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Post by blinkfan on Dec 13, 2006 23:05:55 GMT -5
That was the first Stephen King book I read. I was babysitting late one night - I must have been about 11 or 12 - and kept thinking, "Stephen King books are supposed to be scary why?" Then I got to the part where she drank the dirty water and hallucinated (I may be wrong here, I haven't read it since) and it was book-in-the-freezer time in a big way. I just finished that part and holy schnikes. That is terrifying. The line "It is your miracle and you are its" really got me. Incredible book |
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Post by Head Mutant on Jan 4, 2007 10:18:47 GMT -5
I splurged part of my Christmas bonus on books (instead of a Wii... I decided I probably would not get much use out of one) and ended up with:
Smoke and Mirrors, and Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Lindsey's Story by Steven King
Dave Barry's money book
I also bought Lois McMaster Bujold's new fantasy love story, but I think I'll return it after having read the reviews.
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Post by sarahbot on Jan 10, 2007 19:16:14 GMT -5
The Golden Compass - giving it another try, but being reminded why Pratchett is the only fantasy I red. Still, the promise of Daniel Craig is powerful, indeed.
Dry, by Augusten Burroughs. A so far surprisingly tame story about addiction.
Hitchhiking with Buddha (rereading) - this book gets better every time I read it. It's about a Canadian English teacher in Japan who decides to hitchhike the length of the country from south to north, following the cherry blossoms. But not as 'Tuesdays With Morrie' as that sounds.
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Post by sarahbot on Feb 18, 2007 1:20:20 GMT -5
North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell. The same North & South I was gushing about in the TV section. So far the book is more in depth, but I think I'm preferring the miniseries.
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 20, 2007 9:24:46 GMT -5
My reading list is growing and I just... don't... have... time. I'm halfway through about six books or so, just apathetic enough not to finish them.
Over my vacation in January I read Confederation of Valor, which was an omnibus of two of Tonya Huff's scifi novels. Good military scifi, funny and interesting.
Toward the end of my vacation I picked up a big fat novel called The Runelords, just in case I got bored on the plane. This thing looked like every stereotypical fantasy novel I've ever seen -- cheesy art on the cover, the title, the brief description on the back. But once I got into it, I've been absolutely loving it (it's the first of a series). Big bad guy with a massive invincible army trying to conquer the world cliche, yes, but there's a heavy dose of approachable humor and personality involved. Something everyone remarks on is that the magic system in Runelords is quite unique to the fantasy genre. Basically, people buy, are granted or steal "endowments" from other people, which in turns makes them stronger or better in some way. A person can only give up one endowment to another in their life, and whatever they give, they lose themselves. So if a person gives an endowment of strength, the receiver gets the strength of two people while the giver becomes a weak little kitten. So you end up with all these super-powered soldiers trying to protect their kingdoms and the people that gave them their endowments and now depend on them for protection.
I'll see how it ends up. Orson Scott Card apparently lavished all sorts of praise on the series.
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Post by Razzberryfinn on Feb 20, 2007 13:24:13 GMT -5
I currently reading Treasure Island, which I picked up at Barnes & Noble for about $5. It's really good. Robert Louis Stevenson writes kind of like Mark Twain. It's similar to Huck Finn (which I love) in that it's written in first person, and has the same accent-laden dialouge. It's also pretty action packed*, in that 3 characters die on the first 4 chapters. If you've seen Muppet Treasure Island or Treasure Planet, or one of the countless other remakes, you know the story. Its not that complex, but its fun and I can really get into it.
* 'action-packed' ? now I sound like a movie review, but whatever
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Post by sarahbot on Feb 20, 2007 21:43:22 GMT -5
It's books, silly. You have to use the word 'poignant', which I've never seen outside quotes on dust jackets.
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Post by pfrsue on Feb 20, 2007 21:52:40 GMT -5
If you've seen Muppet Treasure Island or Treasure Planet, or one of the countless other remakes, you know the story. Its not that complex, but its fun and I can really get into it. Robert Louis Stevenson has just got to be spinning in his grave right now. |
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Post by Lissa on Feb 20, 2007 22:39:58 GMT -5
I finally finished Storm of Swords and can move on to A Feast For Crows. YAY!
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Feb 20, 2007 23:32:37 GMT -5
Speaking of SoIaF, I'm gonna try and reread the first four books of the series before Dance With Dragons comes out. I finished Feast for Crows around October 2006, and I know that if I read the books over again, I'll be able to pick up on the information given early on that I missed the first time around. The only problem is timing it so that I'll be finished the several thousand page series right when the fifth book is out.
Presently, I'm starting the Once and Future King in bits and stages (school is such a nuisance), and some time this week, Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita will be available for me to check out from the library.
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Post by Razzberryfinn on Feb 20, 2007 23:40:03 GMT -5
If you've seen Muppet Treasure Island or Treasure Planet, or one of the countless other remakes, you know the story. Its not that complex, but its fun and I can really get into it. Robert Louis Stevenson has just got to be spinning in his grave right now. I know. I'm embarrassed to admit that I actually watched both of those, but I thought maybe I could make up for it by reading the book |
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Post by pfrsue on Feb 21, 2007 7:44:38 GMT -5
I know. I'm embarrassed to admit that I actually watched both of those, but I thought maybe I could make up for it by reading the book On the other hand, most of my experience with opera is watching Elmer Fudd in a viking hat, singing, "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!" |
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Post by StarOpal on Feb 21, 2007 9:34:04 GMT -5
Wait... that doesn't count?
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Post by pfrsue on Feb 21, 2007 9:46:39 GMT -5
Wait... that doesn't count? Well it should, I know, but technically there's some live-action opera thingy out there that's supposed to be more upperly crusty or something. |
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Post by PoolMan on Feb 21, 2007 12:03:33 GMT -5
I've about a quarter of the way into Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I'm liking it, but I find it's a looooong way between the good bits... lots of "Mr Drawlight this" and "Lady Pole that". Has anybody been all the way through this one?
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