What are you reading right now?

adidasss · 10-16-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I read plenty. What makes you think I don't.

Because anyone who giggles at someone reading Pratchett or Martin is either not particularly well read or just retarded.

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Thought it was high time I read something by this man...

Huh...well, it was short but rather unimpressive and anticlimactic. Le Guin's The word for world is forest covers similar territory, only much much better.

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storymilo · 10-16-2009, 07:14 PM

^ I've been meaning to read that for a while now. Have you read anything else by him?

Terrible Lizard · 10-16-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Thought it was high time I read something by this man...

Working up to "A Song of Ice and Fire" ?

adidasss · 10-17-2009, 12:43 AM

Of course...

@storymilo: Nope, this is my first Gaiman, I'm really excited about it, especially because Chabon sings its praises on that cover.

storymilo · 10-17-2009, 09:15 AM

Yeah I've read Neverwhere and it was really good, definitely a step above most fantasy.

Erika! · 10-18-2009, 06:47 PM

In cold blood.

TheBig3 · 10-18-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Because anyone who giggles at someone reading Pratchett or Martin is either not particularly well read or just retarded.

Ha! yeah, you know if I die tomorrow that will be my one regret. As if theres a hierarchy within "books."

I'm shocked you can read as much as you do with your head that far up your ass.

Fruitonica · 10-20-2009, 04:42 AM

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I'm waiting to read your impression on this....

Was one of my favourite novels when I first read it, but has slipped a bit down my list. Very good though.

Guybrush · 10-20-2009, 08:51 AM

^American Gods is good, but I though the idea was better than the execution. I don't think Gaiman managed to communicate everything what was on his mind that well when he wrote it and the story lacks direction, I think. It has a B movie feel to it, I think .. and it's 90s cheesy as hell, but that's what you want from Gaiman.

Still a good book and well worth a read, but I wouldn't rate it among my favourites.

I'm reading the latest Discworld novel, Unseen Academicals.

It's about football and the story revolves around the Unseen University.

What's sad about Terry Pratchett is that a while ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. This book is dedicated to Rob Wilkins who, it says, typed most of it so I think he might be getting help writing his books nowadays.

Hopefully, he'll manage to keep it up though. I love that man.

storymilo · 10-20-2009, 02:52 PM

^ That's sadd about him getting diagnosed with Alzheimers, I hadn't heard about that.

Have you read The Wee Free Men?

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Of course... @storymilo: Nope, this is my first Gaiman, I'm really excited about it, especially because Chabon sings its praises on that cover. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	^American Gods is good, but I though the idea was better than the execution. I don't think Gaiman managed to communicate everything what was on his mind that well when he wrote it and the story lacks direction, I think. It has a B movie feel to it, I think .. and it's 90s cheesy as hell, but that's what you want from Gaiman. Still a good book and well worth a read, but I wouldn't rate it among my favourites. I'm reading the latest Discworld novel, Unseen Academicals. It's about football and the story revolves around the Unseen University. What's sad about Terry Pratchett is that a while ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. This book is dedicated to Rob Wilkins who, it says, typed most of it so I think he might be getting help writing his books nowadays. Hopefully, he'll manage to keep it up though. I love that man. __________________ Something Completely Different

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^ I've been meaning to read that for a while now. Have you read anything else by him?

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Yeah I've read Neverwhere and it was really good, definitely a step above most fantasy.

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Erika! Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 49	In cold blood.

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^ That's sadd about him getting diagnosed with Alzheimers, I hadn't heard about that. Have you read The Wee Free Men?