i'll pm them to you so that i don't have to clutter a thread.Originally Posted by Brice
post 'em?the covers are all amazing.
i'll pm them to you so that i don't have to clutter a thread.post 'em?the covers are all amazing.
rereading The Shining
Sloth Love Chunk
Just finished Black House. Totally forgot how awesome it was...hadn't read it since 7'th grade. I really hope that story continues in the future.
Wanting to read The Pirate King, from R.A. Salvatore next...I just have to get my grubby little paws on a copy first.
In the meantime, I'll placate myself with Robot Dreams, a short story collection by Issac Asimov.
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.”
Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test - edited by Mark D. White
So it goes.
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. "
- Oscar Wilde
How is that? I was going to pick that up when I saw it at my comic shop last week, but I ended up not taking it. Is it any good?
um, i've only read the first essay so far, so i can't give a really good review yet. from what i've read it seems like it's pretty cool. i'm looking forward to the essay about finding nietzsche's ubermensch in the gn. i'll give you a better review as i get deeper in
So it goes.
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. "
- Oscar Wilde
Just finished "The Killing Circle" by Andrew Pyper and wow I was impressed.
I think King fans would enjoy this one...kinda like Dark Half meets Secret Window.
Thought I had it figured out many times...but to my surprise, the ending threw me for a loop. I'm gonna try to dig up some more of this guys stuff, think he has 3 more.
right this second that is!
Also still working on IT, only 200 deep but I just went on break so I think I'll finish it up now!
"The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them."
-Orson Scott Card
Drood has me fully sucked in John, I only wish I had more time to read.
I may have to close myself up this weekend and get something done.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
I'm intrigued! What's this Drood that everyone keeps talking about?!
It's the new book by Dan Simmons--I'm going to read more of his stuff because I love the way he writes.
Its written by a close friend of Charles Dickens and chronicles the writers attempts to track down someone. It's mid 19th century time frame while written to be published 100 years after the writers death.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Pick up Summer of Night. It's my favorite of his so far. Kind of has an It like feel to it. And I would also highly recommend The Terror.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I'm about 1/4 of the way through The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson (the first of the Repairman Jack novels) and I must say it's awesome so far. Kind of a Raymond Chandler meets Stephen King feel to it.
Thanks for recommending it, Matthew!
"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
I am finishing The Folks by Ray Garton and plan on picking up The Folks 2 as soon as I am done.
Life is a garden...dig it!
Have you ever watched the movie "Helvetica?" It's a great documentary about design-and that font specifically. Someone rolled his eyes at the concept when I mentioned it at a dinner-gathering a few weeks ago, but my friend-she's a draftsman-got it. I don't know how compelling that writer is, but it is a fascinating subject in general. At least, that's been my impression.
right this second that is!
Also still working on IT, only 200 deep but I just went on break so I think I'll finish it up now!
I have that in my Netflix queue (I used to work as a desktop publisher, that kind if thing gets my geek on).
"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
Y'know, that seems like SPAM my friend.
Pleas post again and explain or we'll have to ban you. It's very bad form to join a message board just to post links. We work hard here.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Yes I have, I actually own a burnt illegal copy of it somewhere, and I should watch it again. We watched it in class twice a year or so ago, it was great!Have you ever watched the movie "Helvetica?" It's a great documentary about design-and that font specifically. Someone rolled his eyes at the concept when I mentioned it at a dinner-gathering a few weeks ago, but my friend-she's a draftsman-got it. I don't know how compelling that writer is, but it is a fascinating subject in general. At least, that's been my impression.
right this second that is!
Also still working on IT, only 200 deep but I just went on break so I think I'll finish it up now!
"The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them."
-Orson Scott Card
I just finished Robin Cook's Critical and am currently about 3/4 of the way through his latest, Foreign Body. It takes books like these to remind me of just how bad some supposedly popular writers really are. Terrible writing. I'm glad I got them from the library. He tells an okay story, but the writing is atrocious.
John
I feel that way about David Eddings. Bad, bad writing.
"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
My favorite part is when the Italian designer who created the old NYC subway maps explains how they went from being clear, linear works of art to the confusing morass we use today. I think that might have been in one of the bonus feature interviews.
I'm about 1/4 of the way through The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson (the first of the Repairman Jack novels) and I must say it's awesome so far. Kind of a Raymond Chandler meets Stephen King feel to it.
Thanks for recommending it, Matthew!
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I am reading Flowers for Algernon. It is really good. I can't put it down.
Has anyone read it?
Roland would have understood.
I do not suppose the back of my cereal box counts?
No, Letti, I have never read that. I will tho if you say it is that good!
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