What are you reading... RIGHT NOW?

[Zedie9]

:) Or what book did you just finish? Talk about or review that hefty tome here, yo. :spin:

(Rechristened to be a sister to the What are you listening to thread... ;))

[Jim]

Oddly enough, right now, I'm reading this thread. Although technically I'm reading the words that I'm writing right now, and I can never seem to catch up to what I'm typing...

[Kilu]

I haven't read anything in ages. I have been meaning start the Dark Tower series from the beginning as soon as the newest books are translated and ordered into the city library. Newest as in 5th and 6th ep.

[pikatsu]

The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett.

[DarkSoul]

I like the Wheel of Time series.
I have read the first book and it was relly good. I havn't had the will power to go out and buy the 2nd book tho. Just out of sheer lazyness and not having the cash to get it I guess.
But it's a good series and I suggest it to anyone who can handle there weird magics and other stuff.
I give it a 7 out of 10.

[TheDragonKnight]

I just finished reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchet, yes it was a discworld novel and it was true to form for that series so naturally I enjoyed it quite a bit. thoguht im a little bummed as i cant find my baen libary disc, and thats about 40 or so novels (good ones too)

[Nahkrinoth]

I just ordered this: http://www.firaxis.com/smac/story.cfm. It has the first two parts of the story on that page, to anyone who is interested. If anyone has played Alpha Centauri, this should be pretty familiar.

[BAMAToNE]

I'm having to read A Rumor of War (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/080504695X) for history class. It's about a guy who went off to fight in Vietnam in the very beginning of the war and later became a jounalist. So far it's good.

TDK: I've tried to read that book Good Omens, as a few people have told me how good it is, but I keep getting bored after a few pages. Does it get better after the first chapter?

[Yuffie]

I'm still reading "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui"....a play my drama teacher wants me to read. -_-
Not very fun, it sort of follows the rise of Hitler but with different characters and stuff.
Not recommended. :)

However, I'm also reading a nice big chunky book all about Ancient Egypt. I recommend. :D

[Zedie9]

:D I finished Watership Down by Richard Adams just last night. The story details the adventures of a group of rabbits as they search for a place to live, and all the obstacles that come into their path. As silly as the concept may sound to some, being from the point of view of the rabbits isn't stupid at all. I found this book an excellent read (again, since it was my second go ;)) and highly recommend it to all of you maroons. :bouncy:

[Yuffie]

I remember seeing the cartoon for that...
My nan said there was a cartoon on tv that I'd really like when I was about 5!


....ALL THE RABBITS DIE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DEATHS!!! What is wrong with my nan?! :rofl:
That cartoon scarred me for life! :p

[Zedie9]

:wonder: I've seen it - in fact, I own it on dvd. While the animation isn't anything to brag about technically, from an artistic standpoint it arguably has merit. But I will agree with you that your nan was daft - this animation is a bit edgy for small children. :spin:

[Kilu]

I listened it as a audio book as a kid. Horrible horrible thing. And no one warned me even :)

[Yuffie]

My parents bought me an audio book as a kid......."A Night in Terror Tower" right before I went to bed. O.o

Needless to say that was not a relaxing night. :rofl:

[silverDistortioN]

....ALL THE RABBITS DIE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DEATHS!!!
dammit!!! >.<
i didn't read it yet! or see it. or listen to it...

[kai]

i am currently reading posts on this thread . . . . . . . :nana:

actually i am readin the fifth perfession by david morrell. seems enjoyable so far :w00t:

[Zedie9]

....ALL THE RABBITS DIE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE DEATHS!!!
dammit!!! >.<
i didn't read it yet! or see it. or listen to it...:D Don't worry, Silver - she didn't get all the details quite right. ;)

[Yuffie]

Well I summarised it into the basic plot. :p

Does Silver even HAVE any intention of reading, seeing or listening to it? ;)

[silverDistortioN]

actually... at first, not really. but now that i know it's about a bunch of bunnies dying horrible deaths, i think i might look into it.

................ >.>

[Zedie9]

:D Whatever gets you to read it - I thought it was a great book both times. :shades:

[jetblue]

Just finished reading L'Homme Qui Rit,by victor hugo.The man who laughs.1869
Thats some creepy stuff.I can barely imagine that poor child having his lips cut off so he could have this permanent grin.The story is so bizzare that it must have its roots in truth.No one can make up sick stuff like this.

[silverDistortioN]

it's so obviously fictional, it must be real!

...before something becomes reality, it must first be an idea in someone's head.

[Yuffie]

I've been reading "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" (a sort of twisted comedy about Hitler's rise) and decided it's a pretty good play after all.

The guy who wrote it never went to Chicago yet the majority of it is in Chicago stereotyped gangster style and the comedy is kinda hidden but it's there. ;)

[silverDistortioN]

damn... all of this is starting to make me want to read...
meh, i'm sure the feeling will pass.

[Zedie9]

:D I finished Tribulation Force, the second book in the Left Behind Series that deals with the Apocalypse. It wasn't as interesting as the first, (which wasn't terribly great itself), but I'll probaby stick with it to see if some crazy can of Jesus Whoopass™ is unleashed on the world. :star::star: of 5.

[Pezito]

I've at last finished A Son of the Circus, which was overall a good book ; interesting characters and plot, with a nice sense of humor and a taste for concurring events... It's still a kind of relief for me to be done with it, because it took a looonnng time to read ! About 600 pages in English, when you read in the subway and the bus, it's not that easy (I don't think I had ever read a "real" book in English before). That let me realize I might want to wait more years before (if) I ever attempt at reading The Lord of the Rings in English... (I'd like to, because the French translation isn't nearly as good. The names are great and the overall quality is very fine, but there are lots of omissions - some songs left out, some words translated a misleading way, some sentences cut off... There aren't that many of them but it's enough to motivate a fan to get the original novel one day. :) ) Anyway, my rating for A Son of the Circus shall be : :star: :star: :star: • •

Right now, I chose the easy way and read a short book - in French ! :p It's the famous Peter Pan. Gigi has always been a fan of the book (she's always been a bookovore ^^), she saw the Disney anime, she saw the recent movie (which she liked because it was faithful to the book, unlike Hook)... And was astonished that I had never read it, nor seen the Disney version - only Hook (which was funny anyway :) ). So far I like it, the style is nice and the story is very imaginative. ^^

[Mithrandir]

I just finished reading two books by the same author: Kurt Vonnegut

I don't know if many of you have heard of Slaughterhouse Five and of Cat's Craddle. The author is mainly known for his anti-war position and his thought that man is the devil and we will be the destroyers of the planet.

Anyway, these books are interesting, funny sometimes but nothing great if you ask me. In Cat's Craddle the protagonist is a midget which is quite unusual! At some point in the book, some men says that midgets are only there to distract and entertain "normal people" in moments of boredom. It made me laugh! :D

As for Peter Pan, I have to read the original book now that I have seen the movie at least 30 times. I bought the DVD and I watch it whenever I have the time. That'S where my famous Hook impersonation comes from! ;)

:pirate: "Proud and insolent youth, prepare to meet thy doom." :evillaugh:

[Charon]

<wonder if anyone thought of this.>

What am I reading right now?
The RPGN forums! >_< Best read...ever!

[silverDistortioN]

that's okay, you're only like the third or fourth person. that'll be pretty good in the long run.

[Pezito]

:rofl: Sorry, Charon... I know this isn't charitable, but you've just been 0wn3d ! :D

[Zedie9]

:D I finished Nicolae at work - that's the third book in the Left Behind series. :wonder: While this book was as good or better than the first, I can't help wondering why books set during the Apocalypse aren't more exciting or interesting. Hopefully, things will get crazier, and hopefully less preachy ( :yeahright: ) . :star::star::star:• •

[Legend]

that would be " gangs of newyork"
i wanted to see the movie but i guess its not anymore in the cinema to bad
i think i will go take a look at the video store :wonder:

[Charon]

:rofl: Sorry, Charon... I know this isn't charitable, but you've just been 0wn3d ! :Dhttp://whacked.technine.net/archives/link%20pics/keyboard.jpg

EDIT: I love these 0wn3d pics. Always make me smile.

[Zedie9]

:D I keep forgetting to post in here. I finished Soul Harvest and Apollyon, which are the next two books in the Left Behind series. The preachy tone, I'm afraid, is there to stay, and while book four had some nice humor in it, both these have a decent amount of action. So... :star::star::star::star: and :star::star::star:, respectively. Overall, at this point I'm not even sure I'd recommend the series - there's a lot of filler that waters down the works as a whole. :bouncy:

[Lucky 7]

I finished reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress a while back. Now I'm reading Ender's Shadow. It's basically the same as Ender's Game, except the focus of the story is Bean, not Ender.

[Pezito]

I've finished Peter Pan (was a short read actually :) ) and I liked it. It's a weird kind of fairy tale, like written for kids but going into themes only adults can understand... Anyway, it was interesting and well written ; but the ending is rather sad, when you think about it. Ah, the melancholy ! :spin: That's a :star: :star: :star: • •

I've started Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes just last week, which looks like a classic for many people. Gigi gave it to me, and warned me of the sadness in the end... I must say the theme is appealing (a retarded adult progressively becomes a genius thanks to modern science, but the operation isn't stable and he witnesses his own regression to the simplest mind) ; in fact I read it in less than a week. Well... I almost read it ! I'm almost at the end, but forgot the book at Gigi's so I haven't had a chance to finish it yet ! XD She'll bring back the book on next week, I'm eager to know the end. So far I give it a :star: :star: :star: :star: •

Meanwhile, I couldn't stand not to read anything because of the missing book, so I looked for a short read until next week. Gigi gave me The Time Machine by H. G. Wells since I've mentioned my interest after watching the movie recently (which was rather good :) ). I think I've read it already, if only part of it, when I was a kid... I even remember the cover of that French edition. ^^ Anyway, that was too long for just a week, so I changed my mind and started Skeleton Crew by Stephen King - again ! I've read that book some years ago, but always wanted to read it again just for the short novel The Mist it contains ; I loved that story. So I'm reading that part of the book, and probably that other short story named Mrs. Todd's Shortcut which has a great lovecraftian flavour, I think. I can't give my rating yet for those stories in Skeleton Crew though, you'll have to wait a bit. ^^

[Lord Draud]

i am reading Knight ofthe black rose and I, Straud memours of a vampire bolth set in ravenloft

[Zedie9]

:D I always forget to post here...

I finished Assassins, Book 6 of the Left Behind series about the Apocalypse, and while it deals in part with the assassination of the Antichrist, it has less action and drama than one might expect, hence its rating: :star::star::star:

I also read the third Harry Potter book, The Prisoner of Azkaban, and found it as delightful as the previous works. I think so far I'd rate them 2, 3, and then 1 in order of my preference. :star::star::star::star::star:

[Charon]

I just got a copy of the complete works of Shakespeare. Haven't had much time yet but I sarted on Comedy of Errors. I've got up to Act 2. And I'm not finding it that hard to follow. :)

[Yuffie]

I've always wanted the complete Shakespeare and never quite got round to getting it. :rofl:

I like the comedies though. When you strip away all the strange language there's some impressive and creative plots. :D

[Lord Draud]

i am now reading another ravenloft book called I.Straud Memoirs of a vamipre

[Kilu]

So, I have Dark Tower 1, The Gunslinger here right now. Got it from library today (actually Jari got it, because I'm a lazy bum). Because it seems to take ages for the new books to get translated, I decided to start from the beginning, but this time with the english versions. Hooray? Now I only need to find some time to read it :)

[Locke]

I'm currently re-reading The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum. Very good book dealing with nazi's resurfacing somewhere in Germany (as many spy books seem to. Either that or something to do with renegade Russians... Oh well)

Congrats on choosing the Dark Tower series too. I definently enjoyed that series.

[Thwyter]

I'm trying to re-read the forums. We missed a lot of time so everything old is new again. ^_^

[Zedie9]

:) I'm up to Book 9 or 10 of the Left Behind series now, I think. I also finished the Harry Potter series, read both Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, and also Cracking the Da Vinci Code by Simon Cox, and Lightning by Dean Koontz. Forget reviews. ;)

[Kilu]

I have Dark Tower, The Gunslinger waiting for me at the table right now. This time I decided to get my hands on the english version, but since I am in the middle of some exams right now, I have yet to start it.

It will be my first book in english..wonder how well it will turn out. I mean, maybe there are some weird words that King uses that I need to check from dictionary. That would plain suck.

[pikatsu]

I'm reading "Night Watch", by Terry Pratchett. A fine piece of literature.

[Locke]

Kilu: I don't recall it being too complicated (word wise, anyways) but english was my first language, so that could be a moot point. Anyways, you got me reading it again. :D

Finished Apocalypse Watch and now reading Dark Tower 1.

[Nahkrinoth]

I just read all 3 Alpha Centauri books, Catcher in the Rye, and The DaVinci Code. I'll bug people in #rpgn to come up with some more recommendations.

[Locke]

Finished The Gunslinger, picked up The Rhineman Exchange, and have now gone on to start into The Road To Gandolfo, also by Robert Ludlum.

[Pezito]

I'm currently reading The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (which I might have read when I was a kid, but then I don't remember :emlaugh: ). I got interested after I saw recently the movie they did after it ; there are actually quite some differences between the book and the film, only the primary plot is common. Anyway, I liked the movie (because it was visually well done) and the book is a good read too !

[pikatsu]

"If I were You", by P.G. Wodehouse. (In finnish)

[Zedie9]

:) I've slowed down a little from the marathon reading of the summer. Since I last posted, I think I've only finished two books: Cabinet of Curiosities and Still Life With Crows, both of which were pretty good, though I liked the latter a little better. ;) Currently I'm reading Tommyknockers by Stepehn King. I haven't picked up the final Dark Tower yet, but I will soon. :spin:

[Pezito]

Oh, Tommyknockers ? I've read that one, years ago... It was rather good, especially some parts. :) I saw the TV film too, it was ok.

[Hierlark16]

Hm... I just finished the Canterbury tales for school... ugh >_< I'm reading the Curse of the Pharoah by Elizabeth Peters and I also just finished Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
I'm thinking about pciking up #3 of Left Behind, but I'm afraid its going to be overly repetitive like the other 2.

[Zedie9]

I'm thinking about pciking up #3 of Left Behind, but I'm afraid its going to be overly repetitive like the other 2.
:) I hate to confirm your suspicions, but they will indeed be repetitive, derivative, and preachy. I am stalled out on Book 11, methinks, and yet I can't shake the feeling that a good editor might have squashed all 12 books into a much more exciting trilogy or series of five. :spin:

[silverDistortioN]

ah, the virtues of not reading. =)

...but i liked canterbury tales. >.>
i think. the chicken story was cool, from what i remember.
hoorah for animals! ^.^

oh yes, and this girl i sat next to on the plane gave me a book... final beginnings, i think it was called. by john edwards (the psychic). i only read the first few chapeters... can't bring myself to read the rest. but from what i read, it's kinda interesting. the plot seems reminiscent of 9/11.

(and btw, i went to california a couple weeks ago... didn't take any pictures, but i'll post some ms paint pics, if you want.)

[kaserdan]

I'm reading the Berserk manga for a second time. I read until vol 23 last time.

[Hierlark16]

I agree with you Zedie. I think they just sorta took half of book 1 and added some stuff here or there. It's pretty predictable and they alreadt tell us everything that's going to happen anyway... oh well. People keep telling me to read the Dark Tower series, so I'll probably read that eventually.

[Zedie9]

:) I finished Tommyknockers, and found it good. :star::star::star::star: It concerns what happens to the citizens of a town in which a flying saucer is found and dug out of the ground. Check it out. :bouncy:

[EDIT: moderate grammar problem]

[Mithrandir]

I watched that book. They made some sort of mini serie for the tv. It was really good. I particurlary remember when they are in the plane.

I just bought the Da Vinci Code, I haven't started it yet but since everyone is talking about it. Once I finish it I'll tell you about it.

[Zedie9]

:) I finished Armaggedon :star::star: and Glorious Appearing :star::star::star:, which wraps up the Left Behind series. The latter has to be one of the most preachy, repetitive, padded (as in, with useless filler) works I've had the (dis)pleasure to read in a while - not that the entire series hasn't suffered for the same; these last two just seemed to do it more than normal, especially the last. Unless you don't wading through twelve books worth of wasted print to find the three or four books worth of actual real reading, I wouldn't recommend that any of you maroons start it. :spin:

[TheDragonKnight]

well i recently blew 40 buks at a used book store and got my self two big bags of books so im reading quite alot however to be specifc i jsut finihed reading a wonderfull sereis by barbara hambly, i uhh seem to have forgoten the serse name however the book titles are "the time of the dark" "the walls of air" and "The Armies of daylight"

those are listed in reading order by the way. and ah! in the coures of writing this my brain has jumped started, the series is called "the darwath trilogy" . i read it once LONG LONMG ago, (were talking liek grad 4 here folks) and i never got to finish it, so when i found it in the book store, for 3 bucks a book (and first editions no less) i jsut couldnt resist, i picked up some oter classicls like the first three books for the sword of shannara series, the mistress of the empire series by janny wurts and raymod e feits, a compainon triliogy to go with feist's riftwar. i also picked up 4 out of the 5 darksword books, the entire trilogy and the darksword adventures novel, fourtnately i alreday own the fifth. and i belevie ill start readign the darksword adventures once im done posting here.

now my only problem is i own more books (by volume) than the rest of my possesions combined (not inclding the computer) so where the hell am i gonna put them all?

i also picked up the hicth hickers trilogy of four for only 20 bukcs so im gonan get aroudn to reading that sonner or later i imagine.

on a final closing note, i need more anne McCaffery books, she wites good stuff.


kilu: you post often on these fourms in english just fine i dont imagine you haveing much trouble with a novel or two, though i supse nto ahving english as a first language may make it harder to notice when the author has made up their own word (common in the types of books i read) or is simply using some obscure english

[jetblue]

The last book I finished reading was Maus I and II by Art Speigleman. It's in comic book form with mice and cat's but is the real life saga of a holocost survivor.
For the first time a book has made me cry a little.

[Mithrandir]

Heh, I finally started Da Vinci Code and let me tell you. It's great. Great like the best book of the year.

The story has true references to Da Vinci's work, some historical facts and some religious things. Not all in the book is true but the things are so interesting that went to the libray to rent history books so I could read about some things. I have not finished the book yet but so far, I enjoy it.

[Giea]

The Cure, a book based on racism and the Black Death, also I've been working on the A Series of Unforuntante Events, for the new upcoming movie! Sorry, I don't know how to spell Unfortante, and I don't have a dictionary or word =P.

[Kilu]

Unfortunate :)

I have been reading...nothing. My backlog for tv is too big to let me have any time on books.

[Giea]

What's a backlog? Weird name lol. =p

[Kilu]

backlog

an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)

[Astrolounge]

No matter what you say, the image the word Backlog made in my head cannot be erased with it's true definition.

[Giea]

It sounds like a booklog.. like hey I'm gonna add that book to my backlog =P

[Astrolounge]

Ahh, Reading, I tend to read more than one book at a time. Currently I am reading The Golden Compass, Shogun, and The Lone Drow. Unfortunately the side affect to reading more than one book at a time is the plots can start to run together, like if your reading late at night and expect a character to appear before you realize their not in this book.


I also recently bought the Expanded Psionics Handbook for D&D, though I don't know if that counts.:wonder:

[Yuffie]

I read a play today for school that we might be performing called "Shakers", sounds challenging but a lot of fun. :D

I'm also still working my way through 3 thick Egypt books. :D

[Pezito]

Right now I'm reading The Thanatonauts by Bernard Werber (not sure of the English title, this is a simple translation of the original French title) ; the story of four "pioneers" who try and explore the afterlife (first they need to check if there actually is an afterlife ^^) and thus call themselves the first thanatonauts (from the Greek word "thanatos" = "death").

It's not a creepy book at all, and being written by Bernard Werber you can expect a high-quality novel. :) Just like in the Ants trilogy, the story is intriguing yet simple to read, the theme is original, and there are many clever ideas that sure will make you think later on.

The Thanatonauts is the first of three books following the same story ; the 2nd being Empire of the Angels (which I have already read and plan on reading again after The Thanatonauts) ; the 3rd being We, Gods (just released in France a few weeks ago - haven't read it yet).

[jetblue]

I just bought empire of the ants saturday pezito at a book store I was rumaging through with my sister and neice. I told the store clerk the name of the book and she brought back a book by H.G.Wells. I could'nt remember the name of the author you told me. After about an hour I keept thinking webster or weber like the grill but finally I remembered werber. They only had one copy left,paperback. I also bought 2 book's by S.D.Perry and as soon as Im done reading those I will start on it.
But finally after months of serching I have It.http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Pezito]

Hey that's cool ! I hope you'll like it... Then I'll have to advise you to read the second tome (Day of the Ants), which is the best in my opinion. :p

[jetblue]

Then It's back to the book store's!
This city has most of the old book store's on one big street in the north side. I call it the book district. I can be there for hours looking at old book's. I do have one problem and thats the book mites. Im terribly allergic and half the time I cover my nose with a handkerchief while browsing.
I hate the new book store's like crown's or boarder's with a coffee shop in them. I avoid them like the plague. There all over the place.

[Astrolounge]

I second that.
I know I don't need anyone with coffee near any books.
(I mean it's an accident waiting to happen.)

[Mithrandir]

My brother was reading the Thanatonauts some time ago....and he told me it was really good.

I always wanted to read Werber but I never had the chance to think of him whenever I am in a bookstore or a library.

I guess that will be my next buy or rent.

[Pezito]

That would be a good buy for sure. ;)

[Locke]

I'm currently on a book called The R-Master by Gordon R. Dickson. One of the best books I've ever read. I would definently recoment it to any and every one of you.

[Astrolounge]

Started reading Eragon today.
It's seems like it will be good, can't say for sure because I'm only a few pages in!

[Nall]

I finished Richard Adams' Watership Down, great novel, about rabbits that struggle to survive, strongly recommend it. Before that was (same auther)Plague Dogs. Now I'm reading Garbriel King's Golden Cat. I only started so don't know much about it. It is about cats tho.

[Astrolounge]

I was looking through a self help book called The Power Of Five and I started thinking, as many of you may know, this is never a good thing.

Self help books I would like to see;

1 Learn to read in 3 days.
2 The pop up book of phobias.
3 Screw unto others- Revenge tactics for all occasions. (this one is actually a real book)
4 Your not as good as you think you are- a demotivational guide.
5 Awaken the used car salesman within.
7 How to rule the world- a handbook for the aspiring dictator.
8 How to end your dependace on self help books.
9 The seven spiritual laws for makeing an obscene fortune.
10 How to heal the hurt by hateing.
11 So you want to be a whore?
12 501 great things about being a lesbian.
13 The hangover help guide.
14 Life, the final frontier.
15 How to stay fit and healthy until your dead.
16 Unregister to vote.
17 Do it yourself masterbation.

If anyone thinks of more, please, do tell.

[jetblue]

Ah,I must find this "screw unto others" book.
Look's like a good read.

[M.H.A.Q.S.]

ASP.net....boring

[Astrolounge]

I knew I shouldn't have included that one... But if you like that kind of thing I would recomend 'Gaslight' as well. (The book, not the movie.)

[Locke]

I just finished reading "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine. It's his idea's about religion, and for some reason they are a bit anti-christian .... so it's up to you whether you would like to read it or not. It's a very well written book, and he backs up everything. If anyone fancies a philosophical/religion-based book, I would recommend it. Incidently, he is also the writer of the American Declaration of Independance, just for some trivia knowledge for everyone :P .

[Lord Draud]

any and all Faerun book there all good as well as any starwars books that are NOT the new jedi crap

[Astrolounge]

Who's your favorite character in the Faerun books Draud?
Mine would likely be Jander Sunstar, though that's technically Ravenloft...
So, Artemis Entreri I guess. You have to admire the man's determination, even if he is kind of evil.

[Lord Draud]

my fav for ravenloft is Straud von zarovich he is cool and calm and totaly evil the perfect L/E char as for faerun my fav god in the books is Cyric due to his coolness and mortal, hmmm elminster is a great read anytime but he is a bit over done( not that its a bad thing realy), but maybe wulfgar i like him

how about the necromancers guide to makeing freinds? :P

[Astrolounge]

Celes is also pretty cool character, for a goodly character that is. Because as we all know the villans are usually far cooler than the heros.
And they dress snazier.

[Lord Draud]

damn right they do have you checked out the wearers of purple? they got nice robes, then tehre is the red wizards of thay ( my fav nation on toirl)

[Astrolounge]

Red wizard robes I have always wanted, Simply because of them being F***ing awsome.
I would like the Shadow Thieves, if I could actually find out much about them. But that's sort of the whole point I suppose.

[Yuffie]

I'm currently reading Jane Austen's "Emma", by reading I mean the 1st 3 pages and by Jane Austen I mean annoying old woman who ignores the basic ideas of grammar and punctuation.

I'm sure some of the sentences make no sense whatsoever and it's written in a really weird way that I can't put my finger on. O.o

Why is she classed as such a wonderful writer? Maybe in those days she was because all the rest were crap, but I think literature should evolve with the times. The reason Shakespeare plays are so popular and have been remade into modern films is because they are still appropriate in modern day life and have the same lessons in them. All those old books just seem to be full of people called Fanny who wear bonnets, can't stand them! :p

[Maxin]

I'm currently reading "A Game Of Thrones" by George RR Martin. I started it about a month ago, and I'm only 2/3 of the way done (it's freakin' 800 pages long, I don't have a lot of time to read, and I'm a slow reader). MAYBE I'll get it done by 2005, but I doubt it...

[Ephraim]

Just finished Harry Potter 5, Order of the Phoenix. I dunno, but despite the length, it didn't seem up to the quality of the other 4. Something was missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

[Yuffie]

An update. Still reading "Emma". Still found no interesting plotline.

What's even weirder is that the book doesn't even really focus on Emma. :confused:

[Astrolounge]

Just finished Harry Potter 5, Order of the Phoenix. I dunno, but despite the length, it didn't seem up to the quality of the other 4. Something was missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
I think it's because you can always think of a very violent solution to nearly every problem they have in that one.

[Ephraim]

I think it's because you can always think of a very violent solution to nearly every problem they have in that one.
That may be true. And Harry did seem to be very angry and violent through the whole book. It's a surprise he didn't act it out more, the way he was carrying on.

[Astrolounge]

And the whole time your hoping "someone" will get knifed.

[Yuffie]

Maybe he's just at that difficult age all little boys go through where strange things happen that he doesn't understand himself. :)

Like girls! :evilgrin:

Or he's merging into becoming a fully fledged grumpy teenager.

[Ephraim]

Or he's merging into becoming a fully fledged grumpy teenager.
I thought that was what Rowling was trying to do, but it seemed overdone to me, but I don't ever remember being anything like that. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/eyepopping.gif But then again, I never had an evil wizard hunting me down to kill me, either. :search:

[FlashFirer]

Right now I'm reading Stupid White Men, from Michael Moore. It's a great book.

[Yuffie]

I got the complete works of Shakespeare so I'm reading that. :D

I'm also reading a book about hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, the history of Egypt, Jane Austen and a book about the holocaust.

It's awful trying to choose what to read though. :D

[Astrolounge]

"The curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
I don't know what it's about...

[Charon]

I have got my hands on "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Looking forwards to starting reading it as soon as I get a second to myself.

[Kilu]

I just got my hands on 9th Bone. I know, it's not exactly high literature, but it kicks ass.

[Jalk]

"The Princess of Clèves"
Reaaally great, if you're in this kind of litterature. ;)

[Maxin]

"Friday Night Lights". To satisfy the football fan in me...

[Yuffie]

Finished Romeo and Juliet, onto Hamlet now.

My audition speeches for one of my drama schools are all Shakespeare so I'm reading all the plays. Tiring stuff but rather fun. :)

[Astrolounge]

Mostly Harmless.
The fifth book in the incresingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy Trilogy.
This series has always made me laugh. Even if it makes no sense to some people.

[Charon]

I've only read "life, the universe and everything." But I've seen the film. :)

[Yuffie]

I'm reading a play called "made in bangkok". I didn't know what it was about before. It seems to mainly be about sex. :wonder:

[Jalk]

The Glass Menagery, by Tenessee Williams... Almost as good as A streetcar named Desire !

[MizuiroHime]

I've read Slayers return manga....heheheh it's very good!!!!

[Astrolounge]

I've only read "life, the universe and everything." But I've seen the film. :)
Flim shmilm. I didn't even know they finished it.
Life, The Universe, And Everything is the one with Krikkit right? I like that one a lot.

[Yuffie]

We did A Streetcar Named Desire at school in drama, I was Blanche, she has a totally cool accent. ^_^

Still reading the complete Shakespeare. :p

[Elhaym van Houten]

I read a great book lately.
The title is 'Ghostwritten' by David Mitchell.
It's hard to describe what the book is about - does not have a linear plot, but consists of a lot of individual stories, with each time a different main character, from whhose perspective the story is told. All those stories are linked at various ends, and they all blend together in the end.
I couldn't stop reading it, it was just too good and had me absorbed til the end.

[Jalk]

We did A Streetcar Named Desire at school in drama, I was Blanche, she has a totally cool accent. ^_^
I would have LOVED to see that ! :D
Ahem, back to the topic, I began "Mercury" by Amelie Nothomb. Reaaaally well-written, and clever to boot !

[Yuffie]

Well when I say we did that, we sort of used it.

We had to write our own drama piece for an exam and our story was set in a theatre and the play at the theatre was "A Streetcar Named Desire". It was sort of a look into the behind the scenes of a big show. Then at the end, my character died in a fire after a lighting accident. I was mortified, they killed me off!! :bawl:

Can't remember much about it now, it was only last year. :wonder:

[Elhaym van Houten]

Right now I'm reading "Code to Zero" by Ken Follett...
it is an interesting cold war thriller, but the characters are a bit stereotypical - too many beauties and aching hearts for my taste.

[Kilu]

Bone 5 was brilliant and worthy end for the saga.

I recently borrowed American Gods by Neil Gaiman from the library, but haven't had the time to start it yet.

[DonQuixote]

the miller's tale was funny if i remember

just read In Cold Blood for school. or at least read 2/3 of it.
started Portrait of Dorian Gray a while ago, have to finish it.

[Maxin]

Someone recommended Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman to me. So I put it on my Christmas list and got it (one of the very few books I got for Christmas). Seems that, when the person was shopping for me, the guy at the bookstore recommended it, too. Lots of recommendations. I hope it's good.

Must finish Friday Night Lights first, though. Might read some other things before it, too.

[Kilu]

I have read Neverwehere and I must recommend it as well. Neil Gaiman is awesome.

[Elhaym van Houten]

^^ I read Neverwhere as well - it was a christmas gift from Pezito.
I enjoyed it a lot, couldn't really stop reading once I got into it.
*makes a mental note to ask her sister about the tube system in London*

Right now I'm reading "Tod und Teufel" (Death and Devil) by Frank Schätzing.
I'm not past the intro, but it seems interesting, a tale set in medieval Cologne.

[Ephraim]

Re-re-re-re reading Lord of the Rings for the 4th time. Excellent series, nothing else to read, and haven't heard any recommendations lately that interest me. :spin:

[Yuffie]

I remember when I was applying for secondary school (age 10-11) I had an interview and the teachers were impressed I'd read books like Lord of the Rings. Then the damn films came along and everyone read them and I lost my advantage!! Curse you little film people... :realmad:

[DonQuixote]

I read them in seventh grade I think. I was too young to really appreciate them fully i think. I kept thinking cool books but so much damn scenery.

[Jalk]

Reading His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, a christmas gift from my parents. It's really great ! At last some new things in fantasy ! Hope it'll continue being that good.

[Astrolounge]

I love those books. Although I don't know if I ever finished them... I should get on that.

[bazeeke]

i've recently finished The Queen of the Damned from Anne Rice... It was quite good i thought... and Lestat owns :ctmagus:

[Blade Tanaka]

Just now...? well last night after changing my room around I found my copies of "Megatokyo" book one and two... So I figured I'll re-read them. It's a funny story how I bought them. I'll tell it to you guys somtime. If you wanna read Megatokyo just go to www.megatokyo.com it's a pretty cool online comic that actually follows a plot. ^o^

[Marona]

what im reading just now?this thread... :p

[Blade Tanaka]

hardy har har.... anything else?http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/shame.gif ^o^

[Astrolounge]

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen.

[Blade Tanaka]

I remeber that book.... I think we read the sequel to it in grade five... it was a very good book.... However I never actualy read the one that came before it.... Ahhh well one day....http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/ponder.gif later ^o^

[DonQuixote]

His dark materials was a pretty awesome series. Unfortunately i read the first 2 books in seventh then waited 4 years and read the last one in 11th. I was quite confused for a while. So don't do that.

[Maxin]

All right, I'm going to finish Friday Night Lights tonight. So I think I'll go on ahead and read Neverwhere next. Thanks for the recommendations!

[Ephraim]

I'v found Philip Pullman to be a great author, though I've never read His Dark Materials. Something to check out...

Which reminds me, I still haven't returned Order of the Phoenix. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/eyepopping.gif http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/knockedout.gif Aagh! Overdue! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wall.gif

[Blade Tanaka]

I finished all the "Megatokyo" I own that 's about it for now....

[bjp4444]

just read the book "loamhedge" from the redwall series (been reading these for the last 13 years or son, so even though in'm 25 and the story is basically the same each time, why stop now?)

now i am onto "blue collar blueprint" a comprehensive history of the detroit pistons.


go pistons!
-bjp

[Blade Tanaka]

Now I've started Ragnarok... teh only problem is that I only have acesses teh forst instalment... heh heh oh well ^o^

[ckonze]

Various school books so I can graduate from school this semester.

[Blade Tanaka]

Heh... now that you mention it same here... I had a pretty slack semester last one but this time I'll have 3-4 exams... all of the courses are hard working to so this time I REALLY need to get a move on it.... ^o^

[Ephraim]

Dragons of a Fallen Sun, by Hickman & Weis. It's a bit dry, but I'm getting through it.

[TheDragonKnight]

Recetly reread the darksqord series, good stuff there by weis and hickman, simkin has got to be one of my all tiem favorite novel characters, hes well a Character, hes alo i suppose a bit of social comentary i him self. he takes the serotype ofa court dandy and infaltes it to suc han extream that its jsut remakralbe to see.

i also own and have read back to back in in rapid sucession (took tiem to sleep ect) the entire deathgate cycle, and i can without reservation recommend those to anyone

as far as terry pratchet books go... the four horsemen of the apoclypse on choppers, nuff said

[Blade Tanaka]

Dragons of a Fallen Sun, by Hickman & Weis. It's a bit dry, but I'm getting through it.
That's my copy right?

Hey DragonKight... yeah I read that series too really good... exept I still haven't really read the last one it's harder to get into than the other ones...

Right now though I just picked up "Shadow of the Hedgiemon" by Orson Scott Card... not only have I not finished the "Ender's Game" series but I have eng. this semester...http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/graduate.gif ^o^

[Ephraim]

Orson Scott Card would have to be my favorite author. Amazing story ideas. Too bad I haven't read anything by him in a while.

[TheDragonKnight]

Ohh read all the enders game series GOOD stuff, msut read those, then go read the series after, no no questions. im revoking your psoting rights till you read them (and it may even help your english grade if you need to do a indepth report i recommend xenocide)

i think authors that manage to work social commentary in without disrupting their stories are the best kind, the books are enjoyable to read (since such an author is invarably skilled) and also sets you thiking.

[Ephraim]

I already have read the whole Ender's Game series, and the Shadow Of series, about Bean, after it. I also read the Homecoming series by him, also some excellent storytelling/social commentary, and the Tales of Alvin Maker series, as well as some short stories, which i find that I like even more than his full-length novels.

I can't remember the name, but there was this one short story I loved, it was a story about this kid who was born & bred to make music, never tainted by hearing any music other than his own, and how he grew up & stuff. I've only given the beginning, don't want to spoil it for anyone. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Lord Draud]

right now i am reading the dragon knights post...now ephraim..now i am spell checking my work now i am reading what i am currently typeing.......

[Spectre]

I think M.r E. Fudd would really enjoy the story huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh......

[ckonze]

I'll probably run straight through all the Harry Potter's in order here pretty soon in anticipation of the 6th book this summer.

[Ephraim]

Currently reading: the latest Orson Scott Card (Shadow Puppets) and various manga.

[DonQuixote]

The deathgate cycle was pretty good. I got into it last christmas and had to read them all pretty quickly so i wouldn't be reading instead of school work.

[Blade Tanaka]

DUUUUUDE!!!! sw33t man I read ALL of the death gate cycle... I loved it but no one else other than me and the guy who lent it to me had read it so I never got to talk about it with other people... wich is your favorite charater? I'd go with Haplo all the way Bane or whatever his name was (it's been like two years since I read it...

Yeha I'm reading various manga too now (smae as Ephriam of coarse) as well as Shadow of the hedgimon... I really like this one more than Speaker for the dead that's for sure... and I gotta read lots more if I want 20% of my grade for english... grrr ^o^

[Marona]

i was suppose to read harry potter and order of phoenix...but im becoming bored of the series...just might sell all those books

oh btw,if any of you come acroos the book titled'Princess Nevermore',get it!it is such a great story!best book ive ever read in my life! :)

[Kilu]

I've read Deathgate Cycle. Decent series, little predictable.

[Yuffie]

I'm reading a play called, "My mother said I never should" because that's where my audition speech comes from....WHICH IS TOMORROW!!!!! *squeal*

:D

It's basically about 4 generations of women and seeing how their lives change and....stuff.

[Maxin]

Okay, I'm more than halfway through Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman as of right now. That has to be the weirdest book I have ever read...yet I am loving it! I keep wanting to read on so I can see what happens next. Usually strange books like that I can't get into, but I'm really enjoying this one. I'm happy I got it!

[DonQuixote]

I've read Deathgate Cycle. Decent series, little predictable.
yea it does. The first four books were great but it was pretty clear where the series was going by 3-4.

[Blade Tanaka]

ahh I see... well I'm getting back into the Ender's series again.. well I never really finished it so to speak... really it's all english realated... heh hehhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/embarassedlaugh.gif ^o^

[Yuffie]

Quick recap on my audition. It went really well but I'm really tired now. :D
It was a lot of fun even if I don't get in. Although I won't know until at least 6 weeks.

[Maxin]

Hmm...6 weeks...sounds like how long I have to wait until I know if I get to go to Germany all expenses paid!

Happy it went well!

I'm ALMOST done Neverwhere!

[Blade Tanaka]

Still at it... Shadow of teh Hediemon I mean^o^

[Maxin]

Finished Neverwhere. Awesome book! I was quite surprised by how good it was!

Moved on to Rain Fall by Barry Eisler.

[DonQuixote]

Found an awesome book called the Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick. If you don't know who that is for shame.

[BAMAToNE]

I'm reading U. S. Grant's personal memoirs. Yes, the former president and general during the Civil War. It's actually very interesting, with detailed accounts of his time at West Point, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. I don't think it deals with his presidency at all, though. It was probably a sore subject for him since he had some pretty corrupt administrations. (Keep in mind, though, that the man himself was very honorable. It's a shame he was too trusting.)

[Barlon]

I succumbed to the hype and started reading The Lord of The Ring series, fascinating stuff so far. I like it. :thumbup:

[Blade Tanaka]

I'm reading over my english homework so I can pass... ^o^

[bjp4444]

does this count? i'm reading over lots and lots of course design tips for tiger woods 2005 to get a high presitge rating. damn continuity bonus, i tell you...

i hope to be reading my paystub tomorrow, god knows i need those ducats.

-bjp

[Blade Tanaka]

I don't know... well it IS reading so why not? heh heh heh ^o^

[Ephraim]

I'm reading this thread, a belated birthday card from my work, nad my paycheck. Money!! http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/dance.gifhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/love.gif

[Blade Tanaka]

curse you bro you get paid to go on the internet and deal with stupid people.... grrr ^o^

[jetblue]

I was in a korean 99.cents store that was going out of buissness and bought a bunch of cute Gamzadori books,notepads,pencils,double sided tins and journals. I just could'nt pass it up. So colorful and cute.
A lot of the writing is in korean but some is in english. Here's a sample:

Once upon a time,there lived a child
in the Sweet Potato's Village.
His father was a cloggy sweet potato and
his mother was a beutiful watery sweet potato.
He had a cute little twin sister named Coco.
The twins skin colors were particularly yellow.
The two children grew up to arrive at puberty.
Brother became manly and sister became lovely.
Other friends who arrived at puberty
changed into red hard cloggy sweet potatoes
and pink watery sweet potatoes.
However,the Gamzadori twins only turned more yellow.
Gamzadori asked his mother,
"Mother,why are we this yellow?"
So one day,their mother made beutiful cloaks for the twins.
That is how the red-cloaked Gamzadori came about.

The rest is in korean.
And there's a cute picture of a walking sweet potato with a red kimono and a sun hat.
Does any one know more about them? There's nothing on the web.
I must find out the whole story.

[Blade Tanaka]

@.@ whoah... I'm reading Trigun and King of Hell... ^o^

[Vidus]

I should be reading physics, mathematics and other studybooks. Just can't make a decision where to start. "Eany meany miny mo" ok physics it is then.

[Blade Tanaka]

Personaly I prefere Chemistry over Physics.... then again I don't like math so.... ^o^

[DonQuixote]

Obvsiously your not far into chemistry or you'd be aware of all the math. I suppose physics still havs more but chemistry isn't math lite or anything.

[Maxin]

It's all about Biology...

But I'm biased...

I'm reading "Inca Gold" by Clive Cussler now. His book are farfetched adventure novels. Quite good reads, though...

[DonQuixote]

My friend was heavy into Clive Cussler for a while.

[Blade Tanaka]

Yeah I get what you mean Don but it's not really hard Math... na d Maxin I don't like Biology just becuase of all the stupid ling names and go ahead be biased I don't mind as long as you admit it... Plus I am a bit Biased agains Bio and Phys... heh heh ^o^

[Maxin]

My friend was heavy into Clive Cussler for a while.
My dad is a fan of his, and has read most to all of his books. So I just steal them from his. His earlier books are definitely better than the newer ones, but they're all still good reads.

And Blade, you are allowed to hate Biology! I know plenty of people who hate it. I love it simply because I love learning about why things are the way they are, or learning how certain aspects of humanity work (such as the immune system). But I agree with you about physics!

[Blade Tanaka]

And Blade, you are allowed to hate Biology! I know plenty of people who hate it. I love it simply because I love learning about why things are the way they are, or learning how certain aspects of humanity work (such as the immune system). But I agree with you about physics!
True I like to nkow why things are the way they are but I don't like some of the hard studdying and extra work it seems to take for me.... And I have an unusually strong Imunes system... I think it has to do with the fact that I eat just about anything from anywhere... Oh and I read Yu Yu Hakusho vol.1 and Trigun Maximum Vol.2..... ^o^

[demalavor]

I'm actually reading a Warcraft book at the moment. My brother had purchased it a few months ago, and I figured it would be some cheesy Magic the Gathering style generic fantasy romp in Azeroth. Turns out to be pretty good, I can't seem to put it down. It's part of a trilogy, it's called The Well of Eternity.

[Gimble]

Reading through some silly forum atm ;)

[Geosgaeno]

just reading through some of my old saved MSN conversations, hell how time flies, i remember some of these like they were yesterday (some werehttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)

also reading a web page on crazy facts.

[Blade Tanaka]

Reading through some silly forum atm ;)
Nice Avatar man!!!! I jsut got into Trigun IT'S FRICK FRACKIN' AMAZIN'!!!! ^o^

[Vidus]

Some random bodybuilding magazines. Those guys obviously have eaten something else than porridge.:biglaugh:

[Blade Tanaka]

Heh porridge. I've never managed to eat an entire bowl of that stuff y'know. And I just got a new english text book ^o^

[Galthol]

What I'm reading


The Farfarers.
The Forge of God.
The Mounatian and the Valley.
Jothan Strange and Montreal.
The Dune Series.
Yeah I read many books at one time. I'll go from one chapter in one book to another in a diffrent book.

[Geosgaeno]

reading lyrics to a song, good song too. 'The Battle of Evermore'<<<< led zepellin

[Maxin]

"Expression of a Beta-defensin mRNA, Lingual Antimicrobial Peptide, in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Tissue is Induced by Mastitis."

For lab meeting tomorrow.

Don't ask what it all means...

[Galthol]

reading lyrics to a song, good song too. 'The Battle of Evermore'<<<< led zepellin
Yeah I had to do a analysis of that for school. It's a really cool song. First time a teacher ever had me listening to led zepellin in school. It was great

[Blade Tanaka]

Mr.White right? And popular styles of music? And I'm reading a bunch of short stories from my new English book. ^o^

[Vidus]

I'm reading Physics. Still 500 pages to go. I'm never going to finish this or at least that's what it feels like.:bawl: There's days when I'm really interested and can read a lot but on a another day I may skip the reading totally.
Luckily there's lots of calculating also in Physics.:) I wouldn't manage to read a studybook that contains only text and theories without exercises.

[Galthol]

Mr.White right? And popular styles of music? And I'm reading a bunch of short stories from my new English book. ^o^
No actually it was Mr Nick. He got it out of the Grade 12 text. (which ironicaly I'm not using this year.)

[Geosgaeno]

just been reading some astronamy pages on the net, pretty cool stuff

[Blade Tanaka]

I'm reading Physics. Still 500 pages to go. I'm never going to finish this or at least that's what it feels like.:bawl: There's days when I'm really interested and can read a lot but on a another day I may skip the reading totally.
Luckily there's lots of calculating also in Physics.:) I wouldn't manage to read a studybook that contains only text and theories without exercises.
We're jsut geting into physics now actaulaly. We ahvn't lookes at any theories yet. Just doing the equations first. Oh and I gotcha Gathol. And yeah Astronamy is pretty cool. ^o^

[Geosgaeno]

i love astronamy, it rules all that physics and stuff, hip hip hurray for astronamy.

ive got a cool program on my computer with all space and everything it rules.

[Locke]

Currently I'm mowing through a book by Orson Scott Card called Enders Shadow. An excellant book that I'd recommend for anybody that likes sci-fi mixed with a smattering of psychology, philosophy, and military strategy. Plus the main character of the book is a supersmart 5 year old, so that makes it even more intriguing (in my eyes, anyways). But yeah, that'd be what I'm reading right now.

[Blade Tanaka]

Locke is that you? where have you benn man? And have you read Shadow of the Hedgimon? ^o^

[Galthol]

Hey I read that, any way I just started on "The Canterbury Tales" a prose translaiton. It's really good.

[DonQuixote]

Ender's Shadow was a great book. Cantebury Tales was decent too. Had alot of different types of stories. Be forewarned, the knights tale is long, boring and mostly pointless.

[Galthol]

Yeah it seems that way, anyway in school we just started to study Hamlet and suprise suprise. I the only one whos happy about it. Oh Well I'll pretend to be like the masses but secertly enjoy the next coulple of weeks. :)

[Locke]

I just finished Shadow of the Hegemon. I'll need to find the rest of the bean series. Meh, that's what the public library is for. :D . I'm currently going through "The R-Master" by Gordon R. Dickison (sp). That is a book I'd rate up with Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World". Highly recomend both of those, actually.

[Galthol]

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In the White Tower, Egwene struggles to undermine the sisters loyal to Elaida from within....
The winds of time have become a storm, and things that everyone believes are fixed in place forever are changing before their eyes. Even the White Tower itself is no longer a place of safety. Now Rand, Perrin and Mat, Egwene and Elayne, Nynaeve and Lan, and even Loial, must ride those storm winds, or the Dark One will triumph.


(Edit: Disuss on my Usegroup form I created for the occasion http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Randland )

[Locke]

I'm currently working on a couple of Redwall books. Oddly enough, they're actually almost entirely an excellant series (in my opinion, anyways). I have also read through Cormyr: A novel, which was also an excellant read. I recomend any of these books to anybody interested in fantasy. (Seems that I'm reading fantasy as of late. I rolled through 5 books in my leisure time last weekend, while still spending the weekend fishing and visiting with my relatives in Nova Scotia. What a busy weekend)

[bjp4444]

I'm currently working on a couple of Redwall books. Oddly enough, they're actually almost entirely an excellant series (in my opinion, anyways).
I've read the entire series, sans the most current chapter Rakkety Tam?] I completely enjoy them, even though the whole plot device has become predictable. Have you never noticed that there's never a good character gone bad? Thought that was interesting.

-bjp

[Galthol]

Yeah I used to read those too. I got up to Redwall, then I got lost, didn't know what to read next or where to find it. I found the series started playing with time a bit. Though I do have a question. Are the animals small and just sized diffrently, or are they human sized and then their realitive sizes change. I always wanted to know that. Espically after reading Mossflower and the evil tyrant is a wildcat. (Much bigger than a mouse in real life you see.)

[bjp4444]

No, I beleive they are sized as animals really are. So a mouse is the size of a mouse. And the series goes back and forth, telling various tales from the Redwall saga. We've gone all the way back to the beginning, I believe, and many generations past the first tale.

-bjp

[Locke]

The size of the creatures is something I've noticed and wondered about a few times through the course of reading the books. I'm almost positive now that you're not supposed to try to decifer the size of the animals in regards to what the real animals would be to each other, because I believe there is a few places where the size of the animals seems to change from large to small or back again (for example, if you look at such things as what any of the vermin eat and they talk about cooking some woodland birds... They tend to be about the size of what a chicken would be to us, yet still they have birds in other parts of the series that would be at the proper size ratio. It seems to fluctuate a bit, IMO)

On a side note, I'm nearly through "The Stand" by Steven King. Personally, I think it's one of his best works, and I haven't read it since grade 9 or 10, which would be 4 or 5 years ago. Definently nice to pick that up again http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/dance.gif. How could you go wrong with a battle of good versus evil, written by Steven King doing an excellant job with his writing.

[bjp4444]

Although maybe they are roasting a bird on a spit, like some might do with an entire pig. I might be off, but perhaps they are eating smaller birds like a robin or so, where most other birds are say, an eagle [with the fantastic Scottish accents, which of course, I'm partial to] or a hawk, WHICH would be bigger than you normal woodland bird. Just an idea.

In a side note, I can't stand molespeak. Just utterly ridiculous.

-bjp

[Blade Tanaka]

KIing of hell volumes 1-8... SCORE!!! ^o^

[Galthol]

In a side note, I can't stand molespeak. Just utterly ridiculous.

-bjp
Really mole speak rocks, same as Gnome speach, which I admit does take a while to deciper.

[Locke]

I think it all depends on whether you vocalize what you read in accents or not (if that makes any sense, anyways). Molespeech is just a way of Brian Jacques has fleshed out and developed the world of Redwall Abbey (and surrounding countryside). I'm still trying to decifer how the sizes work for the different animals, but meh, I'll get it figured out eventually.

To keep on topic, I just picked up the book "Shogun" by James Clavell. Based in Feudal Japan, it's the story of an English pilot who managed to sail to Japan when none but the spanish and portugese had managed to before, and how he manages to adapt to the radically different culture. Definently one of my favourites, I think this might be my 5th or 6th time through it. :D

[Blade Tanaka]

King of hell volumes 1-8... SCORE!!! ^o^
I'm done of them now...

[Geosgaeno]

you know what guys, i dont think i have ever really bothered to read a book is that sad do ya think, my reading life depends on internet posts instead.

ohh does the "5-word story add on" count as a bookhttp://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Galthol]

Picked up "The Poems and Plays of Tennyson" Don't think I get though all of it for a while right now I am concerining myself with memorizing the "Charge of the Light Birgade"

[Maxin]

I've recently started Harlan Coben's "No Second Chances". One author that I think writes some very good suspense/thriller books. Of course, that's my opinion...

[Locke]

I'm down to 300 pages left of Shogun. :D It kinda got interrupted on the weekend with going to a drivein with friends on friday night and then hitting up a rave on saturday night.

[Blade Tanaka]

I'm reading The Kamigawa Cycle of Magic right now. Very intresting. ^o^

[Galthol]

Update:Finished memorizing the "Charge of the Light Birgade"

Now reading, 'The Shadow Rising' in preperation of "Knife of Dreams."


Oh,umm has any one heard of the book "The Neverending Story" It makes the movie look like crap.

[Astrolounge]

I'm down to 300 pages left of Shogun. :D It kinda got interrupted on the weekend with going to a drivein with friends on friday night and then hitting up a rave on saturday night.
Huh. That's the same book I'm reading right now.
Except I'm only about 20 pages into it.

[Blade Tanaka]

I'm about half way through Betrayers of Kamigawa now. Should be done in about 2-3 days depending on how much I read and for how long. ^o^

[Locke]

Finally finished Shogun (man, that book took me forever), and also finished playing Jade Empire last night. Now I've moved on to The First Book Of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. Also an excellant read. On a side note, Blade, enjoy the book. It'll leave you craving the rest of the series for sure :D

[Razgriz]

Right now I am reading what I am typing and the last post on this topic...

[Geosgaeno]

reading some stuff on distances for example 'how many of these are in this', if ya get what i mean.

[Galthol]

Now I've moved on to The First Book Of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. Also an excellant read.
Is that the series featuring Grey Mouser? I have been looking for the series title ever since I read one of the short stories in a old "Science & Fantsy Magazine"

[Blade Tanaka]

Finally finished Shogun (man, that book took me forever), and also finished playing Jade Empire last night. Now I've moved on to The First Book Of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. Also an excellant read. On a side note, Blade, enjoy the book. It'll leave you craving the rest of the series for sure :D
IT already has...:bawl: "I need to read the rest or I'll cry forever" ^o^

[Locke]

I'm currently reading "Tai Pan" by James Clavell (yeah, same author as Shogun. I must be a gluton for punishment). Another grand old book, hopefully I'll be able to finish off this one without too many interuptions.


Is that the series featuring Grey Mouser?
I don't believe so, however I only have the First book in the series, and Grey Mouser isn't mentioned as far as I can recall. If it would help, I could send it to school with Lance if you wanted to read it over.

[Razgriz]

I tend to be reading Dungeon & Dragons accessory books in my spare time for dnd >.>

[Galthol]

I don't believe so, however I only have the First book in the series, and Grey Mouser isn't mentioned as far as I can recall. If it would help, I could send it to school with Lance if you wanted to read it over.
Yeah I think there are two major fantsy series out there that have swords in their title. "The Three of Swords" is by Fritz Leiber. And contains three short stories featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. But if you could get Lance to bring it in I wouldn't mind looking over it to see if I should look into reading the series.

[Geosgaeno]

i feel like reading the 'Lord of the Rings' book because i heard it is even better than the film, but it is very long and i dont know if i could be bothered but i have downloaded it so if i want to i will read it.

i was looking at the lotr maps if that counts as reading, ya know reading the places on it.

[Locke]

But if you could get Lance to bring it in I wouldn't mind looking over it to see if I should look into reading the series. I'd recomend the series. I found the first book a damned good read, so I'll send it with Lance tomorrow. At least, I'll stuff it in his backpack, since he's gone to bed and I won't be up by the time he heads off to school in the morning.

Geosgaeno: I'd recomend reading through the LOTR books. They may be slow by times (especially the startup of the first book), but they pick up and get better. Plus, while your reading them you can ignore Frodo entirely in the third one due to everything about him being in the first half of the book. http://www.rpgamers.info/images/smilies/evilgrin.gif

Still working on Tai-Pan. :p

[Blade Tanaka]

Fullmetal Alchamist vol.1 and Naruto vol.6. That's whats on my list right now toher then Betrayers.

[Astrolounge]

I ordered the Manuel of the Planes, so I will be reading that soon enough.
Hooray for me.

[Locke]

I've picked up Martin the Warrior again, mostly because it simply was laying around and I was bored. Still a good book.

[Geosgaeno]

I have begun the long quest of reading the lord of the rings, i bet i dont finish it because i wont have the time to be arsed after already seeing the film, 30 pages will be a miracle hehehehehehehehehehe.

[Galthol]

Hey Locke, I now have the book from Lance, When do you want it back by. I can have it finished by monday.

[Locke]

It really doesn't matter altogether that much. I've finished it a couple of times, just send it back to me through Lance when you're totally done.

[Lance Alvein]

I'm currently reading "Master Mariner" by Nicholas Montserrat (sp?) Its a pretty good book. :)

[eViL bAz]

I found in the web part of the Xenogears story novel (done by some guys of the net) and I print it and send it to make a cool cover and now im reading it its really great work....If you want to know more PM me

[Astrolounge]

Reading: Manual of the Planes,
The Two Swords, (Hunter's Blades book 3)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency,

Re-reading: The Thousand Orcs,
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (First four books)
Waterdeep,
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
(Whew)
I am reading all of these things currently.
I give it to take a week max personally.

[Blade Tanaka]

I'm looking for my since book cause I have a test tomorrow on biology....

[Galthol]

Just finishing Jonthan Strange and Mr.Norrell.

Locke I'll send the first book of swords back to you through Lance tommorw

[Elhaym van Houten]

I'm reading papers on Biomotion...
interesting, but not always easy to understand.

[Blade Tanaka]

The test was postponed untill today... Still I studied not. I'm reading abso-freakly nothing... feels good.