what are you reading right now? - Page 46

Goldberry1 · 08-17-2003, 12:15 AM

i'm really annoyed right now because i just finished the three books i bought in less than a week! The Tin Princess (Phillip Pullman), Faerie Wars (author's name escapes my memory... Herbie something or other...), and Zipped (by a couple... last name mcneal i think). all great books, if i find i good book i can't put i down till i finish! i think i might read Neuromancer - by William Gibson - next, unless it boggles my mind in the first chapter or so...

Hasty Ent · 08-17-2003, 12:30 AM

I absolutely LOVED Neuromancer. Have you read anything else by Gibson? Burning Chrome (short stories) and Mona Lisa Overdrive aren't bad, but Neuromancer sets the bar!

zinnite · 08-17-2003, 12:56 AM

Neuromancer is great, but the first time through probably will boggle your mind. That's one of the reasons why it's so great

I actually just picked up some Gibson books today (Idoru, Virtual Light, and Mona Lisa Overdrive) that I'm looking forward to reading.

As for what I'm reading now, I just finished Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack, and I think I'm going to start Ambient, also by Womack. If you've never read any of his stuff, It's pretty darn amazing.

Of course, now I'm in the mood for Neuromancer... decisions, decisions.

Millane · 08-17-2003, 06:49 PM

im going to finish readinhg Gangs of New York, then its on to Philosophy in the Matrix, im not suire if its out yet but there is a Philosophy in Lord of the Rings... has anyone seen it it could be good

***Fat middle*** · 08-17-2003, 06:53 PM

I'm finishing The Human Factor, by Graham Greene. Quite good in spite of being a spy's story 20+ years old, in the times of the apartheid in SA.

Bombadillo · 08-18-2003, 07:03 PM

Right now I'm reading stuff for school. The Invisible Man, The Pact, To Kill a Mockingbird. As soon as school starts I'm picking up the Silmarillion for the first time!

Silme*Christian · 08-19-2003, 11:20 PM

I am, for now, reading "Seabiscuit: an American Legend" because I finaly got my fingers on the book for a good price. I love Seabiscuit, I even have the SB Breyer's horse complete with his trophies, ribons, roses, horse blanket, Red Polard figourine, 'SB' stall, saddle, reins and movie of SB's life.

I don't think you guys will have any clue to what I just typed. Here is a little info: 'Breyer's' is a company that makes really good-expencive horse colectables. My favorit horses are SB, Cloud Dancer, Cupid, Arrow, Mystic and Gypsy's King.

Millane · 08-20-2003, 06:07 AM

i got bored today and started reading Pulp Faction by Chopper... i dont think anyone here will know it (unless your australian) but he's a crim and basically he writes "fiction" from his 30 years in the aust underworld... anyway its a pretty ****ed up story about a collingwood gang, and it launches into there story when there about 14 and they go shoot some crim and his cronies for some reason or other, anyway its just a disgusting sex, drug and violence story thats incredibly disturbing and fascinating... if you can find any of Choppers books read them because there 50 times better than most of the trashy crime fiction that comes out these days...

***IronParrot*** · 08-20-2003, 04:00 PM

I just finished Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which is a masterful and highly literary piece of storytelling that belongs here, even though it is (on the surface) a comic book.

Right now I'm in the middle of The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald. Out of the Big Three of private eye fiction (Macdonald, Chandler, Hammett) he was the only one I'd never read before.

Ragnarok · 08-20-2003, 10:21 PM

Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Its about a man who was put into one of Stalin's labor camps during World War II. Overall it is a good book.

Sheeana · 08-20-2003, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IronParrot
I just finished Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which is a masterful and highly literary piece of storytelling that belongs here, even though it is (on the surface) a comic book

Technically, it's a Graphic Novel.

olsonm · 08-20-2003, 11:42 PM

Which is a fancy word for comic book.

Sheeana · 08-21-2003, 01:15 AM

No, there's a distinction.

Main Entry: graphic novel
Function: noun
Date: 1978
: a fictional story for adults that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book

Main Entry: comic book
Function: noun
Date: 1941
: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips

Another good definition:

Graphic Novels and Comic Books are cousins, but not the same thing. Comic Books are stories told mostly through dialogue and are usually serial--they continue from one book to another. Graphic Novels are usually stand-alone stories that are told through the illustrations. The text is peripheral. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part this is true.

olsonm · 08-21-2003, 03:43 AM

No. I meant it was a fancy word for "Comic Book". Comic-books (as your definition points out) are periodical magazines: that have been improperly labelled as books. The term "Graphic Novel" was coined for the first true Comic Books to avoid confusion. -- Mr. Hair-splitter.

***Fat middle*** · 08-21-2003, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ragnarok
Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Its about a man who was put into one of Stalin's labor camps during World War II. Overall it is a good book.

Yes, very good book.

Sheeana · 08-21-2003, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hasty Ent
I absolutely LOVED Neuromancer. Have you read anything else by Gibson? Burning Chrome (short stories) and Mona Lisa Overdrive aren't bad, but Neuromancer sets the bar!

I'm hoping to give him a chance after I finish re-reading the Dune series. Could you give me some suggestions on the best place to start?

GrayMouser · 08-21-2003, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fat middle
I'm finishing The Human Factor, by Graham Greene. Quite good in spite of being a spy's story 20+ years old, in the times of the apartheid in SA.

Yeah, not one of my favorites, but even lesser Greene is still pretty good.

Have you read "The Power and the Glory"? It's about a Catholic priest being hunted by the militantly anti-Christian Government in a Mexican state- very, very good.

zinnite · 08-21-2003, 05:52 PM

Quote:

I'm hoping to give him a chance after I finish re-reading the Dune series. Could you give me some suggestions on the best place to start?

I would definitely start would Neuromancer.

Hasty Ent · 08-21-2003, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zinnite
I would definitely start would Neuromancer.

yep, that's my favorite

also suggest drinking coffee while reading -- the combo of speeding on caffeine and the pulse of the text is too much fun!

***anduin*** · 08-22-2003, 07:59 AM

I am reading Musashi: The Bushido Code (book 4 of 5) by Yoshikawa Eiji. I am also reading The Art of War by Sun-tzu.

08-17-2003, 12:15 AM	#901
Goldberry1 Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DC or Delaware, depending on the time of year Posts: 244	i'm really annoyed right now because i just finished the three books i bought in less than a week! The Tin Princess (Phillip Pullman), Faerie Wars (author's name escapes my memory... Herbie something or other...), and Zipped (by a couple... last name mcneal i think). all great books, if i find i good book i can't put i down till i finish! i think i might read Neuromancer - by William Gibson - next, unless it boggles my mind in the first chapter or so... __________________ Oh, your collegiate grief has left you dowdy in sweatshirts, absolute horror!

08-17-2003, 12:30 AM	#902
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	I absolutely LOVED Neuromancer. Have you read anything else by Gibson? Burning Chrome (short stories) and Mona Lisa Overdrive aren't bad, but Neuromancer sets the bar! __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

08-17-2003, 06:49 PM	#904
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	im going to finish readinhg Gangs of New York, then its on to Philosophy in the Matrix, im not suire if its out yet but there is a Philosophy in Lord of the Rings... has anyone seen it it could be good __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

08-17-2003, 06:53 PM	#905
*Fat middle* Mootis per forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Spain Posts: 61,439	I'm finishing The Human Factor, by Graham Greene. Quite good in spite of being a spy's story 20+ years old, in the times of the apartheid in SA. __________________ Do not be hasty. That is my motto. Now we'll have a drink and go to the Entmoot.

08-18-2003, 07:03 PM	#906
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	Right now I'm reading stuff for school. The Invisible Man, The Pact, To Kill a Mockingbird. As soon as school starts I'm picking up the Silmarillion for the first time! __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

08-17-2003, 12:56 AM	#903
zinnite Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 195	Neuromancer is great, but the first time through probably will boggle your mind. That's one of the reasons why it's so great I actually just picked up some Gibson books today (Idoru, Virtual Light, and Mona Lisa Overdrive) that I'm looking forward to reading. As for what I'm reading now, I just finished Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack, and I think I'm going to start Ambient, also by Womack. If you've never read any of his stuff, It's pretty darn amazing. Of course, now I'm in the mood for Neuromancer... decisions, decisions.

08-19-2003, 11:20 PM	#907
Silme*Christian Lady of Lamedon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere in the USA Posts: 621	I am, for now, reading "Seabiscuit: an American Legend" because I finaly got my fingers on the book for a good price. I love Seabiscuit, I even have the SB Breyer's horse complete with his trophies, ribons, roses, horse blanket, Red Polard figourine, 'SB' stall, saddle, reins and movie of SB's life. I don't think you guys will have any clue to what I just typed. Here is a little info: 'Breyer's' is a company that makes really good-expencive horse colectables. My favorit horses are SB, Cloud Dancer, Cupid, Arrow, Mystic and Gypsy's King. __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Jesus scares the "hell" out of people! He rocks! http://linwe.proboards19.com/index.cgi

08-20-2003, 06:07 AM	#908
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	i got bored today and started reading Pulp Faction by Chopper... i dont think anyone here will know it (unless your australian) but he's a crim and basically he writes "fiction" from his 30 years in the aust underworld... anyway its a pretty ****ed up story about a collingwood gang, and it launches into there story when there about 14 and they go shoot some crim and his cronies for some reason or other, anyway its just a disgusting sex, drug and violence story thats incredibly disturbing and fascinating... if you can find any of Choppers books read them because there 50 times better than most of the trashy crime fiction that comes out these days... __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

08-20-2003, 04:00 PM	#909
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I just finished Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which is a masterful and highly literary piece of storytelling that belongs here, even though it is (on the surface) a comic book. Right now I'm in the middle of The Drowning Pool by Ross Macdonald. Out of the Big Three of private eye fiction (Macdonald, Chandler, Hammett) he was the only one I'd never read before. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-20-2003, 10:21 PM	#910
Ragnarok Rohirrim Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PA Posts: 590	Just finished One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Its about a man who was put into one of Stalin's labor camps during World War II. Overall it is a good book.

08-20-2003, 11:42 PM	#912
olsonm Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: minneapolis MN Posts: 920	Which is a fancy word for comic book. __________________ Gandalf lives...oh and Frodo too. Haldir Lives!!!

08-21-2003, 01:15 AM	#913
Sheeana Lord of the Pants Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,382	No, there's a distinction. Main Entry: graphic novel Function: noun Date: 1978 : a fictional story for adults that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book Main Entry: comic book Function: noun Date: 1941 : a magazine containing sequences of comic strips Another good definition: Graphic Novels and Comic Books are cousins, but not the same thing. Comic Books are stories told mostly through dialogue and are usually serial--they continue from one book to another. Graphic Novels are usually stand-alone stories that are told through the illustrations. The text is peripheral. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part this is true. Last edited by Sheeana : 08-21-2003 at 01:23 AM.

08-21-2003, 03:43 AM	#914
olsonm Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: minneapolis MN Posts: 920	No. I meant it was a fancy word for "Comic Book". Comic-books (as your definition points out) are periodical magazines: that have been improperly labelled as books. The term "Graphic Novel" was coined for the first true Comic Books to avoid confusion. -- Mr. Hair-splitter. __________________ Gandalf lives...oh and Frodo too. Haldir Lives!!!

08-22-2003, 07:59 AM	#920
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	I am reading Musashi: The Bushido Code (book 4 of 5) by Yoshikawa Eiji. I am also reading The Art of War by Sun-tzu. __________________ Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

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