What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)
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What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)
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MerviAdmin 733 Posts:
Apr-13-2010, 11:01 AM (UTC)
Guys, I was thinking about splitting these recent GRMM messages and glueing them to the ASOIAF discussion but I realized it would make a mess because there's other books mentioned inbetween. But please, try to keep the Ice & Fire discussion in it's own thread from now on, okay? Thanks. 
"Green nubs on the dry sticks of the clematis promised that the appearance of death was not death itself." - Ship of Destiny
Albertosaurus Rexbeloved 888 Posts:
Apr-13-2010, 06:23 PM (UTC)
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Manephelienfitz 53 Posts:
Apr-15-2010, 03:30 PM (UTC)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Now reading: Terry Pratchett: Unseen Academicals
Albertosaurus Rexbeloved 888 Posts:
Apr-16-2010, 12:07 PM (UTC)
Surprise! I just finished my non-fiction read and it wasn't Gandhi's Truth. I put it aside and read something else: The Christian Hedonists by Michel Onfray. Part 2 in a "counter-history" of philosophy, meaning that it concerns itself with those philosophers that have come to be forgotten or maligned throughout the ages. It was an interesting read, but Onfray's anti-religious attitude got a bit tiring at times. Just how often does he have to assert that "religion is based on an aversion of pleasure and the body"?
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Nuytsiabeloved 1,083 Posts:
Nuytsiabeloved 1,083 Posts:
Apr-17-2010, 02:56 PM (UTC)
I'm still reading Dreamsongs by GRRM! I find it interesting reading his commentary of what he was doing in his life at the time he wrote particular stories. eg he wrote (This Tower of Ashes) a story about a guy whose girlfriend/wife had left him for his best friend....... and guess what happened in GRRM's life just before he wrote that story. I don't know why but I never really thought stories would mirror real life so closely! I guess there's no reason they can't - it's probably good to take advantage of the feelings generated by those experiences when they are fresh. Another one was, in a way it made sense that he had his first major love affair when he wrote Song for Lya, but then again not. In a way it seemed like the sort of thing you could write when you are jaded by love!
Manephelienfitz 53 Posts:
Apr-17-2010, 03:28 PM (UTC)
(Apr-17-2010, 01:10 PM (UTC))Nuytsia Wrote: Hmm I've often wondered if the Harry Potter books are any good. I think they are, and of course, they keep getting darker (and better) as the series goes on and the characters mature. Now reading Prisoner of Azkaban.
Now reading: Terry Pratchett: Unseen Academicals
MerviAdmin 733 Posts:
Apr-17-2010, 07:18 PM (UTC)
I think the best HP book is the third one, Prisoner of Azkaban. It has the most interesting and important themes and has some very nice plot twists (and all my favourite characters are still alive in it!) After that the series sort of went downhill for me, although there were still bits I enjoyed (like most of book 6, the Halfblood Prince). I don't think Rowling handled the "darker" parts very well, and Harry grew to be so annoying it was almost painful. But even so, I'd definitely recommend them, they're much better than a LOT of what's out there and popular and they're very much part of our culture now, so it's easier if you know what people keep referring to.  Oh and Nuytsia, I love your new Murray icon!
"Green nubs on the dry sticks of the clematis promised that the appearance of death was not death itself." - Ship of Destiny
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