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Atlas Shrugged. I can't recommend it enough.

Right now, I'm in the middle of Writers On Comics Scriptwriting 2. It's interviews with various comic book writers about how they got into the business, what their approaches to characters are, what their routines are, and what advice they have for anyone interested in writing. Interesting stuff, especially the script pages. The first book had Frank Miller, Kurt Busiek, Mark Waid, and a lot of almost iconic writers. This one features Bendis, Mike Carey, Andy Diggle, Brian Azzarello, plus plenty of others. Definitely worth your time. The Geoff Johns interview gave me a few nuggets of insight to post on the Johns thread.

Rising Sun-Michael Crichton

Haven't read this book in a couple years.

I just finished From The Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz. Best explanation for quantum theory I've ever seen. Actually, only explanation for quantum theory I've ever seen that didn't confuse the hell out of me.

I am re-reading THE BLOODY RED BARON by Kim Newman.

A novel that mixes vampires with a ficionalized account of the World War 1 trenches.

Yep. And agreed.

Those books sound interesting. I may have to pick them up.

They're very clever "alternate history with vampires" novels.

A few SPOILERS to whet the appetite...






























The original, ANNO DRACULA, is set in Victorian England during the Jack The Ripper terror. Dracula has not been defeated by Van Helsing, but rather has survived and married Queen Victoria and is now Prince Consort of England. Vampires now inhabit London as citizens. The living and undead co-exist. Famous historical and fictional characters pop up throughout in usually clever, often funny ways.

The first sequel, THE BLOODY RED BARON, is set in Eastern France in 1918, during the Great War. Dracula is now Graf von Dracula, chancellor to Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Commander In Chief of the German and Austria-Hungarian war machine. Characters held over from ANNO DRACULA are now involved in trying to determine the nature of the Red Baron's Flying Circus; the Circus itself may be the crucial factor in the Allies' chances for victory. This book is told almost in vignette form, with the vignettes advancing the story without having a singular, unifying flow of plot like most novels.

The second sequel, JUDGMENT OF TEARS, is set in Italy in 1959. I haven't read it yet though I do have it. Que sera, sera.

My ex and I wondered, at the time of THE BLOODY RED BARON'S publication, if the author, Kim Newman, would dare to have vampires be a part of Hitler's Nazi Party. We presumed (and were proven to be correct in fact if not in rationale) that Newman would view the Nazis as monstrous enough in real life without having to fictionalize any monsters. So Newman skipped having vampires appear in World War II.

Cumsluts. It's a. . .gentleman's magazine. A classy publication.

I just found my copy of Choke. I'll re-read it and have a review up soon.

Finished up Sharpe's Company for the second time. It's probably the best book in the series I've read so far. Sharpe finds out he's a father, the general attacks one of the strongest fortresses in Spain, and Obidiah Hakesville is evil. Period. Next is Sharpe's Sword, which I have mixed feelings about. The other women Sharpe sleeps with (Josephina and Terasa) are somewhat admirable characters, but the bitch is this story isn't. However, Sharpe does learn his lesson, and the physical shit he goes through does redeem himself a little. Plus, there's a snotty Frenchman as a villian, and you just can't wait for Sharpe to kill the bastard. Then it's on to the new Sharpe books I bought -- Sharpe's Havoc and Sharpe's Enemy.

writtings of manson

Attempting to start up Soren Kierkegaard's Works of Love. We'll see how that goes.

Reading Sharpe's Enemy...I can tell I'm going to like the secondary characters in it.

Ohhhh my goodness, I just finished reading Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding and wow......I'm speechless. It was the sequel to The Notebook but it ended sweeter, happier, and even better than the original one did. Wow, if only life could imitate the beauty of good books

Lol bsams......your comment was soo funny :P Thanks for postin it!

I'm in the middle of Ben Elton's new book, Past Mortem.
Very good so far. His last two have shown too much influence from his old stand up routines, but t hat has been missing in this one so far (other than one small reference) which is good.

Now reading the first of the Master & Commander series by Patrick O'Brian.

I got Barbara Tuchman's The Guns Of August for Xmas. It's a well-written look at the events that precipitated World War I and its first month of establishing trench warfare.

I don't like books about welfare!

the curious incident of the Dog and the Night Time

Right now I am reading books that you guys have called American Classics. I started The Great Gatsby the other day.

Holy cow...Sharpe's Enemy had a couple of twists in it...I was bawling by the time I got to the end, and reread the last two chapters to make sure I wasn't mistaken. Holy friggin' cow...

Taking a break from Major Richard Sharpe and moving on to the writer that preceeded Cornwell in historical fiction. I picked up Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander and can't wait to start reading it.

I've been hearing some really good things about the Master And Commander books. I might look into them after I'm done reading the three books I'm currently reading.

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/

This is a relatively new publisher who deals strictly in pulp crime novels. The author selection is amazing: you have some of the mainstays in the genre (Westlake, Collins, and Block fer example), as well as some people you may not have heard of (Pavia, Stansberry, and Aleas). I've read three so far and I plan on burning through the initial offering within the next two months.

The Confession was a bit predictable. But I liked the pacing and the author's narrative style.

Fade To Blonde is my favorite of the three I've read.

I'm almost done with Little Girl Lost. I think I've got it figured out, but I'm not willing to put money on it.

If you're a fan of Hammett, Chandler, Ellroy, or Woolrich, please give this publisher a try. They're definitely worth your while. Plus I want to see this publisher grow and expand the line.

I never saw the movie. I also have a horrible time keeping track of action. I'll try them anyhow.

I HATED the movie master&commander.......i mean he didnt even get the ship at the end of the movie, what was the point of watching it that long :P

Thanks for ruining it.

You didn't miss much.

Seriously, it sucked.

Aw, you hate evrything! I liked it.

WILFRED OWEN, a new biography

A bio of the English World War I poet.

For the record, I like his poetry and he was gay.

10 points to the lad or lass who knows the title of Owen's most famous poem.

I liked, "Ender's Game"! A guy friend at work leant me his copy......it SO ROCKED! The ending kinda sucked but I really enjoyed it getting my mind off of everything!! I highly recommend it to the boys and Nicholas Spark's, "The Wedding" to the girls!

princess they are african american maels, okay? the term "boy" is offensive and quite frankly out of place here.

I tried to read enders game (my mom forced all the books on me) but there were just too many fart jokes in the beginning for me to take it seriously. Also I'm in the middle of three other books that I need to finish.

Finished To Kill A Mockingbird a couple of weeks ago.
InuYasha: Sengoku o-Togi Zoshi (a.k.a. A Feudal Fairy Tale) Vols. 1 - 8, by Rumiko Takahashi.
{i]SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's, edited by E. Nelson Bridwell.