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The Nameless

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The Darkside of the Moon (England really)
I realized that I didn't like Paul Sheldon as a character, and if you've got nobody to route for, I'm not going to enjoy it, that's why I wasn't getting into misery, and why I've put it down for a while and gone back to everything's eventual (it's turning out to be a good little fall back book). I've just started autopsy room 4 (no, I don't read the shorts in order, and Iknow that annoys some people :) ) - now that is getting down to the ultimate base fear of (probably) all humans.
 

Kurben

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Did you finish Infected? What did you think of the end?
Have finished both Infected and Contagious now. Michael Crichton meets Robert H. Heinlein in concept with a little in fighting scenes thrown in for good measure. There is a third you mentioned? No mention of it being a trilogy in the second book. Heinlein was a better storyteller than Sigler. And the ending... You got the feeling he(sigler) didn't know what to do if it had gone the other way. It would have taken a lot more imagination. So he chosed the easy way out.
 

skimom2

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Have finished both Infected and Contagious now. Michael Crichton meets Robert H. Heinlein in concept with a little in fighting scenes thrown in for good measure. There is a third you mentioned? No mention of it being a trilogy in the second book. Heinlein was a better storyteller than Sigler. And the ending... You got the feeling he(sigler) didn't know what to do if it had gone the other way. It would have taken a lot more imagination. So he chosed the easy way out.

The third is Pandemic. Like the second one, it's okay--Siegler writes action well. The end is weak (but that happens with a lot of series, I find). I wish he'd kept it more Crichton--
aliens
don't interest me half as much as
earthly viruses/contagion
.
 

skimom2

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Went book mad at the library and brought 5 home (lol). As I'm supposed to be reconstructing the manuscript I lost in the great computer crash, this is probably not a good thing. I got Gaiman's new one, The Leftovers (Perotta), Paul Stanley's autobiography, Hemlock Grove (Greevey), and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Sloan). Variety is the spice of life! Now I have to figure out where to start... :)
 

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Try Max Brooks World War Z. Not so much slaughter there but a lot of different angles on how people react before, during and after a zombie war. I liked it.
And if you liked THAT one, you'd probably like Robopocalypse. Pretty much WWZ with robots. It was interesting, I thought. I haven't read the sequel yet, though I saw it at the library.
 

skimom2

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I read all three and found you could almost treat it as one long novel. Each of the books could have used some editing especially when the author went off on some tangents. And I was gratified by Lisbeth's ability to exact revenge on most who wronged her.
The lists of exactly what she bought at IKEA (down to product names and colors!), wore, ate, etc. almost did me in. The story was overall interesting, though.
 

Kurben

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The third is Pandemic. Like the second one, it's okay--Siegler writes action well. The end is weak (but that happens with a lot of series, I find). I wish he'd kept it more Crichton--
aliens
don't interest me half as much as
earthly viruses/contagion
.
Yeah, he should have stayed on course. I think the books are a bit of a misnomer. Do you know a book that is really good at handling that subject. I mean after reading The stand you're going to be disappointed anyway but something that at least stay on target?
 

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Have finished both Infected and Contagious now. Michael Crichton meets Robert H. Heinlein in concept with a little in fighting scenes thrown in for good measure. There is a third you mentioned? No mention of it being a trilogy in the second book. Heinlein was a better storyteller than Sigler. And the ending... You got the feeling he(sigler) didn't know what to do if it had gone the other way. It would have taken a lot more imagination. So he chosed the easy way out.
There's a good chance they have met now!
 
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