What was the last thing you read?

The last thing I read was this article (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-world/20100524/EU.Britain.Autism.Doctor/) about the crazy autism/vaccines doctor finally losing his license.

Thinking about re-reading The Regulators/Desperation and finishing Dark Tower.

in the middle of it. i really like it <3

in the middle of it. i really like it <3

I got a chance to watch the youtube video of this you linked to me this morning, it was pretty neat!

The last thing I read was issues 1-5 of Joe the Barbarian. It is imaginative and wonderful and the art is spectacular.

It’s not finished yet, but I’m happy to send the issues out so far to anyone who is interested. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes reading adventure comics and doesn’t mind a little weirdness. Gonna try and get to my nearest comic shop later this week and buy some actual issues of it too, I want to make sure this sells well enough to get a trade.

Great read though I would have liked more actual character, story, & comic in it. I had trouble actually just sitting down and reading it because half of it is summary text with very little theatrics or suspense.

It’s still good. Not great. I preferred Desperation, originally, too. We’ll see how that pans out.

I’ve just always had a soft spot for this duology. Must be how they work in tandem. *shrug*

It’s about whale scientists in Hawai’i and then funny things happen. Also some pseudo-biological theories about life and evolution.

A little cold war political drama. Nothing special, but not bad.

Takes place between ep. I & II and like most prequel books I’ve read, while not bad the stories aren’t all that captivating and the characters are rather bland. The Aura Sing parts being the most interesting and but make be angry at the CGI Clone Wars series for making her weaker than she is. The artwork for the Jango Fett Story is very good, sort of a realistic caricature of the "live action’ stuff. The last 20 or so pages where lame, I thing they’re just toy adds or something becasue they all end with "With the new Republic Gunship and force FX lightsaber, the possibilities are endless! The force is in your hands!

Not bad but wouldn’t recommend it.

I really enjoy the movie as much as the book, so far. I dunno what to pick up next – any suggestions?

It’s really good and to think it’s the guy’s 2nd book ever done is inconceivable!
I love the names Knives Chou & Romana Flowers.

The end of the first Scott Pilgrim volume made me squee so hard. I think Volume 3 has my favorite ex battle, though.

Hmm…Are you looking for something along the same lines? Or just anything? Well, here are a few ideas to get you started:

—Short stories about sick people / people in hospitals—

The Birds for Christmas (http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0898/richard/sstory.html) by Mark Richard

Mudlavia (http://www.theatlantic.com/past/issues/2003/09/stuckey-french.htm) by Elizabeth Stuckey-French

—Novels that are sorta similar—

The Winter of Our Discontent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_Our_Discontent) by John Steinbeck

Flowers for Algernon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon) by Daniel Keyes

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Kool_Aid_Acid_Test) by Tom Wolfe

Catch-22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_22) by Joseph Heller

Slaughterhouse Five (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse_five) by Kurt Vonnegut

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas) by Hunter S. Thompson

I think all of these novels are at least partially available through Google Books. Let me know if you have something specific in mind, and I’ll try to come up with a better list.

she’s awesome!!! so cute and funny and quirky. and she seems to be the most powerful 🙂

One of the most significant papers ever published in the annals of science appeared recently; it deals, for the first time ever, with one of the biggest scientific questions ever faced by the scientific community, and uses cutting-edge technology and awesome powers of deductive reasoning and logic to reach shocking, paradigm-shifting conclusions. (http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/06/giraffe_flotation_dynamics.php)

Last thing I read was Secret Six 22.

Last thing I read was Secret Six 22.

I know, I’m quite proud of myself. This past week I’ve been more productive than usual.

The Scott Pilgrim’s are one of those books that I’ll go pack to pevious pages to check on things that I think might be subtle forshadowing while I’m reading it.

6 Japanese Subcultures That Are Insane (Even for Japan) (http://www.cracked.com/article_18567_6-japanese-subcultures-that-are-insane-even-japan.html)

Leonard Nimoy screens Star Trek IV, talks about his career, all things Trek! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45445)

– Nimoy ragged on Michael Bay following up a comment about great effects still need a great story. “I can say that because Michael Bay is my wife’s cousin! But he’s never invited me to be in any of his projects! I sat by the phone night and day, but Michael Bay never called me!”

– Sometime in the late‘60s, Nimoy was in Cleveland at a restaurant in a private room. Someone came up to him and said, “Jimi Hendrix is in the restaurant. He heard you were here and wanted to know if it was okay if he came in and said hello.” He said of course and there’s a photograph that exists of him with Hendrix from that night.

Nimoy stuff is neato. I saw him at a Trek con when I was really little.

Nimoy stuff is neato. I saw him at a Trek con when I was really little.

Scp, is that a Sackboy thing?

I read Star Trek Countdown which takes before the Abrams Trek movie.

In it The destruction of Romulus is even more tragic because Spock’s reunification deal actually worked out and the Romulan culture began to open up so much that Spock was a legal resident and the ambassador of the Federation. He brought the whole star going nova deal up with the Romulan counsel and stated the only way to prevent this cataclysm was if Vulcan & Romulus pooled their tech together so as to collapse the explosion. Well both Vulcans and romulans refused to let any of their secret tech fall into the hands of the other side so Spock along with Nero who was at the system when the start first began blowing up set out to mine enough of the stuff to make the red matter to use with the vulcan’s device.

Along the way the ran into the Enterprise who Data is now the captain of with Picard now the ambassador to Vulcan. The romulan grand poobahs did the math and decided that Spock was right and began evac all too late. Nero went back home to ad in evacuations while Spock promised him that he’d do everything to save both their worlds. Nero returned in time to see Romulus blown up. Data and Picard called up Geordi who had retired from starfleet to design and build his own starships, one of which being the squid thing that Spock was going to use to collapse the super nova. Meanwhile Nero found the Romulan leading party adrift in space and brought then aboard to kill them himself. (that staff he has in the movie was the tribal spear thing of the Romulans so it’s not just a poker for poker’s sake) and using their starmaps found the secret romulan starbase where the Narada was outfitted with experimental thinking Romulan/Borg nanotechnology which can repair itself as well as upgrade and augment it’s abilities according to it’s use and environment. Using this Nero attacked Fedi, Klingon, & Cardassian territories until Worf lead a fleet to subdue him. All but 1 of Worf’s ships was destroyed and he was ordered to surrender so naturally, Worf just flew to the Neruda’s hull in a shuttle and cut his way first in then through Nero’s men. Worf battled his way the the bridge where Nero had a tentacle thing impale Worf through back. The Enterprise having Spock’s ship and the red matter joined the Klingons in fighting the Nerada and when asked to surrender and lower their shields did so, beamed Worf aboard, and got away with intermediate damage.

And so Spock set off with the red matter, fully realizing that this was a 1 way trip and his final act for all of his people, Vulcan, Human & Romulan.

Then the movie stuff happened.

Also Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness

I reread Demo #8 this morning because I was in the mood for something sad.

I still don’t understand all the apertures, flash timing, and shutter speed things 🙁

Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 2
Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 3

I had no intrest in reading these when I heard that Sadamoto changed the Asuka/Rei/Shinji dynamic plus that fact that he doesn’t know how to end it.
But now that I don’t have to pay or read them online I don’t mind some light reading.

Seeing as how Sadamoto also did the artwork for the show it’s like getting a comic that looks just like the cartoon. And already this early on I get naked Misato bottom & Rei boobies <3

They gave Toji that gruff Osokan/Broklyn/southern dialect and I can’t welp but read him with Meoth’s voice & Kensuke with Scooter’s.

I’m proud of myself for knowing most of this stuff already.
7 Classic Disney Movies Based On R-Rated Stories (http://www.cracked.com/article_18589_7-classic-disney-movies-based-r-rated-stories_p2.html)

Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies) (http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html)

I need to get around to this. The Stranger is one of my all time favorites.

I avoided it for that reason too, but after a while it didn’t bother me. It’s not "bad" or "low quality" just something different from what you usually see.

Here’s the graphic novel (http://www.multivax.com/cgi-bin/display_images.cgi?page=0) version.

I like that it’s heavy on Gordon, but at the same time, it feels like it should focus a little more on Batman. I think maybe it should have been a little longer. I do like what’s there.

The last thing I read was a book I bought because it was a dollar called Like Being Killed. It was kind of annoyingly written and a lot of the characterization was inconsistent, but I barely ever read novels anymore so I am glad I read it all the same.

also what are you guys talking about Scott Pilgrim has great art 🙁

Exactly how I felt. Loved having so much Gordon but I was disapopinted not as much Batman. Could have been 2 books.

also what are you guys talking about Scott Pilgrim has great art 🙁

I didn’t say I hated it, it jsut took a little getting used to like anime styles or something.

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Capone talks to a perfect doll, Jodi Benson, the voice of TOY STORY 3’s Barbie and THE LITTLE MERMAID’s Ariel!!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45593)

I need to get around to this. The Stranger is one of my all time favorites.

Loved The Stranger when I first read it in high school. Next time I am in the city I want to stop by Barnes and Noble and buy it, to read it again. Great book.

Read it again, it gets better! I really think Camus was a genius. Plus I mean there’s the fact that all books are better when you read them for yourself instead of school.

Wow I’m about to go read it again because of this coming up in this thread. I really love that book.

Someday I will read the Harry Potter books. It’s on my list.

The last thing I read was a lot of /mu/ on 4chan, but if we’re talking about serious reading, it would have been Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. And the Tao te Ching.

Reading The Prisoner of Azkaban now.

I had to inter library lone vol. 4 of Scott Pilgrim and I have no idea if it’ll even get shipped. Why anyone would buy 2 copies if vol. 3 for the library and not one of each is beyond me.

Preliminary Thoughts on Race and Gender in The Last Airbender (http://community.livejournal.com/racebending/249582.html)

Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 5

Wow you’re a quick read Mina.

The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie. It’s exceptionally good the second time around.

I didn’t know he’s done books.

Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 6

The Plague touches on some of the same themes – particularly, of course, the notion of the absurd – but in quite a different manner to The Stranger. Not sure if it’s ‘better’ (it’s bloody stupid trying to assess that anyway a lot of the time, I think) but I’d definitely recommend it! There’s also a nice reference to The Stranger in the novel which made me smile.

Anyway, in the interim I read The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi, which was pretty good, and I’m currently halfway through Gabriel Garcia M???rquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. I’m trying this summer to read a lot more novels, having read about 3 in the past 9 months.

Dante Basco on The Last Airbender Boycott (http://dantebasco.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/the-last-airbender-to-boycott-or-not/)
"???Prince of Persia??? had the same dilema with Jake Gyllenhaal playing the lead, and my fiance is Persian, so I was able to hear the point of view of that community."

Do you think he dresses her up as Katara so they can reenact Zuko & Katara shipping?

M Night Interviewed by Washington Post (http://community.livejournal.com/racebending/252897.html)

Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe

Now all I need to do is wait.

im ready for the finest hour next week

im ready for the finest hour next week

im gonna read all of them in the next few days to get ready too weeee

Not quite amongst my favourite titles within the Southern Vampire series. But still found it an enjoyable read!

Good choices! 🙂 Been meaning to read those for a long while myself!

Wrong thread buddy. This is a reading thread go to the tv & movies page for Pushing Daisies.

I’m under half way into Nordic Hero Tales from the Kalevala.

Do yourself a favour and stop after the third one.

Take it you were disappointed with the books? Would be interested to hear the reasons behind your opinion? That’s if you don’t mind sharing. 🙂

I can’t really say without giving you massive spoilers. I’m a great fan of King’s early work, and loved the idea of him doing fantasy in the Dark Tower series.

His ability to characterise is almost unsurpassed in his genre, but there are things in the later DT books that just don’t work. There is a Deux ex Machina that I’d think most people will either classify as pure genius or the pinnacle of ridiculous plot devices. I went for the latter. Anyone that has read them all will know what I mean.

I will say the very ending of the whole series was interesting; I wasn’t expecting it.

Also… I’m going to spoiler this in case you don’t want to read it, it IS a spoiler:

He attempted to do what Asimov attempted decades before which was to merge characters from other books and make it plausable. It kind of works but kind of not. I know, that sounds weird but its how I felt.

If you want to get more into it after you’re read them all get in touch then. 🙂

Unreleated: Carrie is still my favourite King book.

His ability to characterise is almost unsurpassed in his genre, but there are things in the later DT books that just don’t work. There is a Deux ex Machina that I’d think most people will either classify as pure genius or the pinnacle of ridiculous plot devices. I went for the latter. Anyone that has read them all will know what I mean.

I will say the very ending of the whole series was interesting; I wasn’t expecting it.

Also… I’m going to spoiler this in case you don’t want to read it, it IS a spoiler:

He attempted to do what Asimov attempted decades before which was to merge characters from other books and make it plausable. It kind of works but kind of not. I know, that sounds weird but its how I felt.

If you want to get more into it after you’re read them all get in touch then. 🙂

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts! Appreciate what it is you’re saying there and will bear those points in mind – and yup will do. 🙂

Carrie is one of my favourite books out of his early stuff too. One of his top best imho!

The Transformers: Annihilation by David Cain.

Unfortunately, I can’t find the third book, Fusion by Scott Ciencin, so I’m reading ‘The Warrior’s Tale’ by Alan Cole and Chris Bunch. Sequel to the Far Kingdoms, it’s a pretty good read. I’m searching for it and Fusion atm.

Carrie was more of a tragedy than a horror movie. Sorta like a realistic X-men story.

Reread Roger Zelazny’s chronicles of amber. very intriguing novel

From a literary perspective it obviously tends to favour a feminist analysis but it’s possible to undertake a structuralist reading, or a psychoanalytic reading, or even a formalist one; that’s the beauty of it. And all in less than 250 pages.

Nowadays King churns out phone book sized novels that still have a literary value but his editor needs a lesson in brutality; cut some of that crap out and make it more immediate.

That’s my rant over. Back to topic. 🙂

Still, some of that ‘crap’ enables the structured world building in novels. i mean the dark tower series wouldnt be as engaging if King went vegetarian and pruned off much of the unnecessary backstory and went straight to the tower in one book.

Back to stuff recently read

I liked "…if King went vegetarian…". Nice analogy.

My favorite will always be the ‘Dune’ world, all of them….Frank Herberts work and later then his son’s efforts too.

DUNE is the Sci-Fi bible. Loved all 6 of them. Not so keen on the son’s works.

DUNE is the Sci-Fi bible. Loved all 6 of them. Not so keen on the son’s works.

I read geralds game both in german AND in english, I do not know why but it was better in english 😀

Yes, I liked it too!

What a pity you do not like his son’s work, I appreciate this a lot too, it "rounds" the picture for me. (does one say that in english as well?)

I much prefer Dune to ‘lord of the rings’, although I adore the movies.

I admit I love the 1984 movie (dune) as well.

And yes, all six books, I am fascinated by the the way he narration changes with the changing of the worm, the different meaning of time, understanding of the universe, I have read those in german though.

More than once. I understand what mnakes it difficult for some people to read the last 3 books, they are different but no less fantastic….

"The God Makers" is similar in places; it’s by Frank. It has many parallels with the socio-political and religious aspects of Dune.

I didn’t know you were german. I read Herman Hesse some years back, though it was in translation into English, but it was astonishing. "Steppenwulf" it was called. He did simply amazing things with the narrative and the "person"… you know first person, third person? I hope you know what I mean.

On topic:

I finished the 6th in the Lucifer series of collected editions today. There were 11 in all, by Mike Carey. I’m missing 2 though. 🙁

Besides Sci Fi and Thrillers 😉

I haven’t read much of Herbert besides Dune.

My father left me his sci fi ‘library’ of 700 pocket books, many ‘old’ ones, Heinlein, Darlton, Sheer, and others, I grew up with sci fi books.

I have read and loved ‘a planet called treason’ by Orson Scott Card, even heinlein ‘stranger in strange world’ (afterwards learning about discussions), and Darlton "der Sprung ins Jenseits" (german title, sorry, no english title included in the book) ->dealing with reincarnation

and an amazing book by one the early and rare women in the genre : Maria Szepes.
In german it was called ‘der rote L???we’, again dealing with reincarnation, I was stunned she seems to have written this in 40ties….

I fondly remember staring into my bathroom drain after reading IT.

And i second that frank herbert somehow gave dune a certain savor his son did not imho.

though now the most engaging thing i’ll be reading is a marvelously entertaining chemistry text. sigh

And i second that frank herbert somehow gave dune a certain savor his son did not imho.

though now the most engaging thing i’ll be reading is a marvelously entertaining chemistry text. sigh

I know what you’re talking about concerning the drains 😉

I do not expect Brian to be Herbert. It is impossible to do a Frank herbert-Dune, I guess, but – for my taste – Brian did a piece that goes well along with THE ‘Dune’….

Well: good luck with your chemistry text!

autism is a complex "thing" 😉

YES, one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. It’s great to because some of the chapters take a short break from being funny and show that the dad was really a genuinely good guy.

If ‘Family Circus’ Didn’t Suck (http://www.cracked.com/blog/pg13-family-circus/)

5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same (http://www.cracked.com/article_18664_5-annoying-trends-that-make-every-movie-look-same.html)

All true.

(yes, that passage)

Does the guide outline the strategy to fully maximise your character? You can do that with the Brotherhood of Steel DLC. 10 in every stat and 100 every skill. It’s a bit silly, really.

I don’t really enjoy this book but it’s better than the dozens of stupid war books my husband has that take up every single piece of shelf space *bitter*

Not sure about Cat’s Cradle but both my friends who were into Vonnegut in high school liked Breakfast of Champions more. Slaughterhouse Five is my favorite though.

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i think i am the only person that preferred cat’s cradle to slaughterhouse five ;-;;

Not sure about Cat’s Cradle but both my friends who were into Vonnegut in high school liked Breakfast of Champions more. Slaughterhouse Five is my favorite though.

I’m done with rereading the Picture of Dorian Gray. Excellent as always, has been a favorite of mine since high school. Now, I can finally begin the Hitchhiker’s Guide! Too bad I probably won’t be able to finish it for a bit since classes are already starting. I’m also reading the Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago – which is quite the excellent read as well. I’ll post more in detail about it once I finish.

lolololol 42 what craziness.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide is so overrated.

lolololol 42 what craziness.

Whatever try to seriously defend the 42 thing. Srsly!

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Hater ~

Whatever try to seriously defend the 42 thing. Srsly!

lolololol 42 what craziness.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide is so overrated.

lolololol 42 what craziness.

Jesus is overrated but he still saves our souls just like in the Jewel song which upon hearing for the first time made Jewel cry because she realized she sounds like Kermit the Frog when she sings.

Gary Kurtz interview. fucker’s 7 pages long but well worth it.
FROM THE VAULT: An Interview with Gary Kurtz ??? FRED Entertainment (http://www.asitecalledfred.com/2010/08/12/gary-kurtz-interview/4/)

I’d actually pay for a Jewel CD if it consisted of tracks recorded while she was being fucked up the ass with a live dolphin.

You’ve been reading the notes for her next album, you cheeky blighter!

Does the guide outline the strategy to fully maximise your character?

More importantly, does the guide outline the best method for not melting your game console into a heap of useless slag during an average play through of Point Lookout? That’s the page I was hunting for after the fifteenth or sixteenth system-freezing bug out.

I really hope New Vegas is better optimized for the PS3.

Next is "A Heavy Metal Memoir", by Dave Mustaine (of Megadeth). I’m actually gonna have him sign my copy in a couple days. 😀

So in Eva It seems they’re really going for the Rei & Shinji pairing what with Rei asking to hold hands and all. Having noticed this, Ritsuko mentions that Rei only liked Gendo at first but now she has both Ikari men wrapped around her figner and Rei replays that she likes Shinji in the same way Ritsuko likes Gendo and at that Ritsuko starts choaking Rei.

For some reason I read Tin Tin with the Crocodile Hunter’s voice, Captain Haddock in Hagrid’s voice, and Snowy with the original Winnie the Pooh’s voice.

I think I read some of The Secret Sharer. My sister was reading it for her gay literature class. While you could make an argument on how every relationship between 2 men in a book is automatically homo.
You read the whole thing what do you think about it being used in that context?

Wasn’t that edited primarily by his (anti-Semitic, proto-Nazi) sister?

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is pretty good (but avoid the Thomas Common translation). It’s an overview of the philosophy he advocated in his later works – the ubermensch, the will-to-power, eternal recurrence et al – which is also a pretty good piece of literature. Nietzsche is not someone whose philosophy I always agree with, perhaps in part because it can so easily be distorted into something horrible, but his strong affirmation of life is something that I admire greatly.

I am currently reading Plato’s Meno.

King is King.

Alligator (http://www.amazon.com/Alligator-Novel-Lisa-Moore/dp/0802170250/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283965423&sr=8-1) by Lisa Moore

Next is Franzen’s new novel.

Downloaded MLBB for the iPad, saw it, and said "why not?"

This curious Carl would like to know what your fav comic is.

Sorry! I didn’t see this until now.

I don’t see any homosexual context behind it, at all. To me, it was more concentrated on morality … but, I can’t even begin to discuss the plot of it now. I was so concentrated in Heart of Darkness that I barely remember the significant points of The Secret Sharer. During my winter break, I plan on reading both of those stories over (just because I am on a mission to really get Conrad) and I’ll probably end up PMing you to discuss it further.

Last book read: The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford. Fascinating read. The beginning was a bit slow and it didn’t really peak my interest until 1/3rd of the way through. However, the manner in which it is written, in a non-linear way, made it quite interesting to read. You sort of had to follow when the protagonist was talking about the past or the present. So, essentially, he was telling you the story in a conversational manner. Which is easy enough to follow after awhile because I feel it follows the natural flow of conversation. Has anyone read it? I’m dying to discuss it – outside of the classroom setting.

Needless to say, it is now one of my favorites.

I don’t see any homosexual context behind it, at all. To me, it was more concentrated on morality … but, I can’t even begin to discuss the plot of it now. I was so concentrated in Heart of Darkness that I barely remember the significant points of The Secret Sharer. During my winter break, I plan on reading both of those stories over (just because I am on a mission to really get Conrad) and I’ll probably end up PMing you to discuss it further.

Last book read: The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford. Fascinating read. The beginning was a bit slow and it didn’t really peak my interest until 1/3rd of the way through. However, the manner in which it is written, in a non-linear way, made it quite interesting to read. You sort of had to follow when the protagonist was talking about the past or the present. So, essentially, he was telling you the story in a conversational manner. Which is easy enough to follow after awhile because I feel it follows the natural flow of conversation. Has anyone read it? I’m dying to discuss it – outside of the classroom setting.

That’s alright I’m just glad to know you aren’t ignoring it for whatever reason. I guess I’ll track at least Secret Sharer down and read it before Christmas.

Next up is Dracula. I got a hard cover with the Boris Vallejo cover.
(http://www.pimpandhost.com/image/4975126-original.html)
it’s dated 1997.

Nevermind, it’s now my post.

Okay I lied. It’s the "Post Quick Reply" button.

Do so! And no, I wouldn’t ignore you. I just have been particularly busy lately and only come to lurk around for a bit. I’m trying my best to not disappear completely from the forums.

(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beulah-Height-Dalziel-Pascoe-Mystery/dp/0770428363/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286298808&sr=1-10)

I hate the cover, its weird and creepy.

This is relevant to my interests.

I asked Junot Diaz about this topic, since so much of Oscar Wao is explained by the narrator instead of done in-scene. His comment was "But it’s showy telling," which I think is smarter than he meant it to be. If tension is present, then the information is going to have an impact. The trick is to maintain the tension through the explanation, and that requires knowing when a reader is going to want a piece of information, withholding it from them, and then delivering it at another time when it’s still relevant. Tough thing to do because you have to lead up to the revelation as well.

Last book read was The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West. Short read with quite the interesting plot. A lot of it could be related back to Ford’s telling of The Good Soldier[I], but I wouldn’t compare this [nearly] linear novel to Ford’s … memory mess, is all I can call it, for lack of better words.

Unto [I]The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce now.

One of the other smart things he said was about the writer’s relationship to his/her subconscious. He said it’s like riding a horse. The horse is separate from you with its own will. But through daily practice it will work with you, and surprise you sometimes.

One of the other smart things he said was about the writer’s relationship to his/her subconscious. He said it’s like riding a horse. The horse is separate from you with its own will. But through daily practice it will work with you, and surprise you sometimes.

Just like how the horse in Twilight Princess is pure fluid fun while the original in Ocarina of Time is somewhat brain damaged.

And Agro in Shadow of the Colossus is a little bitch.

….It’s only one reinterpretation away from working its way back into my heart, very much like the feelings I have for Star Trek post-reboot—I feel like I have space to love what I love, hate what I hate, while not being beholden to defend the weakest parts….

I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but I don’t want to hold on to any frustration and disappointment for Mr. Lucas any longer. He could make a thousand more Star Wars films, each more terrible than the last, and they wouldn’t do anything to diminish the feeling inside my chest that wells up when I see an AT-AT stepping out of a Hoth blizzard or hear the sound of a lightsaber being brought to bear.

Just started and it’s pretty good so far.

Ancient turtle bones reveal that Antarctica was once a rain forest (http://io9.com/5667860/ancient-turtle-bones-reveal-that-antarctica-was-once-a-rain-forest)

….if nothing else, it’s all proof that, against all odds, the Savage Land isn’t completely ridiculous.

Oh God! I read that too. Be thankful they gave you that one to do and not Ulysses or Dubliners. I think there is a film of "…Portrait…" but I’ve never seen it.

Good luck.

I read Dubliners (not Portrait, Ulysses, or Finnegans, though), and I liked it a lot! He superloads significance into every sentence though, so yeah, it is pretty fucking deep.

Anyway, just read these two:

The Day the Gaming Industry Died: Impressions from E3 2010 | Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/article_18608_the-day-gaming-industry-died-impressions-from-e3-2010.html) ("The audience at the conference reacted in exactly the same way you react when you notice the homeless guy next to you on the subway is masturbating" is a pretty good line)

More Proof the Video Game Industry is Out of Ideas (E3 2010) | Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/article_18609_more-proof-video-game-industry-out-ideas-e3-2010.html)

Topless Robot – The 10 Best (and 10 Worst) Songs for Halloween – Page 1 (http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/10/the_10_best_and_10_worst_songs_for_halloween.php?p age=1)

Peter V Brett’s novels are amazing. Great fantasy.

While I don’t want to get into that state I really want to increase my reading output. I just know I’m going to need to be able to go through books at a much higher rate than I am right now.

The 5 Most Epic One Man Rampages In the History Of War | Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/article_18810_the-5-most-epic-one-man-rampages-in-history-war.html)

There Was Always That One Kid That Ruined Every D&D Game … | Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/blog/there-was-always-that-one-kid-that-ruined-every-dd-game-…/)

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Hey, wanna read? Read all the books for my classes – that would be nifty! Then you can write my essays for me ;p

I think motivation is key! 🙂 I’m actually a really fast reader but with the exception of a few authors I am terrible about reading novels these days. 🙁 I have a couple sitting around the house I still haven’t gotten too. It’s a shame because I think I’d really enjoy them too.

We should do some kind of FFShrine reading challenge next year! X number of books in a year, and we can have a thread where we update our progress. ^^

I wrote my essays, and I even got a letter back from one of them.
(http://www.pimpandhost.com/image/5392047-original.html)

It isn’t so much not having anything to read as it is not being able to read it as well as I need.
I think that would be a great idea ndi, Start it on Jan. 1 and see how well we all do. I’d have to be a somewhat informal contest seeing as how the only real way so judge who’s faster and better-er is if we read the exact same books in the same order and test how much we remember from what we read and that’s just too much work.

Fun part about Virginia Woolf – I get to read that same exact book for another class! Yay. I didn’t enjoy it the first time through…

Currently reading: The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing. By far, the easiest novel I have read in this class as of late.

I actually didn’t do that, it was a refrance to an episode of south park where the boys have to write essays on The Old Man and the Sea. With zero time to accomplish this they wire Mexican day ladorers at home depot to "Read the book and write an essay" which they do by first reading the book ("There’s an old man and me goes to the sea to catch the feesh, but he no catch feesh, then me catch feesh but then feesh get away.") and write a letter to their essays.

Grizzly Bear vs. Polar Bear – Who Will Win? (http://io9.com/5697839/grizzly-bear-vs-polar-bear-+-who-will-win)

Why did mammals evolve to enormous sizes – then get smaller again? (http://io9.com/5698890/why-did-mammals-evolve-to-enormous-sizes-+-then-get-smaller-again)

Not that great.

Peter V Brett’s novels are amazing. Great fantasy.

Can I just say that you have great taste! the Desert Spear is a very good book and the ending! :0 I haven’t read the Black Prism yet but his previous trilogy leads me to think it will also be tremendous. My last book was Towers of Midnight, by Brandon Sanderson/Robert Jordan.

XDXD

Now seriously, I’m reading a book about Egyptology

Makes me want to read the book. I heard they’re pretty fucked up and that there’s "clean" and original versions of the first few.

Alice?

and lion king is pretty much hamlet.

let’s write a children’s book guys. let’s base it off the plotline to pride & prejudice.

and lion king is pretty much hamlet.

let’s write a children’s book guys. let’s base it off the plotline to pride & prejudice.

Oh I thought we were still on Wizard of Oz.
Lion King was gonna be a Kimba the White Lion but at the last minute disney backed out on the rights so it became "Lion King."

Didn’t they steal it from a Tezuka story?

Yes, Kimba the white Lion.

This was on Wiki.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Kimbasimba.JPG

But didn’t you already read it for a class?

Alan Moore may be arrogant but he’s earned the right to be ten times over. Great book (or comic).

If this were Facebook, I’d like this comment 1000x over.

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I wanted to type up a thing on Dracula but I keep getting interrupted and I lost half of it on word which hasn’t being loading properly so I guess I’ll just drop it.

It’s on amazon man. Grabbed a copy months ago.

OMG SO FRIGGIN CUTE!!!!!!

Scientists may have found a new state of matter (http://io9.com/5724996/scientists-may-have-found-a-new-state-of-matter)

Is that in any way part of the John Carter of Mars universe?

I really want to do it. I need to increase my reading. I was unable to read that one book Mina wanted to talk about over winter break and she hasn’t been on anyway so maybe this can fix taht a little.

I mentioned "The Barsoom Series" and "John" didn’t I? Even the name of the author. You’re trying to be clever, right?

I haven’t read any of them and you said there was 2 Johns so it could have not been that one necessarily and I though that the Mars Queen was the first book.

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We are respectable negroes: An Object Lesson in White Privilege: What if Sarah Palin were Black? (http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2010/02/object-lesson-in-white-privilege-what.html)

Set between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, lays some groundwork for one of the side quests. Not bad.

We are respectable negroes: Of White Feminism, Civil Rights, and Giant Negroes: Mad Men’s Episode, "The Beautiful Girls" Reviewed (http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2010/09/of-white-feminism-civil-rights-and.html)

Still soooooooooooo friggin’ cute!!!!!!!!

and

It was meh. I’ll give it one more volume before I decide if I like it or not.

THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: When Did The Civil Rights Movement Stop Moving? (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/01/when-did-civil-rights-movement-stop.html)

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Very good read if you have the time!

A book about the history of cryptography and cryptanalysis. Very interesting. Only real problem is that it’s fairly old now so the penultimate chapter about encryption regulation in late 90’s America is a bit dated but the rest is great.

Very good read if you have the time!

This looks interesting. 🙂

Reverse for me.

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What a dire, dire book. I don’t mean in terms of writing quality, just in terms of tone. The first story is about murder, the second is about rape, the third is about selling one’s soul (metaphorically) for happiness, and while I’m still not quite sure what the fourth one’s about, I’d say the core theme is not really knowing the people you love.

King is known for writing some dark stuff, but this collection really takes the cake. Just After Sunset wasn’t even this drab.

thanks Mandi!

(all re-reads of great short stories)

Romance novel junkie.

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Fun read. Threre’s a bunch of stuff that got changed like when plot points occurred and what order they visited the worlds in. I’m not all that crazy about the art style, the character designs don’t look anywhere near as good as the anime’s plus the facial expressions aren’t as diverse or over the top as the show’s.
There’s a lot more naked breasts in the manga than the anime.
Shashi’s love for Arumi is a lot more open.

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THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: What’s The Tea on Black Love? (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/02/whats-tea-on-black-love.html)

cthultoons (http://www.bogleech.com/scrapbook/cthultoons.html)

The Deep (http://www.bogleech.com/bio-deep.html)

Possibly the worst misspelling of "Odyssey" in the history of the universe.

How was this?

Absolutely loved this comment:

LACoincidental said…
Field, first let me say – there are no words for the things that woman suffered. No words, its just digusting.

On to Stringer Bell in a Viking helmet. Now, let me say that I am a big time comic book geek. I can literally break down the philosophical difference between the Golden Age and the Silver Age Green Lantern and influence of New Age thought on the Silver Surfer. Super-duper Nerd.

So I can say with great authority:

1. The comic is vastly different from Norse Mythology. In Norse Mythology – Balder, not Thor was the big bad boy on the Block. Stan Lee picked Thor over boulder because smacking aliens and monsters with a hammer made Thor less of a Superman rip-off than the Lord of Light.

Throughout history, Marvel take lots of liberties with the mythology. Hell, in the comics Thor’s technically half Greek. (His mother is Gaea.) Also, Thor ended the Ragnarok
cycle. How you stave off the imminent threat of death is truly comic book stuff.

Hell Marvel made Samuel Jackson Nick Fury in the Ultimate Marvel line because the writer just thought Jules Winnfield was damn cool. Iron Man was Black for a hot minute, as was Superman, Captain America and the Green Lantern. Nothing unusual here.

2. Heimdall, in terms of mythology and the comic is a really minor character. I’m talking you have to squint to find him in a comic book. Volstagg is more popular (we love drunken fat people with superpowers.) Heimdall’s powers are super-strength and uber-hyper senses, particularly eyesight and hearing. He can literally see things coming from hundreds of miles away. Heimdall’s job is to stand guard at the gates of Asgard and ward off any invaders. He’s the first line of defense. He’s essentially the doorman/marine guard. Again, its not like they got Louis Gossett Jr. as Odin or Terrance Stamp as Loki.

All and all, much ado about nothing. Its race baiting gates losing their cookies over a minor issue. I remember how the message boards in 2000 were a twitter because the Black Green Lantern – John Stewart was selected for the Justice League cartoon. A bunch of losers whining about fictional characters — a minor ones at that.

I’ve been a fanboy since I was 5, and I admit that this crap doesn’t matter and these white people need to get a life.

It was alright. It does have a younger feel to it what with talking tigers gator men and all. Mary marvel’s reaction to getting powers was adorable.

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Just started The Invisible Man.

The amount of butthurt expressed in the comments is priceless. 😀

Lulz.

And I just finished reading The Outsiders for about the fourth time. I love that book.

First appearance of the Taskmaster

Thought you’d like Mary Marvel ^^

I prefer them in situations where they’re interacting with adult characters because there’s a lot of comedy that can be mined from the age discrepancy thing. Sometimes inappropriate, when it comes to Mary!

Tina Fey, sackboy!

THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: The Reagan Con: Noam Chomsky on Reagan’s Distorted Legacy, Wisconsin Protests, & Union Busting (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/02/reagan-con-noam-chomsky-on-reagans.html)

Carol Danvers lets the Avengers have it, and it was EPIC.

Forgot to mention, the first appearance of Rogue also.

Hank Pym slaps the shit of the Wasp.

He also gets court-martialled by the other Avengers.

Rash’s stories are mostly set around South Carolina, some during Civil War times, some in modern times. It goes back and forth between depraved rural chicken thieves and depraved rural meth addicts. The stories are well written, but usually end with the hope that you’ll be shocked at how nonchalant the characters are about their actions. There’s little to relate to or feel sympathetic about because of that. Worth reading, but not great.

I don’t want to diminish the interesting conversation surrounding the point. True enough, if their whole goal is to support students because college is expensive, why only include whites? But a group with $581 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/26/texas-group-to-offer-coll_n_828684.html) in total funds is hardly worth the effort of an extended discussion.

Wasp is hot for Tony

Beautifully written….emotionally draining.

lol I’m out of ideas of where else to plug.

If Oh! Great and Kōta Hirano aren’t on this list then it is invalid.

Both are!

I’m probably setting myself up for disappointment but wiki says that Kiyohiko Azuma’s dojins include stuff for Sailor Moon, tenchi Muyo!, & Neon Genesis Evangelion. can you imagine a sexy Tenchi book with the humor and heart of Azumanga Daioh!? Or an Eva story with Shinji, Rei, & Asuka in a 3-way but they’re kinda more in character than most of the books so they have emotional connections and stuff?

I’m probably setting myself up for disappointment but wiki says that Kiyohiko Azuma’s dojins include stuff for Sailor Moon, tenchi Muyo!, & Neon Genesis Evangelion. can you imagine a sexy Tenchi book with the humor and heart of Azumanga Daioh!? Or an Eva story with Shinji, Rei, & Asuka in a 3-way but they’re kinda more in character than most of the books so they have emotional connections and stuff?

I just read that article, and……………………………………….. ……..what the fuck?

Yotsuba’s creator……………..porn

WTF?

Would Shinji even be able to stop angsting long enough to enjoy a threesome?

Yotsuba’s creator……………..porn

WTF?

Would Shinji even be able to stop angsting long enough to enjoy a threesome?

He’s had some happy moments with the 3 girls form time to time so it isn’t impossible.

Ok, would he have the stamina? Think on that sir.

LCL and plutsuits might help him with it.

I read The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner.

By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides (yoo-JEN-ə-deez) wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making.
Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the king’s caprice, but his contempt for Eugenides slowly turns to grudging respect. Though struggling against his fate, the newly crowned king is much more than he appears. Soon the corrupt Attolian court will learn that its subtle and dangerous intrigue is no match for Eugenides.

THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: Sunday Sermon [Who was Jesus] (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/03/sunday-sermon-who-was-jesus.html)

Alan Moore

Was having a conversation on King Leopold’s Ghost in my other class and naturally Heart of Darkness came up. Thought of you, Dr. Faustus!

why read it then? is it for your class or something?

Aside from it being a requirement though, there are plenty of books that I read knowing that I won’t enjoy them. I do so, in order to just have the ability to talk about them. Haha.

I got it from the library. 🙁 I’ll ask on here someone that might know. I’ll PM you if successful. 😀

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Was having a conversation on King Leopold’s Ghost in my other class and naturally Heart of Darkness came up. Thought of you, Dr. Faustus!

😀 😀

by the way, nice picture!

Anyways – Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Part Two.

Oh, and of course, like any such work that is translated from another language, I suppose what you get out of it is in part based on which translation you read, assuming, of course, that you aren’t able to read it in the original language. The one that I’ve been reading is the 2005 edition, with a translation by Graham Parkes.

P.S.: sorei – what did you think of Exodus? I don’t think I’ve read any of the "Vulcan’s Soul" books yet. As for Star Trek, I’ve been reading Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Lost Era: The Buried Age, but I haven’t finished it yet.

This sentence is the last thing I read.

But srs topics, was awhile ago, thoroughly, at least, was I Kill Giants.

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THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: The Outlaw of Sex [Bisexuality] (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/04/outlaw-of-sex-bisexuality.html)

THE INTERSECTION | MADNESS & REALITY: Rutgers University Pays "Snooki" $32,000 for Appearance, Toni Morrison, Not So Much (http://www.rippdemup.com/2011/04/rutgers-university-pays-snooki-32000.html)

This was really good. While it was kinda ridiculous at times it didn’t really matter what with the tone and imagery being so disturbing. Junji Ito’s artwork is both beautiful and creepy. Only real problem is the fact that there’s a bonus story at the end. Why the hell put it there when there’s no more threat or mystery left because the story is all done and the fate of pretty much every character has already been reviled? Couldn’t have been for space because they had space for it in the back anyway.

This was really good. While it was kinda ridiculous at times it didn’t really matter what with the tone and imagery being so disturbing. Junji Ito’s artwork is both beautiful and creepy. Only real problem is the fact that there’s a bonus story at the end. Why the hell put it there when there’s no more threat or mystery left because the story is all done and the fate of pretty much every character has already been reviled? Couldn’t have been for space because they had space for it in the back anyway.

I read Uzumaki a few years back and loved it. Pro’ly one of the few things in my life to ever effect my sleep patterns. 😀

I wasn’t a fan of the live action Uzumaki adaptation, but I remember several people here liking it, so you might want to check that out too!

I wasn’t a fan of the live action Uzumaki adaptation, but I remember several people here liking it, so you might want to check that out too!

Was that directed at me or Tom? :confused:

He just seems to have all of the bad guys’ names.

Before that, parts of the Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant and some encyclopaedia articles about Leibniz and Newton for an essay I’m writing. Fun fun fun fun.

Fantastic show. Guaranteed laughter. :laugh:

I find British comedy to be superior than other countries brand of humor… in certain regards of course. Though I admit, I’m a fan of the slapstick style, martial arts humor of Hong Kong cinema (Ala Kung Fu Hustle, Project A… any Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Stephen Chow movie).

Just started reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong, translated by C.H. Brewitt-Taylor for the umpteenth time. No matter how many times I’ve read this novella, I still love it.

I might re-read "The Hobbit" for the 10th time if I can get ahold of it. My favorite book.

Read this before but just looked it up again and it’s such a neat read I figured I’d share it here.

Eventually I’ll get around to Blackest Night.

Only got through parts 1 to 5 so far. I have to wait for the last few parts to be released. 😡

The X-Men are every rebel teenager who wanting to change the world and make it better. Humanity is every adult, clinging to the past, trying to destroy the future even as he places all his hopes there.

I just know glass empires… and the 3 related books.

good to know, I’ll check for second hand star treks again on amazon…

star trek : typhon pact – zero sum game

i will check amazon for that one, be sure, I love reading star trek novels. 😀

/edit: I ordered it…

Ten Most Difficult Words to Translate (http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/12/ten-most-difficult-words-to-translate/)

The end of that ‘Exemplars’ nonsense.

Cap stole the show with this one.

Not much of a page-turner, tbh.

Now (embarrassingly enough), I’m working through Eat, Pray, Love. Don’t judge me!

Now (embarrassingly enough), I’m working through Eat, Pray, Love. Don’t judge me!

I never knock a person for reading, period.

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Issues one through three of New Avengers

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by Michael Chabon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier_%26_Clay)

I’d love to reread it again in the very near future.

I never knock a person for reading, period.

This. 🙂

I could have done without that.

Good read, and answers some questions in Mass Effect 2.

Is it good? The words "Lovecraft" and "Cinema" has all ready got my attention.

We are respectable negroes: Pedagogical Failures: Donald Tapscott’s NPR Interview on How to Better Change Colleges to Suit the Millennial Snowflake Generation (http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2011/07/pedagogical-failures-donald-tapscotts.html)

I liked it. It chronicles film/tv based off the stories of Lovecraft, most of them sub-par of course but there’s also an art section and interviews. I’ve been watching a lot of "Lovecraftian Cinema" lately because of it. There’s especially a lot of bts info on Re-Animator. Interviews include Roger Corman, Guillermo del Toro, John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, and Dan O’ Bannon. Though there are some noticeable typos in the interviews. Also beware, there are tons of spoilers.

It’s about a woman who, without her knowledge, was given a vitamin drink containing radioisotopes as part of a government study in the 60s (which is based off a real study that happened). In present day, she’s hunting down the doctor who did it and becomes entangled with his family, including his grandson, who has Asperger’s and is building a nuclear breeder reactor in his backyard shed.

The premise is interesting, as is the research that went into it. But despite containing rape, incest, murder, children with cancer, nuclear fallout, and old people sex, the book is lighthearted Jennifer Weiner beach reading, which was not what I was looking for at all. However, it might be fun for someone else who’s looking for a quick read.

It’s about a woman who, without her knowledge, was given a vitamin drink containing radioisotopes as part of a government study in the 60s (which is based off a real study that happened). In present day, she’s hunting down the doctor who did it and becomes entangled with his family, including his grandson, who has Asperger’s and is building a nuclear breeder reactor in his backyard shed.

The premise is interesting, as is the research that went into it. But despite containing rape, incest, murder, children with cancer, nuclear fallout, and old people sex, the book is lighthearted Jennifer Weiner beach reading, which was not what I was looking for at all. However, it might be fun for someone else who’s looking for a quick read.

Where I work sells quite a bit of Jennifer Weiner books. Is any of it worth picking up?

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Fantastic Four #541 by J. Michael Straczynski

He was near death at that point, and fit the grumpy old man stereotype. But still. She not only antagonized the audience, but also whiffed on a softball question that could have gotten more readers interested in her work. What author, even a chick lit author, can’t at least BS an answer about one of their themes?

They kept at each other for the rest of the conference, which is chronicled in Steve Almond’s book Not That You Asked.

And in my opinion, that is a sign of a terrible artist.

David M. Marcovitz – Using Visual Basic for Applications to Make PowerPoint Interactive;

Mary Bailey & Gina Sandford – The Ultimate Aquarium;

Stephen Baker – Numerati.

As it has an (anti) endorsement by Stephenie Meyer, I watch its angst levels like a hawk.

I’ve never read this stuff before, it was really hard to get into at first but once Drizzt was introduced it became nice.

Just finished The Imperial Guard Omnibus, need more WH 40k to sate my appetite.

You can’t even compare. The only thing comparable is, imho, the first agfhanistan war, between the Soviets and the Mudjahidins.

If you want my opinion, the US attacked the wrong country. they should have dealt with Pakistan first, as it is the rear base of these talibans A-holes. then Enter Afghanistan and deal with the remaining idiots.

A decent android story but not a page-turner for me.

‘Twas all right, I suppose.

I would assume it would be most effective reading on a camping trip. 🙂

Smart move, dude.

Had to google that guy…

…and yeah, THIS:

Smart move, dude.

obviously i just want to have sex with drizzt by now

You’re damn right. smart move indeed.

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Exile, RA Salvatore

obviously i just want to have sex with drizzt by now

Funny, when I was younger I had ideas involving Arylin Moonblade. her or Shandril Shessair. :D. Damn, I read lot of these FR novels. too much, maybe. 😉

:-*

Lucas didn’t want anyone of the main guys to die but it’s kinda hard to do the rawrrrr thing in a book so I guess that’s why they picked the Wookiee. If it makes you feel any better Lucas don’t give a flying fuck about the books or comics or even the previous cartoons by the way the current show ignores them almost completely.

Pretty damn good read.

Yeah? 😀

I didn’t even know it existed.

I want it……………badly. 😀

Pretty damn good read.

:seriously:

I think you mean "Shirley" you can’t be serious?

😀 Yeah? YEAH?

………
…:sad:

I didn’t even know it existed.

I want it……………badly. 😀

I picked it up at Barnes & Noble ^^ Ignore the pessimist post TWO POSTS above mine, it is quite interesting 🙂

edit: GAH!!!!!! CUCKOO YOU BEAGLE YOU XD

:rofldata: :rofldata:

Whatever gives you your jollies.

Disliking someone isn’t cause for murder.

Just letting you know.

Okay, I’ve made my disclaimer, you can do what you will.

I know it’s going to be bloody, spectacular, and strangely sexy.

:-*

Just letting you know.

😯 Line them up doesn’t mean I’m going to execute them; is that an American thing? We don’t do that here.

Besides, If I killed him there’d be no more fun to be had humiliating him. :rolleyes:

Just letting you know.

There is no cause for murder, silly.

…that’s why we don’t tell anyone. :rolleyes:

But we are all…..human. :devious:

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She’s one of the artists I’ve been fallowing since I gained full full internet access so upon seeing it at he library I had to read it.
The book itself is a kids word book but not enough words to be a chapter book and while there’s a bunch of illustrations it’s not a comic, graphic novel, or picture book if that makes any sense.

The several pictures are a nice simple children’s style that’s nothing super but not terrible though she did reuse the same handful of faces far too many times for my taste.

One of those rescue ships on the edge of space type stories. Pretty complicated to read though.

Just started reading Ringworld

It’s his son and another guy. The first book they wrote was House Atreides. House Harkonnen was second. House Corrino was third.

I lost track of them after that as they just kept churning them out.

The original Herbert novels are much better. They get a 10 out of 10 from me. The son’s works get a 2 out of 10.

I would say, don’t judge the original series by the son’s works, and vice versa.

They are in the same universe but very different under the surface.

Just finished America (The Book)

It was…light. :meh:

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin

Nice. 😀

Actual book-wise, I’m really unsure as to what the last book was that I read.

It was…light. :meh:

Didn’t hit the literary spot, huh? :3

It was in translation. The dialogue was like the TV show but the rest of the prose was very ….

….. :eye: ….. I’ve been baited.

I felt myself on the edge of the world; peering over the rim into a fathomless chaos of eternal night. – Dagon

Recently finished the Herbert West – Reanimator stories. Definitely not Lovecraft’s best work but they’re fun. I already have another small collection of his stories but this one encompasses that one except for one story, "The Picture in the House".

It has some nice artwork from Les Edwards as well.

You read some of the most intelligent pieces of literature available out there, HD.

😯

If you compress boring and injected it up the ass of some pompous ass and told him to write it down it would be this book.

All this time I thought that was Dickens. :laugh: :laugh:

….but seriously folks.

This morning, I finished "Mythago Wood" by Robert Holdstock.

‘Twas a fine read, indeed.

I’d read it again. 🙂

😀 I like that.

It gave me the wiggins something fierce.

Ah, you pisser, you! 😉

I bought that book after borrowing it too many times from the library.

Classic. I was supposed to read it back in high school, but never did.
I ran out of other shit and it was sitting there on top Canterbury Tales.
Tales was too long. I might read chapters on the John.

:rofldata:

I was once stuck with another lyric of them saying "…masturbating with the dagger…", and then a remix was made of that song, and put the guy repeating that on and on and on and on and on and on…. And I could not stop listening, because the techno was cool XD

It was supposed to have been even longer. Each person was to have 4 tales. 😯

The only ones I remember clearly are the 2 knight brothers killing each other over some hot chick and the King who banishes his wife because his mother is a lying cunt.

i have the book but didn’t read it all. I remember reading something about it was supposed to be longer.
I remember watching A Knight’s Tale though :rolleyes:

And I’m reading a comic called ‘Powers’ at the moment.

:confused:

I thought I was in STS. :smrt: My intelligence at any given time is indirectly proportionate to how many tabs I have open.

The just finished putting it all online.

Does that guy ever have a good day?

No :laugh:

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I can really hear the Poe influence in this one.

Bleak House by Dickens

Such a monster of a yarn. Not a big fan of the author’s style so it was a harder read than it should have been. The recent BBC miniseries of this starring Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock is great btw.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Poe

It’s like toys story and small soldiers and Indian and the Cupboard and the Christmas toy and every other toys alive story all rolled into one.
It tells the tale of the Boogeyman kidnapping a boy and a company forming a rescue party to go after him. Thing is once they enter the world in the closet they turn into real versions that they’re based on. So the toy soldier is a real soldier, the wooden duck on wheels can finally fly, the teddy bear is a real bear, and the boy’s puppy who tormented and chewed on everyone is now the smallest of the group. It’s alright. I’ll try to read more if I can but aren’t so desperate to hunt the next parts down.

Fuck you Lucas for cancelling the series.
Read old issue of VFW magazine.

It got canned because he wasn’t keeping good enough track of all his writers so the CGI Clone Wars took a huge shit on the already established storyline of the print media and I guess the TV shows count more than books.

Even though if they adapted the RepComm stories for the show, you would have more people watch it. Damn Lucas and his chin parasite.

I’ll admit. that the 100th time I read this book. but it’s still as good as the first time.

Who can blame you? 😀

And so begins my last fall semester of college. This is actually the first Twain novel I’ve read and I’m still on the fence between really loving it and really hating it. Twain is brilliant in some senses – a lot of social commentary is going on within this novel on race and I do have to give him kudos for the use of the vernacular throughout the novel because it brings the entire story further down to earth. I’m bothered however by the lack of progression and lack of transcendence over these racial issues for both Huck and Jim within the novel. Nothing changes, is ultimately the feel I get from this piece… is it supposed to have this feeling? or am I bringing it way to into a modern context in thinking that the portrayal of a free Jim is too weak and Twain should have that been more keen in believing that more could have been done?

Even though I hear it’s pretty much a "bunch of young people stuck in a house with a monster" type of flick, I would still like to see the movie based off of this. It’s unavailable on Netflix, though the second one is there.

The Premature Burial by Poe

Who can blame you? 😀

Nobody :D.

Finished a few "serious" reads today, most concerning the economics of festivals and culture in France. Interesting yet incredibly boring. The thngs I did to get this Master’s degree 😀

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The Unnamable by Lovecraft

Even though I hear it’s pretty much a "bunch of young people stuck in a house with a monster" type of flick, I would still like to see the movie based off of this. It’s unavailable on Netflix, though the second one is there.

The Premature Burial by Poe

Sadly most movies inspired by the works of HPL are not really good or faithful to the "mood" of his works. The only one that comes close is, funnily, Reanimator, but the short story was already something different from most of what Lovecraft wrote. I’ve heard good things on the episode of masters of horrors directed by Stuart Gordon and based on "Dreams in the Witchhouse" though.

Only film to capture the essence of lovecraftian tales, in my opinion, is "In the mouth of Madness". Most adaptations are too gory, or too cheesy to be good. Somebody should explain to producers that lovecraft would have hated to see torrents of blood in movies based on his works.

Only film to capture the essence of lovecraftian tales, in my opinion, is "In the mouth of Madness". Most adaptations are too gory, or too cheesy to be good. Somebody should explain to producers that lovecraft would have hated to see torrents of blood in movies based on his works.

I’ve seen the MoH Dreams in the Witch House and it was pretty terrible. Since reading The Lurker in the Lobby: The Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema, I’ve been watching a lot of movies based off his works. A notable entry imo would be The Resurrected based off The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Dan O’ Bannon directs and does a good job of sticking pretty close to the story though I hear producers messed with it a bit, ruining it in O’ Bannon’s eyes. It doesn’t matter to me if they’re bad movies. I’m mostly curious how the Lovecraftian influence affects the films. One of the worst I’ve seen so far was Bad Moon’s Lurking Fear also starring Jeffrey Combs.

And the last thing I read was "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe

the neutrino

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Then I could do both and alternate…

It can be, but stick at it as it does pick up (I’m looking at Shu’s campaign against the Man tribes of the south here). Shows just how cunning and intelligent the great Sleeping Dragon, Chuko Liang, was.

That got me at first. Take the Ruler of Wei… In Dynasty Warriors/Kessen/etc, spelled/pronounced as Cao Cao (Cow Cow), but tradtionally it’s Ts’ao Ts’ao (Sow Sow). Still, it’s a great read and the fact it’s based on the actual events 1800 years ago, just makes the novel and the games inspired by it, a better experience for me.

A good read but at times it felt like I was reading a textbook. Enjoyed Journey to the Center of the Earth more. Next will be Around the World in Eighty Days.

This. I have to say, we french produced some of the most interesting cases of psychos back in the day…Clovis (Who killed one of his own men for a simple pot), Charles the Hammer (everything’s in the name), who beat the ever lovin’ shit out of the muslims in Poitier, Philippe the Fair, who slaughtered the knight templars for a treasure he didn’t get, and got cursed for his troubles, Gilles de Rais, who kicked the shit out of Doc Faustus’s compatriots along Joan of Ark before going on a child murdering rampage. And then Fran???ois L’ollonais, and let’s not forget the Cardinal Richelieu, who may not be "Tim Curry" crazy as in the three musketeers (the one with Kevin "I played Robin in Batman and Robin" O’Donnell), but he was a serious case of "Pity ? What the hell does that word mean ?".

And I’m sure I could find others 😀

Even if you don’t get anything to fill the super saver shipping it’s still cheaper than buying in person.

Even if you don’t get anything to fill the super saver shipping it’s still cheaper than buying in person.
Much Grass. Have a pic.

Saw that on daily show. Steward said it’s cuz the republicans have so few blacks that they baby them and give them special treatment.

Sounds like what they accuse Dems of doing with the general black populace. XD

anyway, just read the manual for COD finest hour.
now THAT is a manual.

that truly is the best story book ever. wow

:eye: I hear that a lot.

It’s like we’re reading X-men together. 😀

Where was the balloon ride? Weird. Good adventure read.

I love Aldiss’ work. I have the three of those but not read them yet. I have too many books to get through. 🙁

A nice dream fantasy short story

Welcome to my nightmare, mate. got close to a thousand Sci fi books. choosing one to read is getting hard. Right now I’m finishing Farmer’s World of Tiers cycle. then I’ll get to finally start on reading the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories by Leiber.

Put the cat out. Put the kettle on. I’m coming over to browse your shelves.

Good stuff.

Currently reading ‘We the Living’ by Ayn Rand. I can’t say I’m enjoying it too much though. Some of it has to do with a bias I have formed on her, after I was informed of right-wingers enjoying her views on things. The other part of it has to do with the just the novels general tone… I think she exaggerates too much and it’s slowly transforming into a romance. Bleeeeeeh.

@DrFaustus: Hey, hey! I saw your PM from like last year, haha. Sorry I have not responded in forever. I’ve lost touch with this place and have been swooped away by life. I have finished my English major though and I’ll be graduating in August! Many many books to discuss! Heh.

I’ve never seen the word "wooer" written so many times in one place before.

just finished Star Trek TNG : cold equations – persistance of memory and loved it.

Kirk breaks the Federation’s highest decree (again…) and this time pays for it with exile. The Enterprise is almost destroyed and the bridge crew disperses within the Federation…

Damn good read if you’re a fan of the original Trek.

i still have to read that, it is on my "to read" list 😀

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Sorry. Couldn’t help myself.
Last thing I read was Monster by A. Lee Martinez
Sad thing is, it was over a year ago that I read it.
I really gotta get back into reading.

walking dead – road to woodbury – robert kirkman

Now to do The Wind Up Bird Chronicle.

Hehe, I’ve recently read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s a book about people who achieve extraordinarily like the beatles, Bill Gates, or even geniuses. It takes 10 years to attain mastery kids :O

It usually takes me a while to finish a book, but I finished this one in 2 days because I was just so engrossed in it.

Copy pasted from description:

What would you do if your four-year-old son was abducted—by your spouse?

In June 2004, David Goldman took his Brazilian wife, Bruna, and their son, Sean, to the airport. She told him that they would be returning to New Jersey after a two-week vacation. Once there, however, Bruna informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil—and keeping Sean.
In the courts, Goldman found himself outmaneuvered by the legal machinations of Bruna’s new husband, a member of one of Brazil’s most powerful families. But Goldman never gave up, appealing to the media and the highest levels of the U.S. government for help. A Father’s Love is the story of Goldman’s incredible five-year battle to reunite with his abducted child – and an inspiring celebration of an ordinary man’s love for his son.

Sandman Slim series

Repairman Jack

Iron Druid

and, most of all, the Dresden files series by Jim Butcher. Also, don’t forget the "in between" novels on many of these, which repair holes in the plotlines.

Now reading a book called Nightwork. Pretty interesting cultural anthropology book on Hostesses and Japanese businessmen

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