what are you reading right now? - Page 55

Silpion · 12-09-2003, 12:03 AM

I finished off Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). I am now moving on to Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.

zinnite · 12-09-2003, 12:38 AM

I just started 'Camp Concentration' by Thomas Disch, and I'll probably start 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson tomorrow.

***Rían*** · 12-09-2003, 02:19 AM

Just finished "The Curate of Glaston" written in the late 1800's by George MacDonald.

***Earniel*** · 12-09-2003, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Falagar
The Complete Works of William Shakespear (half way through A Midsummer Night's Dream)

I'm glad to know there are more idio-er other people who start to read 'The Complete Works' in one go.

Spock · 12-09-2003, 04:21 PM

How about "The Gospel According to "Peanuts" .

Radagast The Brown · 12-09-2003, 04:28 PM

I'm reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.

Spock · 12-09-2003, 04:50 PM

I think I just read this recently, memory is overtaxed. Is this the one where new riders are being trained to meet the next thread fall which some don't think will even come?

Radagast The Brown · 12-09-2003, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spock
I think I just read this recently, memory is overtaxed. Is this the one where new riders are being trained to meet the next thread fall which some don't think will even come?

Are you talking to me?

I guess you are.

Well, I didn't finish it yet, nor didn't get to momre than page 50. So I can't really help here.

Spock · 12-09-2003, 06:29 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
[B]Are you talking to me?

WOW! A DiNiro immitation on Entmoot.

Fifty pages? You should have an idea of the story by now.

Elvengirl · 12-09-2003, 07:09 PM

Radagast let me know if you like the book. I might want to check it out.

Spock · 12-10-2003, 10:37 AM

..."I'll be home for Christmas and Channuka too, please have snow and mistle toe and presents by the dredel..."

Grey_Wolf · 12-10-2003, 11:11 AM

Am Off and on reading L. Kennedy's Menace: the life and death of the Tirpitz, E. Rutherfurd's London, W. Churchill's AHOESP-2: The New World. Have begun reading Clive Cussler's Valhalla Rising (the next but last Dirk Pitt book).

Radagast The Brown · 12-10-2003, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spock
Fifty pages? You should have an idea of the story by now.

From what I understand, it's not what you're talking about. I didn't understand what do you mean by thread fall.

Ok, Elvengirl, I will. (but I read slowly lately. Only in the nights, when I'm tired, so it might take a while until I finish)

Spock · 12-10-2003, 05:16 PM

From Library Journal
The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver "threads" fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed

I'M AFRAID I WAS CORRECT.

Radagast The Brown · 12-10-2003, 05:22 PM

How do I suppose to know? It wasn't in the first 70 pages...

Shadowfax · 12-11-2003, 09:18 PM

Right now I'm reading bits of Gulliver's Travels; I don't think I'll finish it though: I don't really care for Swift's style.

Spock · 12-12-2003, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
How do I suppose to know? It wasn't in the first 70 pages...

I have never known anyone to close their eyes and reach out, get a book and buy it or take it out of the library without opening their eyes, and reading the flyleaf or the back dust cover to find out what the book is about.
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely.

Attalus · 12-12-2003, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spock
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely.

About time, too. The series is getting tired. I am now reading The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Radagast The Brown · 12-12-2003, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spock
I have never known anyone to close their eyes and reach out, get a book and buy it or take it out of the library without opening their eyes, and reading the flyleaf or the back dust cover to find out what the book is about.
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely.

Well you found one here, since I didn't read the cover.

What do you mean the end? Did I take the last book in a series?

Spock · 12-12-2003, 05:10 PM

....sigh....

12-09-2003, 12:38 AM	#1082
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12-09-2003, 02:19 AM	#1083
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Just finished "The Curate of Glaston" written in the late 1800's by George MacDonald. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

12-09-2003, 04:21 PM	#1085
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	How about "The Gospel According to "Peanuts" . __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

12-09-2003, 04:28 PM	#1086
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I'm reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

12-09-2003, 04:50 PM	#1087
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	I think I just read this recently, memory is overtaxed. Is this the one where new riders are being trained to meet the next thread fall which some don't think will even come? __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

12-09-2003, 12:03 AM	#1081
Silpion Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 103	I finished off Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). I am now moving on to Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.

12-09-2003, 06:29 PM	#1089
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Radagast The Brown [B]Are you talking to me? WOW! A DiNiro immitation on Entmoot. Fifty pages? You should have an idea of the story by now. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

12-09-2003, 07:09 PM	#1090
Elvengirl Mirthful Maiden Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 1,252	Radagast let me know if you like the book. I might want to check it out. __________________ The Elves represent, as it were, the artistic, aesthetic, and purely scientific aspects of the Humane nature raised to a higher level than is actually seen in Men.~ J.R.R. Tolkien Wanna play? www.thievesguild.com

12-10-2003, 10:37 AM	#1091
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	humming ..."I'll be home for Christmas and Channuka too, please have snow and mistle toe and presents by the dredel..." __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

12-10-2003, 11:11 AM	#1092
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Am Off and on reading L. Kennedy's Menace: the life and death of the Tirpitz, E. Rutherfurd's London, W. Churchill's AHOESP-2: The New World. Have begun reading Clive Cussler's Valhalla Rising (the next but last Dirk Pitt book).

12-10-2003, 05:16 PM	#1094
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey From Library Journal The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver "threads" fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed I'M AFRAID I WAS CORRECT. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

12-10-2003, 05:22 PM	#1095
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	How do I suppose to know? It wasn't in the first 70 pages... __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

12-11-2003, 09:18 PM	#1096
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	Right now I'm reading bits of Gulliver's Travels; I don't think I'll finish it though: I don't really care for Swift's style. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

12-12-2003, 05:10 PM	#1100
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	....sigh.... __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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