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Post by Fate on Mar 19, 2008 12:29:42 GMT -5
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Post by Eldarion on Mar 19, 2008 15:43:43 GMT -5
A great loss. He was one of the titans of SF. I would still love to see Childhood's End made into a movie, but I'm not sure anyone could pull it off successfully. I may have to go re-read a few of his works now.
Speaking of SF/Fantasy writers, I'm currently reading From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury. Man, is he good. His prose is like a dream embodied.
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Post by Amaretta on Jun 20, 2008 9:07:16 GMT -5
I just finished reading, Twilight, and New Moon, by Stephanie Meyers. I am going to read Eclipse then breaking dawn. They are suppose to be making a movie based on the Twilight book to be released this year. Entertaining books for summer reading, anyone have other suggestions? Cheers
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Post by Eldarion on Jun 20, 2008 10:50:38 GMT -5
I'm reading Chindi by Jack McDevitt. Good big-idea SF in the Arthur C. Clarke vein.
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Post by thea on Jun 20, 2008 14:23:19 GMT -5
I'm reading Duma Key by Stephen King it's looking like another good book in classic King style
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Post by Aeron Serabien on Jun 20, 2008 16:18:43 GMT -5
Nightpearl finally got me started with the Shannara series, but I must be honest, I'm having to FIGHT my way through the Sword of Shannara. It's kinda boring and seems a total ripoff of LOTR.
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Post by laurelin on Jun 20, 2008 22:52:33 GMT -5
I also attempted to read the Shannara series once. I kept hoping the main characters would die so I wouldn't have to read about them any longer. I feel your pain...
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Post by Quintare on Jun 21, 2008 9:35:57 GMT -5
Every book in the Shannara series is like that too. A very classic tale of good vs evil with no real novelty to them. I read them long long ago, when the world was young and they were new; before I'd read 100 other books exactly like them and wasn't yet so jaded. I thought they were pretty good, but by the third one I was done with them and when the 4th came out I never seriously considered buying it.
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Post by Aeron Serabien on Jun 22, 2008 15:25:50 GMT -5
Glad I'm not the only one. I was starting to feel as though I was missing something. Like everyone else loved the books but me.
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Post by Eldarion on Jul 18, 2008 10:32:24 GMT -5
Reading the Watchmen graphic novel. Never got around to it the first time around. (I preferred more traditional super-hero fare in those days.) After seeing the (very awesome) trailer for the movie version yesterday I figured I'd better get up to speed.
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Post by Eldarion on Aug 6, 2008 14:45:47 GMT -5
Watchmen was great, but man, what a dark tale.
Currently reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
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Post by Amaretta on Dec 4, 2008 10:32:15 GMT -5
I just started reading The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. Apparently there is a whole series in this line of story. They made a TV show around it called The Legend of the Seeker. It will be interesting to see how close or far apart they are on the characters and their adventures. Cheers
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Post by laurelin on Dec 4, 2008 14:52:38 GMT -5
I've read the whole series. It's good. I find myself unable to read too many of his books in a row, however. After a while the characters get on my nerves and I just want to smack them and tell them to just shut up for once and deal with it. That being said, I do actually really like the series. Especially Temple of the Winds (I believe that is the title...I don't feel like trying to find the book at the moment to make sure). There's a scene in that one that will make you want to throw the book across the room (I think I actually did....). Enjoy!
edit: I am currently attempting to read Waiting For the Morning Train by Bruce Catton. It's for my History of Michigan class. Notice I said attempting? I may gouge my own eyeballs out with this one...
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Post by Eldarion on Dec 4, 2008 16:18:22 GMT -5
Just finished Everything's Eventual by Stephen King. (Boy, the movie version of "1408" really expanded on the short story!)
Now reading Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan. I miss him...
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Post by Eldarion on Mar 2, 2009 17:09:45 GMT -5
Mea culpa for double post.
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman.
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Post by Xaja on Mar 2, 2009 18:15:43 GMT -5
The International Dictionary of Thought Compiled by John P. Bradley, Leo F. Daniels, Thomas C. Jones
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