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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2006, 05:17:02 AM »
Just finished reading Tully by Paullina Simons, she's an amazing author, now just started reading The Best of Friends by Cathy Kelly.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2006, 02:16:41 PM »
Once I get ahold of it again..

Doll House by Tabitha King.

She's not quite as good a writer as her husband, but good in her own right.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2006, 03:02:16 PM »
Just finished The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett, and am eagerly looking forward to the rest of the DiscWorld series.
You're in for some major laughs but just watch out - the man can write faster than you can read.  Well, faster than I can read anyway.

Zelazny's short stories are every bit as good as his longer work (which I find to be a mixed bag, but when he is good he is freaking awesome).

The second half of the Amber series would, on its own, be great, but after the first half its rather disappointing. I too got burned out when I tried to read it the first time. But even though it's got a lot of inconsistencies with the first half, there's still cool stuff, like Ghostwheel and Mandor (and his balls).
I think Nine Princes in Amber is still one of the best books ever.  I'm not even going to say one of the best "fantasy" books, because it's got at least as much sci-fi, mystery, action and romance.  I'd hoped he'd've come back to explain what happened to Corwin while Merlin was running around but the best he did were some hard to find, out of print short stories some printer should really make a compilation out of.  There's a newer prequel series about Oberon by another author Betancourt that gets maligned a lot but it's actually not bad, if you take it for what it is.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2006, 04:37:49 PM »
Has anyone read Maia or Shardik, both by Richard Adams?  They're two of my favourite novels ever, and no-one else seems to have heard of them. :( 

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2006, 06:32:33 PM »
Neverwinter Nights 2 strategy guide.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2006, 08:44:51 PM »
Has anyone read Maia or Shardik, both by Richard Adams?  They're two of my favourite novels ever, and no-one else seems to have heard of them. :( 

read them both, years ago.... thought they both were better than Watership Down
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #31 on: November 23, 2006, 03:32:57 AM »
Neverwinter Nights 2 strategy guide.

Ah!  Paper copy I assume... is it any good?

A Brave New World -Aldus Huxley, for like the 111th time (for a class again; but I like the book)
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #32 on: November 23, 2006, 05:13:33 PM »
Its good enough. It lacks information on some mini quests and recipes for making items, otherwise its good.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #33 on: November 24, 2006, 07:48:10 PM »
Currently working on The Tales of The Otori series by Lian Hearn. They're an easy read, but entertaining enough. The books are part fantasy, part historical fiction, and set in a sort of pseudo Japan.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #34 on: November 24, 2006, 10:27:16 PM »
Working on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix right now.. I know I'm behind..  :)
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #35 on: November 25, 2006, 08:00:28 PM »
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #36 on: November 25, 2006, 10:51:23 PM »
Working on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix right now.. I know I'm behind..  :)

gah! worst of the Harry Potter books! but it does have on of the best scenes with those loveable twins!  ;D

I am currently reading Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb. Can't wait to see what happens to everyone!

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2006, 10:56:10 AM »
Has anyone read Maia or Shardik, both by Richard Adams?  They're two of my favourite novels ever, and no-one else seems to have heard of them. :( 
I haven't heard of them either - but currently I'm reading The Plague Dogs. I could look it up, but if anyne here knows... do these two feature animal characters?


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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2006, 11:19:15 AM »
Working on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix right now.. I know I'm behind..  :)

gah! worst of the Harry Potter books! but it does have on of the best scenes with those loveable twins!  ;D

I am currently reading Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb. Can't wait to see what happens to everyone!


i agree... i still think "Goblet of Fire was the best of the series.

Robin Hobb is terrific !
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #39 on: November 26, 2006, 11:19:59 AM »
Has anyone read Maia or Shardik, both by Richard Adams?  They're two of my favourite novels ever, and no-one else seems to have heard of them. :( 
I haven't heard of them either - but currently I'm reading The Plague Dogs. I could look it up, but if anyne here knows... do these two feature animal characters?



Shardik is about a bear.... its been so long since i read it, thats really all i remember !
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #40 on: November 26, 2006, 03:48:08 PM »
I haven't heard of them either - but currently I'm reading The Plague Dogs. I could look it up, but if anyne here knows... do these two feature animal characters?
Plague Dogs is also fantastic.  Neither Shardik nor Maia feature animal characters in the same way as Plague Dogs, though Shardik is about a bear... who although never speaks is a large part of the plot.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2006, 02:02:58 PM »
Working on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix right now.. I know I'm behind..  :)

gah! worst of the Harry Potter books! but it does have on of the best scenes with those loveable twins!  ;D

I am currently reading Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb. Can't wait to see what happens to everyone!

He has gotten a lot brattier than I remember him.. Harry, that is.  I guess it's understandable.. he is growing up.. but he's less likable than he was.  :-\

I haven't even gotten halfway through the book though.

And yes, the twins are great!  ;D
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #42 on: November 28, 2006, 04:46:26 AM »
Has anybody heard anything about Lorrie Moore? She was recommenced to me as a modern American writer
(assuming one of the best). I am reading her book right now and wonder if it will get any better.
If you, guys know anybody in modern literature that reminds you of  Faulkner, let me know, please.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #43 on: November 28, 2006, 12:41:01 PM »
Reading Dante was one of the most excruciating experiences of my life, almost as bad as studying arabic.  It was a horrible discovery for me, as Pound and Eliot are right at the top of my list.

If i had any freaking time, I would read the new Cormac McCarthy book, and also one about a kid inducted into a death squad in either Nigeria or Uganda, wait, Nigerian author... no, it's gone.

Faulkner-fan might check out Cormac - although he's more like a demented, old testament type of super-violence, cross between hemingway and burgess, but ultimately very good:

Border Trilogy (read out of order starting with The Crossing, All the Pretty Horses, and then Cities of the Plain - which features the best knife fight I've ever read)

No Country for Old Men (soon to be a coen bros movie with Javier Bardem as the best bad guy ever)

and if you like it really violent, Blood Meridian, but I would seriously not recommend it to anyone with a weak stomach for violence.

anybody ever read michael moorcock (what a name)?
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #44 on: November 30, 2006, 09:44:50 PM »
Has anybody heard anything about Lorrie Moore? She was recommenced to me as a modern American writer
(assuming one of the best). I am reading her book right now and wonder if it will get any better.
If you, guys know anybody in modern literature that reminds you of  Faulkner, let me know, please.

Which one are you reading?  I liked Anagrams but not Who Should Run the Frog Hospital?Like Life was a fairly decent collection of short stories.  I think that's all I've read of hers.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #45 on: December 02, 2006, 11:29:06 AM »
For the past 2 months I am struggling with Erikosn's Memories of Ice. It's not that the book is bad, but it's a damnable dppr-stopper, and he does not have that ability to keep you completely sucked into his book. You know it's kindda good, but you can put it down and go do other stuff. Well, at least that's how it works for me. So I am somewhere around page 270....
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #46 on: December 03, 2006, 11:51:01 AM »
anybody ever read michael moorcock (what a name)?
Yeah... the Elric series is a must-read.  Also the Corum and Count Brass books are pretty good.  Dark stuff for the most part.  He's another prolific writer - hard to keep up with.  What about Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stuff?  Wish he had stuck around to write more of those.

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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #47 on: December 05, 2006, 01:25:34 PM »
What about Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stuff?  Wish he had stuck around to write more of those.

Those are great stories. Plus, it's always fun to play the "What Mind-Altering Substances Was Fritz Taking When He Wrote This?" game.

I'm currently reading the non-fiction Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore by Bettany Hughes. It's an well-written review both of actual bronze age culture and how different societies have chosen to view the character of Helen. Interesting stuff.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #48 on: December 05, 2006, 04:50:35 PM »
I am also reading The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness by Joel ben Izzy. It's a true story about a man who tells stories for a living and what happens to him when he loses his voice. Every chapter starts with an old folktale. The folktales come from many different cultures and countries, including China, Poland, the Czech Republic and more...many of which I had never heard before.  I'm only about halfway through, but I've really enjoyed what I have read.
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Re: What are you reading?
« Reply #49 on: December 06, 2006, 10:22:37 AM »
I've got back into reading Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series and recently ordered the remaining five from Amazon.  Finished reading Set in Darkness yesterday, just in time for me read Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris, which arrived today.
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