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3rd of the serie, fantasy type with magic and everything, It's quite good.
Not quite as good as The Name of the Wind but still good
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
3rd of the serie, fantasy type with magic and everything, It's quite good. Not quite as good as The Name of the Wind but still good | ||
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Alucen-Will-
United States4054 Posts
![[image loading]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41O6WS6DWmL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Been catching up on mathematics of philosophy and 20th century problems- Goldsteins work in every area is worthwhile if you are into philosophy/academicism in general | ||
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Alucen-Will-
United States4054 Posts
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RvB
Netherlands6272 Posts
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B.I.G.
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Yurie
12082 Posts
On May 07 2017 18:06 RvB wrote: I have a question for you guys. I've just bought an e-reader. I want some of the paper books I own on my e-reader. I was wondering whether you buy the e-book or just pirate it since you've already bought the paper version. The selection from Piracy is still better than legal for e-books I like. Though legal is slowly catching up. https://www.humblebundle.com/books/super-nebula-book-bundle Anybody have any books they would recommend in that bundle? Recognise a few authors but havn't read any of these books. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17720 Posts
I'm 50 pages into the first book and it's pretty much garbage so far. Don't have much hopes for this, seems way too overhyped. Also, King's style of writing isn't very good, which doesn't help. | ||
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Yurie
12082 Posts
On May 11 2017 04:55 Manit0u wrote: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King I'm 50 pages into the first book and it's pretty much garbage so far. Don't have much hopes for this, seems way too overhyped. Also, King's style of writing isn't very good, which doesn't help. I had the same experience 15 years ago when I tried it out. Generally liked though so guess it has some redeeming features for others, personally not a big revolver or western fan so if I recall correctly that might be why I skipped it at roughly the same point as you. I did like Carrie when I read that but have never felt the need to read other stuff he has written. Might need to reconsider that. | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
On May 04 2017 03:56 Alucen-Will- wrote: Anyone here a fan of Pynchon at all? farva could probably write an essay about his love to Pynchon | ||
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Dandel Ion
Austria17960 Posts
either way, i dont recommend fighting your way through, it's long and the payoff isn't worth it imo a friend totally hyped up the baru traitor cormoran (or something), so i'm going to read it soon enough, his recs are usually at least decent. any experiences with it? | ||
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ZerOCoolSC2
9037 Posts
Still need to finish The Gospel of Wealth by Carnegie. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On May 04 2017 03:56 Alucen-Will- wrote: Anyone here a fan of Pynchon at all? On May 11 2017 05:53 Paljas wrote: farva could probably write an essay about his love to Pynchon I could indeed (and already did years ago lol). I took it upon myself to read all of Pynchon's major works while in undergrad and I'm quite glad that I did in that I think Pynchon makes a bit more sense as one immerses him or herself in his style of prose. In terms of favorites, V gets my vote as I think it strikes a nice balance between typical narrative forms and Pynchon's signature scattershot style that, in my humble opinion, fades away as Pynchon becomes more comfortable with letting all hell break loose. That'd be why I highly recommend that folks interested in Pynchon adhere to a relatively strict introductory order as they start into this kind of writing. Thus, I always recommend The Crying of Lot 49 and V before any of Pynchon's other works, especially Gravity's Rainbow. One could also start with Inherent Vice, but that'd be poor preparation for Pynchon's other works as IV is his pulpiest work by far. That said, I haven't had the chance to read his newest work, Bleeding Edge, though I hear similar things in that it's a more comfortable read than his earlier works. Once one wets their whistle with Pynchon, I must also mention William Gaddis, as he's another Pynchon type that does the scattershot style really well and in a manner unlike Pynchon in that Gaddis dials up the satire and tones down the jargon-ridden science. JR is fucking awesome. | ||
Flicky
England2670 Posts
The Accidental Connoisseur by Lawrence Osborne. A pretty entertaining and thought-provoking book about a man heading vineyard to vineyard and sampling wines. Not a guide to wine regions by any means, but more a log of the writer's reactions to the wine world which he doesn't really know much about. Masters of Battle: Monty, Patton and Rommel at War by Terry Brighton. Someone in one of these threads was reading it and I thought it looked interesting. Can't find the post anymore. Pretty entertaining book. Found it pretty interesting to learn about generals as people (they're petty). The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Recommended by a friend and is a lovely, light hearted fable. I enjoyed the simple message. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. A book you just want to talk about. Gets a bit bogged down at certain points but I guess that's the goal of those sections. I'm quite into unreliable narrators I think. Adds an extra dimension to a story that makes things a bit more interesting. | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Uldridge
Belgium5093 Posts
On May 11 2017 04:55 Manit0u wrote: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King I'm 50 pages into the first book and it's pretty much garbage so far. Don't have much hopes for this, seems way too overhyped. Also, King's style of writing isn't very good, which doesn't help. What about his writing style do you find so awful? Also, the first book is kind of a difficult one for the small size it is, but the second and third book are the best in the entire series imo. He's a pop writer that knows how to intensify his story and engage the reader with this (it's especially noticeable in the second book). It's only very rarely that he writes some nice prose, he's more focused on telling his story I guess. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
![[image loading]](https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/expanse/images/b/bc/Abaddon%27s_Gate.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/324?cb=20131011123944) Book 3 of The Expanse. Imo the best yet by far. Especially the 2nd was a little weak. Although it did not help that I already watched the TV series before, making 1 and 2 a little boring. This feels like classic space opera in the best way. Also takes its time with the human issues of its characters and is not only concerned with problems on the galactic scale. And it is pretty intelligent overall. | ||
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B.I.G.
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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