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I concur Noods, The show is killer...However the book carries a magic the TV couldn't possibly catch
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Finished reading A Storm of Swords. I honestly couldn't believe how many main characters got killed off in the book. Interested to where George takes the story from this point on.
If you have'nt yet seen the movie which will ruin the ending for you, then "Life of Pi" is amazing.
Iain Banks 1st novel "The Wasp Factory", an oldie but darkly hilarious, and a great start to the rest of his stuff. Including late's recommendation for his sci-fi work.
Travel novels that make you laugh? Try Bill Bryson.
Science Fantasy that make you laugh? Robert Rankin.
George Crile's "Charlie Wilson's War", much more info than the film.
Oh and not forgetting "Mr Nice" by Howard Marks. There's so many, once you start it's hard to stop.
Excellent thread gradolabs!
Iain Banks 1st novel "The Wasp Factory", an oldie but darkly hilarious, and a great start to the rest of his stuff. Including late's recommendation for his sci-fi work.
Travel novels that make you laugh? Try Bill Bryson.
Science Fantasy that make you laugh? Robert Rankin.
George Crile's "Charlie Wilson's War", much more info than the film.
Oh and not forgetting "Mr Nice" by Howard Marks. There's so many, once you start it's hard to stop.
Excellent thread gradolabs!
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That's really good to hear, I've purposely not watched the movie cuz I wanna read the book first :thumbs:
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Dont get me wrong bro, i really loved the film, it's spectacular and should have won Best Movie Oscar.
But the jaw-dropping ending is more powerful in written form.
As always in these cases, read the book first then watch the movie:thumbs:
i have of late been doing a lot of reading ..the last book i read and really enjoyed was about john gotti (a majorplayer in the gambino crime family ..great stuff maybe it was the high i was on but i like to think i inturpeted the book more as a documentation of the struggle of humanity as a whole
that sounds interesting I may look into that.
Honestly, I am not big into science fiction. However my favorite book series is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. They are about to come out with a movie, and I'm really hoping does not suck. It seems like they maybe trying to make a kids movie, but either way I'm going to see it. Anyway the book is amazing, and so is most of the series.
I've become addicted to Robin Hobb (the second pen name of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden). She writes very touching fantasy that goes deep into and through the Heart. In The Farseer Trilogy it's all about the links and the mesh holding man, animals and nature together and the snags that man's ego constantly feels compelled to produce to make it all so much more complicated. In the same setting, but 15 years later, The Tawny Man Trilogy looks deeper into family, loyalty and how that connects to nature and affects all else in the world. It's all medieval and magical.
There are three magics: The Skill, which is spiritual.
Then there's the Wit. That's beast/man magic. I won't say anymore on that cuz I don't do spoilers.
Then there's the Hedge Witches with their charms and potions and what-not.
Very beautifully written. So beautifully that you don't want to read the last few chapters of any given book because you know that with every word your bringing the end of the book closer!
Between writing The Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies, she wrote The Liveship Traders Trilogy. Same world again, different setting, overlapping themes and featuring one or two major and minor characters from Farseer and Tawny Man. This trilogy is all about the true magic that we humans actually are in this existence. Different land, different magic. But more consciousness overall. Amazing eye-openers with every single turn of the page.
The reading-order advice that I followed was sound. First Farseer, then Tawny Man, then Liveship Traders. This woman is absolutely amazing. two trilogies, six (long) books, and the consistency of magnificence is astounding. You don't get that often. Often, the tears you shed at the end of these books are shed for the story as well as for the simple fact that the f'n book is at an end! Again! lol I'm currently about two thirds through the first book of Liveship Traders. It is so - damn - good. There are two more trilogies that are also set in the same world and a few stand alones. I can not wait to take them all in.
Much Love! :hug:
There are three magics: The Skill, which is spiritual.
Then there's the Wit. That's beast/man magic. I won't say anymore on that cuz I don't do spoilers.
Then there's the Hedge Witches with their charms and potions and what-not.
Very beautifully written. So beautifully that you don't want to read the last few chapters of any given book because you know that with every word your bringing the end of the book closer!
Between writing The Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies, she wrote The Liveship Traders Trilogy. Same world again, different setting, overlapping themes and featuring one or two major and minor characters from Farseer and Tawny Man. This trilogy is all about the true magic that we humans actually are in this existence. Different land, different magic. But more consciousness overall. Amazing eye-openers with every single turn of the page.
The reading-order advice that I followed was sound. First Farseer, then Tawny Man, then Liveship Traders. This woman is absolutely amazing. two trilogies, six (long) books, and the consistency of magnificence is astounding. You don't get that often. Often, the tears you shed at the end of these books are shed for the story as well as for the simple fact that the f'n book is at an end! Again! lol I'm currently about two thirds through the first book of Liveship Traders. It is so - damn - good. There are two more trilogies that are also set in the same world and a few stand alones. I can not wait to take them all in.
Much Love! :hug:
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Anyone reading any good books at the moment?
Anyone reading any good books at the moment?
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Re-reading Jim Butcher's Cold Days, book 14 of the Dresden Files. Highly recommended, kinda like Marlowe meets Merlin. Book 15 is due out in May.
There's also SM Stirliing's emberverse series. It starts with Dies The Fire, an apocalyptic end of the world as we know it type of story. Very good read.
Just finished re-reading Allan Dean Foster's Pip and Flinx series, nice light but good read.
That's about 35 or so book, that should hold you for a little while if you like this kind of stuff.
Re-reading Jim Butcher's Cold Days, book 14 of the Dresden Files. Highly recommended, kinda like Marlowe meets Merlin. Book 15 is due out in May.
There's also SM Stirliing's emberverse series. It starts with Dies The Fire, an apocalyptic end of the world as we know it type of story. Very good read.
Just finished re-reading Allan Dean Foster's Pip and Flinx series, nice light but good read.
That's about 35 or so book, that should hold you for a little while if you like this kind of stuff.
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