Monday, July 6, 2009

 

Recommended Reading: Blasphemy

For anyone (like me!) who hasn't read Douglas Preston yet, jeez, people, get out there and get into his stuff.

I picked up a copy of Blasphemy at the behest of an online friend. Naturally it sat in my to-read stack for months. You all know how much leisure reading I'm doing these days... nearly zilch... but I had the chance to bring a book with me on a short vacation last week.

Whammo! Talk about your high-octane big idea tech thriller! He's got God. He's got science. Romance. Politics. Explosions. Dark caves and burning deserts. Just as important, he's got readability. The eye moves easily through every page & there's no surprise why this guy's on the top of the NYT bestseller lists.

I guess I'm done gushing now. But I'm going out to read more asap.

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# posted by Jeff Carlson @ 12:19 PM
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Well, er -- hmmm.

You haven't had a chance to read the story I sent you the other day, have you Jeff?

Joe
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 6, 2009 at 5:17 PM
 
You haven't read Douglas Preston yet? Blasphemy!

And now I confess: I still haven't read Relic. (blushes) Jim says this one is his favorite. It's sitting on top of one of my stacks of unread books...
# posted by Anonymous Penny Hill : July 8, 2009 at 12:53 PM
 
Hey, Florida Joe! The story's in the infamous "to read" pile. More like sediment layers. I'll try to pull it towards the top!!!

Pennywise, you kwack me up. :)
# posted by Blogger Jeff Carlson : July 8, 2009 at 9:01 PM
 
"Blasphemy" was a great read. I'm glad you have time to just sit back and enjoy a book you didn't have to slave over!
# posted by Blogger Christina Blair Lihani : July 9, 2009 at 8:34 PM
 
I'm thinking of selling my wife and kids so I have more time to read again... :P
# posted by Blogger Jeff Carlson : July 11, 2009 at 6:24 PM
 
I met Douglas Preston last week at Thrillerfest. I wanted him to sign a copy of Blasphemy, but the bookstore didn't have it! Go figure.

A great conference, BTW. See you there next year!
# posted by Blogger Stephen D. Covey : July 13, 2009 at 10:07 AM
 
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