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piln
High Emperor
Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 906
Location: Leeds, UK |
Last month's Edge.  I haven't read a book for quite a while now, to my shame. I have many to catch up on (stalled halfway through Blood Meridian and I really need to get round to reading Ed Bunker's autobiography - picking up Runaway Train on DVD recently reminded me of that!), and I want to buy William Gibson's Pattern Recognition.
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Ugly_Prayer
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
Posts: 38
Location: Sinking Fast |
Just finished: "A Game Of Thrones" by George RR Martin. AWESOME!!! Let me scream that again: "AWESOME!"  [/b][/i]
Started: "A Clash Of Kings" by George RR Martin, today.
If you were slow to this table, as was I: RUN, do not walk, and grab the: "A Song Of Ice And Fire" series by George RR Martin. Do it! Do it now!
Seriously, this is great stuff. If you want characters who crawl from the page and grab you by the throat; this is the book for you. Just damn!
be well budds
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JOTAS
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 31 May 2003
Posts: 38
Location: Cwmbran. WALES |
Half way through the last book ( volume four) The view from the mirror, written by IAN IRVINE. Excellent fantasy series. recommended. |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by Ugly_Prayer
If you want characters who crawl from the page and grab you by the throat; this is the book for you.
I had the opposite reaction. I wanted to grab them by the throat.
As I posted in another thread, I've been making my way slowly through Presidential Leadership. After that I'll be reading General Tommy Franks' book, American Soldier.
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cfmdobbie
High Emperor
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 1859
Location: London, England |
Just finished reading Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Very good indeed.
Next, some sci-fi I think. Probably one of the Second Foundation series - been meaning to get around to them for a long time now.
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Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:32 am |
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Ugly_Prayer
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
Posts: 38
Location: Sinking Fast |
Val wisely spake:
I had the opposite reaction. I wanted to grab them by the throat.
An excellent point! At least for 80% of them - anyways.
I'm just starting: A Clash Of Kings... yet, it is characters like Tyrion and even (gulp): the Hound; that I find fascinating. And thus far; I suspect Joffrey is deeply misunderstood(?) LOL!
be well Val
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ScOut3R
Tempered Warlord
Joined: 15 Feb 2002
Posts: 299
Location: Hungary |
I'm currently reading: Samuel P. Huntington - The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order
I recommend it to everyone since it is a really good book:)
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
Reading "Living according to Garp" by Irving. |
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:42 pm |
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Ican
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
Posts: 185
Location: UK |
Those G.R.R Martin's books are great, I agree.
At the moment I'm reading some Sci-Fi in the form of The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton.
It's the first book in the "Night's Dawn Trilogy". If you like G.R.R Martin's writing style I think you'd like this. Similarly gritty, and not afraid to shirk from showing human nature's darker side. It is epic fare also. |
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Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:53 pm |
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Namirrha
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 May 2002
Posts: 218
Location: Utah County, Utah. |
Good Business by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (I think that's a Czech name, but the greater question is how do you pronounce it?). I'm interested in business (it runs in my blood), but I've felt a great sickness threatens many businesses that have forgotten ethics in pursuit of the dollar. Indeed, the more subtle truth is that good ethics and good business can and must coexist for long-term stability which benefits all. Business exists to improve life, not to demean it.
The Heike Monogatari again. Part of my research for something I'm planning soon. I love the book, so it's no chore to read.
Hamlet by Shakespeare. My favorite Shakespearean play.
BTW, I also like George R.R. Martin's books. They strike me as very true to life. I am not a fan of politics, and wish it didn't have its darker elements, yet we should know where and how these are born.
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:47 am |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
quote:
Originally posted by Namirrha
Good Business by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
No it isn't Czech name. It sounds more like Polish or maybe Macedonian, Greek, I don't know. |
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:40 am |
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ScOut3R
Tempered Warlord
Joined: 15 Feb 2002
Posts: 299
Location: Hungary |
quote:
Originally posted by Danicek
quote:
Originally posted by Namirrha
Good Business by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
No it isn't Czech name. It sounds more like Polish or maybe Macedonian, Greek, I don't know.
I think the best option is that he is Hungarian. I'm saying this because the name's spelling is totally Hungarian.
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:27 pm |
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piln
High Emperor
Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 906
Location: Leeds, UK |
Probably an easy question for some (eg: Namirrha ), but does "monogatari" mean "story?" |
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:14 am |
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Namirrha
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 May 2002
Posts: 218
Location: Utah County, Utah. |
quote:
Originally posted by piln
Probably an easy question for some (eg: Namirrha ), but does "monogatari" mean "story?"
Yes, "tale" or "story." Other famous Japanese stories are the Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) and Taiheiki monogatari. I haven't finished the Tale of Genji or the Taiheiki yet, but I love the Heike Monogatari. It's really beautiful. Here are the opening lines:
"The bell of the Gion Temple tolls into every man's heart to warn him that all is vanity and evanescence. The faded flowers of the sala trees by the Buddha's deathbed bear witness to the truth that all who flourish are destined to decay. Yes, pride must have its fall, for it is as unsubstantial as a dream on a spring night. The brave and violent man--he too must die away in the end, like a whirl of dust in the wind." (Kitagawa and Tsuchida translation, 1975.)
You can probably see why I fell in love with it. I wish I could read it in the original Japanese, but my Japanese studies aren't far along enough to make that possible...yet. Someday.
If you're interested in reading it, I highly recommend the Hiroshi Kitagawa and Bruce Tsuchida 1975 translation. It's the best, IMO. Helen McCullough has a more available and recent translation but it sucks. It doesn't flow at all and the word choices are odd.
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erik
High Emperor
Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Posts: 477
Location: The Netherlands |
I have just finished Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" and now i'm about to start in his new book: "The Juvelanis Dilemma" (I'm not Quite sure if that's the correct English title).
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