Originally Posted by Matt
"The Gunslinger"? Doesn't sound familiar to me..who is it by?
"The Gunslinger"? Doesn't sound familiar to me..who is it by?
"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 mentioned this somewhere else but I had a real hard time with it last time and ended up giving up on it. Last week a friend of mine talked me into giving it a second chance, so well see how it goes
Mine too. I hate to see it get so much hate.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Not really.
He added less than fifty pages to the manuscript. The prose is less stilted, and the narrative is reworked to account for changes in subsequent volumes, but that's the extent of the alterations.
BTW, I'm not using spoiler tags here because I assume everyone here already knows the revised version of TG was changed to reflect the last four parts of TDT.
I think that is a given.
You know what I noticed this time through? No mention of the Tower falling.
I assume its even less prominent in the non revised version.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
have never read and will never read the damn revised. ::shoots revised book to tatters::
"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."
Its odd that it is the first time I noticed it. No word at all about the Tower being in danger--a little at the end about how the CK is the master.
The beams and stuff just flat don't come up. All about obsession. Also its weird how often people tell him to just cry off.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
So I'm about 50 pages away from finishing Blaze.
There's a line I came across, that for some reason, really grabbed me. I think it's the bluntness of it, and nothing is left to the imagination:
Spoiler:
Odd.....
Spoiler:
Oooh...it's been a while since I read that one.
Maybe I need to put it on my agenda.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather. - al'Lan Mandragoran, Eye of the World
You are missing out then. I can understand your hesitation to read it on the grounds of King changing the first chapter but you should try to think of it as taking place after book 7.have never read and will never read the damn revised. ::shoots revised book to tatters::
in English? I hope the translation is good.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just about to begin:
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I have this, in English, and it's one of my favorite books.
I also have War and Peace and Anna Karenina in English, Jean, and they are great translations.
"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."
good!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm reading The Game by Diana Wynne Jones. Shes a fantastic British author who has been writing for...wow, must be 25 years at least, I read her books as a child, so.
She writes about magic alot, some of the books are quite dark - but I totally recommend her to anyone...especially Erin, SJ, Maer and Daggers - I think you guys would love her!
Oh great, add ANOTHER author to my already-too-long list.
"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
Well, I'm adding to the list. If you like magic books, mixed with a medieval yet so common day style, try Tamora Pierce. You WILL NOT be dissapointed.
"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."
So many books, so little time. *sigh*
"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
well, put mine at the top of the list, you'll be a'ight.
"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."
Slowly inching my way through Duma Key...
I just got a ton of books from Amazon, but I'll pencil you in.well, put mine at the top of the list, you'll be a'ight.
"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
Amazon ey? reminds me of a new giveaway I'm gonna do.
better yet, I think I'll donate it.
"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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