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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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Ricky
That's the one I didn't finish!Loser!
You know what?!
A NEW GAME BEGINS
Watership Down
Sloth Love Chunk
hope you like it as much as bears did
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What it Was - George Pelacanos (re-read)
"Nothing surprises me anymore." - Walt Longmire
I like it a lot. It's not an easy read though. Urth is one strange place and Wolfe is one strange writer. He creates these really cool visuals in my mind without giving away too much. I looked up The Shadow of the Torturer on Google images and ended up looking at some illustrations from the limited edition from Centipede Press. They were pretty close to how I imagined the place to be. Dark and grim and weird. The place seems pretty backwards but there's mention of interspace travel, animals are not quite like ours, there are killer flowers, public parks where you can get lost etc.How is that WDIL, as I've been really curious about that one, especially with its unreliable narrator. How is it so far?
Wolfe (or Severian, I supposed) gets really philosophical and metaphysical and more than once my reaction was "Huh?" and I'd have to go back and reread the paragraph.
I've decided to read the entire Solar Cycle. It seems like an interesting place and it should take me about two years to read all the books and then the academic works exploring the Cycle.
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
The Abominable, Dan Simmons. A slow start but turning into a real page turner.
Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage. Ray Bradbury
I REALLY enjoyed that one!
John
I second this!I REALLY enjoyed that one!
John
This was a very fun book. I rented the movie so my daughter could enjoy it, but it wasn't as good.hope you like it as much as bears did
I'll check it out. Dune first, it sounds like that might be an easier read, then Shadow & Claw.I like it a lot. It's not an easy read though. Urth is one strange place and Wolfe is one strange writer. He creates these really cool visuals in my mind without giving away too much. I looked up The Shadow of the Torturer on Google images and ended up looking at some illustrations from the limited edition from Centipede Press. They were pretty close to how I imagined the place to be. Dark and grim and weird. The place seems pretty backwards but there's mention of interspace travel, animals are not quite like ours, there are killer flowers, public parks where you can get lost etc.How is that WDIL, as I've been really curious about that one, especially with its unreliable narrator. How is it so far?
Wolfe (or Severian, I supposed) gets really philosophical and metaphysical and more than once my reaction was "Huh?" and I'd have to go back and reread the paragraph.
I've decided to read the entire Solar Cycle. It seems like an interesting place and it should take me about two years to read all the books and then the academic works exploring the Cycle.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Got a free copy of 'Save Yourself' by Kelly Braffet, going to start that soon.
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.
My Collection
I just finished two stories by Harlan Ellison. One was "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman which was a graphic novel with art by Rick Berry. Actually, I'm not even sure if it's a graphic novel so let's go with "oversized and illustrated deluxe edition." The other was Mefisto In Onyx with DJ artwork and foreward by Frank Miller.
I just started The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe and I'm around 60 pages away from finishing A Storm of Swords.
Best book ever.
"Nothing surprises me anymore." - Walt Longmire
It's my girlfriend's favorite, and she is reading the Long Walk for me. I'm actually reading this right now tho:
The last of the McGee books. After this, and the Half-Blood Prince, I shall be embarking on the Phantom Tollbooth. It seems to rely heavily on wordplay, which is right up my alley.
That's what I loved about it as a kid and even more as an adult. The puns and wordplay are abundant and mostly hilarious.
"Nothing surprises me anymore." - Walt Longmire
bears love it too. Must read the book, then.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Lion of Tiberias by Robert E Howard
It's one of those children's books that may be more enjoyable to the parent, at least until the kid is really old enough to get all the linguistic jokes, though kids enjoy the adventure/quest story itself.
"Nothing surprises me anymore." - Walt Longmire
sounds very much like bears' type of book!It's one of those children's books that may be more enjoyable to the parent, at least until the kid is really old enough to get all the linguistic jokes, though kids enjoy the adventure/quest story itself.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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