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It's ~40 hrs long

I'm about 15 hours into the audiobook and really enjoying it! Hope you do to

Watching series 2, really enjoying it. Love it when Castle comes out in the Browncoat uniform!!

I know there are so many but Bon Jovi's Hallelujah is amazing!

I watched John Carter, it wasn't absolutely terrible.... also watched Pleasantville which was very good.

Finished Horns by Joe Hill, it was a very interesting concept but didn't live up to its full potential. Started A Storm of Swords by G.R.R. Martin.

Finished Fallen Angels which was enjoyable, I started Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose and Horns by Joe Hill, as well as the audio version of The Stand by Stephen King.

Unstoppabley - The last film by Tony Scott, I enjoyed it, a lot of tension and surprisingly good for a film about freight trains.

The cover alone makes me want to read it! was there anything you didn't like about it? why only an 8?

I'd have to disagree about Mistborn, I think the small band of characters that were developed over the trilogy were all independent and invest-able. I am still very keen to start reading the first Stormlight book, interesting to see what he does with a 10-parter

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Synopsis Elantris was built on magic and it thrived. But then the magic began to fade and Elantris began to rot. And now its shattered citizens face domination by a powerful Imperium motivated by dogged religious views. Can a young Princess unite the people of Elantris, rediscover the lost magic and lead a rebellion against the imperial zealots? Review Wow this is a hard one to review... it seemed to take me forever, no matter how long I read for I had only progressed a few pages at a time. But that's not to say it dragged. I read an interview with Sanderson a while back, he said he was told that the first 5 books by an author are usually terrible, so what did he do? He wrote six books and sent the sixth to publishers, this is that book. His first published novel and it is quite a tome. At over 600 pages filled with political and religious dealings it is by no means an easy read. It follows three separate stories until the last 50 pages or so when they begin to merge. Raoden, the beloved Prince of Kae, awakes to find he has been taken by the Shaod, a disease-like condition in which people are randomly chosen to become Elantrian, which used to be a great honour and meant a better life. But since the fall of Elantris the Shaod means a horrible, debilitating existence in which your physical abilities and appearance are greatly diminished, your wounds never heal and pain never fades. Raoden is cast out and thrown into Elantris and left to fend for himself. Within minutes he has already stubbed his toe, of which the pain will never fade, after a few months he is mad with pain. The second storyline follows Sarene, a Princess of Teod, who has just arrived in Kae and is engaged to Raoden as a political asset, the two do not get a chance to meet before the Shaod takes Raoden and she is told that he is dead as it is believed that Elantrians are just that. Sarene is left to fend for herself in the palace of a foreign city where she is neither needed or welcome. A high Priest of Juddeth from Fjordell, Hrathren, is plotting to bring down the city of Kae from within for the aggressive expansion of the Fjordell empire in the third plot line. None of these are spoilers as that all happens within the first 20 pages. The complexity of Sanderson's world is staggering, much more so then was created over the entire Mistborn trilogy. It is quite a slow moving plot with any action scenes few and far between but that doesn't make it any less intriguing. This book is definitely not for everyone and certainly requires an open mind and a lot of patience. I have been trying to think of what exactly I liked about it but can't put my finger on it, I loved the overall story arc and the character development but all the little bits are just small cogs in a massive machine. I'd say Raoden's storyline was the best as it was the focus of the magic development and the Elantrian power, but Sarene's character was much better and much more relate-able, she has flaws and cares and struggles through all the little things. Raoden just seemed to do everything a bit too easily, that's not to say he doesn't suffer though, he does, a lot. The main thing I didn't like about it (and it's not that big of a deal) was the ambiguous pronunciation of the nomenclature, you may have guessed from the brief descriptions so far but it is full of them. Some sentences felt like a foreign language and I didn't know exactly how they were supposed to sound, a pronunciation guide would have been helpful. Other then that there isn't much else wrong with it, it could have been shorter without losing any charm. The problem is that overall it failed to have any real impact on me. With such a huge world covered and so many characters in one book it is difficult to connect in a way that means you care what happens to them. It is still a fascinating read, rich in culture, heritage, and magic. Overall 7/10

It will be a while before I get around to reading it but can't complain for 20p

IT, 11/22/63 and Different Seasons but none of them are on the poll.

Welcome! glad to have another King fan here

Went to the Cambridge fireworks and bonfire last night, it was a really great display and a good time Then had to spend most of the morning being locked out of my research lab.

Yeah me too! Have you read a lot of King, Steve?

Another classic set for re-make that will surely ruin it. Watched V for Vendetta last night, cause i'm just that cheesy brilliant film though.

I have about 10 of his books on Kindle now and haven't paid more then a £1 for any one of them, they seem to come down in price every-so-often so I snap them up Got Ash for 20p a few weeks ago.

Haha that would be horrible!

The Rats - James Herbert Synopsis It was only when the bones of the first devoured victims were discovered that the true nature and power of these swarming black creatures with their razor sharp teeth and the taste for human blood began to be realised by a panic-stricken city. For millions of years man and rats had been natural enemies. But now for the first time -- suddenly, shockingly, horribly -- the balance of power had shifted... Review I haven't yet branched out into many different horror writers and this was my first James Herbert novel. It was thoroughly enjoyable, gruesome, horrific but a somewhat easy read. It is not a complicated story by any means, over-sized, highly aggressive rats torment London in a series of frenzied attacks and it is left to our protagonist, a school teacher, to deal with them. There is no shortage of detailed descriptions of people being slowly eaten alive by giant rats which never failed to leave grimace or cause me to squirm in my seat. From puppies to babies, gorilla's to armed police, no one is spared from the overwhelming power of the Rats. There is a somewhat simple love story entangled in there which is never fully utilised but this only serves to focus on the main story in my opinion, at around 200 pages it is a relatively short book that leaps at you from the get go. There were a number of chapters devoted to individuals that quickly sets up there life and back story before dispatching of them even faster in a variety of nasty ways. I loved this method! it really kept you on your toes never knowing what is about to happen. Overall a great horror story, and a fantastic début novel from a now well established author who I will certainly be reading more of. Overall 9/10

Cool, I hope you enjoy it! I can't wait to start reading it Started and almost finished Rats by James Herbert on my Kindle, a great read.

Childhood's End- Arthur C. Clarke Synopsis The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city--intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? Review I actually finished this a few weeks ago and have been trying to decide what to write about it... time hasn't helped the situation. I know Karsa did a review of this novel earlier in the year and he struggled with what to write, I now know why. I know Clarke is often criticised for his like of characterisation, and that definitely shows here, but for me it isn't an issue at all. I have a strong science background and career and I am very interested in Astronomy and Cosmology etc. So, for me, it is fascinating reading about all his ideas and 'what if' scenarios, they almost read as historical sci-fi, if there was such a thing. Or even a fictional non-fiction. It is a relatively short book but doesn't feel it at all, the 'history' covers over 100 years which allows us to see the far reaching implications of the earlier major events. It is also very fresh reading a sci-fi in which there is no main antagonist, however because this is so unusual and not what any character was expecting they don't trust the Overlords, then as a result, neither does the reader. There mysterious appearance and behaviour only adds this creating a fair bit of tension throughout. I am relatively new to Clarke but definitely consider myself a fan and continue to be impressed by his straight-forward, no nonsense writing. The characterisation is not missed as the reader is invested in the situations, events and the world that Clarke creates as oppose to his characters. Overall 8/10

Saw it yesterday and really liked it, but I still prefer Casino Royale. Javier Bardem is great as the villian though.

This could be the greatest disaster since Alderaan!

Same! also loved it