. I don't know all the ins-and-outs of them, but I skimmed them enough to know basically they take a lot of choice out of the voters hands. And that is never a good thing.
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Post by airduwinne on Nov 5, 2005 1:05:01 GMT -5
It almost seems that the language was purposefully made to be confusing. I will go so far as to say I believe it's intentionally misleading. The only one of the 4 issues that may have merit is the campaign contributions cap (issue 3), but again the language is so circumvex that I don't quite understand what exactly the limits will be.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Nov 5, 2005 1:34:03 GMT -5
It almost seems that the language was purposefully made to be confusing. I will go so far as to say I believe it's intentionally misleading. The only one of the 4 issues that may have merit is the campaign contributions cap (issue 3), but again the language is so circumvex that I don't quite understand what exactly the limits will be. From what I see about issue 3, is that it limits some groups ability to contribute (notably business) while allowing unions to use membership dues with no disclosure. BTW - lets move any more of this topic discussion to the Election Day thread I just made.
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Post by void on Nov 19, 2005 9:43:14 GMT -5
I've just finished reading a great book called Neverwhere by an author named Neil Gaiman. It's such a great book. and my mom should be starting into it soon before I have to take it back. Prod prod prod.
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Post by Britny Ylisaari on Feb 24, 2008 18:41:18 GMT -5
bump
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Post by Dillasandra on Feb 24, 2008 19:41:24 GMT -5
At the moment, Charlaine Harris' latest Southern Vampire novel ( LOOVE that series! ) and Jeff Lindasy's Dexter books - again.
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