What are you reading right now?

Trollheart · 04-18-2018, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm glad you're here.

Ah thanks Batty. That means so ... little.

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

No, it was interesting within the first couple pages, but it's not very well written and has some serious cheese at times.. It's your typical dystopian, high tech society novel for YAs. I might try reading one of the more classic sci-fi novels when I finish the trilogy.

Try Asimov's Foundation trilogy. It's the ****.

The Batlord · 04-18-2018, 05:04 PM

Here you go.

Trollheart · 04-18-2018, 05:52 PM

Nah.

~~MicShazam~~ · 04-25-2018, 03:02 PM

Susan Sontag - Against Interpretation (essay collection)

Finally got my hands on this one. I'm almost through the first two essays, "Against Interpretation" and "On Style" and it's some pretty interesting stuff. Not hard to read either. Thankfully, she's written a fair amount of non-fiction like this, so I know what I'm going to be reading up through 2018.

Akai · 05-01-2018, 11:16 PM

Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski (1994)

OccultHawk · 05-02-2018, 09:03 AM

Just finished Flowers in the Attic

Sold like 40 M in the 80s

Pretty creep

And realistic too - reminded me a lot of that weird “school” where the parents had the kids trapped.

I found it more disturbing that the newer southern noir I’ve read.

DwnWthVwls · 05-02-2018, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Ah thanks Batty. That means so ... little.

Try Asimov's Foundation trilogy. It's the ****.

I'll look into it. Tx, and Thanks Batlord.

I'm currently half way through the second book of the trilogy, and still enjoying myself. It's terribly predictable, but I'm really enjoying the story and main character. Would recommend.

I ended up buying the omnibus version instead of the two remaining books, so now it just kinda feels like one big adventure. I wish more trilogies offered omnibus versions, I quite like it.

DwnWthVwls · 05-02-2018, 10:27 AM

Also:

Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower

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Now, the treasures of Cambridge University Library’s fabled 17-storey Tower Collection, chosen from nearly a million volumes, will go on public display together for the first time in a free exhibition.

Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower opens to the public from May 2-October 28. More than 90 per cent of the objects have never before been on public display.

**Yac** · 05-04-2018, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Akai

Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski (1994)

How is it ? I read all the witcher books in Polish, and they were really great.. but I heard the English translation is.. uneven and lacks soul. And that's putting it mildly.

Akai · 05-04-2018, 06:08 AM

It's fine so far in terms of translation but I can't remark too much on it in general atm as I'm only 58 pages in.

Pacing's great tho.

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Akai Godless Ape Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Britannia Posts: 1,255	*Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski* (1994) __________________ ''To be honest, in my opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter from a different perspective and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I do believe that I forgot what I was going to say.'' S p o t i f y

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Just finished Flowers in the Attic Sold like 40 M in the 80s Pretty creep And realistic too - reminded me a lot of that weird “school” where the parents had the kids trapped. I found it more disturbing that the newer southern noir I’ve read. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

05-04-2018, 06:08 AM	#6040 (permalink)
Akai Godless Ape Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Britannia Posts: 1,255	It's fine so far in terms of translation but I can't remark too much on it in general atm as I'm only 58 pages in. Pacing's great tho. __________________ ''To be honest, in my opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter from a different perspective and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I do believe that I forgot what I was going to say.'' S p o t i f y

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Susan Sontag - Against Interpretation (essay collection) Finally got my hands on this one. I'm almost through the first two essays, "Against Interpretation" and "On Style" and it's some pretty interesting stuff. Not hard to read either. Thankfully, she's written a fair amount of non-fiction like this, so I know what I'm going to be reading up through 2018.