Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Just wondered what kind of books people read... I'm reading a great book called Stupid White Men, by the genious Michael Moore! I advise everyone to read this book, it's awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I just finished Castle Perilous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 At the moment, I'm reading From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 star wars: darth maul - shadow hunter i'm in a star wars book mood at the moment. just finished star wars: cloak of deception and next i plan on reading the thrawn trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Unfinished Tales by Tolkien. I only tend to read on train journeys though (which means long delays in the UK) so it is taking a long time. Very hard work, but interesting stuff in there. Last great book i read was the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. Everyone should go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigread and vot for either this or LOTR as teh best book of all time. I can't decide which is the best, but i think i would vote for LOTR because I have loved it for longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 Originally posted by toms Unfinished Tales by Tolkien. I only tend to read on train journeys though (which means long delays in the UK) so it is taking a long time. Very hard work, but interesting stuff in there. I've read that one! It was great, altough the silmarillion was better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiderudare Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I just finished reading "Berlin" by Anthony Beevor. I recommend it to everyone Im reading two other books, "Red Room" by August Strindberg and LOTR for the tenth time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Originally posted by MMMPIE!!! altough the silmarillion was better I've just started reading that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 Originally posted by Prime I've just started reading that You won't regret it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Well, I'm reading The Two Towers...again... and a school book. After that, The Return of the King... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I like the Silmarillion too; it was excellent. The book of lost tales and unfinished tales were both good. Those might be a bit hard to get through if you just finished LOTR though. Much different style of writing. I like reading a lot, so here's some of my favorite authors: Gregory Benford Greg Bear David Brin Garth Nix Terry Goodkind Isaac Asimov Frank Herbert L. Ron Hubbard David Weber Timothy Zahn Orson Scott Card Keith Laumer William H. Keith, Jr. Anne McCaffrey Ursula K. LeGuin Stephen Baxter Robin McKinley Ben Bova Arthur C. Clarke Tom Clancy Michael P. Kube-McDowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 thanks for all the names! maybe i'll check some of 'em out of the authors tom clancy is the only one i can recall hearing about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 tom clancy is the only one i can recall hearing about... Probably from 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell' and Tom Clancy's Rainbox 6'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 yeah, but i also have a friend who used to read his books i knew of the author before the games came Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Just to chip in, Tom Clancy's novels are very good, they are long, but very good. I recommend them to anybody, but some of them might be better for a more mature person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 eh...I havnt actually sat down and read for ages, but....I am going to be reading this one book by Amy Tan...because...someone asked me to....^^ *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Michael Moore is left wing trash, all he does is blame people with power for his and other loser's problems; if you can't get a job: try harder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubatus Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Moby-Dick, in its original english so a bit heavy for my dumb danish arse, but it's quite good. Finally gotten around to reading some of the classics they keep referring to in movies . Anyway, that's my bedtime reading; for travel I'm currently reading The Redemption of Althalus. Need my fantasy fix mixed into the classic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 Originally posted by The Count Michael Moore is left wing trash, all he does is blame people with power for his and other loser's problems; if you can't get a job: try harder! Well, then you and i have very different wiews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Recently finished the Hitchhiker guide to the Galaxy, the funniest book series ever!!! Its the worlds longest triology, because it contains 5 books MMMPIE is going to borrow the last book from me, and I recomend it to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 YEAH! The Hitchhiker rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLG Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 I'm reading Kurt "cooks his head" Its the genius Erlend Loe who is the author. MMMpie and herminator_64 knows who he is. Kurt is a series, this is the 4 book in the series. Its really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 PHILIP PULLMAN'S GOLDEN COMPASS SUBTLE KNIFE AMBER SPYGLASS & LYRA'S OXFORD (a little extra book) ROCKS!! There are like the Harry Potter books, only better and more controversial! Rumor has it that after LOTR-ROTK, New Line Cinema they will make a movie on this trilogy http://www.bridgetothestars.net TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted November 8, 2003 Author Share Posted November 8, 2003 I've heard about those books, heard they are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Originally posted by MMMPIE!!! I've heard about those books, heard they are good Dude, go to Barnes & Noble right now, and by the set for like $24.95 , there are three different kinds: paper back (has weird cover art) #1 #2 #3 hard cover with cool cover art (also in paper back) #1 #2 #3 and the adult looking one with astronomic cover art # 1 #2 #3 The His Dark Materials Trilogy The His Dark Materials trilogy is the masterpiece by Philip Pullman that is based upon the classic Paradise Lost, and told with a power and skill matched by few other writers. The trilogy has already won many awards, including the prestigious Whitbread Prize, the first ever "Children's" book to do so. But this is a work that is appealing and powerful no matter what age you are. This site is dedicated to His Dark Materials. http://www.bridgetothestars.net The Golden Compass is the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and tells the story of Lyra Belacqua and her journey into the far north of a parallel universe on a quest to save her kidnapped friend. The Subtle Knife is the second book in the trilogy, and introduces Will Parry, a boy from our world who stumbles through a window into a different universe and finds himself on a quest to gain the subtle knife, a weapon so sharp that it can create windows between the worlds. The Amber Spyglass is the final book in the trilogy, and tells of the second great war in heaven, between the forces of The Authority and those of Lord Asriel, Lyra's father. Lyra and Will find themselves on a quest through the land of the dead, guided by a destiny that will bring them to finally discover themselves. "LYRA'S OXFORD opens two years after THE AMBER SPYGLASS in the thrilling comfort and familiarity of Jordan College, where Lyra and Pantalaimon, now a pine marten with red-gold fur, sit on the sun-drenched roof looking out over all of Oxford. But their peace is shattered when a strange bird--a witch's daemon, on its own--tumbles out of the sky. It is Ragi, daemon of Yelena Pazhets, and he seeks a healing elixir from an infamous Oxford alchemist to cure his witch of a strange new disease. Lyra and Pan decide to help and guide him--witches are friends, of course--but the closer their winding walk leads them to the alchemist's house, the stronger Lyra senses that she's walking into a deadly trap." (note) Lyras Oxford just came out little more than a week ago. And very short 49 page read, but u can't read this first TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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