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| M1795537 OC Virn |
Posted on 09 May 2020 11:28:53
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 Gamma Grade  Posts: 591 Joined: 11 March 2019 |
I agree. I personally rediscovered a copy of her 'Deep Secret' during recent Spring Cleaning. I think that's the one with a description of a fan convention that sounds remarkably like....well, their 'Ops' reminded me of the one I encountered at B7 cons, anyway! And some of the people were very familiar.... Need to re-read it now! You're not sulking, I hope?
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| Vanessa Doffenshmirtz |
Posted on 10 May 2020 22:39:05
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 Beta Grade  Posts: 936 Joined: 17 January 2014 |
The Handmaid's Tale followed by The Testaments.
I used to be such a sweet sweet thing
Till they got a hold of me. |
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| rojroj |
Posted on 11 May 2020 13:00:28
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 Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
I've enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, both the book and the movie. I haven't seen the series yet. |
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| rojroj |
Posted on 11 May 2020 13:04:35
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Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
Just started reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The movie was a bit difficult to follow, so I hope the book will be easier. Deligthed to come across the mention of George Blake in the Introduction, on whom Our Roj was partly based. |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 11 May 2020 14:23:18
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 Alpha Grade  Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
the Alec guinness tv series is very good, and his smileys people |
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| rojroj |
Posted on 11 May 2020 14:49:00
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Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
Yes, I've noticed that John le Carre mentions the series in his introduction. I should try it too. The casting for the movie was excellent, but the storyline was a bit confusing... |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 11 May 2020 17:46:15
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 Alpha Grade Posts: 6128 Joined: 01 January 2018 |
rojroj wrote: Yes, I've noticed that John le Carre mentions the series in his introduction. I should try it too. The casting for the movie was excellent, but the storyline was a bit confusing... You do have to concentrate, watching a Le Carre adaptation, but the film failed because there was not enough time to go into the necessary detail. You may still feel confused watching the tv series but it is more satisfying. As for Smiley's People....I watch it every so often to see if I can manage to follow the story. It never works... The books are similar in that there is a lot of thinking to do...which is a good thing...but he has a very readable style. "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| rojroj |
Posted on 11 May 2020 17:53:49
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Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
One Spare Part wrote: You do have to concentrate, watching a Le Carre adaptation, but the film failed because there was not enough time to go into the necessary detail. You may still feel confused watching the tv series but it is more satisfying. As for Smiley's People....I watch it every so often to see if I can manage to follow the story. It never works... The books are similar in that there is a lot of thinking to do...which is a good thing...but he has a very readable style. Thanks! I think I'll stick to the book :) |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 11 May 2020 18:23:18
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 Adminstrator  Wordsmith  Posts: 18410 Joined: 08 January 2014 |
rojroj wrote: I've enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, both the book and the movie. I haven't seen the series yet. The series (3 of them!) is fantastic. The first is quite faithful to the book, the subsequent ones take the characters in new directions, while remaining true to the overall feel of the original. But be warned - it's brutal viewing. You need to be in a strong and happy place, because it can be very disturbing and upsetting. Twitter: @TravisinaB7
Tumblr: tumblr A statement of fact cannot be insolent |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 11 May 2020 18:25:24
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Adminstrator Wordsmith Posts: 18410 Joined: 08 January 2014 |
M1795537 OC Virn wrote: I agree. I personally rediscovered a copy of her 'Deep Secret' during recent Spring Cleaning. I think that's the one with a description of a fan convention that sounds remarkably like....well, their 'Ops' reminded me of the one I encountered at B7 cons, anyway! And some of the people were very familiar.... Need to re-read it now! Ooh, I've not read that! I'll have to track it down. Twitter: @TravisinaB7
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| rojroj |
Posted on 11 May 2020 23:13:05
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Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
Travisina wrote: rojroj wrote: I've enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, both the book and the movie. I haven't seen the series yet. The series (3 of them!) is fantastic. The first is quite faithful to the book, the subsequent ones take the characters in new directions, while remaining true to the overall feel of the original. But be warned - it's brutal viewing. You need to be in a strong and happy place, because it can be very disturbing and upsetting. The book is disturbing enough for me :) |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 16 May 2020 10:56:42
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Alpha Grade Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
Typhon intervention |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 23 May 2020 11:59:58
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Alpha Grade Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
James bond licence renewed, -got the cover painting |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 29 May 2020 14:06:48
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Alpha Grade Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
Ghost in the water, dvd too |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 07 June 2020 18:59:42
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Alpha Grade Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
Lulu biography, she went out with david Bowie! |
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 07 June 2020 20:48:43
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Alpha Grade Posts: 6128 Joined: 01 January 2018 |
Love her version of The Man who sold the world with his nibs on bvs. "We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| One Spare Part |
Posted on 07 June 2020 20:51:20
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Alpha Grade Posts: 6128 Joined: 01 January 2018 |
David Copperfield. It is a larger story than I remember but very readable. There is a lot of biographical material in this and it shows. There is real feeling in his description of Copperfield's childhood woes.
"We're in the centre of a mystical convergence here."
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 08 June 2020 12:22:31
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Alpha Grade Posts: 2701 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
she reckons she got Man with the golden gun bcos she was high profile going out with him |
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| rojroj |
Posted on 12 June 2020 19:02:26
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Gamma Grade Posts: 198 Joined: 22 September 2014 |
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. I've read the first 40 pages or so. He has a great writing style and it's enjoyable to read his presentations of myths even though it's non-fiction. |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 25 July 2020 10:59:40
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 Alpha Grade Posts: 5468 Joined: 26 January 2014 |
Got another batch of reprints of the Airpirate pulp series originally published c. 1908–1910. Usually, reading Wilhelminian space opera provides a welcome distraction from your everyday worries. But guess what happens in issue no. 82? Mankind faces nothing less than a pandemic, ominously dubbed, ‘The Grey Death.’ While a Swedish physician finds a cure, it turns out that the main ingredient is very rare on Earth. The required amounts can only be found on Venus. Hence, Captain Mors has to set out for Venus again, well knowing that the very nature of the planet is as hostile as its inhabitants. Apart from the topical story, it was quite interesting to read the description of the highlands near the North Pole of Venus: while the authors of the series dreamed up oceans, a breathable atmosphere and giant salamanders, the northern continent looks suspiciously like the real Maxwell Mountains in the Ishtar Terra region of Venus – strangely accurate for a novel written more than 100 years ago! As far as I know, ep. 140 (which I will receive in January) has a similar plot. In that instalment, Mors even has to fly to Neptune to get a cure for yet another plague! Well, let’s hope that we will never need a cure from outer space... |
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