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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 10:33:03 GMT -5
Hi, im new to this forum. My name is Nick and im 13 years old. In december i picked up a copy of Byzantium because it looked good. I enjoyed it a lot and then proceeded on to read the Celtic Crusades. I thought those were even better. I joined this because no one i know has read any SRL books and i wanted to talk to some people about them.
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 10:46:04 GMT -5
When I started reading SRL I had the same problem--so I loaned out books to friends and demanded that they read them.
I'm sure you'll find we're all more than happy to talk about SRL's works (or anything else for that matter).
Cheers, and welcome to the group!
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Post by Shazammm on Feb 17, 2005 14:05:40 GMT -5
Best superhero mythos of all time: Green Lantern. Scoffers beware...the Ring is the most powerful weapon in the universe. A close second, however, in the DC/Vertigo universe (I really love Books of Magick and Hellblazer). YAY!!!......have you been reading the more recent ones....i just read the newest last night.....AMAZING.....oh, man....i don't want to say anything in case you haven't read it yet, but GO HAL!!!!!
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 14:45:57 GMT -5
YAY!!!......have you been reading the more recent ones....i just read the newest last night.....AMAZING.....oh, man....i don't want to say anything in case you haven't read it yet, but GO HAL!!!!! Ok, I haven't ready any of the Rebirth series yet, so no, I don't know about how Hal has made it back to the land of the living. But, I'll go on record for saying that the most interesting thing they ever did was Hal was make him a villain (and, I liked him as the Spectre as well). Kyle was the coolest thing in the GL series, and he really was a find of focal point for bringing all the past series stuff together; now, it seems to me, that the writers didn't know how to treat him once he had grown out of his insecure "I don't know how to be a hero" stage--and so they just made him angry and flighty. I've nto ready anything past #175, but I've heard that DC is canning the series. I hope they don't kill off Kyle (although, they'll just bring him back later when they realize what a mistake they've made--look at what they did with poor Guy Gardner and John Stewart!). Anyway, that's my rant on GL.
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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 14:46:02 GMT -5
When I started reading SRL I had the same problem--so I loaned out books to friends and demanded that they read them. I'm sure you'll find we're all more than happy to talk about SRL's works (or anything else for that matter). Cheers, and welcome to the group! The problem is is that they've already decided if they've liked it before they have even picked it up. They (my friends) enjoy making fun of my readind choices because i told them that i hated teen fiction, especially books like aragorn. Well, that's about half of them, the other half get say it's (Byzantium for instance) too long before even trying it.
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 14:48:57 GMT -5
Well, that's a shame; people that judge books before reading them annoy me. But, not all teen fiction is bad--Clive Barker has some great stuff out...and there's always Madeline L'Engle who is a classic. But yes, in general, most of it really isn't too great--of course, neither is a lot of adult fantasy.
Have you read any of the Pern books? When I was your age, those books were what I lived for.
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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 15:07:49 GMT -5
it was a big generalization when i said i hate teen books, but most of them really suck. Not to mention that most of the newer ones are essentially the same. There's usualy a dead relative and some "mystery surrounding their death" or something along those lines. Before i was reading SRL i was reading the Mercedes Lackey books (Heralds of Valdemar) and The Complete Sherlock Holmes collection. BTw dinadin, i have never read any of the books you've siggested, i'll look into them. thx for the sugestions.
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 15:11:57 GMT -5
I'm almost scared...whever someone starts to take any of my suggestions seriously, I get nervous. It's like being responsible in a way; oh well, I enjoyed all of the books that I've ever reccomended on here (everywhere on the board, that is)--but my caveat is that I am in general mad as a hatter, so beware
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Post by twyrch on Feb 17, 2005 15:23:37 GMT -5
Hi, im new to this forum. My name is Nick and im 13 years old. In december i picked up a copy of Byzantium because it looked good. I enjoyed it a lot and then proceeded on to read the Celtic Crusades. I thought those were even better. I joined this because no one i know has read any SRL books and i wanted to talk to some people about them. Welcome to the group Nick! I'm glad you joined us. As Dinadan said, we love talking about Lawhead's books and just about anything else. Glad to have you!
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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 15:23:57 GMT -5
do u mean that'd you'd feel responsibe for wasting someones time if they hated something you reccommended?
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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 15:24:54 GMT -5
Welcome to the group Nick! I'm glad you joined us. As Dinadan said, we love talking about Lawhead's books and just about anything else. Glad to have you! thx for the welcome twyrch
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 15:27:52 GMT -5
do u mean that'd you'd feel responsibe for wasting someones time if they hated something you reccommended? Eh, sort of...I hate feeling responsible in general. But yes, if you hated something I reccomended, I'd feel bad because you wasted your time. But, I'd also be shaky if you really liked it, too. "There are only two tragedies in life: one is never getting what you want--the other is getting it." - Oscar Wilde
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Post by nicked on Feb 17, 2005 15:30:48 GMT -5
i know what you mean, like if u play tennis and then reccomend it to a friend, if they like it they might get good and start whooping you in it
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Post by twyrch on Feb 17, 2005 15:32:26 GMT -5
it was a big generalization when i said i hate teen books, but most of them really suck. Not to mention that most of the newer ones are essentially the same. There's usualy a dead relative and some "mystery surrounding their death" or something along those lines. Before i was reading SRL i was reading the Mercedes Lackey books (Heralds of Valdemar) and The Complete Sherlock Holmes collection. BTw dinadin, i have never read any of the books you've siggested, i'll look into them. thx for the sugestions. I know it's hard, but don't let your friends get to you. I made fun of people who read Lawhead too when I was your age because I was an arse... but then I read it and loved them. They're the ones losing out, not you.
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Post by dinadan on Feb 17, 2005 15:35:08 GMT -5
Maybe, but not quite; it's hard to explain, I suppose. It's the same reason that I could never teach anything lower than college level (which is, incidentally, my future plan)--there's just something about being the one to expose people to new things that scares me.
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