CoM_Solaufein Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yes that is the one. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hi folks, it has been a while. *waves* Since last week I have read: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke - an excellent read, and I now feel like re-reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all over again. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - a re-read of a book that is every bit as brilliant as I remembered. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - a book I had overlooked previously and enjoyed a great deal. I posted about The Ladies of Grace Adieu on my blog at the weekend, and will probably post about the others before the end of the week. In other recent reads I've revisited Neil Gaiman's Stardust , Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Charles Vess illustrated edition), and read a couple of Dean Koontz novels. I'm about to start reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (love the film, have never read the book), and have Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time lined up to follow. "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I'm reading Kafka on the Shore. It's the first recently published novel I've really enjoyed in a long time. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Finished A Wrinkle in Time, which I enjoyed a great deal. Am now on to Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest, which got bumped to the top of my reading pile on account of my being utterly in love with the cover art by John Jude Palencar. Also re-reading Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality by Paul Barber. "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Just finished Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Overall I'd give it 4 stars. Good story but it drags a little. Children of Hurin is next. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Just finished Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Overall I'd give it 4 stars. Good story but it drags a little. Children of Hurin is next. I have Water for Elephants on my list of books to get, after reading a friend's review of it. Sounds interesting, and the cover intrigues me. I have the yummy slipcased edition of Children of Hurin waiting on my reading pile. I did have a flick through when it arrived, so I could check out Alan Lee's illustrations...awesomeness. "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Just finished Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Overall I'd give it 4 stars. Good story but it drags a little. Children of Hurin is next. I have Water for Elephants on my list of books to get, after reading a friend's review of it. Sounds interesting, and the cover intrigues me. I have the yummy slipcased edition of Children of Hurin waiting on my reading pile. I did have a flick through when it arrived, so I could check out Alan Lee's illustrations...awesomeness. Gruen did an excellent job researching her subject (depression era traveling circuses) and she really captures the "feel" of it. But the story gets away from her a little bit. The plot develops quickly then slips into limbo in the middle. It finishes nicely though. The only one of her characters she could have done a better job with was August (the main antagonist). She should have read The Sea Wolf or Heart of Darkness before writing his parts. Wolf Larsen is one of the best "villains" an any book IMHOP. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 the first book in the Song of Fire and Ice series i've been told by squillions of people i should read it, so i've finally gotten round to it. my sister gave me the first 3 books in the series when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 I finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Now I'm onto reading Enders Game for the second time. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 the first book in the Song of Fire and Ice series i've been told by squillions of people i should read it, so i've finally gotten round to it. my sister gave me the first 3 books in the series I finally read A Game of Thrones recently, and enjoyed it a great deal. How are you liking it? I finished Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest, which I found extremely enjoyable. Very creepy and intense in parts. At the start of the weekend I read My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Not a brilliant book, but reasonably enjoyable, and quite sad. I'm now revisiting The Hobbit. "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Totally recommendable. Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 China Mieville's Perdido Street Station Bernard Cornwell's(sp?) The Lords of the North Dan Abnett's Eisenhorn English trans of Battle Royale This rather boring book called Siege of Heaven Buddhist cooking manual called A Higher Taste And still my entrance exam books, Montgomery's Ways of Reading and Yule's Study of Language, both a mainstay of linguistics study. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xard Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 (edited) I am like, totally, reading again after a while. This is what I'm currently reading Esa Saarinen: Sartre - Pelon, inhon ja valinnan filosofia (Sartre - philosophy of fear, anxiety and choice Yeah yeah, that anxiety is wrong translation but more fitting IMHO (just saying before some finn decides to mention it) - Well, I dare to say I know sufficient amount of information about existentialism even though I haven't read any full book about it, but now is finally time for it Engels - On origins of Christianity I don't know "official" english name for the book, only finnish and german, but you should get the idea which book I mean. I just saw book's title in shells of Library. Only when I got back home I noticed I was going to read something from one of the founders of communism. Oh, well Bo Giertz - Book of Revelation Exegesis, something else to say? Kari Cantell - Tiedemiehen mietteit Edited May 28, 2007 by Xard How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 I have prioritized my text books above my recreational reading, so I have just finished: Teach Yourself Planets, and How The Universe Works (not published for the public). OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qazplm Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thinking about rereading the wheel of time series after i have reread the Tawny man series and maybe i should read the second book in the soldier's son trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baley Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 (edited) That Steve Martin novel, The Pleasure of My Company. Uh, The Last Night of Love, The First Night of War (Ultima noapte de dragoste, Edited May 28, 2007 by Baley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I just finished 1759: The Year that Britain Became Master of the World. This book isn't perfect, but I found the character sketches alone worth the admission price. My knowledge of this part of history is not substantial; nevertheless McLynn manages to give the reader a sufficiency of human goings-on around this pivotal year, which only helps to give weight to the costs and benefits of the achievements and losses. Some more maps would be a better investment than the monochrome plates that are reproduced, to no advantage (McLynn even debunks some of them in the text!). The battle between the two colossi, the nascent British Empire and ancien r OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 the first book in the Song of Fire and Ice series i've been told by squillions of people i should read it, so i've finally gotten round to it. my sister gave me the first 3 books in the series alright i'm on the third one now. it's been rather slow going as i haven't had all that much time to read recently stopped by a book store on my way home last night and bought the 4th book in the series for like $12 i'm liking it so far. no clearcut good and evil characters, and the author sure as hell isn't afraid to kill characters off when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 I found a book I bought to read on a recent plane flight Extreme Science Fiction. Some highlights: Death in the Promised Land (Pat Cadigan) The Girl Had Guts (Theodore Sturgeon) ... a spiritual precursor to Alien Wang's Carpets (Greg Egan) ... a story that I wish I'd written. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Wolves of the Calla - Stephen King Not as diligent in reading as I should be. I have a hard time finding free time lately. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 All that vigilantism, no doubt, and backpack flying. The short story by Sturgeon, The Girl Had Guts, was written in 1957, too. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Not all of us were born lucky as sentient AI, y'know. We actually have to move around and get jobs. Edited June 21, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baley Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 The Girl Had Guts Literally? (I've been reading Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do by Matt Weinstien. Can't honsetly say I'd reccomend it. Way too touchy feely and it over intellectualizes dog behavior. Also bought To Have and Have Not by the master Papa Hemingway. One of the few I have not read. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 The Girl Had Guts Literally? (I've been reading Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King.) You want me to comment on the plot of a short story? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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