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Mar 12, 2012 12:54AM
Barbara and I are reading the sci fi comedy Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt. Anyone who wants to join in is welcome!
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I put this on my to-read list after I read the first few chapters in a bookstore coffee shop. I thought it was really funny, and the last chapter I could read ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I really wanted to keep going. But the book was brand new at the time and therefore very expensive, so I left it. I later found a copy on sale, but never got around to reading it. Until now :)
If it had more than 500 pages, I might have added it to my to read list... Now I will have to think of it. It does sound like an interesting book. I might still throw it in between my Wilbur Smith and Stephen King reads.
Lol, discriminating by page count, tut tut :)
True true, but I try to read only tomes. If a book is really good, and its too short, it always leaves me wanting more.
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I like the puns, there were even a couple of Star Trek ones in there, but I am not yet sure where the story is going.
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I like the puns, there were even a couple of Star Trek ones in there, but I am..."
Perhaps Seven-of-Nine turns out to be the blonde bombshell! :P
Oh dear, Star Trek puns? I would have missed those completely. And I have no idea what Crusader is talking about.I like the way the second bomb refers to Earth as "Dirt".
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Seven of Nine is a blonde bombshell in the series Star Trek Voyager played by Jeri Ryan that they hired to replace another female character to increase viewer ratings. She is a very attractive woman they put in a very skintight outfit and is very much loved by male viewers. Google her, you'll see.
I love the way he refers to Earth as Dirt. The funny thing is every time he does it in my mind I correct him. Very silly of me.
How far along are you?
She is very pretty, but I really hate that old-school hair style. Ugh.I'm at chapter 11.
I like the sf explanation for the werewolves.
The mystery that so intrigued me when I first started reading has pretty much been solved now though. Not sure how I feel about that yet.
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Ok I am at chapter 21.
The not-a-werewolf is quite funny. However I really like Mark Twain and the confusion that happens because he doesn't understand our culture. Especially when he has to sign for the octopi at the end of chapter 20.
Still not sure where the book is going to and what the plot is, but I do like it.
What mystery are you talking about? I didn't get a mystery feeling at the beginning and I don't feel as if anything is solved quite yet.
When I read the first bit in a coffee shop, I was really intrigued by the money being stolen from banks, and I got so frustrated when George figured out that only the security strips were being stolen and then someone shot him. But now I know that it was used to wipe Lucy's memory (I didn't get that far in the coffee shop).Of course now there's more going on, like with the Ostar director, so that isn't resolved, of course. I'm somewhere in the middle of chapter 17, so I'll have to catch up.
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I must say I do have lots of fun reading this book but not because of the story. The story doesn't do it for me, but I like all the puns and confusions and stuff. Or is that just me?
Oh good grief, signing for the octopi...I'm at chapter 34 now.
I wasn't sure why Mark Twain acted like a dog in parts (turning around 3 times before sitting, chewing a pencil/wooden stick). He's a bomb, not an organic Ostar, although I suppose his creators could have given him some of their traits.
Oh, I think I spotted a Star Trek reference!
On teleportation: "It was just sci fi, a device to get people on and off the planet without the cost of filming the shuttle." (154)
I like Mark Twain's fumbling too, although sometimes his confusion makes me cringe. I laughed when he asked a woman in the office "Do you come here often?" and she replied that she was his Head of Department.
I agree - the story's not all that compelling, but it works as a vehicle for the humour. I didn't feel that it was aimless though.
I've posted a review for the day, which in my book means I've earned some reading time :) GOing to go out to get lunch and coffee, and read Blonde Bombshell.
Oh, and I have to use Holt's description of coffee as "liquid sentience" at some point!
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That would indeed be one.
Lauren wrote: "Oh, and I have to use Holt's description of coffee as "liquid sentience" at some point!"
Which you just did on Twitter. It's an awesome description and I'm now officially stealing it.
Crusader wrote: "I'm now officially stealing it. "Thought you might :)
My lunchtime reading took me up to chapter 42, and the Ostar director just started telling his story to the PDF guy.
If I stay committed, I can finish this tonight...
Just a thought I had over lunch, and which I don't want to forget about: the next buddy read should be your choice Barbara, but can we read something where a season plays a pivotal role? I'm trying to complete those tasks for both MishMash and TP. If you can find something that fits the task, I'll read whatever you want :)
Ok, I'm done. Overall I liked it. Not amazing, but nice and amusing.I found the COPT thing slightly unnerving, because that's sort of an insanely obsessed version of us (people who blog and spend a lot of time on message boards).
I'd sort of guessed that (view spoiler), but I still found it funny when George saw him and said "RAGS?!... BAD DOG!"
I have one major issue with the book though - the not-werewolves/Skywalker siblings are the directors sons, but they completely ignore the fact that he sent them to Earth where they would have been killed in the bomb blast, and then by the end he hasn't mentioned the fact that they're still on Earth. What's up with that?
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Also why are the Skywalker siblings on Earth? Why does their father ask them to disarm the bomb if he wants the planet out of the way?
Either I missed some major explanations or I just zoned out because I was just wanting to finish the damn book.
Rags wasn't a surpise for me either. How could you miss it when George kept talking about how aliens stole his dog and then when he told us how it happened it was kind of clear to me that Rags would turn up again and since there was only one dog he could be it was too obvious.
I must say that I thought it very funny that the only Star Trek reference you found was on teleportation. One of the the characters saying: "Life Long and Prosper" wasn't a clear Star Trek reference to you???? Just asking :)
The copt thing didn't creep me out, but did made me think. But then dismissed it. In my opinions it isn't I think therefor I am but more I act and believe therefor I am. It isn't our thoughts that make us but more our actions. If you would spend a day in my head you would be very confused and think me at times a very violent person especially when I watch the news or read the paper and read about abuse and stuff and I really want to hurt the person doing those things. The important things is I don't act on those thoughts because I believe that to be wrong. My thoughts are something I can't always control but my actions are. But then it would be nice to have a bit of me wandering the internet after I am gone. A bit like I have been on the internet and therefor I will life forever! Cool :D
Ah sweet temptation! To let me pick a book about seasons. Let's see what I can think of to torture you with. Nah I'll check what I have or want to read and let you know sometime this weekend.
P.s. I sent you a mail on goodreads with a question and I was wondering if you could get me an answer quickly. Thanks!
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I don't know how you feel about that but I am not so much into the sisterhood of the travelling pants kind of books, although I did read that one. I will look some more but if all else fails we could read a Storm of Swords.
I would like to read A Storm of Swords with you if you end up choosing it.
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At first the whole thing seemed kind of slow in pace. After finishing the book though, I could see how everything fit together and the pacing and detail ended up feeling just right. I thought certain parts dragged on a little longer than necessary, but never so much as to make me lose interest. I read some reviews where people complained that this book focused too much on the battles and strategy talk, but I enjoy a good battle and there is a pretty brutal one at the end. I hope they do it justice in the new series.
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I did like that Martin doesn't spend time explaining who everybody is as so often happens in a second book to help everybody remember or to introduce new readers to the characters. He just expects you to have read the first book and remember. I loved that.
I still have 400 pages to go and I hope to finish it tomorrow. But I am not sure if I can make that deadline.
Storm of Swords - that was my initial plan for the seasons tasks, but it's so long and I have a lot of review books. If I do read it I will most likely drag it out for about a month. So preferably something shorter, but if you can't find anything we can go with A Storm of Swords.Blonde Bombshell:
Ah, yes, that's another problem - why are the Skywalker twins on Earth in the first place?
Agree - the way George kept mentioning Rags made it obvious he would pop up somewhere.
I probably did pick up on "Life Long and Prosper". I can't imagine how I would have missed that one, but I'd forgotten about it when I was messaging here :)
By the way, one of my next 'leisure' reads will be The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson, because I need it for MishMash and Choose Wisely. We can do a buddy read for that one as well, if you like, but you're not obligated to. I just thought I'd mention it since I'm going to read it anyway.
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About that book by Neal Stephenson: I am sorry but you are going to have to read that one by yourself. It doesn't appeal to me and like I wrote in my email I have so many books I really want to be reading right now that I have to make choices and this book would mean I have to buy it and then read something that I would not have read if not for this buddy read instead of a book I am really looking forward to reading.
I didn't find anything, but I didn't look for anything either. I've been completing all my challenges using review books, with the occasional leisure read here and there. I was going to read this: The Demi-Monde: Winter. But then I didn't get the review copy, and despite the title I'm not sure how winter plays into the story.I'm sorry that you had to spend so much time looking for a book! I think lets just forget about the seasons thing. You can pick whatever you want, or give me a few books to choose from, and I'll sort out the seasons thing myself.
No worries about the Stephenson. I didn't really think you'd be into it, but I thought I'd give you the option.
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I didn't mind looking. Normally I love to look for books and I like looking for books that fit a certain task. But either my googling skills let me down or it is just a very difficult one to look for because I didn't find much. I couldn't understand how winter palys a part in the review book. Maybe it is the name of something. That is something I ran into when I just started looking for books on goodreads and BD with the seasons in their title. Winter is a much used men's name and Autumn a much used woman's name and than it just isn't a book we could use.
The books I am planning on reading soon aren't books you would be interested in or are too thin. I won't use a book for a buddy read that is only 200 pages unless it is something like Paradise Lost. The only one you might be interested in is Beauty by robin McKinley which is an adaptation of a fairytale (don't know if you still need to do that one). Also you once said you wouldn't mind reading C.J. Sansom. Why not do his first book Dissolution. If you like it we could do the second book, Dark Fire, too. It says in the blurb: It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the sixteenth century. Maybe that is something that plays an important part in the story. Important enough for the tasks anyway. But I do want to start with the first one. If you don't like these options I will look further.
I thought I'd take a quick look and I found a list on Amazon with book that have winter settings. There's a YA novel there I've been wanting to read and already have an eBook of: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge. If you're willing to read that you can choose the next two buddy reads.Lol, what's wrong with 200 pages? I'm tempted by Beauty, because I can use it for the YA challenge. However, the Sansom looks like a better book, and the eBook is available on Amazon, which means I can get it now.
So, Sansom or Vinge?
Oh, my mistake - The Snow Queen is not YA.
Oh crap, I see The Snow Queen's out of print. So unless you already have a copy or want to track one down, lets do the Sansom.Can we start next week?
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I would like to read Sansom because I have the 5 books of the series right here in my living room and I could start any time you want. It would be nice to do a buddy read where I do not have to order the book. So we start with Dissolution since that is the first?
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Yes, I like to start at the beginning :)Are you ok with starting next week? I'd start now but I have 3 reviews pending and 2 of those are for fairly complex literary novels, plus I have to do an interview with an author.
I'm going to ask Niecole if she wants to join us, because I bought her a copy of that book last year.
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Oh yes please next week is early enough. I still have to finish A clash of Kings and I really want to finish my first task for the Choose wisely challenge but that means I have to read the first 2 books of a trilogy (and of course once I have read those I want to read the third part too) and they have almost 2000 pages combined. So yes please next week! :)
Good grief! We can make it the week after if you want, lol.
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Let me tell you how far I am on friday and then we can make a decision :)
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The first has 960 pages, the second 880 and the third 800. I am on page 816 of the first and expect to finish that one. I read 10 pages on wedensday and the rest yesterday and today. If I read on in that pace which I expect I will, I will finish on Tuesday. With a little margin for error I can start the Sansom book on Wednesday if that is ok with you.
That's fine with me :)
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