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Post by BuckFly on Jun 15, 2011 14:46:06 GMT -5
Trying to finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for a couple of years now.
Once done I see both 1 and 2 of the movie.
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Post by Tomtin on Jun 15, 2011 22:39:34 GMT -5
I'm working my way through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets nest. You guys could probably use a thread about that series haha as it seems like some of you want to rant. What do you mean? I have book 1 lined up in my backlog. I've heard really great things |
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jun 16, 2011 22:19:54 GMT -5
I just know some people rant about Song a bit.
I'm going to start The Lies of Locke that I mentioned tonight I think. Just finished Hornet's Nest.
Though a part of me is considering reading Kingkiller Chronicles again, but I should wait until the 3rd book is coming.
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Post by edhoo on Jun 16, 2011 22:46:06 GMT -5
Game of Thrones boxset came in the mail today, will probably start that soon.
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Post by Phoenix S117 on Jun 16, 2011 23:10:18 GMT -5
I don't mind too much if there's lag between books in a series. I'd rather the author put out something worth reading instead of giving in to their rabid fans and putting out a mediocre book every 6 months. Like Charlaine Harris. I can't bear to read any more of the Sookie Stackhouse books because they've gotten pretty lame and predictable. It's kind of funny that you should mention that. I've been a fan but I just finished reading the latest one, Dead Reckoning, and I was disappointed. |
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Post by Khilasa on Jun 17, 2011 1:44:07 GMT -5
Well, the problem is Feast came out in 2005 and some people have been waiting 6 years for a book he claims he was writing at the same time as feast. He didn't combine them because it would have been too long. I really shouldn't post from my phone, I hate typing on the small screen if it's not a text message and I miss some things. This, to me, makes me sound like an entitled jackass. Allow me to elaborate. Him taking awhile in between books (2005-present) isn't what bothers me and rubs some people the wrong way. It's the way he spent that time and how he portrayed that to the public. Martin has a website with a blog, and he continued to string people along while doing some massive personal marketing. He also wrote several other books. It wouldn't be a problem except for the first part, he kept making claims about "Dance" that obviously weren't true. He claimed he wrote it at the same time as "Feast" but, as per his posting, it's obvious he's basically had to write it from scratch. It's business, and I get that. However, I never really understood why he didn't come clean and just say "Feast kind of got away from me, and I need to re-ignite the spark for the series. Please be patient, as soon as I can get to the book I will." Instead of: "DANCE!"..."GO GIANTS"..."COMICON"..."-CON"..."TRIP TO EUROPE"..."DANCE"... 6 years later "DANCE!"..."GO GIANTS"..."COMICON"..."-CON"..."TRIP TO EUROPE"..."DANCE"... People may be sheep some times, but not that bad. After 3 years I just stopped checking. I heard about the HBO thing and then the release of the book after the season finale. I kind of got a sick feeling to my stomach about it. Maybe I am an entitled jackass. Oh well. I shudder to think about books 6 and 7, which are supposed to wrap up the series. If "Dance" is anything like "Feast", that's a tall order to fill. Thanks for elaborating. I obviously do not follow his blog (blogs being one of the highest forms of narcissism, but I digress) so I had no idea he was stringing people along. That's kinda lame. But I guess when people are talented and successful, it's easy for them to get away with being douche nozzles. What are ya gonna do. |
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Post by Khilasa on Jun 17, 2011 1:52:06 GMT -5
I don't mind too much if there's lag between books in a series. I'd rather the author put out something worth reading instead of giving in to their rabid fans and putting out a mediocre book every 6 months. Like Charlaine Harris. I can't bear to read any more of the Sookie Stackhouse books because they've gotten pretty lame and predictable. It's kind of funny that you should mention that. I've been a fan but I just finished reading the latest one, Dead Reckoning, and I was disappointed. Yeah, I've been disappointed with the last few. I feel they've been going downhill since All Together Dead. Kinda hard to outdo a terrorist attack on vamp-con, I guess. |
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Post by EternallDarkness on Jun 19, 2011 7:44:49 GMT -5
Game of Thrones boxset came in the mail today, will probably start that soon. So did mine, along with The Original Argument. Funny thing is the day before the box set arrived I found my original copy of Game of Thrones  |
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Post by NeoFoxTrot on Jun 20, 2011 11:38:25 GMT -5
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jun 21, 2011 12:21:44 GMT -5
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Everyone give Neo here a round of applause. Like I said Name of the Wind is great but Wise Man's Fear is simply amazing. I'm reading Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr. |
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Post by NeoFoxTrot on Jun 21, 2011 13:17:55 GMT -5
The Wise Man's Fear is next on my list. This series is filling the void nicely while I wait for Martin's A Dance With Dragons next month.
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Post by Mudhippie on Jun 23, 2011 22:23:28 GMT -5
Well I am not reading anything currently but if I recall the last book I read was Green Eggs and Ham...no wait...haha!
Actually it was Stephen King's Under the Dome. It is a very cliche book in terms of the story but I think King did an excellent job of bringing out the best and the worst in people when presented with a dire circumstance. I am not sure which book I will pick up next but I have no doubts it will be good!
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Post by Tomtin on Jun 26, 2011 0:43:20 GMT -5
I heard under the dome was awesome. I own it...it's in my reading backlog.
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Post by ManillaRoad on Jun 27, 2011 7:54:57 GMT -5
Hunter S. Thompson - Kingdom of Fear
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Post by The Rustic Cyborg on Jun 28, 2011 14:50:44 GMT -5
Halo: The Fall of Reach
I'm trying to get through the entire book series over the summer, even if that includes having to re-read the first three books.
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Post by Runus on Jul 8, 2011 8:33:41 GMT -5
Hood by Stephen Lawhead
It's pretty decent. Started slow though. Just reading it to waste time until A Dance with Dragons is out and the new Dresden Files book a couple weeks later.
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Post by BuckFly on Jul 8, 2011 9:07:33 GMT -5
Trying to finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for a couple of years now. Once done I see both 1 and 2 of the movie. Did 90 pages last night and I have 111 more to go. I hope to finish this weekend in prep for both movies next week. Man, on the release weekend I went through half the book...what was that, 4 years ago? Still waters run deep.  |
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Post by Arunne on Jul 8, 2011 9:32:30 GMT -5
I just bought the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. I am only 200 pages into the first book but so far, I have really enjoyed it.
My friend recommended him as he enjoyed another book of his he wrote. Plus i guess Sanderson is the one fishing the Wheel of Time series. I tried reading the first one and couldnt get into it.
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jul 8, 2011 12:49:43 GMT -5
You really have to be patient for WoT, it's a amazing series, but not for everyone. I just love how epic and broadsweeping the story is. I'm not sure where you are going to see something quite the same scope. Mistborn is a great series. Looking forward to the new Mistborn book. I'm reading Lies of Locke Lamora right now. Trying to decide what to read next. Looks like I have a list to consider from: blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/06/fanmail-faq-looking-for-good-books/ |
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Post by Khilasa on Jul 8, 2011 18:05:02 GMT -5
I'm rereading the Harry Potter books before I go see the last movie next weekend. I'm such a dork.
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jul 9, 2011 16:32:47 GMT -5
Lol the first 3/4 of HP 7 rips off a certain game.
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Post by Khilasa on Jul 9, 2011 19:39:48 GMT -5
A video game about camping?
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Post by MichaelVash7886 on Jul 9, 2011 19:59:44 GMT -5
Ding ding ding Call of Duty.
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Post by teylix on Jul 9, 2011 21:15:07 GMT -5
You really have to be patient for WoT, it's a amazing series, but not for everyone. I just love how epic and broadsweeping the story is. I'm not sure where you are going to see something quite the same scope. Mistborn is a great series. Looking forward to the new Mistborn book. I'm reading Lies of Locke Lamora right now. Trying to decide what to read next. Looks like I have a list to consider from: blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/06/fanmail-faq-looking-for-good-books/im currently reading WoT myself. I'm on The Shadow Rising atm... I'm finding myself losing interest though as its beginning to get quite drawn out. All of the characters are spread out and I hate having to keep track of them all. Especially because I read before going to sleep and I don't want to have to actually use my brain. That's kind of my complaint with the last book for a song of ice and fire. He took so long getting that book out that I had forgotten a lot about it and then he spends a huge amount of time introducing even MORE characters that had little to do with anything. But c'est la vie. Still a good read. |
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Post by Khilasa on Jul 10, 2011 0:19:44 GMT -5
Ding ding ding Call of Duty. It all makes perfect sense! |
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