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asterisk8
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Could've easily been ampersand7I looked through the board - okay, the first six pages - and didn't find a thread like this, so here it is. What are you reading right now?
I'm reading:
It's three novels in one book, I think it's fantasy although I don't know much about it. I only started a couple nights ago. I picked it up used, and I liked the first couple pages so I bought it.
Ziggy Stardust
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I think TheBoost already did a thread on this.
It only got past a couple pages...
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CP3S said:
You will not. None of us will, except for a very old and dying Ziggy Stardust who will watch it through teary eyes as he remembers us all.
pittrek said:
I seriously hope I will live enough to see the original Star Wars trilogy in this quality
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Could've easily been ampersand7Ziggy Stardust said:
It only got past a couple pages...
Well, I'm not trying to win any contests. ;-)
Just curious what others are reading.
BloodnoseThePirate
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I aim to misbehave."Bullet for a Half-Breed." It's a western. After reading so many star wars novels its nice to read something more earthly.
Davnes007
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The one who keeps all of your secrets!Right now, I'm reading some thread about.......oh, wait...NVM
Star Wars Episode XXX: Erica Strikes Back
If you want Nice....go to France.
EyeShotFirst
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Return to Form, or Forum in this case!!Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants- I read a few other Indy novels, but have started picking up the ones I missed.
I like what few of the McGregor novels I've read, but I feel his Indy is too different from the films. He ends up coming of as being unlikable, and he curses like an immature child, Indy cursed, but not every mother f**king scene.
I read Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead by Steve Perry and I thought it was terrible, the perspectives of 4 characters destroyed any tension and suspense, because you would forget and Indy kept talking about fixing his hat. Steve Perry leaves little room for imagination, and likes to trail off. He also likes to try to outsmart the reader. Steve Perry also tries to explain the spiritualistic sides of everything, where as we should be with Indy the whole time being oblivious to it all. He literally sucked every ounce of fantasy from the book, and it wound up becoming a war novel over an Indy novel.
"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won't last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you'll be able to project it on a 20' by 40' screen with perfect quality. I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas
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RedFive
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Green Plastic SkywalkerThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Almost done with it too. It's not the greatest novel ever written, but some really good philosophy and such.
asterisk8
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Could've easily been ampersand7EyeShotFirst said:
I read a few other Indy novels, but have started picking up the ones I missed.
Which is your favorite? I never considered reading an Indy novel, but now I'm intrigued.
RedFive said:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I love that book. First read it when I was 12 and it really stuck with me. I've read it a few times since, and yes, it's not the best novel, but it is a great tale and has the feeling of timelessness that draws you back to it like a good story should.
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See You, Space Cowboy...Funny, I read The Alchemist at about that age too. Read it again when I was a freshmen in high school - both times required. Enjoyed the story both times.
Currently reading Grapes of Wrath.
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Just finished "One of Our Thursday's Is Missing"
Latest in the 'Thursday Next' series. Alternative universe where the main character can travel into the world of books.
by Jasper Fforde: http://www.jasperfforde.com
Slowly starting:
"How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe" by Charles Yu
so far it mentions the Skywalker family.
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Ointment FlyDavnes007 said:
Right now, I'm reading some thread about.......oh, wait...NVM
:-)
BloodnoseThePirate
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I aim to misbehave.asterisk8 said:
EyeShotFirst said:
I read a few other Indy novels, but have started picking up the ones I missed.
Which is your favorite? I never considered reading an Indy novel, but now I'm intrigued.
I read a couple of those too. Of the ones I've read "Indiana Jones and the hollow earth" was my favorite. (I think that's what it was called its been a few years.)
Johnny Ringo
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has been intentionally left blank.Right now I'm reading a graphic novel called: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I like it so far.
I've got a few books on the go that i've sort of trailed off on - The fifth Elephant [Discworld] and Eyes of the dragon by stephen King.
The last thing I finished was probably Under the Dome by Stephen King which was great - it had about eleventy main characters and didn't become a complete mess.
No idea what it was called but i did read an Indiana Jones novel years ago - I thought it sucked but I still read it cover to cover - he went looking for Noah's ark.
Anchorhead said:look at Johnny Ringo, man. If I had to go against that guy it would be an Indiana Jones\Dovchenko event - and I'd be hoping like hell for a bunch of ants.
asterisk8
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Could've easily been ampersand7Johnny Ringo said:
Right now I'm reading a graphic novel called: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I like it so far.
That reminds me, I also started reading the graphic novel Duncan The Wonder Dog.
It's definitely one of the most unique things I've ever read, from a story and art standpoint. It popped up on just about every best comics of 2010 list, and the first and second printings sold out instantly. The publisher, AdHouse, isn't planning to print any more, so I was lucky to snag a copy directly from them. Secondhand copies are going for upwards of $100 on Amazon Marketplace. Kind of insane.
I was pretty impressed, the box included a free comic anthology, some stickers, bookmarks, and a little print hand-signed by Adam Hines, the author of Duncan.
EDIT: looks like AdHouse has put 13 copies up on Amazon for $17 a pop. I highly recommend grabbing one while you can.
Adam Hines put the whole thing online for free while it's out of print. You can read it here.
Ziggy Stardust
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Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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CP3S said:
You will not. None of us will, except for a very old and dying Ziggy Stardust who will watch it through teary eyes as he remembers us all.
pittrek said:
I seriously hope I will live enough to see the original Star Wars trilogy in this quality
asterisk8
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Could've easily been ampersand7Ziggy Stardust said:
Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
How is it? PKD is the one author I'm always meaning to read, but never do.
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asterisk8 said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
How is it? PKD is the one author I'm always meaning to read, but never do.
It's no Blade Runner, but it has it's moments.
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CP3S said:
You will not. None of us will, except for a very old and dying Ziggy Stardust who will watch it through teary eyes as he remembers us all.
pittrek said:
I seriously hope I will live enough to see the original Star Wars trilogy in this quality
asterisk8
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Could've easily been ampersand7My buddy just finished reading it. He said, "i didn't like it a whole lot. i felt like it was a cool idea, but not very well executed. could be because it was his first book, but i felt like he didn't develop the characters well enough. i found myself not really pulling for any of the characters. it kinda felt like a vonnegut novel at first, but then it kinda just became mundane and tedious." That launched a big conversation about Vonnegut.
Ziggy Stardust
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I agree with a lot of that above statement, but I think I like it a little more than your bud did.
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CP3S said:
You will not. None of us will, except for a very old and dying Ziggy Stardust who will watch it through teary eyes as he remembers us all.
pittrek said:
I seriously hope I will live enough to see the original Star Wars trilogy in this quality
RedFive
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Green Plastic SkywalkerZiggy Stardust said:
asterisk8 said:
Ziggy Stardust said:
Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
How is it? PKD is the one author I'm always meaning to read, but never do.
It's no Blade Runner, but it has it's moments.
I read this last summer (after finally seeing BR) and I concur. I've heard, however, that Dick has better books anyway.
EDIT: I've read about half of Vonnegut's book, he's my favorite author, hands down. Only Tolkien comes close.
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Ce n'est pas DuracellEnergizerLando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka.
God doesn't think in terms of black or white - or even shades of gray - but in big, bright, bold hues of blue and orange.
BloodnoseThePirate
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I aim to misbehave.The Stainless Steel Rat.
Due to Greenpenguino's recommendation in another thread.
I'm a few chapters in and so far its... action packed.
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombad
A modern telling of Dracula, set in the world of post 9/11 TV news. It's got some scary writing, some weird/creepy concepts mixing vampirism, memetic spread, and computer viruses in a trippy kinda way. I'm digging it so far, about 2/3 in.
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Double standards!!BloodnoseThePirate said:
The Stainless Steel Rat.
Due to Greenpenguino's recommendation in another thread.
I'm a few chapters in and so far its... action packed.
Yeeeaaaa Boi!
Ya dig it??
I'm the forums younger clone of TVs' Frink. Except sillier and more handsomer...
BloodnoseThePirate
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I aim to misbehave.Yeah, its pretty clever.