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Transparent Rebellious Motives (Eccentric)

Transparent Rebellious Motives (Eccentric)

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I read predominantly science fiction and fantasy. Isaac Asimov is the author who really got me reading sci-fi; his Robot & Foundation books have a special place in my heart, great works by a great author. As my reading list attests, there are several authors I am quite fond of reading, like McCaffrey, Banks, Le Guin, and Jordan.

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  • North Shore, MA, USA
  • member since September 4, 2009

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  • FictionFreek

    FictionFreek says

    I want to thank you for the review you wrote on The Garden of Iden. I'd not ever heard of the title or author before and being a big fan of time travel & historical romance, I will definitely be looking to check it out from my library, and it was your very helpful & descriptive review that cinched the decision for me. :)

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jasmine m

    Jasmine m says

    hey Travis...are you planning to nominate "a Storm of Swords in the Group?... I''m almost done with it and Itching to talk ab out it...if you won't I will but I want to make sure it will get votes...they way Warbreaker did

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • PhoenixFalls

    PhoenixFalls says

    I read it without reading any of the other books.

    As far as I can tell, it's a sort of offshoot of the main League of Peoples series. . . most of the books feature the same cast of characters (but still stand alone plot-wise, I think) but this one is just in the same universe with no other overlap.

    So yes, please, go ahead and read it first! Then lemme know what you think! :)

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dave H

    Dave H says

    For sci/fi horror check out "The Autopsy and Other Tales" by Michael Shea. "Tales of the Dying Earth" by Jack Vance is perhaps the quintessential collection of sci/fi fantasy/adventure stories ever written by one of the most revered and awarded authors to write in this genre. The words that come to mind when trying to describe his incredible achievement are: wondrous, magnificent, epic, spellbinding, dazzling, exquisite, inventive, eclectic verbiage, magical, elegant, enthralling, engrossing, imaginative, original, mellifluous pacing, atmospheric backdrops, transformational, fantastical storylines! I read the first story in this collection when i was 11 years old and the others in the ensuing years. Over the years I have read the collection over 20 times, each time reflecting on the joy it brings me and its life changing impact on my reading addiction. Just imagine being able to transform written words from your minds eye into life-like visions and you will then understand the sensual impact of Jack Vance's brilliance! Ironically, because of its unique qualities I have always been protective and therefore reluctant to expose this truly fabulous literary experience to others for fear of diminishing its value to me...a misguided supposition I know, but true never-the-less. So, if you want to take a journey into the unknown and wander through the beautiful worlds as penned by a master scribe then you will want to read this incredible collection of stories and revel in their beatific perfection. Storytelling at its best; a masterpiece......Enjoy and READ ON!!!

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Christal

    Christal says

    Well no, it's ok! It's not necessarily the bargain bin. B&N does special monthly deals and free fridays so spark interest in a new series. generally its the first book from the series, and after the months is over it goes back to normal price. The tactic is to get someone to give it a shot since it's free or only a buck, and then if they are hooked, will go buy the others at regular price ;)

    It's actually very smart of them, I know they've suckered me into several books I wouldn't normally get but when the most I've paid is $1 how can you feel screwed if you wind up not liking it LOL.

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jasmine m

    Jasmine m says

    hi just wanted to say i bought you're book from lulu.com... i'm telling you this ..because this is the first book i ever bought online... most online book stores refuse my credit card or tell me i should be an american citizen to buy a book, purchasing paperbacks from Amazon.com would cost me twice or three times the original price and take forever to arrive here

    anyway.. i told myself i'll try to buy it.. and if i failed i'd ask you for a free copy ...you know ...for review :D
    but that wasn't necessary, i'm looking forward to reading the book and discussing it in the group ..

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Christal

    Christal says

    I just had to post you a quick note, I knew you would get a kick out of this. So just the other day on B&N's Unbound blog for the nooks, they had the first Culture book on sale for 99 cents. I totally bought it :)+)

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Christal

    Christal says

    LOL Hey! BTW I didn't realize we weren't friends either on here :)

    I just saw and read your reply. It took forever to find the thread, I didn't realize we read it so long ago! Shelfari needs to come up with some way to archive and search for old threads like these. I think more people would add to older reads if it were more user friendly.

    After I read Against a Dark Background I had pretty much become a Banks fan, and that makes me feel good to know that this is not what usually hooks the common reader onto him. So I am assuming that if I adored this one (which I did) I will def love his other stuff. When I was done reading I knew I was going to eventually start up his Culture series. I haven't yet just because I have so much on my TBR pile and I am actually in the middle of several series for the first time ever that I actually want to finish. I think if I can get at least 2 of them down, I will be starting Culture. however give me a good paycheck and the need for some retail therapy and I may own it sooner than I have originally planned LOL.

    I will say one thing about this book that I loved-loved-loved, was the fact that even though it tackled some issues in a big way and had lots of blockbuster-esque action, I could actually *follow* the action and visualize it. I just got through my most recent Avery Cates novel by Jeff Sommers, and I love those but when you get to the action/fight scenes half the time you might as well skip over them because you can't visualize them. He is great at painting a nihilistic/dystopian future and whatever city or desert the character is in, but write something bigger than a quick one on one fist fight that takes up 2 pages tops and you will never figure out just what happened.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Marri C

    Marri C says

    http://www.facebook.com/marri.champie

    I do more on my Facebook page than any other online busyness...

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Ellie M

    Ellie M says

    I've been reading through some of your reviews, you are very thoughtful and I have mostly agreed with you. I will have to check out some more for recommendations. :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • PhoenixFalls

    PhoenixFalls says

    Hehe, no prob. Just trying to drum up interest, and you seemed a natural fit!

    I do understand about being too busy. . . good luck on your projects and let me know if you ever do want to join up!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • PhoenixFalls

    PhoenixFalls says

    Hey!

    So I was wondering. . . are you interested in a little book editing project? (Okay, "little" may be a bit of a misnomer. . .) I've just taken over as co-admin for a group that's working on cleaning up all the books on the Science Fiction group's shelf, and I'm looking for people to help us out. It's not much of a committment -- I don't bug people unless they haven't said anything in the group threads in 3 months, lol -- and you pick the books you want to work on yourself, so you can just edit whatever SF novel you're reading at the moment. If you're at all interested, please check the group out (http://www.shelfari.com/groups/51004/about) and if you like what you see let me know and I'll invite you to join. I know you haven't done any edits on books here (yet) but I think it's a lot of fun, and if nothing else the group has some great tutorials on how to actually go about the editing process.

    Thanks!
    Phoenix

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • louby

    louby says

    Just read your review of The Gathering Storm. I think I will go back to that series after all!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • louby

    louby says

    Just having a peep at your shelf - I love your review of The Dark Tower and cheered at your review of Eragon! Nice!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Bowlie (Carin)

    Bowlie (Carin) says

    I sent you a PM about trivia for June! Thanks for your suggestion and have fun as quiz master!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Cam W

    Cam W says

    Oh wonderful! Allomancy and his description of this world is great, I loved it. I found it quite unique to what I usually read and the characters were interesting... and where in the world did he come up with burning medals for powers? quite cool! He does a phenomenal job of wrapping up the series, and I quite agree about this site being the best for book recommendations. I would be stuck searching for that next great series without it.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Cam W

    Cam W says

    Well I read the First Mistborn and am now on the second book of the trilogy... must say I like Sanderson's writing and style, sort of refreshing. Mistborn is a great beginning book as well, nice character introductions and it is easy to follow. You don't really know what is going to happen throughout the book until it is about to or does, which I rather enjoy. i will get around to WoT at some point.. not sure when, I think I can push through the first few books. I know it comes highly recommended.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Cam W

    Cam W says

    Good Morning T.R.M.,

    I agree with your review on Elantris. After getting a taste of Sanderson's work I had to move onto Mistborn I am enjoying it very much, he started this series out much stronger than the beginning of Elantris. I have yet to read any of the WoT series... but I will get to it soon I think.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Cam W

    Cam W says

    Hey I finished Elantris today... let me know what you think when your through!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Cam W

    Cam W says

    T.R.M I am so glad you have joined us! Thank you and thank you for your input so far... I would love for you to let me know your thoughts on the group and the direction I am taking it in... or not taking it in. Criticism is welcome!

    ty
    Cam

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

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