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Don't know if this has come up before but read The Lies Of Locke Lamorra, by Scott Lynch,recently and it was amazing. Was very entertaining with some extremely well written scenes of revenge!
Reading at t'moment?
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Posted 29 October 2006 - 05:49 PM
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Posted 29 October 2006 - 11:34 PM
Just started reading Scar Night by Alan Campbell - pretty good so far - great concept of a city hanging by chains over a holy abyss 
*casting the shaved knuckle*
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Posted 31 October 2006 - 06:53 PM
Just started Only Revolutions last night.
EDIT - Just adding some observations, now that I'm 100 (or 200, depending on how you look at it) pages into the book. This was a very hard read to get into. Someone on Amazon suggested alternating reading 8 pages of Sam's story, then 8 pages of Hailey's story, and that has helped. It also helps not to read all the historical sidenotes unless you find Danielewski making references you just completely don't get (and even then, the sidenotes may not be helpful). Currently I am enjoying the book quite a bit, even though it's really poetry and that's not generally my thing.
EDIT - Just adding some observations, now that I'm 100 (or 200, depending on how you look at it) pages into the book. This was a very hard read to get into. Someone on Amazon suggested alternating reading 8 pages of Sam's story, then 8 pages of Hailey's story, and that has helped. It also helps not to read all the historical sidenotes unless you find Danielewski making references you just completely don't get (and even then, the sidenotes may not be helpful). Currently I am enjoying the book quite a bit, even though it's really poetry and that's not generally my thing.
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 06:32 PM
Hi guys!
I just finished Melanie Rawn's SPELLBINDER. And for my money, without the shadow of a doubt it's her best novel to date.
For the full review, check out the blog!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
I just finished Melanie Rawn's SPELLBINDER. And for my money, without the shadow of a doubt it's her best novel to date.
For the full review, check out the blog!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:58 AM
Steven Pressfields Gates Of Fire.
So far I am really digging it.
So far I am really digging it.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 01:03 AM
Trouble;130803 said:
Steven Pressfields Gates Of Fire.
So far I am really digging it.
So far I am really digging it.
Aye, tis an excellent book. Tides of War was even better too:)
O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde; keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 02:33 AM
Huxley's Doors of Perception.
It's genuinly enlightening me. But not as much as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance did, if you haven't read that book go read it now. It will change your life.
It's genuinly enlightening me. But not as much as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance did, if you haven't read that book go read it now. It will change your life.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 02:08 PM
Mark Chadbourn's Age Of Misrule (Omnibus Edition) so far so good
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 03:32 PM
caladanbrood said:
Aye, tis an excellent book. Tides of War was even better too:)
Rubbish! Tides of War was some of the biggest drivel I have ever read! Gates of Fire was a fantastic read, and I was highly disappointed by Tides of War...
Currently reading Night of Knives again.
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 04:08 PM
Lies! Tides of War was the only book Pressfield has written that has managed to stand up to the re-read test. Every time I try to re-read Gates of Fire, which I loved the first time round, I can never get into it.
O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde; keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 10:54 PM
Freakonomics by - can't be bothered to look it up...
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Posted 05 November 2006 - 05:28 PM
I would never want to read it again, it was that bad the first time round...
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 02:29 PM
I think I will read Perdido Street Station now (I am still a bit depressed after having read all the Malazan books currently published, though). I suspect I will come to enjoy this book as I have heard louds of positive stuff about it.
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 03:11 PM
I read "The Scar" by China Mieville and was wondering whether to read Perdido Street Station...
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 04:09 PM
I read the Scar first aswell but reading Perdido Street Station puts some faces on Bellis past. It's a really good read. Go ahead Tiste. 
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Posted 06 November 2006 - 04:16 PM
finaly built up the courage to go and buy "Knife of Dreams" ...what the hell, i got the other ten so..............
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Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?
Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?
