That book is out of control in it's idiotic late 80s early 90s mindset.
THE JAPANESE ARE TAKING OVER THE US... OH NO!!!!
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In fact, this book has made me realize why I like the first Halo more than its two sequels: the story didn't have any bullshit in it. It was just about humanity trying to survive against evil religious aliens who wanted us dead, and that we had a super soldier to kick their asses.
This is also why The Fall of Reach is the best Halo novel, it's all about humanity. It's been a year or two since I last read it but I don't remember any chapters going into the Covenant side of things. Hell, of all the Halo novels the only Covenant stories I found interesting at all were about the Grunts' perspective on everything.
Recently finished Venniss Underground by Jeff Vandermeer, and immediately began his City of Saints and Madmen. You China Mieville fans out there need to read these.
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Jurassic Park is one of his best, but then, I'm not sure I can say that with total confidence. I was in 6th grade when I read it last. Make your way to Andromeda Strain quick. That really is his best.
Reading through The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore right now. I'm enjoying it quite a bit, probably more than I did his third Transitions book that came out a couple weeks ago.
Is anyone else a fan of this author? TNL is probably too sophisticated for this sort of B-grade D&D fantasy, but I love his characters and stories. Plus, nobody does fight sequences like this guy.
I'm in the middle of re-buying all my Salvatore Forgotten Realms books in hardcover 1st(thus)/1st. It's a bit of a strain on the wallet, since he's up to like book 27 in this series, but the collection will look damn spiffy once I'm done.
Just finished up reading Leviathan by Scott Westerfield. It is a young adult steampunk novel. It is about the lead up to WWI with an alternate history where the Germans and Ottoman empire are Clankers (mechinical war machines) and the French, English and Russians are Darwinists (they craft creatures instead of machines).
Part way through American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Also reading War Dances by Sherman Alexie which is a collection of stories and poems. Just saw him read on Wednesday, and as always he is fucking hilarious. Going to start reading the new Discworld book Unseen Academicals.
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Just read Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. I love books documenting the grime of food; Down and Out in Paris in London, Fast Food Nation, and The Jungle are some other fun ones.
Jurassic Park is one of his best, but then, I'm not sure I can say that with total confidence. I was in 6th grade when I read it last. Make your way to Andromeda Strain quick. That really is his best.
Andromeda Strain was the first Crichton book I ever read and the one that made me determined to read 'em all.
I'm thinking I may set Jurassic Park aside for the time being though to read Ocho Cinco
Finished Hell House yesterday. Pretty entertaining book, a woman gets ass raped by a ghost. I am Netflixing the movie version which is supposed to be pretty good.
I have moved Roger Ebert's Great Movies from bathroom reading to actual reading, and I'm just going to try to read the entries on the movies I've seen, which is most of them, I think.
Finished Goodbye Tsugumi a few days ago, enjoyed it. I think it's safe to say that I like Banana Yoshimoto a lot after that and Kitchen. I think I'm finally going to attack Only Revolutions next.
