tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post3244756760722568776..comments2024-03-24T01:16:48.151-04:00Comments on Grind and Punishment: G&P Review: The Blind Surgeons OperationAndrew Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09817760227836086070noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-9530273256391703482012-06-08T12:35:33.574-04:002012-06-08T12:35:33.574-04:00negatory, my good sir. about book five or six step...negatory, my good sir. about book five or six stephen king makes himself a character and incorporates his horrific car accident into the plot. it is just as lame as it sounds.Andrew Childershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817760227836086070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-22546598846184079862012-06-08T12:32:06.618-04:002012-06-08T12:32:06.618-04:00when you say king made himself a character, are yo...when you say king made himself a character, are you referring to the crippled black woman with a bipolar disorder or the train that talks in all capitals? I've only read the first 3 and thought I needed a break.Perpetual Strifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277776917618955404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-61924683485372396342012-06-06T09:59:53.872-04:002012-06-06T09:59:53.872-04:00Unless you have an aversion to themes of violence,...Unless you have an aversion to themes of violence, murder, incest, rape, infanticide,gore etc then the books are not for you. Who am I kidding, you will love them!Alex Layzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338137078289275583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-82204193361087565702012-06-06T09:50:11.021-04:002012-06-06T09:50:11.021-04:00On topic, spun this again and still wasn't fee...On topic, spun this again and still wasn't feeling it. They're unique, but for whatever reason it's not my bag.<br /><br />Too flighty, I guess? I kept wanting them to really dig into one of those Maruta riffs and maybe throw in a mosh riff. That's not what they're about, though, which is fine.Bill Willingham IV, Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867217033974730914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-73357154902700562772012-06-06T09:48:26.418-04:002012-06-06T09:48:26.418-04:00Agreed with Andrew on Dark Tower. As soon as King...Agreed with Andrew on Dark Tower. As soon as King started showing up I was over that shit. The Gunslinger was the best book in that series.<br /><br />ASOIF is "realistic" fantasy, if that's a thing. Basically it is epic political intrigue with magical things happening at the fringes of the world, very slowly creeping in.Bill Willingham IV, Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867217033974730914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-18232594000138118662012-06-06T08:47:11.443-04:002012-06-06T08:47:11.443-04:00i'm not really a stephen king fan (that's ...i'm not really a stephen king fan (that's my wife), but man dark tower went really down hill after book four, right about the time king made himself a character. and despite being 800 pages, the last book felt really rushed and half assed.Andrew Childershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817760227836086070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-12418823953770984212012-06-06T00:49:45.741-04:002012-06-06T00:49:45.741-04:00with andrew on this, love the show (although the s...with andrew on this, love the show (although the s2 finale was way too condensed) but if I'm going to read long winded fantasy books i need to resume the Dark Tower seriesPerpetual Strifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277776917618955404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-46060898415330897032012-06-05T17:41:30.103-04:002012-06-05T17:41:30.103-04:00i watched the show but never read the books. they ...i watched the show but never read the books. they worth the effort? i was more of a robert jordan guy. dunno if i have time to get sucked into another compulsive reading series. verdict?Andrew Childershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817760227836086070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-7059411941974491882012-06-05T12:13:29.700-04:002012-06-05T12:13:29.700-04:00@ Alex: Dude, I fucking love ASOIF. Damn right.
...@ Alex: Dude, I fucking love ASOIF. Damn right.<br /><br />I listened to this album last night and it just didn't click with me. I'll give it another spin sometime soon, though.Bill Willingham IV, Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867217033974730914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-47263401768302319832012-06-05T09:28:30.291-04:002012-06-05T09:28:30.291-04:00Being a big ASOIF fan the front cover looks like t...Being a big ASOIF fan the front cover looks like the Stark sigil devouring the Greyjoys sigil. (Sits pondering whether game of thrones love is another thing we grinders have in common)Alex Layzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338137078289275583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423175970439780764.post-50629648413582278192012-06-05T00:35:51.225-04:002012-06-05T00:35:51.225-04:00I'm having flashbacks of reading Fuck on the B...I'm having flashbacks of reading Fuck on the Beach song titles...*shudder*Perpetual Strifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277776917618955404noreply@blogger.com