posted September 04, 2003 11:01 AM            

Starting:
-J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillon (3rd time reading it)
-Tesseracts 2 (see above)
-Dan Simmons' Worlds Enough & Time
-Gao Xingjian's Soul Mountain

posted September 04, 2003 11:04 AM            

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Originally posted by BoneShredder:
It just stops and feels like there's something more that maybe needs to be said...but then, that may have been what Ellis intended. *shrug*

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I agree with you completely, the ending is a little lackluster. Mostly what I found cool about the book was reading every single little thought that crossed into this serial killer's mind. I really enjoyed how he'd describe the impeccability of his own appearance in great detail and then proceed to tear apart the way his co-workers dress and act

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posted September 04, 2003 07:05 PM            

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posted September 13, 2003 08:05 PM            

Also, "Paradise Regained." <--- Not really a book, but it is a poem that is inside of a book.

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posted September 13, 2003 08:45 PM            

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posted September 13, 2003 10:21 PM            

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Originally posted by T-O-N:

Starting:
-J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillon (3rd time reading it)

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Arg... I love Tolkien but man is that hard to read. It hurts your head just trying to keep all the names straight (and sounding them out in your head).

Right now I've actually gotten into comic books (unavoidable since I was working all summer at my card shop). Uncanny X-Men is actually very well written and is still cool too! The art is better than I've ever seen it in a comic book. (I recommend it, best $2.25 you'll spend).

Soon I'll be reading: Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting By In America (for school), and hope to begin Dune.

-Eron-

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posted September 14, 2003 06:05 AM            

• Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, Dr. Wen Zee
• The Book of Enoch the Prophet, translated by Richard Laurence
• The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
• Love Hina #14, Ken Akamatsu
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• Fool's Crow, Thomas E. Mails
  

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posted September 14, 2003 09:42 AM         

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posted September 14, 2003 10:35 AM            

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Originally posted by potm:
McQuail's Theory on Mass Communication.

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AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!

I read the first line of that and I was confused :P

posted September 14, 2003 10:53 AM         

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Originally posted by phyrexianscooter:
AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!

I read the first line of that and I was confused :P

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It's mindboggling. I think the author took 20 big words per paragraph and shuffled them up with combination words (and, including, also, etc) and conclusion words (thus, therefore, so, in conclusion, in result, etc) while he was on the phone chatting with his girlfriend in Kentucky.

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posted September 14, 2003 01:10 PM            

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Originally posted by T-O-N:
Finishing:
-Tesseracts: Canadian sci-fi short stories collection, this is a must for any Canadian who likes science-fiction

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Too bad we Americans wouldn't understand it.

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posted September 14, 2003 01:11 PM         

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Originally posted by Raatcharch:
Too bad we Americans wouldn't understand it.

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you! get on AIM or something now!!

posted September 14, 2003 02:55 PM            

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Originally posted by Eron the Relentless:
Arg... I love Tolkien but man is that hard to read. It hurts your head just trying to keep all the names straight (and sounding them out in your head).

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I agree it's hard to remember each name, but the family trees at the end is very useful for this. Also, I have the map of Belerian (and the lands to the north), that helps for setting the locations. The map is available in the book, however it's harder to read given its size. Ever tried reading the full version of Three Kingdoms? That will give you ten times the headaches you can get from The Silmarillon.

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Originally posted by Raatcharch:
Too bad we Americans wouldn't understand it.

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It's for everyone, although it's very different than american sci-fi. The context is more cultural and less lightsaber-oriented

posted September 15, 2003 06:52 PM            

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posted September 15, 2003 07:19 PM            

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Originally posted by potm:
It's mindboggling. I think the author took 20 big words per paragraph and shuffled them up with combination words (and, including, also, etc) and conclusion words (thus, therefore, so, in conclusion, in result, etc) while he was on the phone chatting with his girlfriend in Kentucky.

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All mass comm books are like that. I was ready to start shooting people after four years of that stuff.

Currently re-reading: Dragon Lance Chronicles (almost done and unsure what to read next)

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posted September 16, 2003 04:35 AM            

James Randi is so frickin cool.

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posted September 16, 2003 12:50 PM            

That was my very first ebay auction victory too

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posted September 16, 2003 10:30 PM            

Greatest book ever created.

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posted September 17, 2003 05:54 AM            

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Originally posted by SerraBanger:
That was my very first ebay auction victory too

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Congratulations!

I just finished Mask of Nostradamus, and now I am starting "Why People Believe Weird Things" by Michael Shermer.

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posted September 17, 2003 06:08 AM            

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Originally posted by iccarus:
All mass comm books are like that. I was ready to start shooting people after four years of that stuff.

Currently re-reading: Dragon Lance Chronicles (almost done and unsure what to read next)

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If you can find them try: The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, but only the first five (the second five blew donkey nuts).

-David-

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