i know i haven't seen the movies but i think the only terry pratchet novels ive read that would make a good movie or show are the night watch onesmaninahat said:
So, what are you reading right now?
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The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. It's essentially HP Lovecraft by way of Terry Pratchett and the SCP Foundation. An immensely entertaining read.
I recently finished The Wise Man's Fear, and I have Ringworld and A Game of Thrones lined up after I finish my current book. I'm in no danger of becoming illiterate.
I recently finished The Wise Man's Fear, and I have Ringworld and A Game of Thrones lined up after I finish my current book. I'm in no danger of becoming illiterate.
I read the Magic the Gathering novels, they're actually very good. Right now I'm reading "Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn" It's actually very good, very well detailed and the story is very interesting.
I'm reading 'The Pinhoe Egg' by Diana Wynne Jones, author of 'Howl's Moving Castle,' which a few of you will know! 
It's part of her Christomanci series, and the only novel I haven't yet read from it. It's a good series overall; it's fun, a bit zany, and extremely creative.
I'm also making my way through 'Wise Man's Fear' by Patrick Rothfuss, and plan to finish 'The Meaning of Night' by Michael Cox.
I've just finished an English degree, and my pile of books has reached the height of my room. In fact, it might be a little taller...
It's part of her Christomanci series, and the only novel I haven't yet read from it. It's a good series overall; it's fun, a bit zany, and extremely creative.I'm also making my way through 'Wise Man's Fear' by Patrick Rothfuss, and plan to finish 'The Meaning of Night' by Michael Cox.
I've just finished an English degree, and my pile of books has reached the height of my room. In fact, it might be a little taller...
Definitely. It picks up in the second book, and a lot of people consider that one their favorite. It deals with alternate universes and such, but I found it really entertaining, and snicked quiet a few times as well. The ending is also extremely badass, and humorous in a way.IcyEvils said:
But it also gets better once the second book ends, because then his quest for the Dark Tower really begins.
It was a drag for me as well to read the first one, but it's just one of those series I felt like I should read, so I made myself get through it.
EDIT: It's funny, and cool, to see how many people are now picking up A Game of Thrones since the TV show enthralled them so. It's good to see the GRRM's work is now really spreading around.
And on that note of fantasy, does anyone know of any good books that tell the tale of the Arthur legend basically? You know, Camelot, Merlin, Lancelot...I tried watching the Starz show - Camelot - and it was awful, but I'm still interested in reading about the legend. So if anyone knows of good books, it can be series, about the legend, please let me know.
This thread. HURR HURR I SO FUNNY.
Seriously though, I've been reading comics, specifically Scott Pilgrim.
Seriously though, I've been reading comics, specifically Scott Pilgrim.
What... how chemistry can be therapeutic? Or the chemistry of therapeutics?katsabas said:
OT: The Long Price... part 2.
Yeah, I tried to read Quicksilver. Got about 20 pages in and turned to my brother and said "Ok, never mind, I don't want a lend of it."Electric Alpaca said:
It's difficult to get through...
A bit like "Dances With Wolves".
OT: I finished my exams on Monday, and I hadn't read anything because of school, so I'm probably gonna get into something this weekend.
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
The game is based on it. Only about 50 pages in, but really enjoying it thus far.
It is a dystopian future where 27,000 people live in the Moscow metro 20 years after Russia was destroyed in a nuclear war. The people left alive have to deal with bandits, mutants and worse, The Dark Ones.
I'm really into dystopian fiction so I'm enjoying it. I recommend it. Though, it must be said it is translated into English from Russian, and the language can be a bit off at times.
Great game too!
The game is based on it. Only about 50 pages in, but really enjoying it thus far.
It is a dystopian future where 27,000 people live in the Moscow metro 20 years after Russia was destroyed in a nuclear war. The people left alive have to deal with bandits, mutants and worse, The Dark Ones.
I'm really into dystopian fiction so I'm enjoying it. I recommend it. Though, it must be said it is translated into English from Russian, and the language can be a bit off at times.
Great game too!
Haven't started it yet, but Alice in Wonderland. Because so many games and manga reference and base themselves heavily on it that I feel I need to read it or be confused and lost.
I'm rereading Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," about the time Mr. Wolfe spent with Ken Kesey (who authored "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") and the Merry Pranksters in '60s San Fransisco.
I'm also reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day," by David Sedaris, and a collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Truly warped stuff; y'know, for the kids.
I'm also reading "Me Talk Pretty One Day," by David Sedaris, and a collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Truly warped stuff; y'know, for the kids.
As usual, I have three books going simultaneously: The Secret Life of Trees, Against the Day and A Devil's Chaplain. Need to stop doing that.