You'll like it then. I think of it as a book that I'd recommend to friends who don't like 'science as magic' - that trope you find in space operas which are really high fantasies set on other planets (Star Wars and Dune being examples of that).

You can find some really interesting books that tell a *better* story without the editor's input. 'The Martian' might fit into that. I can hear an editor saying, "Look Andy, fewer technical details and maybe put a woman on the planet with him - the readers just won't relate to this as is."

It is a fun book - funny, suspenseful, and technically realistic. My husband and I listened to the Audible book (it's been out since March 2013), and the reader was amazing.

Ugh. I haven't listened yet. I saw the first movie and didn't enjoy the ultra-action, slip-shod storyline. Based on Alias and Lost (and his first Star Trek movie), I've come to think of Abrams as a man who knows how to get the best out of his cast and how to film short scenes, but he doesn't know how to tell a story.…

Love how they debate the meaning and relevance while poking fun at the costumes and sets. It's a good listen.

This explains why they don't play with Hulu. Streaming numbers don't count.

Except no one in their right minds would invite a ghost into that horror show of a doll, and no normal mother would give that doll as a gift. They should have used a sweet, smiling rag doll like the original story.

I agree with this. It was a good horror movie, but the sets were the real star - also wardrobe and hair. It was like stepping back into the 70's. All the little details made it seem real.

Me, too, because I saw it during the day. The theater showing really required a late night viewing with a slightly drunk audience. :)

Yes, it's more about tone than anything else. Imagine a Disney musical version of Coraline. What if all the scary elements are watered down and the fun is heightened with happy-fun time songs. And, imagine it's a great movie that your children love. It's not Coraline, though, so, it's kind of weird and distasteful to…

And then complete the trilogy with "The Warmth of Other Suns" for the 20th century Jim Crow years.

I felt they were making fun of the overtly conservative uniform in general. The tan leather jacket, sitting with your legs spread wide, leaning with an elbow on one knee, and looking for all the world like you're open to dialogue, but just repeating the same catch phrases over and over again. They looked and acted…

Stumbled across this show on election night when I was looking for coverage that wasn't depressing. I fell in love with it. Of course I ordered the "Loser is the new nerd" T-Shirt right away, because it's true.

We dropped cable because it was too expensive for what it offered. The cable networks are so homogeneous that we realized we were paying $100 per month for reality TV. They can only blame themselves for the cord cutters.

Totally agree HipsterDBag We live in a small ranch house - for our area.. In the first few years we lived here, we filled the closets and cupboards and had a "junk area" in the basement. We've since reversed that. Nothing stays that we don't use.

We have a real, genuine hoarder in our family. I sometimes feel that physical pang when cleaning (Shouldn't this cap be recycleable? Should I keep this flyer? Is old nail polish a hazardous material?) The answer is always no because I can't focus in clutter. Out it goes, and I feel sad because there's just too much…

"Ok" Starts to take off enviro-suit, hears a satisfied groan "What…? Wait… Are you done?"

I think she's expecting (the actress I mean)

Ann's a trannie. It's all satire. She's the Right's Colbert…. that's what I believe anyway. She can't possibly be serious and still have a following…

You can never replace a dog, you can only fill the dog-shaped hole in your heart.