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There was not a single happy moment in this entire book.
[QUOTE=Amerigo;31729031]I'm right in the middle of Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein. Really enjoyable so far. I first read Starship Troopers and liked it immensely, and then I heard Stranger was even better, so I had to read that.
Thing is though, Valentine Michael Smith, the Man from Mars, has kinda started turning into the most egregious Mary Sue this side of Harry Dresden. Really great book, but my enjoyment of it is spoiled somewhat because I'm starting to kinda hate the main-ish character.[/QUOTE]
Oh god Mary Sues generally ruin a book for me. I try to look past it, but all I can ever think is "if the author is this self involved and unprofessional, how can I respect this work?" really sucks. All the main characters I write tend to be broken somewhat beyond full repair.
[QUOTE=AwayFishing;31731770]Has anyone read any books by L. Ron. Hubbard? While he is a cocknozzle, I've heard he is a great writer.[/QUOTE]
I haven't read any of them but apparently they suck.
A lot.
Could be biased sources though.
In other news, I finished
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which was seriously awesome, even if it was kinda jarring how the separate segments of the book were set decades apart and with a completely new cast, so in some cases just as you come to love one set of characters they get taken away from you and replaced with people you've never met before. I do understand that this was necessary though, and it works, it's just disconcerting when a book seems to be starting an entirely new plotline (that at first doesn't seem at all relevant to anything so far, though it does link up eventually) some 60 or so pages from the end. It was still great mind.
Has anyone read the sequels? I'll probably get at least the next two, but I was wondering what people's opinions on them were?
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After putting it off for so long, I finally finished it. What a trip. A great read for anyone who has a taste for Greek mythology, or adventure stories.
[quote]A distinguished compilation of two classic fantasy novels, Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Areté, in one volume
This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who while fighting in Greece received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures and the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed, and many consider these Wolfe's best books."[/quote]
The pacing is peculiar, there will be chapters and chapters at a time where really nothing at all happens, and then out of nowhere it'll turn into something out of a drug-fueled trip. A thing I can knock though is that I noticed a LOT of the story requires a knowledge of Greek history, not necessarily mythology, which I can imagine would put off quite a few readers who don't know crap about it. A damn fine read, my first Gene Wolfe book.
When the hell does book four of the Eragon series come out?
The only book I have ever read with dragons in it was Dragonsong, I thought it was pretty decent, but I read it in Junior High I think, so I might evaluate it differently if I read it now.
Halfway through this book:
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Not bad at all...
[QUOTE=Negrul1;31718023]Just finished Rendezvous With Rama. It was good, even if the character writing was kinda lame the science fiction was very good.
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That book owns, but the second one is nowhere near as good.
The Dark Tower series is pretty slick, halfway through book two. Roland just drew the first card (The Prisoner) and they are chilling on the beach fighting off fever and heroin addiction withdrawal. Shit moves so fast in this series I can't even tell what's happening half the time.
[QUOTE=Negrul1;31732011]I haven't read any of them but apparently they suck.
A lot.
Could be biased sources though.
In other news, I finished
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which was seriously awesome, even if it was kinda jarring how the separate segments of the book were set decades apart and with a completely new cast, so in some cases just as you come to love one set of characters they get taken away from you and replaced with people you've never met before. I do understand that this was necessary though, and it works, it's just disconcerting when a book seems to be starting an entirely new plotline (that at first doesn't seem at all relevant to anything so far, though it does link up eventually) some 60 or so pages from the end. It was still great mind.
Has anyone read the sequels? I'll probably get at least the next two, but I was wondering what people's opinions on them were?[/QUOTE]
Dude I just read that too! It was so sick. My friend recommended it to me as a book to read before the sequel because the sequel is so good.
I just finished reading Sundiver. I was unimpressed.
Also SF romances are really ridiculous and cheesy. Unless real life is actually silly like that.
Just Got the first Dark Tower book. I'm having a little trouble getting into it, which is weird since Stephen King wrote it.
Guns of August is getting rather boring.
Reading about the order of battle for every battle that was waged in the first month of World War I gets a little repetitive.
Just ordered Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Wall and Piece by Banksy.
Both seem like a intresting read.
[QUOTE=Bytecry;31810634]Just ordered Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Wall and Piece by Banksy.
Both seem like a intresting read.[/QUOTE]
which 1984 cover do you have, because coincidentally there is a version that is done by one of Banksy's contemporaries, Shepard Fairey
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Bow.
If you compare street artists to skateboarders and Banksy is Tony Hawk, then Shepard Fairey is Rodney Mullen. Banksy is the wunderkind, the guy who brought the medium into the mainstream, and Fairey just has a ridiculous impact on the scene that most street artists don't even realise.
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;31809411]I just finished reading Sundiver. I was unimpressed.
Also SF romances are really ridiculous and cheesy. Unless real life is actually silly like that.[/QUOTE]
This is one of the reasons why I love Alastair Reynolds. There's pretty much none of the cheesy romance in any of his novels. :v:
[QUOTE=Saber15;31813997]This is one of the reasons why I love Alastair Reynolds. There's pretty much none of the cheesy romance in any of his novels. :v:[/QUOTE]
I read Revelation Space and it didn't make much of an impression, either, but I loved how all the characters were indifferent, apathethic stoics. The future is going to be glorious.
Currently reading:
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Short book, but it's fairly decent.
I can always read the old classic books.
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good readinz
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good readinz[/QUOTE]
They're both good, but The Curious Incident is fucking amazing. There is nothing else like it.
Because we had an awesome Teacher, it was part of out curriculum.
Finished:
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Now on to:
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Just [i]Surface Detail[/i] after this, then I'll probably reread His Dark Materials.
I wonder if Banks is writing another Culture novel.
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After putting it off for so long, I finally finished it. What a trip. A great read for anyone who has a taste for Greek mythology, or adventure stories.
The pacing is peculiar, there will be chapters and chapters at a time where really nothing at all happens, and then out of nowhere it'll turn into something out of a drug-fueled trip. A thing I can knock though is that I noticed a LOT of the story requires a knowledge of Greek history, not necessarily mythology, which I can imagine would put off quite a few readers who don't know crap about it. A damn fine read, my first Gene Wolfe book.[/QUOTE]
Interesting premise, I'll be sure to pick up.
Also, has anyone read Thomas Pynchon's 'Gravity's Rainbow'? I heard it's a little difficult to read, is it worth it?
Rereading [I]Redemption Ark[/I], damn I love this universe.
I just started the first few chapters of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, and although I've spoiled the twist to myself because of the back of the DVD cover of the movie which was quick to give it away, it's still very interesting to read.
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I actually didn't like this book. It's probably because I'm not autistic but the protagonist is more alienating than someone I can relate to. I didn't really feel like I was put in his shoes. Plus the narration style is just annoying to read.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;31823920]I actually didn't like this book. It's probably because I'm not autistic but the protagonist is more alienating than someone I can relate to. I didn't really feel like I was put in his shoes. Plus the narration style is just annoying to read.[/QUOTE]
i think the point was to alienate the viewer and make them seem like an onlooker at what happened in the story, not as the protagonist himself.
Well it wasn't really a story I really would have liked to be an onlooker on. A dog bit off my lower lip when I has five-years old, so when dogs die in movies and books and stuff I don't care. My lip grew back perfectly fine just to let you know.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;31824119]Well it wasn't really a story I really would have liked to be an onlooker on. A dog bit off my lower lip when I has five-years old, so when dogs die in movies and books and stuff I don't care. My lip grew back perfectly fine just to let you know.[/QUOTE]
the book wasn't about being sympathetic about the dog. the book basically completely ditched the dog later on. i don't see why not being sympathetic for a murder of a character, which the main character is not emotively sympathetic for even, would make a book less interesting
If I don't care about a main event in the story and I don't find the protagonist interesting then I don't really want to read a book about them. All I got out of the book is that autistic people are weird.
and youre the one complaining about being alienated
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I'm 40 or so pages in. It's really good so far!
And it turns out John Green is one of the vlog brothers on youtube, which I never knew.
Reading Raymond E. Feist's books.
I have the first one he ever wrote, Magician, and 4 others, but those are like the 5th, 8th, 10th and 11th in the series order.
Borrowed the 2nd book out of my school library and goddamn I seriously love his plotlines and character development. Hunting around town marketplaces and whatnot for book stores since my school library doesn't have the 3rd one and the two major bookstores closed down two months ago due to bad business because of people buying books online and digital books.
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