Report, edit, etc...Posted by Clokr_ on 2004-07-23 at 18:41:38
1st- He was cloak not clokr
2nd- WTF did you tried to say?
2nd- WTF did you tried to say?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Shmeeps on 2004-07-23 at 20:25:55
Yeah Clokr_, I know what you mean, I read and write good with any books to read and I am doing fine 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EzDay281 on 2004-07-23 at 20:51:59
Alright, why does everyone keep saying the Halo books?
Just MO(and this isn't regarding First Striker, I've never read it), but they suck. They throw in stupid details that shouldn't exist because they're stupid or don't make sense, they make too many assumptions, and the style also sucks.
Just MO(and this isn't regarding First Striker, I've never read it), but they suck. They throw in stupid details that shouldn't exist because they're stupid or don't make sense, they make too many assumptions, and the style also sucks.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Reever on 2004-07-23 at 21:02:43
Harry Potter,Milatary novels,crap like war books or a Tom clancy book.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EzDay281 on 2004-07-23 at 23:16:01
"Narnia"
Erm... I forget what the series is called, but it's not simply Narnia...
I mean, that'd be like naming the Inreasingly Innaccurately Named Hitchiker's Series "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy"... that makes it sound like it's a series of ONE book...
And the Chronicles of Narnia are good, but simply too short. Get the whole series of 7 and you'll have a week's worth the entertainment! Amazing! While as the Harry Potter series will probably last MORE than a day a book...
Dune Books!(I haven't got my hands on anything past Dune)
EDIT
"Wow, the movies own the books .... Well thats my opinion cuz I HATE reading -_+ so much time and btw... who reads books....."
No, the books own the movies. The actors aren't really great, reading doesn't take long, as you should have noticed lots of people read books, and...
imagine a book such as Micheal Crichton's(author of Jurrassic Park I believe) Sphere being put into a movie... it simply doesn't work. You can't display thought and non-physical things without having characters actualy speak...
Thebooks hold so much MORE than the movies...
Erm... I forget what the series is called, but it's not simply Narnia...
I mean, that'd be like naming the Inreasingly Innaccurately Named Hitchiker's Series "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy"... that makes it sound like it's a series of ONE book...
And the Chronicles of Narnia are good, but simply too short. Get the whole series of 7 and you'll have a week's worth the entertainment! Amazing! While as the Harry Potter series will probably last MORE than a day a book...
Dune Books!(I haven't got my hands on anything past Dune)
EDIT
"Wow, the movies own the books .... Well thats my opinion cuz I HATE reading -_+ so much time and btw... who reads books....."
No, the books own the movies. The actors aren't really great, reading doesn't take long, as you should have noticed lots of people read books, and...
imagine a book such as Micheal Crichton's(author of Jurrassic Park I believe) Sphere being put into a movie... it simply doesn't work. You can't display thought and non-physical things without having characters actualy speak...
Thebooks hold so much MORE than the movies...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by mobomojo on 2004-07-24 at 00:36:37
+Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its books
- pure goodness. first 3 books are best, last 2 arent as good
+Ender's Game
- havent actually read it yet, but i hear good stuff about it
+Catch-22
- good read, and some of the characters are just enjoyable
+Elegant Universe
- goes into the string theory. too much to explain, but its very fascinating.
edit:
+ Any and all Calvin and Hobbes books.
- pure goodness. first 3 books are best, last 2 arent as good
+Ender's Game
- havent actually read it yet, but i hear good stuff about it
+Catch-22
- good read, and some of the characters are just enjoyable
+Elegant Universe
- goes into the string theory. too much to explain, but its very fascinating.
edit:
+ Any and all Calvin and Hobbes books.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Vindexus on 2004-07-24 at 02:36:20
Any Calvin and Hobbes I can get my hands on.
LOTR
I'm reading Wheel of Time right now. Just finished the first book and have the next 6 all lined up. Question: Who is the Dragon and the Dragon Reborn?
I've read all harry potters
Some David Gemmell
LOTR
I'm reading Wheel of Time right now. Just finished the first book and have the next 6 all lined up. Question: Who is the Dragon and the Dragon Reborn?
I've read all harry potters
Some David Gemmell
Report, edit, etc...Posted by CaptainWill on 2004-07-24 at 09:58:05
Well, I'm re-reading old-school adventure books this summer by the fantastic action author - Wilbur Smith. I've re-read Wild Justice so far, and I'm about halfway through Elephant Song. If you haven't read any of his books before then I really would recommend them.
Wild Justice, despite being written in the 70s, shows a shockingly similar World Terrorism situation to the one which we suffer under today. Wild Justice was originally called 'The Delta Decision' in the States.
The Seventh Scroll and River God are probably his most famous books in America so you may have heard of them. His others are more popular here and in Africa, where he lives (a lot of his books feature Africa as well).
Other than those books, I read books like Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy: The Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. I've just read that the first book was called 'The Golden Compass' across the Atlantic for the same reasons as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was named differently in the USA: 'To make it easier to understand and more appealing to Americans'
Of course, I have read the LOTR books and found them to be inpenetrable, over-descriptive, tedious and poorly written gob
e, I'm afraid to say. Tolkien should have stuck to things other than writing...
Hmm, what other books do I read? Anything that's well written or funny, I guess.
Grant Naylor's Red Dwarf books are hilarious Sci-fi spoofs.
Wild Justice, despite being written in the 70s, shows a shockingly similar World Terrorism situation to the one which we suffer under today. Wild Justice was originally called 'The Delta Decision' in the States.
The Seventh Scroll and River God are probably his most famous books in America so you may have heard of them. His others are more popular here and in Africa, where he lives (a lot of his books feature Africa as well).
Other than those books, I read books like Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy: The Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. I've just read that the first book was called 'The Golden Compass' across the Atlantic for the same reasons as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was named differently in the USA: 'To make it easier to understand and more appealing to Americans'
Of course, I have read the LOTR books and found them to be inpenetrable, over-descriptive, tedious and poorly written gob
e, I'm afraid to say. Tolkien should have stuck to things other than writing...Hmm, what other books do I read? Anything that's well written or funny, I guess.
Grant Naylor's Red Dwarf books are hilarious Sci-fi spoofs.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ent on 2004-07-24 at 11:43:09
Hmm I cant reread a book, sometimes ive tried but I just find it boring to read the same thing so I give up rereading after 2 pages or something.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EruIluvatar on 2004-07-25 at 16:58:37
Hey I read Wilbur Smith too, but I only own Warlock, and Monsoon. Also Tom Clancy is the z. I have Rainbow Six, Debt of Honor, Without Remorse, and Red Storm Rising. And I have read a few more. And LotR and Histroy of Middle-Earth, and the Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales, and I have like 60 Star Wars novels. And also Sophie's Choice, if you know that one. Trying to read Sword of Shannara, but since I do the LotR thing like 99% these days (1% Star Wars), everything fantasy feels like some lame attempt to write a good tale, cause it just seems like Tolkien, big quest and alll.
z. I have Rainbow Six, Debt of Honor, Without Remorse, and Red Storm Rising. And I have read a few more. And LotR and Histroy of Middle-Earth, and the Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales, and I have like 60 Star Wars novels. And also Sophie's Choice, if you know that one. Trying to read Sword of Shannara, but since I do the LotR thing like 99% these days (1% Star Wars), everything fantasy feels like some lame attempt to write a good tale, cause it just seems like Tolkien, big quest and alll.Report, edit, etc...Posted by iamacow on 2004-07-25 at 21:07:59
Today I got all of the Cleric Quintet books by R. A. Salvatore and The Once and Future King by T. H. White. hoorah!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by linux_junkie on 2004-07-25 at 23:18:10
A lot of classic literature. Not much in the ways of modern fiction, with the exception of Tolkien, Ender's series, and Michael Chrighton. I read a lot of nonfiction, usually science/math books or one of my many computer programming books . The most recent book I've read: "The Art of Happiness", by his Holiness, the Dalai Lama
. The most recent book I've read: "The Art of Happiness", by his Holiness, the Dalai LamaReport, edit, etc...Posted by Wolf on 2004-08-15 at 13:14:46
I'm not really in to reading right now but
i do have a favorite series and thats the
dragonlancer series.....
not sure if any ones heard of that but me... whatever
i do have a favorite series and thats the
dragonlancer series.....
not sure if any ones heard of that but me... whatever
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2004-08-15 at 13:19:30
greek tragedies
gothic novels
sarcastic stuff.
uh yeah
gothic novels
sarcastic stuff.
uh yeah
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Joey on 2004-08-15 at 13:27:28
uhm
i like navy seals
starcraft books
aliens books
alien vs predator
predator
sabriel
lariel
abhorsen
the samuri tale
JRR Tolkiens books(every single one i got)
resident evil books
and manga mostly Ragnarok
i like navy seals
starcraft books
aliens books
alien vs predator
predator
sabriel
lariel
abhorsen
the samuri tale
JRR Tolkiens books(every single one i got)
resident evil books
and manga mostly Ragnarok