Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 108767 times)

Chemus · « **Reply #220 on:** February 18, 2009, 04:30:18 AM »

I'm starting "The Art of Sign Language" by Christopher Brown because I don't like not being able to communicate with some deaf people, especially children, whom I occasionally meet.

j0lt · « **Reply #221 on:** February 18, 2009, 05:50:01 AM »

I nearly started the Twilight series, but then I thought to myself, "No... I'd rather drive dozens of needles into my eyeballs than subject my mind to such utter tripe!"

I mean seriously. Teenaged emo vampires who SPARKLE in sunlight? If it wasn't already a book series and feature film, I'd think it was a prank!

Nanshork · « **Reply #222 on:** February 18, 2009, 12:02:35 PM »

Quote from: j0lt on February 18, 2009, 05:50:01 AM

I nearly started the Twilight series, but then I thought to myself, "No... I'd rather drive dozens of needles into my eyeballs than subject my mind to such utter tripe!"

I mean seriously. Teenaged emo vampires who SPARKLE in sunlight? If it wasn't already a book series and feature film, I'd think it was a prank!

Wait....they sparkle? Seriously!?!?! And to think that I once ranted about how Bram Stoker got it wrong....

Bell · « **Reply #223 on:** February 18, 2009, 01:18:43 PM »

except Stoker's Dracula has become so synonymous with vampires in the public's imagination that if vampires don't conform to his standards, then they're wrong. God help us if that becomes true for twilight.

Nanshork · « **Reply #224 on:** February 18, 2009, 01:20:28 PM »

*shudders*

Stratovarius · « **Reply #225 on:** February 18, 2009, 01:49:08 PM »

Quote from: Irthos Levethix on February 17, 2009, 02:49:05 PM

Thats an awesome idea, veekie. I think I'm gonna do that next time I read 'em.... which will probably be my 4th or 5th trip.

Speaking overly drawn out novels that make you want to kill yourself, has anyone ever attempted Tad Williams' "Otherland" series? 3500 pages, and I could not complete the last 500. Seriously.

Finished it. Overly wordy, but worthwhile read, imo. I just wish he'd tightened it up.

Omen of Peace · « **Reply #226 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:16:42 AM »

Quote from: Bozwevial on January 22, 2009, 10:13:07 PM

Cyrano de Bergerac.

Did you read that in French or in some other language ? I really wonder what a translation could be like...

I've reread much of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series (awesome...) and I'm now half-way into Joe Abercrombie's Last Arguments of Kings - very nice ! I recommend that series (which starts with The Blade Itself).

Stratovarius · « **Reply #227 on:** February 20, 2009, 05:42:44 PM »

Hero of the Shadows - David Gemmell. One of the Waylander books.

Bozwevial · « **Reply #228 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:35:35 PM »

Quote from: Omen of Peace on February 20, 2009, 06:16:42 AM

Quote from: Bozwevial on January 22, 2009, 10:13:07 PM
Cyrano de Bergerac.
Did you read that in French or in some other language ? I really wonder what a translation could be like...

In French, but I've read a decent translation before.

SixthDeclension · « **Reply #229 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:52:17 PM »

Death of a Salesman and Hamlet for school.

Tshern · « **Reply #230 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:10:26 PM »

The former is awesome, the latter sucks.

SixthDeclension · « **Reply #231 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:12:42 PM »

Really? I quite enjoy Hamlet, and Shakespeare in general, and find Death of a Salesman to be borderline tedious.

Tshern · « **Reply #232 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:13:56 PM »

I dislike Shakespeare. He sure uses a lot of words, but that doesn't really make up the lack of actual content. I just can't read Shakespeare without falling asleep.

Nanshork · « **Reply #233 on:** February 20, 2009, 10:02:49 PM »

You want content? Read Titus Andronicus.

Kai · « **Reply #234 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:49:32 PM »

Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection, in Four Parts by Catherine Murdock. It's YA fiction...modern day faerie tale or some such.

Nanshork · « **Reply #235 on:** February 21, 2009, 12:07:06 AM »

I'm rereading the Sword of Truth series, just finished book one earlier today. It's interesting that the only part that I really remembered was the extreme Dominant/ Submissive relationship towards the end...

Kai · « **Reply #236 on:** February 21, 2009, 12:15:13 AM »

I keep meaning to try again with that series. I've made it most of the way through book one twice and then...I don't know? I hear that it's good, I like the parts that I remember, I don't know what keeps stopping me. I'll put it back on my to read list, may have to wait a while though.

veekie · « **Reply #237 on:** February 21, 2009, 05:29:10 AM »

Quote from: Nanshork on February 21, 2009, 12:07:06 AM

I'm rereading the Sword of Truth series, just finished book one earlier today. It's interesting that the only part that I really remembered was the extreme Dominant/ Submissive relationship towards the end...

That, "This was no chicken. This was evil manifest." and that speech about "Fire is bad", are all I can recall of the series.

Nanshork · « **Reply #238 on:** February 21, 2009, 03:36:08 PM »

I don't think that the chicken line was in the first book, I don't remember it. And yeah, "Fire is bad" is all over book one, heh.

veekie · « **Reply #239 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:37:18 PM »

The chicken line was in, I think the book with the chimes, whatitsname again. The one with the super killgongs.

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