Just finished 'Forever A Blackhawk' by Stan Makita. NHL playoffs are done, so I needed something to tide me over until hockey starts again in October.
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Just finished 'Forever A Blackhawk' by Stan Makita. NHL playoffs are done, so I needed something to tide me over until hockey starts again in October.
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.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.
In the meantime, my plan is to begin "The Anansi Boys".
I quite liked The Passage, but couldn't even finish The Twelve (the sequel). It's like two different people wrote those books!Now that I finished Mr. Mercedes, I going to finish reading Freakanomics. Shouldn't take long.
After that, I might go with The Passage. Apparently SK loves that book.
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.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.
Thanks for the rec. Sounds interesting!Finished Joseph Stiglitz's The Price of Inequality. I'll never underestimate the 1% again.
Exactly like me. The Twelve stands in my shelf but i gave up on it. Strange that they are so different.I quite liked The Passage, but couldn't even finish The Twelve (the sequel). It's like two different people wrote those books!
Author?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.
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.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.
Daniel H. Wilson. The sequel is Robogenesis.Author?
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?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--don't interest me half as much asaliens.earthly viruses/contagion
It is. Easy to understand and a fast read with many provocative insights and ideas.Thanks for the rec. Sounds interesting!
There's a good chance they have met now!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.