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24th July 2008, 07:47 PM
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| Re: Book Hauls! Quote:
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25th July 2008, 05:54 PM
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25th July 2008, 06:04 PM
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25th July 2008, 08:57 PM
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| Re: Book Hauls! Eddison's book isn't to everyone's taste, no. It is written in a prose style one hasn't seen much since the seventeenth century, which often takes some adjustment for modern readers. But if that doesn't throw you, you're in for one of the most marvelous reading experiences in all fantasy literature. It's a personal favorite of mine, and I've read the book probably eight or nine times in the past couple of decades (perhaps more). My suggestion: relax, let the splendor of the prose sweep you away, and you'll likely find yourself greatly enjoying the experience.... |
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26th July 2008, 12:18 AM
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| Re: Book Hauls! I recommend it. It was more challenge than any other fantasy i have ever read at first but after the difficult first couple of pages its a good read. Although lobo since you arent used to reading fantasy i would recommend simpler fantasy first. More modern and straight forward. Or classic fantasy thats easier to read. |
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26th July 2008, 04:52 AM
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26th July 2008, 07:43 AM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maldives
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| Re: Book Hauls! Hi, just got back from a two week trip to Bangalore (India). Bought these from a few bookshops there. Had a hard time hauling these across the airport but the rewards are worth it  .Neuromancer, William Gibson (replacement) Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge Variable Star, Robert A. Heinlein & Spider Robinson Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Philip K. Dick Araminta Station, Jack Vance The Jaguar Hunter, Lucius Shepard Altered Carbon, Richard Morgan Black Man, Richard Morgan Woken Furies, Richard Morgan Redemption Ark, Alastair Reynolds Behold The Man, Micheal Moorcock Emphyrio, Jack Vance I Am Legend, Richard Matheson Slaughterhouse 5, Kurt Vonnegut Galactic North, Alastair Reynolds Windhaven, Goerge R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle The Ice Dragon, George R. R. Martin Dreamsongs, George R. R. Martin Hunter's Run by George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham Scar Night, Alan Campbell Coraline, Neil Gaiman Night of Knives, Ian C. Esslemont Reaper's Gale, Steven Erikson The Bonehunters, Steven Erikson (Replacement) The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley Black Gods & Scarlet Dreams, C. L. Moore Little, Big, John Crowley Sea-Kings of Mars and Otherworldly Stories, Leigh Brackett The Second Book of Lankmhar, Fritz Leiber Was, Geoff Ryman The Twilight Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic & The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett Nebula Awards Showcase 2008, Ben Bova Dead Beat, Jim Butcher Proven Guilty Summer Knight Grave Peril Death Masks White Night Storm Front Fool Moon Blood Rites His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi, Novik The Throne of Jade Black Powder War The Charnel Prince, Greg Keyes The Blood Knight The Complete Stories, Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis, in the Penal Colony, and other stories, Franz Kafka The Dreams In A Witch House and Other Weird Stories, by H. P. Lovecraft and S. T. Joshi Tales of H. P. Lovecraft, Selected & Edited by Joyce Carol Oates At the Mountains of Madness and other Tales of Terror, H.P. Lovecraft The History of the Hobbit: Mr. Baggins, John D. Rateliff The History of the Hobbit: Return to Bag-End, John D. Rateliff C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide, Walter Hooper Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, Douglas R. Hofstadter |
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26th July 2008, 08:45 AM
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| the lovechild of logic  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina
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| Re: Book Hauls! some feist(thanks to the forum for that and no don't tell me a thing) sophocles tolkien's letters specifically for the tolkien trivia quote thread (look at what this place is doing to me! sheesh!) richard feynman(non fiction for research) werner heisenberg(also story research) a new copy of the hellbound heart as my pit bull vader decided to have the last one for breakfast. true crime story: the murder of polly klaas(again research, this time for my horror slash slasher stuff) c*** by inga muscio (a feminist book) some garth nix( the disreputable dog is my kind of bee eye tee see aych) a couple of the sword and sorceress series some poppy z. brite some isaac asimov some ray bradbury (vader eats books. I think it's because he sees me hunched over books quite a bit so books must be good. unfortunately it seems 'good' to a dog is synonymous with 'tasty') the neil gaiman death trilogy the 300 graphic novel the Sin City graphic novel a book called the bone doll's twin(just started it. seems nicely dark) another copy of animal farm(in retropect I should have named vader 'bookworm') the dark tower series some crumb comics that's all for today. |
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