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What are you reading?
Started by Tristan Palmgren, Dec 23 2009 08:33 AM
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Posted 17 May 2010 - 02:12 PM
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Posted 17 May 2010 - 10:45 PM
Just finished reading The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. One of the most enjoyable and emotional books I've ever read.
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 01:53 AM
So then, The Neverending Story ended?
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 09:13 AM
The train station I take into work every day has a 'book dropoff' for people who want to recycle their books, just like doctor's offices do for magazines. They primarily have a neverending supply of romance novels, but yesterday I found a sci-fi hardback by the name of 'Warbreaker' by Brandon Sanderson.
Apparently it's not the first in the series, but it reads like picking up a standalone story. I'm only three chapters in, but I can tell I'm going to like it.
Apparently it's not the first in the series, but it reads like picking up a standalone story. I'm only three chapters in, but I can tell I'm going to like it.
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 05:42 PM
QUOTE (furrykef @ May 18 2010, 02:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So then, The Neverending Story ended?
Literately,yes.Metaphorically,no.
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 07:04 PM
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Posted 20 May 2010 - 04:46 PM
Reading Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," which everyone in America needs to read. Everyone in congress should at least read the first five pages, but I think they are all illiterate since they won't even read the 17 page Arizona Immigration law (i'm talking to YOU Mr. attorney general).
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Posted 31 May 2010 - 07:37 PM
moved on to reading Maia (the prequel to Shardik). At 1200 pages, it's a good long story, and even better a good long smutty story. If you thought Adams only wrote about rabbits you'd be wrong. Gonna be horny for a few weeks.
Also just watched all of "The Stand" today, which has encouraged me to read the Stephen King novel when I finished Maia. Thought it was funny that the guy who spread the superflu at the beginning of the story was a soldier named Campion.
Also just watched all of "The Stand" today, which has encouraged me to read the Stephen King novel when I finished Maia. Thought it was funny that the guy who spread the superflu at the beginning of the story was a soldier named Campion.
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Posted 01 June 2010 - 03:14 AM
On Writing by Stephen King.
Good book.
Good book.
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 05:39 PM
DnD Character builder guide. I don't know what version and I should try to read something harder.
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 07:14 PM
Gonna finish Maia tomorrow, probably. I've taken way longer to read this book than I should have, but it's all good.
I'm trying to decide what to read next, considering I'm moving away from Richard Adams now that i've read all I want to read from him, unless he's secretly writing another Beklan/Watership.
I need help deciding where to go next. Does anyone know anything about "Guardians of Ga'Hoole?" I saw the amazing trailer for the upcoming film, and thought I ought to read the books, but I didn't know if they were good enough to be enjoyed by adults. If they're well written stories, I'll take to them. I can't move back into the pop fiction anymore.
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 11:25 PM
Currently reading Dune Messiah, the first sequel in the franchise. I'd been putting it off for quite some time. I need to remind myself more often that I've got all six in the original series.
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 01:00 AM
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris.
The stories taking some interesting turns, but there are a few yawnworthy cliches in there and she seems a bit too obsessed by what people are wearing and their hair and eye colour. She's playing quite a few tropes straight with no apparent sense of irony, and some of her prose could do with a polish.
I think my tastes are getting more refined for this kind of thing. This book doesn't have the delectable turn of phrase that even some of my fellows on FP have.
The stories taking some interesting turns, but there are a few yawnworthy cliches in there and she seems a bit too obsessed by what people are wearing and their hair and eye colour. She's playing quite a few tropes straight with no apparent sense of irony, and some of her prose could do with a polish.
I think my tastes are getting more refined for this kind of thing. This book doesn't have the delectable turn of phrase that even some of my fellows on FP have.
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 06:19 AM
Strategy guides for Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver and Pokémon Platinum.
The latter of which is so huge, it could probably be used to kill small game.
The latter of which is so huge, it could probably be used to kill small game.
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 08:21 AM
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Velvet D'Coolette' date='Jun 25 2010, 05:00 AM' post='38201']
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris.
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris.
Hmmm...I got those Ebooks off Ebay a while back but haven't touched them yet. I'm kind of wondering if just renting the TV series would be more enjoyable.
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Posted 25 June 2010 - 06:40 PM
I got excerpts from Commentarii De Bello Gallico ("Commentaries on the Gallic War") by Julius Caesar coming in the mail. Entirely in Latin. So I'll be reading that soon...
Currently reading Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata (a fiction book intended to teach Latin), also written entirely in Latin, which I'll need to get through before I take on Caesar.
Currently reading Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata (a fiction book intended to teach Latin), also written entirely in Latin, which I'll need to get through before I take on Caesar.
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Posted 26 June 2010 - 09:08 AM
I am currently reading, The Magician's Nephew. The first part of the Chronicles of Narnia series.
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Posted 06 July 2010 - 10:03 PM
At the recommendation of my father, I'm gonna read a few novels by Vince Flynn while i'm on vacation. It's supposed to be a lot of political intrigue type stuff, involving situations based on real events, but they could potentially happen. We'll see how we go.
just finished Lee Child's 61 hours. Stayed up for two days reading it, and couldn't sleep after the ending because the author is EVIL. I'd recommend checking out the Jack Reacher series if you aren't familiar with it, especially if you like mystery novels that are a bit on the gritty side (sans cliche detective). Having read all his novels so far, I haven't been disappointed with any of them.
just finished Lee Child's 61 hours. Stayed up for two days reading it, and couldn't sleep after the ending because the author is EVIL. I'd recommend checking out the Jack Reacher series if you aren't familiar with it, especially if you like mystery novels that are a bit on the gritty side (sans cliche detective). Having read all his novels so far, I haven't been disappointed with any of them.
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Posted 07 July 2010 - 01:01 AM
QUOTE (MistressAli @ Jun 25 2010, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Velvet D'Coolette' date='Jun 25 2010, 05:00 AM' post='38201']
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris.
Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris.
Hmmm...I got those Ebooks off Ebay a while back but haven't touched them yet. I'm kind of wondering if just renting the TV series would be more enjoyable.
I don't know. I'm not generally that into vampire stories, they're just not my kind of monster. Underworld was okay but past that... I'd say that Ms. Harris' storyline seems like a better version of Twilight, but it's still quite Twilightish.
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Mary Sue parody with an actual storyline.
Psychological original character reference sheets available from my DeviantArt account: http://palantean.deviantart.com/
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Posted 08 July 2010 - 09:06 PM
Bills. The damn things keep coming every month...
Projection: If Intruder Organsim reaches civilized areas...
Entire world population infected 2,7000 hours from first contact.
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