Reading any good books? - Page 23

me9996 · 08-29-2005, 08:35 AM

Right now I'm reading through a book called "Eragon"... I like it so far, but there might be those who don't.

littleadanel · 08-29-2005, 09:04 AM

The Mystery (sp?) of the Cards by Jostein Gaarder
The Almond Picker from Simonetta Agnello Hornby
and LoTR...

(desperate attempt to finish books before university starts, on Thursday...

)

both titles are rough translations, may not be exactly the same as published in English, ahem...

the 2nd one's original title in Italian, La Mennulara, sounds far better...

Mercutio · 08-29-2005, 02:50 PM

I finished Austen's "The Watsons" (very short), and have moved onto "Sanditon."

me9996 · 08-29-2005, 08:47 PM

I finished the book "Eragon", it was a good book.

cee2lee2 · 08-29-2005, 11:37 PM

I bought Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson a couple of months ago but didn't want to read it until I had time to refresh my memory of the 2 prior books in this series. So.........I'm reading Red Mars now and will start on Green Mars as soon as I finish it. Can't wait to get to Blue Mars.

hectorberlioz · 08-30-2005, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me9996

I finished the book "Eragon", it was a good book.

The sequel just came out I think

"Eldest".

trolls' bane · 08-30-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cee2lee2

I bought Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson a couple of months ago but didn't want to read it until I had time to refresh my memory of the 2 prior books in this series. So.........I'm reading Red Mars now and will start on Green Mars as soon as I finish it. Can't wait to get to Blue Mars.

Wow! Really? The guy who wrote The Traveller's Guide to Mars recommended that trilogy for reading. I'm going to Barns & Noble soon to get Red Mars. It's about terraforming Mars, right?

me9996 · 08-31-2005, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

The sequel just came out I think

"Eldest".

I know...

cee2lee2 · 08-31-2005, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trolls' bane

Wow! Really? The guy who wrote The Traveller's Guide to Mars recommended that trilogy for reading. I'm going to Barns & Noble soon to get Red Mars. It's about terraforming Mars, right?

Yes, that's what it's about. I haven't gotten very far on this re-read; real life keeps intruding into my reading time.

trolls' bane · 08-31-2005, 08:07 PM

Hmm. sounds like the way I'm reading now. I finally got through one page I've been on for three weeks, and actually advanced an entire chapter. All thanks to someone else's doctor appointment.

durinsbane2244 · 08-31-2005, 09:00 PM

well, im about a quarter of the way through the once and future king, and its amazing!

Lotesse · 08-31-2005, 09:27 PM

The Once and Future King is such a great book! One of the best I've ever come across dealing with the Arthurian theme. I LOVED that book.

hectorberlioz · 09-01-2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

The Once and Future King is such a great book! One of the best I've ever come across dealing with the Arthurian theme. I LOVED that book.

There's a half-sequel to it that I have, it's called Merlyn. about half the size... My little brother started reading OaFK

I need to get to it myself.

Mercutio · 09-02-2005, 02:56 PM

The original final chapters of Jane Austen's "Persuasion." (She wrote this ending: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pcanchap.html and then replaced it with the one we know today...that letter

).

katya · 09-09-2005, 10:49 PM

Hobitto No Bouken, The Hobbit in Japanese. I`ve also been wanting to pick up a copy of Genji Monogatari in English. I hope I can find one.

cee2lee2 · 09-09-2005, 10:55 PM

Finished up Red Mars last night and started Green Mars. Hope I get more reading time on this one. Can't read Blue Mars until my memory is refreshed on the two earlier books.

Spock · 09-09-2005, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katya

Hobitto No Bouken, The Hobbit in Japanese. I`ve also been wanting to pick up a copy of Genji Monogatari in English. I hope I can find one.

解なし

trolls' bane · 09-09-2005, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cee2lee2

Finished up Red Mars last night and started Green Mars. Hope I get more reading time on this one. Can't read Blue Mars until my memory is refreshed on the two earlier books.

As soon as I finish the Martian Chronicles, then I'll start Red MArs (which, btw, I bought the other day.)

katya · 09-10-2005, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spock

解なし

Hey, come on now, this isn`t math class.

Actually, I don`t really get it. Sorry.^^;

trolls' bane · 09-10-2005, 12:26 AM

Just found out some pages were ripped and crushed in Red MArs. It was at the bottom of my backpack

. My backpack will suffer the wrath of EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-29-2005, 09:04 AM	#442
littleadanel of the House of Bëor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eastwards. Posts: 979	The Mystery (sp?) of the Cards by Jostein Gaarder The Almond Picker from Simonetta Agnello Hornby and LoTR... (desperate attempt to finish books before university starts, on Thursday... ) both titles are rough translations, may not be exactly the same as published in English, ahem... the 2nd one's original title in Italian, La Mennulara, sounds far better... __________________ I'm good in bed - I can sleep for days

08-29-2005, 02:50 PM	#443
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I finished Austen's "The Watsons" (very short), and have moved onto "Sanditon." __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

08-31-2005, 08:07 PM	#450
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Hmm. sounds like the way I'm reading now. I finally got through one page I've been on for three weeks, and actually advanced an entire chapter. All thanks to someone else's doctor appointment. __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

08-31-2005, 09:00 PM	#451
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	well, im about a quarter of the way through the once and future king, and its amazing! __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

08-31-2005, 09:27 PM	#452
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	The Once and Future King is such a great book! One of the best I've ever come across dealing with the Arthurian theme. I LOVED that book. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-29-2005, 11:37 PM	#445
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	I bought Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson a couple of months ago but didn't want to read it until I had time to refresh my memory of the 2 prior books in this series. So.........I'm reading Red Mars now and will start on Green Mars as soon as I finish it. Can't wait to get to Blue Mars.

09-02-2005, 02:56 PM	#454
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	The original final chapters of Jane Austen's "Persuasion." (She wrote this ending: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pcanchap.html and then replaced it with the one we know today...that letter ). __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

09-09-2005, 10:49 PM	#455
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Hobitto No Bouken, The Hobbit in Japanese. I`ve also been wanting to pick up a copy of Genji Monogatari in English. I hope I can find one.

09-09-2005, 10:55 PM	#456
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Finished up Red Mars last night and started Green Mars. Hope I get more reading time on this one. Can't read Blue Mars until my memory is refreshed on the two earlier books.

09-10-2005, 12:26 AM	#460
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Just found out some pages were ripped and crushed in Red MArs. It was at the bottom of my backpack . My backpack will suffer the wrath of EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

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