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Marc
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Oct 05, 2015 02:05AM
I did find the contemporary stuff interesting. It was the arcana which was dull
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Jim wrote: "Marc wrote: "it's odd because it's really old tomes & arcana versus the digital, but the digital overpowers the arcana to my mind"I wonder how old the author is?"
don't think he's that old as works in digital world, but I'm guessing
That's what I was driving at. I would suspect that if he was in his 60s, the arcana and old tomes might dominate ;-)
Finished and gave it five stars.Gonna read your review now, Marc.
I think we disagree on the depth of the characters
Sheesh, you really were disappointed, eh?Apparently, the cover of the dtb glows in the dark. Cooool.
so the big question, will Jim read it or not?
The cover of the dtb glows in the dark, Marc!He HAS to read it!
Yes, our Jim is very medieval.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Yes, our Jim is very medieval."given that the hardback is only a pound more than the Kindle!
At the moment I'm reading 'Cumbria to Canada' by Thomas Park Benson, a cousin of my Grandfather who I've met
And simultaneously Between Empires: Arabs, Romans, and Sasanians in Late Antiquity
Sitting on my desk next to me I've got Gods, Memes and Monsters: A 21st Century Bestiarythat I was sent, as well as Poseidon's Spear and of courseThe Generalship Of Alexander The Great which I picked up for pennies the other morning. Upstairs I've still gotThe Long Warwaiting to be read.
So it's going to have to work hard to get a look-in.It's got to the stage that if the author sent me a copy of the paperback (or in this case the hardback because it's cheaper!) I'd probably find time to read it.
That sounds arrogant and isn't meant to, but there's just so much stuff I do want to read and this one is trying to jump the queue.
If Will produces another Banned book, then that is straight in there. Same way with MTM.
But the problem with writing is that it cuts your reading time!
Jim wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "Yes, our Jim is very medieval."given that the hardback is only a pound more than the Kindle!"
I was that way when Wool first came out, but then the hardback was only 20p more than the Kindle ed. Gorgeously produced too. It was that which turned me onto matte covers. :)
Wool needs to have pages pulled out of it.
People have convinced me not to bother reading it
Not if, Jim, when... I've resolved my plot issues with Working Title and plan to release January/February.When are you doing more poetry?
With Tallis, we thought that it might be fun to have Lancet lay down a challenge, along the lines I can pick the first ten idiots off the internet and they will write better poetry than Tallis SteelyardSo we'd publish these poems as Lambent Dreams 2 (name to be decided) but of course with literary criticism and explanation
Are you auditioning for idiots then?
I know of a village chock full of them.
Send me an application form, Jim.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Are you auditioning for idiots then?"In this group?
This group will get to know about it, trust me on that :-)
I haven't been in here since back in 2013... Shame on me.Just came in to say I've not been having much luck finding a book that will hold my attention but Justice 4.1 has held it (so far!). I shall report back when I am a bit further in to it
Glad you like it Jud, if I'd known you were dropping round I'd have dug out some toys for the little one.According to some readers War 2.2is better.
But at least Justice 4.1mentions potty training.
The Sci-Fi adventure story with everything! :-)
She's at nursery anyway so I have tea and cakeWould you like some?
I'll have it!Naw, it'll be cold and stale by now.
:(
Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "She's at nursery anyway so I have tea and cakeWould you like some?"
Ah you've reached the stage of temporary liberation :-)
And the joy of communicating occasionally to grown-ups
Enjoy it all while it lasts
Until you get a chance to revert to ytour second childhood. Then grab it with both hands.
Will wrote: "Until you get a chance to revert to ytour second childhood. Then grab it with both hands."At least half of this group seem to have already done that.
I'm following where you tread, GL, just following where you tread...
Will wrote: "I'm following where you tread, GL, just following where you tread..."Through the lentil swamp, quietly past the wrym's lair, around the round thingies, and up the sewers.
Remind me to not go on holiday with GL again.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Remind me to not go on holiday with GL again."There weren't any lentil swamps in Dubai. You were lucky!
I don't recall any round thingies, either.
I think there were some in the gold section of the shopping mall.
The bottles were square then, then round?
Will wrote: "The bottles were square then, then round?"Huh??
My typing is falling apart after being taken out for lunch, and kept out until tea time...
Was it a liquid lunch?
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I don't recall any round thingies, either."tuits, that's what they're called, tuits
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Will wrote: "I'm following where you tread, GL, just following where you tread..."Through the lentil swamp, quietly past the wrym's lair, around the round thingies, and up the sewers."
I knew it was a mistake to go to the harvest supper, I come back and Gingerlily has led everybody astray. People will be popping up out of the sewers all over Western Europe and the US
Jim wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "I don't recall any round thingies, either."tuits, that's what they're called, tuits"
Twits?
No they're Tuits.You can buy them. I've know many people say to themselves, "I must get a round tuit"
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