HoonDing Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 In unrelated news the next Wheel of Time book, The Gathering Storm is coming out in about a month. That reminds me, Brandon Sanderson's "Mistborn" is one of the most creative/original fantasy that came out in the last decade, regardless of the ridiculous "BioWare"-like contrived romance. Brilliant setting & magic-system. I still have some books of Robin Hobb lying around to be read (apparently she's brilliant) but haven't had time to read some of her works. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
kirottu Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 I This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Are there no Song of Fire and Ice fans here? Everyone was praising it to high heavens in other forums.
Shryke Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 yo got one right here - and i know Oerwinde is a fan too i'm also kinda curious about the new WoT book i had a friend link me to the first chapter on Tor's website and the different style of writing is noticable, but not glaringly so when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse!
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 yo got one right here - and i know Oerwinde is a fan too i'm also kinda curious about the new WoT book i had a friend link me to the first chapter on Tor's website and the different style of writing is noticable, but not glaringly so Half the fun is just knowing how it will end and what will happen to all the characters. As long as the writing isn't horrible or totally different, I'm fine with it.
Shryke Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 haha yeah it's gonna be strange when it's over would have given up on the series long ago except that i hate not finishing books once i start them hell i absolutely hated Anne Rice's vampire chronicles, but once i started i had to finish them when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse!
HoonDing Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Are there no Song of Fire and Ice fans here? Everyone was praising it to high heavens in other forums. George RR Martin = Robert Jordan + Charles Bukowski The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 It'll be strange all right, but it's still pretty far away with A Memory of Light being split into three books. I really hope Sanderson ties up all the loose ends, he certainly has the time/space for it now. Down to the last named Aes Sedai, damn it!
Pidesco Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 1984 To a God Unknown Old Man and The Sea O Anjo Ancorado The Trial The Metamorphosis Crime and Punishment Good Omens Of Mice and Men Foucault's Pendulum A list of books. Or an attempt at giving myself airs of intelligence. "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.
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 The Trial was the weirdest, most nonsensical book ever. I guess it got the point across, but I certainly didn't like it. Crime and Punishment was pretty good, though.
Pidesco Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Pretty good? That's like saying that that Beethoven dude wasn't a bad composer. Or that Psycho was kind of an enjoyable movie. Or that the Sistine Chapel was a fairly nice bit of painting. Or that Alpha Centauri was a rather engaging game. I think I got my point across. "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.
Theseus Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Didn't young Werther kill himself? Awesome inspiration indeed... Yes he did in his blue jacket. But the underlining meaning of the story and the history of Goethe himself is what makes this such a great novel. Goethe IS Werther, most of what happened to werther is how he felt about a young woman who he could never get. Also the things that happen in our lives stay with us forever, so we should becareful of what we choose to do. Goethe didnt actually Kill himself over this young girl. He stuck with his creative writing ability and shared this novel to the world, he rose above his condition. Nietzche dubbed him the uber mensch. The man that over comes.
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Pretty good? That's like saying that that Beethoven dude wasn't a bad composer. Or that Psycho was kind of an enjoyable movie. Or that the Sistine Chapel was a fairly nice bit of painting. Or that Alpha Centauri was a rather engaging game. I think I got my point across. I like to take things in moderation. I don't go around saying things are the awesomest of awesome, that's just stupid. It's a good book, but not the salvation of mankind in written form. When I hear that a hundred people died, I think "that's kinda bad", not "OMG the worst tragedy of all time". @Theseus: Thanks for the literary analysis, but contrary to popular belief I did go to school.
Theseus Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Purk did not mean an insult. Just sharing why i thought it was a good read at the time, since you seemed sarcastic that it was. Love peace chicken grease!
Purkake Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) Sure, it was just a bit drawn out. A bunch of dudes did blow their brains out after the book was released IIRC. I can appreciate most of classic literature, but I actually enjoyed very few of the books.(Crime and Punishment, Master and Margarita being two) Edited September 20, 2009 by Purkake
Hurlshort Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 I might consider the Song of Fire and Ice series when it is finished, but right now it's just a big cliffhanger.
Purkake Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 How many books is he planning to write? One more?
Shryke Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 i'd say there'd be at least 2 more the next one is pretty much gonna be the second half of the last one too many character's points of view to fit into one so he kinda split them up by location when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse!
Hurlshort Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 i'd say there'd be at least 2 more the next one is pretty much gonna be the second half of the last one too many character's points of view to fit into one so he kinda split them up by location It's really dragging on too long, I feel like I've totally forgotten everything at this point. Maybe once he releases two more, I'll sit down and re-read the whole thing. I'm just not sure I've ever seen a write take this long on releasing a series. I know guys like Robert Jordan dragged it out, but at least he was releasing a book here and there. Martin is sooooo slow.
Blarghagh Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series up to book 3.
Maedhros Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 Some of my favorites.. A Song of Ice and Fire and Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin Malazan: Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson Wheel of Time 1-6 by Robert Jordan Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastard sequence) by Scott Lynch The Stand and The Dark Tower by Stephen King Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong Pretty much anything by Neil Gaiman, especially American Gods The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan Started reading Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan as well, and it's really good so far. Definitely gonna keep reading more books by him.
Amentep Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. The whole (sadly shortlived) Master Li series is good, which included BoB and Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen. But if you're only going to read one, Bridge of Birds is well worth it as a stand alone story. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Purkake Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 Started reading Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan as well, and it's really good so far. Definitely gonna keep reading more books by him. The second in the Kovach trilogy is pretty bad and I couldn't get more than ~30 pages into the last one. Altered Carbon was pretty good, though. I haven't heard anything good about his other books either.
'GM' Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 My very very favorite series is The Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass. There's 11 books altogether, although the first 3 go under the title name. The Lord of the Rings including The Hobbit I also very much enjoyed The Silmarillion by Tolkien All the Harry Potter books The Clan of the Cavebear series Mary Stewart's 'Merlin' trilogy
kingofsquid Posted September 21, 2009 Author Posted September 21, 2009 Bane is epic, so's Drizzt (though last time I mentioned it here I started an argument, much like always). Same goes for the Elminster books (though to a lesser extent). Most of the FR stuff is good, although some is absolute crap. Harry Potter, it goes without saying, is pure epic win, distilled into book form, though I might be slightly biased towards it, because I grew up with it, and by that I mean Sorcerer's Stone was the first full "book" I ever read. In terms of "literature," with themes and all that crap, Kurt Vonnegut's good. Most Biritsh litterature is absolute crap, with the exceptions being LOTR (aka the greatest book ever) and Dracula. Of course, this is the greatest book ever written. I might post more later but here are just a few titles for Mr.Squid to look into:The Divine Comedy Goethe's Faust The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit Dracula The Historian Good stuff. Ovid's Metamorphoses**In Latin Ouch. If its anywhere near as bad as the Aenead then thats one of the most painful things imaginable. Absolutely true! BTW, did you hear about the new one soon? Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
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