tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post6714612856933117461..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Star Wars, Books,Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-49054383784253370192008-11-30T09:09:00.000-05:002008-11-30T09:09:00.000-05:00Well you have given me two more sources of reading...Well you have given me two more sources of reading to look for. I also am waiting for Dance with Dragons with bated breath. I always worry that either I will die or the author will before some of these series are completed. In the Wheel of Time Series it was, of course, the author.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-90060536275969211462008-11-29T15:54:00.000-05:002008-11-29T15:54:00.000-05:00I reckon Abercrombie's worth watching out for, as ...I reckon Abercrombie's worth watching out for, as is a collection of Martin's short stories called "Dreamsongs". I contains just about all the short fiction he's ever published, and he's been writing since he was a boy. There is even a novella in it that tells some of the backstory of A Song of Ice and Fire, several hundred years before the series starts. These days, we assciate him primarily with that series, but Martin has actually written a huge range of stuff, from hard SF to High Fantasy. Some of his earlier fans, especially those who prefer hard SF, actually don't care for the series. However, I love it and can't wait for A Dance with Dragons to make its appearance.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-5647799473561422752008-11-28T22:05:00.000-05:002008-11-28T22:05:00.000-05:00Never read Joe Abercrombie, maybe I should, but re...Never read Joe Abercrombie, maybe I should, but read George R.R. Martin -is there anything recent? Yes, I agree, there isn't too much happy every after about his stuff.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-25484000045905125922008-11-28T19:33:00.000-05:002008-11-28T19:33:00.000-05:00Not always, these days. Joe Abercrombie's recent t...Not always, these days. Joe Abercrombie's recent trilogy, (comprising The Blade Itself, Before they are Hanged and The Last Argument of Kings) is dark, gritty, realistic and quite the best trilogy I've read in recent years. George RR Martin's work is also not of the Happily Ever After school of thought. I do love a happy ending but the more realistic ones have a different appeal and have more to say, I think, about the human condition.Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-43538455653954723782008-11-28T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-28T10:03:00.000-05:00There is so much crime and misery in the world, th...There is so much crime and misery in the world, that's why I like to read fantasy. Everything always ends up right in the end.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-15760246852119354382008-11-28T08:22:00.000-05:002008-11-28T08:22:00.000-05:00Jo -- I go for the real stuff: nothing like a good...Jo -- I go for the real stuff: nothing like a good murder.<BR/><BR/>MarilynMarilyn Z. Tomlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393948791752045902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-17795570436520618462008-11-27T09:57:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:57:00.000-05:00Well you aren't into sci fi are you Marilyn. Me I ...Well you aren't into sci fi are you Marilyn. Me I soak up the stuff.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-59524369696126671932008-11-27T09:49:00.000-05:002008-11-27T09:49:00.000-05:00Hi Jo --I've yet to watch a Star Wars movie.Marily...Hi Jo --<BR/><BR/>I've yet to watch a Star Wars movie.<BR/><BR/>MarilynMarilyn Z. Tomlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393948791752045902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-41896264053587062482008-11-27T07:45:00.000-05:002008-11-27T07:45:00.000-05:00Its not really hard SF Satima, more soft to medium...Its not really hard SF Satima, more soft to medium if you know what I mean. I am enjoying it anyway.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-34677409338513239502008-11-27T06:33:00.000-05:002008-11-27T06:33:00.000-05:00"Saturn's Children" has been well received here in..."Saturn's Children" has been well received here in Oz. I haven't read it - or anything by Stross - as I prefer fantasy and history to hard SF, but people who've read it tell me it's very good.<BR/><BR/>I'll pass on the beef:-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-87097381081866762922008-11-26T18:57:00.000-05:002008-11-26T18:57:00.000-05:00Actually I thought the recipe itself sounded too w...Actually I thought the recipe itself sounded too well cooked for me. I know you two won't mind that. I guess even if it wasn't you could basically cook it as long as you like.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-63702480684348308112008-11-26T10:39:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:39:00.000-05:00Whoa! The beef picture looks liked it is well coo...Whoa! The beef picture looks liked it is well cooked. Good for me, I read a recipe! GayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com