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Fiftyyearsandcounting
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Con Iggulden "Nero".
Agrippina (Nero's mother). Jeez, talk about "deadlier than the male!"
Agrippina (Nero's mother). Jeez, talk about "deadlier than the male!"
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James Lee Burke - Flags On The Bayou
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Started on a re-read of The Castle books by Steph Swainston in preparation of getting to book 5 of which I'd missed the release when it came out
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I’m half way through that. Good read.Just started to read Human Kind. A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman.
I was recommended it after the recent race riots that led me to believe humans are shits. Apparently, we're not.
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I'm currently working my way through Eruption. So far, (1/2 way through), it's OK... but not great.
By way of contrast, every single one of Michael Crichton's novels authored exclusively by him have been far, far more engaging.
For me, Eruption is a James Patterson novel based on some notes/a rough draft from Michael Crichton.
And this is in marked contrast to Pirate Latitudes - a posthumous Crichton book credited only to Michael and, presumably, a product only of Michael's writings (plus whatever, presumably small, changes an editor might have made);
and to a much lesser extent Micro, a novel based primarily on Michael's writings but finished by Richard Preston.
Crichton, IMO, is a far better writer than either Patterson or Preston, and the posthumous works finished by these authors are markedly less engaging than works authored solely by Crichton.
By way of contrast, every single one of Michael Crichton's novels authored exclusively by him have been far, far more engaging.
For me, Eruption is a James Patterson novel based on some notes/a rough draft from Michael Crichton.
And this is in marked contrast to Pirate Latitudes - a posthumous Crichton book credited only to Michael and, presumably, a product only of Michael's writings (plus whatever, presumably small, changes an editor might have made);
and to a much lesser extent Micro, a novel based primarily on Michael's writings but finished by Richard Preston.
Crichton, IMO, is a far better writer than either Patterson or Preston, and the posthumous works finished by these authors are markedly less engaging than works authored solely by Crichton.
BlueMoonAcrossThePond
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Still plugging away through Eruption...
It's honestly a bit of a chore - the writing isn't near as good as an actual Crichton novel. Still, I'll finish the novel in spite of already knowing the ridiculous ending.
It's honestly a bit of a chore - the writing isn't near as good as an actual Crichton novel. Still, I'll finish the novel in spite of already knowing the ridiculous ending.
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Just finished The Spider by Lars Kepler
Just starting Going Infinite by Michael Lewis
Just starting Going Infinite by Michael Lewis