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« Reply #250 on: March 24, 2012, 12:06:25 AM »
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« Reply #251 on: March 24, 2012, 03:24:08 AM »
Why read "Hunger Games" when "Battle Royal" is available?

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« Reply #252 on: March 24, 2012, 09:50:03 AM »
Well, Hunger Games is one of the most talked about books/series in recent memory and the other one is recommended by a member of one of the stupidest bbs's on earth.  So, there's that.

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« Reply #253 on: March 24, 2012, 10:41:39 AM »
read battle royal in english 2 at KU.  it was pretty good.

other books we read that semester:  glamorama (bret easton ellis), crash (sex in cars).

def better than the old crap you usually have to read in school.   :thumbs:
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« Reply #254 on: March 25, 2012, 07:08:48 PM »
Lost Horizon by James Hilton is a pretty incredible book.  If you took GEOG 600: Mountain Geography, you already know this.
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« Reply #255 on: April 22, 2012, 03:05:51 PM »
Just finished the Brent Weeks "Night Angel" trilogy.  Very cool.  Assassins and magic and crap.  Loads of violence, and cool plot. 

Also just finished World War Z.  rough ridin' good book.  Very different.  It's a "historical" account of a Zombie apocalypse.   Will be a movie next year with Brad Pitt.


I am now starting the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson.  Very highly rated, and I like to read series where the entire series is done, so I don't have to rough ridin' wait around for the next books (god damn you George R. R. Martin, GO DAMN YOU!).

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« Reply #256 on: April 22, 2012, 03:18:26 PM »
Currently reading Beyond the Beautiful Forevers. It's an interesting, depressing book.

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« Reply #257 on: May 07, 2012, 05:10:36 PM »
Just finished the new Dark Tower book.  It was much better than the last three of the series, IMO.  Just a short one that basically tells a couple stories about crap that happened before the DT series starts in The Gunslinger. Really hope that King keeps spitting them out.  Should be plenty of possibilities to do similar stories about prequel stuff. 

Anyway, it's a quick read and enjoyable if you like the DT series.

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« Reply #258 on: May 07, 2012, 05:14:57 PM »
Just finished the new Dark Tower book.  It was much better than the last three of the series, IMO.  Just a short one that basically tells a couple stories about crap that happened before the DT series starts in The Gunslinger. Really hope that King keeps spitting them out.  Should be plenty of possibilities to do similar stories about prequel stuff. 

Anyway, it's a quick read and enjoyable if you like the DT series.
it would be nice to get the bitter taste of the ending of that series washed away

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« Reply #259 on: May 07, 2012, 06:26:44 PM »
I am starting Count of Monte Cristo.  Pretty good so far.  Just finished The Name of the Rose and V.

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« Reply #260 on: May 07, 2012, 06:28:39 PM »
I am starting Count of Monte Cristo.  Pretty good so far.  Just finished The Name of the Rose and V.
I'm reading that this summer. 


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« Reply #261 on: May 08, 2012, 09:23:11 AM »
I am starting Count of Monte Cristo.  Pretty good so far.  Just finished The Name of the Rose and V.

The Count can get a little slow in the first few hundred pages, but stick with it.  It turned out to be one of the best books I've read.  Loved it.

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« Reply #262 on: May 09, 2012, 09:57:28 AM »
New book on the history of Manhattan...   :driving:

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« Reply #263 on: May 09, 2012, 10:02:37 AM »
Just finished the new Dark Tower book.  It was much better than the last three of the series, IMO.  Just a short one that basically tells a couple stories about crap that happened before the DT series starts in The Gunslinger. Really hope that King keeps spitting them out.  Should be plenty of possibilities to do similar stories about prequel stuff. 

Anyway, it's a quick read and enjoyable if you like the DT series.
it would be nice to get the bitter taste of the ending of that series washed away

Are the DT series worth reading?

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« Reply #264 on: May 09, 2012, 10:39:17 AM »
Just finished the new Dark Tower book.  It was much better than the last three of the series, IMO.  Just a short one that basically tells a couple stories about crap that happened before the DT series starts in The Gunslinger. Really hope that King keeps spitting them out.  Should be plenty of possibilities to do similar stories about prequel stuff. 

Anyway, it's a quick read and enjoyable if you like the DT series.
it would be nice to get the bitter taste of the ending of that series washed away

Are the DT series worth reading?

Mixed bag.  The first book is one of my favs.  I don't reread many books, but have reread that one several times.  The Drawing of The Three was slow.  Wizard and Glass was really good.  The last three were very forced and sucked balls.

Overall, the first four set up a very good story and King muffed it like crazy on the last 3.  You could tell that he just had no idea how to proceed from the middle of the series to the last quarter of the last book.  That said, I would read it knowing what I know now. 

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« Reply #265 on: May 16, 2012, 05:11:34 PM »
Oh man, just finished reading the first two books of Hunger Games.  Fun read.  Starting book three tonight.

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« Reply #266 on: May 16, 2012, 08:33:14 PM »
Oh man, just finished reading the first two books of Hunger Games.  Fun read.  Starting book three tonight.

Hunger Games > Catching Fire >Mockingjay

Good read, though I was disappointed with how the last 2 kind of scrambled to end.

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« Reply #267 on: May 17, 2012, 08:37:11 AM »
Oh man, just finished reading the first two books of Hunger Games.  Fun read.  Starting book three tonight.

Hunger Games > Catching Fire >Mockingjay

Good read, though I was disappointed with how the last 2 kind of scrambled to end.

The end of Mockingjay was just silly.  Like a little girl made it up.

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« Reply #268 on: May 17, 2012, 09:20:36 AM »
Trying to decide on the next one to read.  it's either going to be The Castle In The Forest by Mailer, or Thunderstruck by Erik Larson.  Any recommendos?

I just finished Larson's one about the American ambasador in Hitler's Germany leading up to WWII.  Very interesting.  I recommend it for anyone who would like to understand the posts I assume Sys will be posting during BB season.

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« Reply #269 on: May 17, 2012, 09:31:30 AM »
Oh man, just finished reading the first two books of Hunger Games.  Fun read.  Starting book three tonight.

Hunger Games > Catching Fire >Mockingjay

Good read, though I was disappointed with how the last 2 kind of scrambled to end.

The end of Mockingjay was just silly.  Like a little girl made it up.

Well, the books are written for little girls Pete.  I'm sorry I had to break it to you in this thread.

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« Reply #270 on: May 17, 2012, 10:12:14 AM »
I think people should read Gomorrah.  Which is about the Napoli mafia.

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« Reply #271 on: May 17, 2012, 10:40:48 AM »
or the video game nerds, check out Ready Player One.    I read the forst 150 pages last night, didn't want to stop.  And I'm not even a huge game nerd.

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« Reply #272 on: May 17, 2012, 10:45:59 AM »
I'm not even a huge game nerd.

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« Reply #273 on: May 17, 2012, 10:54:48 PM »
I am starting The Count of Monte Cristo.  Pretty good so far.  Just finished The Name of the Rose and V.
Man what a great book.   The build up and the end are fantastic.  Highly recommonedo to anyone who loves a good story.

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« Reply #274 on: May 19, 2012, 05:16:00 PM »
I think people should read Gomorrah.  Which is about the Napoli mafia.
Is that the basis for the movie Netflix keeps telling me to watch?