Reading The Master And The Margarita. Well, picking it up again. I have to read that book in one go because if I take a break from the book, I get completely confused when I pick it back up a month or two later.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Enchanter's End Game, book 5 of the Belgariad, by David Eddings
The Belgariad seems so different in the nearly 15 years since I last read it. Very juvenile and shallow. I've read a lot of crappy fantasy and its not even close to the worst. Its more towards the middle of the Okay fantasy I've read(i.e. Sword of Truth series, most books where Drizzt Do'Urden is the main character[the Paths of Darkness series is excluded from this], etc).
(about the English language) It's kinda like a raft that was cobbled together from parts of three different boats and since then has been kept barely afloat with crude repairs every time a leak appeared.
Its atleast the second time I've read it, possibly the third, and only the extended 'directors cut' edition.
It is a good book with some good suspense moments, reading to much Lovecraft and similar means I don't scare easy due to the written word. The earlier sections that deal with the breakdown of society are the most compelling bits for me and I find the last couple of chapters get very messianic which is a personal turn off, but by that point your already sucked in so you are going to finish it.
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- H.L Mencken
I Became insane with long Intervals of horrible Sanity
All Religion, my friend is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination and poetry.
- Edgar Allan Poe
Its atleast the second time I've read it, possibly the third, and only the extended 'directors cut' edition.
It is a good book with some good suspense moments, reading to much Lovecraft and similar means I don't scare easy due to the written word. The earlier sections that deal with the breakdown of society are the most compelling bits for me and I find the last couple of chapters get very messianic which is a personal turn off, but by that point your already sucked in so you are going to finish it.
Fair enough for me, and thanks for the quick response; the 'director's cut' edition is the one I purchased.
I'll be reading it soon, although I hate reading books after I've seen the movie adaptions = even with different character descriptions in the book, its difficult for me to imagine someone other than the actor/actress who portrayed the character. I should've learned my lesson after Jurassic Park, but nooooo...
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(about the English language) It's kinda like a raft that was cobbled together from parts of three different boats and since then has been kept barely afloat with crude repairs every time a leak appeared.
I picked up "20,000 Streets Under the Sky" by Patrick Hamilton a few weeks ago from a used book store because I've always had good luck with books reprinted by the NYRB, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I'd recommend it.
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Sing lustily and with good courage.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
I finally managed to get Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow by Fuyumi Ono in my hands, after I ordered it from eBay. I really love it, too bad that out of the 7 parts of the series, only 4 have been translated and no more translations are coming...
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Also modgaming Bur setups is kind of treading down a dark path
Reading Trudi Canavan's Black Magician trilogy: High Lord.
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Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
I'm switching back and forth between Wheel of Time and Sword of Truth series. I just finished Chainfire and next will be Knife of Dreams. I was a little disappointed with the ending of Chainfire. Goodkind usually gives his books and ending but this one was a "to be continued".
I'm switching back and forth between Wheel of Time and Sword of Truth series. I just finished Chainfire and next will be Knife of Dreams. I was a little disappointed with the ending of Chainfire. Goodkind usually gives his books and ending but this one was a "to be continued".
The last three books are essentially a trilogy, as you've probably discovered by now.
The last three books are essentially a trilogy, as you've probably discovered by now.
The Law of Nines is a nice nod to the SoT series prior to The Omen Machine. You don't have to read it but do read it if you're a fan of Richard's sister and want to know what happened to her. I expect it to tie back into the main series once this next cycle of SoT novels is done.
I've been reading Written In Red by Anne Bishop. Its a new series in a new universe! Humans evolved but they weren't the first intelligent life on Earth. A race called the terra indigine was first and they are not about to let humans forget it. No one knows exactly how old they are, although some say they're the real reason dinosaurs went extinct. Its a solid first volley into a new series and I'm dying for Murder of Crows, the second novel that will be available in March of 2014. Anne Bishop is an amazing world builder and fantasy storyteller but she is underrated because her characters are female and its hard to sell female driven literature as anything other than romance.
Next I'll be reading the early books in Kim Harrison's The Hollows series. I actually skipped the first 2 or 3 books and so some things referenced in later books make no sense to me. The last 2 books in the Dresden Files are also on tap. I skimmed Ghost Story and didn't read Cold Days yet. It sounds like alot but I generally read several books at a time.
The Law of Nines is a nice nod to the SoT series prior to The Omen Machine. You don't have to read it but do read it if you're a fan of Richard's sister and want to know what happened to her. I expect it to tie back into the main series once this next cycle of SoT novels is done.
I'm not sure I can go back to the Sword of Truth Series (I stopped reading them right before Law of Nines came out). It's the book series that got me into fantasy literature, but even when I was reading it the Deus Ex Machina nature of Richard's powers (which, as TV Tropes puts it, have a strength that is inversely proportional to the number of pages left in the book), combined with the terrible 'enemy' from the south that was basically just a big dig on Socialism and Democrats in general just made me iffy. Look back, I'm not sure I could read more of it.
In any case, I'm on Book Two of the First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged, and I'm really enjoying the book. I'm honestly surprised by the depth of many of the characters who I expected to be rather flat. Except Black Dow, he's always a bastard.
I'm not sure I can go back to the Sword of Truth Series (I stopped reading them right before Law of Nines came out). It's the book series that got me into fantasy literature, but even when I was reading it the Deus Ex Machina nature of Richard's powers (which, as TV Tropes puts it, have a strength that is inversely proportional to the number of pages left in the book), combined with the terrible 'enemy' from the south that was basically just a big dig on Socialism and Democrats in general just made me iffy. Look back, I'm not sure I could read more of it.
I read 'em in high school. Picked one up recently just for the hell of it. Setting all the politics and themes and plot weirdness aside, the prose is just plain terrible. I couldn't get more than a few dozen pages in.
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Vive, vale. Siquid novisti rectius istis,
candidus inperti; si nil, his utere mecum.
I read 'em in high school. Picked one up recently just for the hell of it. Setting all the politics and themes and plot weirdness aside, the prose is just plain terrible. I couldn't get more than a few dozen pages in.
Terry Goodkind is a terrible writer. Mord Sith and the magic system were my favorite parts of the series. I hate the fact that great characters like Nathan and Zedd are in the same universe with the oh so dull Richard and Kahlan. By the end of the previous cycle I wanted the Imperial Order to win!
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I don't know what to feel or think about it.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
- H.L Mencken
I Became insane with long Intervals of horrible Sanity
All Religion, my friend is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination and poetry.
- Edgar Allan Poe
The Crafters' Rules Guru
The Belgariad seems so different in the nearly 15 years since I last read it. Very juvenile and shallow. I've read a lot of crappy fantasy and its not even close to the worst. Its more towards the middle of the Okay fantasy I've read(i.e. Sword of Truth series, most books where Drizzt Do'Urden is the main character[the Paths of Darkness series is excluded from this], etc).
Any thoughts?
I really liked the mini-series that came out in the 90's but have never read the book it was based on, so last month I picked up a copy at Half-Price Books.
I haven't started it yet because I'm currently doing some light reading = the entire Calvin & Hobbes collection (as inspired by this post http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=9477534&postcount=4
from this thread http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=472266)
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It is a good book with some good suspense moments, reading to much Lovecraft and similar means I don't scare easy due to the written word. The earlier sections that deal with the breakdown of society are the most compelling bits for me and I find the last couple of chapters get very messianic which is a personal turn off, but by that point your already sucked in so you are going to finish it.
- H.L Mencken
I Became insane with long Intervals of horrible Sanity
All Religion, my friend is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination and poetry.
- Edgar Allan Poe
The Crafters' Rules Guru
Fair enough for me, and thanks for the quick response; the 'director's cut' edition is the one I purchased.
I'll be reading it soon, although I hate reading books after I've seen the movie adaptions = even with different character descriptions in the book, its difficult for me to imagine someone other than the actor/actress who portrayed the character. I should've learned my lesson after Jurassic Park, but nooooo...
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[Clan Flamingo]
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
After a couple of attempts managed to finish Game of Thrones, now onto Clash of Kings.
- H.L Mencken
I Became insane with long Intervals of horrible Sanity
All Religion, my friend is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination and poetry.
- Edgar Allan Poe
The Crafters' Rules Guru
- H.L Mencken
I Became insane with long Intervals of horrible Sanity
All Religion, my friend is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination and poetry.
- Edgar Allan Poe
The Crafters' Rules Guru
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
[Clan Flamingo]
The last three books are essentially a trilogy, as you've probably discovered by now.
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
The Law of Nines is a nice nod to the SoT series prior to The Omen Machine. You don't have to read it but do read it if you're a fan of Richard's sister and want to know what happened to her. I expect it to tie back into the main series once this next cycle of SoT novels is done.
I've been reading Written In Red by Anne Bishop. Its a new series in a new universe! Humans evolved but they weren't the first intelligent life on Earth. A race called the terra indigine was first and they are not about to let humans forget it. No one knows exactly how old they are, although some say they're the real reason dinosaurs went extinct. Its a solid first volley into a new series and I'm dying for Murder of Crows, the second novel that will be available in March of 2014. Anne Bishop is an amazing world builder and fantasy storyteller but she is underrated because her characters are female and its hard to sell female driven literature as anything other than romance.
Next I'll be reading the early books in Kim Harrison's The Hollows series. I actually skipped the first 2 or 3 books and so some things referenced in later books make no sense to me. The last 2 books in the Dresden Files are also on tap. I skimmed Ghost Story and didn't read Cold Days yet. It sounds like alot but I generally read several books at a time.
I'm not sure I can go back to the Sword of Truth Series (I stopped reading them right before Law of Nines came out). It's the book series that got me into fantasy literature, but even when I was reading it the Deus Ex Machina nature of Richard's powers (which, as TV Tropes puts it, have a strength that is inversely proportional to the number of pages left in the book), combined with the terrible 'enemy' from the south that was basically just a big dig on Socialism and Democrats in general just made me iffy. Look back, I'm not sure I could read more of it.
In any case, I'm on Book Two of the First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged, and I'm really enjoying the book. I'm honestly surprised by the depth of many of the characters who I expected to be rather flat. Except Black Dow, he's always a bastard.
TerribleBad at Magic since 1998.A Vorthos Guide to Magic Story | Twitter | Tumblr
[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
I read 'em in high school. Picked one up recently just for the hell of it. Setting all the politics and themes and plot weirdness aside, the prose is just plain terrible. I couldn't get more than a few dozen pages in.
candidus inperti; si nil, his utere mecum.
Terry Goodkind is a terrible writer. Mord Sith and the magic system were my favorite parts of the series. I hate the fact that great characters like Nathan and Zedd are in the same universe with the oh so dull Richard and Kahlan. By the end of the previous cycle I wanted the Imperial Order to win!