It's clever stuff...

that can be read by people who might not be so clever which makes them feel more clever. Hence the massive sales.

Deception Point is a ripping realist-techno-secret squirrels thriller.

It's like 24 in literary form really. Clever stuff but not weary.

Posted By: sheffieldcanary on August 9th 2005 at 16:41:35

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Steve in Holland (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:02:54
- That's as bad as admitting you read Harry Potter (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:06:47
  - which however... (General Chat) - mr carra, Aug 9, 16:19:08
    - well it's snobbery of course (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:23:08
      - His Dark Materials... (General Chat) - Clare, Aug 9, 17:26:59
        
        Is he saying that... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 17:30:29
        
        You have confused me!! (General Chat) - Clare, Aug 9, 17:47:31
        
        Isn't his dark materials... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 18:03:04
      - I have never read a Harry Potter book. Ever. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 16:33:05
  - Or even watching Big Brother. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Biggins, Aug 9, 16:14:59
    - nothing wrong with that either.. (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:16:08
      - But i bet... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:39:13
        
        right (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:41:54
        
        Thing about history... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:48:14
        
        but my point is you need to be creative and imaginative (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:49:49
        
        I'm not saying your not creative... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:53:33
        
        fair point sir. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:59:26
        
        Ah thank you... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 17:28:02
  - No way, as obvious as... (General Chat) - Delveg, Aug 9, 16:08:49
    - precisely (n/m) (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:10:21
  - your point being? (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:07:56
    - It's a load of psychobable isn't it? (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:13:47
      - It's clever stuff... (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 9, 16:41:35
        
        I heard about this dan brown stuff a while ago (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:45:06
        
        nor did i (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:47:10
        
        ah get over yourself. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:42:30
      - not read it then? (General Chat) - megson, Aug 9, 16:33:29
  - What do you read, Mick ? Apart from Jazz mags ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 16:07:25
    - Last book I read was Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:09:37
      - Last book I read was (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Aug 9, 16:19:51
        
        just woken up.. (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 9, 16:25:50
        
        lol (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 16:24:15
        
        Post of the day. (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Aug 9, 16:21:28
      - Yeah read that a few years ago. Bit boring in bits though (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 16:13:01
      - Last book I read before this A+D (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:12:56
    - Louis Armstrong? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 9, 16:09:22
    - They had a whole mag dedicated to that stuff? - was more of a Mandate man myself (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:08:23
      - Took me exactly 2 minutes. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:12:39
        
        Me and EoM always say the Barclay of the late 80's used to smell of Jazz, along with the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:20:46
        
        Fair bit of Kouros as well. And before that Hi-Karate. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:25:16
        
        And Ski Yoghurt (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:28:10
        
        Not good if you where standing near the away pen. (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:31:46
        
        losing your shoe in the surge (n/m) (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:36:12
        
        Remember when throwing coins was 'acceptable'? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:40:47
        
        catching a plum on the corner of one of the crush barriers as you were hoisted upwards and (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:40:28
        
        remember away fans scrambling up the cage then getting their prawns out (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:51:28
        
        remember Manure games being edgy - always lots of them in the Barclay (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:57:51
        
        Leeds were particularly fond of that. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:55:00
        
        Halcyon times. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 9, 16:42:58
        
        it was normally my head that banged against that (General Chat) - Dave in France, Aug 9, 16:42:32
        
        I can remember turning up at just after one!!! to get a place IN FRONT of a barrier.. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:45:48
        
        yeah I did that but at the river end (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:53:08
        
        was horrid.. (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 9, 16:47:09
        
        still have a bruise on my calf from Saturday when we scored.. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 16:55:10
        
        my best bruise was when i got hit by a rock at the ferry boat (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 16:57:55
        
        was that the scum? - my mate get twatted on the head by a bottle flung from the recently (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 17:01:08
        
        It's like being in the Drum and Monkey (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 17:09:46
        
        plus The Drum got trashed anyway as I remember (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 17:14:22
        
        some fuckers who we were jibbing in that other bar (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 17:19:48
        
        was that the one where the police kept us all back for ages, then let us out only to (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 17:27:52
        
        quite possibly (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 17:37:42
        
        yep, probably the same time (n/m) (General Chat) - mickfoot, Aug 9, 17:05:48
- Same story though innit ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 16:05:40
  - yeppers (n/m) (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:07:07
    - I have just finnished deception point (General Chat) - dam, Aug 9, 16:11:27
      - yeah nothing too taxing yet makes you want to find out more (General Chat) - Kabaddi Holt, Aug 9, 16:14:00

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