The Book thread

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Re: The Book thread

Postby Littlemissmetal » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:24 am

David Gemmel - Waylander :)

I'm two chapters in and I'm already hooked - classic Gemmel :D
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Finnvitka » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:41 am

I need more books.

Recommend me non-generic fantasy that's similar to Scott Lynch and GRR Martin please.

Or historical novelists who aren't Bernard Cornwell
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Re: The Book thread

Postby shirezy » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:08 am

currently chewing my way through Dan Abnett's - The Saint (gaunt omnibus). good writing style that keeps you entertained throughout.

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Re: The Book thread

Postby Where Eagles Dare » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:10 am

Starting to re-read the Harry Potter series, I need more books though really. Haven't read anything new in quite a while.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:06 am

Bought some books the other day:

Atlas shrugged -Ayn Rand
Twilight of the idols/The Antichrist/Ecce Homo - Freidrich Nietzche
Human is? - phillip K Dick

I haven't really read any of them yet apart from a few of the stories in 'human is?', which so far are good and entertaining like most if dick's work. I'll post some brief reviews when I finish them (and if I remember :-) )

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Re: The Book thread

Postby Finnvitka » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:07 am

RedTeamWins wrote:Atlas shrugged -Ayn Rand


Beware, this is the only book that's defeated my friend who read James Joyce's Ulysses as light bedtime reading.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Littlemissmetal » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:15 pm

Finnvitka wrote:I need more books.

Recommend me non-generic fantasy that's similar to Scott Lynch and GRR Martin please.

Or historical novelists who aren't Bernard Cornwell


Simon Scarrow's Centurion series is good if you like Rome

Manda Scott's Boudica books are heavy going but very good - just finished those.

The Guinevere series by Alison Borchdart (sp?) - didnt get on with them personally but everyone else I know who has read them loved them, so perhaps im missing something.

GRR Martin has no paralells :eyes: :lol:
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Big D » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:03 pm

Currently - Nick Laird - Utterly Monkey.

Having to force myself to pick it up, which is never a good sign.

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Re: The Book thread

Postby i_am_a_viking » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:13 pm

Conn Iggulden - Wolf of the Plains
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Re: The Book thread

Postby WorMzy » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:34 pm

Just started Terry Pratchett ~ Making Money.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby AnnihiSlateR » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:43 pm

It has to be said I'm quite a slow reader.
for the last 14 months Ive been reading The Real Middle Earth: Magic and Mystery in the Dark Ages. by Brian Bates. Im only about halfway through. and its not as if its even a big book (320 pages) but I just dont get round to reading often enough.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Metallinen » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:48 pm

I am engrossed in Stephen King's Dark Tower books again. The BG announcement made me decide to give them another go.

I was really unimpressed with The Gunslinger because I found it very predictable, and was ultimately why I didn't progress further into the series before. The Drawing of the Three has been phenomenal though, and well worth battling through the first book again.

I shall be picking up The Waste Lands tomorrow. :D

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Re: The Book thread

Postby WorMzy » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:36 pm

Rereading the Lord of the Rings, I'm just starting book four.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby keera_envenomed » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:03 pm

WorMzy wrote:Rereading the Lord of the Rings, I'm just starting book four.


How? Its a trilogy!
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Finnvitka » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:10 pm

keera_envenomed wrote:
WorMzy wrote:Rereading the Lord of the Rings, I'm just starting book four.


How? Its a trilogy!


Technically it's made up of six books, each volume (Fellowship, Towers and King) consists of two each.
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