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Unread postby wimfrits » 09 Mar 2008, 09:11

Halfway through the second volume of the Final Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson.

Kinda stumbled upon it in the bookstore as I didn't know he had started a third series after all these years and I'm having a blast reading it so far.
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Unread postby asandir » 10 Mar 2008, 00:30

Muszka wrote:Dunno... I also saw Queen of the Damned , but never read it... Maybe the book is good, but the movie wasn't special for me.
movie sucked! book was good - IMO at least

all the talk of Martin has got me re-reading A Game of Thrones
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 09 Jul 2008, 13:47

I'm reading The Master and Margarita, by Bulgakov. It's pretty interesting. I've done most of the reading in a goth cafe or on a bench in the park, so the experience is even nicer. :)
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Unread postby Asheera » 09 Jul 2008, 13:49

Well currently I'm reading the CH forums :D
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Unread postby Storm-giant » 09 Jul 2008, 13:56

Actually I'm reading Forgotten Realms books, I started a collection with over 50 books but for some reason in last two months no books had arrive ;|
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Unread postby Kalah » 09 Jul 2008, 18:00

Bought the complete Sherlock Holmes edition. Currently on The Sign of the Four. Unimpressed thus far. :sceptic:
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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 09 Jul 2008, 19:59

I have one of those as well. I've got to say that I prefer the shorter stories. They're more focused. Of course, there are the occasional dud amongst those, where Conan Doyle just keeps some important information to himself.
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Unread postby Kalah » 22 Jul 2008, 10:49

The two first stories were rather unimpressive, I thought, but The Hound of the Baskervilles (which I've read before) is quite good. Moving on now, to The Valley of Fear, in which Moriarty first appears. Looking forward to that.
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Unread postby Elvin » 22 Jul 2008, 17:47

Started the Amber chronicles, let's see how that goes. Phoenix was right, reminds me of planescape torment a bit.
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Unread postby Angelspit » 22 Jul 2008, 17:54

Started reading Prince Caspian, and will watch the movie once I am done. Some easy reading is fine once in a while, especially during Summer.
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Unread postby Pol » 22 Jul 2008, 18:01

Elvin wrote:Started the Amber chronicles, let's see how that goes. Phoenix was right, reminds me of planescape torment a bit.
Amber is pretty satisfying. ;)
Although here are still better ones, and shorter. Like...
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Unread postby Kalah » 22 Jul 2008, 19:05

C.S. Lewis' works are all right (albeit his friend Tolkien said they sucked); not too well-suited for adults, though. Tolkien was one of the few who managed to make his literature suitable for adults, whereas Lewis' books are more for kids.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 23 Jul 2008, 12:12

Nothing... i already read everything i knew of that was mildly interesting...
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Unread postby blacktrance » 28 Jul 2008, 02:07

Re-reading Atlas Shrugged.
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Unread postby jeff4815 » 28 Jul 2008, 02:25

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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 28 Jul 2008, 14:56

blacktrance wrote:Re-reading Atlas Shrugged.
Play some Bioshock then...
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Unread postby blacktrance » 29 Jul 2008, 00:34

Nah, probably wouldn't run that well on my computer.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 30 Jul 2008, 09:02

What, you're not one of the special ppl that the world can't run without so you'd have enough money for a better PC?!
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Unread postby Corribus » 29 Oct 2008, 12:05

*bump*

Right now I'm reading Illium by Dan Simmons, and it's fantastic. Best Sci-Fi I've read in years. Dan Simmons is quickly becoming my favorite author.
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Unread postby Angelspit » 29 Oct 2008, 14:24

Corribus wrote:Right now I'm reading Illium by Dan Simmons, and it's fantastic. Best Sci-Fi I've read in years.
I struggled through the first few chapters before giving up, but I plan to come back to it someday, hoping it is as good as Hyperion.
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