shinygerbil
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« Reply #1380 on: August 09, 2012, 03:21:38 PM » |
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Just finished the Mistborn trilogy. Amazing ride, full of twists that I never saw coming. The ending was better than I ever could have imagined.
I want a videogame.
What's that you say?Have started reading the first book now after seeing you guys mention it. Enjoying it so far  I read the Mistborn trilogy a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I really liked Vin as a character. After that I read the follow-up book, Alloy of Law, and also Elantris, by the same author; both very good as well. And the reason I started reading Sanderson was from a recommendation on the blog of Patrick Rothfuss, author of the sublime Name of the Wind which I heartily recommend. I may have mentioned it before in this thread, but not sure. EDIT: Test Your Metal is a terrible, terrible catchphrase for the Mistborn game.  |
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« Reply #1381 on: August 09, 2012, 04:27:42 PM » |
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 Enjoying this a lot. My sister read this series a while ago and still claims it's one of the best she's ever read. I guess I should pick it up sometime. |
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This is me on steam.Hey look! My blog's gone again! Ain't that somethin? I really need a better sig :\
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C.D Buckmaster
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Death via video games
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« Reply #1382 on: August 09, 2012, 06:53:30 PM » |
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I've started reading James Joyce's Ulysses, it's pretty enjoyable so far, although it throws a lot of references around.
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« Reply #1383 on: August 09, 2012, 08:59:29 PM » |
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James Joyce is terrible and is best known for his gross flatulence fetish.
You're not enjoying Ulysses, you liar.
Reading water for elephants. It's pretty okay.
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« Reply #1384 on: August 09, 2012, 10:09:07 PM » |
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Finishing up Day of the Triffids. Pretty interesting. Writing is matter-of-fact but it's a good view of a sort-of-post-apocalyptic world.
Also finished The Handmaid's Tale recently. Great writing style.
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« Reply #1385 on: August 13, 2012, 02:07:45 AM » |
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 I was gonna try to read a lot of essential literature but I ended up reading solely Vonnegut for 2 years instead. |
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« Reply #1386 on: August 13, 2012, 03:07:53 PM » |
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I'm working my way through a pile of graphic novels and books on writing. I started reading collections of short comics called Future Shocks this magazine called 2000AD puts out. Before that I read some Batman, so I'll either go with that, Annotated Sandman, the classic Spider-Man or Hellblazer.
I've bought a large pile of graphic novels and books the past two months, I am out of shelf space before I've even unpacked any of my books from my previous residence.
I'm also part way through High Fidelity, which I quite like.
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« Reply #1387 on: August 15, 2012, 11:21:15 AM » |
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I also read High Fidelity quite recently! Currently reading this:  Dont really know why. Just to see how someone else might approch Douglas Adams work, I guess. It really is pretty damn aweful though. |
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« Reply #1388 on: August 15, 2012, 11:27:09 AM » |
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make games, not money
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« Reply #1389 on: August 15, 2012, 11:30:24 AM » |
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Still yet to really start 1Q84, probably going to leave it for now in favour of a collection of Kafka I haven't read in a while. I found it disappointing. I don't think Murakami will top Wind-up Bird Chronicle or Hard-Boiled Wonderland. Will start looking into older works I may have overlooked (Norwegian Wood). I'm reading Crime and Punishment. Recently finished The Unbearable Lightness of Being (good), Going Postal (okay, Making Money is better), The Old Man and the Sea (great), and The Sun Also Rises (good). I have a really, really long to-do list, but here are some I'm looking forward to if anyone has any input - A Confederacy of Dunces Hot, Water, Music the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy The Prince (macchiavelli) Ishmael - Quinn the prestige the satanic verses the razor's edge unaccustomed earth ringworld the city & the city the first tycoon - t.j. stiles comics - blankets, and planetary |
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« Reply #1390 on: August 15, 2012, 11:42:25 AM » |
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the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Possibly my favourite book. I wish I could have the pleasure of reading it again for the first time. |
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« Reply #1391 on: August 15, 2012, 02:16:37 PM » |
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James Joyce is terrible and is best known for his gross flatulence fetish.
You're not enjoying Ulysses, you liar.
"Your opinions are not mine. Therefore, you are wrong." |
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« Reply #1392 on: August 15, 2012, 02:59:42 PM » |
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I just finished reading Stardust. Good book! |
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« Reply #1393 on: August 15, 2012, 03:04:30 PM » |
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a bunch of dumb shit as usual
 when you're a world famous author (lol) and they find your fetishes on your internet history (i bet it's something really funny) i hope the smithy of 2052 posts his awful iconoclast opinion about it on the internet |
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MeshGearFox
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When you have no one, no one can hurt you.
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« Reply #1394 on: August 15, 2012, 04:00:31 PM » |
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So far this year I've read:
Dune
Babel-17 - Samuel R. Delaney
Journey - Marta Randall
and now I am reading Gravity's Rainbow.
Gravity's Rainboom.
Gravity's Rain...boob?
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