888 Challenge : Book #3 (Eternity Express)
So far so good, 3 books in 10 days, it’s fast enough to be able to finish before the end of the year. This time, I’ve taken a book in a new category, which will be the “books I’ve already read before”. And to begin this category, I just had to pick something by my favourite author : Jean-Michel Truong. And it’s not “Le successeur de pierre” (I’m saving it for later…), but the other novel that I have from him : Eternity Express.
If Eternity Express is much shorter and more predictable than “Le successeur de pierre”, it remains that it’s really well constructed. About halfway through the book, you start to confusely feel what’s going on, and yet you keep hoping that it isn’t true until the very end of the story. And it’s perhaps what I like best about Jean-Michel Truong’s books. They present stories that are staged in the near future, but that are still really plausible. It’s sometimes almost frightening. Sometimes, you’re following a character’s reasoning, and when the conclusion - however horrible it may be - is explained, you stop and realize you’ve not really disagreed so far…
Well, this last paragraph was perhaps not very clear, but I’ll give some example when I’ll write about “Le successeur de pierre”. So now, remember that : if you can read one of Mr Truong’s novel, DO IT !
888 Challenge Status :
Category 1: “Books suggested by friends”
#1 Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
#2 Ni d’Eve ni d’Adam (Amélie Nothomb)Category 2: “Books I’ve already read before”
#1 Eternity Express (Jean-Michel Truong)
Kevin says:
“Category 2: “Books I’ve already read before””
Je sens le coup venir…
-Les 3 seigneur des anneaux
-Silmarillon
-3 Pratchett
Me goure-je?
January 11th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Grungi Ankhfire says:
Haha, ouaip :p Y’aura “Le successeur de pierre”, parce que voila ^^, puis surement un ou deux Herbert, un Lovecraft, un Nietzsche, et alors surement un ou deux parmis ceux que t’as cités
Surement le SdA d’ailleurs ^^
January 11th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Kevin says:
Je n’arrive plus à lire Lovecraft sans penser à Te Vision Bleak…
Ia, Ia , Chtulu , F’tagn!”
January 11th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Grungi Ankhfire says:
XD Bravo, j’avais quasiment oublié… Maintenant va falloir que j’attende avant de pouvoir en lire :p
Et en parlant de concert… C’était comment le 10 ?
January 12th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Kevin says:
Monstrueux
Axxis n’était pas énorme, mais ils ont boosté le public pour la suite
Gamma Ray, c’était l’holocauste : ils sont complètement turbochargé ces gens, surtout qu’ils ne sont que 4! Ils ont joué Rebellion in Dreamland, Empress et Ride the sky! Et j’ai choppé le plectre à Kai Hansen (je ne le cherchais pas, mais il est tombé sur moi.
Helloween était fort sympa aussi, mais un peu plus inégal : la voix de Deris ne passait pas très bien, mais on était au 5ème rang aussi.
Et les morceaux avec les deux groupes ont été monstrueux : 6 guitares au Hof Ter Loo, ca le fait.
Sinon, Avantasia : The scarecrow est sorti. Il est à des lieues des lamentables EP Lost in Space, mais n’est pas aussi bien que le Metal Opera. La chanson titre est du pure pwnage
January 12th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Pascale says:
I’m soooooooooooooooooo late for this fu..fabulous 888 challenge ! XP
January 15th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Grungi Ankhfire says:
If only you would start reading your books…
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