CyborgDreamSt8

Has anyone else here ever read The Persian Boy by Mary Renault? It is a book that tells you the story of Bagoas, the son of a nobleman who through many tragic circumstances becomes a eunuch and a slave, and then is saved by fate when he falls into the hands of Alexander the Great and becomes one of his most loved servants and lovers. I read it many years ago, mostly because as a gay man it appealed to me as a look at one of the most famous homosexuals in history, but also because it just seemed like such an amazing and sweet story. I was great impressed with the story and fell in love with the characters early on. I felt it was well written and gave you a great fictional look into the world of one of my heroes and one of the many people who benefited from his love and care.

That would be a huge negative. I had a steady stream of Western movies and such shoved down my throat as a child and I just can't stand them anymore. Same with Country and Western music. I am much more into Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror.

Sending you a warm welcome from Texas. I am new to the forum as well, Clive. It's a great group and they are quite welcoming and fun to talk to. Hope you enjoy your time here as much as I have so far.

I like that idea quite well, if you don't start it I just might have to. For now, I just got home from a twelve hour shift, so starting a thread probably isn't in the works for me, but I do like the idea.

Yay! I am so glad to find another Reynolds fan, he is probably my favorite author if I had to sit down and think about it. His stories just got me so engaged.

Thanks, LittleW, and that's exactly my experience with Moby Dick. I am reading it on Kindle, been at it for nearly a month and still only at 37%. To be honest I just don't think I'm going to make it.

Thanks, I will look into it asap.

That sounds like an amazing book, I am going to have to read it. It's called The Reality Dysfunction?

I don't know why but I just never found that movie to be particularly scary.

So, what do you have? Depends on my mood but my favorite thing to have is oatmeal with brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins. Why? It's quite filling and gives you plenty of energy for the day. Would you have something different if you could? If I am in the mood I sometimes have eggs instead, or even cold cereal. Does time restrict what you have? Quite often actually. Having to be at work at 0650 or 1850 and not getting off till 1900 or 0700, depending on my shift, can really put a damper on eating habits. Tell us about your favourite breakfast EVER! My favorite breakfast ever was actually at Ihop. I don't even like Ihop all that well, but it was the first breakfast I ever had with the man I now call my fiancé so it has a very special meaning to me. What do you do at the breakfast table? Read? Watch TV? Chat? I generally have the horrid habit of watching television when I eat, though I am moving away from television completely now. Do you have a beverage? Generally just water unless I have made coffee, but that is quite rare really.

It is hard SF, but he seems to have a knack for making it enjoyable and the characters, at least in my opinion, were very easy to get to know and like/dislike as the situation demanded. I think you will like Chasm City, it was almost as good as RS but then again the sequels rarely live up to the original. I have never heard of Peter F. Hamilton, might have to look into the books you mentioned, skipping Commonwealth obviously, I work in a jail I need all the will to live I can get.

It's a toss up between Salem's Lot and Needful Things, and possibly Tommyknockers. I couldn't put any of them down, they were just that good. However, if I could choose only one it would have to be Needful Things. Thanks for the welcomes guys, to the two who welcomed me under this question.

I find those t-shirts so offensive just for the very reason you just stated. Those who wear them know very little about the man they are showing such hero worship for. They think he was just some revolutionary hero, but they forget to look into the actions and the motives. I had completely forgotten about Motorcycle Diaries, I will have to look into that as well.

Well in that case I won't expect much traffic to those thread. I am thinking of buying the rather large tome that is his biography and seeing if I can at least get a more well rounded view on the man. What I know of him so far though, from that book and stories from family members alluded to earlier, I am not inclined to like him.