tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post58789463992728312..comments2023-10-17T03:41:01.759-04:00Comments on reflexiones finales: Pandemic Weekrussell1200http://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-191140253775219932012-03-27T22:08:26.555-04:002012-03-27T22:08:26.555-04:00Well Gretchen, I suspect that you see that the rev...Well Gretchen, I suspect that you see that the review was (by my standards) middle of the road. While I try and highlight the good points of a novel, I don't see the point in sugar coating.<br /><br />However, on the plus side, my reviews do give enough information to allow people to decide for themselves. Your typical Jungian Wiccan will think I am an idiot, and say "Thats the book for me!" <br /><br />Note that Kelly Robinson posted it to her master list of apocalyptic novels (she is writing a book) and that will certainly be helpful.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-61711443268778029392012-03-26T14:20:55.800-04:002012-03-26T14:20:55.800-04:00Thanks for mentioning Dreamer's Island with th...Thanks for mentioning Dreamer's Island with this group. As the author, it's nice to see it categorized with other books you deemed worthy of review. <br /><br />Gretchen HummelGretchen Hummelhttp://gretchenhummel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-43620615577763022162012-02-29T13:15:32.969-05:002012-02-29T13:15:32.969-05:00Sorry Ody, your response got captured in the "...Sorry Ody, your response got captured in the "spam" section by blogger. I should have caught it sooner.<br /><br />I read your wifes review: very good. The generl theme reminds me a little of Pressler's "The Profession" <br /><br />http://reflexionesfinales.blogspot.com/2011/08/profession-thriller-review.html<br /><br />Nationalizing farms would be a pretty good way to make sure we starved to death, thats for sure.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-73135976498263724502012-02-24T08:54:52.148-05:002012-02-24T08:54:52.148-05:00I've read it and liked it but it is different....I've read it and liked it but it is different.<br /><br />The Last Centurion is written as one big long narrative blog post. There isn't even any actual dialog just the writers recollection of conversations.<br /><br />My wife did a better review of it: http://theantisoma.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-rome-shall-not-fall.htmlOdysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-68130224554236121882012-02-23T19:22:26.229-05:002012-02-23T19:22:26.229-05:00In reverse order:
HW: note that Jaws was a type o...In reverse order:<br /><br />HW: note that Jaws was a type of horror novel, and many people did not even want to get into the bathtube after reading the book or seeing the movie. Your reaction is at least in part the intended effect. Honey Brown's Red Queen (noted above in the already reviewed books) won the Australian Horror Novel of the year - it is very tense.<br /><br />O: Who would have thought that many people, Democrat and Republican, would have preferred Ms. H to our current occupant.<br /><br />I have seen the Ringo book, but it sounds like there is a lot of political-style ranting cluttering it up. Have you read it? Did you like it?russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-3368729147534214042012-02-23T12:04:08.493-05:002012-02-23T12:04:08.493-05:00Kind of makes me wish to hibernate at home.
I wa...Kind of makes me wish to hibernate at home. <br /><br />I watched the BBC Survivors show and had the same feeling.<br /><br />Something tells me that I am a pandemic gloom and doom rubbernecker...seeing what I can see-reading what I can read-then washing my hands and avoiding others for a bit! lol<br /><br />JenniferHumble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-31019869979896195562012-02-23T09:09:42.102-05:002012-02-23T09:09:42.102-05:00John Ringo's "The Last Centurion" co...John Ringo's "The Last Centurion" combines a pandimic flu, with sudden "little ice age", with Hilliary Clinton as president.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.com