I know, right?Originally Posted by Darkthoughts
at the bit in spoiler tags! I know all the "babyluvs" and "sowisas" grated on some people's nerves too.
That's cool anyway, I'm always interested in a different opinion to mine
"May your luck rise, Roland" -Cuthbert Allgood
23 Hours by David Wellington (which is a sequel to his 13 Bullets).
Both are kickass vampire books in which the vampires are terrifying fiends rather than sparkly emo boyfriends.
I like that. The sparkly thing is so stupid I can't even begin to explain how much I hate Twilight.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Lisa. If Insomnia was written the way LS was ("She raised her right foot, in the blue slipper Scott had given her on that day when they came to the little town of NN whose sheriff was a tall bald man with rounded shoulders, moved it forward, put it to the ground and shifted her weight so it was balanced on her right foot, then she raised her left foot, in the blue slipper Scott had given her on that day when they came to the little town of NN whose sheriff was a tall bald man with rounded shoulders, moved it forward, put it to the ground and shifted her weight so it was balanced on her left foot, then she raised her right foot..."), it would have taken about eighty thousand pages. In Insomnia the above process would be described as "he walked on", and all slowness is due to careful development, not to pointless repetitions.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Currently reading Cell. And for spring break I am going camping 6 hours away so I will have plenty of reading time so I also have the Duma Key and Under the Dome for after. Its my first time reading all three
Currently reading Third Wish by Robert Fulghum, of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten fame.
Was going to start on the sixth book of The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock...got my e-book copy, and misspellings are everywhere.
Seriously.
I read 25 pages or so, and only saw the name "Elric" spelled correctly once....at the beginning, right before the chapter listing. >_<
Now I'm gonna have to wait until my order finally comes in of the 3 Elric Saga omnibuses before I can finish it.
In the meantime, reading short stories here and there...some Stephen King, Issac Asimov, R.A. Salvatore.
Elodin: "Tombs is for feckless twits who can't chew their own food. My boy's a Re'lar! He has the feck of twenty men!"
Kvothe: “Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
Simmon: ”It’s just ointment in case you get burned...but if you mix it with piss, it turns into candy.” Sim’s expression was deadpan. “Delicious candy.”
19I wish someone who is as capable of statistic thinking as pablo would make a research, at least an approximate one, on:
how many times during a lifetime it is possible to make a whole reread with all related books
Still on my current LotR re-read.
On Amon Hen, just after Boromir got a little carried away with himself.
Right now:
- A Choice of Catastrophes: The Disasters That Threaten Our World. Isaac Asimov (non fiction)
- Dearly Devoted Dexter. Jeff Lindsay
- The Gunslinger. SK (the revised issue)
And more important, the reason for my first post in this thread:
- The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born. Graphic Novel
I´m making a big deal of this, because found this in my country is extremely rare... At least i have the first one!!!!!
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"I will show you fear in a handful of dust"
Cool, Daga! I hope you like it.
I'm not sure which one I should start of all the books I have in my "to read" list. I finally finished the book I've been plodding away on for almost three months though!
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
19I wish someone who is as capable of statistic thinking as pablo would make a research, at least an approximate one, on:
how many times during a lifetime it is possible to make a whole reread with all related books
"May your luck rise, Roland" -Cuthbert Allgood
I'm on my first (!) read through of LoTR , and now I finally know where you got ManOfWesternesse from
I'm on my first (!) read through of LoTR , and now I finally know where you got ManOfWesternesse from- enjoy!
I just spent all winter reading/re-reading about 7000 pages of King (UtD, all DT books, It, The Stand, Blaze and Buick 8, I think) so I am now enjoying a break with The Hobbit. I got that nice gigantic Harper Collins LotR omnibus hardcover a few years ago and have decided to read that copy even if I am worried the spine is gonna crack and spill all the pages. The other copies I've always read were the original Authorized Eds from the 60s, invariably on yellowed paper in cheaply set print. This newer version might look like a giant King James (and weigh as much) but I am getting used to that after reading hardback copies of It and The Stand. I know it seems stupid but I really enjoy reading books more in nice typeset on clean paper.
Tolkien too! I've just completed a leisurly read of "The Lord of the Rings". I haven't read it in maybe 15 years, and I think I've only read "The Return of the King" once before. I've been so engrossed in Middle-Earth, I'm missing my friends already.
Was also interesting to be able to see the tweeks Peter Jackson made to the tale for his movie adaptation. The films are great in my opinion, but Tolkien's writing is completely absorbing
I haven't been here in quite a while. Wow guys. There are some great books in here.
I think you'll find H2G2 has quite the following here, BTW.
Jean, loved the blue slipper description. I think that we should use that henceforth to indicate the overly tedious.I'm reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - finally!"So how was Sister Carrie?"
"Well, I really liked the idea, but at times it was just a bit too blue slipper for its own good."
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Woofer:
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, that's great. Blue slipper. I'm going to have to remember that one!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Thanks! But call me David.Cool, Daga! I hope you like it.
I'm not sure which one I should start of all the books I have in my "to read" list. I finally finished the book I've been plodding away on for almost three months though!
Found this comics is as hard and wear as found a first edition of IT signed by SK in a book store... In offer!!!
Is nice to have a "to read" list no? Ihave in my list a couple of Koontz, a SK, an a bunch of Sci-Fi books
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Still reading Lisey's Story. (sort of)
In the meantime, I am reading Push. (The book for the movie Precious)
Sloth Love Chunk
I'm currently in my 7th or 8th reread of the whole series. As for reading them individually I don't know. I've probably read ALL of the related books three or four tmes total...so I guess that means I get to live a bit still. That aside from the fact that I'm working through rereading all of King's works in published order.19I wish someone who is as capable of statistic thinking as pablo would make a research, at least an approximate one, on:
how many times during a lifetime it is possible to make a whole reread with all related books
I'm also now reading Knowing Darkness Artists Inspired By Stephen King and Reel Terror which is a collection of short stories which inspired famous horror movies. Oh yeah and a Doctor Hunter Thompson bio plus everything else previously mentioned which hasn't been added to my book list yet.
What are all the books that are related to the Dt series? I know quite a few but I don't think I know them all and I would like to get the ones I may not have to complete my set.
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check that out. Should help you out.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
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