Books and shit

[Madican]

I've actually gotten away from what I now know to be professional fanfiction.

That and I just don't care for the Star Wars universe much anymore.

[mosiyazhi]

Louis L'amour: Last of the Breed. Just the setting (Siberia) and premise (escape) had me hooked since I first read it. One of my all time favs.

[Ersatz]

Just finished The Lord of the Rings, with mixed feelings. Sure, it is a huge world with a rich history and stuff, but it was all too "distant" for me. The characters seem to have a nice characterization but they hardly ever have the chance to show it. Maybe I was just not enough focused, but I felt like the description of people and places was not sufficient. The ending was just the saddest one I've ever read
It was still worth reading anyway.

That made me realize what I love about another fantasy series I keep rereading since I'm 11. It's generally called the Belgariad, tough that's only a part of the series.
First part: The Belgariad, 5 books (400-500 pages each);
Second part: The Malloreon, 5 books (500-600 pages each);
then The Prequels, basically the autobiography of two of the main characters, Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress (2 volumes each).
The basic scenario is not original (Find a magical artifact, use it to defeat Big Bad), but the way it is delivered is excellent. The author is David Eddings, if you're interested.

[Syobon]

Holy shit, I've read those 3 times I think. I think it was mostly the characters that kept me interested.

[Explotaro]

Reading The Nine Lives of Chloe King.
Thinking "ABC Family probably batardized the hell out of this."

There's a lot of swearing, and almost sex.

[Zang]

currently reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

it's basically about a futuristic world where books are illegal and everything is designed to keep people pop flyin' by not letting them think

[Stranaton]

currently reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

it's basically about a futuristic world where books are illegal and everything is designed to keep people pop flyin' by not letting them think

sounds like every distopian future ever.

[Lambeth]

Read George Carlin's memoir. Gonna be reading some lovecraft tomorrow.

[shazza]

They came in yesterday.

They are GLORIOUS.


About 150pgs into A Dance With Dragons but only because I have shit to do today so I can't lay around and read all day sob

[Kazer Tazer]

They came in yesterday.

They are GLORIOUS.


About 150pgs into A Dance With Dragons but only because I have shit to do today so I can't lay around and read all day sob

Gogdammit I need Dance With Dragons already.

STUPID cheddar
NOBODY EVEN LIKES YOU

EDIT: Cheddar?

[shazza]

This forum is riddled with wordfilters. Get used to it.

[Captain_Nick]

I'm about to check "The Sun Also Rises" out from the library. It's for a Senior English project that I need to start on for next year. Anyone think that there is a better Hemingway novel out there?

[Dedivax]

I just finished to read Asimov's "Nemesis", and I found it very enjoyable, although the ending disappointed me a bit

[Ersatz]

Any of you know Mafalda?
It's an Argentinian newspaper comic that was published from 1964 to 1973. It's mostly cynical/optimistic observations made by children about international politics during those years. I really like it, it gives another point of view of the Vietnam War, the Israeli-palestinian conflict, the Beatles, the Third-World, the feminism...

I have this complete collection of all 1937 strips, it weighs 9 pounds.

[Winchester]

A while ago I started reading The Catcher in the Rye and although I'm really only about three chapters in, I feel like nothing has happened so far. Am I just judging it too soon? If the rest of the book is going to be much of the same, I'm not sure if I'll continue with it. I want to though since it's a classic (and I like the writing style), but at the same time I don't want to read a book I don't enjoy if I don't have to.