Reading A Different Flesh by H arry Turtledove. Good alternative history starten out with the idea that homo erectus crossed the landbridge to americas instead of homo sapiens. No native societies ever arose. What would the effect om history be? Curious creatures there would be because erectus was not as good at extinction as we were, No gold treasures though that made spain the richest and most powerful country in europe. And the animals like mammoth, sabertooth, giant ground sloth and several others would still be alive to see. Not to speak of erectus. Would that make some humans mind turn to evulutionary thoughts earlier when they had live examples to go from? It starts with the first english colony and continues through the centuries. I am at the beginning of the railroad now. Good story ut Turtledove is often interesting.
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I just finished up Firestarter tonight. A very quick, entertaining read. Not a classic King novel for me, but I enjoyed it. Next up for me is Roadwork.
If it's Conan literature, only the original R. E. Howard's will do. As for comics, I've always been partial to all the 70s Marvel stuff. Roy Thomas scripts, art by Barry Windsor Smith or John Buscema (there's a ton of John B. Conan out there), and a host of varied and talented inkers.
I finished Bazaar over our little sabbatical. Skipped over most of the stories I had read upon their original publications. Working in the retail industry and it being the (dreaded) Black Friday week, and it being my first Holiday since my Mom's passing, I just didn't have it in me to start up a new book. But, today I started Deception Point by Dan Brown. Hopefully this will get me out of my slump and let me start to tackle that 30+ TBR pile!
I'm coming close to the end of Bazaar. Also reading the second Merrily Watkins mystery, Midwinter of the Spirit, by Phil Rickman. Just a few chapters into Avenue of Mysteries, John Irving's latest. And in the car, Black Echo. I believe its the first Harry Bosch novel. It must be an early one because of the rampant use of phone booths and pagers, by the characters.
Reading Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling)'s latest, Career of Evil. Talk about some bad guys!
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The NY Times had its 100 Notable books of the year. And perusing said list it reminded me how very simple it is to purchase books nowadays. And on your e-reader a click or two and it's instant gratification, damn the financial consequences!
Finishen a different Flesh Turtledove. Started Guns of the South where the South wins the war. Almost finished with Bazaar.
There are a load of kindle books on sale today and one of the books is Joyland.
I think I may get myself in trouble today in amazonland.
DON'T TEMPT ME!!I think I may get myself in trouble today in amazonland.
I have already gotten into trouble! I got lost in amazonland.........
I'm lost in there with you...........
I bought a lot of things cheap to my ipad where i read ebooks. Some faves, some classics, some SF, some historical novels and some crime novels. Between 0 USD to 5 USD But i guess all in all im ruined. Really prefer real books But i dont live in a library and my local one is good But not that good. And Then i dont really have much space left at home. ..........
Gutted my way through the ridiculous review book. I don't think I've snorted at a story or thrown a book down in disgust so many times in quite a while. Unrealistic characters spouting ridiculously florid 'dialogue', and not one actual person amongst them. The history was well-written, I will give it that, but that's about all. Now flying through a vampire romance (lord help me), and it's better in 16 pages than the other was in 622.
I have The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahan waiting for me at the library. I just started reading The Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman from my TBR pile and I bought Little Sister Death by William Gay for my tab yesterday. Feast or famine, sheesh.
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