Tassie Dave’s Comments (group member since Mar 27, 2011)

Tassie Dave’s comments from the The Sword and Laser group.

AndrewP wrote: "Install Adblock Plus as a Chrome plug in. That will take care of the ads."

I love Adblock Plus. It makes the internet so much more user friendly.

AndrewP wrote: "Whatever wins, Harry Potter is going to be a tough book to follow."

Not really, each book we read stands (or falls) on it's own merits.

As much as I liked Philosopher's Stone, it is really only a 3 Star book at best.

A massive worldwide hit and game changing (on how books are marketed) piece of literature, but it's no LOTR or Game of Thrones. (My personal opinion for what that's worth) ;-)

Trike wrote: "Life’s too short to finish boring books or to fold fitted sheets."

I got to the point in life where I decided that none of my laundry needs folding or ironing.

Yes books are supposed to be enjoyed, if it doesn't grab you then toss it.

^ Burn the witch :-0

I have seen similar tricks. It is a good one :-)

The sequel The Fated Sky is much better than TCS

and I loved TCS (4 Stars) :-)

George wrote: "Jasper Fforde. Shades of Grey."

As long as there are not Fifty of them ;-)

David wrote: "It rhymes on purpose! He planned to name book 2 Widening Gyre originally, before enough people let him know they had no idea what a gyre was or if it was pronounced like a gyro."

It didn't stop Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan from using it as the title for their Batman comic book.

Batman: The Widening Gyre

Tor had a recent story about visualising books in our heads.

https://www.tor.com/2019/02/13/how-do...

Edit: I see John (Nevets) has posted this in the Quick Burns thread as well.

Once there is a movie version LOTR, Harry Potter etc and I read the books then I can't help but visualise the movie version characters.

Ruth (tilltab) Ashworth wrote: "The re-emergence of the 'steamy' thread reminds me, did anyone else bother to translate that note to Nathaniel that Elma decided to keep private? I, for one, will never look at tomatoes the same way again. Lol "

For those that didn't translate it.

(view spoiler)[Elma writing to Nathaniel: In response to your last letter, I am wearing my flight suit. but do not have a bra on. If you were here, I would take you into the garden module and lean over the tomato beds so that as you took me from behind, my face would be pressed into the fragrant green leaves with each thrust. (hide spoiler)]

Dara wrote: "A browser page is reflected in his glasses. 2019 HUGO NOMINATIONS, it reads. A field labeled Best Fancast stands empty, pregnant with potential. "Sword and Laser," he says aloud as he types. ."

Now get back to work and finish the last few books

;-)

Bryan wrote: "started with We Interrupt This Broadcast. Boy! Does that bring a whole new spin on The Calculating Stars..."

yeah I wasn't expecting that. That was a major plot twist.

I have it in my Netflix queue to watch. I am now more excited to watch it after the positive feedback here.

I read it in 1999 when I was a little 7 year old boy.

(view spoiler)[

Ok I was actually 37, but I was still little ;-) (hide spoiler)]

I viewed it through the eyes of my then 8 year old goddaughter, who I introduced to the series. I watched her grow up with Harry, Hermione and Ron.

I never read the last 2 books. I had started to find the teenage angsty Harry a bit annoying by then. I did watch the movie versions.

Dara wrote: "Tassie Dave wrote: "In case people missed it, the OP was making a joke :-)."

It was a very bad joke and OP should feel bad. Boo! Minus 15 internet points."

I've made worse jokes on here ;-)

Bryan wrote: "I guess everyone one has a different definition of STEAMY."

Enough to make life incompatible with human life seems very steamy to me ;-)

In case people missed it, the OP was making a joke :-)

I loved The Fated Sky (5 Stars) and am bummed that Book 3 isn't available yet.

It was much better than The Calculating Stars, which I also loved (4 Stars)

How have I not read MRK before this? :-?

Apparently that bag is a real thing under consideration for future long haul space missions. Though it will be be a fully mechanical process. No human involvement required.

Bryan wrote: "P.S. I think Tom Merritt may even be able to get Andrew Mayne on the show 😉"

They've had him on twice. But a third time would be ok ;-)

She's not the first author that doesn't understand the genre she writes in.

Robert wrote: "Well, since Tom picked the British title that means us yanks have to track down a UK edition! And we must listen to Stephen Fry's performance. :-D"

He picked both/either.

From the book briefing on Patreon:

I, Tom will pick a Sword book this month.

And I'm going to pick Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone.

Rob wrote: "Androids is the only book I've had to abbreviate in all the years I've been a moderator. "

I had to do it with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter which I now see is the longest at 44 characters (spaces and punctuation included)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

and Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits