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Which book are you reading right now?

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Apeman, Dec 4, 2002.

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  1. Arabwel

    Arabwel Screaming towards Apotheosis Veteran

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    Harkle, that book is actually the first FR book I ever read... :D

    It's all right. It has interesting enoyugh twists...
     
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    Harkle, try some Tad Williams stuff. His Otherland series (sci-fi) was good, so I expect his fantasy books to be good as well.
     
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    I'm just about to start in on "Memory" by Lois McMasters Bujold. It's the one book in the Miles Vorkosigan series I haven't read; I'm looking forward to it.
     
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    The Complete Psionics Handbook. I got the book today and I'm sure my next character will be a psionicist. The possibilities...
     
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    Just got back into the Lord of the Rings. I went out and splurged to get the hardback in one volume with art by Alan Lee, very nice stuff...

    I really wish I could have the time to read the Unfinished Tales and Silmarillion, I have started but work and uni are keeping me busy.

    I did a lot of reading for university about second language acquisition and teaching methodologies. Ahhh.... lemme back at LOTR!
     
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    The First Book of Swords
    Fred Saberhagen
     
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    I am now reading:

    1. The Dutch translation of "Stupid White Men ...and other sorry excuses for the State of the Nation"
    2. Also sprach Zarahustra
    3. Java in a Nutshell
    4. Java 2 in 24 hours.

    Thats alot ey?
     
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    I'm re-reading Silmarillion in English. *sigh*

    I finally can remember all the sons of Feanor!

    Maedhros, Maglor, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curunthir, Amrod, Amras.... I could never remember Caranthir :D

    One of my fave things to say to people: "What, you can't tell Maeglin from maedhros and Maglor? Or Finwe from Fingolfin, Fingon, FInrod and Finarfin? Or Elros from Elrond and Earendil from Elendil? Poor you!" *gets stoned... with actual rocks*
     
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    I'm reading "The Angle of Darkness" by Caleb Carr -- he rocks! It's not as good as his first, and for that reason I stopped reading it midway about a year ago. Now I'm trying again, and this time appreciating it for what it is. Pretty nasty stuff, though . . .
     
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    I'm reading Chasm City by someone who's name I can't be bothered finding out.
     
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    Lord Keldin, is it Angle or Angel?
     
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    im re-reading the WoT series... one of my friends bet me $50 i couldnt read it in a month...i WILL get $50 on the 30th
     
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    About Tad Williams -
    I've read The dragonbone chair and it was wonderful. Well, it was quite hard to read it 14 hours a day, provided it has 750 pages. But it was wonderful. I've heard the whole serie has 5000 pages so we shall see if I'm alive by the time I'll finish it.

    I also finished Legacy of the drow trilogy and started the next one, but Drizzt seems too black and white to me now. I mean - it did not hurt in Dark elf, because all other characters (the drow) were pretty evil scums there, but Salvatore pushes it too far.
     
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    Hey, I resent that! Zak and Jarlaxle are NOT evil scum! :p

    Re-reading Return of the King.

    Gah, I am totally sick... I enjoy cross-referencing.
     
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    I'm still in the process of reading the 2nd book in the WoT series, Mostly Harmless, and Silmarilian.
    Hopefully I should be able to finish atleast one of them these holidays.
     
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    Just finished The World Of Robert Jordand's Wheel Of Time, halfway through Troy Denning's Prism Pentad Book 1. It's only taken half a day so far but damn it's hard to get into.
    Trying to decide whether to go with Eric Van Lustbader or the Ramses series by (IIRC) Christian Jacq next
     
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    Just started The Shadow Stone (FR).
     
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    Went to the bookstore on saturday and bought Dragonlance Dragons of the winter twilight. Sunday noon was finished :( .Awesome book awesome trilogy so far :cool:
     
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    Finally finished "A game of Thrones" by George RR Martin. Very very very good book, I enjoyed it far more than LOTR.

    Now reading "Clash of Kings", second book in the "song of fire and ice" series.
     
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