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RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Psychospacecow - 06-26-2013
(06-26-2013, 03:53 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote:(06-26-2013, 03:43 PM)Psychospacecow Wrote:(06-26-2013, 03:23 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: I read some Ender's Game and it was alright. The one who wrote it certainly is...interesting to say the least. I'm glad some of his beliefs and a few stuff he's vocal about weren't incorporated into his books.
like what?
Like how strongly he is against homosexuality and how people who are gay should be punished by law, while also being part of the National Organization for Marriage.
Can't say I knew that. Still, you can't blame the guy entirely. He's from a different time, and he didn't include such views in his writing so at very least he isn't pushing them.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CosmykTheDolfyn - 06-26-2013
I love sci fi books. I love Orson Scott Card's writing (Ender's Game is AMAZING). I also love the Dune series, Fahrenheit 451, almost all the Star Trek books I've ever picked up.
Last book I finished War of The Worlds. Such a classic. Chewing my way through "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Recently re-read The Great Gatsby too.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Raiden Blackwood - 06-26-2013
Wuthering Heights is my favorite book.
Christopher Paolini is my favorite author. I absolutely adore the Inheritance Cycle.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Spoiler - 06-26-2013
(06-26-2013, 04:19 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote: Christopher Paolini is my favorite author. I absolutely adore the Inheritance Cycle.
Even the ending?
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Raiden Blackwood - 06-26-2013
(06-26-2013, 05:42 PM)Spoiler Wrote:(06-26-2013, 04:19 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote: Christopher Paolini is my favorite author. I absolutely adore the Inheritance Cycle.
Even the ending?
It was a good ending, in my opinion. I loved it.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Beware of Cuccos - 06-26-2013
(06-26-2013, 02:48 PM)MexicanAnime Wrote: I still have 1984 which I found a few months ago, I should really get to reading that.
Yeah, definitely read that. Especially in this day and age.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - gamemaster1991 - 06-26-2013
I have been reading clasic books. I have to ask, Do you know how hard it is to find an unabridged version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Though The Looking Glass? Really hard for me. I found my copy in a REALLY old book store on the other side of the state at the beginning of the year. I just got a round to reading it and...... WOW. No wonder Disney turned it into a children's movie. It sounds like a bad fanfiction for a child. I like it so far.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CosmykTheDolfyn - 06-26-2013
Anyone here ever read Inkheart? I knocked that mofo out in one day. It was raining, and 534 pages just sounded good.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - cingchris - 06-26-2013
I read quite a bit, I'm currently reading Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-, (it's a visual novel and from Japan, I don't expect anyone to know what this story is.) pretty good so far. As to what my favorite author is, I'd have to say Neal Shusteman, I haven't read a book of his yet, that disappointed me. Although since I also read WAY too many visual novel, my favorite author (development company) of those, would have to be Key, for the same reason as Shusterman, and I actually like Key's stories more, but I figured I'd list the regular book author first. My favorite story is Little Busters! by Key, also I know it's a stupid name, I actually didn't want to read it at first because of the name, and how retarded it sounded, but it's an amazing story, trust me. My favorite book on the other had would be Unwind by Neal Shusterman, great story that actually dealt with a pretty serious topic, abortion, although in a very indirect way.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - JiraiyaSennin - 06-26-2013
Did anyone ever take reading comprehension tests to see how high your level of reading comprehension was?
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - SERIOUSLY THOUGH - 06-27-2013
(06-26-2013, 01:55 PM)Spoiler Wrote:(06-26-2013, 01:51 PM)SERIOUSLY THOUGH Wrote: I'm currently reading a novel about this French kid in the 50s who goes to study in an American university for a year.
Van Wilder: The French Connection?
Anyways, I forgot to say which book I'm currently reading. Reading the Inheritance Cycle again. It's an easy read, and I like to read it when I just wanna read something.
It's actually a French book - L'Étudiant étranger, by Philippe Labro. So far, very good !
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Spoiler - 06-27-2013
(06-26-2013, 05:53 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote:(06-26-2013, 05:42 PM)Spoiler Wrote:(06-26-2013, 04:19 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote: Christopher Paolini is my favorite author. I absolutely adore the Inheritance Cycle.
Even the ending?
It was a good ending, in my opinion. I loved it.
Eh, could have been handled better for me. 'T was a bit too ... easy and happy.
@CosmykTheDolfyn : Did that novel get adapted in to a Brendan Fraser movie?
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CosmykTheDolfyn - 06-27-2013
(06-27-2013, 03:14 AM)Spoiler Wrote:I don't know, I don't watch movies. I grew up without a TV. Most movies and TV shows lose my interest too quick, except for some good sci fi stuff.(06-26-2013, 05:53 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote:(06-26-2013, 05:42 PM)Spoiler Wrote:(06-26-2013, 04:19 PM)Raiden Blackwood Wrote: Christopher Paolini is my favorite author. I absolutely adore the Inheritance Cycle.
Even the ending?
It was a good ending, in my opinion. I loved it.
Eh, could have been handled better for me. 'T was a bit too ... easy and happy.
@CosmykTheDolfyn : Did that novel get adapted in to a Brendan Fraser movie?
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - Spoiler - 06-27-2013
Okay, the movie is about Brendan Fraser being a man who can pull stuff out of books by reading about em out loud. Like he did with a book called "Inkheart". That's the premise of the movie.
RE: Books, authors, and reading. - CosmykTheDolfyn - 06-27-2013
Well according to wikipedia, it is based on the book. According to reviews, don't even bother watching the movie if you read the book because they took so many liberties with the story in the movie.