EPTWhat Are You Reading 2013 - Page 31
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Slakter
Sweden1947 Posts
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larryselina
Australia9 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
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aZealot
New Zealand5447 Posts
On February 11 2013 17:26 Dirkzor wrote: I read American Gods just before christmas and my GF have the first 3 episodes of Sandman (the collected edition. So thats like 36 episodes or something) and I've read the first 2. I really like Gaiman's style. I have 2 more of his books but I dislike reading the same auther back to back (unless its a series of course) so I'm waiting to get into to those before I've finished something else... I tried American Gods but was not able to finish it. I do plan on reading Stardust soon, though. The first 3 episodes? You mean the collected editions? That should take you to Seasons of Mist IIRC. All of the extended story issues are great reading. But, I have a soft spot for some of the stand alone issues to be found in the Fables and Reflections and World's End collected editions. Sandman #74, however, the penultimate issue of The Wake series is one of the finest short stories I have ever read (for both the story and the artwork). | ||
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lungic
Sweden123 Posts
On February 12 2013 08:57 sam!zdat wrote: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress surely deserves a mention here...  Without offending anyone, what was it that you liked about that book? I'm curious because I've seen it all over the net that people seems to like it, but to me it was so so. Perhaps too conflicting with my political views at the time or something, I don't know. I liked Starship Troopers a lot better (which I read after mistress). | ||
Dirkzor
Denmark1944 Posts
On February 12 2013 17:13 aZealot wrote: I tried American Gods but was not able to finish it. I do plan on reading Stardust soon, though. The first 3 episodes? You mean the collected editions? That should take you to Seasons of Mist IIRC. All of the extended story issues are great reading. But, I have a soft spot for some of the stand alone issues to be found in the Fables and Reflections and World's End collected editions. Sandman #74, however, the penultimate issue of The Wake series is one of the finest short stories I have ever read (for both the story and the artwork). She have the Sandman Library (Preludes and Nocturnes, The Doll's House, Dream Country) See here for info. I might buy the rest of the issues later on... I liked Neverwhere a whole lot more than American Gods. It is not that American Gods was bad at all, it was just harder to follow and bit more on the weird side. At times reading AG I was really into it and wanted to know more and other times I was just confused. Neverwhere had a better flow for me. I actually did not know that Gaiman had written Stardust. The movie wasn't good and I still remember the story quite well so I might hold of reading that one until I forget the movie. I don't want an image of semi-gay Robert Di Niro while reading it =) | ||
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lungic
Sweden123 Posts
On February 12 2013 18:48 Dirkzor wrote: I actually did not know that Gaiman had written Stardust. The movie wasn't good and I still remember the story quite well so I might hold of reading that one until I forget the movie. I don't want an image of semi-gay Robert Di Niro while reading it =) I agree, as a movie it was so so, but, I found that it actually captured Gaiman's dreamlike atmosphere rather well. It's cruel , dirty, fantastic and beautiful at the same time. I find that Gaiman is hard to appreciate while reading at times, but as one remembers his books afterwards they seem to get better. I had a really hard time getting through American Gods, but I was blown away by the ending. Anansi boys were a slightly disappointing. Neverwhere was a bit too much saga / fantasy to me, but other than that there were nothing particular wrong with it, and I'll recommend it to my daughter when she's getting older. I liked Coraline very much though. | ||
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Vardant
Czech Republic620 Posts
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YoucriedWolf
Sweden1456 Posts
Having read almost all of the books Gaiman has written I find that american gods is by far the best (which I like very much). There are some really powerful short stories in primarily "Smoke and mirrors" and to a lesser extent also "Fragile things". Planted a very nice order of books today, with previous orders I'm well on my way to not being a noob in literature anymore (In my imagination where ordering books=Having read them). You will find that some of them are inspired by this thread thx guys! Rate my order/illiteracy + Show Spoiler + A Confederacy of Dunces A Tale Of Two Cities Aesop's Fables Anna Karenina Brave new world Cat's Cradle Red Mars The Aeneid Perdido Street Station The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Don Quixote The Divine Comedy Ulysses Tender Is The Night The Master And Margarita The Canterbury Tales Finnegans Wake The Jungle Book | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
Now I'm starting "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" by Machado de Assis, the greatest brazilian writer. I recommend it to anyone who likes realism and hypocritical anti-heroes. Edit: the english title of Brás Cubas is "Epitath of a Small Winner". | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On February 12 2013 17:36 lungic wrote: Without offending anyone, what was it that you liked about that book? I'm curious because I've seen it all over the net that people seems to like it, but to me it was so so. Perhaps too conflicting with my political views at the time or something, I don't know. I liked Starship Troopers a lot better (which I read after mistress). The characters are great, the plot is exciting, the moon-dialect is sweet... It's a great book. | ||
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lungic
Sweden123 Posts
On February 13 2013 02:06 sam!zdat wrote: The characters are great, the plot is exciting, the moon-dialect is sweet... It's a great book. Thank you for telling me. And while were on the theme, I can recommend "Old mans war", which is quite similar to Starship troopers. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
it occurs to me that tmiahm might not translate that well... Idk if you read it in swedish | ||
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Animzor
Sweden2154 Posts
Edit: Now reading: a million fucking books at the same time for school. La Perdida Chaka The Bridge of San Luis Rey July's People Plus I'm reading these for fun: Absolution Gap From Hell | ||
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lungic
Sweden123 Posts
On February 13 2013 06:27 sam!zdat wrote: I thought old man's war was one of the worst books I've read in a long time it occurs to me that tmiahm might not translate that well... Idk if you read it in swedish Hmm, I would say our tastes differ pretty much then To me it was refreshing that they were old people, but then again I'm getting older fast (32 already), so I guess personal context could have been affecting me as well. | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
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lungic
Sweden123 Posts
On February 14 2013 07:25 Syn Harvest wrote: I just finished The Blade Itself (Book 1 in First Law Trilogy) It was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy. I'm going to go start the second one. Before they are hanged, and The Last Argument of Kings is nice as well. I actually got my book (Last argument) signed by Joe when he was in Sweden. (He's been at "Science Fiction Bokhandeln" here in Sweden at several times). The story continues loosely in Best served cold and The Heroes, but they're more stand alone, which is almost better to some extent. I think he describes his own works best in the preface of Best served cold. For Grace One day you will read this And be slightly worried | ||
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Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
I bought this one and On The Road about a year ago, and while I was really disappointed with on the Road, Dharma Bums is a really good book! Recommended! | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
Did you ever talk to Dr. Hoenikker?" I asked Miss Faust. "Oh, certainly. I talked to him a lot." "Do any conversations stick in your mind?" "There was one where he bet I couldn't tell him anything that was absolutely true. So I said to him, 'God is love.'" "And what did he say?" "He said, 'What is God? What is love?'" "Um." "But God really is love, you know," said Miss Faust, "no matter what Dr. Hoenikker said." ![[image loading]](http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/wp-content/blogs.dir/389/files/2012/04/i-3810edc42364e419018f106129fe0ef9-Cats%20Cradle.jpg) | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
On February 15 2013 13:46 sam!zdat wrote: reread today a beautiful book, in order to teach it: Ive never read Vonnegut. Is it excessively philosophical? | ||
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