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Violanthe
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PostTry this Opener! (11/07)

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:06 pm
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How does this opener strike you?

"Morning lay dark and quiet around the house. Mitch Rafelson stood with coffee cup in hand on the back porch, dopey from just three hours of sleep. Stars still pierced the sky. A few persistent moths and bugs buzzed around the porch light. Raccoons had been at the garbage can in back, but had left, whickering and scuffling, hours ago, discouraged by lengths of chain.

The world felt empty and new."



If you've never read this book, or had no clue where the opener comes from, then how does it strike you? If you had only this opener to go on, would you read more? Does it grab you and spur you to read on? Or does it leave you unenthusiastic?

If you read the book it came from, did you remember right away or did you have to look it up? What made it so memorable - or not so memorable?
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:33 pm
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Is it Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear?
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:12 pm
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Yes it is. Have you read the book?
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:46 pm
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No, but my brother has it. He liked it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:21 am
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Based on the opener, would you be interested to give it a try, or no?
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:29 pm
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Not currently. I still have Hyperion on my to-read list when I want sci-fi instead of fantasy or historical. Eventually, maybe.
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Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:58 am
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I'm not big on reading scifi myself. I prefer it in filmic form.
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