Grand unified books thread

[jimmy olsen]

Garbon wishes to deny he is travelling through time.

I think he's more annoyed by the idea that he'd wish to be "fabulous!".

[garbon]

Read Family Favorites, historical fiction by Alfred Duggan about the Roman Emperor Elagabalus.

Very amusing. Makes the emperor appear to be something like a young garbon, if given unlimited power. 

Machinations in the empire raise a 14 year old Syrian heriditary priest of a sun-god, whose manifestation on earth is a large black phallic rock (a meteorite), to the throne. He's determined to be fabulous.

Trouble ensues as his grandmother attempts to tempt or force him into heterosexuality - for example, by buying up a whole flock of hott female slaves and telling the young emperor to play with them naked (he does, too - he harnesses them to chariots, naked, in place of horses and has his boy-friends race 'em for cash prizes. Take that, hetero-normatives!  ).

Racy stuff for 1960, when it was written. 

Also, wtf? I'm now old?

Well, you ain't 14 anymore. 

Then say "younger".

[Malthus]

Garbon wishes to deny he is travelling through time.

I think he's more annoyed by the idea that he'd wish to be "fabulous!".

I would have thought he'd be annoyed at being compared to Elagabalus in the first place ... 

[Queequeg]

Anyone else read Maddaddam yet?

[Josephus]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Malthus's aunt?

[crazy canuck]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Malthus's aunt?

Welcome back, you need to post more.

[Malthus]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Malthus's aunt?

Yes, and no, I haven't read it yet.

[garbon]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Malthus's aunt?

Yes, and no, I haven't read it yet.

I think you missed the joke bit.

[Malthus]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Malthus's aunt?

Yes, and no, I haven't read it yet.

I think you missed the joke bit.

That I did. 

[Gups]

Be interested in views on MadAdam. I loved O&C but thought Year of the Flood was pretty average. MadAdam has been getting quite luke warm reviews.

[Josephus]

Reading Malthus' Aunt's latest, a sequel to Oryx and Year of the Flood.

Margaret Atwood really really hates business casual clothing. It's kind of hilarious. Like listening to a Bond fashion blogger talk about Timothy Dalton.

I am looking forward to getting my hands on this one.

Thanks.....my current role as acting editor is keeping me busier than usual...

Malthus's aunt?

Welcome back, you need to post more.

[Razgovory]

Decided I needed some fiction. Been reading the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.  I really liked his "The Terror", and wanted to try out the audiobook function on my Kindle.  So far I enjoy it.  It has an intriguing plot, and is told in an interesting way, ( all the main characters tell stories about themselves in an imitation of the Canterbury tales).  I remember Shelf mentioning that he liked it.  It's not ineptly written, but Simmons has gotten better in his craft since 1989.

[Queequeg]

Anyone know anything on Polynesian history and culture?

[Admiral Yi]

I know that American Samoans eat a shitload of Spam.

[Josephus]

Decided I needed some fiction. Been reading the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.  I really liked his "The Terror", and wanted to try out the audiobook function on my Kindle.  So far I enjoy it.  It has an intriguing plot, and is told in an interesting way, ( all the main characters tell stories about themselves in an imitation of the Canterbury tales).  I remember Shelf mentioning that he liked it.  It's not ineptly written, but Simmons has gotten better in his craft since 1989.

I like his recent output. Thought Terror was a fantastic book. Black Hills and Drood are also worth reading...but didnt care for Flashback so much

Apparently AMC is developing The Terror as a series. Can't wait.