I like these types of threads as it gives an insight into a persons personality.
http://www.gss.ucsb.edu/projects/hes...urney-west.jpg Very good eastern epic, I had a little bit of everything: joy, love, action, even toilet humor. 10/10 |
The Last Templar: 6/10
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Can I rate the last short story I read for the first time, or do I have to finish the whole anthology and rate that?
I need to operate on rules. |
You can do whatever you want. Just as long as you don't rate any magazines.
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Especially the ones with those new glossy pages that leave fingerprints on them
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Can I rate the FIRST book I read?
I don't remember the title, or what it was about, but the pictures were fairly entertaining. 5/10. |
The Bruins - McFarlane - 8/10
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100 Years of Glory - Jenish - 9.5/10
Both bookd had an indepth behind the scences look at NHL clubs, The Canadiens one was an exceptional read. |
Tom Clancy - Red Storm Rising 7/10
First read it about 15 years ago. Although now dated to a degree (technologically speaking) it is still quite current (politically) even though the Communist Union is now defunct. Probably my favourite Clancy read. Now reading Michael Crichton - Congo. About a third of the way through. Have read all of Crichton's books except this one. Again, one of his earlier works and has dated somewhat however not a bad 'adventure' read at the moment. |
Loved Congo. Shame what happened with the movie.
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What rating would you give Congo? (no spoilers please).
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I would put it just under Jurassic Park and maybe tied with Sphere. I can't really numerically assign it because it was like ten years ago that I read it. Liked it more than Terminal Man and Rising Sun.
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Sphere - now that brings back memories of the first time I read that.
I remember sitting up in my lounge room reading it at about 3:00am. Thunderstorm raging outside. Just as I got to the exciting/scary bit (don't want to spoil anything here) I heard a noise outside the window. I gingerly walked over to the curtains and pulled them aside quickly just as a bolt of lightning struck. I saw a 'man' looking at me from the other side of the window and screamed like a girl...until I realised it was my reflection. :$ |
Another great Crichton that was made into a "meh" movie.
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Yeah, movie promised so much but delivered so little.
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Was Tazz Dan based on a Michael Crichton book?
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The Abyss was both an enjoyable movie and book. Probably because the book was written after the movie and simply extended the personal story lines of the movie.
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I don't think I read anything beyond Airframe because at that point it started to get not so good. But someone told me that one of the newer books was good. I cannot confirm this, nor do I know which one.
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Timeline was a good book. Again, the movie didn't do it justice.
I can recommend Prey - I think you would appreciate the science. |
Those both sound like they could have been the one actually. Maybe both were mentioned at different points. Will check out.
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The only others after Airframe were State of Fear and Next I think.
Neither of those I would rate above the previous two. |
Light in August - William Faulkner - 9/10
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I'm about to start reading The Satanic Verses
stay tuned |
Atlas Shrugged
9/10 |
Under The Dome - Stephen King
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Dome_Final.jpg If you like The Stand you will love this, more of the same. Without giving too much away, as with a lot of Kings novels, the build up was far better than the pay off, but 7/10 from me |
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One of the best books I've read in a while. Burned through it ever so quickly. If you're a baseball fan, pick it up. |
re-read Edmund White's Forgetting Elena
not one of his better books but it was alright the main character spends most of the book struggling with amnesia |
Finally finished 1984 by George Orwell. Can't believe I didn't read it before that. Definitely one of the best book I have ever read. 10/10
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And The Hippos Were Buried In Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs
9/10, amazing book. Reading God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut now as I have not read a Vonnegut in like 3 years now. |
I have that. We could do a mini-book club with it.
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The Leafs - McFarlane
Never realize just how goddamn fucking stupid the Leafs organization was and continues to be until you read this book. |
The Golden Compass/Northern Lights - 7/10. Not exactly epic, but I would definitely read again. It was fun and mostly well-paced, and despite the hype around the movie the Church is nowhere near the mustache twirling villains I expected/people claimed. Nearing the end, however, I couldn't help but feel it could be so much more. Maybe the rest of the series is, though. I've got other shit to read before I buy the next, however.
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Finished Congo - it was OK 7/10. Probably if I had read it 25 years ago I would have been more impressed. I find it humourous when they talk about this fantastic computer they have with a 256K memory.
Am now about half-way through another Michael Crichton book - The Terminal Man. |
The Satanic Verses - 10/10
probably the best written book I've ever read |
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I haven't, but I can pretty much guarantee that I'll read all of Salman Rushdi's books now
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