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Where Is The Scifi & Fantasy?, It has been reinterpreted.| Theta9 |
Posted: Jul 31 2010, 03:14 PM
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 Muffin Top  Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 2,342 Member No.: 23 Joined: 8-December 06  |
You've read The Host then? -------------------- stePH
"Hope is a fickle trollop that I lost a bet to many eons ago, in another life when I was a single cell organism trying to evolve. But did she let me? I think not!" -- from Striptease |
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| rosebladeaureliuskcir |
Posted: Jul 31 2010, 05:35 PM
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 Machimi Writer in Hiding Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 817 Member No.: 68 Joined: 28-January 07 |
Interesting. Some of the biggest fans I've encountered--who were re-reading the series and had a clear favourite out of all the books--were teenaged males. Who didn't like to read. -------------------- Roseblade A.
Darkness and distress; The face of a mountain brings Cold peace under threat. |
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| griffinmoon |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 03:41 AM
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 Ranger Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 1,527 Member No.: 3 Joined: 1-November 06 |
...if they're anything like my nephew: they're into it for the Vampires...
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| BGrandrath |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 06:44 AM
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Atevi Citizen Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 88 Member No.: 32 Joined: 19-December 06 |
In the August issue of Locus Magazine it seems as if every other book coming out is about Zombies, Vampires or werewolves, oh my. There is even an ad for Tom Sawyer Undead! I try to read all of the book reviews but I give up when I see Zombie or Vampire mentioned. They may be new symbols but ya know, sometimes a Spaceship is just a Spaceship. And I gotta have more Spaceship.
On a cheerier (Cherryher?) note Deceiver is #5 on last months Hardcover bestseller list and Conspirator is #10 on the paperback list. The review of Swords & Dark Magic (with a Cherryh short story) is called "an enormously intertaining book" On a personal note I am mentioned in the Locus Survey Results under the Secondary Occupation section as "Our Little League Scorekeeper" |
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| smartcat |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 01:30 PM
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Bujavid Security Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 321 Member No.: 666 Joined: 13-May 10 |
Does anyone else see the connection between America's fixation on angels and the current fascination with werewolves and vampires?
I have just begun mulling this over. -------------------- "You must be mad," said the Cat, "or else you would not have come here."
Lewis Carroll |
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| starexplorer |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 03:52 PM
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 First Contact Assassin  Group: Assassin Guild Member Posts: 7,097 Member No.: 5 Joined: 2-November 06 |
Can you explain your understanding of "America's fixation on angels", smartcat? -------------------- One world -- or none.
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| Theta9 |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 04:07 PM
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Muffin Top Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 2,342 Member No.: 23 Joined: 8-December 06 |
Maybe they fantasize about having a girlfriend who's a submissive doormat like Bella. (I haven't read any of the books, but I did watch New Moon with my wife about a month ago.) -------------------- stePH
"Hope is a fickle trollop that I lost a bet to many eons ago, in another life when I was a single cell organism trying to evolve. But did she let me? I think not!" -- from Striptease |
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| Aja Jin |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 08:25 PM
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 number one good, A ? Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 940 Member No.: 13 Joined: 28-November 06 |
I quote enjoy the urban fantasy genre -- Devon Monk's Allie Beckstrom books, Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson, Liz Williams' Detective Chen novels (not quite uf, but close), and of course the Dresden Files.
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| smartcat |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 10:31 PM
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Bujavid Security Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 321 Member No.: 666 Joined: 13-May 10 |
To use an example: Polls in the USA record a majority of people as believing in angels. In Europe the question is considered as not having enough importance to ask.  OOPS! Just finally noticed that I have been writing 'fixation' when I meant 'facination'. Apologies. -------------------- "You must be mad," said the Cat, "or else you would not have come here."
Lewis Carroll |
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| starexplorer |
Posted: Aug 1 2010, 11:07 PM
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First Contact Assassin Group: Assassin Guild Member Posts: 7,097 Member No.: 5 Joined: 2-November 06 |
This describes not only belief, but that 55% of Americans report having been protected by a guardian angel.
-------------------- One world -- or none.
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| weeble |
Posted: Aug 2 2010, 12:28 AM
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Atevi Citizen Group: Citizen of the Association Posts: 52 Member No.: 680 Joined: 12-July 10 |
Very depressing. Our local bigbox grocery/clothing/garden/whatever-else has 2 shelf sections designated 'scifi' but the number of other genre creeping in is very annoying. Almost half of the books are urban fantasy. I LIKE Dresden files for the snarky humor, but most of the vampire/werewolf stuff just gets in the way as far as I'm concerned. Lately the shelf stocker has been sticking what I'd call HISTORIC fiction in there as well, which is really out of line. I don't mind books about prehistoric Indian tribes, but they are certainly NOT science fiction! I've wondered if anyone would even notice if I snuck in and reshelved them somewhere else!
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