OT: What are you reading?
That book was great! And the ending is different from the movie so don't worry if you've seen that already.
Is that a good book?
i dunno i'll let you know in July 2017
Oh crap, I didn't even realize Flynn had died. I had only read 3 or 4 of his books but they were pretty good. Way too young.
Daniel Silva has about a dozen great spy/thriller novels, and in my opinion he is by far the best pure "writer" in the genre right now. His series is unique in that his hero is a Mossad agent named Gabriel Allon. When he's not catching bad guys Allon's real passion is as a highly regarded art restorer who travels the world (mostly Italy) bringing great frescoes and murals back to life with his brushes.
I liked the Mitch Rapp series as well. Sorry that Vince Flynn died so young.
Again, some truths we hold to be self evident.
is a really interesting true story if you're into super rare, high-end wine. Or even if you just like an interesting story of scandal.
If by "into super rare, high-end wine", you mean I wish I could try some, then the answer would be yes. Ha. I do like vino, though, so I'll check out the recommendation. Thanks!
I actually meant to write, "if you are into reading about super-rare, high-end wine." I am sure there are a very, very small number of people that can afford to actually be into super-rare, high-end wine. And I am certainly not one of them. But it's a good read, true story of drama and scandal and you learn a lot about the history of wine in America and France.
The prequels he wrote are fine, if kind of knockoff fare. I don't quite get the hate, but if you're convinced the mind-bending that the original series turned into in the last three books signifies some kind of high art then I guess I see where it somes from. If you only read Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children(all excellent) then I doubt the books written by the son will offend you.
Hasn't the television series diverged somewhat from the plot of the books? I was considering reading GOT, but was wondering if the story lines would differ...
but as the other commentor pointed out, it tracks fairly closely. There is obviously a lot more information in the books and a couple storylines that were omitted from the TV series for brevity, but by the end of the sixth book, the main storylines are about exactly the same place as they are at the end of the TV series.
Martin is just a great writer and paints a fascinating world so I really enjoyed reading the books behind the series.
He's a great writer, but he really lost the plot once book three ended. Books four and five were chores and I can hardly get through the preview chapters he puts on his website. I think he had a great, focused story until the Red Wedding and then he lost his way.
If reading Martin, the dunk and egg novellas are fantastic as well.
Which, ya' know, I don't blame him. Why sit around by yourself in a room when you can go out and be a rich celebrity. But it sucks if you want to actually READ his books.
Thanks. I hadn't seen this before.
I saw the musical recently and it piqued my interest. About 100 pages in so far. What an amazing figure in our history.
It is a good refeence, lots of good info & suggestions.
But
beware of trying to follow it too strictly, particularly some of it's feeding advice can be a little over the top.
Remember it's a guidline, and nothing more.