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BenWarner
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I am reading one of my favorite who sold my ferrari .
What are you reading?
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Hisako
消えないひさ&#
- AKA
- Satsu, BRIAN BLESSED, MIGHTY AND WISE Junpei Iori: Ace Detective, Maccaffrickstonson von Lichtenstafford Frabenschnaben, Polite Krogan, Robert Baratheon
Dana Scully
Special Agent
- AKA
- YACCBS, Legato Bluesummers, Daenaerys Targaryen, Revy, Kate Beckett, Samantha Carter, Matsumoto Rangiku
Just finished two books:
The Drawing of the Three, book 2 in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. Excellent read, can't wait to pick up the next one.
Wake, Robert J Sawyer. Also a good read (and all the more fun because I could actually understand most of the technical IT jargon) and the first in the series of three, so I got two more to look forward to.
The Drawing of the Three, book 2 in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. Excellent read, can't wait to pick up the next one.
Wake, Robert J Sawyer. Also a good read (and all the more fun because I could actually understand most of the technical IT jargon) and the first in the series of three, so I got two more to look forward to.
Bex
fresh to death
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- Bex
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
Reading this for my romantics module, but I'm not quite sure why.
I mean sure, it was written in the romantic period, but the style in which it's written belongs in the century before. Especially because we're focusing on sublimity rather than manners and politeness.
Reading this for my romantics module, but I'm not quite sure why.
I mean sure, it was written in the romantic period, but the style in which it's written belongs in the century before. Especially because we're focusing on sublimity rather than manners and politeness.
Mantichorus
"I've seen enough."
- AKA
- Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer
The Emperor's Finest by Sandy Mitchell.
The latest Ciapahs Cain novel, it features on him liasing with the Reclaimers Space Marines chapter. They're currently on the hunt for a Space Hulk that contains a brood of genestealers that are infecting lots of worlds that the Hulk passes by.
The latest Ciapahs Cain novel, it features on him liasing with the Reclaimers Space Marines chapter. They're currently on the hunt for a Space Hulk that contains a brood of genestealers that are infecting lots of worlds that the Hulk passes by.
Then they ran into an Ork fleet...
Cloudskye
Gone
---> To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
This is an amazing book. I just got the book on Tuesday, and I'm already 120 pages into the book. I spent most of yesterday reading it, actually...
My English teacher recomended it to me a while back and I never got a chance to read it until now.
This is an amazing book. I just got the book on Tuesday, and I'm already 120 pages into the book. I spent most of yesterday reading it, actually...
My English teacher recomended it to me a while back and I never got a chance to read it until now.
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
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- L, Castiel, Scotty Mc Dickerson
Re-Reading Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.
Absolute masterpiece, Elizabeth Bennet has never been so appealing.
Absolute masterpiece, Elizabeth Bennet has never been so appealing.
Joe
I KEEP MY IDEALS
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- Joe, Arcana
Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Lo Kuan-chung
It's my third read of this book though it has been just over a year since my last full read. The sheer volume of the story is enough to pique anybody's interest. It's also a semi-true story. More of it is true than is not, it's just written with such a romantic penstroke that it feels exaggerated. An epic piece of literature.
It's my third read of this book though it has been just over a year since my last full read. The sheer volume of the story is enough to pique anybody's interest. It's also a semi-true story. More of it is true than is not, it's just written with such a romantic penstroke that it feels exaggerated. An epic piece of literature.
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Tifabelle
Pro Adventurer
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- Tifabelle, Nathan Drake, Locke Cole, Kain Highwind, Yamcha, Arya Stark
Read this as Pride & Prejudice Zombies. Thought it was a new take on an old classic.
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
- AKA
- L, Castiel, Scotty Mc Dickerson
....erm it is
Tifabelle
Pro Adventurer
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- Tifabelle, Nathan Drake, Locke Cole, Kain Highwind, Yamcha, Arya Stark
wat? It's not two separate books? What...is everyone zombies? How does that work? lol
Alex
alex is dead
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- Alex, Ashes, Pennywise, Bill Weasley, Jack's Smirking Revenge, Sterling Archer
Mantichorus
"I've seen enough."
- AKA
- Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer
The Age of Ra, by James Lovegrove.
Renting this from the library, as I saw the two sequels in Waterstones (although, I don't think the books in this series have a shared world). The basic premise is that around Edwardian times (the book gives a rather vague "a little over a century ago"), the Egyptian Pantheon wiped out every single other figure of worship, leaving them the world's ONLY religion.
The world was split, with Osiris and Isis having Britain and Europe, Set having Russia and China (Red countries... hahaha), Anubis having Japan and "south east Asia", Horus having North America (his offspring got South America... it's implied to not be a nice place to live because of it), and Nephthys having Africa and "Arabia".
The only place not under the control of the gods is Egypt, renamed Freegypt, as there was a lot of controversy over who got their birthland. The other Egyptian gods also still exist (in differing degrees, based on the strength of their worship), but it's implied those are the only ones who control mortal lands (no, I don't know about Oceania). Those gods in charge of mortal lands are having their subjects fight based on their own conflicts and alliances.
The book has two viewpoints so far - Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier on a covert insert into Nephthysian territory, which quickly goes south (literally), and Ra, the sun god, who is trying to bring peace to his feuding family.
Quite enjoyable, I'm planning to pick up both Age of Zeus and Age of Odin after this.
Renting this from the library, as I saw the two sequels in Waterstones (although, I don't think the books in this series have a shared world). The basic premise is that around Edwardian times (the book gives a rather vague "a little over a century ago"), the Egyptian Pantheon wiped out every single other figure of worship, leaving them the world's ONLY religion.
The world was split, with Osiris and Isis having Britain and Europe, Set having Russia and China (Red countries... hahaha), Anubis having Japan and "south east Asia", Horus having North America (his offspring got South America... it's implied to not be a nice place to live because of it), and Nephthys having Africa and "Arabia".
The only place not under the control of the gods is Egypt, renamed Freegypt, as there was a lot of controversy over who got their birthland. The other Egyptian gods also still exist (in differing degrees, based on the strength of their worship), but it's implied those are the only ones who control mortal lands (no, I don't know about Oceania). Those gods in charge of mortal lands are having their subjects fight based on their own conflicts and alliances.
The book has two viewpoints so far - Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier on a covert insert into Nephthysian territory, which quickly goes south (literally), and Ra, the sun god, who is trying to bring peace to his feuding family.
Quite enjoyable, I'm planning to pick up both Age of Zeus and Age of Odin after this.
Rumpelstiltskin
Banned
- AKA
- L, Castiel, Scotty Mc Dickerson
England is plagues by the "unmentionables" and the bennett sisters are renowned as deadly warriors who defend their homeland with deadly accuracy. All the while their mother is trying to marry each of them off as the zombie infestation increases. Mr Darcy comes from one of the most renowned slayer of zombie families and falls for elizabeth after watching her in action.
Pure.
Brilliance!
Dana Scully
Special Agent
- AKA
- YACCBS, Legato Bluesummers, Daenaerys Targaryen, Revy, Kate Beckett, Samantha Carter, Matsumoto Rangiku
Recently finished Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, which was a rather ridiculous but very fun adventure that nicely fed my HollyxArtemis shipper and Naked Heat, which was a good ol' light, summer crime fiction novel. Currently reading The Dome, by Stephen King, which my mother challenged me to read in exchange for her reading A Game of Thrones, because she hates fantasy. Little did she know at the time, I'm actually quite the Stephen King fan, so I have no issues being 'forced' to read one of his books. 
Dana Scully
Special Agent
- AKA
- YACCBS, Legato Bluesummers, Daenaerys Targaryen, Revy, Kate Beckett, Samantha Carter, Matsumoto Rangiku
Mogworld
So. Good. About half way through and loving it.
So. Good. About half way through and loving it.
Russell
.. ? ..
- AKA
- King of the Potato People
I couldn't put it down, read it within 3 days.
"I am a crab. I am thinking crabby thoughts."
Mantichorus
"I've seen enough."
- AKA
- Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer
Age of Ra
Getting towards the climax - the mortals have ended up at
of all places.
Also know now that some of the Aussies side with the Anubians - those that do are called the "'can't wait, mate' brigade" by the others.
All in all, the characters in this book aren't that special - or I could be spoiled by too much Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - but the world building is awesome. Also, I'll amend what I said about the characters to the human characters. The segments with the Egyptian gods are more interesting.
Getting towards the climax - the mortals have ended up at
the plains of Meggido, AKA Armageddon
Also know now that some of the Aussies side with the Anubians - those that do are called the "'can't wait, mate' brigade" by the others.
All in all, the characters in this book aren't that special - or I could be spoiled by too much Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - but the world building is awesome. Also, I'll amend what I said about the characters to the human characters. The segments with the Egyptian gods are more interesting.
X-SOLDIER
Harbinger O Great Justice
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- X
Ishmael
I read about 10-20 pages at a time on my bus rides, and then get into a 3-4 hour discussion with my friend who's loaning me the book. I just posted a HUGE piece that I'm going to be discussing with him later today on my tumblr, for anyone who's read the book (I'm on page 59).
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I read about 10-20 pages at a time on my bus rides, and then get into a 3-4 hour discussion with my friend who's loaning me the book. I just posted a HUGE piece that I'm going to be discussing with him later today on my tumblr, for anyone who's read the book (I'm on page 59).
X
X-SOLDIER
Harbinger O Great Justice
- AKA
- X
I finished Ishmael, and am seeing about moving on to the sequel, My Ishmael, if I can get a copy of it.
That being said, I had a LOTS of notes on the subjects discussed throughout the book, so I organized them, in case anyone was interested in looking through them, while reading the book themselves. (I'm also going to try to convince a few people to, and needed a place to refer them). The links are added in order, so if you were reading, when you hit each mark, you'd just read through the linked content & continue. Overall, it's a good book, but doesn't quite fully realize that it's attempting to find. It's still one that I would very highly recommend, but I would keep that idea in mind if you decide to pick it up.
Ishmael Notes:
• Through THREE: 4 (Before 5)
- Notes
- Tangent Concept
- Video for Tangent
• Through EIGHT: 8 (Before 9)
- Notes
• Through NINE: 7 (Before 8)
- Religious Preface Concept
- Political Preface Concept
- Notes
• Finished (Refers back to section TWELVE: 6 & 9)
- Notes
X
That being said, I had a LOTS of notes on the subjects discussed throughout the book, so I organized them, in case anyone was interested in looking through them, while reading the book themselves. (I'm also going to try to convince a few people to, and needed a place to refer them). The links are added in order, so if you were reading, when you hit each mark, you'd just read through the linked content & continue. Overall, it's a good book, but doesn't quite fully realize that it's attempting to find. It's still one that I would very highly recommend, but I would keep that idea in mind if you decide to pick it up.
Ishmael Notes:
• Through THREE: 4 (Before 5)
- Notes
- Tangent Concept
- Video for Tangent
• Through EIGHT: 8 (Before 9)
- Notes
• Through NINE: 7 (Before 8)
- Religious Preface Concept
- Political Preface Concept
- Notes
• Finished (Refers back to section TWELVE: 6 & 9)
- Notes
X
Xelazander
sunglasses at night
- AKA
- alexx
Currently reading the Warcraft series, found Of Blood and Honor awesome but a little too short, am now on Day of the Dragon and it's sooo good!