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- Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:13 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Legacy of Heorot, by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10939
Re: The Legacy of Heorot, by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes
I thought the second book was terrible too. Thematically it was also about the individual's failure to understand environment and other people, but I thought it was just such a stretch for the test tube babies to be so far out of whack psychologically with people who were born of a woman. Its been ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:37 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Legacy of Heorot, by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10939
Re: The Legacy of Heorot, by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes
Good review, I really enjoyed this book. The follow-up book, utter shite though. Not sure what happened other than the copy/paste function worked a little too well for the second book.
- Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
Just finished Matter . Extremely good book, I'll have to read some of the books he wrote between this one and Use of Weapons , because the tech in this book is phenominal - and it's leaps and bounds ahead of what was in his earlier books (not that those lacked, but they are notibly dated in the way...
- Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
I'm going to read CITY from Clifford D. Simak. Love Simak, he is great.
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
Just finished Choke by Chuck Palahniuk and started on Fight Club. Could not do scifi again, I started Left Hand of Darkness and enjoyed it but just wanted a different flavor.
Anyone else ever read his stuff? Best I can tell he is a sick twisted fuck who writes about craziness.
Anyone else ever read his stuff? Best I can tell he is a sick twisted fuck who writes about craziness.
- Tue May 12, 2009 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
Finished Anansi Boys, what a fun book. Really enjoyed it. Shifting gears and trying to start on a Game of Thrones, not really into fantasy but trying it out anyway. Maybe 50 pages in and already thinking of switching to a different book.
- Mon May 04, 2009 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
I liked it but I have a buddy that claims it is too technical for him (or something to that effect). What was it that you did not like?Freakzilla wrote:I couldn't make it through Ringworld.
- Sun May 03, 2009 7:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
Those were the same sentiments I had heard about those, so I pass.
- Sun May 03, 2009 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
Re: Books in the pile
Just finished Ringworld Engineers and I am starting on The Anansi Boys. Niven does a good job in that book (and the first) but I think I will wait to read the last one, I have heard it is not as enjoyable. I am reading Anansi for the first time, I picked it up at the same time as American Gods (when...
- Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:49 am
- Forum: Greek Mythos
- Topic: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14869
Re: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
or just plain f*ck your mom, either one is a bad ideaBaraka Bryan wrote:oedipus
lesson: don't f*ck with your mom
- Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:34 pm
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Replies: 192
- Views: 558947
Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Ill be there the 21st. Ill shoot you the contacts for the library soon. Both the archivists teach classes and have office hours, so you should call ahead and confirm that you are going. Please do, I will have about half a day to try and do this so I would rather not waste it if they are not gonna b...
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:22 am
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Replies: 192
- Views: 558947
Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
My trip will be early May (probably around the 8th). It will only be a few days trip but I know I can convince my wife to travel to the library with me.
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 36162
Re: What did you have to read in high school?
Same as the lot above except I remember in my senior year psych class we read Clockwork Orange. Other than that the fair above is about right. We read a lot of short stories but most of them I can't remember titles.
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:57 pm
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Replies: 192
- Views: 558947
Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
In May I am headed to SC for a short trip. I will either be going to Fullerton or Riverside let me know which is more desireable.
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13954
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- Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:42 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13954
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:33 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13954
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Yah Baby!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7296
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:37 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7889
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
- Replies: 59
- Views: 38781
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7889
I agree with most of your review, except for the bit about him being 'boring and stuck-up sounding'. I think that Asimov's simplistic style is the most enjoyable part of his writing. He writes like I would imagine I would write, just simple basic stuff. It reads well and served as an excellent intro...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7451033
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:32 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 246768
Just finished up season 4 last night, have to figure out a way to watch season five online so that I can be totally caught up. Working this late shift messes up my whole schedule. Anyway, really enjoyed the season but hated that Razor movie thing. I thought it was fluff. Other than that liked it but...
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:17 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New PKD movie with Damon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11914
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:54 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BBC Day of the Trifids Remake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10504
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:43 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BBC Day of the Trifids Remake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10504
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: People on This Board
- Replies: 67
- Views: 43687
I tell you guys what, work has really kept me busy since the New Year. We have more work than we could burn, which is always a good thing. However since the economy is in the toilet there's a hiring freeze, not that we could find anyone before that. It's a small employee pool. If I had the time I'd...
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hey Birom, Hye Hippo!!
- Replies: 82
- Views: 93338
- Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ender's Game Comic
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7031