agent817
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Post by agent817 on Oct 11, 2023 10:45:33 GMT -5
I just finished "The Last Girl" by Joe Hart. After reading "Where They Lie" and "Or Else," I wanted to read some of his other work. I found out he did a series called "The Dominion Trilogy." It started with "The Last Girl" and I will read the other two soon.
Personally, while I enjoyed reading it, because I am a fast reader, I had to go back and re-read some bits to see if I missed anything. I also saw that he had done it a certain way with the dialogue so I had to read closely at who was talking and such. Also, this book is about a society where giving birth to females has dropped that women are being experimented on. It's a dystopian story, by the way.
I am curious about what the other two books in the trilogy are about.
Man, I have been reading a lot lately, haven't I?
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Post by bibboid on Oct 15, 2023 16:06:55 GMT -5
“Red Planet” by Robert Heinlein
I think it has been at least 40 years since I read this book. Honestly all I remembered of it was skating on the canals, Willis, and sleeping the night in a cabbage. Somehow I never connected it to “Stranger in a Strange Land” which I have read at least a dozen times.
Hopefully I can make it to the library book sale next weekend to see if I can pick up some more of his old stuff..
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Oct 16, 2023 13:02:32 GMT -5
I read the novelizations of the first two "Ghostbusters" films. They were compiled in one book.
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Bones58
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Post by Bones58 on Oct 16, 2023 13:11:56 GMT -5
Anyone attempted House of Leaves and is it worth the time?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Oct 16, 2023 17:39:57 GMT -5
Anyone attempted House of Leaves and is it worth the time? Absolutely recommend. It's an extremely unconventional book, and I only came to it because it was listed as an influence for Silent Hill 4. I read it once way back in the 00s, and I still think about it to this day.
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Post by Starshine on Oct 16, 2023 19:26:33 GMT -5
Recently finished Discworld's Witches Abroad.
I think the witches might be my favourite series.
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Post by Hurbster on Oct 17, 2023 16:04:44 GMT -5
Cyberpunk Red TTRPG rulebook.
Homeworld next.
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Oct 20, 2023 21:15:21 GMT -5
"The Lords of Salem." Yes, it's the novelization of Rob Zombie's film. He also co-wrote the book whereas an author named B.K. Evenson also co-wrote it.
It had been months since I watched the movie, which I kind of enjoyed. Probably the most mature film from Rob Zombie. After reading it, while I remembered some scenes, there were some scenes that I think were from another version of the script. Also, in some ways the book was better than the film, probably because of some backstory and perspective on some of the characters.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Oct 21, 2023 8:17:39 GMT -5
In the last few weeks I've finished Planet of Twilight and The Crystal Star. And I'm a little over a chapter away from finishing the first book of The Black Fleet Crisis (Before the Storm).
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Oct 21, 2023 15:40:49 GMT -5
If comic books count, I just got done with "Stuff of Nightmares" by R.L. Stine.
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Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Oct 21, 2023 17:37:26 GMT -5
Roots of Outrage by John Gordon Davis.
It was a massive history lesson on Apartheid and Nelson Mandela and South Africa, good and bad.
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Oct 22, 2023 13:13:41 GMT -5
Just started Killers of the Flower Moon since I saw the movie and loved it. I’m also wrapping up Wild and Crazy guys
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Post by agent817 on Oct 26, 2023 17:41:49 GMT -5
I just finished "The Final Trade" by Joe Hart, the second book in the "Dominion Trilogy." It's the sequel to "The Last Girl."
This one also had an interesting story. Many of the elements from the previous book were mentioned, so it's important to read "The Last Girl" first. However, the villains here are more detestable than the ones from the first book. It also expands on the whole world with its dystopian setting. I also liked how there was another character to get a POV so we can see that person's arc.
I also just started "The First City," the third and final book of the trilogy.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Oct 26, 2023 20:10:09 GMT -5
I just finished the last book in Jonathan French's Lot Lands trilogy ("The Free Bastards"). Really solid sword-and-sorcery series, especially if you're a fan of orcs, like me.
Jim Butcher just released his second Cinder Spires book ("The Olympian Affair"), so now I'm re-reading "The Aeronaut's Windlass" to get caught back up.
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Post by agent817 on Oct 30, 2023 17:57:43 GMT -5
I just finished "The First City" by Joe Hart. It was the third and final book of Joe Hart's "Dominion Trilogy." I will be blunt, it took me less time to finish this than it did with "The Final Trade" and "The Last Girl," and this one was the longest of the trilogy. Then again, I read nearly 200 pages yesterday. I just couldn't put it down.
With that being said, after reading the first two, while Hart's style is something that needs to be read thoroughly and closely, at least in this series (it was somewhat like that in the others I read of his, like "Where They Lie" and "Or Else," but those were first-person narratives). However, there were some losses of characters and revelations that I did not expect, especially with the true villain of the series. While the twist doesn't make you like her, you find yourself sympathizing with her and understanding her motives. I will also admit that some bits in the story hit the feels for me, but I am glad that it had somewhat of a happy ending for the trilogy as a whole.
The three books in this series might be keepers that I may buy in the future. Now to see what I should read next.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Nov 1, 2023 8:41:12 GMT -5
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Hard SF, dense and long, yet if you are patient it is rewarding from start to finish.
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Post by saneiac on Nov 1, 2023 14:00:33 GMT -5
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Hard SF, dense and long, yet if you are patient it is rewarding from start to finish. I read Red Mars years ago, and mostly didn't like it. Too much politics and beurocracy, too little science and fiction.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Nov 1, 2023 15:50:38 GMT -5
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Hard SF, dense and long, yet if you are patient it is rewarding from start to finish. I read Red Mars years ago, and mostly didn't like it. Too much politics and beurocracy, too little science and fiction. Oh, it is definitively an acquired taste.
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Post by bibboid on Nov 5, 2023 15:18:48 GMT -5
“Neutron Star” is a set of short stories by Larry Niven. It is a mix of planets and ships and alien creatures and a whole lot of Beowulf Schaefer.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 5, 2023 19:26:11 GMT -5
I read Red Mars years ago, and mostly didn't like it. Too much politics and beurocracy, too little science and fiction. Oh, it is definitively an acquired taste. I’ve had all 3 books for, 20 damn years now at least, never did manage to read them.
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