JR2000Z Posted December 11, 2000 Share Posted December 11, 2000 It may be boring but.....yeah,its boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 11, 2000 Share Posted December 11, 2000 But you got to admit the part when he catches the fish was the most exiting part of the book. SPOILER:And how he looses the fish at the end... LOL!It made reading the book a waste of time. But at least it won an award... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AceAzzameen Posted December 11, 2000 Share Posted December 11, 2000 Old man and the sea sucked so much! I can't believe the ****ing forum censors Moby ****ing ****. Three Musketeers is AWESOME!!! After seeing that great movie a few years back (Chris O'donnel, Charlie Sheen, Keifer(sp?) Sutherland, etc...), I decided to read the book & it was spectacular reading! What are the other two books about the musketeers, btw? I had heard there was one, but I didn't know of two, but I'd love to read them. And while we're talking about classics... how about Dracula? There was a play here a couple months ago & before I went, I was curious about the original story, so I cracked out my old copy & read it for the second time. It was even better than I remember! ------------------ "With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?" Rogue Leader 3 aceazzameen@yahoo.com or manofstele@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Beastie Posted December 11, 2000 Share Posted December 11, 2000 I read Three Musketeers, but I kept getting distracted by Dumas' plot gaps (hint: try keeping track of D'artagnon's rank). I also re-read Paradise Lost recently, for class. My favourite books though are Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles, even though I can't remember who wrote it. It's a trilogy (The Golden One, The Crimson Claw, and The Crystal Eye), and one of the only SF tales I've encountered that doesn't involve humans. Not one. And the aliens are truly alien, not just humans in masks. ------------------ "I have two modes with people; bite and avoid." --Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 11, 2000 Share Posted December 11, 2000 I remember reading the Goosebumbs series.Eventhough is wasnt scary it still had a good story.Then there came the TV series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 it didn't matter, cause both of them sucked. When I was in elementary school i read the boxcar children series. ------------------ You were expecting a creative sig? ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 12, 2000 Author Share Posted December 12, 2000 There are others with Athos, Portos, and Aramis? I MUST HAVE THEM!!! I've read The Hobbit and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. I am particularly fond of the Chronicles Of Narnia books. ------------------ You know what I really want in a girl? Me. This post has been brought to you by Nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 I think I might still have 2 Boxcar Children books ------------------ Was I supposed to eat the heads too? 'Cause I took nooo prisioners! Once again, evil is defeated through the use of decorative agricultural technology! Official forum Psychic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 I have the entire series up to like 54 in my atic somewhere. Or is that the basement? ------------------ You were expecting a creative sig? ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 I have most of the series too.But I didnt read any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 if any of you are fantasy novel fans, like dragons and wizards and the like, you HAVE to read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. best fantasy novels i've ever read, and i've read a lot of them...i think i may have even turned a through and through Tolkien fan to my cause he read the series and absolutely loved it, haven't met a person who's read it who hasn't loved it yet. first book is called Wizard's First Rule for any of you interested ------------------ If you live to be a hundred, i hope i live to be a hundred minus one so i never have to live without you! SkirtPower@hotmail.com Official Forum Chick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 You have now. I read it several years ago (7 of them in total), and found them to be mediocre at best. It was a good story, but I just didn't enjoy them that much. On the other hand, I found his Landover books very entertaining. If you want two extremely good fantasy authors (the best I've come across), try Robert Jordan and George R. R. Martin. Both their series' are quite simply spectacular. My favorite book of all time remains the Silmarillion by Tolkien. He invented his own mythology, and I can't get enough of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 i dunno, what can i say..i'm a sucker for a love story Robert Jordan is pretty good, yeah, except i was furious when i read (or rather, didn't finish) The Path of Daggers...i couldn't believe he cut Mat out of the story! Mat's my favorite, i was so upset. i have the next one in the Wheel of Time right now, i just haven't read it yet. another fantasy series and writer that i really like is the Recluce series by L.E. Modessitt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 The sword of truth series is about what. ie what is the plot. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 umm it's about these two characters, Richard Cypher and Kahlan Amnell, mainly, but it has tons of other characters in it too..lets see...i'm terrible at describing stories without giving stuff away...It's basically about these two characters who are trying to stop this evil wizard from either taking over the world or destroying it, with lots of trials and tribulations inbetween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 If it don't gots tanks, communists, or a submarine, it goes in Nute's BAD list. ------------------ I have a life, but I feel mostly dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold leader Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 Currently I'm reading "Rainbow Six". It has more pages than the Bible, so I won't be finished with it until MArch or so. But I have to admit it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 It's......long ------------------ You were expecting a creative sig? ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 I don't believe it. I guess I just saw "Terry" and something about a "sword of truth" and assumed it was Terry Brooks. I feel really stupid now. Funnily enough however, my comments on the series stand. I find Goodkind's story rather entertaining, but I wouldn't call it 'great'. For one thing, he over uses sex as a plot device. I am also certain he copied things from Jordan (namely those Children of the Light lookalikes and the magic women). It is fun reading though. Mat is in book 9 quite a bit (Jordan ties up quite a few loose ends as well). I read it completely the day after I bought it. Try Martin if you haven't already. I can positively guarentee you won't be disappointed. His first book is A Game of Thrones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2000Z Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 'The Bearstein Bears' was a good series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 yes they were ------------------ "Nearly 100% of all divorces are caused by marriage." ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 Yes, R6 has more pages that the BIBLE... It's a great book. I went from hating Popov through most of it, and he turned out to be my favorite character by the end. If you like r6, read The Bear and the Dragon. RAINBOW is in it a lot, as are ALL OF CLANCY'S OTHER CHARACTERS: Jack Ryan (of course, RAINBOW, Bart Mancuso, etc. ------------------ I have a life, but I feel mostly dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 13, 2000 Author Share Posted December 13, 2000 I actually found Rainbow Six to be one of his lesser works. It didn't live up to the Clancy standard that Red Storm Rising, The Hunt For Red October, Without Remorse, and Clear And Present Danger set for me. ------------------ *Joker, to the helicopter gunner* "How can you shoot women, and children?" "Easy! You just don't lead 'em so much!!!" -Full Metal Jacket This post has been brought to you by Nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thrawn Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 The Hunt For Red October and Clear And Present Danger were his best in my opinion. ------------------ "Nearly 100% of all divorces are caused by marriage." ThRaWn90,RAL_Thrawn,SOB_Thrawn Rogue 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 Originally posted by Nitro: It didn't live up...Red Storm Rising, The Hunt For Red October That's IMPOSSIBLE and you know it Although The Bear and the Dragon is almost as good as Red Storm Rising. I know what you mean about R6. About half the book could have been removed and it would have been exactly the same, but with less people standing around talking about guns. I've heard rumors about a Rainbow Six movie in the works, but I doubt they could do it...the story's just too long and involved. Too bad a Red Storm Rising movie is totally out of the question ------------------ I have a life, but I feel mostly dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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