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This looks like a big week for sci/fi & fantasy!

2010-03-14T20:20:14.893-07:00

This looks like a big week for sci/fi & fantasy!

I've been reading these posts. I think it is reall...

2010-03-13T15:18:31.896-08:00

I've been reading these posts. I think it is really interesting and I am learning a lot. I have only read Boneshaker and would like to give other steampunk books a try too. Lots of great information there.

I remember men in tights. It was fun to watch. E...

2010-03-13T15:14:21.141-08:00

I remember men in tights. It was fun to watch. Every time I think of Robin Hood, I think of the Bryan Adams song. I always enjoyed the Robin Hood stories. Great pick this week!

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2010-03-13T14:38:19.110-08:00

Oops, sorry about that. I'm going to correct it right now.

Brizmus: I have to say that I'm generally drawn to...

2010-03-13T14:37:03.447-08:00

Brizmus: I have to say that I'm generally drawn to the more humorous quotes, though a serious one does find it's way in occasionally.

Chelleyreads: Jasper Fforde's books are filled with great quotes. I know that I can always turn to him when I need one.

Stephanie: I know, Isn't that great!? Ever since I heard it I've been looking for someone to use this on.

"You're ten pints of crazy in a one-pint glass" - ...

2010-03-13T14:27:51.282-08:00

"You're ten pints of crazy in a one-pint glass" - OMG - I will have to steal this! Funny thing is, this describes someone I know perfectly. Or maybe it's just scary...

i love the marianne quote the best! but great find...

2010-03-12T20:57:56.414-08:00

i love the marianne quote the best! but great finds all of them :)

Thanks for helping me spread the word! The contest...

2010-03-12T18:06:16.910-08:00

Thanks for helping me spread the word! The contest ends on April 10th though- not March 10! LOL :)

Jones: I had originally assumed that steampunk was...

2010-03-12T02:54:30.340-08:00

Jones: I had originally assumed that steampunk was a subgenre of science fiction, which meant I was really confused when I started on The Bookman (in which the English monarchs are lizards). But now it seems to me that pretty much anything goes in steampunk, especially if zombies are involved. I enjoyed Soulless, though those who are go into it expecting a real steampunk novel will be disappointed. But Gail Carriger says that the next one in the series will have more steampunk elements.

I can't decide if I love the serious quotes more o...

2010-03-12T02:53:16.830-08:00

I can't decide if I love the serious quotes more or the funny quotes. In any case, they're all fantastic!

There aren't any zombies in Leviathan, but there a...

2010-03-11T15:02:47.122-08:00

There aren't any zombies in Leviathan, but there are in Boneshaker. I'm going to check out the other SP books you have mentioned, because those first two I quote enjoyed.

I vaguely recall Prince of Thieves being shown at...

2010-03-11T12:49:27.029-08:00

I vaguely recall Prince of Thieves being shown at a sleepover party, when I was in 6th grade, but I think I might have slept through it. The one thing I actually remember from the movie is the song "All for Love." That was a great song.

Lindsay: I've never read any Sherlock Holmes but I recently became interested in trying one out after Books on The Nightstand discussed Sherlock Holmes books on their podcast. Everything they recommend sounds good.

Enbrethiliel: I also love the Disney Robin Hood. I need to get a copy of it for my kids.

Stephanie: steampunk fashion is definitely interes...

2010-03-11T12:40:39.484-08:00

Stephanie: steampunk fashion is definitely interesting, though you'd have to be brave to dress that way in public.

Alyce: I'm not much of a zombie fan either. Are there zombies in Leviathan?

I'm reading Leviathan right now too. I like steam...

2010-03-11T10:46:57.657-08:00

I'm reading Leviathan right now too. I like steampunk, but don't care so much for the ones that have elements like zombies.

The music was good in "Prince of Thieves," and I l...

2010-03-11T08:07:04.322-08:00

The music was good in "Prince of Thieves," and I love Alan Rickman... but that's about all that can be said for that particular version, I think.

I have a similar fondness for Sherlock Holmes, including Basil of Baker Street from "The Great Mouse Detective." :)

I love steampunk fashion! But it's something I do...

2010-03-11T07:47:48.821-08:00

I love steampunk fashion! But it's something I don't think I can ever wear out and about.

I loved Leviathan! Steampunk to the nth power. I'll be interested to see what you think of it.

+JMJ+ Robin Hood is one of my favourites, too! =D...

2010-03-11T04:15:42.003-08:00

+JMJ+

Robin Hood is one of my favourites, too! =D

The Disney adaptation is still one of my all-time favourites! I just wish I could erase the memory of that Kevin Costner movie . . . ;-)

cant wait !

2010-03-11T03:27:36.710-08:00

cant wait !

Melissa, these are great books, though it sounds l...

2010-03-10T14:26:15.360-08:00

Melissa, these are great books, though it sounds like you have your hands full at the moment. But if you're looking for a good, solid fantasy with a unique premise, give these books a try.

Naomi, don't be jealous. I now have to wait longer then everyone else for the third book. Sigh...

I am SOOOOO jealous. Have to wait for another mont...

2010-03-10T03:06:56.560-08:00

I am SOOOOO jealous. Have to wait for another month!

These do sound like great books. I am going to hav...

2010-03-09T17:25:40.174-08:00

These do sound like great books. I am going to have to add them to the list. :) Thanks for another great review.

I completely agree with you that a narrator makes ...

2010-03-09T10:04:28.526-08:00

I completely agree with you that a narrator makes it a different experience. I still count it as having 'read' the book, in so far as much as I put it on my list of books as having been "read", but that isn't really your point, I don't think. Your point is that if you sit down and physically read a book that the experience is way different than having the book read to you. And you are right. By and large I don't care if I read or listen to a book first, except for when it comes to my favorite authors, and then I would much rather read the book for myself first before getting anyone else's interpretation, even the authors.

Again for example, Neil Gaiman. I pretty much own every book he has done on audio and I love listening to them, but would never do so as my very first experience with the story. How a good reader effects the feelings of a story is born out with my experience with Neil, as there are a few of his short stories that I thought were just "meh" when I read them, but loved after hearing him read them, putting the emphasis just so, and making the stories come alive in a way that my own reading did not.

Was my experience when I read them valid? Yes, of course. And I would have to say that I probably was right in my initial impression, but he makes them different when he reads them and adds a degree of pleasure even to those stories that I don't much care for.

I guess it would be quite a trip to see someone re...

2010-03-08T18:59:35.741-08:00

I guess it would be quite a trip to see someone reading your book, with all the millions of books out there to read. That would be an amazing feeling, yet numbing too.

Thanks for adding these comments in. I always enjoy reading what the authors think.

It's certainly a much more appealing alternative t...

2010-03-08T05:42:22.974-08:00

It's certainly a much more appealing alternative to travelling the galaxy with a ton of tinned tuna in your backpack.

Stephanie, while the recipe does sound delicious, ...

2010-03-08T02:24:18.013-08:00

Stephanie, while the recipe does sound delicious, the real trick is to actually find a camahueto. We only get unicorns and Mongolian Death Worms around here, neither of which are kosher. Of all the luck...