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- Rei
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I've not read any of them yet, but I've gotten reasonably detailed summaries from my dad who quite likes them. They do strike me as interesting and sometime I may find the time to read them after I've caught up on all of my fiction and academic reading.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point.
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私は。。。誰?
Dernhelm
~Blaise Pascal
私は。。。誰?
Dernhelm
I've read some of his New Yorker pieces but I'm not sure if I've read any of his books. It feels like I have though, having read large portions online/had a friend hero worship him a couple summer back.
I'm currently reading The Family Trade by Charles Stross for the third, and hopefully final attempt. And then it is on to my initiation into Greg Egan and Charles de Lint.
I'm currently reading The Family Trade by Charles Stross for the third, and hopefully final attempt. And then it is on to my initiation into Greg Egan and Charles de Lint.
So don't go worrying about me
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
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I'm making my way through Shades of Grey, am enjoying it thoroughly, and thought I'd throw out the thought I had about how it seems to be the Giver's extended, slightly more adult edition.
I'm about 2/3s through it; hopefully I finish tonight or tomorrow morning before work. Getting so close to making my goal.
I'm about 2/3s through it; hopefully I finish tonight or tomorrow morning before work. Getting so close to making my goal.
Se paciente y duro; algún día este dolor te será útil.
- neo-dragon
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I started doing something similar. I was reading the Ender books and taking note of interesting points, questions I hadn't thought of, continuity issues, etc. I got through EG, EE, and SftD, but then got into some new books that I haven't read before. Once I have nothing new to read I'll definitely pick up Xenocide. It's always been one of my favourites in the series.
"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
- Rei
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I would agree. I don't think that particular comparison came to mind, but it does seem rather similar in some of the ideas. I can't wait for the other two books in the series to come out.I'm making my way through Shades of Grey, am enjoying it thoroughly, and thought I'd throw out the thought I had about how it seems to be the Giver's extended, slightly more adult edition.
I'm about 2/3s through it; hopefully I finish tonight or tomorrow morning before work. Getting so close to making my goal.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point.
~Blaise Pascal
私は。。。誰?
Dernhelm
~Blaise Pascal
私は。。。誰?
Dernhelm
while waiting in checkout line at the bookstore I picked up Hunger Games from the massive storefront display and was hooked by the time I turned the first page. My sister has all of them up on her bookshelf and they are calling yes, calling to me.
in other news I got the new Thomas biography I've been wanting to read as well as a book on dye transfer technicolor that my mom asked me if it was a textbook. I think it probably maybe is but I don't care cause it is pleasure reading for me. :-p
in other news I got the new Thomas biography I've been wanting to read as well as a book on dye transfer technicolor that my mom asked me if it was a textbook. I think it probably maybe is but I don't care cause it is pleasure reading for me. :-p
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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I just read all of these. Monday was rough because the library didn't have the second one in yet, but I got it Tuesday. So now I am done with them and all is well. Heed the call.while waiting in checkout line at the bookstore I picked up Hunger Games from the massive storefront display and was hooked by the time I turned the first page. My sister has all of them up on her bookshelf and they are calling yes, calling to me.
I used to hate gravity because it would not let me fly. Now I realize it is gravity that lets me stand.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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Finished The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan last week. I've really enjoyed reading the Percy Jackson series this year as light reading, and this was no disappointment, as it was the first in his new sequel series to the Percy Jackson series.
Still working on Pathfinder. I'm hoping to get some quality free time tonight to finish it up, but we'll see.
Still working on Pathfinder. I'm hoping to get some quality free time tonight to finish it up, but we'll see.
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I read MAUS yesterday and am now working on Pathfinder. Anansi Boys and Persuasion are also in the works. I love Christmas break. =]
I used to hate gravity because it would not let me fly. Now I realize it is gravity that lets me stand.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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I didn't realize it was a part one of a new series, so I was a bit disappointed when it sort of just... stopped. I mean, there was still an "ending," of sorts, but not knowing it wasn't a stand-alone threw me for a loop. Otherwise, though... really good. Much better than his past few novels.Really enjoyed it, had a good ending, and I can't wait for the next one.
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But... but... that doesn't come out until the 4th... And my copy's ETA is the 7th!I intended to start on Pathfinder next but we got new books in on Friday and The Lost Gate was in there as a 10-day book. I need to get that one read first, it being a loaner, and when that is done, I fully intend to dive into Pathfinder.
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My getting Lost Gate has somehow turned into a drama llama. I mentioned to both my parents OSC is signing it this week and they both assumed I was going (I was unsure), and now my dad wants to go with me. I liked Pathfinder but I'm still not sure I want to pay for LG.
So don't go worrying about me
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
It's not like I think about you constantly
So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect
Your life anymore
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I just finished The Lost Gate and, as I told Brat yesterday, it reminded me of Enchantment, namely in the way it served, in a fashion, to explain away our folklore/tales/gods/etc.
I enjoyed it but was also a bit surprised, for some reason, by some of the things that the characters said.
Next up, Pathfinder.
I enjoyed it but was also a bit surprised, for some reason, by some of the things that the characters said.
Next up, Pathfinder.
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I just started The Lost Gate, and so far it looks promising. The only negative thing I've heard about it is how Card's mysogynism might be present in the novel, as well as his homophobia, but I'm hoping they're done such that it makes sense for a person thats never been out in the world and has been stuck inside walls to think that way. I hope.
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Just finished The Lost Gate. Enjoyed it, and can't wait to read more. I liked the two characters the novel focused on, I just wished it was a little longer. The fact that I pounded through the book two days, and I didn't even spend all that long reading it, is just sad. What I said previously about the homophobia and misogynisticness of the novel didn't hold true. The novel was just more adult than what I've come to expect of OSC.
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Finished The Lost Gate yesterday. I really liked it and am less disappointed about the ending than I was with Pathfinder, but I think that's mostly because I knew going into it that it was just the first book in a series. I didn't really sense the homophobia or misogyny that Wil had heard about, but people will see what they see, I guess.
Now it's on to Fool Moon, the second Dresden book. I enjoyed the first one, so I have high hopes for this one.
Now it's on to Fool Moon, the second Dresden book. I enjoyed the first one, so I have high hopes for this one.
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Perfect timing, mang! I've been rereading them/finally buying them for myself, and, trust me, they only get better. I think the series really starts to hit its stride in the third book, Grave Peril, and I'm not just saying that because the TWO BEST CHARACTERS are introduced in it. Although they help. Fool Moon is probably my least favorite of all of them, actually, despite Storm Front's pretty slowly pacing.Now it's on to Fool Moon, the second Dresden book. I enjoyed the first one, so I have high hopes for this one.
Shell the unshellable, crawl the uncrawlible.
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I guess this means that even if I don't really like Fool Moon, I'll be reading the third book on your recommendation.Perfect timing, mang! I've been rereading them/finally buying them for myself, and, trust me, they only get better. I think the series really starts to hit its stride in the third book, Grave Peril, and I'm not just saying that because the TWO BEST CHARACTERS are introduced in it. Although they help. Fool Moon is probably my least favorite of all of them, actually, despite Storm Front's pretty slowly pacing.
I'm holding you responsible.
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Hey, Waffleman. I'm pretty sure that the quote which you attribute to Homer Simpson in your sig was actually said by Milhouse.
Didn't you introduce yourself as some huge Simpsons fan?
Didn't you introduce yourself as some huge Simpsons fan?
"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
- Syphon the Sun
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He knows. For example:I'm pretty sure that the quote which you attribute to Homer Simpson in your sig was actually said by Milhouse.
It was Milhouse, not Homer, who said: "How could this happen? We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended up in tragedy!"
Here is proof that Milhouse said it and the correct wording. It was in Season 3, Episode 23, "Bart's Friend Falls in Love".
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Lol. Sorry. I should have known that others would have caught it.
I was wondering if Homer might have said it some time too. After so many years the Simpsons can't help but repeat some gags.
I was wondering if Homer might have said it some time too. After so many years the Simpsons can't help but repeat some gags.
"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
- Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
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