Pitt
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If Lando dies, I'll destroy your planet!
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Post by Pitt on Mar 2, 2011 20:39:16 GMT
Making Money (the Discworld book).
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Post by Exu on Mar 31, 2011 23:37:25 GMT
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Post by Samface on Apr 1, 2011 17:32:47 GMT
Started Stephen King's Under the Dome last night. 'Tis very good so far.
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Pitt
Script Hume
Ungrateful Sonic Saxophonist
If Lando dies, I'll destroy your planet!
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Post by Pitt on Apr 1, 2011 23:58:35 GMT
The most recent Dresden Files book, Changes. Might give the Codex Alera series a go now.
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Post by ShayMay on Apr 5, 2011 12:30:42 GMT
Poison.
Excellent, excellent book. Takes the fantasy cliches of fairies and witches, etc. and gives them a right old shake-up. Also manages to incorporate plot holes and deus ex machina and enhance the story with them.
Best fantasy novel I've ever read, and one of my favourite books of all time.
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Apr 6, 2011 19:49:30 GMT
Marvel - One Month To Live
This is undoubtedly the BEST Marvel book I've ever read. I almost cried after reading this.
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Post by Matt on Apr 9, 2011 0:20:56 GMT
I'm reading Walt Witmans Song of Myself. it's just stunningly beautiful.
for example
Trippers and askers surround me,
People I meet, the effect upon me of my early life or the ward and
city I live in, or the nation,
The latest dates, discoveries, inventions, societies, authors old
and new,
My dinner, dress, associates, looks, compliments, dues,
The real or fancied indifference of some man or woman I love,
The sickness of one of my folks or of myself, or ill-doing or loss
or lack of money, or depressions or exaltations,
Battles, the horrors of fratricidal war, the fever of doubtful news,
the fitful events;
These come to me days and nights and go from me again,
But they are not the Me myself.
There was never any more inception than there is now,
Nor any more youth or age than there is now,
And will never be any more perfection than there is now,
Nor any more heaven or hell than there is now.
Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of
all poems,
You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions
of suns left,)
You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look
through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in
books,
You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me,
You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self.
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Post by Zerolus on Apr 9, 2011 22:06:08 GMT
Fable: The Balverine Order Fun little book, really, but nothing spectacular. Captures the energy and feel of the games while pretty much telling the standard adventure story. Recommended as a bit of light-reading and if you have nothing better to do. Or if you are, you know, a fan game of the games. As is the case with most video game tie-in novels and the uber-geeks they're catered towards.  |
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Pitt
Script Hume
Ungrateful Sonic Saxophonist
If Lando dies, I'll destroy your planet!
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Post by Pitt on Apr 9, 2011 22:10:12 GMT
The first Codex Alera book. I'm not really getting into it yet. I guess I'm used to Jim Butcher writing in the first person.
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Post by The Shad on Jun 3, 2011 8:47:35 GMT
Last night, I skimmed through The Strange Universe of Dr. 58.
Vikings destroyed a Nazi orbital station after the Mayan empire refused to do it with their solar laser.
And then the moon got pregnant.
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jun 3, 2011 20:58:36 GMT
Last night, I skimmed through The Strange Universe of Dr. 58. Vikings destroyed a Nazi orbital station after the Mayan empire refused to do it with their solar laser. And then the moon got pregnant.  ...I want to read this book. ;D |
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Post by The Shad on Jun 4, 2011 10:27:07 GMT
...I want to read this book. ;D Some guy was messing with a ouija board, claims to have made contact with someone in an alternate universe, and he's giving details on the history and culture of this world. It's an interesting piece of world building. The national pastime is throwing burning things at fat people. |
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jun 4, 2011 11:37:18 GMT
I've just read the first six sessions on the site. I find it all quite fascinating, I shall definitely be reading more of it.  |
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Post by The Shad on Jun 16, 2011 21:39:27 GMT
The Filth.
At least, I think I read it. I don't think there are words for what just happened between me and this comic, so let's just say I read it.
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jun 16, 2011 22:15:42 GMT
I sure hope the title is no indication of what went on between you. |
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Post by The Shad on Jun 17, 2011 13:16:28 GMT
It's about porn. I think.
One character is a Communist space chimp that smokes opium and assassinated two US presidents.
Another character has his sperm blown up to giant size and unleashed across LA, impregnating women to death.
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Post by Lost Mercenary on Jul 7, 2011 15:43:45 GMT
Star Trek: Destiny
Continuity Porn for both the Novel Verse and all the shows and one hell of an epic story involving a full blown Borg Invasion.
Brilliant.
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jul 7, 2011 15:54:03 GMT
Star Trek: Destiny Continuity Porn for both the Novel Verse and all the shows and one hell of an epic story involving a full blown Borg Invasion. Brilliant. YES.  I'd love to see the Destiny trilogy in movie format. I know it's never gonna happen, but a man can dream, can't he? |
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Pitt
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Post by Pitt on Jul 11, 2011 2:37:16 GMT
I've been reading the first Recluce book recently. It's generally dull with occasional flashes of really good stuff.
Hopefully the next book will be better.
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Post by infamatt on Jul 11, 2011 23:03:13 GMT
I've been working my way through "Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories". It was a book that I had been given as a gift and never actually read properly, so I picked it up and decided that I should read at least one of the stories inside.
I've knocked down one ("A Study in Scarlet") and I have almost finished "The Sign of the Four". Next up, "The Hound of the Baskervilles"!
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jul 12, 2011 4:12:41 GMT
I'm sure they're all a good read, even if Watson does ejaculate on every other page. |
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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jul 30, 2011 8:36:44 GMT
I recently finished reading Storm Front, the first book of The Harry Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Laura (my sis-in-law) recommended them to me since we're starting a Dresden Files RPG soon and I didn't really know anything about the universe the story takes place in. Having read the first book now, I really want to read through the others and get this RP going.
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Post by Badly-Drawn Manchild on Jul 30, 2011 9:04:54 GMT
Recently finished Mass Effect: Ascension. I bought all the books recently and I've been steadily going through them. They're fun stories, but most of the characters are bland and the writing gets bogged down in unnecessary levels of description (even taking into account people who haven't played the games and aren't familiar with the settings) which feels like padding.
Will make a start on Retribution tonight.
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Post by Samface on Jul 30, 2011 9:35:39 GMT
I've just started Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King's latest short-story collection. 'Tis pretty good so far. Before that I tried to read an abridged version of Malory's Morte d'Arthur and gave up.  |
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Post by The Shad on Jul 30, 2011 10:24:14 GMT
Round Ireland with a Fridge. God be with the days mobile phones were new and exciting, and people saw no harm in taking a fridge surfing. Before that I tried to read an abridged version of Malory's Morte d'Arthur and gave up. I thought you were cool... |
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