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Dan Simmons - Hyperion

 

How are those?Look at them every now and again,but have not yet checked him out.

Some of the best SF books ever written.Check them out,you will not be disappointed.



Are the sequels as good as the first one?
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by king of Siam king of Siam wrote:

^^ Heinlein is i have like 12 of his books


I'm with you on Heinlein - only have a couple of the books (yes, the obvious ones ), but love them both.

Just finished The Da Vinci Code (sorry, guys, I enjoyed it, so there), and as it's coming up to Christmas, Ive now started on a festive book (sort of) - Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" - this has been on the shelves for ages, along with another 20 or so Pratchett books - I can't believe I've never read this one...

I also just finished the Da Vinci Code,and while I enjoyed it I can't really see what all the fuss was about.I have read books that were a lot better.

Right now I just started the newest book in Simon R. Greene's Nightside series.

 

The Davinci Code is just plain silly, I think. I read that last year and thought at the time 'Really, wow! is that true' etc etc... I think Dan Brown used an excessive amount of artisitic license when he wrote that book. I think it's probably 'all mouth and no trousers' It's a pleasant enough read but presents too much fluff as fact..

I'm just coming to the nd of 'The Chrysalids' by John Wyndham. I've read several of his other books including 'Day of the Triffids' 'The Kraken wakes' and 'Chocky' but I think I like this one the most. The issues it seems to be raising about intolerance and biggotry are very relevant today, some fifity years or so after he wrote it.
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by gr8dane gr8dane wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Dan Simmons - Hyperion

 

How are those?Look at them every now and again,but have not yet checked him out.

Some of the best SF books ever written.Check them out,you will not be disappointed.



Are the sequels as good as the first one?

I think they are.


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I have just started Black House,the sequel to one of the greatest quest books ever,The Talisman,by Stephen King and Peter Straub


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by gr8dane gr8dane wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Dan Simmons - Hyperion

 

How are those?Look at them every now and again,but have not yet checked him out.

Some of the best SF books ever written.Check them out,you will not be disappointed.



Are the sequels as good as the first one?

I think they are.

 

I'll agree. Many writers don't know what to do about endings. The end of the Hyperion series is brilliant, IMO.

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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

I have just started Black House,the sequel to one of the greatest quest books ever,The Talisman,by Stephen King and Peter Straub

 

I enjoyed Black House, although it didn't seem to reach the same level of brilliance as The Talisman, IMO.  

 

I just started reading Ilium by Dan Simmons. Somewhat of a slow start so far...
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Originally posted by Empathy Empathy wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

I have just started Black House,the sequel to one of the greatest quest books ever,The Talisman,by Stephen King and Peter Straub

 

I enjoyed Black House, although it didn't seem to reach the same level of brilliance as The Talisman, IMO.  

 

I just started reading Ilium by Dan Simmons. Somewhat of a slow start so far...

I really don't expect it to be as brilliant as The Talisman.If it is half as good I will be happy.This book has been around for awhile and I never got to read it because I had so much other stuff to read.My wife read it and says it is pretty good.


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Read a french book "Castaneda the truth of the lie"
(translated tittle).
Not bad, but not as transcendant as castaneda's books of course.
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I just finished Nelson DeMille's Up Country & am now reading America's Longest War, The United States and Vietnam, 1950 - 1975 by George C. Herring.
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"IL TRENO DELL'ORO" by Ronald W. Zweig.

This book is based on an incredible true story who takes roots on the World War II.

It mentions how Germans soldiers robbed Hungarian Hebrews's properties (gold, gold watches, gold coins, jewellery, gold plates, gold in ingots, wedding rings, silver articles, cash, stamp-collections, cameras, binoculars, Persian carpets, old valuable furnitures), enough to fill up a 50 wagons train, for an estimated value of 1 MILLIARD and 300 MILLIONS EUROS approximately.

Excellent book, well written (in detail), who makes you think about those millions of innocent people which really found the hell in those places and the Devil inside the German's eyes.

Highly Recommended for people who likes contemporary history books.
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I have been reading alot of mythology lately, none of the whole Greek/Roman stuff but tales of the icy north! Odin and Thor and a little bit of celtic stuff, right now im working through Beowulf and it is excellent
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Started Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Blue Dog Eyes (collection of stories)

-think I'll finish it today  :P
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I'm still on Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'...spend too much time in here to get it finished...
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I'm still on Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'...spend too much time in here to get it finished...


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Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

I'm still on Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'...spend too much time in here to get it finished...


GET OUT THEN!

 
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

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I'm still on Charlotte Bronte's 'Villette'...spend too much time in here to get it finished...


GET OUT THEN!

 



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I also just finished the Da Vinci Code,and while I enjoyed it I can't really see what all the fuss was about.I have read books that were a lot better.
I wouldn't bother reading any more Dan Brown - it's the same book every time
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