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screech
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 Mar 31 2008, 12:27 PM
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QUOTE(vaKuz @ Mar 29 2008, 06:00 PM) For those fantasist readers who are looking for a twist, I'd recommend the Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It's basically about a thief in a fantasy world being a sneaky con artist who rob/cheat from the rich and do not give a damn for the poor. All the gains are for personal profit only. It also about survival and vengence when the whole game turned against the thief. It's a good read. I second that. A fun and enjoyable read. The sequel Red Seas Under Red Skies is on my TBR shelf. Just finished Neil Gaiman's contribution to World Book Day, Odd and the Frost Giant. A nice, short read (it's only 96 pgs). Fans of Gaiman can get it at Kinokuniya for RM 1. Currently reading Bewoulf (Seamus Heaney translation) and God's Demon by Wayne Barlowe. |
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Mar 31 2008, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(vaKuz @ Mar 31 2008, 02:45 PM) I was informed Red Seas Under Red Skies will feature pirates and some in-house casino gambling elements. I am planning to pick it up someday. Is the third book, The Republic of Thieves due this year? Anyone? Republic of Thieves has been pushed back to March 2009 as Scott Lynch was late in turning in the manuscript. QUOTE(vaKuz @ Mar 31 2008, 02:45 PM) How good is Bewoulf anyway? It's a movie tie-in novel right? Pretty good. I'm actually reading the translation of the poem that the movie is based on, not the movie tie-in novel. |
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screech
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Apr 16 2008, 10:19 PM
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QUOTE(roonneo @ Apr 9 2008, 02:16 PM) Anybody read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini? There are two different version of this book? Planning to get one soon... Read it awhile back, it's an excellent book and well worth reading. What do you mean two different versions? Are you referring to the cover? This post has been edited by screech: Apr 16 2008, 10:20 PM |
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screech
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May 9 2008, 07:47 PM
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QUOTE(netcrusader @ May 3 2008, 02:32 AM) By the way, do you guys know any good post apocalyse books? You should check out The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The book is about a father and son's journey through post-apocalyptic America. Its fairly depressing. This post has been edited by screech: May 9 2008, 08:01 PM |
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Jul 1 2008, 08:00 PM
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Just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Beautiful story. I didn’t think it could top The Kite Runner, but it moved me even more. Highly recommended.
I gave up on Wayne Barlowe's God's Demon. While I liked how Barlowe brought Hell to life with his vivd descriptions, the prose and characterization left much to be desired. Might reread it sometime in the future.
Currently in the middle of Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational and Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion.
This post has been edited by screech: Jul 1 2008, 08:28 PM
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