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[Neskah]

Has anyone else read his books? Does any one else enjoy them?

I read Contest a few years ago and was sucked in. I then bought Temple and Ice station. I moved on for a few years and yesterday purchased Seven Wonders.

I honestly can't say anything else about his books other then that I enjoy them. They are so cliche, but they're fun. They're like the Haunted house at the carnival. Not at all scary, very cheesy, but very atmospheric, will make you jump once or twice and you really kinda do wanna see what's around the next corner.

My father read contest and instantly disdained them. "Thats not at all posssible!"

Which kinda misses the point. Most things in the Die Hard movies would never happen but the explosions can be fun to watch.

Is anyone else guilty of enjoying this dirty pleasure?

[wineman]

I love Matt Reilly's books.  Fun, fast paced action books are great when you don't really want to turn on your brain but want something more stimulating than tv.  I think his biggest asset is his meticulous planning of his books.  I met him at a signing and she goes through and basically storyboards his books much as he would for a movie.  Sometimes you can kinda tell he's writing it to become a movie, but he is also a screenwriter so I guess that makes sense.

BTW, your father was reading contest and talking about things that weren't possible?  The story is full of space-teleporting monsters and a ton of things that don't exist.  It seems like physics and many other science thoughts should be suspended the minute a lot of that stuff starts happening.

I would suggest reading Ice Station, Temple, Scarecrow, or 7 Ancient Wonders if you haven't.  Ice Station is my favorite.

[Tom]

I was guilty of reading them when I was pre-teen and I didn't like them because they weren't challenging books, and I like a challenge so I started reading Pratchett and Fforde and I've never looked back.

[elcapitan]

Matthew Reilly's books are unreadable trash, and an embarrassment to serious Australian literature.

I mean, he uses fucking sound effects like he would in a low-budget action film. And in a totally unironic way.

[Hat]

I like a challenge so I started reading Pratchett and Fforde and I've never looked back.

What?

I mean I love both those authors to death but theres no possible way they could be considered challenging. Hell, even a Rielly book is more challenging because it's large enough to beat a flightless bird to death with.

[Tom]

The challenge was moving off from the completely superficial to things with more subtle meanings and a deeper sense of humour.

[Hat]

To draw an analogy, I would consider it much more challenging to lie on my couch doing absolutely nothing but watching Jerry Springer than I would find it to lead a positive and compelling life.