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Post by Riothamus on Mar 9, 2005 10:48:01 GMT -5
O.K., this is meant as a pendant, or consort battle-ship to the "What are you listening to" thread; however, I figured that "Author and Book Recommendations" is the proper place for this one. If an overwhelming majority of you all think otherwise, I'll move.  (The thread, that is.) We can do this one of two ways: either (a) we can each have one post, and edit it as we finish books, or (b) we can let it free-range. What do you all think? |
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Post by Shazammm on Mar 9, 2005 11:56:30 GMT -5
i say let it free-range......this way if someone has a question/comment about a book someone else is reading or has read, they can post freely about it.......right now, i'm reading Mad Ship by Robin Hobb.....it's the second in the Liveship Traders series......the series is excellent so far and i'd suggest reading it.....after this one, i'll be finishing up the series with Ship of Destiny....after that, i'll choose a book from the four "To-Read" piles i have in my room.....not sure which one yet.
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Post by Dred on Mar 9, 2005 13:53:58 GMT -5
I just finished reading books 1 and 2 of the Death Gate cycle by Weis and Hickman. I'm currently reading Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
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Post by twyrch on Mar 9, 2005 15:18:58 GMT -5
I just finished reading books 1 and 2 of the Death Gate cycle by Weis and Hickman. I'm currently reading Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans. Writing my own... and listening to Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card as a book on tape... |
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Post by Shazammm on Mar 9, 2005 15:46:33 GMT -5
I just finished reading books 1 and 2 of the Death Gate cycle by Weis and Hickman. oooh.....great series....read the other 5 when you get a chance. |
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Post by Riothamus on Mar 9, 2005 16:46:02 GMT -5
Free range it is, then. I'm going to confine my list to fiction:
Just finished:
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dic-kens. Second read-through. Can't say it's quite as good the second time, but it's still pretty good. Dic-kens is the author all detective novelists should study.
Now reading:
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Henry and Olga Carlisle.
The Silver Hand by--need I say it?--Stephen Lawhead.
The Last Disciple by Sigmund Brouwer and Hank Hannegraff.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. Second read-through.
Next up:
The Endless Knot by SRL. Naturally.
The Eight of Swords by John Dic-kson Carr. Carr's stuff is great.
Also some Kafka.
And anything else I can get my hands on, I suppose...
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Post by amodman on Mar 9, 2005 16:52:21 GMT -5
Just finishing up George R.R.'s Clash of Kings and am going to continue with Storm of Swords. After that, I'm thinkin Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel. I've heard it's a wodnerful novel aimed at an older crowd. I dunno what to read then. Maybe Terry Brooks' Word/Void series that people everywhere seem to love...I've been staying away from his Shannara stuff because I've heard real mixed reviews on nearly all of it, and I wouldn't know where to begin. Also, I know how the 'Sword of Shannara' is almost a blatant copy of LOTR too.
I've been contemplating re-reading Robert Jordan's WoT so I can remember what in the hell is going on enough to read the newer books, but I dunno if I wanna get into that again... Maybe I'll give the SoA a once over. Might be a good excuse to buy myself a shiny new copy of Endless Knot, *shrugs*.
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Post by Dred on Mar 10, 2005 10:24:42 GMT -5
oooh.....great series....read the other 5 when you get a chance. I have books 4 through 7 but I don't have book 3 yet otherwise I would probably be continuing that series. amodman: The Shannara books are really great. I know there are lots of points for and against his work but Sword of Shannara is where you want to start if you decide to. It isn't a direct relationship with LOTR even though there are similarities between the two. There are amazing similarities between a great many different works with LOTR. I would recommend reading it and then deciding for yourself what you think. The other books in the series are really great and I have a very difficult time comparing them to anything else. I would read them in the order they came out though. Don't skip around otherwise some things from the various stories will be given away. |
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Post by laurelin on Mar 10, 2005 13:43:59 GMT -5
I waited about a year or so between reading the first five and last two books of Death Gate because my library didn't have them and I had no money. I was so confused when I finally bought them to read. I'm reading tons of stuff for school: Coriolanus, Moby Dick, Through the Looking Glass and the Canturbury Tales  I started Byzantium the other day, but among the school books and trying to patch my own up before I send it off, I've only gotten to the third chapter.  |
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Post by Dred on Mar 10, 2005 15:38:52 GMT -5
I waited about a year or so between reading the first five and last two books of Death Gate because my library didn't have them and I had no money. I was so confused when I finally bought them to read. I'm reading tons of stuff for school: Coriolanus, Moby thingy, Through the Looking Glass and the Canturbury Tales I started Byzantium the other day, but among the school books and trying to patch my own up before I send it off, I've only gotten to the third chapter. I read that Moby things book as well in school. There is an incredible amount of detail into things I got to the point of saying no more. Canturbury Tales is great. Some of the stories are hilarious. The Miller's Tale in particular. |
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Post by dinadan on Mar 10, 2005 16:23:10 GMT -5
Recently Finished:
Faulkner As I Lay Dying
Anne McCaffrey* Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums, Moreta: Dragon Lady of Pern, Dragonflight, Dragonquest
Charles Williams* Taliessin Through Logres, Region of the Summer Stars, Many Dimensions
Derrick Jensen The Culture of Make Believe
Coming Up:
Wilkie Collins The Moonstone
Anne McCaffrey* The White Dragon, Masterharper of Pern
*Denotes re-reads
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Mar 10, 2005 17:08:10 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading everything in my bookshelf in order to get rid of those I no longer like and consolidate (I used to have about 300 books. I'm down to 150 now, and still only halfway through the shelves! But if I can read four books today, I can read four Saturday, and Monday I can start my Lawhead books!!!!)
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Post by dinadan on Mar 10, 2005 17:22:08 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading everything in my bookshelf in order to get rid of those I no longer like and consolidate (I used to have about 300 books. I'm down to 150 now, and still only halfway through the shelves! But if I can read four books today, I can read four Saturday, and Monday I can start my Lawhead books!!!!) I'm such a bibliophile, I could never get rid of books. Old books are like old friends...it's good to visit them from time to time. |
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Post by Riothamus on Mar 10, 2005 18:24:26 GMT -5
Exactly. I doubt I could even throw away a bad book (I mean, a shoddy one, not a trashy one.)
dinadan, you're reading The Moonstone soon? Be sure to let us know what you think. I loved the book when I read it. Have you read The Woman in White?
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Mar 10, 2005 19:00:33 GMT -5
I don't throw them away, I just stick them in the basement. Since Mom got rid of my dresser, my closet shelves have been taken over by clothes. I only have one small bookshelf because my room is about the size of a walk-in closet.
I love to reread books... about seventy percent of my reading is rereading.
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