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Post by The Evil Overlordess on May 18, 2004 18:11:21 GMT -5
Well'p, what are y'all reading? I'm curious to know... I'm going to the library today and need recommendations.
I've just finished reading Terry Pratchett's Night Watch and The Truth, both of which were bloody brilliant. His writing is like Douglas Adams writing fantasy. They're hilarious, and the footnotes are awesome.
Also read Come Closer, by Sara Gran, which terrified me (it's about demonic possesion, and it was late at night) and Wildside by.. meh, I forget, which was a lovely sci-fi romp. Great fun, all of the books.
So, anyone else read anything good lately?
--TEO
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Post by Skiv on May 18, 2004 19:48:33 GMT -5
Title: Dragons of a Lost Star
War of the Souls Volume II
Dragonlance
By: Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
All one book by the way.
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Post by Kirukelgyr on May 20, 2004 12:21:27 GMT -5
OMYGOD! you know who the almighty wonderful glorious Terry Pratchett is!? i bow to your awesomness. *bow*
well...TEO, Monstrous Regiment by TP is probably his best. so is the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. (you know, his new book is supposed to come out this month! *looks so happy*)
Try Vivian Vande Velde. Never Trust A Dead Man is HILARIOUS. Dragon's Bait is entertaining, and Magic Can Be Murder is interesting. besides that, there is Shiva's Fire, a good historical fiction (and i don't like historical fiction, so this book is GOOD) I think you've probably read the Red Wall series, so they're all good. (Loamhedge came out! YAY!) BJ has a different series called Castaways of the Flying Dutchman which are good. like Skiv mentioned, the Dragon Lance books are reaaaalllyyyy good.
right now I'm reading 'It' and 'Witches Abroad', one by Stephen King and one by the almighty wonderful, amazingly awesome and glorious Terry Pratchett. IT is very good if you don't mind swearing and aren't preturbed by evil clowns and people getting arms ripped off. (i'm not kidding about swearing, really, i'm not.) Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede is AWESOME! she has a whole series, but the first is the best. Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen rocks too. pretty much anything by Diane Wynne Jones (sp?) is good. especially Charmed Life and Witch Week. (CHRESTOMANCI ROCKS!) and well, that's all i can think of off the bat. ^^ have fun at the library! ^^
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Post by The Evil Overlordess on May 20, 2004 16:06:09 GMT -5
*Hugs Kir-- she is aw*some, as not only does she like Terry Pratchett, but she also likes Diana Wynne Jones*
WERR! I *love* Diana! I got Witch Week on Easter break, and I've read it about three times already... The Magicians of Caprona is great too-- they come together if you get The Chronicles of Chrestomanci as a set. I need The Lives of Christopher Chant now... and I want another sequel to Dark Lord of Derkholm and Year of the Griffin! I hope she'll eventually do one. I think I got Howl's Moving Castle from the library this week.
Hexwood is another good one of hers. More sci-fi, pretty confusing, but I liked it all the same.
Just finished two more Pratchett books-- Mostrous Regimnet (I agree, it was brill, but I think he writes guys a tad bit better than he does girls) and Men at Arms. Both have my favorite character, Angua, in 'em.
Heh... Bloody Stupid Johnson. I for one wouldn't mind a bathroom that can connect to an organ, or a trout pond one inch wide. It would be neat.
Actually, towards the end, Mostrous Regiment reminded me of Witch Week-- everyone turns out to be doing what's forbidden, and they all think they're alone. ^_^ I rather saw it coming.
Ahh, good times. Good books.
Jane Yolen is a fair writer, but I like her short stories better than her novels. 'Lost Girls' is one of my favorites of hers. (At least, I'm pretty sure it was her.) A neat little play on Peter Pan.
Anyone a Diane Duane (Young Wizardry series) fan? The series is one of my favorites of all time. High Wizardry is, in my opinion, the best so far. Dairine's an aw*some character, and so is Spot, her computer.
I like Patricia C. Wrede-- the last one in the series is my favorite, though. Her 'questions for worldbuilding' at her website are great for writers.
I've read all the Redwall books except for Loamhedge. I started it, but couldn't get into it. Alas. Something was just... lacking. Taggerung and Mariel are my favs.
My mum won't let me read Stephen King. How cruel is that? Only author she won't let me read. I mean, Douglas Clegg is horror, and he's fine... argh. Tyranny.
Vivian Vande Velde lives less that 150 miles away from me. It's a little creepy. Sharron Creech, author of Walk Two Moons an' all, spends her summers on a lake near my house. Woah.
--TEO
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Post by Skiv on May 20, 2004 19:30:30 GMT -5
CREETCH IS AWESOME... *Cough*
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Post by Kirukelgyr on May 21, 2004 10:48:58 GMT -5
ARG! how can you!? I AM SO JEALOUS!
(actually i've read all the books you've spoken of)
Legend of Luke and Triss the best. ^^
Howl's Moving Castle is real good.
Dealing with Dragons was my favorite 'cause it has all the knights. i love that! ^^
^^ I'm so glad to see i'm loved. ^^ *happy*
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Post by Kishana on May 23, 2004 1:25:43 GMT -5
*mildly disgusted*
Don't y'all ever get out of fantasy/sci-fi/psychoticness?
Ever read Anna Karinina? Or Faust, that's like one of my favorite books even though I'm not finished reading it yet. Les Miserables is really cool, too. Any of these ringin' a bell? Sigh, didn't think so.
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Post by Skiv on May 23, 2004 8:11:17 GMT -5
'Course we've gone out of Fantasy! Those books just weren't worth talking about! We went out of our Fantasy bubble and came running back, screaming for forgiveness! Least ways I did.
P.S. THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS OVER RATED!!!!
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Post by Kirukelgyr on May 23, 2004 17:40:54 GMT -5
*glare* no. Fantasy is my life.
it is more realistic than reality, and is much more interesting.
*turns away* besides, TP writes Fantasy.
I write Fantasy.
It is more important to me than sprite.
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Post by Skiv on May 24, 2004 8:10:34 GMT -5
*huge gasp* MORE IMPORTANT THEN SPRITE!?!?!?
She's serious about this 'Shana if she says it's more important then SPRITE.
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Post by Kishana on May 24, 2004 12:15:15 GMT -5
Sprite? Sprite? Do you realize that Sprite has no caffine? *cries* |
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Post by Skiv on May 24, 2004 12:30:11 GMT -5
I do. She does. She still loves it.
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Post by The Evil Overlordess on May 24, 2004 14:05:09 GMT -5
Yep, I do dip out of fantasy, but it's still my favorite genre. *sighs* Nowaday a lot of fantasy is very RPG-based or Tolkien-esque. It's like no one can think for themselves. S'hard to find something worth reading at the local little book shop.
Anne Frank... Lord. Yes, I know it's an important book, that it shows us how WWII affected normal people, but how interesting can something possibly be in which the characters are locked up for two years and NOTHING HAPPENS?
Actually, that's really hypocritical coming from me, considering what my main project is. (But it's being redone! Ish! With plot! Yeah. Werr.)
In English class, when we were doing plot triangles, a boy actually tried to draw one for Anne Frank. He got shirty when I tried to point out that is has none. Heh. I love doing things like that.
Anyone ever read anything by Douglas Clegg, by the way? He wrote Naomi and The Hour Before Dark-- both were bleedin' terrifying. I like them because both mix a bit of supernatural and fantasy with horror and mystery. Check him out.
--TEO
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Post by Kirukelgyr on May 24, 2004 17:15:43 GMT -5
nope, never read it, sounds interesting, i guess.
^^ wha 'ever, all happy happy now. i found a sprite that had been in my room, and i had lost it and stuff. o so sad. i drank it with cerimony to make up for it.
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Post by Kishana on Jun 8, 2004 10:41:09 GMT -5
*ceremony
Graveyards and Gluesticks by E. S. K. is excellent.
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Look at the lovely leaf Oz brought me!!
Do you realize that Sprite has no caffine?