Fail, fail, and sort-of fail
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alobearDeath Match by Lincoln Child:
I would never read this guy's books ordinarily, but they make for highly entertaining audiobooks to listen to while at the gym. This one was shaping up nicely - super computer find people's perfect matches and then the 100% matched couples start apparently committing double suicide. The company brings in an ex-FBI profiler to investigate. Intrigue, action and ridiculousness ensue. And then the recording stopped working and it turned out the files for the second half of the book were empty. I can't seem to find another copy, there doesn't seem to be a proper synopsis online, and I'm certainly not bothered enough to buy the actual book and read it to find out what happens. I'm guessing the computer did it.
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie:
This is well-written and interesting in terms of plot. I just despised all the characters, which made it a bit difficult to get into properly. It may be that my reading experience was affected by the onset of a serious case of fandom obsession, which basically has me only wanting to watch, read and write things related to Supernatural, but I unfortunately had to give up.
Wreck-It Ralph:
This wasn't really a fail - I quite enjoyed it. It's just that it had been built up so much there was no way it could live up to expectations, and it didn't. The concept was awesome, and it had some really brilliant moments, but it kind of sagged in the middle a bit, and didn't really hold together properly for me. I remember wincing a couple of times and reacting badly to some of the sentiments presented, but I now can't remember what I thought any of the problems were. Fun, but not stellar.
I would never read this guy's books ordinarily, but they make for highly entertaining audiobooks to listen to while at the gym. This one was shaping up nicely - super computer find people's perfect matches and then the 100% matched couples start apparently committing double suicide. The company brings in an ex-FBI profiler to investigate. Intrigue, action and ridiculousness ensue. And then the recording stopped working and it turned out the files for the second half of the book were empty. I can't seem to find another copy, there doesn't seem to be a proper synopsis online, and I'm certainly not bothered enough to buy the actual book and read it to find out what happens. I'm guessing the computer did it.
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie:
This is well-written and interesting in terms of plot. I just despised all the characters, which made it a bit difficult to get into properly. It may be that my reading experience was affected by the onset of a serious case of fandom obsession, which basically has me only wanting to watch, read and write things related to Supernatural, but I unfortunately had to give up.
Wreck-It Ralph:
This wasn't really a fail - I quite enjoyed it. It's just that it had been built up so much there was no way it could live up to expectations, and it didn't. The concept was awesome, and it had some really brilliant moments, but it kind of sagged in the middle a bit, and didn't really hold together properly for me. I remember wincing a couple of times and reacting badly to some of the sentiments presented, but I now can't remember what I thought any of the problems were. Fun, but not stellar.
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Date: 2013-03-13 08:32 pm (UTC)Dodgy audio books. One of the little annoyances of modern life :/
Have you only must started watching Supernatural? I've meant to take a look for a little while. I'm going to assume that you recommend it ;)
PS I was super pleased to get the email for your anniversary bash in June. I was hoping you'd be doing that again. I'm so looking forward to it :)
(*cough* Any chance of a floor to crash on? *cough* :D)
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Date: 2013-03-13 08:57 pm (UTC)No! Save yourself before it's too late!!
I started watching Supernatural when it first aired in 2005, gave up in 2007 because it kept freaking me out, started up again where I'd left off and then stopped again in 2010 when they renewed it for a sixth season (because the creators said they had a five season arc and it annoyed me that they gave in to the studio when it continued to be successful). Then, I fell off the wagon again a couple of weekends ago - Dave shouldn't be allowed to leave me on my own in the flat - it's not safe... And now I'm mainlining it to catch up on the three seasons I'm behind, plus reading the fanfic and writing my own.
Seriously - don't get embroiled - it's really not a good idea - take it from someone who knows... Plus, the main attraction is really cute, broken male characters, so I'm guessing that wouldn't affect you the same way it does me. :o)
As for Annie and Dave Con - glad to hear you're enthused! And since you're the first person to ask, you can have the spare bed, if you like!