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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 0:29:59 GMT -5
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Post by Crystal on Jan 28, 2008 0:33:09 GMT -5
You have a nice signature. :3 Couldn't resist xD Hmm, I look forward to reading it sometime. I've been wondering what to read these days. I mean aside from Salvatore and Grisham I haven't a clue what else is worth reading. Not like I'm in a book club or anything ^_^; Was there ever a book club in the NTWF? I mean, logically there should *rubs chin* Are you on Facebook? If so, I actually went through some of this question recently. I posted a note that basically gave my current "To Read" list and asked for suggestions...here's what I've got right now: A Game of Thrones (Book 1, Song of Ice & Fire), George R.R. Martin Wizard's First Rule (Book 1, Sword of Truth), Terry Goodkind Sword of Shannara (Book 1, Sword of Shannara series), Terry Brooks Wizard of Earthsea (Book 1, Earthsea Cycle), Ursula K. Le Guin The Crystal Shard (Book 1, Icewind Dale Trilogy), R.A. Salvatore The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch Dune (Book 1, Dune Series), Frank Herbert The Belgariad, David Eddings. ... I know it's sad, but I have A Game of Thrones, the Sword of Shannara, the Crystal Shard, AND Dune. And I've read the Wizard of Earthsea and Wizard's First Rule. I can even give you indepth reviews. |
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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 0:34:47 GMT -5
You have a nice signature. :3 Are you on Facebook? If so, I actually went through some of this question recently. I posted a note that basically gave my current "To Read" list and asked for suggestions...here's what I've got right now: A Game of Thrones (Book 1, Song of Ice & Fire), George R.R. Martin Wizard's First Rule (Book 1, Sword of Truth), Terry Goodkind Sword of Shannara (Book 1, Sword of Shannara series), Terry Brooks Wizard of Earthsea (Book 1, Earthsea Cycle), Ursula K. Le Guin The Crystal Shard (Book 1, Icewind Dale Trilogy), R.A. Salvatore The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch Dune (Book 1, Dune Series), Frank Herbert The Belgariad, David Eddings. ... I know it's sad, but I have A Game of Thrones, the Sword of Shannara, the Crystal Shard, AND Dune. And I've read the Wizard of Earthsea and Wizard's First Rule. What's sad: I've not read ANY of those yet, but been aware of their existence for quite some time. I've had a copy of Dune since I was like 14... Right now, I'm slogging through Wheel of Time. I decided not to break up that series before I start on another *beginning of Lord of Chaos now* And thanks. XD I didn't connect your post to my sig at first. But if you like that, you should go listen to the song. "The Sea" by Carbon Leaf. You can easily find a full version of it if you search The Sea Carbon Leaf in AltaVista audio search... <.< |
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Post by PFA on Jan 28, 2008 0:34:48 GMT -5
...Eh. I kinda poofed there. >_> But now I must go to bed. Alas.
*lurks off*
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Post by Tk ∆ on Jan 28, 2008 0:35:17 GMT -5
G'night PFA!
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Post by Scar on Jan 28, 2008 0:36:56 GMT -5
Couldn't resist xD Hmm, I look forward to reading it sometime. I've been wondering what to read these days. I mean aside from Salvatore and Grisham I haven't a clue what else is worth reading. Not like I'm in a book club or anything ^_^; Was there ever a book club in the NTWF? I mean, logically there should *rubs chin* Are you on Facebook? If so, I actually went through some of this question recently. I posted a note that basically gave my current "To Read" list and asked for suggestions...here's what I've got right now: A Game of Thrones (Book 1, Song of Ice & Fire), George R.R. Martin Wizard's First Rule (Book 1, Sword of Truth), Terry Goodkind Sword of Shannara (Book 1, Sword of Shannara series), Terry Brooks Wizard of Earthsea (Book 1, Earthsea Cycle), Ursula K. Le Guin The Crystal Shard (Book 1, Icewind Dale Trilogy), R.A. Salvatore The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch Dune (Book 1, Dune Series), Frank Herbert ... Nope no Facebook. I promised myself ages ago I wouldn't do any social networking sites xDDD Out of those I've only heard of 4 and read 1. The Icewind Dale trilogy is made of win and so does the subsequent Sellswords trilogy ^_^ ... Jarlaxle > Drizzt <_< >_> Anyway thanks for the list. I'll see if there's any opened books from those authors in Borders I can read. Yup, Borders is my library xD And good night everyone who's leaving. Gotta leave myself. Work stinks ^_^; See y'all |
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Post by Crystal on Jan 28, 2008 0:45:01 GMT -5
You have a nice signature. :3 The Belgariad, David Eddings. ... I know it's sad, but I have A Game of Thrones, the Sword of Shannara, the Crystal Shard, AND Dune. And I've read the Wizard of Earthsea and Wizard's First Rule. What's sad: I've not read ANY of those yet, but been aware of their existence for quite some time. I've had a copy of Dune since I was like 14... Right now, I'm slogging through Wheel of Time. I decided not to break up that series before I start on another *beginning of Lord of Chaos now* And thanks. XD I didn't connect your post to my sig at first. But if you like that, you should go listen to the song. "The Sea" by Carbon Leaf. You can easily find a full version of it if you search The Sea Carbon Leaf in AltaVista audio search... <.< Hmm, let's see... A Game of Thrones was one of the most gripping stories I've read. It was terrible though; very dark, and very frightening, and no one wins and characters you learn to love die. I never went back to the rest of the series because the first was so terribly realistic, if you get what I mean. xD The Sword of Shannara was a decent book, but it had bad resemblances to LOTR. The Crystal Shard is the first book written by Salvatore, and it shows a bit in the writing, but otherwise it's okay. It's written a bit like a D&D game, and somewhat predictable, but it's a fair first novel. The author gets better with the books he publishes. Dune was incredible. Don't read the sequels, though. The same for Wizard's First Rule. It was a decent first book, but I have a terrible grudge against Terry Goodkind. He suffers from a very pronounced case of Robert Jordan syndrome, but worse. >> Jordan at least had Tar'mon Gaidon to mark the end of the series. Goodkind's books seem to come out according to whether there's a demand for them, with no overarcing story, and it's a bit preachy. I read till book 8, and I was halfway through 9 when I decided "No more" and stuck it back on the shelf. The book itself is decent, but don't bother with more than a couple of the rest. It's been too long since I read The Wizard of Earthsea for me to give a good review. D: |
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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 0:51:51 GMT -5
What's sad: I've not read ANY of those yet, but been aware of their existence for quite some time. I've had a copy of Dune since I was like 14... Right now, I'm slogging through Wheel of Time. I decided not to break up that series before I start on another *beginning of Lord of Chaos now* And thanks. XD I didn't connect your post to my sig at first. But if you like that, you should go listen to the song. "The Sea" by Carbon Leaf. You can easily find a full version of it if you search The Sea Carbon Leaf in AltaVista audio search... <.< Hmm, let's see... A Game of Thrones was one of the most gripping stories I've read. It was terrible though; very dark, and very frightening, and no one wins and characters you learn to love die. I never went back to the rest of the series because the first was so terribly realistic, if you get what I mean. xD The Sword of Shannara was a decent book, but it had bad resemblances to LOTR. The Crystal Shard is the first book written by Salvatore, and it shows a bit in the writing, but otherwise it's okay. It's written a bit like a D&D game, and somewhat predictable, but it's a fair first novel. The author gets better with the books he publishes. Dune was incredible. Don't read the sequels, though. The same for Wizard's First Rule. It was a decent first book, but I have a terrible grudge against Terry Goodkind. He suffers from a very pronounced case of Robert Jordan syndrome, but worse. >> Jordan at least had Tar'mon Gaidon to mark the end of the series. Goodkind's books seem to come out according to whether there's a demand for them, with no overarcing story, and it's a bit preachy. I read till book 9, and I was halfway through 10 when I decided "No more" and stuck it back on the shelf. The book itself is decent, but don't bother with more than a couple of the rest. It's been too long since I read The Wizard of Earthsea for me to give a good review. D: ...NO MORE JORDAN. ;____; I'm only slogging through the WoT series now more out of wanting to see it through to the end than anything. I hated how the first 200 pages of book 4, NOTHING HAPPENED. Although the Goodkind series has completely finished. The last book in it was published not too terribly long ago. Plus my friend Josh highly recommends it... So I don't know. I'll probably give it the one-book trial. Dune's probably next (well, after I finally read Inda by Sherwood Smith). And if I read any of the sequels, I won't go beyond Herbert's. ...I can't decide if you've just really made me want to read Game of Thrones or put it off for a bit. XDD Oh! Scar, try the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. I'd recommend the original trilogy only. The follow ups don't do a whole lot, in my opinion, and I found myself more frustrated with the characters/situation than anything else. |
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 0:55:41 GMT -5
A Game of Thrones was one of the most gripping stories I've read. It was terrible though; very dark, and very frightening, and no one wins and characters you learn to love die. I never went back to the rest of the series because the first was so terribly realistic, if you get what I mean. xD ...that sounds both interesting and painful to read.  I guess it's proof that there's such a thing as too realistic? |
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Post by Crystal on Jan 28, 2008 0:59:24 GMT -5
Sword of Truth: Oh, thank God. I'm glad it finished. A Game of Thrones was one of the most gripping stories I've read. It was terrible though; very dark, and very frightening, and no one wins and characters you learn to love die. I never went back to the rest of the series because the first was so terribly realistic, if you get what I mean. xD ...that sounds both interesting and painful to read. I guess it's proof that there's such a thing as too realistic? Put it this way: The author is famous for setting up a main character for three books and then killing them off in the most casual way possible in the fourth. xDDD Or something similar. My numbers are a little off. |
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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 1:02:13 GMT -5
Sword of Truth: Oh, thank God. I'm glad it finished. ...that sounds both interesting and painful to read. I guess it's proof that there's such a thing as too realistic? Put it this way: The author is famous for setting up a main character for three books and then killing them off in the most casual way possible in the fourth. xDDD Or something similar. My numbers are a little off. *bumps Game of Thrones up to right after Dune* |
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 1:03:02 GMT -5
...that sounds both interesting and painful to read. I guess it's proof that there's such a thing as too realistic? Put it this way: The author is famous for setting up a main character for three books and then killing them off in the most casual way possible in the fourth. xDDD Or something similar. My numbers are a little off. ...wow.  ; I hate casually-done deaths in books. It's kind of just like... "...did that just happen?" more than T_T, which isn't right. >>; |
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Post by Crystal on Jan 28, 2008 1:06:16 GMT -5
Sword of Truth: Oh, thank God. I'm glad it finished. Put it this way: The author is famous for setting up a main character for three books and then killing them off in the most casual way possible in the fourth. xDDD Or something similar. My numbers are a little off. *bumps Game of Thrones up to right after Dune* You're a masochist. xDDD And I'm going to bed. Cya! |
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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 1:06:25 GMT -5
... XD I love the dichotomy between me and Ikkin.
Crystal: "Lots of death and destruction..."
Stal: "REALLY?! SWEET! MUST READ!"
Ikkin: " D: h8"
'night Crystal
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Post by Scar on Jan 28, 2008 1:12:32 GMT -5
Oh! Scar, try the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. I'd recommend the original trilogy only. The follow ups don't do a whole lot, in my opinion, and I found myself more frustrated with the characters/situation than anything else. Right after 'A Brief History of Time'. Comes highly recommended *nods* And only if you read some Terry Pratchett. Go bug Hunty about them. She'll foam all over you in fangirlish glee xD *hops off to do work* ;__; |
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I guess it's proof that there's such a thing as too realistic?
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