Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"ULTRAMAN: THE OFFICIAL NOVEL OF THE SERIES by Pat Cadigan: I've had this one for a while now, but moved it to the top of my list when I found out Bob recently read it. So far I've read only the first two chapters, and I'm interspersing it with other…"
Jul 15
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I'm sure you're correct. It could just be the way certain publishers have divided the books into the sets I looked at online.
I seriously doubt I'll read the entire thing. If I make it through Swann's Way and want to continue, I'll likely buy one of…"
Jul 13
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
" (It's either three volumes or six volumes depending on which version you buy.)
I'm pretty sure that it's seven volumes long:
1 Swann's Way (1913) aka The Way by Swann's2 In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower (1919) aka Within a Budding Grove3 The…"
Jul 13
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"Edgar Allan Poe, Frank Herbert, Henry James, Larry McMurtry, Marcel Proust
"Two years into his sixties, Duane Moore -- a man who had driven pickups for as long as he had been licensed to drive -- parked his pickup in his own carport one day and…"
Jul 13
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"oh, OK. I might still go to tbe Mall anyway, though."
Jul 9
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"That's what I recall, but my aging brain could be failing me.  I was thinking of going out that way later in the week. If I so, I'll have a look."
Jul 9
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"WHAT!?
$#!t, it's on Amazon!"
Jul 9
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I'm reasonably certain that the UltraSeven novel was in the B&N in the Smith Haven Mall when I bought my copy of the book I just finished.  I'll doublecheck it the next time that I'm out that way."
Jul 9
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"You know, today was supposed to be the day the UltraSeven novel (also by Pat Cadigan, second in the series), delayed from June 2024, was to have been released. The owner on my LCS tells me that puiblisher after published have stopped dealing with…"
Jul 9
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"Just finished Ultraman: The Official Novel of the Series, by Pat Cadigan. I won't get into detail, as I know that Young Jeffrey will want to cover it in his own way, except to say that I enjoyed it."
Jul 9
doc photo replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"Last week I finished reading ERBs seventh Mars novel Fighting Man of Mars. I'm commited to reading the entire series - four more books to go. 
I agree with the assessment of Burroughs as a great storyteller, not a great writer - kind of like Jack…"
Jul 1
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"Just finished reading the Mars Trilogy, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which contains A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars.  The introduction describes Burroughs as being not a great writer, but a great storyteller.  John Carter is…"
Jun 30
JD DeLuzio replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I've just finished the recent Lollapalooza book, a history of the festival in the 1990s that consists heavily of a zillion interviews cut and pasted into a comparatively coherent narrative. It's a a fascinating and detailed piece of the recent past,…"
Jun 19
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I recently finished reading Ballyhoo!: The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling, by Jon Langmead. It's an interesting look at the earliest days of professional wrestling in the U.S., from its earliest days as a…"
Jun 7
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"THE GOOD BOOK: After (or perhaps "continuing") my Bible kick, my reading could have taken one of three possible tacks. After stepping back for a while to consider which direction I would take, I decided to go with The Good Book (2011), which is a…"
May 31
The Baron replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, by Tim Hornbaker.  It's an oiinteresting book, and gives a thoroguh of Flair's career and personal life. If there's a flaw, it's that Hornbaker comes across as a Flair nfan, and…"
May 30
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