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Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:08 am
by phantasmagorovich
Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:41 pm
by jfrey
phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.
The Dune series is amazing.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:17 am
by Bassus Sanguinis
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:38 am
by phantasmagorovich
jfrey wrote:phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.
The Dune series is amazing.
So - why? I get that it's good. But I don't get the cult following.
Bassus Sanguinis wrote:Been reading Terry Pratchett lately.
Very well, Sir!
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:33 am
by jfrey
phantasmagorovich wrote:jfrey wrote:phantasmagorovich wrote:Started to read Dune. Princess Irulans Epigraphs are a major source of annoyance. Other than that I am liking it but I don't get why it is so famous yet.
The Dune series is amazing.
So - why? I get that it's good. But I don't get the cult following.
Hmmm. Not really sure how to explain why without spoiling the story for you. How far in are you?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:35 pm
by phantasmagorovich
Yeah, if it's in the story then let's just leave it at a I'll find out. I'm about halfway through the first book. There is a long description of a dinner that's been going on for quite a while. I have tried to find something and I came up with this: The book is written from the perspective of many different characters. But what makes it special is that some - Paul Atreides and Jessica can almost read minds. So you have the advantages of an all-knowing narrator but at the same time you keep doubting if they might be wrong about what they suspect other people are thinking. That's a pretty clever construction.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:05 pm
by behndy
i love me some books, and thought i would hate a Kindle 'cause it's just NOT THE SAME. but the thing is awesome.
i'm reading John Dies At The End right now and re-reading Crooked Little Vein. plan to go through the Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever first trilogy next i think.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:03 pm
by MrNovember
behndy wrote:i love me some books, and thought i would hate a Kindle 'cause it's just NOT THE SAME. but the thing is awesome.
i'm reading John Dies At The End right now and re-reading Crooked Little Vein. plan to go through the Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever first trilogy next i think.
I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...
I'm reading John Dies at the End right now as well and I'm seriously loving it. Highly recommend it to anyone that likes horror, comedy, and weird
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:29 pm
by D.o.S.
Just finished:
Just started:
Clearly a new project is afloat over hurr.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:51 pm
by osbornkt
Fulfilling a bit of historical geekery at the moment.
Lev Theremin basically began electronic music, AND invented the automatic door. Two of my favorite things.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:09 am
by morange
I agree Dune is good - I reread it every now and then, but I also don't know why it should be held up as some kind of ultimate masterwork; good though. Maybe because so much SF and fantasy is complete garbage, the good ones are incredible by comparison?
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:53 am
by Warpsmasher
Started this audiobook last night:
Up next:
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:42 am
by morange
MrNovember wrote:I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...
I think you overlooked this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=16621
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:55 am
by Iommic Pope
Dune gets better, stick with it.
I'm currently reading Wuthering Heights. Heathcliffe is a dick. But so is everyone else in that book.
Re: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:18 pm
by MrNovember
morange wrote:MrNovember wrote:I was just about to post a thread asking if anyone here reads. Apparently they do, just not that much...
I think you overlooked this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=16621
Haha yeah, I did overlook that thread. I just searched to word read or reading and this one came up first; didn't even notice there were two.