I agree with you, Eddings is awesome but I did think Sparhawk (much as I love the books) is a bit of a formula regurgitation. Still loved all the stuff between him and the horse though - comedy gold
My fave Gemmel is White Wolf and I've just re-read it, Swords of Night and Day and Winter Warriors too.
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obviously i would never cry but i know what you mean
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obviously i would never cry but i know what you mean
Lol - genius
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After wanting to see what all the hysteria was, i read Twilight. It took me two days-i really enjoyed it. The day i finished it, i watched the film. Needless to say, as always, the film didn't give the book justice.
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Reading/nearly finished The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman).
Didn't enjoy it first time I read it cause I thought Will was a moody little dick. Enjoying it much more this time though .
Next up is The Brothers Karamzov (Fyodor Dostoevsky).
Didn't enjoy it first time I read it cause I thought Will was a moody little dick. Enjoying it much more this time though .
Next up is The Brothers Karamzov (Fyodor Dostoevsky).
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Finnvitka wrote:The book I am currently reading is called American Abolitionists: The Growth of a Dissenting Minority
it is, as you can imagine, thrilling.
As thrilling as the book I am reading? "Hopf Algebras and Their Actions on Rings". A rollercoaster of a ride from bialgebras to duality and hopf algebras arising as quantum groups...
Its un-put-downable!
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Luke- wrote:Reading/nearly finished The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman).
Didn't enjoy it first time I read it cause I thought Will was a moody little dick. Enjoying it much more this time though .
Next up is The Brothers Karamzov (Fyodor Dostoevsky).
I never really liked Will in that book either, though I did find it "easier" to read once Lyra/Lara? was back in it
Cant even remember her name I used to love those books
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Just reading Philip K. Dick's book 'Time Out Of Joint' at the moment. Very interesting, and intriguing!
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toria-georgia wrote:After wanting to see what all the hysteria was, i read Twilight. It took me two days-i really enjoyed it. The day i finished it, i watched the film. Needless to say, as always, the film didn't give the book justice.
I was pleasantly surprised with the Twilight series too. Not the best books I've ever read but not half as bad as I was expecting either.
The film is atrocious though my friend and I spent most of it laughing at the wrong moments
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I'm currently reading False Gods of the Horus Heresy it's pretty damned good ^_^.
I've got some Pratchett to re-read when I'm done with these ones though.
I've got some Pratchett to re-read when I'm done with these ones though.
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novaekulla wrote:I've got some Pratchett to re-read when I'm done with these ones though.
Pratchett = God
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I'm half way through Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett at the moment.
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Littlemissmetal wrote:novaekulla wrote:I've got some Pratchett to re-read when I'm done with these ones though.
Pratchett = God
That he does ^_^ a very tallented authour.
@WorMzy- I did like that book. Nanny Ogg rocks.
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Littlemissmetal wrote:novaekulla wrote:I've got some Pratchett to re-read when I'm done with these ones though.
Pratchett = God
Pratchett is the one author I always buy when it comes out in hardback.
Haven't got "Nation" though.
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I'm expanding my Pratchett collection at the moment, we're looking to move house so most of my Pratchett books have been relegated to Shed-dom at the bottom of the garden in boxes.
Can I be arsed lifting all the stuff off of the boxes? Nope
Solution - buy all the ones I dont have - win
Can I be arsed lifting all the stuff off of the boxes? Nope
Solution - buy all the ones I dont have - win
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