Reading anything?

[Fausto]

[Vik]

Getting back into comics. Finished reading the 12 issues of Marvel's 'Secret Wars', which was very enjoyable. Now reading 'Watchmen'.

[HappyGilmore]

They were great, Pillow.

They now have an ongoing book: Avengers vs. X-Men.

Decent.

[Vik]

WATCHMEN was awesome. Great artwork, intricate story, interesting characters. I just wish I hadn't seen the film beforehand. It was over 2 years ago, but still.

Now reading the first book of AKIRA. Pretty good so far.

[Doggett]

I honestly dont know whats wrong with me...

[indianasmith]

That one is pretty awesome!  You need to read the companion volume,

[Doggett]

You need to read the companion volume,

Whats that?

[Rev. Powell]

Books on



Jan Svankmajer and



David Lynch

[Psycho Circus]

About to start this today. Managed to finish the other 3 books I had been reading last October and gave up on the awful "Less Than Zero". Hoping Relentless is good, should be as Koontz has yet to disappoint me...

[FatFreddysCat]

Just finished "Feed" by Mira Grant - book one of the "Newsflesh" trilogy, detailing the adventures of a group of young journalists forty years after a zombie apocalypse. (Got book 2 on deck, the title slips my mind at the moment...)

Currently reading: "The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History" by John Ortved

[Allhallowsday]

I just finished FRANK LANGELLA's "Dropped Names"


Then I read SCOTTY BOWER's "Full Service"  Disgusting.


Now I'm reading "Is Paris Burning?" 

[Vik]

Reading V FOR VENDETTA by Alan Moore.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Ye-es! More or le-ess!

A he said/she said comparison.

He: Douglas Ward
She: Kay Showker

Both have published guidebooks to cruise ships and cruise lines. If you want to see the individual titles, then look at some of my older posts on this thread, but, as I said, this is a comparison of the two writers and their guidebooks.

Facts included for each review
He: 36 from size of ship to classification society that classified ship
She: 14 from age of ship to space ratio per passenger
Winner: He

Standard features for each ship
He: 17
She: 18
Winner: She

Ships rated
He: 256
She: 456
Winner: She

Value (?)
He: No
She: Yes
Winner: He

Explanation of ratings
He: 6 p.
She: 2 p.
Winner: He

Ratings form included
He: No
She: Yes
Winner: She

Maximum passengers per ship (only)
He: No
She: Yes
Winner: He

Repetitive reviews
He: Yes
She: No
Winner: She

Length of review
He 1-5 p.
She: 1-29 p.
Winner: Tie

Arrangement of reviews
He: by ship
She: by cruise line
Winner: She

Readability (Humor)
He: Yes. On one ship's disco "For the young at heart or the hearing impaired." ROTFL!
She: None
Winner: He

Rating scale
He: 2000 points
She: 130 points
Winner: He

Introduction
He: 118 p.
She: 140 p.
Winner: Tie

Alternative cruises
He: 13 p.
She: 86 p.
Winner: She

Cruises for special people (families, honeymooners, romantics, singles, etc.)
He: Yes
She: Yes
Winner: Tie

Cruises for the physically challenged
He: Yes
She: Yes
Winner: Tie

Trivia
He: Yes
She: No
Winner: He

Illustrations
He: Yes. Many and some in color
She: Yes. Few and none in color
Winner: He

Maps
He: Yes
She: Yes
Winner: Tie

Indexes
He: 1 (Subject)
She: 4 (Cruise line, cruise ship, place, subject)
Winner: She

Latest edition found
He: 2004
She: 2011
Winner: She

Print size
He: Same through out
She: Reviews 10% smaller print. Indexes 10% smaller print than reviews.
Winner: He

Price
He: $23.95 (2004)
She: $23.99 (2011)
Winner: Tie

Miscellaneous
He: "A man of the sea"
She: Biased
He: Adaptive
She: Accepting of unacceptable excuses
Winner: He

Thus, by a score of 10 (He) to 8 (She) with 6 ties, He wins. With the big proviso, that you can find an edition of his guidebook that is not older than 2 years. Otherwise, she is better than nothing.

Next time: a mystery from "You betcha!" land.

[The Burgomaster]

[indianasmith]

I just finished "An Artist in Treason: The Secret Life of General James Wilkinson."
It was a wonderful account of one of the most colorful characters in American history - Wilkinson served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army under our first four Presidents, and was also "Secret Agent 13" in the Imperial Spanish Secret Service.  He actively betrayed his country for nearly 30 years, but was never punished for it.  He survived four Congressional inquiries and three courts-martial without a conviction, earning him the nickname of "the General who never won a battle or lost a court martial."  A very good read.  The author's last name was Linklater.