Randox Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That does sound good tripsis. Think that's going on my list of books to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Reading "The Dalek handbook" my partner bought me. It's really interesting reading about the every once of history of them since the show first aired. Popoto.~<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Currently reading Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff. Supposedly a "Japanese Steampunk novel with mythic creatures, civil unrest, and a strong female protagonist." Sounds like it should be awesome and I hope it is :P (I'm only 32 pages in). - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I just finished Graveminder by Melissa Marr, was pretty good. Took a little getting used to structure wise, but its a good read. Gotta Catch 'Em All!Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I just finished Graveminder by Melissa Marr, was pretty good. Took a little getting used to structure wise, but its a good read.I'm totally excited about her upcoming book Carnival of Souls!! - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Just finished City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. Was an enjoyable read, most of the plot "twists" were quite predictable though and often just too convenient for the characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtongirl Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just finished 'Room' by Emma Donoghue. I'm now attempting Anna Karenina. We'll sneak out while they sleepAnd sail off in the night.We'll come clean and start over the rest of our lives.When we're gone, we'll stay gone.Out of sight, out of mind.It's not too late,We have the rest of our lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Currently reading Knife of Dreams in the Wheel of Time series. Much better than the last one. After that series, I'll look into House of Leaves and/or Hemingway. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I just finished Graveminder by Melissa Marr, was pretty good. Took a little getting used to structure wise, but its a good read.I'm totally excited about her upcoming book Carnival of Souls!! I just read up about that, it does sound pretty good! I'll have to add it to my wanted list :D Gotta Catch 'Em All!Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggiwhplar Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Currently reading: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry Browne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Currently reading: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World by Harry Browne Skimmed through it...some interesting ideas in there. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piu Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. [hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide][hide]Never gonna give you up.[/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide][/hide]"We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocefisso Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Very Good, Jeeves. As usual with Wodehouse, brilliantly funny and a delight to read. "Imagine yourself surrounded by the most horrible cripples and maniacs it is possible to conceive, and you may understand a little of my feelings with these grotesque caricatures of humanity about me." - H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I'm still picking my way through the Game of Thrones.Enjoying it but finding it a slow read + not really reading much in general past couple of weeks. Like 20% through (thank you kindle for telling me) just reached the point where Bran wakes up and Cersei has Lady killed since Nymeria is mia. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine naked men Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Finished both The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things, by Paul Hoffman. Pretty interesting alternate-history/fantasy books. The style of writing can get pretty grating at times but the concept is good and there are at least a couple of subtle historical/philosophical references that I picked up on, and probably a whole bunch more that I didn't. I also bought The Long Earth, a collab between Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. Haven't read anything about it but I have high hopes. :v sleep like dead men wake up like dead men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Just finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - definitely enjoyed it and I started the next one the other day :) I get a more or less an hour a day now to read going to and from work, it's nice to get back into reading again. I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sally Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I finished a couple of days a go Blood Rights by Kristen Painter, Which was really, really good. Going to try and track down the rest of the series its in. Gotta Catch 'Em All!Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Picked up and begun reading Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye. Was intending to pick up Oryx and Crake but our library never has it in stock. ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Finished The Return of the King today. And I remember why I was so glad Peter Jackson left out the whole Scourging of the Shire from the movie. I've gotta say, that was pretty boring stuff to read through again. After such an epic journey, they come back and have to deal with some ruffians and save the Shire now? There were parts that I enjoyed, but overall, I like it how Peter Jackson simply made the movie end with them arriving back in the Shire, which hasn't changed much at all since they left. Kinda reinforces the hobbit way; hobbits don't involve themselves with the rest of Middle Earth, save for Bilbo's journey and then the journey of the Ring. It holds a lot of significance I think to have the Shire still unaware of what happened. Anyway, I think I'll move on to the conclusion of the Ender Quartet, Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card. Should be very good, as I've enjoyed the three previous books. | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 In general I like the Lord of the Rings movies so much better than the book. :/ - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 They both have their 'goods' and 'bads'. As always, movies are able to lengthen emotional parts where no words can really describe what's going on (of course, Tolkien always is very eloquent with his words). For example, the Grey Havens: the parting was probably less than a page in the book, but during the movie, it seemed so much longer and so much more powerful simply because all the hobbits are so distressed at Frodo's parting. I always tear up during that part. That's just one example. Also, the way Jackson simplified certain parts of the movie (such as Eowyn and Faramir's relationship) was advantageous in my view. It made the relationship seem much simpler and more pure (even so, the simplification causes a whole dimension of the relationship to be lost). But then again, the book holds many more events and small snippets than the movies, which in some cases is unfortunate (i.e. Tom Bombadil). I can comfortably say that the Lord of the Rings as a combination of film and books is my favorite of all time. Now let's hope The Hobbit is up to par with the LOTR movies!!! | My Tumblr | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I guess I'm honestly just not a huge fan of Tolkien's writing style. It kind of bores me. D: I enjoyed The Hobbit, which has a very different writing style, but not LotR. And I found LotR to be really lacking in emotion. Like Arwen and Aragorn's relationship practically doesn't exist in the books (it's described outside of the trilogy). But I loved that addition in the movies. And in general, the stories are extremely action packed and I felt like the films do a better job of doing that justice. Anyway. I'm currently reading False Memory by Dan Krokos. I'm loving it so far! Really cool story about genetically altered teenage government experiments/fighters :D - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPM Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've already reached my book goal for the year. I was aiming at 52 and I'm a day or two away from 54. I'm finishing up the Dexter series and will be starting on The_Menstruating_Mall once I do. It'll be my first book in the bizarro genre, and it looks good. ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Ohh Dexter. :P I was going to read those but never finished XD I read the first one and kind of stopped there. I liked them, but I think the fact that it was exactly the same as the TV show (so there were no surprises) turned me off. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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