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Post by StarOpal on Apr 15, 2008 21:11:26 GMT -5
Just finished The Eyre Affair. It was sitting in my To Read pile for awhile, but I have this friend who kept trying to push it on me, and the more she brought it up, the less enthused I was to get to it (I hate when people do that). But I loved it!
Now I'm reading through Tavern Tales. A collection of short stories with a fantasy flavor. Being short stories from different authors the quality and tone varies, but I'm enjoying it. Don't remember where I picked it up from though.
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Post by blinkfan on Apr 16, 2008 22:12:39 GMT -5
I'm going back to the "King". Literally, I'm reading "The Shining" which even at page 175 is infinitley better than the film.
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Post by Head Mutant on Apr 18, 2008 22:02:15 GMT -5
Just finished The Eyre Affair. It was sitting in my To Read pile for awhile, but I have this friend who kept trying to push it on me, and the more she brought it up, the less enthused I was to get to it (I hate when people do that). But I loved it! I'm on the fifth book of that series right now... they just keep on getting better. That guy is so insanely clever. The paperback editions of The Name of the Wind are finally out (yay) so I just bought my copy. CANNOT wait for the next book in this series. |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Apr 18, 2008 22:45:20 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie and The Two Georges by Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turtledove. I love the way Rushdie writes, and considering that TGBHF is about rock music (as great a topic as any), it's a refreshingly fun read. The Two Georges is also pretty good, a major improvement over the frustrating How Few Remain (I guess Mr. Holland is to thank for that  ). As if that weren't enough, I have an omnibus of the Gormenghast series on hold at the library. This is how I celebrate finishing my exams!  |
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Post by penguinslovedw on Apr 22, 2008 16:54:59 GMT -5
Currently I'm rereading the "Discworld" series, because they are like my comfort books. I love watching how Terry Pratchett's style changes. At first it was actually pretty standard Fantasy stuff. But as the series goes on, you can tell he's just become so comfortable with this world he's created, and that he loves the characters so much. His style now is so mellow, but still so funny and urgent. Reading his books is like being told stories by a particularly clever, imaginative, and funny friend.
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Post by sirgallahad2 on May 7, 2008 11:25:16 GMT -5
I only brought one of my books to texas with me so I'm a bit limited actually. The book is "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman. It's humanity's first contact with alien life and the ensuing war that follows it. Joe Haldeman was a vietnam veteran so he really knows his stuff. It's not so much the war and battles, it's the time dilation that occours in transit from our space to their space. Mandela only ages a few months in transit. The earth ages a few centuries. You can only imagine the wackiness that ensues. There is a part near the end that will simply kick you in the junk. great stuff. Any other Haldeman fans here?
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Post by StarOpal on May 8, 2008 11:37:25 GMT -5
After finishing The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson-
Which I thought was really good, and I fell in love with just the way it was written. Something that doesn't usually grab my attention in a good way. It reminded me of music, if that makes any sense? But is a bit depressing.
-I needed something to pick me up, so I'm reading The Fourth Bear, by Jasper Fforde. It's a 'Nursery Crime' novel. I love it already. Jasper Fforde is a mad literary genius. Both in that he's a mad genius of literature, and a genius of literature that is mad.
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Post by LadyStarblade on Jun 24, 2008 10:56:07 GMT -5
Just recently finished "Boom: Reflections on the Sixties" by Tom Brokaw and "From the White House" by Helen Thomas.
Currently on Bill Bryson's mini-biography of Shakespeare.
Next up: "A Secret Mission: Hitler's Plot to Capture the Vatican."
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Post by eatmyshorts on Jun 24, 2008 12:57:09 GMT -5
I'm looking for something to read this summer. Anyone have any suggestions on any books that are Stand By Me esque (coming of age stories with an adventurous spirit)? Thanks.
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Post by zappakub on Jun 25, 2008 23:09:28 GMT -5
I'm looking for something to read this summer. Anyone have any suggestions on any books that are Stand By Me esque (coming of age stories with an adventurous spirit)? Thanks. Ray Bradburys' Something This Way Comes and Dandelion Wine. Bradbury was a big influence on King. I'm reading The Terror by Dan Simmons wich is an historical novel about a ship that gets stranded in the Arctic in 1846. This guy can really write anything he wants! |
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Post by eatmyshorts on Jun 25, 2008 23:58:55 GMT -5
thanks, that's pretty much excactly what i'm looking for.
ps: do you know of anything with that type of topic that is more recent?
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Post by zappakub on Jun 27, 2008 12:06:31 GMT -5
More recent stuff ...
Summer Of Night by Dan Simmons (pretty good but too much an It rip-off)
Boy's Life by Robert R. Mccammon
It by Stephen King - his masterpiece about coming of age.
If you're into comic books Brian K Vaughan's Runaways is recommended. I've only read the first series so I have no idea if the second one is good.
That's all I can think of but there's probably a ton more.
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Post by Al on Jun 27, 2008 12:39:39 GMT -5
If you're into comic books Brian K Vaughan's Runaways is recommended. I've only read the first series so I have no idea if the second one is good. The second series meanders for a few issues while it tries to find a new hook and a new group dynamic, but is definitely worth your money. But then, anything that has Molly Hayes in it has me as a lifetime customer. |
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Jun 27, 2008 23:23:34 GMT -5
The second series meanders for a few issues while it tries to find a new hook and a new group dynamic, but is definitely worth your money. But then, anything that has Molly Hayes in it has me as a lifetime customer. Ditto, although the series flounders once BKV leaves and Joss Whedon takes over. And I say that as a recently converted Buffy fan, but Joss' Marvel work (Runaways, Astonishing X-Men) just is not his best stuff. But here's hoping it gets back in shape when Terry "Strangers in Paradise" Moore takes over for volume 3. -D |
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Post by zappakub on Jun 29, 2008 17:08:47 GMT -5
The second series meanders for a few issues while it tries to find a new hook and a new group dynamic, but is definitely worth your money. But then, anything that has Molly Hayes in it has me as a lifetime customer. Ditto, although the series flounders once BKV leaves and Joss Whedon takes over. And I say that as a recently converted Buffy fan, but Joss' Marvel work (Runaways, Astonishing X-Men) just is not his best stuff. But here's hoping it gets back in shape when Terry "Strangers in Paradise" Moore takes over for volume 3. -D Good to know, I must admit that I didn't read the second series since I was pissed because of the Alex thing. But I trust your judgment + Terry Moore! I love SIP and Runaways seems to be a perfect fit for him. |
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