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Im reading this right know. I have seen the movies twice. I love the book, I'm gonna read more Thompson after this.
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Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

Reading the Master & Margarita & Dune now...

Master & Margarita is quite funny cuz of all those Russian names... (I'm reading the English version)

Dune is torture!!!

Damn... some years ago i thought Tolkien was hard reading... This guy is insane!!! How can i understand a darn sentence thats 3 lines long & consist of 234 words, 134 adjectives, 50 pronouns 100 nouns & some vinegar? (well, the original English version looks like that!)

Wow Ed.....try to give Dune a chance and stick it out.It,and the subsequent books,are amazing.


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Im reading this right know. I have seen the movies twice. I love the book, I'm gonna read more Thompson after this.

Yes,The Gonzo Journalist is awesome.

The very first book of his I read was his book about the Hell's Angels.


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Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

Damn... some years ago i thought Tolkien was hard reading... This guy is insane!!! How can i understand a darn sentence thats 3 lines long & consist of 234 words, 134 adjectives, 50 pronouns 100 nouns & some vinegar? (well, the original English version looks like that!)


You should read Ghormenghast by Mervyn Peake; the guy spends three pages describing how one character walks....

Well worth the effort to read, though!

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Wow Ed.....try to give Dune a chance and stick it out.It,and the subsequent books,are amazing.


Personally I though Dune was brilliant, Dune Messiah not as good, and the books got progressively worse as the series went on.
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Originally posted by Citanul Citanul wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Wow Ed.....try to give Dune a chance and stick it out.It,and the subsequent books,are amazing.


Personally I though Dune was brilliant, Dune Messiah not as good, and the books got progressively worse as the series went on.

Well...that's your opinion.

I thought Dune,Dune Messiah,Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune were excellent(I really like Leto II's character)

Heretics and Chapterhouse didn't "wow" me like the other ones did though.

And I think all the prequel books are dreck,but the Butlerian Jihad books were a little bit better than the House trilogy.


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I read a lot but israel's books, books its a really good thing
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Originally posted by UncleMeat UncleMeat wrote:

Just finished Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It makes me laugh and it makes me think. Can't wait to receive the Pratchett book Going Postal and Thud.

I will continue now with a book by a Dutch historian, Geert Mak - In Europa, who travelled through Europe at the end of the 20th century and visited a lot of important historical places. He visits these citys and villages in chronological order, according to Europes hisotry of the 20th century. 

Just finneshed Going Postal my self, you will love it! Amazing how hes as good now as he was 30 books ago when he started the discworld series


Actually, I think that the Discworld books are getting better. I really like the first ones, but books like Interesting Times and Monstrous Regiment are more than only extremly funny.
Btw, I also read the Wee Free men books. They seem to be childrens books, but there is no problem to read them as an adult. (it's not written in the 'childish' Harrie Potter style)
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 Emily Bronte:Wuthering Heights

 Ismael Kadare: The Palace of Dreams

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Just finished reading a Robert Rankin novel that my boyfriend lent me: The ANTIPOPE which is the first book in THE BRENTFORD SERIES...amaaaaZingly funny!

"Omally looked up at the sky, "Sometimes...I wonder"

Yes" replied Archroy sipping his beer. "Sometimes I wonder if there are people up there wondering if there are people down here too."

(Or something like that!) hehehehe!!
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Originally posted by UncleMeat UncleMeat wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by UncleMeat UncleMeat wrote:

Just finished Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It makes me laugh and it makes me think. Can't wait to receive the Pratchett book Going Postal and Thud.

I will continue now with a book by a Dutch historian, Geert Mak - In Europa, who travelled through Europe at the end of the 20th century and visited a lot of important historical places. He visits these citys and villages in chronological order, according to Europes hisotry of the 20th century. 

Just finneshed Going Postal my self, you will love it! Amazing how hes as good now as he was 30 books ago when he started the discworld series


Actually, I think that the Discworld books are getting better. I really like the first ones, but books like Interesting Times and Monstrous Regiment are more than only extremly funny.
Btw, I also read the Wee Free men books. They seem to be childrens books, but there is no problem to read them as an adult. (it's not written in the 'childish' Harrie Potter style)

Pratchett's Discworld series (and a part of me is embarassed to admit I'm a fan) seemed to dip a bit in quality a few years ago with Maskerade, but the books since The Truth have all been excellent, perhaps because he has largely abandoned his old character driven stories in favour of books which just explore the possibilities of his fantasy world. The Wee Free men books are also extremely funny.
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Originally posted by Starette Starette wrote:

Just finished reading a Robert Rankin novel that my boyfriend lent me: The ANTIPOPE which is the first book in THE BRENTFORD SERIES...amaaaaZingly funny!

"Omally looked up at the sky, "Sometimes...I wonder"

Yes" replied Archroy sipping his beer. "Sometimes I wonder if there are people up there wondering if there are people down here too."

(Or something like that!) hehehehe!!

The Brentford Trilogy is hilarious, and he has written a lot of other books exploring similar territory. I find them a bit repetitive, but his first 10 or so are all highly enjoyable.
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

Damn... some years ago i thought Tolkien was hard reading... This guy is insane!!! How can i understand a darn sentence thats 3 lines long & consist of 234 words, 134 adjectives, 50 pronouns 100 nouns & some vinegar? (well, the original English version looks like that!)


You should read Ghormenghast by Mervyn Peake; the guy spends three pages describing how one character walks....

Well worth the effort to read, though!

Or Stephen Kings's Desperation. Three pages describing a guy peeing  
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Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

Damn... some years ago i thought Tolkien was hard reading... This guy is insane!!! How can i understand a darn sentence thats 3 lines long & consist of 234 words, 134 adjectives, 50 pronouns 100 nouns & some vinegar? (well, the original English version looks like that!)


You should read Ghormenghast by Mervyn Peake; the guy spends three pages describing how one character walks....

Well worth the effort to read, though!

Or Stephen Kings's Desperation. Three pages describing a guy peeing  
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

I'm going to get started on "Dune Messiah" soon.

That is very,very good book Stonie

Right now I am reading The Virtues of War by Stephen Pressfield,a book about Alexander the Great.

I was a bit upset with Dune. I thought it was a good book, but it was just a philosophical and "physical" (as in dealing with physics of life and such) in a sci-fi setting.

I like pure fantasy and sci-fi books, without the author stuffing in a whole bunch of scientific nonsense. Can you or anyone please recommend me some books like that? Thanks if you can!!!.

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Can you or anyone please recommend me some books like that? Thanks if you can!!!.



Two fantasy writers I like: Terry Pratchett and to a much lesser extent Thomas Holt. Both funny, Pratchett often hilariousIMHO.
 
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Currently reading Lord Of The Rings. In the end of the first book right now. And it's amazing
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^Yer pretty late with that, ain't You?

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^Yer pretty late with that, ain't You?

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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

I'm going to get started on "Dune Messiah" soon.

That is very,very good book Stonie

Right now I am reading The Virtues of War by Stephen Pressfield,a book about Alexander the Great.

I was a bit upset with Dune. I thought it was a good book, but it was just a philosophical and "physical" (as in dealing with physics of life and such) in a sci-fi setting.

I like pure fantasy and sci-fi books, without the author stuffing in a whole bunch of scientific nonsense. Can you or anyone please recommend me some books like that? Thanks if you can!!!.

Try the Deathstalker series by Simon R. Green.

Just a good old swashbuckling,space opera.

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