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Oh, its from Dan Simmons.
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Yizuo
Germany1537 Posts
Wiki about it.. Oh, its from Dan Simmons. | ||
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Chaso
Sweden143 Posts
On June 06 2005 05:46 NonY wrote: btw, im waiting for the next harry potter book (comes out in a bit over a month)... and The Brothers Karamazov is indeed the correct english title of the book. i read that one too and liked it, maybe you should read some more from the same author. try reading notes from the underground then crime and punishment (in that order) Yeah I printed out "notes from the underground" in school and I've already read Crime and punishment and loved it  | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
Very good book. | ||
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Tal
United Kingdom1018 Posts
My little brother still knows it by heart ^_^ "and he had a tummyache!'' Someone said storm of swords earlier. The whole quartet that that's in is absolutely great. Amazing characters, plot twists and scenes. | ||
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ObsoleteLogic
United States3676 Posts
by Robert A. Heinlein. It's really a book for junior highschool kids, but it's an interesting read because Heinlein was just that good of a writer... before he went totally insane in the 1960's. Other books read (or re-read) recently: Starship Toopers - Heinlein Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams Whats Wrong With The World - G.K Chesterton The Quiet Light - Louis De Wohl and for history buffs Our Oriental Heritage - Will Durant | ||
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0x64
Finland4647 Posts
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~AreS]
Canada2170 Posts
On June 05 2005 21:06 NewbSaibot wrote: How about a book i am about to read which is probably good? Im thinkin renting Da Da Vinci Code from the liberry. Just not sure if i can read it in 2 weeks, or want to keep it, in which case i'll buy it. You'd finish it in 3 days. It's so addictive that you can't stop reading it. | ||
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jtan
Sweden5891 Posts
On June 05 2005 21:35 Empyrean wrote: And yet you can form a cohesive sentence. The chances of you creating that combonation of letters randomly (if you use only alphanumeric with two cases and the characters ' " . , / ! ? [space] and \) are (52[from the uppercase and lowercase letters]10[numbers]+9[allowed symbols])^12 which is 71^12. The odds are one to ((71^12)-1). :[ On June 05 2005 21:18 vOnster wrote: lckuy ROFL Good stuff  | ||
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lastprobeALIVE
United States975 Posts
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On June 05 2005 23:06 BroOd wrote: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers My friend claims that as the best book she ever read. On June 05 2005 21:55 BloodBath wrote: 'the secret life of walter mitty' has to be one of the shittiest books ever. and that book about the 2 dogs where 1 dies and then the other dog gets depressed to death was pretty lame too. Where the Red Fern Grows? I thought that was a good book. I also thought MacBeth was a great story. I must be crazy, or something... | ||
Empyrean
17082 Posts
On June 05 2005 22:56 rpf289 wrote: When attempting to slam another person using superior intellect, vast vocabulary, and an unnatural understanding of math, it's usually best to use correct grammar and spell "combination" correctly. Fuck. Ha. You're right If tl.net had a spellcheck function I would so use it. Besides the fact that english isn't my native language.And ihatett is right, actually, he could have a sentence of an infinite amount of words (or as long as tl.net allows), and the chance would go to 1 to (infinity-1) which is taken as infinity. And 1 over infinity is an indeterminate form :[ | ||
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tehsnow
Canada296 Posts
On June 05 2005 20:58 imRadu wrote: reread the Foundation series by my mate Isac A. Those just pwns | ||
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iNsaNe-
Finland5201 Posts
"What's your favourite book?" "War and peace. First part." Anyone know in which TV-program this was(a bit offtopic, yes)oOo | ||
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MoltkeWarding
5195 Posts
[B] and for history buffs Our Oriental Heritage - Will Durant Sounds demoralizing  | ||
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cYaN
Norway3322 Posts
On June 05 2005 21:22 Izenra wrote: Old book but "Eye of the Needle". enjoyed that book as well. all quiet on the western front is a timeless classic. Hiroshima by Hersey is a really interesting read, but calling it a good book might be a bit of a stretch. that book where usa sides with germany during ww2, really good. Berlin 1945, can't remember the author..amazing book. | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
Ghostwritten (semi-recently). Both have a similiar style of writing and narrating which I really, really enjoy :O You should really check them both out, I don't really want to spoil either, seeing it all connect is a nice feeling ^^ I'd suggest number9dream (by David Mitchell, also wrote Ghostwritten and cloud atlas the later which I am yet to read) as well, and probably any other book by the author to Dance Dance Dance , Haruki Murakami, haven't read anything but Dance Dance Dance but I hear David Mitchell is likely to have gotten some inspiration from him, and having read Dance Dance Dance, I'm inclined to agree with that notion). ~_~; | ||
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~AreS]
Canada2170 Posts
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On June 05 2005 21:55 BloodBath wrote: 'the secret life of walter mitty' has to be one of the shittiest books ever. and that book about the 2 dogs where 1 dies and then the other dog gets depressed to death was pretty lame too. Haven't read that book so maybe it was just shit BUT dogs can die because of things like that ;o | ||
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On June 05 2005 22:47 imRadu wrote: that book is a total waste of time. it sucks. P.S. If it takes you 2 weeks to read a book there's something wrong ^_^ Doesn't that all depend on how and when you read? For example, I really enjoy reading stuff at like 2-5 am, which means I'm pretty tired and won't read for that long/won't read that fast so if I read a book like that it will take me a good while to get through. If you read a book hardcore you can of course go through it in a really short amount of time ;p | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14912 Posts
A Sword of Truth - Goodkind easy reading, good story and characters imo the Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan hopefully he just ends the damn story already, the quality of the writing has been dropping significantly since book 4...and he's on 11 now Hyperion - forget the author - highly recommended...well written, interesting storyline Dune / Enders game like everyone else If you're into star wars, the 10 book x-wing series is a good place to start. they don't really depend on the other books for continuity, and they're an awesome read. starts with rogue squadron by michael stackpole i believe, goes on from there. really gets you into some of the secondary players in the rebel alliance (wedge antilles, wes jansen, others) | ||
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