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What are you reading?
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Outdoor Miner
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Finishing up Post Office (Bukowski) soon, moving on (or catching up to rather) to American Gods by Gaiman.
Escape Goat
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I ordered it but it hasn't arrived yet.
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about to be the davinci code.
how is it?
how is it?
GuntherBait
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I'm reading this post.... and I want my time back.ManaByte said:Right now:
And I guess I'll get Buba's book tomorrow night:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
catfish said:
Fascinating. I also learned a lot. Good book.
Currently reading IT. Awesome.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Damn your WHSmiths! *shakes fist*
I can't go into Smiths every day just in case that's when they're doing their yearly thing!
I can't go into Smiths every day just in case that's when they're doing their yearly thing!
catfish said:
I'm reading it currently.
To begin with, I was somewhat skeptical...I tend to think that something as popular as it is couldn't possibly be good. I have to say, though, it's interesting as all hell. I've read about 200 pages in the last two days. Seriously, EVERY CHAPTER is a cliffhanger.
Felidae_Khrall
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Teh Hamburglar said:I ordered it but it hasn't arrived yet.
Excellent book! I loved the ending. The butler did it.
Seriously though, it's an excellent read, a bit slow in the middle, but worth it.
Right now i'm starting to re-read the original.....
Chairman85
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Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Minotauro said:
His chapters amuse me, some are so short. One may even have been a single page long if I remember correctly.
ManaByte said:
that's "I, Robot", there havent been any anouncements regarding a foundation movie to my knowledge.
"Da Vinci Code" is a pretty fast read, certainly entertaining. As a thriller it had some holes in the plot, but overall i thought it was pretty enjoyable if you dont take it too seriously.
I just finished "Prey" by michael chrichton, i thought it was pretty good. His technical detail and background research always make his books very enjoyable to read, for me.
Anyway, i recently bought all these books, will try to knock them off one by one:
havent gotten around to starting it yet, dark tower books are pretty special to me, i need to get into a certain mindset, so im waiting around to get in the mood.
have heard a lot about this debut, how is it? bought it on a whim.
"Sixteen short novels: An anthology" , the short novel or novella is one of my favorite forms of literature and couldnt resist buying this when i saw it in a used bookstore.
Second and third books of the farseer trilogy. finished the first book a while ago, and got too busy too read, noticed these two at the used bookstore and instantly bought them.
read snow crash a while ago, and although i wasnt enamoured with it, i saw potential, so...
r.r. martin is a fantastic writer, and this collection of sci fi short stories from the 70s proves to me how underrated he really is.
"The New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction", another complilation, i delved into the world of fantasy through "legends" (previously posted by another poster, hedge knight is a fantastic story by the way) and discovered the wonderful worlds of "the dark tower" and "a song of ice and fire", so im hoping this collection will introduce some great contemporary gothic authors that im not familiar with.
Dagless M.D.
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Just started reading today, i'm allready half way through. Fantastic book
wandering goat
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I'm on the third book of the Wheel of Time series. I made it to number eight (I think) a long time ago and after a number of gifts, have all that are released up to this point. So now I'm rereading the whole series.
In between the books in that series, I like to read one or two other books. After this, I'll be reading The Count of Monte Cristo.
In between the books in that series, I like to read one or two other books. After this, I'll be reading The Count of Monte Cristo.
I'm about to start Catch 22, then The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower II), then I'm gonna try these Song of Ice and Fire books you people are so keen on. I've also heard good things about those Wheel of Time books, so I may look into those if I have time.
And now you people have convinced me to get The Da Vinci Code.
And now you people have convinced me to get The Da Vinci Code.
Unfortunately that's the best image I can come up with of the book cover of Not Wanted on the Voyage, which is a retelling of Noah's ark. Probably not for the religiously sensitive, as it is not .. pro-Noah or pro-God. Very good on its own though.
And more recently, I reread Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, for which, once again, I can find no decent cover shot. Suffice to say that my copy's cover is much cooler than this one:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Is he underrated? I'm sure I remember hearing that at some point A Game of Thrones knocked LOTR off the top spot in some best fantasy list for the first time ever a while ago. Can't find a link though.
Mama Smurf said:
just as well, it should be at the top spot.
*ducks*
anyway, by underrated i meant that people usually just read or have heard of the "ASoIF" series. but he was writing sci fi stuff since the early 70's/late 60's and the writing is of a very high quality as well. so comparatively the rest of his work seems to be neglected.
Dark Kinght Bunny
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Bruce Vilanch
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VistraNorrez
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White Man said:
realism. his ice and fire novels read like an epic historical drama. lots of high drama, political intrigue, witty dialogue, sex, murder, bloodshed, idealism, love, hope. there is no sugar coating of inherent human greed and ambition, for one thing, which is why i like it a lot. but there are also extremely humane characters alongside the ruthless and ambitious ones.
he tells it like it is, and it reads like something out of our own history, sans the supernatural stuff. and he introduces the supernatural stuff in a subtle way, so it all seems very plausible.
Jugendstil
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I'm reading Dune for the first time right now, and so far I'm liking it a lot. I can't wait till I get to the part where Paul fights Sting!
As for George R. R. Martin's stuff, I enjoy it because he keeps things moving at a really brisk pace. I read all the books a couple years ago so I don't remember things completely, but I don't recall ever feeling like the story dragged at any point during the first three novels. Since pretty much every chapter has something new and exciting (and often times violent) happening, it makes for a very fun read.
As for George R. R. Martin's stuff, I enjoy it because he keeps things moving at a really brisk pace. I read all the books a couple years ago so I don't remember things completely, but I don't recall ever feeling like the story dragged at any point during the first three novels. Since pretty much every chapter has something new and exciting (and often times violent) happening, it makes for a very fun read.
nitewulf said:have heard a lot about this debut, how is it? bought it on a whim.
It's quite good, IMO. I was drawn in by the premise, and I think it lived up to its potential pretty well.
It's the last book I read. In between stuff right now, but I may pick up "The Idiot" or "Glue," by Irvine Welsh. I might have some other books I've bought but haven't opened up, but I think those two top my list right now.
May open up the LOTR trilogy or something as well.
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