Comments on: Weekly Geeks 2009-35: Picking the books I read

By: Paxton

Paxton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:01:15 +0000

The Percy Jackson movie is pretty much in the can. The second trailer was just released recently. It is directed by Chris Columbus who brought us Harry Potter 1 and 2. I love the books and I’m interested in the movie.

I read the first Artemis Fowl book and it’s pretty good. Not really a Harry Potter knockoff. Artemis Fowl is a 12 year old super genius that is looking to harness the magic of the fairy world for himself. It’s clever. Light, airy and fun. I plan on reading the second book.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:10:49 +0000

Eoin Colfer, who wrote the Artemis Fowl series. I have never read them, always thought they were HP knockoffs.

Heard they are making/have mad a Percy Jackson movie?

By: Paxton

Paxton — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:33:57 +0000

Mike, who’s writing them now? His son?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:54:20 +0000

Just found another exceptions to the “only paperback” rule: another hitchihiker’s guide book in the increasingly ill-named trilogy.

It comes out in Oct, so I will be getting that one in whatever form I can, even if written in blood on the back of a swarthy cobbler.

By: Paxton

Paxton — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:47:24 +0000

I can’t read more than 1 at a time. I tried reading 2 at once, one during lunch at work and 1 at bedtime, but I had trouble focusing. Especially if one of the books is better than the other. Now I just focus on one and generally turn around a book in 12-14 days depending on the page count and the writing style of the author.

For instance, reading Koontz’s breezy Frankenstein is much easier and faster than reading Shelley’s dense Frankenstein despite Koontz’s book being nearly double the pages.