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Is artistic quality meaningful...
Published (2009-12-18 14:11:00)
Re: Is artistic quality meaningful in any objective sense? Peter Graham Quote: Quote: Imagine that an alien being came down to earth and examined a book (or any other supposed work of art). Is there measurement it could take that could inform it of it's artistic merit or entertainment value? Yes. Of course. But depending on the alien, it might need assistance with being told what that measurement is and how to take it. Just like I would...
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December's here! And...
Published (2009-12-19 03:37:00)
Re: December's here! And you're reading....? The Queen of K'n-Yan by Asamatsu Ken was a good modern horror novel with some tense, action-packed sequences, weird imagery and an interesting weaving together of elements of the story ' The Mound' with concepts from Chinese myth and folklore. It also draws on a world war 2 atrocity that tends to be overshadowed - the experimentation performed on prisoners in China by the...
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Ernest Hemingway - Page 2 -...
Published (2009-12-18 20:22:00)
Re: Ernest Hemingway Thats true I could never really get into James Joyce I dont think he understood how to use punctuation very well not its uses or any purpose in it he was way into train of thought writing or possibly chain of thought and he expected everyone to keep up and be on the same page with him as he explored his own ramblings existential and otherwise Yes, I'm finished now.
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Book Hauls! - Page 284 - Science...
Published (2009-12-18 02:19:00)
Went to a small book sale today. Got a ton of books, which you'll see below. The highlight of my journey is a First Edition of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger (Jonathon Cape). Minus D/J, but in very nice condition! I got all of these books, including Goldfinger, for $20 Sci-Fi/Fantasy The Practice Effect by David Brin (F/E PB) Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence (had been searching for this) Endworld: Capital Run/New York Run by David...
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Discovered Authors 2009 - Page...
Published (2009-12-20 16:30:00)
On the sttrength of his novella The Eve of RUMOKO I'll add Zelazny to this list- I will be reading more by him! (Do you say Zelazny or Zelaney?)
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December's here! And...
Published (2009-12-20 16:26:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by AE35Unit Cos a guy wins awards doesnt mean I'm gonna like his stuff! good doesnt always equal good you know what I mean? Heh i think the same but back in the day when you beat Heinlein,ACC,Vance and co for the awards its more respectable. Not like today when some writers win every year. He is an original SF writer, not too wierd if you read PKD.
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Books that got to you. - Page 4...
Published (2009-12-20 14:01:00)
For me, the list is quite extensive. Some of those germane to the focus of this forum would be: LotR -- there are so many moments in there which have touched me and moved me deeply over the years, and with each reading I seem to find new ones. As has been said elsewhere, this extends to other books by Tolkien as well, especially The Silmarillion , which simply has so many beautiful passages touching on deep emotions of courage and...
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Ernest Hemingway - Page 3 -...
Published (2009-12-20 14:25:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Sparrow I've heard that, and also his A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man are the most accessible Joyce for the modern reader. I think most of my experimental days are behind me now and James Joyce is probably out of my league. Agreed on Dubliners and Portrait, both accessible and very fine works. Add Ulysses, which is quite approachable and full of humor, while showing the incredible stylistic range of...
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Latest active threads on General Book Discussion::
Started 3 years ago (2006-11-28 14:30:00)
by Nesacat
Thanks Taltos. I do have the time to read but not as much as I would like; though I do have the habit of taking time off work and not doing anything but read. Also tend to read through the night and almost all the time on weekends. My parents have taken to calling up once a day if they are away to tell me to 'eat now' and we will call in a while to check.
This particular sale happens ...
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-11-08 14:32:00)
by Fried Egg
Re: Top Five Fantasy Writers of all time? Has one ever read read enough fantasy to know?
Started 3 weeks ago (2009-12-01 09:24:00)
by Taltos
Yes I am and thanks for asking
Finished Neal Asher Prador Moon last evening, or did I. It turns out that maybe my copy is missing the last chapter Oh well, I'll get back to this once the issue has been cleared.
Now restarted a book which I've been "reading" from the beginning of June Kim Stanley Robinson Wild Shore
Started 21 hours, 2 minutes ago (2009-12-21 23:14:00)
by nj1
Have a look here; Glen Cook's The Black Company
Have you tried Steven Erikson yet? very similar to Cook
Started 6 days, 7 hours ago (2009-12-16 12:35:00)
by Fried Egg
Wasn't somebody supposed to be starting a thread about great fantasy not normally classed or catagorised as fantasy? I guess I mean authors/works broadly accepted into the mainstream literary canon but still contain fantastic aspects or themes that might well appeal to those who normally confine themselves to within the genre?
I guess I mean people like me...
I would love to hear some ...
Started 11 months ago (2009-01-21 02:18:00)
by Khale
Since I mistakenly posted this in the 2008 thread, let me re-post here since I just started reading the series:
Having been thoroughly enjoying my first time through the Malazan novels, I decided to pick the following easier read just for a change of pace: E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series.
Again, it is a very easy read but very entertaining nonetheless.
Started 8 months, 1 week ago (2009-04-15 20:00:00)
by DarrellR
Well I thought the series was pretty good. It had some new ideas in it and I appreciated its approach to some of those different aspects that aren't usually heavily common. The way Keyes utilized music in the series was a nice touch that grew on me as I progressed through it. The characters for the most part were enjoyable though I kind of liked the ones that I guess would be classified as ...
Started 4 weeks ago (2009-11-24 12:15:00)
by GOLLUM
Hey I like this thread Raj!
Thanks for posting.
I'll have to put my thinking cap on now....
Started 1 year, 4 months ago (2008-07-30 00:14:00)
by The Ace
Re: Books that got to you. 'Wyrd Sisters,' by Terry Pratchett
The part where the witches are discussing Tomjon's adoption.
Many questions are asked and answered before Granny produces a money-pouch to help with expenses. When asked why she didn't offer money in the first place, but appealed to the Vitoller's sense of honour she simply replied;
"If I'd had to buy you, you ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-15 10:52:00)
by Sparrow
Re: Ernest Hemingway If you're into humorless bravado, then indeed, Hemingway is your man.
If you want something a bit more substantial from the same era then try F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Hot threads for last week on General Book Discussion::
Started 3 weeks ago (2009-12-01 09:24:00)
by Taltos
Yes I am and thanks for asking
Finished Neal Asher Prador Moon last evening, or did I. It turns out that maybe my copy is missing the last chapter Oh well, I'll get back to this once the issue has been cleared.
Now restarted a book which I've been "reading" from the beginning of June Kim Stanley Robinson Wild Shore
Started 2 weeks, 4 days ago (2009-12-04 14:55:00)
by Peter Graham
Re: Is artistic quality meaningful in any objective sense? A splendid question, Spectrum.
I'll start the ball rolling.
If one wishes to see art (which for the purposes of the argument includes books) in purely subjective terms, then art as a concept is virtually incapable of definition. The best you can manage is:- "Art: Something which has no obvious pratical application...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-15 10:52:00)
by Sparrow
Re: Ernest Hemingway If you're into humorless bravado, then indeed, Hemingway is your man.
If you want something a bit more substantial from the same era then try F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Started 3 years ago (2006-11-28 14:30:00)
by Nesacat
Thanks Taltos. I do have the time to read but not as much as I would like; though I do have the habit of taking time off work and not doing anything but read. Also tend to read through the night and almost all the time on weekends. My parents have taken to calling up once a day if they are away to tell me to 'eat now' and we will call in a while to check.
This particular sale happens ...
Started 6 days, 7 hours ago (2009-12-16 12:35:00)
by Fried Egg
Wasn't somebody supposed to be starting a thread about great fantasy not normally classed or catagorised as fantasy? I guess I mean authors/works broadly accepted into the mainstream literary canon but still contain fantastic aspects or themes that might well appeal to those who normally confine themselves to within the genre?
I guess I mean people like me...
I would love to hear some ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-12-10 00:33:00)
by rai
One book I recall much about, the exact time and where I bought it and how I talked about it to others (etc..) is..
'Moby Dick'
got this from an Amazon review sums it up Quote:
The blurb from D.H. Lawrence on the back cover agrees: Moby Dick "commands a stillness in the soul, an awe...[it is] one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world."...
Started 1 year, 7 months ago (2008-05-21 22:55:00)
by chopper
Re: Book Covers That Name of the Wind cover doesn't really strike me as owt special, i'm sorry to say. but here's one that always makes me grin.
Just look at the little legs!
Started 11 months ago (2009-01-21 02:18:00)
by Khale
Since I mistakenly posted this in the 2008 thread, let me re-post here since I just started reading the series:
Having been thoroughly enjoying my first time through the Malazan novels, I decided to pick the following easier read just for a change of pace: E. E. Knight's Vampire Earth series.
Again, it is a very easy read but very entertaining nonetheless.
Started 1 year, 10 months ago (2008-02-04 16:40:00)
by Switchback
Re: Michael Crichton I love Michael Crichton books. Always good, quick, easy reads. Really enjoyable stories, and well written with good tech background info. I've read just about everything. I still need to get to his latest that just went paperback. Next i think it's called.
Timeline is a personal favorite, plus both jurassic park novels. Prey was good. Sphere was good....
Started 2 years, 11 months ago (2007-01-05 00:12:00)
by leeb1977
personally im a huge Goodkind fan. each to there own and all that.
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