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Right now I'm reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I read it as a child and seeing the thread about childhood books made me want to pick it up again. I'll finish it in tonight or tomorrow. I just finished The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami. I found it to be an alright book, at times it seemed to wander a bit for me. But I really did enjoy is writing very flowing and easy to read. Before that was East of Eden by Steinbeck. One of the best books I've ever read just something very compelling about it. I did take my time reading it and digusting most of what he said. One day I'll read Grapes of Wrath.
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Zero Karizma posted:I just finished Frankenstein, which was one of the most tragic and human stories I've ever read. I have no idea where anyone in Hollywood got their version, because it is categorically wrong. The Monster is super intelligent and super fast, not some lumbering idiot. Where did they even get that from? The design of him could still be used... but the Monster can RUN. He can leap up mountains and across the icy tundra. Kenneth Branagh's version of it is pretty close to the book. I really enjoyed it. And Frankstein is probably one of the best books ever. My literature course in college we read the book and watched Branagh's version and compared the two.
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Feb 20, 2007 01:59
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I just finished the Night Watch triology by Sergei Lukyanenko. They have made two movies from the series. Though both stories are from the same book. The first book was a bit hard to follow, I'm not sure if it was his writing style or the translation. The second two books were quite enjoyable. I just started Confederacy of Dunces, I'm about 10 pages in and loving it already.
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Nov 29, 2007 15:18
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Totalitaryan posted:I just finished the first book of the Gor Series by John Norman. So far it's been kinda meh. The BDSM/bondage is kinda tame. I have another dozen or so of his Gor books, do they pick up at all? Is it worth reading? My father sent me all of the stuff I had at his house and slipped in his copies of the Gor Books. I remember reading one years ago, don't remember much about it.
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Jan 16, 2008 04:47
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Recycle Bin posted:I'd recommend it for fans of sci-fi and Gaiman's American Gods (which is itself inspired by Zelazny). It's easy to get lost though, as it jumps from flowery prose to more down-to-earth colloquialism constantly, and there are a lot of metaphors for things that are never fully explained. I found listening to the audiobook to help with that. I quite enjoyed it.
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Apr 29, 2008 03:18
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Just finished the most recent Recluse novel by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. They are my guilty pleasure for when I want a quick and dirty fantasy novel. Plus he's a really nice guy the few times I've talked to him through email. Next up is either Blood Meridian or a Philip K. Dick novel that was supposedly never published until now.
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Jul 13, 2008 04:32
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Mother Night by Vonnegut. I'm a big fan of Vonnegut and don't know exactly how I feel about it. I'll have to sit down and read it again and see how I feel about it.
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Jan 10, 2009 03:59
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I recently finished Last Watch by Sergey Lukyanenko, possibly the final book in the Others series, those being Night Watch, Day Watch, and Twilight Watch. Out of the four probably my favorite. I hope he writes more in the world because I really enjoy the setting. Though like any other Russian author each character has 20 names, which can make it difficult to determine who they are talking about at the time. Next up is The Time Traveler's Wife. I've heard mixed reviews about it. I also picked up Only Revolutions in hardback for 6 bucks, which is a steal.
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Mar 15, 2009 06:44
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colonelsandy posted:Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko. I actually enjoyed the movie more than the book. Daywatch is a lot better as a book. The translation seems a lot stronger and everything flows better. The third and fourth books are excellent also.
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May 15, 2009 22:52
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colonelsandy posted:Cool I will check those out then. I didn't hate Nightwatch, I think if I had read the book before watching the film then I probably would have enjoyed it more, I felt the same way about Let the Right One In as well. What I found difficult was the translation seemed stilted and just overall strange. The later books have a better flow to them.
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May 16, 2009 04:21
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Sethik posted:Just finished Caine Black Knife, by Matthew Woodring Stover and I'd recommend it to anybody who likes SFF, and even some who don't. The entire story is so fast paced and action packed that I blew through it in a week (350~ odd pages). The entire Caine series (Heroes Die, Blade of Tyshalle, and Caine Black Knife) is fantastic. The worst part is that was half a book. At the pace he writes we will never see the end. He said on his blog writing SW books are more financially sound at the moment.
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Jul 17, 2009 21:39
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Cosinetta posted:The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch, was a decent read. I really like fantasy that's not "holy poo poo wizards and elves and crazy poo poo everywhere!" so I definitely digged this one. The setting is very very close to Venice (a city I love so that was a plus), but with strange elements that are never completely explained, which is better imo. Kind of like how Mieville never explains everything, but it's a bit lighter and less complex with this book. It's a tale of revenge and the main character of Locke is interesting and very human. It's similar to Monte Cristo in that he makes himself into different personas and it's a big tale of revenge, but there isn't as much underlying themes and metaphors that made Monte Cristo such a classic. Still a really good read though. I really enjoyed this book. One of the few books that I have breezed through lately. I'd also recommend Heroes Die by Matt Stover, similar vein as Lies.
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Oct 2, 2009 00:30
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vinnykoda posted:I’ve had Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods for some time now, and I think I’ll read that next. Thanks for that. I'm going to go out and find it right now.
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Mar 17, 2010 18:59
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LooseChanj posted:Phillip K. Dick - Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said I finished that, for the second time, about 2 weeks ago. I think my favorite of his by far. I've noticed on a bunch of books the ending is sometimes quite abrupt.
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Mar 31, 2010 01:54
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and a pretty satisfying and weird payoff.
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FakeHipster posted:I just finished Red Mars. I really need to pick those up. I worked with a guy at the EPA who has part of the book dedicated to him. He helped out the ecology portion of it, and went to school with him. We talked about Robinson for a good bit one day he sounds like a cool dude.
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Apr 13, 2010 00:52
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Dr Scoofles posted:I just finshed reading Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. It's been on my shelf for years and I only picked it up the other day because the trailer for the film looked interesting. I too finished this a few weeks ago. I completely agree with you. It was just meh. The movie was a lot better and the changes they made in the film made the story better too in my opinion.
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May 15, 2010 19:21
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hello clarice posted:The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies. I thought the second to be much weaker than the first (pirates really aren't my thing) but I still really liked it. Maybe someday there'll be a third. I've heard people on the forum mention that this is never going to happen, though. Sadness. Any reason why? I haven't been able to find the second at any local stores. Really liked the first one.
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Jun 18, 2010 16:58
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PonchtheJedi posted:I just finished "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet. It took me awhile to really get into it, but once I had a feel for all the characters and places, I could not put this book down. I really, really enjoyed it. I'm curious if the sequel is worth a read? I think this one I will need to sit down and read. I was enthralled by the mini series they did, I wonder how much was changed between the book and the tv series.
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Jan 30, 2011 06:20
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Dunno dude, that's why I gave up midway through the second book. I don't think I am a prude or anything, but freaky alien sex for the sake of "Hey, gently caress it, why not and it'll pad my word count" doesn't really sell me on anything. I listened to the audiobook version of the first few books. Man those sex scenes were really awkward. Interesting premise but the books did slide down to what kind of aliens can he gently caress.
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Jul 1, 2012 13:07
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AxemRed posted:I finally got around to finishing House of Leaves. One of these days I'm going to listen to Poe's Haunted, his sister, both the book and her album are about their father's passing.
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Oct 25, 2012 23:43
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Ulio posted:Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, it's a book about the author's Dad who is crude sense of humour is really good but everything else in the book is not. Most of it's the author's anecdotes about himself and his dad helping him out. The anecdotes are real life stories which are fairly mundane but each chapter at least has one great quote from the dad with many more standalone at the end of it. I thought I'd read something funny, funny is hard to write and different for everyone but this had it's moments. I didn't read this one but his second book I suck at girls was really good. I laughed a lot reading it because it reminded me of my relationships.
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Mar 3, 2013 01:20
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Rothana posted:Just finished the Oath of Swords Series from David Weber. Really would recommend. Starting the Honor Harrington Series next. But was wondering if anyone has read the entire Recluse Series from L.E. Modesitt? I've read three books from that series but got kinda lost as the books don't seem to be in any order. I've read all but the most recent. There is no specific order to the books, just events throughout the world and during different time points. Most of the books are basically the same, but I still love them. You might look into reading them in world chronological order. Apparently there is a new one coming out or is out already.
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Bonk posted:Just finished The Martian and Ready Player One, both on friends' recommendations. Just finished it on a plane ride. I really liked it and almost everything he talked about is pretty realistic. I saw the trailer before reading it so I imagined him as Matt Damon the entire time.
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