[QUOTE=RisingForce;5392342]Yes, but are they militantly hostile and antagonistic to you as a result?[/QUOTE]
No, not quite :p
[QUOTE=DebkoX;5392360]Good luck! What discipline?[/QUOTE]
Thank you! :)
Precision medicine/cancer immunology.
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[QUOTE=RisingForce;5392342]Yes, but are they militantly hostile and antagonistic to you as a result?[/QUOTE]
No, not quite :p
[QUOTE=DebkoX;5392360]Good luck! What discipline?[/QUOTE]
Thank you! :)
Precision medicine/cancer immunology.
Also, I often find that people over hyper authors. I'm currently reading The Shining for the first time and every time that I read a SK novel, all I can think is that this guy is easily in my top five. Admittedly I've only read Pet Sematary, Carrie and Salem's Lot (plus half of The Shining), so maybe I've just been reading his better books?
IT and Cujo up next I think.
[QUOTE=Enigma;5393078]Also, I often find that people over hyper authors. I'm currently reading The Shining for the first time and every time that I read a SK novel, all I can think is that this guy is easily in my top five. Admittedly I've only read Pet Sematary, Carrie and Salem's Lot (plus half of The Shining), so maybe I've just been reading his better books?
IT and Cujo up next I think.[/QUOTE]
Just a friendly suggestion.
You might want to pass on IT for the time being and read The Stand. By the time you finish IT you may be tired of his writing and it would be a shame for you to miss out on one of his best books. I mean, he basically created a new genre with it.
I just reread Robert Jordan's [B]Eye of the World[/B] in anticipation of the Amazon Prime show coming.....this fall I think.
[QUOTE=ChadH;5393389]Just a friendly suggestion.
You might want to pass on IT for the time being and read The Stand. By the time you finish IT you may be tired of his writing and it would be a shame for you to miss out on one of his best books. I mean, he basically created a new genre with it.[/QUOTE]
I loved both books, but [I]The Stand[/I] is the only novel of its size I ever read in one sitting.
Thanks for the suggestions :)
[QUOTE=Enigma;5378873]I really like Gemmell's works, especially Drenai novels. I've always been tempted by his Troy books though, so would be interested to hear how you get on.[/QUOTE]
His Troy trilogy is the only one of Gemmell's works I've read, though I own [I]Legend [/I] so I intend to correct this one day, but I really enjoy this series (it's actually a re-read for me since I first read them about 8-10 years ago as a teen). I give it a pretty high recommendation as someone who enjoys seeing a good redo on the Trojan War mythos.
[QUOTE=Gaius;5395571]His Troy trilogy is the only one of Gemmell's works I've read, though I own [I]Legend [/I] so I intend to correct this one day, but I really enjoy this series (it's actually a re-read for me since I first read them about 8-10 years ago as a teen). I give it a pretty high recommendation as someone who enjoys seeing a good redo on the Trojan War mythos.[/QUOTE]
I always enjoyed the mythos too, so it is definitely on my list.
Regarding Drenai, I think they all good and personally I would read them in publication order, but Waylander is my favourite by far. That book was one of my entries into fantasy reading and although there is probably some level of rose tinted glasses as a result, I do think that it is exceptional. If you're into adaptations, I have graphic novel adaptations of Legend and Wolf in the Shadows. The former is pretty good but I haven't read the latter yet as I still need to read those books.
My Mystery Scene magazine review of the James Grippando thriller [I]Twenty[/I] [url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/62-reviews/online-exclusive/7032-twenty]HERE![/url]
New Kindle book: [I]Cow Country[/I] (1921) by B.M. Bower.
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[I]The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter[/I] (1940) by Carson McCullers
[QUOTE=Gaius;5395571]His Troy trilogy is the only one of Gemmell's works I've read, though I own [I]Legend [/I] so I intend to correct this one day, but I really enjoy this series (it's actually a re-read for me since I first read them about 8-10 years ago as a teen). I give it a pretty high recommendation as someone who enjoys seeing a good redo on the Trojan War mythos.[/QUOTE]
I really like practically all his fantasy novels.
I’d place Legend as mid-table in my own league table of Gemmell books...but much better than most fantasy from other writers.
I was going to recount one reason why it’s a real favourite for many fans...but then realised it would effectively be a spoiler.
Chadwick Boseman is the first Black posthumous Golden Globe winner
[url]https://tv.avclub.com/chadwick-boseman-is-the-first-black-posthumous-golden-g-1846377687[/url]
[QUOTE=Agent Z;5405382]Chadwick Boseman is the first Black posthumous Golden Globe winner
[url]https://tv.avclub.com/chadwick-boseman-is-the-first-black-posthumous-golden-g-1846377687[/url][/QUOTE]I didn't click on the link but . . . huh? :confused:
[QUOTE=MajorHoy;5405729]I didn't click on the link but . . . huh? :confused:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, he won for a book?
Wrong thread maybe??