What Book Are You Currently Reading?
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Currently plowing my way through Stephen donaldsons Last chronicles of Thomas covenant:Runes of the Earth (book1 in the new trilogy). This one has taken the longest to get anywhere and is really difficult to get into. kinda like stephen king's really thick mainstream books - too much character, not enough plot.
the long walk- stephen king good book so far but predictable.
next one is either gonna be "the voice of the night" by dean koontz or a bunch of short stories in "skeleton crew" by stephen king.
I also just finished "JAWS" which was good but different from the movie.
next one is either gonna be "the voice of the night" by dean koontz or a bunch of short stories in "skeleton crew" by stephen king.
I also just finished "JAWS" which was good but different from the movie.
siegeandspike
UFC Fan!
I recently read a couple of "Battle Pope" comics and deciding that I have to get my hands on the whole run of them.
Yesterday I finished reading "Got Fight" by Forrest Griffin, an MMA fighter. Was not bad, but would not really reccomend it.
Just ordered a whole bunch of stuff off the book depository today.
Used a voucher code to get 10% off: may11
Yesterday I finished reading "Got Fight" by Forrest Griffin, an MMA fighter. Was not bad, but would not really reccomend it.
Just ordered a whole bunch of stuff off the book depository today.
Used a voucher code to get 10% off: may11
The Mad Hatter
OzCardTrader
Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
I also have ready to go (got em all for my birthday):
Neuromancer : William Gibson
Lord Of The Flies : William Golding
And when done, re-read:
Brave New World : Aldous Huxley
Nineteen Eighty-Four : George Orwell
A Clockwork Orange : Anthony Burgess
Neverwhere : Neil Gaiman (to be read).
That's after being a stay at home dad with my wife back at work and due with baby # 2 in October, keeping house, watching Souths play, trying to find time to finish watching Smallville Series 9 DVD Set and getting to the flicks to see Thor and Suckerpunch (think I missed the second one).
Then when that's all done - try and find some time to get my first novel reviewed, complete Draft 3 of the second novel and continuously refining and re-writing the treatments for books 3 - 5 and research ideas for books 6 - 8 (at least). If anyone is keen to have a read, let me know. I'll send you a copy (eventually) of the manuscript and you can pick it to pieces.
It is a teen/adult novel (no magicians, no vampires). A mix of Anglophilica, Modern History, futuristic within a sci-fi, dystopian adventure story. There's plenty of rock and roll references, and days of future past and alternate histories, with retro-futurism, new technology, shifts in global politics and environmental issues yet retaining plenty of heart, heavy dollops of action and humour.
I also have ready to go (got em all for my birthday):
Neuromancer : William Gibson
Lord Of The Flies : William Golding
And when done, re-read:
Brave New World : Aldous Huxley
Nineteen Eighty-Four : George Orwell
A Clockwork Orange : Anthony Burgess
Neverwhere : Neil Gaiman (to be read).
That's after being a stay at home dad with my wife back at work and due with baby # 2 in October, keeping house, watching Souths play, trying to find time to finish watching Smallville Series 9 DVD Set and getting to the flicks to see Thor and Suckerpunch (think I missed the second one).
Then when that's all done - try and find some time to get my first novel reviewed, complete Draft 3 of the second novel and continuously refining and re-writing the treatments for books 3 - 5 and research ideas for books 6 - 8 (at least). If anyone is keen to have a read, let me know. I'll send you a copy (eventually) of the manuscript and you can pick it to pieces.
It is a teen/adult novel (no magicians, no vampires). A mix of Anglophilica, Modern History, futuristic within a sci-fi, dystopian adventure story. There's plenty of rock and roll references, and days of future past and alternate histories, with retro-futurism, new technology, shifts in global politics and environmental issues yet retaining plenty of heart, heavy dollops of action and humour.
siegeandspike
UFC Fan!
I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan and have read most of his work. I really liked neverwhere. I have read it as both a graphic novel and a paperback. Have just ordered - "Into the Nightside" by Simon Green, which hopefully will be a good read and a very similar story line.
The Mad Hatter
OzCardTrader
I've had Neverwhere kicking around for about 18 months (a mate lent it to me). I liked the movie Stardust and got that book for my wife and I like him as an interview. Read a handful of his comics and loved his work on Mirrormask and the Alice Cooper album The Last Temptation.
GarnettFan4Life
OZCT Supporter
Doesn't surprise me, Being that you're a Celtics fan and all
Sarcasm and Wit is next on my To Read list
siegeandspike
UFC Fan!
I loved the stardust graphic novel, it is one of my favourites. I cannot stress just how much I hated the movie version of it though
They took a very clever and well written story and dumbed it down into a no-brainer kids film.
If you ever get a chance to read Sandman then you should do so, another wonderful story, masterfully told.
The Mad Hatter
OzCardTrader
I loved the stardust graphic novel, it is one of my favourites. I cannot stress just how much I hated the movie version of it though
They took a very clever and well written story and dumbed it down into a no-brainer kids film.
If you ever get a chance to read Sandman then you should do so, another wonderful story, masterfully told.
Neil Gaiman actually worked on the Stardust movie though.
siegeandspike
UFC Fan!
Yep, I know.
I think that if I watched it with no knowlege of the original story and no expectations then I would not have disliked it.
jimboiitmac
miami pride
Doesn't surprise me, Being that you're a Celtics fan and all
Jaames - question, are you a Christian? Just wondering, because Joel Osteen is a well-known pastor, but he gets some criticism because he goes very mainstream at times and strays from Biblical integrity, hence earns a lot of money out of books like the ones you posted in the initial post. Just a random question.
And I don't read a lot of books as a University student. I read the Bible though.
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