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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 1:12:33 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 I can put up with death and destruction, as long as it's not too casual about it. Dropping bridges on people is kind of annoying. XD ...though I imagine it might be a really effective tool to make you hate someone in a video game - you have to fight a huge, difficult boss fight to save someone... and then the villain winds up killing them anyway. ...not sure whether that hatred would end up more on the villain or on the writers, though. >>; |
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Post by Stal on Jan 28, 2008 1:26:15 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* ;__; Not sure what you mean there. <.<; But yeah, Pratchett's on my "fit in when I can" list. Since his books are pretty short, I'm just going to throw some in when I need a refresher from the other series I'm reading. And I thought Rider was the Pratchett fan... <.<; |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 1:54:47 GMT -5
Violence in books is funny. =D
Like in Romance of the Three Kingdoms when they spend a whole paragraph describing some guy, and go into the details of his clothes and even what weapon he has...
and then he dies in the next sentence. XD
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 1:56:18 GMT -5
Violence in books is funny. =D Like in Romance of the Three Kingdoms when they spend a whole paragraph describing some guy, and go into the details of his clothes and even what weapon he has... and then he dies in the next sentence. XD Please tell me that was intended as parody, at least? xD |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 1:58:34 GMT -5
Please tell me that was intended as parody, at least? xD No, that happens all the time, all throughout the novel. XD |
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 2:02:37 GMT -5
Please tell me that was intended as parody, at least? xD No, that happens all the time, all throughout the novel. XD ...wow. xD Character: "Yay, I've got a paragraph-long description! That means I'm not just a random ext- *dies*" |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 2:05:40 GMT -5
...wow. xD Character: "Yay, I've got a paragraph-long description! That means I'm not just a random ext- *dies*" Well, RotTK is based on history. XD People died...like, a lot. XD I just love the casual way they write it, too: "*long description about some guy named (example) Xu Yue and where he's from, who he serves under, his special clothes/horse/weapon etc.* Xu Yue rushed out to meet Lu Bu and was struck down by a single thrust of Lu Bu's halberd. *onto next paragraph*" |
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 2:26:12 GMT -5
...wow. xD Character: "Yay, I've got a paragraph-long description! That means I'm not just a random ext- *dies*" Well, RotTK is based on history. XD People died...like, a lot. XD I just love the casual way they write it, too: "*long description about some guy named (example) Xu Yue and where he's from, who he serves under, his special clothes/horse/weapon etc.* Xu Yue rushed out to meet Lu Bu and was struck down by a single thrust of Lu Bu's halberd. *onto next paragraph*" ...well, yeah, but... still. XD That'd be kind of like if Squenix is serious about having histories and personnel rosters for all the random soldiers you fight in FFXIII. >>; |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 2:30:19 GMT -5
...well, yeah, but... still. XD That'd be kind of like if Squenix is serious about having histories and personnel rosters for all the random soldiers you fight in FFXIII. >>; XD That doesn't happen with every soldier, just a few generals and lieutenants. The difference is that its history, so that's why its written. XD but RotTK isn't just about the sheer ammount of pwnings that some guys got, its also about the loooove. <3 Like when Sun Quan got Zhou Tai drunk and naked and he started touching him all over. Then afterwards he gave Zhou Tai a silk parasol and he went parading around with it. That was a great chapter. XDXD |
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Post by Ikkin on Jan 28, 2008 2:32:48 GMT -5
...well, yeah, but... still. XD That'd be kind of like if Squenix is serious about having histories and personnel rosters for all the random soldiers you fight in FFXIII. >>; XD That doesn't happen with every soldier, just a few generals and lieutenants. The difference is that its history, so that's why its written. XD but RotTK isn't just about the sheer ammount of pwnings that some guys got, its also about the loooove. <3 Like when Sun Quan got Zhou Tai drunk and naked and he started touching him all over. Then afterwards he gave Zhou Tai a silk parasol and he went parading around with it. That was a great chapter. XDXD Ah, okay. XD Makes more sense now. ...is that why it's called Romance of the Three Kingdoms?  ...o_____0; |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 2:38:27 GMT -5
Ah, okay. XD Makes more sense now. ...is that why it's called Romance of the Three Kingdoms? ...o_____0; XD Actually, its called Romance of the Three Kingdoms 'cause about 35% of the events/characters are made up (in other words, romanced). ^_^ and let's not forget the not-so-secret lovers Liu Bei and Zhao Zilong (Zhao Yun) They were always going around holding hands, and being together...and whenever Zhao Zilong had to go away somewhere, Liu Bei would weep for days. At one battle early in the novel, Liu Bei recieved news that his childhood friend, Gongsun Zan, was killed in combat, and all he could say was "That is unfortunate...but what of Zhao Zilong?" and when they told him they had no news of Zhao Zilong, he wept for weeks. XDXD EDIT: Ohyeah, and at the battle of Chang Ban (?) Zhao Zilong realised Liu Bei's infant son, Liu Chan, was still inside the castle that was being attacked. So he went in and rescued him (it was epic) and brought him safely to Liu Bei after a long struggle and almost getting pwned. Then Liu Bei threw the baby aside (!!) and was all "You fool! Why did you do that? You could've died all for the sake of this useless child?" and Zhao Zilong was all "O___o" but he was greatly moved by how much Liu Bei cared for him. XDXD and then they were all embracing and Liu Bei was weeping. and Liu Chan later grew up to be an idiot. XDXD |
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2008 2:50:32 GMT -5
Aww Liu Bei x Zhao Zilong scared everyone away =(
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Post by Celestial on Jan 28, 2008 5:15:00 GMT -5
*lurks on dead 'bloid*
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Post by Nature on Jan 28, 2008 6:31:51 GMT -5
*yawns* Hi guys. *plays sitar*
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Post by Celestial on Jan 28, 2008 6:33:40 GMT -5
*yawns* Hi guys. *plays sitar* Hi Nature! *glomps* |
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