The Reading Corner.

[Buster's Uncle]

Oh - if you were SUPPOSED to hate him, that's horse of a different color than I first assumed.

[Doc Nebula]

And creepy.

IT was, to me, like Stephen King trying desperately to be Peter Straub.  And nearly succeeding.  Which was a bad bad bad thing.

[Sigma]

Oh - if you were SUPPOSED to hate him, that's horse of a different color than I first assumed.

Oh god yes. There's a chapter in Under the Dome called "Feeling It" where everything just goes right for that character and it almost made me quit reading because of how infuriating it was.  It's glorious.

[Doc Nebula]

King has said that Big Jim is meant to be Dick Cheney.  I don't think King pays much attention to Dick Cheney; he's a much scarier man than Big Jim, and far far more profane. 

[Sigma]

King has said that Big Jim is meant to be Dick Cheney.  I don't think King pays much attention to Dick Cheney; he's a much scarier man than Big Jim, and far far more profane.

Yeah, one of the thing that I disliked about Under the Dome is how naked the analogy is between Big Jim and Andy and Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. I get that King is an ex-hippie liberal and I have no problem with that but he has no talent for writing with any kind of political angle.

[JarlWolf]

His angle is more psychological. Or psycho, one of the two.

Been reading more for the Dark Tower series, got up to the fourth book but I am trying to hunt down the 5th. I have 6th/7th I think... maybe 8th as well but I hate skipping things. Drives me nuts backtracking with series.

[Sigma]

His angle is more psychological. Or psycho, one of the two.

Been reading more for the Dark Tower series, got up to the fourth book but I am trying to hunt down the 5th. I have 6th/7th I think... maybe 8th as well but I hate skipping things. Drives me nuts backtracking with series.

If you haven't already you should do yourself a favor and spoil the ending of the series for yourself.

[JarlWolf]

His angle is more psychological. Or psycho, one of the two.

Been reading more for the Dark Tower series, got up to the fourth book but I am trying to hunt down the 5th. I have 6th/7th I think... maybe 8th as well but I hate skipping things. Drives me nuts backtracking with series.

If you haven't already you should do yourself a favor and spoil the ending of the series for yourself.

I was going to ask why but I have a feeling that the answer to that is "its disappointing" or along those lines.

Note I'd rather keep it a mystery and read on, I got time to piss so its not a big deal if there is some shortfall later on.

[Lord Avalon]

The Road of Danger (Republic of Cinnabar Navy #9) by David Drake

[Buster's Uncle]

The Worthing Saga by Orson Scott Card.

This was a re-read, but the last time might have been over 20 years ago, and I barely remembered even having read it after so long, so it hardly counts as one.  The long time I took to read it this time is reflective of how late I've been going to bed recently, and not the good quality/readability of the story.

Despite being science fiction, with psychic powers and all taking place on other planets, this reads a lot like a first draft of the Alvin Maker series.  Most of it's set in fairly primitive agrarian communities and centers around a guy with special powers.

Recommended, but with the caveat that Card in this seems to think so well of the pre-technological farming life that one is led to wonder whether his idea of hot pron is a documentary about the Amish.

My dad grew up on a working farm, and he strongly begged to differ about the joys of the life.

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Queen of Angels by Greg Bear.

[Geo]

Found Hyperion - by Dan Simmons - online, so started to reread it.

[Lord Avalon]

Hyperion 

[Geo]

Why the edit, HatsOn?

[Buster's Uncle]

Housekeeping.  Your italics didn't close.  (You just earned an infraction at CFC. )

Gonna be out of touch today traveling.

[Geo]

(You just earned an infraction at CFC. )

Wouldn't be the first time.