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herm

#15
February 20, 2021, 12:39:41 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on February 20, 2021, 10:19:36 AM
So, I'm a bit late to the party.  I listened to book one through Audible and I'm wondering if I "read" the same thing you all did.

I hated it.  I finished the book and had no desire to ever listen to the rest of the story.  I'll see the movie when it's available online but that's about all I can handle.  :-\

Read the books. You'll thank me.
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Monsterlover

#16
February 20, 2021, 12:50:58 PM
Quote from: herm on February 20, 2021, 12:39:41 PM
Read the books. You'll thank me.

It would be the same thing I just listened to. There's no way I'd ever repeat that process.

I'd sooner mount the Care Bear as a hood ornament on the mustang before subjecting myself to that book again. 
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Ddan

#17
February 20, 2021, 01:47:06 PM
Quote from: herm on February 20, 2021, 12:39:41 PM
Read the books. You'll thank me.

I tried to, years ago.  I got maybe 2/3 of the way through and realized I wasn't at all enjoying it, just turning pages to try and finish it.  That was it.  The movie was less effort, but no better.
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booger

#18
February 24, 2021, 12:56:18 PM
Is it so wrong of me to have loved the David Lynch version?  :-X
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herm

#19
February 24, 2021, 05:16:23 PM
I read the 1st book in the series in my teens. Came back and read it again as an adult, along with all the other books in the series (sequels and prequels.) One of my all time favorite SciFi adventures!
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pigs like it...

1.21GW

#20
March 16, 2021, 09:53:17 AM
I finished it in December in the anticipation of the movie which is now delayed.

I really liked the world building and story.  The writing was a little meh, but what are you gonna do.  Not sure I'll continue to subsequent books in the series but I'm glad I read the first.



Now that I see Apple has a Foundation series coming based on the Asimov series, I may tackle that classic.  Hmmm....
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Monsterlover

#21
March 17, 2021, 05:02:59 AM
May I suggest Wool, Shift & Dust (The Silo Trilogy)

Mind blowing. At least it was for me.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

herm

#22
March 17, 2021, 01:45:21 PM
Quote from: 1.21GW on March 16, 2021, 09:53:17 AM
I finished it in December in the anticipation of the movie which is now delayed.

I really liked the world building and story.  The writing was a little meh, but what are you gonna do.  Not sure I'll continue to subsequent books in the series but I'm glad I read the first.



Now that I see Apple has a Foundation series coming based on the Asimov series, I may tackle that classic.  Hmmm....

Asimovs Foundation series is another great one!
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pigs like it...
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