I'm pretty sure it is. I've used it in the past as well.Originally Posted by Girlystevedave
I'll look into that.
1. I bet it's good. I already read his book, The Need, and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to reading this one that he recently sent me.
2. I saw mention of caliber online, but didn't know if it was legit. I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Yes! Your lady and you have great taste. Those spirals were unnerving. Just finished Tomie. Not quite as stellar as everything else by Ito but still a solid 3.5/4.My GF loves Ito. I've only read a bit, the first Uzumaki graphic novel, and I will concur. Great art and eerie stories. I look forward to reading more.
You can download office viewer apps. Sure there are better ones out there now. It's like reading a docx file on a pc except on your phone or tablet. Not sure about bookmarks though. Not as good as a mobi of course, but cheaper than printing it out. Converting to a mobi is a pain in the ass...not sure about to pdf. Might be easier with Calibre.
I do need to start your book! I'm actually thinking of looking into seeing if there is a way to send the doc to my kindle so I can read it from there.
If there's an obvious way to do that, someone please tell me..
I've been so busy I still haven't finished and uploaded my polished version of The Need that doesn't read quite as wooden and (mostly) free of errors. With messed up vision it's very easy to miss mistakes...or entire words...
I think The Limousine is up yours and Jean's alley. At a tight 168 pages, I pushed the envelope as many different ways I could. It's like a satire of the torture porn genre, amongst others.
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I just finished what I believe to be my first reread of The Eyes Of The Dragon (I read it when it first came out but never since, as far as I can recall).
As I mentioned before, I remembered virtually none of what happened, mainly just recalling that it was the first post-It SK release, and I suffered big-time from an It come-down (I didn't think much of it).
What a different reading experience now - this was great ("great" as in "I now officially want one of the Philtrum editions and will drool over them for the rest of my life"); I can't believe I'd basically erased this entire thing from my memory. It had such a unique (for SK) fairy tale feel (he's done other fantasy, of course, but this is quite different in a softer, pleasant way).
Some questions for the rest of you (to which I should already know the answers, but for my memory):
Spoiler:
Any possibility of an adaptation in the works?
Up next (starting tonight): DT2.
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I remember reading Eyes of the Dragon in a single sitting some years back the basking glow of a sunny afternoon in a comfy chair. It's one of my better memories.
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Man, you've both made me want to reread Eyes of the Dragon. I haven't read it in at least 20 years and I'm sure my adult brain would enjoy it in ways my teenage brain couldn't comprehend.
you don't want to reread Eyes of the Dragon...yet
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Thanks! I know you do too!Yes! Your lady and you have great taste. Those spirals were unnerving. Just finished Tomie. Not quite as stellar as everything else by Ito but still a solid 3.5/4.My GF loves Ito. I've only read a bit, the first Uzumaki graphic novel, and I will concur. Great art and eerie stories. I look forward to reading more.
Finished Great Expectations last night. I really enjoyed it. Some pretty heavy coincidences take place that are somewhat crucial to the story, but ultimately it doesn't take away from the enjoyability of the novel.
Onto Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. Halfway in so far, really digging it. Looks to be short and sweet.
Short and bittersweet. That was one of those books we were made to read in high school that at the time I didn't appreciate at all. I thought it was slow and boring but now with some years under my belt, I think it's brilliant.
sounds like I got to reread The Old Man and the Sea, read it more than 40 years ago and, apparently, at the wrong age
Theli, it makes bears so happy when people like anything by Dickens, bears' favorite author ever!
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you don't want to reread Eyes of the Dragon...yet
Well played.
Nice! I plan to read more soon enough. I have a few other authors I want to try before circling back to his works though. I think Oliver Twist will be the next book I read of his.
In regards to Old Man and the Sea, I'd read an excerpt a long time ago and always wanted to try the book itself. I think it comes back to the conversation a few pages back about experiencing books at different times in our lives. I can see how it could resound with a younger audience, perhaps give appreciation to our elders, especially if we spent a lot of time with an older family member, but I also think it would go over the heads of most teens, and even those that could appreciate it would appreciate it on a different level than someone a bit older and hopefully wiser who can relate more.
Plus fishing rocks, so that's cool too.
Nice! I plan to read more soon enough. I have a few other authors I want to try before circling back to his works though. I think Oliver Twist will be the next book I read of his.
In regards to Old Man and the Sea, I'd read an excerpt a long time ago and always wanted to try the book itself. I think it comes back to the conversation a few pages back about experiencing books at different times in our lives. I can see how it could resound with a younger audience, perhaps give appreciation to our elders, especially if we spent a lot of time with an older family member, but I also think it would go over the heads of most teens, and even those that could appreciate it would appreciate it on a different level than someone a bit older and hopefully wiser who can relate more.
Plus fishing rocks, so that's cool too.
Short and bittersweet. That was one of those books we were made to read in high school that at the time I didn't appreciate at all. I thought it was slow and boring but now with some years under my belt, I think it's brilliant.And I've still yet to read any Hemingway. I started A Farewell to Arms a few years back, but the time and mood felt all wrong, so I put it down. Would you guys suggest The Old Man and the Sea as a better way to introduce myself to his works?
Either that one or The Sun Also Rises.Short and bittersweet. That was one of those books we were made to read in high school that at the time I didn't appreciate at all. I thought it was slow and boring but now with some years under my belt, I think it's brilliant.And I've still yet to read any Hemingway. I started A Farewell to Arms a few years back, but the time and mood felt all wrong, so I put it down. Would you guys suggest The Old Man and the Sea as a better way to introduce myself to his works?
Gonna start MOTH over the weekend. I plan to finish that series... then I was looking for a really GOOD one to start. Something with a few books. Well written and a page turner. You guys always give me good leads on books... thoughts?
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Have you read any Scott Sigler? I like the Infected/Contagious/Pandemic trilogy even though the first one is definitely the best.
No I have not! Worth it eh?Have you read any Scott Sigler? I like the Infected/Contagious/Pandemic trilogy even though the first one is definitely the best.
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Have you read Del Toro's The Strain and the follow-up books?
I would recommend Martin Chuzzlewit to be the next. It's far less conventional than The Great Expectations (I mean, reads even less like a normal novel), and thoroughly, one hundred percent, Dickensian. Oliver Twist is a little on the... well... moralizing side; very good nevertheless!
this, totally! such a gem indeed, and, Amanda, you'll swallow it in one sitting
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I'll add it to my list.this, totally! such a gem indeed, and, Amanda, you'll swallow it in one sitting
Also, I've gotta say that I was pretty underwhelmed by Great Expectations when I read it. Am I the only one?
I kinda want to read something else Dickens just to see if it's his writing I'm not crazy about or if it was just Great Expectations.
try Martin Chuzzlewit or Nicholas Nickleby. If neither does the trick, then alas, bears will have to admit you're hopeless
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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try Martin Chuzzlewit or Nicholas Nickleby. If neither does the trick, then alas, bears will have to admit you're hopeless
I'll check those out and maybe pick them up one day when the mood is right. I didn't hate Great Expectations like some other classics, I just didn't fall in love with it like others.
GE isn't very high on my list of favoritestestest Dickens books, I must say. Love it anyway, because love everything Dickens; but it is kind of a compromise between what Dickens is about and a real novel with a plot, character developments, exposition-climax-denouement, all that stuff he doesn't really need and is much better without.
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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