More as in "art" versus "pop".Bleak and dark?
Not necessarily dark and gritty (tm), though "The ugly swans" happens to be rather dark.
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More as in "art" versus "pop".Bleak and dark?
No, I am reading a German translation, and I bought it some twenty years ago, so I don't even know the availability of that version.@bkreuger: Are you reading the Strugatsky Bros in English? I've always thought they sounded interesting but haven't been able to find them in translation.
Thanks bk. That was quite a catchy video--looks like it would go well with beer. My german-english dictionary tells me the title means something like Ten Little Hunters??Anyway, I'll never look at this avatar quite the same again.No, I am reading a German translation, and I bought it some twenty years ago, so I don't even know the availability of that version.
However, the Wikipeda pages I linked to contain ISBNs for the English translations, and by clicking on them you can start some search engines for their availability in libraries and such.
Edit: Nice avatar, reminds me of this music video.
"The Stand" was my favorite of Stephen's.
Watch the TV adaptation at your own peril, though....
OK, I'm not reading it now, but...
Today's article at Wikipedia is about the "Hardy Boys". I'm pretty sure that if I read any of the books today, I wouldn't be too impressed. But back then, when I was a boy, the books were extremely exciting. I couldn't stop reading.
That happens very rarely these days, I guess I'm just not that easily impressed anymore. One of the things lost by maturing. (Actually it did happen a couple of months ago, when reading "The Black Angel" by John Connolly).
The memories.....