Decided to check out All You Need Is Kill. Infinitely superior to the movie (though I can't deny I also really enjoyed the film). That ending left me quite melancholic for a while.
Hey John, did you finish Way of Kings??Almost done with The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker.
It's pretty good, but focuses too much on Harry D'amour and not as much on Pinhead as I thought it would.
That's a great series! It's pretty intense. Once the action starts it's a nonstop crazy ride to the end. LOL It's been a few years since I read it, but I remember once I picked up a book it was really tough to put it down. I had to know what was gonna happen!Joe Chip said:Anybody here reading the Dresden files? I picked them up and i quite enjoy them. I am currently at book 7.
Joe Chip said:Hey John, did you finish Way of Kings??
Yeah its really fun, as you already said, it's non stop action till the end. I really enjoy them.JMP said:That's a great series! It's pretty intense. Once the action starts it's a nonstop crazy ride to the end. LOL It's been a few years since I read it, but I remember once I picked up a book it was really tough to put it down. I had to know what was gonna happen!
Yeah, i can understand, the books are huge. It's funny to think that there is going to be 10 of them.Johnstantine said:but the page count is really intimidating at the moment.
Joe Chip said:I also picked up Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange. You guys seem to really like this book, so i decided to read it.
Rhombaad said:I finished Count Zero yesterday and started reading Mona Lisa Overdrive. Walter, I highly recommend you check out Count Zero. I thought it was awesome.
Gonzo said:I really loved Neuromancer and I kept meaning to read the sequels in the Sprawl Trilogy yet never got around to it - maybe I should give Neuromancer a re-read, since I read it like 5 years ago, and then dive into Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive.
Walter said:And this time, maybe just maybe I'll read Herbert's other Dune books as well.
Ken said:for those of you who have read it, what do you guys think of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan? i have some of the books in the series on my shelf, still haven't touched it.
Walter said:Spurred by its 50th anniversary this year, I started reading Dune again -- for the 4th time. I'm sure those who have been on this forum a while already know how much I love this book. And this time, maybe just maybe I'll read Herbert's other Dune books as well.
Aazealh said:Long story short, it doesn't live up to its potential. If you've already got the first few books though, you might as well read them. They're not too bad.
Walter said:Spurred by its 50th anniversary this year, I started reading Dune again -- for the 4th time. I'm sure those who have been on this forum a while already know how much I love this book. And this time, maybe just maybe I'll read Herbert's other Dune books as well.
Aazealh said:They may not be as brilliant, but you can't call yourself a fan without having read them!
I'm currently at the beginning of the book (around 70 pages in), but i can already tell you that i really like it. I love the way the book is written, the author is really talented, plus the characters look really interesting.Walter said:Glad to hear it! You should know going in that it starts pretty slowly, which has turned a lot of people off to the book. But don't give up, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
IMHO Dune Messiah is just as good. I've never read the books after that, i was a bit burned out by the time i ended the second book, but i will read the next books as well.Walter said:Spurred by its 50th anniversary this year, I started reading Dune again -- for the 4th time. I'm sure those who have been on this forum a while already know how much I love this book. And this time, maybe just maybe I'll read Herbert's other Dune books as well.
VengeanceQuest982 said:Getting ready for a re-reading of Tolkien's Middle-Earth from start to finish:
* The Silmarillion
* The Children of Húrin
* Unfinished Tales (Acts I & II)
* The Hobbit
* The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
* The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King
* Unfinished Tales (Acts III & IV)
* The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
* Bilbo's Last Song
* The History of Middle-Earth
Oburi said:I'm actually doing this now as well. About Halfway through The Silmarillion and just ordered Children of Hurin off Amazon. I have one book called Unfinished Tales but I'm a little confused. I didn't realize it was part of a series??
VengeanceQuest982 said:....I'm sorry for the confusion Oburi the 1st 2 acts of the Unfinished Tales are set in the First and Second Ages of Middle Earth. Act 3 spans the period of time after The Last Alliance and into events set during the Lord of the Rings the 4th Act is an appendix.