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The GOT Book Club
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Read this over the weekend. 'Tis a Czech book, with distinct similarities to Jeeves & Wooster. Very funny.
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye again, for the first time in 32 years. It's a joy.
Before that, I was reading this:
Bags of promise and engrossing at first but, to be honest, I became angry with it long before the end. A bit like New Labour.
Before that, I was reading this:
Bags of promise and engrossing at first but, to be honest, I became angry with it long before the end. A bit like New Labour.
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Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
Ooh, I fancy that!
It concentrates on the siege of two small towns rather than Cities and the frequent changing of sides by both sets of soldiers due to starvation, brutality by their officers towards them ( Russians ) and the sheer desperation of trying to stay alive. Superb .
Just finished - The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh.
Short novel about an ex Vietcong Officer coming to terms with his life post Vietnam War. ( the author ).
Beautifully written and he isn't critical of either side, just tells it as it was.
8 boiled dogs out 10.
The Bees, slightly odd and disturbing , its sort of like Watership Down but with bees, Disney this aint ... good read tho
The Bees, slightly odd and disturbing , its sort of like Watership Down but with bees, Disney this aint ... good read tho
Sounds good - what's the story line ?
You follow the life of on bee and her struggles to confirm to her allotted role in totalitarian state has the Tag line of Accept Obey Serve. If it helps here's the synopsis
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that are not typical of her kin. While mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is removed from sanitation duty and is allowed to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing. She also finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers secrets both sublime and ominous. But enemies are everywhere, from the fearsome fertility police to the high priestesses who jealously guard the Hive Mind. And when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all her instinct to serve is overshadowed by an even deeper desire, a fierce love that will lead to the unthinkable ...Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily familiar. Thrilling and imaginative, 'The Bees' is the story of a heroine who, in the face of an increasingly desperate struggle for survival, changes her destiny and her world.
@Bungle one for the summerThe Bees, slightly odd and disturbing , its sort of like Watership Down but with bees, Disney this aint ... good read tho
UOTE="Sid James, post: 3555695, member: 9180"]You follow the life of on bee and her struggles to confirm to her allotted role in totalitarian state has the Tag line of Accept Obey Serve. If it helps here's the synopsis
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that are not typical of her kin. While mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is removed from sanitation duty and is allowed to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing. She also finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers secrets both sublime and ominous. But enemies are everywhere, from the fearsome fertility police to the high priestesses who jealously guard the Hive Mind. And when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all her instinct to serve is overshadowed by an even deeper desire, a fierce love that will lead to the unthinkable ...Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily familiar. Thrilling and imaginative, 'The Bees' is the story of a heroine who, in the face of an increasingly desperate struggle for survival, changes her destiny and her world.[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, great summary. Gone on my reading list
Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that are not typical of her kin. While mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is removed from sanitation duty and is allowed to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing. She also finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers secrets both sublime and ominous. But enemies are everywhere, from the fearsome fertility police to the high priestesses who jealously guard the Hive Mind. And when Flora breaks the most sacred law of all her instinct to serve is overshadowed by an even deeper desire, a fierce love that will lead to the unthinkable ...Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily familiar. Thrilling and imaginative, 'The Bees' is the story of a heroine who, in the face of an increasingly desperate struggle for survival, changes her destiny and her world.[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, great summary. Gone on my reading list
If you like the books of Iain Banks you'll enjoy this - The Bridge.
I can't really describe the story without giving things away. The simplest way I can describe it - the story of three very different characters interwoven around a real or imagined bridge. It's got a very strong Orwellian theme that runs through it.
8 cans of Iron Bru out of 10.
Not really a Sci-Fi fan, but reading this at the moment and enjoying it:
Thanks for the record mate, just finished it.
It's a good read, but a bit tech heavy and seemed to run out steam half way through. It's believable though and it'd make a good film.
6 green men out of 10.