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August 2015 Group Read #1: Dead Sea by Tim Curran
This sounds pretty good and it's free on KU. Im probably going to jump in after I get back from vacation in SC. :)
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Nicole wrote: "This sounds pretty good and it's free on KU. Im probably going to jump in after I get back from vacation in SC. :)"Welcome to SC. Hot as hell here, isn't it? I think you'll enjoy the book. Fun stuff.
at 35%, pls open your deck cards already LOL
Eleven, that's right, that's your neck of the woods!:) Not there yet though - leaving Friday. Ive been checking weather reports and yes it's scorching! I'll be spending most my time at the beach or at the condo pool, so bring it on! Lol! Thank you!
Nicole wrote: "Eleven, that's right, that's your neck of the woods!:) Not there yet though - leaving Friday. Ive been checking weather reports and yes it's scorching! I'll be spending most my time at the beach or..."Dead Sea would make a great beach read. If you're near Isle of Palms, be sure to smile for the sharks :)
Ha! Will be sure to do that! Several people I'm going with are freaking over the shark attacks, swearing off the ocean. Not me though, if I'm going to the ocean, I'm going in the damn thing! It's not like sharks have just recently arrived, they've ALWAYS been there. Lol! I live in Ohio, so the closest thing we have to an ocean is Lake Erie, and that is far from the beautiful sea.. Might get to Dead Sea while I'm there, it does sound like a great beach read!
I fear the ocean. I still go in sometimes but I'm always all too aware that I'm swimming in the food chain and it freaks me out a little. Not just the sharks but Tim Curran's imagination has had a bit of an impact.
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Went once in Key West when I was a nanny. One of the people helping the tourists yanked me away from a fish (I forgot what it was, but it was one that would have stung)--never again.
It was a real struggle, but I finished this today. If someone had cut about 200 pages of repetitive exposition and cringeworthy dialog, there was probably a pretty good story in there. As is, though, it was too messy for me to really enjoy it.
Nate wrote: "I would not have thought that this story could get even more interesting, but I'm at 80% now and more engrossed than ever. Definitely not more of the same from the first half to the second half of..."The book picked up for me at 80%. (view spoiler)
Katy wrote: "Nate wrote: "I would not have thought that this story could get even more interesting, but I'm at 80% now and more engrossed than ever. Definitely not more of the same from the first half to the s..."I'm at half way point and I'm kinda bored with similar events happening. 80% is indeed a late bloomer
Andrew wrote: "Katy wrote: "Nate wrote: "I would not have thought that this story could get even more interesting, but I'm at 80% now and more engrossed than ever. Definitely not more of the same from the first ..."It picks up at 80%.
Finished last night. Damn good book. I wanted to give it 5 stars, but between Saks basically making an insult on what felt like every other page, and some overdone exposition I couldn't quite do it. I think if it had been edited just a bit this one would have really been a classic. Still great though, Tim Curran impressed me with this one.
Just finished it this afternoon . I really wanted to like it , I was intrigued by the premise. But it seemed to bog down with needless exposition and some cringe worthy dialog. That and let's throw EVERYTHING at the wall and see what sticks. And at over 500 pages it seriously needed some editing.
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Started yesterday and reached 50% Didn't want to stop but it was 1 am I and had to get up at 6. I will reserve final judgment until the end based on the comments but so far its only a 3* read. It is definitely creepy and suspenseful but there are only like 3 characters I care what happens too. And by that I mean I want the others to die in horrible grotesque ways!
I'm new but I'm going to give this a try as I did not enjoy The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I'll catch up! Promise ;)
Was unable to get a copy. But by the sounds of it i may have to buy this book.
The Deep is full of the scarcely to be believed.
Andrew wrote: "Completed yesterdaymy 2cts
I really think it can be trimmed at least a quarter to half. Basically 2 teams, shipwrecked, meet different "aliens", discovery , payback time, back to the future. 3* ..."
Agree--so much repetition, combined with the constant puerile dialog, really hurt what was a pretty good story.
I thought it was pretty good. Maybe a tad bit too long for that kind of story. I also read it free on Kindle Unlimited :)
Does anyone know the link to How To Do Spoilers page?
You just type spoiler between <> then <> with backslash spoiler
25% in. The explosions were cool and winnowed down the characters to invest in. Menhaus has the best dirty jokes! I hate Saks with a passion and hope he dies ugly. Maybe Cook will kill him :)
Late to the party but I've just started this one. Took forever to get it delivered to Canada... Oh well, better late than never, they say...
Late to the party but I've just started this one. Took forever to get it delivered to Canada... Oh well, better late than never, they say...
It's ok! I'm at 38% and it's a slow drift with no wind... Just slimy fish monsters.
50% in. The 30 ft jellyfish monstrosity was a legitimate and total nightmare to me.
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Bought the book at the beginning of the month. Still haven't started it. I don't think I'll be finishing it on time.
73% in. It's finally getting some serious scary on. "The creature was the sort of thing you whacked with a broom and swept into a dustbin, except in this place, it did the whacking.". Obviously didn't finish this month but I will keep plugging along :)
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Cool. I'm going to read The Girl Who loved Tom Gordon for my SK group then start on ahead Head Full of Ghosts.
Tom wrote: "Here is another creep out for Dead Sea readers:http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/huma..."
As many problems as I had with Dead Sea , I too thought the same thing when I read that article.
As I get older the idea of being in the ocean gets less and less appealing. Give me a pool, a drink, and a paperback and I am set.
80% in. There's a girl. A real girl. I've been at sea too long.
Lena wrote: "80% in. There's a girl. A real girl. I've been at sea too long."Agreed , there was either way too many stoic males or homophobic grade school put downs for me.
Oh yeah. And why isn't Saks dead? God, shit floats.
Lena wrote: "80% in. There's a girl. A real girl. I've been at sea too long."Yes. Girl (or two) appear. Been at sea a while by this point. This lady kicks butt.
Lena wrote: "Oh yeah. And why isn't Saks dead? God, shit floats."He sticks around a little too long.
:D GMTA!