I am on my third book of my most recent fiction binge. It happens to be Michael Crichton's "Lost World" the sequel to Jurassic Park and starts off with unidentified large lizards washing up on the beach.
Ed, Crichton is an enjoyable author. If you still find yourself in a fiction mood at some point, I recommend his books "Timeline" (Time travel of a sort back to the 14th Century; the book is better than the movie) and Eaters of the Dead, which is loosely based on the writings of 10th Century Arab traveling north to the land of the Rus (it was the basis for the movie The Thirteenth Warrior, which arguably is better than the book).
Back to say as I was adding them to my online list, I'm 99.9% certain that I "read" Timeline already. Although it came out after I stopped reading fiction, I do listen to fiction books when traveling and that must have been one of those books. I remember really liking it. I've always been a sucker for time travel books and their implications. One of my favorites was Stephen King's 11/22/63.
Ed, if it involved a corporation in Arizona and the 100 Year War, then yes you have. I really enjoyed Crichton both because he was a great writer and he wove in enough science to make things theoretically believable.
Comments are welcome (and necessary, for good conversation). If you could take the time to be kind and not practice profanity, it would be appreciated. Thanks for posting!
Going to agree with you TB, as far as I'm concerned monitors can join the ranks of T. rex. Those photos really show the meaning of the word "lush".
ReplyDeleteNylon12 - I am not precisely terrified of large lizards, but they are not on my "favourite" list by a long shot.
DeleteLush is something that will be a bit of repeating theme as we travel through this trip.
I am on my third book of my most recent fiction binge. It happens to be Michael Crichton's "Lost World" the sequel to Jurassic Park and starts off with unidentified large lizards washing up on the beach.
ReplyDeleteEd, Crichton is an enjoyable author. If you still find yourself in a fiction mood at some point, I recommend his books "Timeline" (Time travel of a sort back to the 14th Century; the book is better than the movie) and Eaters of the Dead, which is loosely based on the writings of 10th Century Arab traveling north to the land of the Rus (it was the basis for the movie The Thirteenth Warrior, which arguably is better than the book).
DeleteThank you for the suggestions. I'll add them to a list to look for when I get my next gift certificate.
DeleteBack to say as I was adding them to my online list, I'm 99.9% certain that I "read" Timeline already. Although it came out after I stopped reading fiction, I do listen to fiction books when traveling and that must have been one of those books. I remember really liking it. I've always been a sucker for time travel books and their implications. One of my favorites was Stephen King's 11/22/63.
DeleteEd, if it involved a corporation in Arizona and the 100 Year War, then yes you have. I really enjoyed Crichton both because he was a great writer and he wove in enough science to make things theoretically believable.
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