Terry Pratchett and others
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 13 2003 03:29
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Thuryl: I'm struggling through The Wasp Factory at this very moment. For those who don't know, there are a whole series of sci-fi books by Iain M Banks, and a whole series of...odd...books by Iain Banks. I think they're the same person, but I can't be sure. Anyway, The Wasp Factory is by the latter, and it's plain sick, but really well written, and I'm one of those people who just can't put down a well-written book, no matter how objectionable the content is. (That was my complaint about Stephen Donaldson.) Anyway, I recommend anyone to read one of the Iain M Banks books. Particularly Use of Weapons. I liked that one. -E- -------------------- Let them eat cake! Polaris Boards: The System is Up. Perennially. Posts: 2314 | Registered: Tuesday, January 15 2002 08:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Friday, June 13 2003 03:52
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I like Banks (Iain Banks and Iain M. Banks are the same person) but he's undeniably odd. I didn't really like Excession, however, and I find Feersum Endjinn to be impossible to finish due to the bits in pseudo-phonetic speech. At a pinch, I'd say my favourite is Against a Dark Background, or maybe the Player of Games. I might say the Wasp Factory, but for the maggots-baby's brain incident. -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, June 13 2003 04:37
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Iain Banks is a fantastic writer, I have three of his books (paltry I know, but I have just picked up the series). K.A. Applegate was quite good at one time, but that was some years ago. I've grown out of the Everworld series now. Posts: 149 | Registered: Saturday, May 3 2003 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, June 13 2003 15:51
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I like Terry Pratchett, particularly the Watch series. Douglas Adams was good, but his books got more and more about less and less. We have the first five, and they are good (but pointless) reading. I haven't seen the last one, but I think it has the first couple of chapters of the Dirk Gently (I don't actually remember him) book, and a couple of letters to his editors, and is called The Salmon Of Doubt. Posts: 9 | Registered: Monday, May 12 2003 07:00 |
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Member # 165
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written Friday, June 13 2003 16:22
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quote:Which, as we all know, stands for "Books ec tetera". -------------------- desperance -- je me souviens arena -- et je me souviens de vous Posts: 2449 | Registered: Monday, October 15 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, June 15 2003 00:48
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I've read all of the Discworld books (yes I'm kinda sad), some 28 or so and there's a new one out as well... Of the Adams books, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish was hardly funny and Mostly Harmless was just plain weird! But the other HGttG books were good, and I haven't read the Dirk Gently books yet. I have soooooooo many books to read this summer. edit: Yes! Finally have a hundred posts! [ Sunday, June 15, 2003 00:50: Message edited by: Lemmings fre@k ] -------------------- ~ørangutan I want high-bit characters in my displayed name!!! :( :( :( (Or at least an exclamtion point!) Eat pie! BADGER! Posts: 316 | Registered: Saturday, May 25 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, June 16 2003 16:11
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quote:Those are Christmas Elves. Not normal elves. And elves don't exsist(At least I don't think so.). My favorite book is Holes, by Louis Sachar. Louis Sachar is my favorite author. He wrote some of my favorite books. Including the Wayside School series. Seriously, I've read all of the books in that series. [ Monday, June 16, 2003 16:14: Message edited by: Zephyr Tempest, The Windwarrior ] -------------------- This is MY link. Click here,or here for the yoga dance mix!Click here to get to the misc. boards! Attack, icons, attack!THIS PAGE ROCKS!! Vicious virus stalks the web, has already infected over 150 computers: read more! We have tried to not harm anything in the making of this commercial, but we failed miserably. One Small Step for man, one giant leap(SHCKXXXXXX)STOP POKING ME!!! -Starcraft Observers R.I.P-Here lies NSI, may this rp be remembered. Posts: 1779 | Registered: Monday, December 9 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, June 16 2003 16:28
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Holes. is there anything you particularly like about the book? any character you particularly link with? -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain, ohhh, I'm tired of the strain and the pain. Lair of Blades Wise Forums Desperance Polaris Bash Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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