"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 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 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."
Wasn't that the name of the captain that was in a weird wheel chair in the very first Star Trek pilot?Christopher Pike
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I've been reading quite a bit recently
I finished 2 books in the past few days that are fairly decent
"Why Orwell Matters" By Christopher Hitchens
"Jerusalem Syndrome" By Marc Maron
and right now I'm reading through "The Book Of Five Rings" By Miyamoto Musashi
which is also fantastic, if you're into that kind of Japanese Samurai culture thing.
“As I never tire of saying, heat is not the antithesis of light but rather the source of it.” ~ Christopher Hitchens
It's not in Japanese or anything, is it?
If not it sounds like something I might enjoy reading.
"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."
The last two I've read were:
Thomas F. Monteleone - Fearful Symmetries
- if you like short fiction, Thomas is very good at it. This was a great collection of short stories, and I highly recommend the book. I was turning page after page with ease, I loved it!
King - From A Buick 8
Reading this book after reading The Colorado Kid produced some some obvious similarities. This book is a story about the mystery of the Buick 8. Even though we are given hope that there will be a closure to the Buick 8 at the end of the story, it really isn't the meat of the story, the meat is the mystery.
Also, The Buick 8 is the main character of the novel, just like the the dead man from Colorado was the main character from The Colorado Kid. I found these two novels to be similar in delivery, it's just one had a supernatural aspect, but in reality they were almost the same story.
I give it a grade of C
Currently I'm almost finished with the first Discworld book, Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. It's ok, and I can't help but to compare him to Piers Anthony and the Xanth novels. It's a fun little read, but it has nothing substantial that I can take away from this novel. Another C, at this point (we'll see...)
currently re reading a game of thrones By GRRM
also reading cell by SK
'He bowed low, right down to the ground, in front of the man sitting there motionless, whose smile reminded him of everything that he had ever loved in his life, of everything that had ever been of value and holy in his life.' Herman Hesse
Nah, it's a very popular and influential book so it's been widely translated into english and other languages. You can find it for free online(in english) pretty easy but I saw a copy for cheap at Barnes and Noble and I would rather read a book in bed than sit at my computer.
“As I never tire of saying, heat is not the antithesis of light but rather the source of it.” ~ Christopher Hitchens
Currently on (yet another) re-read of Lord of the Rings.
you're always re-reading lord of the rings
'He bowed low, right down to the ground, in front of the man sitting there motionless, whose smile reminded him of everything that he had ever loved in his life, of everything that had ever been of value and holy in his life.' Herman Hesse
MOW! glad you could make it, buddy!
JWG, i alos would rather read a book in bed. I'll have to look for it soon. Although I doubt they have it at the local Hastings, I'll probably have to get it next time I go to a bigger city. (No barnes & noble or borders here)
"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."
Has anyone read (or heard of) The Golden Compass books? I heard there's a game being released based on the books for the PS3.
I'm double reading.
I am reading: "If the stars are gods" AND "The drawing of the three"
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Bone by Jeff Smith
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Unknown Soldier by Various Writers
And contemplating on starting Floating Dragon by Peter Straub
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All my words are falling short
And there's so much I want to say"