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#7621 acesn8s

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 01:25 PM

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

In the run up to Christmas I'm re-reading THE HOBBIT on my Kindle, and doing my first read of SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman (which so far I am blown away by!)

I envy you the discovery of Sandman. Such an incredible series. Take all the greatness Gaiman's writing and distill it into the comics of life.

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#7622 QuickTidal

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 02:17 PM

acesn8s, on 22 December 2011 - 01:25 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

In the run up to Christmas I'm re-reading THE HOBBIT on my Kindle, and doing my first read of SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman (which so far I am blown away by!)

I envy you the discovery of Sandman. Such an incredible series. Take all the greatness Gaiman's writing and distill it into the comics of life.

Yeah, I'm reading the ABSOLUTE Vol. 1 as well so the colours have all been redone, it looks gorgeous and I keep thinking to myself "How have I not read this till now?!)

The only problem presented so far: The thing weighs a metric tonne and can only be read sitting cross legged with it open in front of you. LOL. Not that I'm really complaining.

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#7623 Abyss

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 03:06 PM

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 02:17 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 22 December 2011 - 01:25 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

In the run up to Christmas I'm re-reading THE HOBBIT on my Kindle, and doing my first read of SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman (which so far I am blown away by!)

I envy you the discovery of Sandman. Such an incredible series. Take all the greatness Gaiman's writing and distill it into the comics of life.

It doubles as a car jack.

But i agree w Aces re reading SANDMAN for the first time - it's a brilliant brilliant series and Gaiman's skill with dialogue in this work is flawless, and most of the art is eyecrack.

Avoid spoilers like the herpes - you do NOT want to know any of what's to come if you can avoid it.

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#7624 rhulad

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Posted 23 December 2011 - 07:42 PM

Abyss, on 22 December 2011 - 03:06 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 02:17 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 22 December 2011 - 01:25 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 December 2011 - 12:02 PM, said:

In the run up to Christmas I'm re-reading THE HOBBIT on my Kindle, and doing my first read of SANDMAN by Neil Gaiman (which so far I am blown away by!)

I envy you the discovery of Sandman. Such an incredible series. Take all the greatness Gaiman's writing and distill it into the comics of life.

^^ Seconded, DO NOT READ THE SPOILERS.

Just finishing up The Belgariad. Not sure what to read next. I'm thinkin' maybe some Abercrombie... or maybe I'll catch up on the Dark Tower since I've only read the first one so far.

#7625 polishgenius

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Posted 23 December 2011 - 08:56 PM

Abercrombie would be perfect because if The First Law is a dissection of anything in particular, it's The Belgariad.

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#7626 rhulad

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Posted 23 December 2011 - 09:08 PM

Abercrombie it is.

#7627 JLV

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Posted 23 December 2011 - 09:12 PM

Reading the prologue of OST.

#7628 polishgenius

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 12:56 AM

Salt-Man Z, on 21 December 2011 - 06:08 PM, said:

Don't give up! I haven't read Codex Alera yet, but everyone here who has says it gets waaay better after the first book.

Apart from me. Because I'm difficult like that.

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#7629 Hound

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 01:48 PM

About to start the CODEX ALERA books. I hope I will love it as much as the Dresden Files

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 01:57 PM

Started a reread of Stephen Pinker's _The Stuff of Thought_.

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.
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Posted 24 December 2011 - 04:22 PM

polishgenius, on 24 December 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:

Salt-Man Z, on 21 December 2011 - 06:08 PM, said:

Don't give up! I haven't read Codex Alera yet, but everyone here who has says it gets waaay better after the first book.

Apart from me. Because I'm cold and dead inside and a communist and possibly a cylon... the evil kind, not the hotties who kept trying to sex up with people.

Fixed.

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#7632 polishgenius

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 05:11 PM

I take exception to the communist part.

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#7633 Illuyankas

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Posted 24 December 2011 - 05:36 PM

Recently finished the released Dresden material, and I feel I can sum up the series in two lines:

"If you ever stop writing about erect nipples, cat's paws, thirteen stools, five foot nothing cute blond asskickers, erect nipples, good people, or erect nipples, I'll kill you."
"If I did stop writing about erect nipples, cat's paws, thirteen stools, five foot nothing cute blond asskickers, erect nipples, good people, or erect nipples, I'd want you to." *gets on zombie dinosaur, rides away*

Harry is just so goony and Fool Moon so terrible and the rest is pretty sweet not gonna lie.

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#7634 Harvester

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Posted 25 December 2011 - 04:00 PM

I have recently finished the first 13 Dresden books and wasn't all that impressed by Changes. The whole evil plan was just stupid. Maybe that was the point, I don't know.
I also picked up Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin and liked it a lot, although the ending came across a little too rushed.

At the moment I am about a hundred pages into Somer's The Electric Church.

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Posted 25 December 2011 - 05:49 PM

Finished Dust of Dreams, now for Stonewielder!

Screw you all, and have a nice day!

#7636 QuickTidal

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 05:13 PM

Finished up ABSOLUTE SANDMAN Vol. 1 (basically the first 20 issues) and was really impressed. Great stuff. Can't wait to read the rest of the run!

Now onto the 1st of my Christmas gifts, READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline. Heard good things.

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 06:40 PM

QuickTidal, on 26 December 2011 - 05:13 PM, said:

Finished up ABSOLUTE SANDMAN Vol. 1 (basically the first 20 issues) and was really impressed. Great stuff. Can't wait to read the rest of the run!

The next few issues kick the series into high gear. By the time you are approaching the end of the series, there may be feelings of actual love for the characters.

It is somehow as affecting as Dresden despite not having the added benefit of thousands and thousands more words to deepen the story. Read the Endless Nights and Dream Hunter books after you're done. Then hop onto Lucifer, while excusing the rough start that series has.

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#7638 QuickTidal

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 10:17 PM

amphibian, on 26 December 2011 - 06:40 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 26 December 2011 - 05:13 PM, said:

Finished up ABSOLUTE SANDMAN Vol. 1 (basically the first 20 issues) and was really impressed. Great stuff. Can't wait to read the rest of the run!

Awesome, good to know. I'll throw those onto my list as well.

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 10:29 PM

Just finished Mistborn by Sanderson this morning and I liked it. For some strange reason when I started the book I thought it was set more in a Sci-fi setting so I had to change my mindset while reading and I still have no idea why I went into it like that.

Now trying to decide between going straight to Well of Ascension or A Dance with Dragons- leaning towards DwD but I'll make up my mind later tonight.