Nouvelle Revue

Feb 04, 2010 12:36

So I just finished The Ninth Circle, a novel by Alex Bell. Let me tell you guys: it makes Dan Brown look like a genius. Okay, I can take a measure of the blame for thinking it might be a good read from a quick scan of the blurb but my mind was unprepared for such a mess of squandery. I won’t go into plot details because that might pique your ( Read more... )

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custodianiseed February 4 2010, 15:08:15 UTC
It is incredible what can get published these days. And these people are allowed to VOTE!
It actually sounds worse than the worse book I ever read, so I would be interested in reading it. Did you actually burn your copy?

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implode666 February 4 2010, 16:38:54 UTC
Gah! My plan of warning you off has totally backfired!

Also, are poking fun at me Mr Peter?

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custodianiseed February 4 2010, 19:37:25 UTC
FUN? On the Sabbath? O wait...
Truth be told I have enough of bad books for now. I just finished a trilogy that answered NONE of the gripping questions that had plagued the character since day one. Once I calmed down I swore off trash for a while.

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alexdickson February 5 2010, 00:00:43 UTC
You need to leanr that whenever someone says something is bad, people go looking for it!

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implode666 February 5 2010, 09:15:22 UTC
MAH BOI, I have absolutely no idea what you mean!

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lkm089 February 6 2010, 02:37:43 UTC
Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Incidentally, was it my copy you were reading? I can't find my one anywhere.

Guess what I'm reading just now? None other than "Miss Wyoming". I lost my copy so I bought a new one.

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implode666 February 6 2010, 14:14:32 UTC
Yeah, it was your Running With Scissors I had, would you like me to return it? I think it should be loaned out again to someone who might enjoy it. Maybe Danny?

Yikes, Miss Wyoming again? Surely there are other Coupland books you haven't read yet? But in your defence, that IS a really great read....

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