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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 1675 Views
Nabokov's The Original of Laura Tom - 08/10/2009 08:19:01 PM 1160 Views
I'd love that. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:25:39 PM 1182 Views
The real problem... Jacob - 08/10/2009 08:40:50 PM 1101 Views
That's a good point too. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:45:30 PM 1045 Views
Well, we could always discuss Nabokov in December. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:18:57 PM 1009 Views
Done! Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:30 PM 1034 Views
Hmm...I'm still thinking about the name Tom - 09/10/2009 03:57:48 PM 1143 Views
I'd be up for reading Doctor Zhivago. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:08:09 PM 1035 Views
yeah, me too. only need to find it in a library near me. *NM* jh - 08/10/2009 10:09:32 PM 427 Views
Don't be cheap. Buy it. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:16:18 PM 1042 Views
Well, I would, but I don't like online bookstores. jh - 09/10/2009 01:19:19 AM 1094 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 1047 Views
Oh, but... jh - 09/10/2009 11:01:01 AM 1013 Views
Also: I did not say any such thing. *NM* jh - 10/10/2009 12:49:06 PM 439 Views
The Gone-Away World, obviously Camilla - 08/10/2009 09:23:12 PM 980 Views
Obviously. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:47 PM 1018 Views
I second these statements *NM* Stephen - 13/10/2009 09:37:28 PM 463 Views
This one *NM* ironclad - 19/10/2009 10:44:37 PM 442 Views
AS Byatt - Possession. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:21:39 PM 1037 Views
It is a book of wonder. Possibly not good for the masses. *NM* Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:01:13 PM 537 Views
Perfect timing! Or, perhaps in December. Comet Sedai - 09/10/2009 09:35:00 PM 1183 Views
i loved that book!!! she is amazing. just wonderful writing... *NM* temeraire - 13/10/2009 08:44:59 PM 420 Views
How about a classic novel? Haggard - 08/10/2009 11:30:31 PM 1267 Views
You have a very strange definition of classics... *NM* jh - 09/10/2009 01:20:37 AM 461 Views
Replace "strange" with "erroneous" and I'll agree with you. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:09:27 AM 1017 Views
Really? Haggard - 09/10/2009 03:08:53 AM 1496 Views
for classic science fiction, your list contained one I could support... jh - 09/10/2009 11:06:34 AM 1032 Views
I'd be up for those. *NM* Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:34:19 PM 633 Views
You said "classic novel". Science fiction doesn't generally meet that standard. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:52:01 PM 1105 Views
I understand your point. However... Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:47:54 PM 1451 Views
This isn't really a SF/F Board Tom - 09/10/2009 09:35:06 PM 1019 Views
I like your list. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:02:09 PM 996 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 440 Views
Why? Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:32:05 PM 956 Views
And what book would that be??? Tom - 09/10/2009 03:47:49 PM 1044 Views
Foucault's Pendulum seems like the obvious one. Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:58:37 PM 1105 Views
Having both FP and NotR recently... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 04:31:00 PM 970 Views
No way. Tom - 09/10/2009 04:56:39 PM 1160 Views
Oh well. I'll have to blame my faulty memory then. Legolas - 09/10/2009 10:11:55 PM 941 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 1338 Views
That Hitchhiker book is as genuine as the "new" Winnie-the-Pooh book Tom - 09/10/2009 02:54:23 PM 1066 Views
Perhaps, but it's worth remembering that... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 03:45:53 PM 970 Views
Adams killed Arthur Dent for a reason Tom - 09/10/2009 05:02:23 PM 1079 Views
The movie was not faithful to the books in any meaningful way. *NM* RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 08:58:01 PM 435 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 440 Views
Right. RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:37:08 AM 991 Views
One little thing Larry - 10/10/2009 02:39:01 AM 1066 Views
Are you sure? RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:43:01 AM 995 Views
Yes Larry - 10/10/2009 04:02:40 AM 1246 Views
I stand corrected. Looking forward to your review! RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 01:00:38 PM 951 Views
Perhaps Larry - 09/10/2009 06:08:17 PM 1096 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 984 Views
Pretty much (plus I have to finish reading the second half) Larry - 10/10/2009 05:34:38 AM 984 Views
A contrasting take on the first half of the book RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 04:10:18 PM 955 Views
Pretty sure Eugammon beat you to that sequel. Ghavrel - 19/10/2009 09:31:05 PM 1182 Views
Yes! Camilla - 19/10/2009 09:20:09 AM 876 Views
Rothfuss is a good idea, actually. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 02:59:53 PM 949 Views
There are a few, if I recall Larry - 09/10/2009 06:09:54 PM 934 Views
A question for you all. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:04:17 PM 1014 Views
Sounds good to me. *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:29:54 PM 403 Views
I agree , or ... Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:36:03 PM 979 Views
That could work if people were interested enough. Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:40:16 PM 972 Views
That would be cool with me. *NM* Bryce - 10/10/2009 10:32:15 AM 417 Views
Sounds interesting. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2009 08:51:31 PM 379 Views
I suggest Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:58:27 PM 992 Views
Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham Sir Tybalt - 10/10/2009 02:32:59 PM 967 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 602 Views
I'd say yes. Pretty sure the people here will be Left Behind. *NM* Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:39:05 PM 519 Views
Some will probably even be actively serving the Antichrist. Tom - 11/10/2009 04:16:45 PM 1181 Views
Prefer not to. Ouranid - 12/10/2009 03:14:30 AM 844 Views
Diary of a Drug Fiend was rather good. *NM* Tom - 12/10/2009 03:57:42 PM 421 Views
A compromise candidate RandAllThor - 14/10/2009 06:40:56 PM 863 Views
Fantastic book! I am always for putting that on any list. *NM* Tom - 14/10/2009 07:03:35 PM 425 Views
Is it bad that I read this as 'submissives wanted' PhotoJim - 14/10/2009 08:04:31 PM 1148 Views
Hyperion *NM* Chas - 15/10/2009 01:56:31 AM 381 Views
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