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McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
11:12am, 11 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
Sorry, I mean I read 1974 and gave up in 1977
Chrisull
Chrisull
Sep 2019
11:16am, 11 Sep 2019
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Chrisull
I've read GB84 as the miner's strike setting appealed, but it just got too nasty and gtrim and unbelievable at the end. It had the same failings as CHarlie Brooker does on too many Black Mirrors , plot is heading on traintracks into brick wall, where everyone explodes, dies etc etc
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
11:18am, 11 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
As it is my non-birthday today, it is alleged some books will be coming my way tonight. Hoping not to get another dreary 800 page Chinese Sci-Fi
Chrisull
Chrisull
Sep 2019
11:21am, 11 Sep 2019
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Chrisull
I thought you liked the Three Body Problem? (It did sound a bit dreary after the exciting initial premise tho).
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
11:38am, 11 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
It was soul-destroyingly dull by the end and Spoiler Alert, despite supposedly being about an alien invasion, as the author is a physicist, the aliens are travelling at believable speeds meaning they don't arrive until mid way through the next novel. Life's too short.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Sep 2019
4:29pm, 11 Sep 2019
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Little Nemo
You beat me to it with the Dublin Murders link LindsD :-)

I'll give it a go but I agree that it might lose a lot as a TV series.

I've seen that The Goldfinch has been made into a film that's out soon.
GregP
GregP
Sep 2019
7:54pm, 15 Sep 2019
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GregP
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Discus.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
8:21pm, 15 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
I've never heard of it. I hate it.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Sep 2019
8:23pm, 15 Sep 2019
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Diogenes
Sounds wet.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Sep 2019
8:24pm, 15 Sep 2019
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McGoohan
this 1-star review from Amazon confirms my opinion:

"I somehow added audio listening so ended up spending more than I intended.. I haven’t read the book yet but cross it cost me more than expected. No way I can see to reimburse the audio"

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