EPTWhat Are You Reading 2018 - Page 6
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RvB
Netherlands6230 Posts
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Silvanel
Poland4731 Posts
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goody153
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Mun_Su
France2063 Posts
On February 23 2018 03:31 RvB wrote: Quality drops off quite steeply after book 3 though. I'm not really sure the writer knows how to finish the series. 7 years to write a book is ridiculous considering someone like Erikson wrote the malazan books 1-2 years apart. You shouldn't have told me that, now i'm feeling suddenly less motivated to go after the 4th book  I recently read for a second time all Asimov cycle of Robot and Fondation books. Love his writing (even though i read the french translation, and not his own words) | ||
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
On February 23 2018 05:26 goody153 wrote: I have Hyperion by Dan Simmons. This doesn't any prequel books that i can just read it immediately, right? Yeah, Hyperion is the first one. | ||
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123Gurke
France154 Posts
And you should read it  | ||
Flicky
England2663 Posts
On February 23 2018 05:26 goody153 wrote: I have Hyperion by Dan Simmons. This doesn't any prequel books that i can just read it immediately, right? Some of my friends don't agree, but I think you can just read that one as a standalone too. There's a sequel, but I didn't feel any need to read it despite adoring Hyperion. I just finished The Easy Chain by Evan Dara. Reads like the source material for an amazing documentary and then does some really wacky stuff. Some of the wacky stuff really hit me and I got it, others was more open to interpretation. There's a basic plot in there which I think I got, but I can never be sure with books like this. Amazing book though, super enjoyable. Dara's writing is wonderful. | ||
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goody153
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21243 Posts
This released today and I encourage everyone to check it out. I would take the LotR/GoT comparisons with a giant grain of salt though. They're not really comparable and presumably the comparisons are used because the the publisher decided that was the easiest way to market the book to westerners. It's honestly closer to War and Peace than it is to Lord of the Rings. On February 23 2018 22:05 Flicky wrote: Some of my friends don't agree, but I think you can just read that one as a standalone too. There's a sequel, but I didn't feel any need to read it despite adoring Hyperion. I just finished The Easy Chain by Evan Dara. Reads like the source material for an amazing documentary and then does some really wacky stuff. Some of the wacky stuff really hit me and I got it, others was more open to interpretation. There's a basic plot in there which I think I got, but I can never be sure with books like this. Amazing book though, super enjoyable. Dara's writing is wonderful. Glad you enjoyed it. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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farvacola
United States18832 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21243 Posts
On February 24 2018 03:47 The_Red_Viper wrote: So you recommend this new translation in particular? This is the only translation released in English, outside of fan translations. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21243 Posts
On February 24 2018 03:47 The_Red_Viper wrote: So you recommend this new translation in particular? This is the only translation released in English, outside of fan translations. On February 24 2018 04:09 IgnE wrote: does "closer to war and peace than lotr" mean its not really close to either of them, or are you actually comparing it to war and peace? I've been comparing Jin Yong with Tolstoy for years. They're similar enough imo. On February 24 2018 04:21 Jerubaal wrote: Who here has read Moby Dick? I would hope most people have but... | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
Moby Dick should be read in school, no?  | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
On February 24 2018 04:49 farvacola wrote: I have; as far as classic lit goes, it's one of the best stories ever imo. why do you qualify it with "as far as classic lit goes?" | ||
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farvacola
United States18832 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21243 Posts
Unless you mean people don't read literature much in general, in which sure I guess. | ||
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