What have you been reading lately?
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Agent
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written Monday, July 31 2006 13:22
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Recently, meaning within the last two months:
Edit: remembered another one. [ Monday, July 31, 2006 13:35: Message edited by: Micawber ] -------------------- Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, July 31 2006 13:52
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Aldous Huxley's Island is very differnt from his other books. It is utopian and very good. Well worth reading. I could not read Brave New World. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, July 31 2006 16:08
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-The Tales of the Otori Trilogy by Lian Hearn -The first DragonLance book(not remembering title or author) -Rereading The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones -Several books on writing/fantays authors for my book-club-turned-writing-class Other than that, I have been addicted to BOE and haven't really read anything. As punishment, my friends have refused me mental hugs for the next 48 hours. :( -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, July 31 2006 16:09
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The last book I read was Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. It was really good. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, July 31 2006 16:17
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A nice little series by Naomi Novik including Black Powder War and Throne of Jade may be of interest to the naval stories crowd. It is a dragon rider series set during the Napoleonic wars, very interesting. Napoleon is fighting against Germany and England with dragons. http://www.temeraire.org/index.cgi?pagetype=writing&series=Temeraire -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Wednesday, August 2 2006 06:25
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Raymond E. Feist is probably my favorite author. He's managed to keep the quality reasonably high over a very long series of books. I recommmend beginning with Magician: Apprentice. I also greatly enjoy Terry Brooks. Currently, I'm reading some Forgotten Realms stuff. Some authors are better than others. I recommend R. A. Salvatore and Paul S. Kemp. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 2 2006 06:52
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quote:I enjoyed The Crystal Shard greatly, but when I tried to read more, I found that I just couldn't get into the rest of the series. [ Wednesday, August 02, 2006 06:54: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 2 2006 14:40
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China Miéville is extremely worth reading for industrial fantasy unlike anything I've ever seen elsewhere. He is, if nothing else, always good for a new anthropomorphic creature. (Cactus? Check!) —Alorael, who also recently reread Catch-22. Yes, it's still brilliant. He should look into getting the sequel. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 2 2006 18:21
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quote:I read the sequel when it came out and found it wasn't quite as good as the original. Some of the absurbities in the sequel seem to be just to show he could write anything. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, August 2 2006 21:18
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John dies at the end. I'm really tired so I aint gonna bother putting up a link but its a brilliant online read. Posts: 776 | Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 3 2006 17:22
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I can't stand China Mieville-- it is bad political discourse of the dialectic kind written into well written fantasy, the political spider eggs make it unreadable for me. If you can swallow the politics, which make little sense in the modern context, it would be very readable. I won't. Let me see. Back to stuff. [ Thursday, August 03, 2006 17:25: Message edited by: I'll Steal Your Toast ] -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 10 2006 23:19
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So, I've been living in this apartment for almost three months, and I just now got all my books unpacked and on their respective shelves. :rolleyes: In the process, I categorized them. Anyway, here is a list of just about every novel I own, all of which are IMHO worth reading at least once. [ Friday, August 11, 2006 00:00: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:11
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Bram Stocker? —Alorael, who feels a mixture of pride and confusion at the fact that he has read the vast majority of that list, including several entries that just aren't worth the trees that died for their printings. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:20
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Bram Stocker is a distant relative of Bram Stoker who works the night shift at 7- 11. Right now I am starting a very thick book called Warrener's Beastie A Novel of the Deep by William R. Trotter. William R. Trotter is a distant relative of Harry Trotter, the deranged nephew of Harry Potter. -------------------- Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh. Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight. Add your one star vote to my tally. Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:32
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That's what happens when you type things up late at night. :rolleyes: Typo Fixed. -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Loyal Underling
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:34
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Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides How to Breathe Underwater - forget Stones from a River - Ursula something Tin Drum - Gunter Grass The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen -------------------- [i]Great Potato[/i] "Unless by the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth; for if such is their meaning, I admit that I am eloquent." -- Socrates Posts: 126 | Registered: Thursday, September 27 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 11 2006 11:16
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Newest addition: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman. Children's horror. Short but very good. Posts: 259 | Registered: Saturday, June 1 2002 07:00 |
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Cartographer
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 05:02
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I've gotten lost in secrets. That is, 'The Valley of Secrets' by Charmian Hussey, which is just an excellent book. I can't wait to finish it. -------------------- Pannaan kaikki hippulat vinkumaan! ^_^ Ooh! Riibu's Kolo - January Blues - Geneforge, +2, +3 - My Elfwood Gallery and DevArt page So many strange ones around. Don't you think? Posts: 1308 | Registered: Sunday, September 8 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 05:48
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Haven't read much recently, but I read the first Pendragon book a few months ago. It was okay. I tried reading the second but got too bored to continue pretty early in the book. Re-read Harry Potter 6 a few months ago too. I'm looking forward to reading Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People when it comes out in three days. Yes, I'm too old for those silly books. No, I don't really care. Those books keep me amused. :P Also looking forward to The End, the final installment in "A Series of Unfortunate Events", coming out in two months. [ Saturday, August 12, 2006 05:51: Message edited by: BainIhrno ] -------------------- "Let us see what the new day brings." - Temas, Areni. Visit my realm! My Movies Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, August 14 2006 08:22
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Yep, R.A. Salvatore is very good, his books are neat and shiny. Go out and read Dragon Champion, by E.E. Knight. Its freakin Sweet, i enjoyed it much. Its very unique. So yeah. Also, Star Wars, New Jedi Order. I read the series, and they are very well written. If your a star wars fan, i suggest it. But...its a very long series. More than just a trilogy. Ok, bye -------------------- I like everyone...I just like some people more than others! Posts: 60 | Registered: Wednesday, May 3 2006 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, August 14 2006 12:18
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I own the whole NJO set. Good books indeed, especially Star by Star. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- BoaEdit Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, August 14 2006 14:08
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YAY! Star by Star is my favorite one. because, nobody really enters a batlle then leaves without a scratch. And many deaths...which made it sweeter. -------------------- I like everyone...I just like some people more than others! Posts: 60 | Registered: Wednesday, May 3 2006 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, August 17 2006 05:40
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I recently reread the Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy(Was it right? It's got a different name in finnish.) and all of the other books in the series. I also compared Harry Potter 6 english version and finnish version. Before that, I finally finished the Lord of the Rings english version, and proceeded to read Silmarillion. Now I'm bored. [ Thursday, August 17, 2006 05:41: Message edited by: Bestrafer_fin ] -------------------- Visit the www.monkkonen.net and if you like, be the member of the forums. Posts: 76 | Registered: Sunday, July 20 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, August 17 2006 06:54
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I just reread for the umpteenth time the Harry Potter series and proceeded to buy the Fantastic Beasts and Quidditch Through the Ages books on Amazon. Peter David is a very good SF author. In my opinion he is best at his Star Trek books, especially the New Frontier books. Simon Green is good too, he writes SF and fantasy too and even though his plots aren't too new, he is a fun read. Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series is BETTER than Harry Potter. Just read it and you'll see. And if you haven't read Narnia yet, you are missing an awful lot... -------------------- How many shapers are there? Why is Drypeak controlled by Zakary? Why is Barzahl a Guardian? How does the Geneforge work? What's as small as nothing? Why am I asking stupid questions? -------------------------------- Shaper teacher : "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" BOOM!! apprentice :*little voice* "Sorry..." --------------------------- Travian The Roost Do you know what is the answer to the greatest question ever? It's here. I like the French. They always go ^^. It's even infectious, if you catch the joke ^^ . Posts: 576 | Registered: Wednesday, March 2 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 17 2006 09:02
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quote:David is alright, but the best Star Trek authors are Diane Carey, J.M. Dillard, and Diane Duane. [ Thursday, August 17, 2006 09:02: Message edited by: TM Valorim ] -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |