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 Dutchbat
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Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:17 am Post subject: |
 
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New entries since I have almost finished the last of the previously posted books.
THE MONUMENTS MEN by Robert M.Edsel
The actual stuff on which the movie is based (very,very loosely) Follows the trail and efforts of 6 Monuments Men in the pursuit of stolen art by the Nazi's bringing them close to the front as possible. If you are interested in art and read all this, you will end up being so thankful to these guys (and girls).
Read it before watching the movie (so I had the right faces in mind).
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HET ZESDE BEDRIJF by P.F. Thomese
(translates as: the sixth act)
Historically true story about Etta Palm, self declared baroness in the aftermath of French Revolution. Although not a bright person, this mistress of political influential people ends up in a pivotal role in politics herself.
Style of the writing is not my cup of tea. All is written from out of her restless way of thinking (unfinished lines, some French sentences in between etc.) Nice to read about this peculiar woman but that's it.
THE KAVIJAKS by Jozef Vandentorre
Autobiographic novel about a family on the wee side of life.
all ins and outs are told and it shows how a family can be strong and surviving through all kinds of misery and still be happy.
Once-in-a-lifetime piece of work by this familymember. Great read and movie was a success too.
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 LadyInque
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The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. Jesuits make an expedition to Alpha Centauri to contact intelligent alien life. It all goes horribly wrong.
Nobody tell me anything about this book until I finish it, understand? Shouldn't be long; I can't put it down.
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Thanks for your silence (or ignoring me, whatever) everyone. I finished the book, and the ending was... not really worth the anticipation. Still, it was a good book, and I've got the sequel out from the library, along with a couple volumes of Wonder Woman and a Hellboy. |
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Dutchbat
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Mon May 12, 2014 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Busy reading the voluminous King.
11-22-63
Fantasy story about Jake Epping who miraculously finds himself being travelled to 1958 with a mission to stop the man who shot JFK. Falling in love in/with history has its disadvantages and will the past except being altered?
King based his time-travel idea on the 4th dimension effect and the so called 'butterfly' effect
but used it with so much research and detail that it gave an easily excepted story.
I started off in a giveaway novellette and read a biography on Gerard A. Heineken, the founding father of the famous Dutch beerbrand.
 
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LadyInque
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Thu May 22, 2014 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Possession, by A.S. Byatt
Redefining Girly, by Melissa Atkins Wardy
Plus assorted comic books, including one about Andre the Giant. |
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Dutchbat
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Mon May 26, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Nearing the end of the pile waiting to be read.
So room for some newcomers.
  
The first one is from an acclaimed Dutch thriller author who always uses exisisting cases or mysteries to build his work around.
This one deals about the rightful heritage of the royal family.
The Flynn thriller I picked because of the fact that it was such a huge success in the USA. Well let´s see if it´s that addictive.
It was never published in the Netherlands as far as I know.
The Koch novel is the third after `the dinner´ and ´summerhouse with pool` There are reviews of those in here and even from the movie made out of the first one. The Dinner is now being remade under auspicion of Cate Blanchett. This 3rd. is a biographic and satyrical approach of his own world of authors. M, in the title alleged to portray Harry Mulisch.
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 molossus 
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Tue May 27, 2014 3:10 am Post subject: |
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I decided I need to read some fiction book to relax and I picked famous "Game of Thrones"
Have read 33 pages so far and I'm not too impressed. I don't enjoy the style of that particular author. But maybe I will get used to it and will enjoy it when I get deeper into the story.
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LadyInque
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Tue May 27, 2014 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| But maybe I will get used to it and will enjoy it when I get deeper into the story. |
I wouldn't hold your breath.
The title on your book makes it look like "Game of Tron," which implies it is the tale of power and corruption that takes place within a virtual, video-game world. Obviously, that would be way more awesome than what it actually is. Sorry. |
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Tue May 27, 2014 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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I am loving every chapter of the books |
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LadyInque
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Thu May 29, 2014 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday I read The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Fast read, standard dystopian soft-sci-fi. I kind of wish I hadn't read it.
Spoiler: | If I had known I was going to see a newborn cheerily given a lethal injection into his skull by his "Nurturer," I never would have picked the damned book up. |
Now I'm reading some book about the drowned city of Ys, which hopefully shouldn't have any in it. |
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I'm currently the reading the first volume of a comic called Kill Shakespeare, basically, in a world where all the Shakespeare characters coexist, Will is the semi-mythical god-figure, and there's a prophecy, and... yeah. It's okay. This sort of thing doesn't do it for me much these days, if ever it did. And the writers keep getting the grammar of Shakespearean English wrong, which frustrates the bard out of me.
Whatever. Saga #20 drops next week! |
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Dutchbat
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Started on the Gillian Flynn thriller.
Not so exciting so far, but maybe it will develop.
Bought some new stuff for the waiting pile.
* Dode Zielen (Dead souls) by Gogol, russian classic literature
* De 2de November by Thomas Ross, another Ross intrigue around the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh
* Nicholson by Marc Eliott, latest biography on Jack Nicholson, now translated in Dutch.
  
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Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion
all written by Dan Simmons
Popular and many times awarded science-fiction novels. Epic story in very distant future. Many characters, mystery, adventure, strange visions about human being, God and artificial intelligence. I enjoyed reading during summertime. As I know Warner Bros. is going to make an adaptation. |
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 Bryophyte
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Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Finally got my hands on a copy of 'The Magician's Land', which is the final book in Lev Grossman's trilogy. Yay! After not really enjoying the first book a few years ago, I gave the books another try recently and really enjoyed them this time around. I guess, much like the main character, I needed to grow up a little. |
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Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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It took me quite a few weeks to get through the Gogol novel and only 1 full day to read the Thomas Ross thriller.
So now new books are up for reading.
First which is the Historyprize winning biography of our 3rd king, Willem III
Although much of his governing power was deminished by the new Constitution a lot of his private affairs and involvement is interesting to learn about.
Written by D. van de Meulen
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