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NebulaJack wrote:
Fairly all right. It was sunny today, but not too hot. Good weather for waiving a sign and reading an audiobook.
That's good. It's has finally topped the 100 mark here. That is great for us. We usually see this much earlier in the summer. What are you reading?
I have been wanting to get an audio book to listen to. I finished Armor a couple of months ago and haven't tried another since.
I got this Itunes app version. If you are an apple user.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/armor-by-john-steakley/id365983341?mt=8
Here it is on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Armor/dp/B002ONP2WM
If you get a chance you should check it out if you have never read it. It is easily in my top 5 books. I've read it once every couple of years. It was just as good to listen to.
Here is one review from Amazon.
Armor is, I believe, my favorite science fiction novel ever. It follows to basic plotlines -- one is the story of a desperate soldier fighting an impossible war, the other from the point of view of an ex-pirate escaped from prison who joined up with the wrong crew. The two plots do intertwine, but the plots aren't the appeal of this novel.
The author's writing style is unique. On the battlefield, you get that feeling which is rarely accurately conveyed in words, the feeling of the rush, the confusion, the horror of combat (I've never been in a combat situation, but I like to pretend I can imagine what it is like). But it's more than that. Steakley questions the whole purpose of the war, the necessity and the making of heroes, and the humanity and desperation of the soldiers.
When you get to the the pirate's section, it switches over to a first person POV, but instead of using one of the usual first person styles (either normal third person with the word 'I' substited in a lot, or subtance-less with a lot of jokes,) you really get into the head of the character, into what makes him tick, and it's really a fantastic experience.
And even with all the fantastic points necessarily made, this book never lets up. There's nary a boring or dull moment, there are the obligatory plot-twists, action sequences, etc..
This is simply a must read novel.
