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Book recommendation: Joseph Teller: Depraved Indifference

terpfan1980 — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 9:26:47 AM -0400

Through Amazon's Vine Program (where they provide materials to reviewers that are supposed to be consumed and then honestly reviewed) I had the pleasure of being introduced to the works of author Joseph Teller. His first book, The Tenth Case (linked to my review at Amazon.com), was very good and quite enjoyable so I was very happy when I was offered the opportunity to get his newest book Depraved Indifference (also linked to my review at Amazon.com) to read and review. Since ...

The Cullen War Part One: EDWARD!!

covenleaders — Fri, 01 May 2009 4:51:55 PM -0400

Firstly if you do not know what twerd meens then SHAME ON YOU it is a mix of the words twilight and nerd a must word for any Twilight Fanpire. And now I will go straight on to listing the Pros and Cons (we think there are some) (*runs away to hide in shame*) of the god that is Edward Cullen. :F (<-- my vampire smillie lol). These are all from the point of veiw of a Fangirl not Bella, because she happens to be a fictional character, you freak! (unlike Edward). Hone...

Need your opinions and input..

ShadowWar — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 7:27:26 PM -0400

I would like your help please. The following is an excerpt from a fictional story I am writing for a possible book publishing. I would like to get your comments on this short piece please, and if the premise sounds interesting to you. The story line is one of a serial killer that hunts for and finds his victims on the internet, and the cop that has to track and find him. Chapter 1 Day 1, 2:30 p.m. The Hunter As he sat in the chair and st...

Suggestions!

dream-er — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 1:16:07 AM -0400

So, a little background... I go to school in about... 3 weeks. I need new books to read instead of doing my homework/study. Last year I went through a plethora of books (the entire Harry Potter Series, a bunch of Redwall books by Brian Jacques, some Garth Nix, more stuff by David and Leigh Eddings and a little Kurt Vonnegut for fun). I was wondering if anybody could suggest some good, new reading material to entertain me! Stand-alone or series! Thanks!

How I will miss you, my friend.

SanChonino — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 2:13:24 AM -0500

I sit at my station at work, hands leafing through the pages of the well-worn book once again, seeing the thick pen underlining key phrases, words that leaped out off the page and into my heart. Reds criss-crossed with blues, the occasional black or green making scant appearances, racing in ugly, hastily-drawn rays across the densely filled spaces. Only twenty pages to go. Dog-eared edges, tops all flattened out where my place had been marked, bottoms still bent to signify passages of ...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

Draginol — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 6:33:28 PM -0400

While on vacation, I read the last Harry Potter book. It was very difficult to wait until vacation to read it given the challenges of avoiding spoilers. I actually received spam that listed who died in the book. I only read the first couple lines so it wasn't completely spoiled but it is amazing how loathsome some people are. I don't want to give anything away in the book but I felt it did a fine job tying up loose ends and giving readers a satisfactory and even surprising c...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

IanTyger — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 1:08:07 AM -0400

I just finished off Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I missed all of the excitement, and bought it rather quietly earlier today, in a Barnes & Noble. No lines, no fuss. And then proceeded to read it. My brain is now full. I am glad that I had just finished reading (and watching) Sorcerer's Stone, and caught Order of the Phoenix at the theatre first. IMHO, the "important" books of the series are books 1, 4, 5, and 7. 1 & 7 are obvious. 2 & 3 are basically characte...

Harry Potter Hacked!

singrdave — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 3:27:27 PM -0400

Some internet hacker named Gabriel claims to have the final chapters of the Harry Potter manuscript, which he says he got by uploading a virus onto the publisher's servers. He then gives away the ending, which I am not going to share here. From the Post Chronicle : An Internet user with the handle Gabriel claims he got the ending to the new Harry Potter book by hacking into a computer at the book's British publisher. Bloomsbury is the publisher of J.K. Rowling's upcoming finale in t...

Into a Dark Realm

Draginol — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 8:27:43 AM -0400

Raymond E. Feist is the greatest living fantasy author. The author of Magician and the subsequent books, Feist has created a vivid world full of interesting, wonderful characters that are a joy to read. His latest work, Into a Dark Realm, is book two of a new series. It still exists in the world that has been created by the preceding books but begins a fresh epic. And boy it is an epic. In the previous book, readers are given a glimpse into the world of the Dasati, a world in wh...

Captain America ‘dead’?!!!

foreverserenity — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 9:03:37 AM -0500

“Oh no they didn’t!!!!” [As I say that, picture me swinging my head and snapping my fingers with my lips pursed in disbelief] – Yeah right, that’s one affectation that I don’t do! In the next issue of Captain America, he will be killed, shot by a sniper – a sniper?! I know the Captain wasn’t the most popular super hero around these days, but the fact that he was still around was, well, fine with me and I’m sure for the other super heroes out there who could count on him at the drop o...

SHE's Thesis on Fantasy Literature

Sugar High Elf — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:47:12 AM -0500

A long time ago, someone requested that I put my thesis on JU. Well, the actual thesis is very long, so here are the notes I used when I presented it. Enjoy! (Or run away as fast as you can) Welcome to my presentation of Mythology, Fantasy Literature and the Modern Reader. What is the hold fantasy literature seems to have on its readers? What magic spell does it cast on readers from different countries, age groups, and backgrounds? I believe this is because contemporary fantasy litera...

Harry Potter Fan? My website & Domain seventhbook.com

Lotherius — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 9:05:12 AM -0500

I tried, really I did. I wanted to get into the fanfic scene, but I am just too vanilla for it. I like those het fics that nobody else seems interested in, and I have a bit more of a literary bent. So, now I'm kinda halfway regretting buying "seventhbook.com" in anticipation of the 7th book last year. I even spent countless hours customising eFiction to look completely unique to any other eFic site. Then I got bored. Anybody interested in picking up the site and working on it? I haven'...

All I Need

crimson — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:37:03 PM -0400

One of my favorite books is a JG Ballard novel entitled High-Rise because the story is good, the cover style appeals to me, and because it is just the right size. I got it at a second-hand bookstore, and it has that slightly musty paperback smell. It was owned by a Lillian something-or-other which threw me for a second, because I would have expected to find her name carefully etched into a classics novel or possibly a mystery novel penned by some female writer under an initialed pseu...

Don’t Kill Harry

foreverserenity — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 2:49:14 PM -0400

I don’t know what she is thinking, J.K. Rowling. How could she possibly think of ending Harry Potter’s life? Does she not think of the repercussions? Does not see how many children love this character? She’s writing the last book in the series and has mentioned that a well-known and liked character will likely be killed. That’s sent uproar amongst the legions of fans that do enjoy the books and also the movies. Recently, Authors, Stephen King and John Irving have asked her not t...

Paul Judges - poetry and fiction

woldman — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 9:11:39 AM -0400

I hope the image of my latest book is displaying. Nobble Hospital of the Aegean is a splendid tale set in the Greek islands. Please visit the link below for the wonderful poetic and fictional world of Paul Judges : Click here I share the despair of so many people about current events in Lebanon. You would think that the oppression suffered by Jews under the Nazis would stop them from turning oppressors.........sadly not........... I do not support terrorism on ...

Of Mice And Men

pseudosoldier — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 2:11:47 PM -0400

Scrounging through boxes containing remnants of my past life, I ran across some paperbacks. Most of them were mine, and I had read them long ago, but it seems that at some point my father's books overflowed into my old room before my mother packed up my things. I found Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men in amongst the bad Piers Anthony novels (the Xanth series) and grabbed it along with Dune by Herbert, slipping them into my carry-on bag while I was packing. OMAM made for quick reading on the...

And now for a little something nerdy

Sugar High Elf — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:18:34 AM -0400

I've been harping on my relationship for far too long. It's time to write about what I promised when I started this blog --nerdy stuff. This is a link my old roomie and fellow Tolkienite sent me. I got a kick out of it and thought I would share. http://uncyclopedia.org/images/b/bd/Europe_middle_earth.JPG Link Along the same lines, here is my favorite website for Hobbit and Elf name generators http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/ Link http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/ ...

Forget Da Vinci, Read Pope Joan

Sugar High Elf — Mon, 22 May 2006 8:55:46 AM -0400

I recently finished reading Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross. This fictional story about the woman who was Pope is a fairly good read. The writing is a little dry in places, but much more original than say, Dan Brown. I found it entertaining and enjoyable. Pope Joan is a semi-historical figure / legend who I hope existed just because. The author makes no allusions to historical accuracy and in fact gives you the real historical dates at the end of the book and tells you what she c...

The Little Knowns of Comics

wnx_decoy — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 1:39:47 PM -0400

I find myself getting more and more frustrated by all these people that watch Spider-Man (2); X-Men (2); The Hulk; The Fantastic Four; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; and the list goes on (for about a mile of 10 pt, Arial font); and then try and act like they know the story lines of the heroes involved. These are the same people many times that get upset if you act like you know Star Wars from watching the movies, or even Harry Potter. A majority of these people would rather die than a...

Grisham's The Broker, another home-run....

terpfan1980 — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 2:59:05 PM -0500

Just a few words to encourage folks that haven't picked up The Broker , by John Grisham, to give it a try. I've liked pretty much all of Grisham's books, though I've not read a few of the library he has available. I did however recently breeze through The Broker, and really enjoyed it. It was a great read, and was highly entertaining. Perhaps a little predictable, but still well worth the time spent reading it. It's out in paperback (which is what I read), and less expensive (by f...

BOOK REVIEW: Weapons of Choice

Sturgee — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:54:54 AM -0500

I actually read this book several months ago, but just finished it's sequel, so I figured I'd drop a review of this one first, and then another review for the sequel. Anyway, a couple of buddies at work recommended the book to me, and I think it was pretty good. It's not the deepest book out there, and if you just want a light read and are into military history and military technology, you might like it. It's essentially the plot of the movie "The Final Countdown", which for those who...

SEPEDA WISATA KOTA JOGJA

bahtiar rifai — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 1:05:28 PM -0500

Terinspirasi posting kemaren [ GORO² B0S0 ENG-GRES ! ], saya pengen menawarkan pada temen-temen untuk merasakan wisata kota Jogja di atas "ayunan sepeda onta", he he he masuk akal gak yaa ... ?Iya, uang hasil penjualan [ sepeda federal ] kemaren aku belikan sepeda klasik Jowo - Onta [ merk Simplex-Amsterdam ], foto-foto sepeda klasikku ada di link [ ini ]. Sepeda wisata dilaksanakan sejak pagi hari hingga malam hari, melewati Hotel Garuda, Malioboro, Kepatihan, Matahari Mall Malioboro, O...

Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru

Gene Nash — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 6:53:25 AM -0400

I despise bad writing, but particularly bad writing that makes it into print. Julia Ecklar's novel "Star Trek: The Kobayashi Maru" is such a case. The book is so poorly written I had to read it in fits and starts over a period of a month. It is so forgettable that between readings I had totally forgotten what had come before and had to do considerable back-skimming to recapture the thread. I cannot remember a single time I've ever had to do that before, and I've read thousands of books. ...

Doing The Daring: Comparing Chaucer to Welsh in presentation

crimson — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:03:02 PM -0400

One of the books that I'm doggedly trying to complete is The Canterbury Tales, by that charming fellow Geoffrey Chaucer. It's not my first attempt, and sadly, I'm certain it's not going to be my last, either. But I'm pleased with myself for the effort, but that's precisely what it is. And I have put forth a lot of effort in this. I've done a fair bit of research about various publications of The Canterbury Tales and, I can agree: it's all about the translation. And this is where Welsh...

Harry Potter Soon!

nmrhth — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 6:30:04 PM -0400

Both my roommate and I have preordered the new Harry Potter book. We cannot wait for it to arrive in the mail the day it is released. I'm curious to see if this one will break all the records set by the last one. So who's preordered it already? All those of you that like to speculate, tell me what one character you think is most likely to die. We all know that characters must start dying, since there is to be a war of epic proportions, so which character is going to kick the bucket?