Sam Vimes Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Going Postal by Terry Pratchett The Star Trek Scirpts. Quote
Emperor Claudius Rome Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Got this for Christmas. It's pretty funny. "The Daily Show" is a comedy news show that probably only airs in the USA, and this book is co-authored by writers from the show: It's kind of a coffee table book with a bunch of photos and such, but it's all geared to make you laugh. Oh no, it airs in Canada and Britain I believe. I'm reading The Hobbit, then I'll move on to LOTR Quote
Plastemaurer Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Just started "Europe reborn. A history. 1914-2000" (Geschichte Europas im 20. Jahrhundert - Fall und Aufstieg) by Harold James. About 480 pages and a rather small font, so this will take a while. Quote
fred67 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 "The Runes of the Earth," by Stephen R. Donaldson. It's the first book in the third (supposedly last) trilogy of "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant." Quote
The Legonater Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Shadows of the Empire- Steve Perry I really hope Chapters gets Backlashon PB soon.. Quote
RoryoCox Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Burman: Getting the last book so far of the mini-series can be a terminal mistake! I jumped into Discworld with a book half way into one of the many character series within and was so confused by it I didn't read another until the cover of Soul Music appealed to me. (At 15, a grim reaper on a motorcycle is awesome). Wee Free Men, Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith all preceed that book, fleshing out some of the details one is assumed to already know before approaching the book. At the moment, I myself am planning on rereading all the Watch books, then possibly the Witches. I agree with you Peppermint. I finished reading the book and I understood most parts but some sections were a tad confusing. I will more than likely go back to the start of the series and read those before I buy any more. Quote
Masked Builder Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Just finished reading books 2-4 of the Harry Potter series! Now I need some more Harry Potter stuff..... Quote
Brick & Mortimer Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Currently rereading a classic by the Grandmaster of SciFi: The Foundation series Read it already in translation, now finally reading the original English books. A bit archaïc, but I love these books! Quote
sok117 Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 the star wars horror novel Death Troopersit's really good so far and I'm glad they've bridged the gap between Star wars, and horror novels, two of my favourite things! Quote
loading... Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I currently half way through American Pyscho and a book called Nothing to Envy which is about North Korea. I haven't read much lately though, so I'm trying to make a real effort to set aside time to read. Quote
Rocketbilly Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I currently half way through American Pyscho and a book called Nothing to Envy which is about North Korea. I haven't read much lately though, so I'm trying to make a real effort to set aside time to read. American Psycho is a great novel. Fun to read on the bus with a curious pensioner reading over your shoulder. At the moment, I'm reading Frankie Boyle's autobiography, My Shit Life So Far. Yes. Pretty funny as you'd expect. Well, pretty fun as you'd expect if you were a fan of Mr. Boyles. He's not everybody's cup of tea. Quote
Aanchir Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Just recently reread all the Sandman graphic novels by Neil Gaiman. Beautiful series. Quote
Sam Vimes Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Quote
Dazmundo Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) I'm back on the Pratchett Faust Eric - Terry Pratchett Edited February 20, 2011 by Dazmundo Quote
SpiderSpaceman Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin I was obviously weary of this, due to this guy straight ripping his name from Tolkien, but a friend of mine, who is basically a kindred spirit in all respects, was really into it, so I figured "why not" and got hooked. start reading a flippin 1000 page novel the week before the semester starts... anyway, I'm impressed, it's very well written feudal lord stuff with the slightest hint of fantasy, growing more fantastic eventually, but in a way you might expect to be exposed to the unbelievable coming from a nearly normal world. it's a great threads woven together kinda thing, following specific characters, and they're all decently complex, flawed and lovable. there are one or two characters that I groan when it goes to a chapter about them, but they always turn out to advance the story pretty well and have great secondary characters to carry them. But anyway, pretty well written medieval warring with all the strategies and treachery and shifts in power (the names of the books sum it up pretty well, game of thrones, clash of kings), very immersive, but every once in a while outta nowhere it turns into clumsily written pervy erotica, and I just wonder why the writer goes from eloquent intelligent fiction to kinda amateur, well.. It's not that it offends me personally in content, it just seems out of place and not really what I'm in it for. I understand that the characters would do this and that and would feel like this and that, it's just the way he writes it... It's like Mr Garrison writing his romance novel: definitely offensive south park but that's the idea On another note, Brian Jaques (Redwall) died 8 days ago and I didn't learn till today. it's not like he hadn't written too many formulaic kids novels a ways back but I still miss the guy. He had lots of fun with sounding out crazy accents. I enjoyed the "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"-esque riddles to save the day, and hated the feast scenes for the awful humor and long winded poetry (more tolkien inpiration ). they always seemed to be eating ridiculously good stuff though, made me salivate anyway (really wanted to try the otter's favorite soup due to the overspicy reputation) all the different societies and cultures were established vividly. Seemed to glorify revenge a lot for kids books, but all stories don't have to be Veggie Tales (Clone Wars, you need to drop the fortune cookie morals) There were definitely standouts among the formulaity (apparently not a word but screw you dictionary), and his other shorter series, castaways of the flying dutchman, was great, if tragic. And I wanted a redwall lego line. redwall=fabuland*castle*the depictions of commoners life that castle fans desire so. reminding me about that crazy nestle quik bunny head piece. if I ever get one, it will be the prize of my minifig collection and I will cherish it always and name it george... Anyway, rest in peace, Brian. Edited February 14, 2011 by SpiderSpaceman Quote
bionicle factory Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Rick Riordan or Darren Shan books, but mostly Darren Shan. Quote
Abu Dun Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I'm currently reading the Ilias from Homer. It's hard to get into due to the unfamiliar style, but it's really interesting and fun to read once you've adapted to it. Before this I reread the Lord of the Rings again, but this time in its original language. Quote
Miss Kyle Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I'm currently busy reading stuff for my thesis, but there's "Blameless" by Gail Carriger waiting for me to pick it up. Can't wait, I loved the first two books! Quote
Sam Vimes Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Time of the Twins by Marargret Weis and Tracy Hickman second time. The Empire Strikes Back by George Lucas Quote
Dazmundo Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Just finished 'Moving Pictures' by Terry Pratchett So have moved onto 'Inside Out' by Maria V. Snyder D Quote
CMP Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 The Lord of the Rings. All 3. In one book. God, just make it stop. Quote
Shawn Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Robert Jordan Wheel of Time Series. This is the best Series that I have ever read. It is long though. Currently at 14 books. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time Quote
Brickus Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Kick-megablocks: The Graphic Novel Edited March 22, 2011 by Brickus Quote
Peppermint_M Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 One of Our Thursdays is Missing, by Jasper Fforde, the latest Thursday Next book. Quote
Ricecracker Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I just recently finished 1984, by George Orwell. Wonderful book. Quote
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