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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #540 on: March 05, 2009, 03:05:41 AM »
Is it just me, or is 'Civilizations' spelled wrong on that chart…picture…thing?
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #541 on: March 05, 2009, 03:09:49 AM »
Quote from: Shaggy on February 28, 2009, 10:21:29 PM
HERO OF AGES!!!!!!

OMG!! I'm going to start reading that soon!!!

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #542 on: March 05, 2009, 03:13:56 AM »
Awesome dude you'll probably catch up to me soon, though–I haven't been reading it much lately.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #543 on: March 05, 2009, 03:14:56 AM »
Is it good? I read all the sample chapt. on BS website but nothing more. I need to go to Barnes and Noble soon.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #544 on: March 05, 2009, 03:16:31 AM »
Oh, it's really good. I'm only on like page 200, but…I really like it, so far. A lot of foreshadowing, too. (Which I like.)
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #545 on: March 05, 2009, 03:18:31 AM »
i like foreshadow to. Gives hints and I LIKE hints.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #546 on: March 05, 2009, 03:19:51 AM »
Yeah…but I like answers more.  :P
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #547 on: March 05, 2009, 03:21:34 AM »
Answers sometimes confuse me.  :-\

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #548 on: March 05, 2009, 03:23:30 AM »
So do hints.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #549 on: March 05, 2009, 03:25:01 AM »
True but hints can have more than one answer.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #550 on: March 05, 2009, 03:26:04 AM »
So can answers. (???)

OK, I admit it—I really don't know what I just said.

And…I have to go to bed now, so don't bother hanging around for my next post…lol. Shaggy is OUT>>>
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #551 on: March 05, 2009, 03:27:07 AM »
See ya!!!!  ;D

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #552 on: March 05, 2009, 04:20:17 AM »
Quote from: Ookla The Mok on March 05, 2009, 02:26:04 AM
Brandon recommends the book The Truth as a good Discworld introduction. I quite enjoyed Thief of Time, but I wouldn't say it's one of the best and it got kind of confusing. Also it makes more sense if you've read the earlier Death/Susan books.

The one I read most recently was Monstrous Regiment and I really enjoyed that; it can be read without much knowledge of the series. Going Postal followed by Making Money were both quite entertaining. My favorite may be Night Watch, but that one is well along a thread... See this picture: http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-1-5.jpg

More or less any book there that doesn't have a solid line to its left can be read on its own. The "Industrial Revolution" group is the least coherent; all 4 of those books listed can be read on their own and only Going Postal has a direct sequel (Making Money, which isn't on the chart yet for some reason).

My least favorite are the Rincewind novels. He's not a very interesting character (apart from his Luggage), and The Colour of Magic (the first Discworld book) really is not written nearly as well as most of the rest. The Light Fantastic wasn't so hot either. I started out with Equal Rites and thought that was a very fine introduction. I would start a young adult with The Wee Free Men; those are great books.

Great Ookla, thanks! I was at my library looking at the collection of Pratchett novels, wondering where to start. I opened up a couple of them to see if it gave some time of reading order but it just listed all his 20-30 some novels...Eventually I was just like, screw it I'll either get it or I won't  :P That chart will help me a lot!
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #553 on: March 05, 2009, 04:54:05 AM »
Currently I'm reading "The Keepers of the Hidden Ways" trilogy by Joel Rosenberg. I'm on book three "Crimson Sky" and I have to say that they are quite different than what I'm used to. Now don't get me wrong they are fairly good. They twist our current time with another world that is more middleages with Norse gods who roam around. Strange in a nice kind of way.

Also Just finished reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin. Fantastic book! I honestly could barely put the book down. One of those books that you just devour. I'm looking forward to picking up the rest of them soon so I can finish his "Song of Ice and Fire" series.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #554 on: March 05, 2009, 05:00:48 AM »
Quote from: Shaggy on March 05, 2009, 03:05:41 AM
Is it just me, or is 'Civilizations' spelled wrong on that chart…picture…thing?
"Civilisations" is a correct British spelling. Terry Pratchett is British.

The US versions of the books do use US spellings though.
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