What have you been reading lately?
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 10:02
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quote:Too bad he has no idea when he's going to finish it. In any case, I've been reading some of Jim Butcher's work, which while its not exactly quality work is fairly amusing, and light. I'm also looking into getting some Terry Pratchett in Russian, as I've been told that the reading experience/content varies widely from language to language. [ Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:03: Message edited by: Sticky ] -------------------- "Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are false'." Posts: 564 | Registered: Wednesday, April 14 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
Member # 2210
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 10:31
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I finished the thing yesterday. The next book in the series is A Dance with Dragons. My favorite character in the book is Brienne, The Maid of Tarth. Samwell is also very interesting. I wish George R.R. Martin would stay focused on A Dance with Dragons, he just released a two volume series of short stories. -------------------- 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 Sunday, December 2 2007 10:56
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quote:The only book of his I've read is the first of the Dresden Files, and it struck me as a much lighter version of Glen Cook's Garrett series set on modern Earth instead of a modern-ish fantasy world. —Alorael, who gives Glen Cook the distinction of being one of very few fantasy authors who can apparently manage to write an endless series without having it fall apart. Maybe it helps that it's mostly a series in the sense that detective novels with the same protagonist are series. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 15:48
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Read the book Knots and Crosses -Alorael, who is stealing member 335's signature, warns that it extensively talks about racism -------------------- Vivan los Drayks! Viva Khyryk! Vivan los Serviles! Vivan los Travokites! Tastes like Bambi, delicious No matter what name I have, people can call me Xel Pylons! this is what you send to blizzard if they cancel Starcraft 2. Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 16:23
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quote:Truly a first. Even the noobs who copy Alo's sig usually have the decency not to impersonate him by copying the name too. -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 16:33
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Chill, seriously, it would be impossible to impersonate member 335's name, he changes it 3 times a day! -------------------- Vivan los Drayks! Viva Khyryk! Vivan los Serviles! Vivan los Travokites! Tastes like Bambi, delicious No matter what name I have, people can call me Xel Pylons! this is what you send to blizzard if they cancel Starcraft 2. Posts: 301 | Registered: Tuesday, August 21 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 17:18
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Once a day, and since I'm identifiable only by member number, post count and signature, and since most people don't habitually read numbers even on Spiderweb, I'd prefer to have my signature left to me. —Alorael, who means this in all seriousness, unlike his complaints about the use of the "emdash name comma who et cetera" format, which he expresses only 90% seriousness. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
Member # 2210
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written Tuesday, December 4 2007 01:42
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Hah, I've decided I'm from the same place as you are now. Oops, darn, for some reason I can only be from Ashes to Ashes, the machines doesn't let me add the phrase Scribbane is Wonderful, modding privileges perhaps. Give me a one star. [ Tuesday, December 04, 2007 01:47: 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 Tuesday, December 4 2007 08:58
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It sure looks like you added it to me. Not quite right, but close enough. —Alorael, who is not everyone! He is neither Imban nor Zxquez! He demands individuality! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Tuesday, December 4 2007 09:22
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It's rare for someone able to generate an emdash to stoop so low as to steal a sig. So it's kind of a checksum. (The secret of course is to hold the - key down hard, and concentrate. If your chi is strong enough, the — will appear. Do, or do not. There is no "try".) [ Tuesday, December 04, 2007 09:24: Message edited by: Student of Trinity ] -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, December 4 2007 10:32
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Anyways, I am reading, The Panic Hand Stories by Jonathan Carroll. It is very close to magical realism. I don't know how to describe his writing, but it is very strange. -------------------- 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 Tuesday, December 4 2007 16:42
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I'm reading Dzur by Steven Brust, but you really need to start the series with Jhereg to understand what's happened so far. It's easier to read a stand alone book by him like To Reign in Hell that explains how the world was made. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 6 2007 09:27
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I'm on my next title, The Atomic Bazaar, The Rise of the Nuclear Poor by William Langewiesche. The best part of the book is the story of A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakinstan's bomb. It is a very interesting story. -------------------- 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, December 6 2007 13:45
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Did anyone else read "Djur" in Randomizer's post? In any case, I'm still buried in unread Asimov tales. But a colleague has just introduced me to Iain Banks and one other whose name I forget (Gerald something? May have been Gerald Vance, but Google shows a couple of others.) In whose Wikipedia entry I just saw that he wrote a novel titled "Consider Phlebas", which from the title alone must be instant bad-ass. [ Thursday, December 06, 2007 13:46: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 6 2007 14:26
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I just finished Consider Phlebas. I'll leave it up to you to judge for yourself whether it is instant badass or not. The one of Banks' I enjoyed the most (so far) was Against a Dark Background. -------------------- 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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Electric Sheep One
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written Thursday, December 6 2007 14:48
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Banks's titles are great. The books are okay, I guess, but ultra space opera is all beginning to blur together for me now. Already I have only faint impressions of just whose giant spaceships, enormous interstellar cultures and vast cosmic evils are whose. In the end I think the only thing I'll really remember at all from this phase will be A Fire Upon the Deep. -------------------- Listen carefully because some of your options may have changed. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, December 6 2007 17:22
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I've decided that in my spare time I would return to reading the late Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, though for the life of me I can't find my copy of his fourth book in the series, The Shadow Rising. [ Thursday, December 06, 2007 17:23: Message edited by: JMAN123 ] -------------------- Life is short. Use a Mac. Posts: 85 | Registered: Wednesday, July 14 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 13 2007 06:10
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The Elements of Style Illustrated is a pretty interesting book. It includes watercolors with captions from the text. The text itself of course is the best part of it. It gives both excellent instructions on how to write and is entertaining. -------------------- 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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Shaper
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written Sunday, December 16 2007 17:30
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I've just finished The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife. Now I'm working through The Amber Spyglass... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Quaere verum Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, December 16 2007 17:55
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That series caused me to sleep only three hours a night. One of the best books I've read and it saddens me they're making it into a movie. -------------------- Decca Records - "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 17 2007 03:22
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Well I don't think you'll ever have to worry about the last two being made into movies... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Quaere verum Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, December 17 2007 04:09
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I'm reading George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, too!! It's absolutely brilliant!! I'm up to part 2 of book 3, and I have to wait until my friend finishes with book 4 before he lends it to me -_-... want more and more and more! -------------------- Third generation geek and heathen! Posts: 93 | Registered: Tuesday, December 11 2007 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, December 17 2007 19:56
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I'm getting really impatient for him to finish A Dance Of Dragons (Book 5). A Feast For Crows just didn't fuffil. -------------------- Why only have World War 3 when you can have SO MUCH MORE!! MUAHAHAHAHA!It's so easy when your EVIL! Posts: 9 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2007 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, December 17 2007 19:58
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Another good series, a cant remember its name, its a space opera, the first book is Hidden Empire, the second A Forest Of Stars, really interesting books. -------------------- Why only have World War 3 when you can have SO MUCH MORE!! MUAHAHAHAHA!It's so easy when your EVIL! Posts: 9 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, December 17 2007 20:50
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quote:Truth. Seriously, that movie was so... disappointing. My first midnight showing and it was wasted, just like so many other first times. In other news, Calvin and Hobbes never goes out of style. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |