Family26 Dec 2006 06:52 pm
My wife and I read a lot. She got me going to the library again, we usually come home with an armload. I have rediscovered Louis L’Amour and have discovered Dean Koontz, if that tells you anything about the depth of books I prefer.
So anyway, one night I asked my wife about the inspirationish fiction book she was reading. I asked if she liked it, and why or why not.
It was ok, she said, but it wasn’t very realistic.
I probed further, what wasn’t realistic? Fantastic action, ludicrous coincidences, unlikely plots?
It turned out to be this: the man in the story always knew the exact perfect thing to say.
Indeed, that sounds unrealistic to me!
4 Responses
December 26th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
I tend towards weird books, having said that, I’ve read two Koontz books and I’m afraid they were just about too weird for even my strange taste….maybe you could convince me to give him one more chance.
December 30th, 2006 at 1:11 am
I agree….Koontz is really good. For years I have been a lone science-fiction reader. I also prefer Patricial Cornwell, and have other authors you may enjoy if you are interested. Koontz is obviously a dog lover, you’ll discover if you read enough of his books. Speaking of reading, and recalling how many Hardy Boy books we read in our youth, is the cat in your drawing named “Fenton” perchance?
December 30th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Why not? Sure, that’s Fenton in the window!
I was starting to pick up on how much Koontz loves dogs. He takes it a little far sometimes! I just finished “One Door Away from Heaven,” and that was the only part I didn’t like. The world-changing “gift” the aliens were bringing to save our world was basically the ability to connect with dogs and see their dreams?! Huh? Or was it too early in the morning when I read that part, did I miss something?
But that’s a very small suspension of disbelief to pay for a great book.
January 3rd, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Yes, there are some weird ideas as to what gifts really are, I guess that’s why the genre is “science fiction”. :) There’s other books he’s penned that have more dog roles, but I can’t think of the name right now. I just finished Stephen Kings “Cell” and that’s about people getting “zapped” while talking on their phones and becoming zombies. :) Rather interesting reading, but he did mention at the end author’s note that he does not own a cell. I too prefer books that are a stretch and maybe a tad of macabre by some standards, but you have to be able to fall asleep some how.