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The Nameless

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I finished The Martian by Andy Weir a couple of days ago. Loved it. Mark wattney was such a believable character.

Last couple of nights I've been reading 11/22/63 again while thinking about what to read next. I think it will be a toss up between 3 very different Stephen King books - finders keepers, the talisman and on writing. That is if I don't get sucked into the comfort zone that is Lisbon falls, 1958, it's a hard place to get out of.

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I just finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. I loved it! I have had it for a while in the TBR pile but wanted to read it before starting the HBO show based on it. I thought I would just get far enough in to cover the first episode, but the book began with a death and did not reveal who, so I did not want the show spoiling anything, in case they went about things differently. Because, we all know, that never happens! ;-D

I enjoyed the book. Was humorous even while dealing with some pretty heavy subject matter. Will definitely read more of her books, this was my first one.

Next up, I'm thinking maybe The Handmaid's Tale.
 
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The Nameless said:
I finished The Martian by Andy Weir a couple of days ago. Loved it. Mark wattney was such a believable character.

Last couple of nights I've been reading 11/22/63 again while thinking about what to read next. I think it will be a toss up between 3 very different Stephen King books - finders keepers, the talisman and on writing. That is if I don't get sucked into the comfort zone that is Lisbon falls, 1958, it's a hard place to get out of.

Any thoughts?
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Finders Keepers? (Have your read Mr. Mercedes?)
 
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Finished a review book (seriously, are people in NYC really this self-obsessed and whiny? I'm so sick of contemporary novels set there, because they're all the same), and am still working through Different Class (Joanne Harris). Her mysteries are hit or miss for me--some I've liked and some I haven't--but I like this one. I'm also burning through the Fallen Angels New Mutants series of comics. I haven't read these since they first came out in 1987, so when I saw the complete set at the comic shop I had to snap them up :) .
 
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Neesy said:
Finders Keepers? (Have your read Mr. Mercedes?)
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Yes I have, I think I read it shortly after it came out and liked it, just never got round to reading the other 2. Only reason I thought about it recently was because I found a reading copy paperback of it, nicely worn in, spine creased, scuffed edges, nice loose soft feel to it. Just how i like them.


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carrie's younger brother said:
I saw the movie and thought it was OK, but I trust your judgment so I am sure the book is much better. Thanks for responding.
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They are very different. The book is written like a history over the war. No person has centerstage for long. So we see many different viewpoints and many different times during the war and never is the acting people the same.
 
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Kurben said:
did not like the movie at all. So predictable from square one. And i haven't read the book.
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The book is wonderful, in my opinion. There's a lot of technical jargon and explanations of things, but the author has a way of eventually making it palatable for even the most unscientific minds (like mine). And like The Nameless said up above, Mark Wattney is such a believable (and funny and lovable) character that the book really is a human survival story more than a science fiction story.
 
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Kurben said:
They are very different. The book is written like a history over the war. No person has centerstage for long. So we see many different viewpoints and many different times during the war and never is the acting people the same.
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A sequel of the movie is coming out this year, I think.
 
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carrie's younger brother said:
I saw the movie and thought it was OK, but I trust your judgment so I am sure the book is much better. Thanks for responding.
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The movie focused more on how Pitt's character would save his family than on the zombies. There's really not a lot of blood and gore in the film (compared to TWD) and I think these are the two reasons that Pitt took the role (he's also a producer on it).
 
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I started Grave Descend by John Lange a.k.a. Michael Crichton. Read 75 pages before I knew it! Man, his 'Lange' books are so good. I think they were written as escapism tales and they sure do the job! I thought that I had read all of these years ago when I had most of them in their original paperback editions but none of this story or characters is/are familiar to me.
 
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carrie's younger brother said:
The book is wonderful, in my opinion. There's a lot of technical jargon and explanations of things, but the author has a way of eventually making it palatable for even the most unscientific minds (like mine). And like The Nameless said up above, Mark Wattney is such a believable (and funny and lovable) character that the book really is a human survival story more than a science fiction story.
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This is a spot-on summary of the novel. I really liked it. I enjoyed the movie too, but it doesn't measure up to the book.
 
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