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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #165 on: March 15, 2005, 03:38:38 AM »
Are you sure they are actually written by them anyway? It was me and my sister's suspicion that the first 3 were written by one person but that the rest were written by committee (which we called the KKK, for Kathryn Kenny Klub). One notable continuity error was that in one book Regan has an apartment above the garage, and in another he has a suite above the stables... (Now really, who would live directly above stables?)
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #166 on: March 20, 2005, 04:26:39 AM »
Currently working through the Wheel of Time.  I'm on book 3 now.

I'm currently in the mindset of "will it ever end?"

I dunno.  Anyone else have problems with world that seem made just for the novels?  It's like, I can't imagine a [WoT world] outside of the Wheel of Time series, prophecies and "historical" references aside.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #167 on: March 20, 2005, 04:36:30 AM »
yea! More pointless Robert Jordan discussions!  It's not like the last three were all that intresting.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #168 on: March 20, 2005, 05:27:29 AM »
No.. no it doesn't. I got up to book 11.

And the world seemed pretty ok to me. The few times that earlier ages were mentioned sounded cool.

If your really looking for worldbuilding, I strongly recommend 'The view from the mirror' quartet by Ian Irvine. Some problems with pacing and plot, but good characterisation, and some genuine new and original races. The world itself is a bit underexplained - I never felt like I knew the details of some of the backstory well enough - but the races he made work well. If a little too similar in their mentality to elves and dwarves.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #169 on: March 20, 2005, 09:16:44 AM »
Down sprig. be nice to the newbies. It's not like he's said anything really stupid.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #170 on: March 20, 2005, 01:29:45 PM »
If sponsorship is needed to avoid hazing,  I can vouch for this one.  I met him freshman year and spent quite a lot of time talking with him.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #171 on: March 20, 2005, 02:23:58 PM »
Hmm.  I know you, Fuzzy?  What's your name?
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #172 on: March 20, 2005, 02:28:36 PM »
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #173 on: March 20, 2005, 02:53:35 PM »
Ah, Megan!  I remember you.  It's been a while.

(Thanks Archon)
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #174 on: March 21, 2005, 02:20:54 PM »
Sprig wasn't newbie-bashing, he was Jordan-bashing-bashing. Honestly, haven't we pretty much said all that can be said about how much we hate Robert Jordan? I've only read one of his books and I still hate him (not personally, of course, I'm sure he's a fine man and good to his mother).
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #175 on: March 21, 2005, 02:34:35 PM »
well, no, he was newbie bashing. There were three threads in a row where he was unfriendly. This was only one of them. But I agree. We don't like him (except for those of us who do) so let's drop it.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #176 on: March 21, 2005, 02:48:26 PM »
I assume that by "him" you're refering to Jordan, not JadeKnight. Or Spriggan. That was kind of funny.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #177 on: March 21, 2005, 03:12:14 PM »
heh, I'll use unclear pronouns all I want!
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #178 on: March 21, 2005, 03:48:14 PM »
I started off with Lincoln by Stephen Donaldson, followed that up with Wierd of the White Wolf by Moorcock (the only Elric book that I own,) and then just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick.  That covers the last two months for me.

That Androids... gets better every time I read it.
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Re: What are you reading mark II
« Reply #179 on: March 23, 2005, 12:05:38 PM »
After a few months of catching up on the Star Wars EU (I can't recommend enough reading Labyrinth of Evil if you're seeing Ep3), I finally managed to get to my "other" pile of books.
Just finished Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, which was good. I enjoy his blending of mythology, fiction and mystery.
Just starting The Supernaturalist. Didn't realize when I ordered it that it's written by Eoin Colfer, who did the Artemis Fowl books. So I'm sure this will be fun.
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