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#25801 User is offline   Macros 

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Posted 26 January 2020 - 05:24 PM

If you liked the first you're in no need of luck. I'd say the first 13 are solid enough to stand up to my comparison of Cornwell doing Rome. 14/15 a bit Mary sueish, but still fun
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Posted 26 January 2020 - 06:01 PM

 Macros, on 26 January 2020 - 05:24 PM, said:

If you liked the first you're in no need of luck. I'd say the first 13 are solid enough to stand up to my comparison of Cornwell doing Rome. 14/15 a bit Mary sueish, but still fun


Fantastic to hear I have so much good reading ahead in the series! Thanks again for the reccomendation.

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Posted 27 January 2020 - 10:47 AM

Reminder that we begin the 2020 Malazan Re-read of Deadhouse Gates this Saturday. Join in!

https://forum.malaza...47#entry1395247
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 11:04 AM

 Aptorian, on 27 January 2020 - 10:47 AM, said:

Reminder that we begin the 2020 Malazan Re-read of Deadhouse Gates this Saturday. Join in!

https://forum.malaza...47#entry1395247


Planning to drop in and join you for this one! :)
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 11:23 AM

Was packing for work last night and nearly three it into the bag, no way I could have held off starting until the weekend so left it at home to be safe
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 02:19 PM

I am reading HP Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. Oh my god it's longwinded. I get it. The architecture is really weird and the icy mountain looks evil, sheesh. Just get to the tentacly goodness!

I'm 40 pages into an 80 page story and it feels like 400.
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 02:50 PM

 Aptorian, on 27 January 2020 - 02:19 PM, said:

I am reading HP Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. Oh my god it's longwinded. I get it. The architecture is really weird and the icy mountain looks evil, sheesh. Just get to the tentacly goodness!

I'm 40 pages into an 80 page story and it feels like 400.


That rather accurately describes my feelings about anything written by Victor Hugo.
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 04:35 PM

 Aptorian, on 27 January 2020 - 02:19 PM, said:

I am reading HP Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. Oh my god it's longwinded. I get it. The architecture is really weird and the icy mountain looks evil, sheesh. Just get to the tentacly goodness!

I'm 40 pages into an 80 page story and it feels like 400.

This your first Lovecraft?
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 05:23 PM

No, no, not at all, it's just very tedious in the middle. I just read through a meaty ten page info dump on the Elder Ones that gotmy attention back.
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 05:55 PM

I picked up what purports to be the complete works of Lovecraft for 49p on Kindle I should probably check it out.
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Posted 27 January 2020 - 09:47 PM

Just finished the three musketeers.

Man, this book could have been half the length and lost little of the telling, Maark would love is depressing girth.

Once you get used to the waffling flowery talk as a plot driving narrative you sort of glaze over its annoyance.

It's a slow slow build but a wonderful (if a little sad) ending, I turned the last 100 pages without stirring from the sofa.

That said, the Keither Sutherland film presents a far more palatable take on the tale, because you have Tim Curry hamming it up as Richelieu as only he can, a perfect villainous henchman in Rochefort, 4 charming and gallant Musketeers and a likeable pair of youngsters on the throne.
In the book, you have assholes and image idiots galore. The king is a right royal bastard, Richelieu is disappointing compared to Tim Currys maniacal Gillan and Rochefort is a non entity.
And the 4 Musketeers are reprehensible shits themselves, to say the least.

It says a lot I guess that Dumas was able to make them likeable despite their many foibles and generic ungentlemanly behaviour.

Glad I read it, probably would have liked it more if the Sutherland film didn't hold such a nostalgic place in my heart, it's like the Costner robin hood, I watched it at the right age and loved it, and it's the only version for me.
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 08:18 AM

 Macros, on 27 January 2020 - 09:47 PM, said:

Man, this book could have been half the length and lost little of the telling,


You just described Way of Kings, Macros kappa.
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 10:25 AM

Not in the slightest Maark, this isn't bloated the way sandy and Jordan can be, it's excessive dialogue the way Erikson can be. A bit more flowery than Erikson's navel gazing but none the less
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 12:32 PM

I decided to go back to Moorcock, so "Elric: The Moonbeam Roads" omnibus is my next commute read.

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View PostJump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 01:31 PM

 Macros, on 28 January 2020 - 10:25 AM, said:

Not in the slightest Maark, this isn't bloated the way sandy and Jordan can be, it's excessive dialogue the way Erikson can be. A bit more flowery than Erikson's navel gazing but none the less


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Posted 28 January 2020 - 03:30 PM

 Macros, on 27 January 2020 - 09:47 PM, said:

Just finished the three musketeers.

...

That said, the Keither Sutherland film presents a far more palatable take on the tale,...


Remains, to this day, my absolute favorite version of this story.
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 04:22 PM

 Abyss, on 28 January 2020 - 03:30 PM, said:

 Macros, on 27 January 2020 - 09:47 PM, said:

Just finished the three musketeers.

...

That said, the Keither Sutherland film presents a far more palatable take on the tale,...


Remains, to this day, my absolute favorite version of this story.


While I agree with this for the film of that story...the best film version of these CHARACTERS are in 1998’s THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK. Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich and Gabriel Byrne as the aged versions of them is untouchable for performance.
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Posted 28 January 2020 - 05:57 PM

 QuickTidal, on 28 January 2020 - 04:22 PM, said:

 Abyss, on 28 January 2020 - 03:30 PM, said:

 Macros, on 27 January 2020 - 09:47 PM, said:

Just finished the three musketeers.

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That said, the Keither Sutherland film presents a far more palatable take on the tale,...


Remains, to this day, my absolute favorite version of this story.


While I agree with this for the film of that story...the best film version of these CHARACTERS are in 1998's THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK. Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich and Gabriel Byrne as the aged versions of them is untouchable for performance.


Strong, but not nearly as entertaining. Sutherland, Sheen, and Platt killed it, Curry was an absolute joy of a villain, hell even Chris O'Donnell is watchable. Everyone is so clearly having a blast and it carries to the audience.
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Posted 29 January 2020 - 01:08 AM

The best 3 Musketeers is the 1979 3-part Soviet musical mini-series.
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And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
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Posted 29 January 2020 - 01:59 PM

Finished EAGLE'S CONQUEST by Scarrow. Another solid outing...but I hate that Vitellius bastard (but then I suppose that's the point. LOL).

Oh, and the end-of-book teaser for the next book of Macro meeting and wanting to introduce Cato to

Spoiler


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