tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post5615330057690500157..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: 5 Desert Island Reads - Andy OliverNeal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-59879414149300557422012-02-24T11:54:03.955+00:002012-02-24T11:54:03.955+00:00"Altered Carbon" I thought the concept ..."Altered Carbon" I thought the concept of stack immortality was excellent but the novel felt, to me, a bit tacked together around the concept. It lacked a plot thrust and I thought the pace really dropped away at the end. Nice technology, shame about the story.Chrome Sparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983757681109806961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-73356807066207094972011-03-23T22:02:57.285+00:002011-03-23T22:02:57.285+00:00"Altered Carbon", I thought was excellen..."Altered Carbon", I thought was excellent, followed by "Broken Angels" just as enjoyable but "Woken Furies" the third Kovacs novel to me seemed a little rushed and didn't have the same power in the story.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of Clark but at times in the Rama books I did wish he just get on with it and something would actually happen.<br /><br />Alfred Bester, is also the name of the character, PSI Cop, played by Walter Koenig (yes, Chekov from Star Trek)in Babylon 5. Took a while before I noticed that connection!<br /><br />interesting choices AndyPhil Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992017267449727399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-47635109285521792011-03-22T10:35:50.383+00:002011-03-22T10:35:50.383+00:00Only two Ive read, Rama and Stars my Destination (...Only two Ive read, Rama and Stars my Destination (aka Tiger Tiger!)<br />Both epic reads!<br />Adam Roberts, I read his Salt and didnt enjoy it and not gone back since. <br />Altered Carbon is on my wishlist!LarryShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723096857163954170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-34571674042251562942011-03-21T08:57:18.533+00:002011-03-21T08:57:18.533+00:00I need to read Altered Carbon again it seems as it...I need to read Altered Carbon again it seems as it didn't really blow me away the first time.<br />Maybe I was looking forward more to the next Reynolds/Asher book at the time, I don't know really.Fader209https://www.blogger.com/profile/06361335822375426178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-37469969580037793092011-03-21T01:48:56.190+00:002011-03-21T01:48:56.190+00:00Richard Morgan has done, to some degree, for Mil-S...Richard Morgan has done, to some degree, for Mil-SF, what Mieville did for fantasytoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645074986936369132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-79174970811027611662011-03-20T19:53:06.481+00:002011-03-20T19:53:06.481+00:00Excellent call on Altered Carbon.. in fact, it was...Excellent call on Altered Carbon.. in fact, it was AC that brought me back to reading SF after a very long absence, and also preceded my reading of any of Mr Asher's books. A friend recommended AC, I read all three Kovacs novels - loved them, asked him for more recommendations and he put me on to Gridlinked next.beakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08893268364985964326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-29220469487588005342011-03-20T18:47:59.544+00:002011-03-20T18:47:59.544+00:00Hmm, curious about Altered Carbon, it's been m...Hmm, curious about <b>Altered Carbon</b>, it's been mentioned a couple times.<br /><br />Location-dependent. Hehe, nice one, Vaude.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173308934226656329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-44886355736991010532011-03-20T15:04:32.035+00:002011-03-20T15:04:32.035+00:00"Gully Foyle is my name and stars my destinat..."Gully Foyle is my name and stars my destination."<br /><br />classic.<br />i havent gone a day without thinking about this list since the call out. i have a really hard time coming up with one. definitely Sitwell's ENGLISH ECCENTRICS, to keep me on the island maybe THE SHEEP LOOK UP/Brunner.<br /><br />probably have to do this regionally. if i were in the Atlantic it would be different than the Pacific stash of reads. GODS OF INDIA with SHIVA 3000/Jensen if it was near Srilanka.<br />Cordwainer Smith and Dying Earth compendium if it were in another spot nearer to North America.<br /><br />is this a fictional island or do you have some specific region/location in the middle of nowhere you want to stick all your readers on for the word willing writings of bloggo theatre?<br /><br />this will take a while.vaudeviewgalor raandisisraisinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045187732283895410noreply@blogger.com