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Kurben said:
Which Ive never heard of. So i checked and it turned out that it is the US title of the Chrysalids. An excellent book, one of his best. Do you know why they always, well almost always, used to change even english titles for the US Market?
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No idea! I wonder? Do you know carrie's younger brother ? I seem to remember that you've worked in publishing quite a bit. [EDIT: I just saw CYB's post--sorry for answering before reading the whole thread (but I KNEW right away that he'd know the answer :D)]
 
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no bounce no play said:
I'm reading Horns by Joe Hill. I'm having a bit of difficulty. That song Puberty Love from the film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes keeps running through my head :(
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I think that was a difficult book to read. He was playing around with some different storytelling methods, and it didn't feel altogether successful. In this case, I think the movie was easier to understand because they had to make the story go generally in chronological order out of movie narrative necessity.
 
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Re-reading the DC graphic novel Camelot 3000, written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by the phenomenal Brian Bolland. Forgot how fun this one was. King Arthur returns to an apocolyptic future to save earth from an alien invasion, aided by a round table of reincarnated Knights. This was DC's first prestige, 'direct sales' maxi series, and dealt with various issues that, at the time (1982) were considered too controversial for the dreaded old Comics Code. Nowadays it's just a tad corny, but in a good way. A snapping good sword-n-Sci Fi story, and the art is just incredible. I think many of you SKMBers would really dig it (especially Sheemiee). Surprised this was never given the 'big screen' treatment.

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skimom2 said:
I think that was a difficult book to read. He was playing around with some different storytelling methods, and it didn't feel altogether successful. In this case, I think the movie was easier to understand because they had to make the story go generally in chronological order out of movie narrative necessity.
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It was actually the extremely non-YA content in the beginning of the novel that I had difficulty with. I can usually follow time jumps. Wayward Pines pretty much cured me of any problems I had following a story with unlabeled time jumps lol.

I'm at a section of Horns right now where Joe decided to slip into the past right after a current time cliffhanger. I am really tempted to read ahead which is not something I've ever done so I'm screaming at Joe instead lol. Horns is a lot better than I thought it would be. I might change my mind after getting to the end but right now I like it :)
 
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Neesy said:
Finder's Keepers - I found the large print edition at our local library. I actually own my own hardcover copy but this way I will be able to keep my own copy in pristine condition.

It's also much easier to read the large print books (I find) - easier on my eyes.
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I'm having the same problem :( I had to get a Paperwhite kindle. I enlarge the text so much on the kindle, it takes four screen pages to cover one book page lol.
 
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Keep seeing posts about Eyes of the Dragon. Adding it to my wishlist for a reread (been a long time since I've read it, forget the story completely).
Now still reading Requiem for a Dream - only about 2/3 through. The story is interesting, but there are hardly any chapter breaks so I tend to read just a few pages at a time before getting distracted.
 
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I like doing things all wrong. :Oo: I first read "The Twelve" by Cronin. Not bad so a couple weeks ago I picked up a hardback copy of "The Passage" in a thrift-store in Sioux Falls, Iowa and I'm about half-way through it. I just ordered a used copy of "City of Mirrors" from Amazon. Hey who says you have to a read a trilogy in order? Besides everyone that is. :confused:
 
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Checkman said:
I like doing things all wrong. :Oo: I first read "The Twelve" by Cronin. Not bad so a couple weeks ago I picked up a hardback copy of "The Passage" in a thrift-store in Sioux Falls, Iowa and I'm about half-way through it. I just ordered a used copy of "City of Mirrors" from Amazon. Hey who says you have to a read a trilogy in order? Besides everyone that is. :confused:
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Well, you read the second one first, which for many on here was a really slow moving/boring segment in the trilogy, so you are in for some great reading when you start The Passage and City Of Mirrors.
 
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