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Post by kitty on Mar 2, 2009 8:09:52 GMT
Reading Book 5 of the Temeraire Series of Naomi Novik.
Also reading Microbilogy the Easy Way by Rene Kratz Ph.D.
and cross reading The Anatomy Coloring Book (3. Edition) by Wynn Kapit & Lawrence M. Elson.
Somebody needs to cut a corpse? I can help! ;D
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rhiian
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One person making something up is a liar, but a bunch of people doing it is Government.
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Post by rhiian on Mar 14, 2009 11:18:18 GMT
"The Poems and Plays of Robert Browning: Volume 1 1833-1844"  coz i'm not geeky |
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Post by Hildor on Mar 17, 2009 20:29:58 GMT
I finished reading Requiem Robyn Young, part 3 of the Brethren series about the Knights Templar and the Crusades. This book handled about the period of end of the Knights Templar and Edward I's war against Scotland.
A very good book and historically very interesting.
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Post by SPS on Jun 3, 2009 22:45:40 GMT
actually picked up a book for once. Reading World War Z, 30 pages in and I need to take a break. I got chills from reading it. Interesting though.
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Post by Flix on Jul 5, 2009 3:32:55 GMT
Orcs by Stan Nicholls. It's a trilogy of novels set in a world where orcs are the protagonists and humans are apparently the feared and despised invaders. I liked the concept and some of the characters but the plot was formulaic and took a backseat to the action scenes - and even these weren't all that grand as you never really felt the orc band was at risk of losing a fight.
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. Wow! Now this is good fantasy. It follows Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher in a series of adventures. Like the game, there's a lot of moral grey areas and Geralt has to make a lot of hard choices. Geralt has a lot more personality and life than in the game. The only downside is that I recognized a lot of plotlines from the game so a lot of the twists weren't as surprising as they would have been. Great book though.
I like how the author plays with classic fairy tales, almost to the point where you can't recognize them.
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Post by kitty on Jul 5, 2009 7:05:11 GMT
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Post by twoheadedragon on Jul 5, 2009 13:38:48 GMT
Animal Farm - George Orwell. It's a great book, extremely clever construction and a good amount of bitter irony.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jul 13, 2009 13:54:54 GMT
Empire In Black & Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky. VERY good, so far. Part one of Shadows Of The Apt. Part two sits on the stack, waiting...  |
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Post by Hildor on Jul 14, 2009 7:11:07 GMT
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. I like brain relaxation |
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Jul 14, 2009 14:30:26 GMT
Hmmm... currently struggling to continue reading :"The Long Emergency" by Kunstler buttttt... I'm not sure if I should even bother. He keeps throwing forth tons of highly negative sweeping assumptions about all the other methods for producing renewable energy, events in world history and so forth, etc: all along the basis that Kunstler is right and the others aren't. The first few chapters were worth reading though: they thoroughly explained how and why oil is running out even IF there's a lot of oil left. And actually were fairly informative about all the costs, resources, factors, etc. involved in obtaining, producing and distributing oil. A shame everything soon collapsed into some highly alarmist propaganda about "how the world is going to end". I'm interested more in "how to sustain cities, towns, countries" though. |
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Post by killerzzz on Sept 8, 2009 3:20:56 GMT
I've begun reading Clive Barker's Abarat, my interest renewed after reading Flix's post. ;D It's a dark fantasy, sort of Alice in Wonderland thing, and I gotta say the story and the very writing itself is very catchy! From the very beginning, I've just been hooked by his narration, and I hope it'll stay interesting, because I'll definitely be getting more of his works in the future if I really like this one! Killerzzz |
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Post by Flix on Sept 8, 2009 3:36:32 GMT
Cool. I haven't read that one myself, but I'm sure it will be great. Nothing he's written has really let me down.
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Post by Hildor on Sept 13, 2009 9:25:09 GMT
A Game of Thrones, part one of the A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin. I like it.
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Post by Flix on Sept 14, 2009 2:38:15 GMT
Yes! I love that series; it gets really good.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Sept 14, 2009 13:21:17 GMT
When you play the game of thrones, you either win - or die!"
Memorable quote that - I like it too, unfotunately, it is one of those series which one should only start reading when it's completely written.
The long waiting for the next book is a pain!
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Post by Hildor on Sept 14, 2009 19:36:40 GMT
I like the HUGE amount of reading that's still to be done. I'm only in the beginning of the first book ;D Reading such enormous stories really feels like going on a journey yourself. At the end of reading Lord of the Rings for example, I was mentally really tired, full with good memories and both happy and sad that it was over...until I embarked upon the journey again!
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 5, 2009 19:41:55 GMT
Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett's latest. Terry takes on football - and fashion models! ;D
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Post by Gray Lensman on Nov 6, 2009 22:02:48 GMT
Not had so much time to read these days, but I've been digging into Lovecraft short story collections (on and off) since about Halloween or so. Pieces like "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", "The Haunter In The Dark", "The Dunwich Horror" and the like... good stuff. |
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Post by Flix on Nov 7, 2009 1:01:27 GMT
Yes! My all-time fav author. Be sure to read "The Colour out of Space" as well. Ditto on no time to read anymore. Currently working on Legend by David Gemmell |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Nov 7, 2009 1:17:59 GMT
If you like Lovecraft, guys, you should also check out Clark Ashton-Smith when you have the chance (And assuming you haven't already, of course!). An old collaborator of Lovecraft's, he added some things to the Mythos - and was a darned fine writer in his own right.
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