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Andorion, on 31 August 2016 - 04:16 PM, said:
QuickTidal, on 31 August 2016 - 03:49 PM, said:
I recall this super weird guy in my highschool English Lit class swore up and down that WAR & PEACE and CRIME & PUNISHMENT were the pinnacle of his enjoyment reading. He even did a class presentation on Tolstoy and how much he admired him and thought he was the best writer the world had yet produced. It was enough to get me to try out W&P...and after a hundred pages or so I stopped and wondered what that weird kid was smoking. Needless to say, I agree...booooooring and not really readable.
On topic, the newborn has not given me much time to read, so I'm still waiting to get a chance to finish up GALAXY IN FLAMES (Horus #3) by Ben Counter and after that I'll give Horus a break for a few books and finally get back to my Tolkien complete works read with TALES OF THE PERILOUS REALM. After that I only have CHILDREN OF HURIN to go of the main books before I start into the History of Middle Earth books.
EDIT: Oh, and heads up to any Tolkien fans, Harper Collins are re-releasing a 208-line poem that's been out of print for 70 years in November called THE LAY OF AOTROU AND ITROUN. It's a mediaval poem that has a witch in it, who would eventually morph into what Galadriel became in LOTR. It's not a Middle-Earth poem, just said to be the inspiration for the eventual elf queen character.
On topic, the newborn has not given me much time to read, so I'm still waiting to get a chance to finish up GALAXY IN FLAMES (Horus #3) by Ben Counter and after that I'll give Horus a break for a few books and finally get back to my Tolkien complete works read with TALES OF THE PERILOUS REALM. After that I only have CHILDREN OF HURIN to go of the main books before I start into the History of Middle Earth books.
EDIT: Oh, and heads up to any Tolkien fans, Harper Collins are re-releasing a 208-line poem that's been out of print for 70 years in November called THE LAY OF AOTROU AND ITROUN. It's a mediaval poem that has a witch in it, who would eventually morph into what Galadriel became in LOTR. It's not a Middle-Earth poem, just said to be the inspiration for the eventual elf queen character.
Hi QT, hope the baby is doing fine?
If that was your reaction to the first 100 pages what would you have done with the last 200? The first part actually has social commentary and good battle description, the last part.... its just bad. Rant after rant after rant. he basically gave up trying to tell a story
Baby is doing great! Thanks! She's got a bit of day/night reversal sleeping going on, but otherwise she's wonderful!
Yeah, I wS not feeling it even after the 1st 100pgs...I can't fathom it getting more boring.
Gabriele, on 31 August 2016 - 05:09 PM, said:
QuickTidal, on 31 August 2016 - 03:49 PM, said:
I recall this super weird guy in my highschool English Lit class swore up and down that WAR & PEACE and CRIME & PUNISHMENT were the pinnacle of his enjoyment reading. He even did a class presentation on Tolstoy and how much he admired him and thought he was the best writer the world had yet produced. It was enough to get me to try out W&P...and after a hundred pages or so I stopped and wondered what that weird kid was smoking. Needless to say, I agree...booooooring and not really readable.
So I should probably hide the fact that I've reread War and Peace more times than I can remember.
It's probably right up there with LOTR and Eagle of the Ninth when it comes to rereads. I wrote an essay about it at school as well, but I spared my classmates by making the oral presentation about Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls instead.The one I pissed off was the teacher who hadn't read either of them.
Oh not at all. We all have our favourites.
