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re-read the Dark Elf trilogy a couple weeks back (huzzah for used book stores!), reading Gravity's Arc now... it's pretty dull so far.

I've always liked the Dark Elf trilogy. It's such a unique and creative world. Having such a cold killer as the hero didn't hurt either.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick.

Classic. Always wanted to read it, so I ordered it. It's very different than Bladerunner, though.

Dick is great PUN INTENDED. There are a couple of great collections of his short stories that can be had for ~$10.

After watching No Country for Old Men for the 4th time, I snagged the book. Going to try Blood Meridian next.

R00k wrote:I've always liked the Dark Elf trilogy. It's such a unique and creative world. Having such a cold killer as the hero didn't hurt either.

well, don't read it again - you'll be disappointed. the writing is actually pretty dodgy and drizzt is a total emo bitch... you forget how much of the series is wrapped up in him whining about how "the hunter" is going to take over his personality. it seemed pretty awesome when i was 12ish, but now i just wanna slap him around and then send the author some corrections. better than most of the d&d novels, perhaps, but still pretty clown-shoes.

lolth@drizzt...

menkent wrote:

R00k wrote:I've always liked the Dark Elf trilogy. It's such a unique and creative world. Having such a cold killer as the hero didn't hurt either.

well, don't read it again - you'll be disappointed. the writing is actually pretty dodgy and drizzt is a total emo bitch... you forget how much of the series is wrapped up in him whining about how "the hunter" is going to take over his personality. it seemed pretty awesome when i was 12ish, but now i just wanna slap him around and then send the author some corrections. better than most of the d&d novels, perhaps, but still pretty clown-shoes.

Maybe I should take your advice and let it live on in memory then.

I think I was 14 when I read it.

Hannibal wrote:Dick is great PUN INTENDED. There are a couple of great collections of his short stories that can be had for ~$10.

After watching No Country for Old Men for the 4th time, I snagged the book. Going to try Blood Meridian next.

I'm about half way through Blood Meridian (set it aside for some other things a couple weeks ago, but going to finish it soon), and I think it's wonderful. McCarthy is the kind of author I always hope to find when I'm poring over the fiction section at the bookstore.

It takes a few pages to get used to his writing style, but his prose transforms raw emotions like fear and desperation into tangible parts of the landscape, and the characters he develops are like forces of nature. I'm looking forward to finishing the story.

if you're not going to read Dark Elf again, fine, but at least recognize my play on words

ha - i didn't realize it was a play on words until you pointed it out.

but i recognize

MKJ wrote:lolth

that bugged me too. i got two different printings from the used book store, so in the first book it was Lloth and in the second it was Lolth. that bugged me. (<-- pun, get it? get it?)

we got some serious wordsmiths in the house

Mass Effect: Revelation

Can't put it down, I love Karpyshyn's writing

menkent wrote:

MKJ wrote:lolth

that bugged me too. i got two different printings from the used book store, so in the first book it was Lloth and in the second it was Lolth. that bugged me. (<-- pun, get it? get it?)

looks like youre stuck in a web of lies

[edit] it's "Lolth" btw, so sayeth the forgotten realms campaign setting [/edit]

mac wrote:asimovs foundation trilogy

I have a friend who's reading this right now, says it's pretty good. I might try it out at some point.

Just finished Timeline by Michael Chrichton. It's the first book of his I've read (or finished, at least -- Next was crap). It was good pulpy vacation reading. Once you just accept the 2D characters.

Also finished Blood Meridian a couple weeks ago. That was a fantastic book. I can't wait to read more of McCarthy's stuff.

I recently finished the last book in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz. They were good and I'd recommend them as a light read. Use the library though. I was able to finish each book in one day--it's too expensive to keep buying books that are finished in a day.

Right is Wrong by Arianna Huffington

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

My wife read it. So far very funny.

"The October Country", a series of short stories by Ray Bradbury. Perfect Halloween season reading, some of the stories are pretty sick, all of them spooky.

Light in August by Faulkner.
FaulknerLite, for a relative contraction. Saturated in southern drama and lots of LOLRACISM-bombs.

R00k wrote:I've always liked the Dark Elf trilogy. It's such a unique and creative world. Having such a cold killer as the hero didn't hurt either.

You should check out The Sellswords trilogy, then. Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle are the main characters, both of which are evil protagonists. The writing is better and the story is complex enough to keep you interested throughout.

Right now I'm reading Island in the Sea of Time. It's about the island of Nantucket suddenly and inexplicably being sent into the past (1250 BC) and trying to survive as a community of 7,200 in a world which is several millenia less advanced as theirs. So far it's not bad.

I'm also going through "The Ancient" by RA Salvatore. I've only read a few of these types of books - pretty much only the LOTR books, the Hobbit, and the first few Robert Jordan books.
Figured I'd give one of Salvatore's books a shot since people say good things about his work. It's ok so far, but all these types of books sort of just blend together into one amorphous blob of wizards, dragons, dwarves, unlikely heroes, etc.

still working my way thru iain m. banks culture novels in order they were released. up to excession

only the second lot of sci-fi books i've ever read, after frank herbert's dune books

Rant - Chuck Palahniuk

I'm pretty unsure about it. Has some funny ideas but i'm halfway through and the pacing is still slow... nothing happens, really

Transient wrote:

R00k wrote:I've always liked the Dark Elf trilogy. It's such a unique and creative world. Having such a cold killer as the hero didn't hurt either.

You should check out The Sellswords trilogy, then. Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle are the main characters, both of which are evil protagonists. The writing is better and the story is complex enough to keep you interested throughout.

Right now I'm reading Island in the Sea of Time. It's about the island of Nantucket suddenly and inexplicably being sent into the past (1250 BC) and trying to survive as a community of 7,200 in a world which is several millenia less advanced as theirs. So far it's not bad.

Thanks for the recommendation.