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Post by Dinotoyforum on Jun 23, 2009 18:59:06 GMT
just finished Frankenstein.
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jun 23, 2009 19:04:35 GMT
World War Z.
Second time.
Best zombie book ever.
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Jun 23, 2009 19:10:21 GMT
World War Z. Second time. Best zombie book ever. I just ordered WWZ from Amazon - I'm looking forward to it  |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jun 23, 2009 19:13:00 GMT
You are in for a treat my friend. i have a couple other zombie-esque recommendations if you want 'em.
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Post by Radman on Jun 25, 2009 12:10:39 GMT
Now that summer's here, anyone recommend any good dino fiction? Besides Raptor Red and the Crichton JP books, that is. I read Tyrannosaur Canyon last year, which had a few interesting moments, but most of it was pretty way out there. I read the original I am Legend. It was okay, but when it came to the part where he found the woman, I became bored. I also read Tyrannosaur Canyon, and thought it was a bit dull too. ;D I am reading The Lock, and it is excellent!  Do you mean "The Loch" by Steve Alten of Meg fame?  |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jun 25, 2009 16:10:24 GMT
Now that summer's here, anyone recommend any good dino fiction? Besides Raptor Red and the Crichton JP books, that is. I read Tyrannosaur Canyon last year, which had a few interesting moments, but most of it was pretty way out there. The Dechronization of Sam Magruder. Awesome dino book if a little dated. Basically, dude goes through time slip and lives rest of life in cretaceous. The4 book is his uncovered tablets excavated by paleontologists. Easy read, and quite fun. Sort of like HG Wells The Time Machine. |
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jun 26, 2009 18:14:57 GMT
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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Post by tetonbabydoll on Jun 27, 2009 8:35:39 GMT
Re-read Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth while in the hospital--it was way more relaxing than watching the bloody news.
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Post by Radman on Jun 30, 2009 1:40:13 GMT
I read the original I am Legend. It was okay, but when it came to the part where he found the woman, I became bored. I also read Tyrannosaur Canyon, and thought it was a bit dull too. ;D I am reading The Lock, and it is excellent! Do you mean "The Loch" by Steve Alten of Meg fame? ;D Shout-out to tyrannax and everyone else who recommended some summer reading; I finished "The Loch" by Alten yesterday,which was good, except for the final third, which sucked, still not not as bad as most of his Meg stuff which is atrocious (at least no water-breathing deep, deep sea icthyosaurs!). Still plausible ,but not being Scottish, a big Hmmm? about the accents; anyway not throw-your-book-at -the-wall terrible like "The Ruins" where I wasted several hours of my life on a real POS! Currently reading MAMMOTH by John Varley, So far, so good. Thanks again for all the suggestions, I'll try to hunt them all down eventually! R |
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Post by darwinian on Jul 3, 2009 6:00:09 GMT
Didn't read The Ruins, but I loved the movie.
Currently reading "Evolution: The first four billion years", "Evolution: What the fossils say and why it matters", "Moneyball", and "The Strain."
Highly recommend WWZ and the Zombie Survival Guide (note a WWZ sequel comes this fall). In zombie-land, I liked Brian Keane's "The Rising" as a somewhat different approach to the zombie apocalaypse.
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Post by tomhet on Jul 3, 2009 6:53:20 GMT
Has anyone read Dean Koontz Frankenstein series? Is it any good? I have read positive reviews but with Koontz one never knows.
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Post by Dan on Jul 3, 2009 14:34:58 GMT
I don't read Koontz anymore. I read three of his books before realizing every story was the same.
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jul 3, 2009 16:07:57 GMT
Dean Koontz is a blowhard.
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jul 3, 2009 16:22:34 GMT
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jul 3, 2009 16:28:13 GMT
Highly recommend WWZ and the Zombie Survival Guide (note a WWZ sequel comes this fall). In zombie-land, I liked Brian Keane's "The Rising" as a somewhat different approach to the zombie apocalaypse. WWZ sequel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a little excited. And we get a movie soon!!!!!! |
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Post by tomhet on Jul 4, 2009 4:38:11 GMT
Dean Koontz is a blowhard. I know it from experience, I just got curious because the blurbs said it was a good horror novel, but I guess I will avoid it altogether. |
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Post by Dan on Jul 4, 2009 15:21:11 GMT
Anyone read Crichton's Great Train Robbery? It's probably my favorite Crichton book of all time, matching if not surpassing that certain one that he's most famous for.
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Post by Pangolinmoth on Jul 4, 2009 16:08:32 GMT
Anyone read Crichton's Great Train Robbery? It's probably my favorite Crichton book of all time, matching if not surpassing that certain one that he's most famous for. Yea, it was that good. But my fav crichton would be Sphere. And my favorite movie from his books would be westworld. YUL BRENNER!!! |
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Post by Dan on Jul 4, 2009 17:36:26 GMT
I didn't care for Sphere. It should have been named "Ball" in order to increase sales.
I don't think I read Westworld. Was it an earlier piece?
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Post by Radman on Jul 10, 2009 15:46:51 GMT
Just finished 'Mammoth' by John Varley. Two big thumbs up!!
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