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Pretty much (plus I have to finish reading the second half) Larry Send a noteboard - 10/10/2009 05:34:38 AM
Everyone's got to eat - I don't blame her for it - but as a fan of the series (and I really didn't like the "fifth" book of the trilogy) I just am not really enthused. At least Nabokov's children published a book he had written. The same goes for Christopher Tolkien's editing of the Children of Hurin book.

This and the Winnie-the-Pooh book just sound...wrong.

Maybe I should get the rights to write a sequel to The Odyssey.


Well, I'll just say that I didn't agree to sign the NDA offered to me until I had read the first half of the galley proof sent to reviewers. I thought that first half was fairly good, provided of course that one didn't expect an exact copying of Adams' style.

The author, Colfer, is an interesting choice. He first turned it down, but when offered a second time by the widow directly, he accepted, apparently because he was a fan of the series. He certainly didn't need the money, since his own Artemis Fowl series regularly appears on the NYT lists and supposedly has sold more books than Adams did.

That being said, I'm generally not a fan of the Scarlett approach. However, I'm willing to give the book the benefit of the doubt in a few ways...but I have to finish the book this weekend before I can say anymore, to be honest. The first half was promising...at least that it wouldn't be a Kevin Anderson/Brian Herbert-style raping of Adams' series.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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November Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club: submissions ended! ... New new edit on 18/10/2009 Rebekah - 08/10/2009 06:56:01 PM 1917 Views
Nabokov's The Original of Laura Tom - 08/10/2009 08:19:01 PM 1406 Views
I'd love that. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:25:39 PM 1404 Views
The real problem... Jacob - 08/10/2009 08:40:50 PM 1294 Views
That's a good point too. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:45:30 PM 1272 Views
Well, we could always discuss Nabokov in December. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:18:57 PM 1272 Views
Done! Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:30 PM 1274 Views
Hmm...I'm still thinking about the name Tom - 09/10/2009 03:57:48 PM 1349 Views
I'd be up for reading Doctor Zhivago. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:08:09 PM 1278 Views
yeah, me too. only need to find it in a library near me. *NM* jh - 08/10/2009 10:09:32 PM 562 Views
Don't be cheap. Buy it. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:16:18 PM 1280 Views
Well, I would, but I don't like online bookstores. jh - 09/10/2009 01:19:19 AM 1347 Views
Well, but you just said you didn't know if you could find it in the library. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:07:54 AM 1259 Views
Oh, but... jh - 09/10/2009 11:01:01 AM 1265 Views
Also: I did not say any such thing. *NM* jh - 10/10/2009 12:49:06 PM 579 Views
The Gone-Away World, obviously Camilla - 08/10/2009 09:23:12 PM 1204 Views
Obviously. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:47 PM 1275 Views
I second these statements *NM* Stephen - 13/10/2009 09:37:28 PM 588 Views
This one *NM* ironclad - 19/10/2009 10:44:37 PM 576 Views
AS Byatt - Possession. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:21:39 PM 1278 Views
It is a book of wonder. Possibly not good for the masses. *NM* Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:01:13 PM 674 Views
Perfect timing! Or, perhaps in December. Comet Sedai - 09/10/2009 09:35:00 PM 1408 Views
i loved that book!!! she is amazing. just wonderful writing... *NM* temeraire - 13/10/2009 08:44:59 PM 536 Views
How about a classic novel? Haggard - 08/10/2009 11:30:31 PM 1493 Views
You have a very strange definition of classics... *NM* jh - 09/10/2009 01:20:37 AM 620 Views
Replace "strange" with "erroneous" and I'll agree with you. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:09:27 AM 1230 Views
Really? Haggard - 09/10/2009 03:08:53 AM 1731 Views
for classic science fiction, your list contained one I could support... jh - 09/10/2009 11:06:34 AM 1284 Views
I'd be up for those. *NM* Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:34:19 PM 742 Views
You said "classic novel". Science fiction doesn't generally meet that standard. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:52:01 PM 1310 Views
I understand your point. However... Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:47:54 PM 1718 Views
This isn't really a SF/F Board Tom - 09/10/2009 09:35:06 PM 1282 Views
I like your list. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:02:09 PM 1229 Views
I think if you're gonna do Eco, picking another book to start with would be wiser... *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:28:50 PM 569 Views
Why? Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:32:05 PM 1177 Views
And what book would that be??? Tom - 09/10/2009 03:47:49 PM 1269 Views
Foucault's Pendulum seems like the obvious one. Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:58:37 PM 1348 Views
Having both FP and NotR recently... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 04:31:00 PM 1226 Views
No way. Tom - 09/10/2009 04:56:39 PM 1381 Views
Oh well. I'll have to blame my faulty memory then. Legolas - 09/10/2009 10:11:55 PM 1175 Views
Based on past experiences here and elsewhere, it'll be hard to choose the "right" book Larry - 09/10/2009 02:46:22 AM 1592 Views
That Hitchhiker book is as genuine as the "new" Winnie-the-Pooh book Tom - 09/10/2009 02:54:23 PM 1288 Views
Perhaps, but it's worth remembering that... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 03:45:53 PM 1188 Views
Adams killed Arthur Dent for a reason Tom - 09/10/2009 05:02:23 PM 1290 Views
The movie was not faithful to the books in any meaningful way. *NM* RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 08:58:01 PM 556 Views
The movie sucked, yes. Adams had also been dead for four years when it came out. *NM* Tom - 10/10/2009 02:19:38 AM 559 Views
Right. RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:37:08 AM 1216 Views
One little thing Larry - 10/10/2009 02:39:01 AM 1292 Views
Are you sure? RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:43:01 AM 1212 Views
Yes Larry - 10/10/2009 04:02:40 AM 1502 Views
I stand corrected. Looking forward to your review! RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 01:00:38 PM 1184 Views
Perhaps Larry - 09/10/2009 06:08:17 PM 1320 Views
So on Monday we'll find out if the widow's cash need resulted in a good book. Tom - 10/10/2009 04:21:22 AM 1237 Views
Pretty much (plus I have to finish reading the second half) Larry - 10/10/2009 05:34:38 AM 1206 Views
A contrasting take on the first half of the book RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 04:10:18 PM 1189 Views
Pretty sure Eugammon beat you to that sequel. Ghavrel - 19/10/2009 09:31:05 PM 1380 Views
Yes! Camilla - 19/10/2009 09:20:09 AM 1095 Views
Rothfuss is a good idea, actually. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 02:59:53 PM 1198 Views
There are a few, if I recall Larry - 09/10/2009 06:09:54 PM 1144 Views
A question for you all. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:04:17 PM 1258 Views
Sounds good to me. *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:29:54 PM 516 Views
I agree , or ... Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:36:03 PM 1182 Views
That could work if people were interested enough. Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:40:16 PM 1205 Views
That would be cool with me. *NM* Bryce - 10/10/2009 10:32:15 AM 536 Views
Sounds interesting. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2009 08:51:31 PM 504 Views
I suggest Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:58:27 PM 1214 Views
Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham Sir Tybalt - 10/10/2009 02:32:59 PM 1180 Views
You didn't mention the rapture! If that happens, will the club still be on? *NM* Bryce - 11/10/2009 07:51:59 AM 719 Views
I'd say yes. Pretty sure the people here will be Left Behind. *NM* Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:39:05 PM 643 Views
Some will probably even be actively serving the Antichrist. Tom - 11/10/2009 04:16:45 PM 1409 Views
Prefer not to. Ouranid - 12/10/2009 03:14:30 AM 1086 Views
Diary of a Drug Fiend was rather good. *NM* Tom - 12/10/2009 03:57:42 PM 539 Views
A compromise candidate RandAllThor - 14/10/2009 06:40:56 PM 1082 Views
Fantastic book! I am always for putting that on any list. *NM* Tom - 14/10/2009 07:03:35 PM 550 Views
Is it bad that I read this as 'submissives wanted' PhotoJim - 14/10/2009 08:04:31 PM 1389 Views
Hyperion *NM* Chas - 15/10/2009 01:56:31 AM 510 Views
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