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Posted 01 February 2006 - 07:55 PM
Yeah, I second that third paragraph of Wertheads
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Posted 01 February 2006 - 11:09 PM
I'm not going to.. And if they do.. Well I have my flaming sword of modship to cut them into tiny Goodkind pieces.
I did insult Goodkind quite a bit in the first post though, they didn't notice at all
In my last post i'm characterizing Ayn Rand as human, and not a prophet.. Wonder how they'll take that.
My worst book thought.. Any of the later Rice books I spose
I did insult Goodkind quite a bit in the first post though, they didn't notice at all
In my last post i'm characterizing Ayn Rand as human, and not a prophet.. Wonder how they'll take that.
My worst book thought.. Any of the later Rice books I spose
Take good care to keep relations civil
It's decent in the first of gentlemen
To speak friendly, Even to the devil
It's decent in the first of gentlemen
To speak friendly, Even to the devil
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Posted 01 February 2006 - 11:25 PM
Oh god. Blood Canticle was a bleeding, aborted mess, only topped by the queef she blasted onto Amazon.com
That was so priceless.
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That was so priceless.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 04:04 AM
Freedom of speech does not apply here. It's a privately owned board. The owner makes the rules about what speech is tolerated. Individuals that choose not to follow them don't last long.
The above phrase may indeed be the worst piece of elitist rubbish I have ever read on a message board. Those who throw stones in their own house usually end up with an empty house...and broken windows.
The above phrase may indeed be the worst piece of elitist rubbish I have ever read on a message board. Those who throw stones in their own house usually end up with an empty house...and broken windows.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 05:16 AM
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Those who throw stones in their own house usually end up with an empty house...and broken windows.
Only if my damned brothers moved when I threw the rocks at them. If they stayed still, the rock hit them and not the windows. I patiently explained this concept to them but the bastards never did listen...
Oh....metaphorically....right....
And "Jackal of Nar" held me for roughly 50 pages and I put it away. I don't even recall the book at all but there remains a big warning light of SUCK in my head. whenever I see it on my bookshelf.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 11:51 AM
The Runes of War. By Jane Welch, or something like that. Good lord, that was horrible. The plot revolves around how two brothers who have brought up in some kind of Christian-styled religion has to help rescue the missing member of a trio of women who form a Maiden-Mother-Crone trinity of high priestesses in a wiccan-styled religion. Those three together are needed to work the magic that will save the brothers' fortress home from an invading barbarian horde. And of course, in the process of the journey, they have to learn that their male-dominated, polluting society is inherantly corrupt and vastly inferior to the female-dominated, enviromentally friendly society that preceded it.
Ugh.
First of all, I don't get what the big deal is. The barbarians are badly armed and in the process of starving to death. The fortress is described as being powerful enough to shrug off any number of attacks. And magic is so low-key that it's barely even noticeable. Frankly, I'm not convinced that if the defenders of the fortress are so feeble that they can't hold it against a bunch of starving svages armed with knives and clubs, then magic is going to make any difference.
Secondly, while I consider myself an enviromentalist and (reluctantly) a feminist, I hate this kind of propaganda. The notion seems to be that women are natural mothers, and as such are always peaceful and nurturing, and men are natural rapists, and so will ravage the entire universe for their selfish pleasure if left unchecked.
Okay, I admit it. I'm male, therefore biased on the issue. But I still don't think it works like that.
Oh, a token comment here at the end - TV is not inherantly stupid and books are not inherantly smart. I can think of three or four TV shows off hand that I liked better than most books I read. Mind you, TV shows I like (which I will be shamemless enough to claim therefore must be "smart"
) tend to get cancelled a lot, but then, we never get to see all the cleverly written books that never get published, do we?
Ugh.
First of all, I don't get what the big deal is. The barbarians are badly armed and in the process of starving to death. The fortress is described as being powerful enough to shrug off any number of attacks. And magic is so low-key that it's barely even noticeable. Frankly, I'm not convinced that if the defenders of the fortress are so feeble that they can't hold it against a bunch of starving svages armed with knives and clubs, then magic is going to make any difference.
Secondly, while I consider myself an enviromentalist and (reluctantly) a feminist, I hate this kind of propaganda. The notion seems to be that women are natural mothers, and as such are always peaceful and nurturing, and men are natural rapists, and so will ravage the entire universe for their selfish pleasure if left unchecked.
Okay, I admit it. I'm male, therefore biased on the issue. But I still don't think it works like that.
Oh, a token comment here at the end - TV is not inherantly stupid and books are not inherantly smart. I can think of three or four TV shows off hand that I liked better than most books I read. Mind you, TV shows I like (which I will be shamemless enough to claim therefore must be "smart"
) tend to get cancelled a lot, but then, we never get to see all the cleverly written books that never get published, do we?
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 02:06 PM
stone monkey said:
Well, that was an interesting argument.
To wade in with my tuppence worth. I dislike the HP books because I find them mediocre. The writing is hackneyed, the characters are trite and 2 dimensional. The stories themselves have little internal logic - everything in them happens by author fiat, not because the logic of the story [or even the nature of the characters - such as it is] propels them.
To wade in with my tuppence worth. I dislike the HP books because I find them mediocre. The writing is hackneyed, the characters are trite and 2 dimensional. The stories themselves have little internal logic - everything in them happens by author fiat, not because the logic of the story [or even the nature of the characters - such as it is] propels them.
Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
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Posted 02 February 2006 - 02:27 PM
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Ah yes, Jackal of Nar was very disappointing because you could see there was a better book in there struggling to get out. Runelords was the same way, IMO...
Runelords was TOTALLY like that.
- Abyss, was TOTALLY frustrated by that.
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 10:43 AM
any thing by daved eddings his work is just awfull
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 11:03 AM
Just remembered Wraeththu by storm constantine utter balls unutterable tripe all of it just bad that is all that needs to be said about it. In fact hr other series also sucked don't read her just don't.
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 03:50 PM
I just recently gave up on the Morgaine series by CJ Cherryh. I tried, i really tried, but half way thru the second book it was just ugh.
- Abyss, thinks life's too short to read bad books, unless you're stuck on a train or in an airport with nothing better to do. And by nothing, i mean, NOTHING. Looking in pay phones for change better be off the table first.
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 04:37 PM
im trying to read touched by venom by new comer janine cross and its tuff at time most when ever charcter keeps saying hey-o to each other reading this well waiting for my blood follows gets here
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Posted 17 February 2006 - 11:49 PM
Fool, explain to me how Bakkers the Warrior Prophet pissed you off. In my opinion he is the only author as talented as Erikson. Oh, and the worst fantasy book i read? i think it was called the covenant or something. Simply awful.
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 03:41 AM
I made quite a long post about it in the "the book erikson just read and loved" thread. If you search through the last few pages you should be able to find it.
But to summarize in short:
I just dont buy kellhus in any way whatsoever. Most conversation with him seem to go like this...
Kellhus: "Hello!"
Acca/Esme/everyone else: "Oh, buddy! This dude is making me feel like more than what i am! I'll happily sacrifice my life for him!"
Also, there seems to be hardly any opposition to his manipulations for most of the book, which makes it even more boring. Its basically a whole book of him moving pawns around on a chess board... with no opponent.
But to summarize in short:
I just dont buy kellhus in any way whatsoever. Most conversation with him seem to go like this...
Kellhus: "Hello!"
Acca/Esme/everyone else: "Oh, buddy! This dude is making me feel like more than what i am! I'll happily sacrifice my life for him!"
Also, there seems to be hardly any opposition to his manipulations for most of the book, which makes it even more boring. Its basically a whole book of him moving pawns around on a chess board... with no opponent.
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 05:32 PM
Fool said:
I made quite a long post about it in the "the book erikson just read and loved" thread. If you search through the last few pages you should be able to find it.
But to summarize in short:
I just dont buy kellhus in any way whatsoever. Most conversation with him seem to go like this...
Kellhus: "Hello!"
Acca/Esme/everyone else: "Oh, buddy! This dude is making me feel like more than what i am! I'll happily sacrifice my life for him!"
Also, there seems to be hardly any opposition to his manipulations for most of the book, which makes it even more boring. Its basically a whole book of him moving pawns around on a chess board... with no opponent.
But to summarize in short:
I just dont buy kellhus in any way whatsoever. Most conversation with him seem to go like this...
Kellhus: "Hello!"
Acca/Esme/everyone else: "Oh, buddy! This dude is making me feel like more than what i am! I'll happily sacrifice my life for him!"
Also, there seems to be hardly any opposition to his manipulations for most of the book, which makes it even more boring. Its basically a whole book of him moving pawns around on a chess board... with no opponent.
I also agree with these points of view about this series.
ME agreeing with Fool?? I know, I was shocked too!
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
"Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone." ~Ursula Vernon
"Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone." ~Ursula Vernon
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Posted 18 February 2006 - 05:43 PM
Anything by goodkind......his super Richard comes to the rescue at the end of every book....dreadful stuff(spits on goodkinds books)
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Posted 24 February 2006 - 05:18 PM
The Elder Gods series by David bloody Eddings is without doubt the crappest most unfantile peice of rubbish I've ever bothered to read, and I certainly won't waste my time reading the last book when it comes out!
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 04:59 PM
Nobody even mentioned Marion Zimmer Bradley? The woman who managed to tell medieval legends in "the bold and the beautiful" style? The horror....
http://1.myfreebulle...wn-forum-6.html
tnx to werewolfv2 i found this fantastic site. still trying to figure out if this is actually serious, and not some people having the time of their life...
BUT if this is serious, then it is scientific proof the crappiness of goodkind.
Quod erat demonstrandum
http://1.myfreebulle...wn-forum-6.html
tnx to werewolfv2 i found this fantastic site. still trying to figure out if this is actually serious, and not some people having the time of their life...
BUT if this is serious, then it is scientific proof the crappiness of goodkind.
Quod erat demonstrandum
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 05:59 PM
The Eye of Argon 
Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.
