12-02-2006, 12:35 PM | #761 |
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Terry Pratchett - The Wee Free Men " - A Hat Full Of Sky " - Wintersmith are what I've been reading the last 2-3 days. Good ones all around
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12-11-2006, 11:17 AM | #762 |
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YES!!! just got the new tamora pierce book "terrier"!!!
oh, wiat... now i'm reading THREE books at the same time... hope i have time... oh, darn, i'll just have to make some
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12-21-2006, 07:51 PM | #763 |
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A Game of Thrones, by GRR Martin...very interesting so far, I'm about halfway through. A little bit of a shock after the mildness of Jordan and Tolkien, I must admit, but a good piece of writing.
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Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan) |
01-03-2007, 04:09 PM | #764 |
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Finished Ellman's biography of Oscar Wilde.
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01-03-2007, 06:36 PM | #765 |
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I'm currently reading a selection of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke. Awesome stuff! The man was a true genius.
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01-04-2007, 03:29 PM | #766 |
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Reading Boethius' "Consolation of Philosophy".
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01-06-2007, 05:07 AM | #767 | |
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G.R.R.Martin has a way of shattering stereotypes. Read through to the end. There's more and more coming your way.
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01-07-2007, 03:45 PM | #768 |
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Just started Clash of Kings.
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Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan) |
01-15-2007, 03:21 AM | #769 |
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What's it like? Not that I want any spoilers, you understand.
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01-15-2007, 06:17 AM | #770 |
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What is it about spoilers? That's something I never could understand. Okay, some people don't like to know what they will read/see/hear/who's the murderer etc. But why? The fact that you know (some of) the storyline, does it lessen the enjoyment or what? For me it never "spoiled" anything... but that's just me of course. *shrug*
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01-15-2007, 01:08 PM | #771 |
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I'd be glad to explain . I like suspense, and there is no suspense if I know how the book will turn out.
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01-15-2007, 02:16 PM | #772 | |
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I thought you'd read A Feast for Crows...or was that just Falathion?
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01-15-2007, 03:50 PM | #773 |
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Probably Falathion. I haven't read any books by G.R.R. Martin.
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01-15-2007, 09:11 PM | #774 |
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Oh, wow! Yeah, it was a good book. I like the way the plot's set out, although sometimes it gets complicated. It's also interesting how he uses the elements to portray the Houses of Stark (Ice) and Targaryen (Fire).
GRR Martin has a lot of politics in that series. Although it's easier to understand than WoT.
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01-16-2007, 06:13 AM | #777 |
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Hmm. That's got to be nice . And I enjoy my way of feeling suspense about the what, as well. I'm glad people can enjoy books in different ways.
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01-16-2007, 11:43 AM | #778 |
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I've been doing some considerable Lite Reading....Hank the Cowdog!!!
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From purely the standpoint of prose, I'd say he's arguably the best fantasy writer I've read. His only shortcoming, in my point of view, is that he could add a bit more "big picture" fantasy into his series, but that might be addressed later, since there is still more to come.
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