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 Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:06 pm
I also read the Whit Dragon by Laura Resnick or something like that, it was a great book as was its sequel
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:07 pm
Tiger Dream Have to agree that I love the Harry Potter series ^.^ Book three especially (although the movie tops the list of worst book-adapted movies I've ever seen stare ) Nah, there's no contest - I say I, Robot wins that "honour" hands down. Not only did the movie literally have nothing to do with the book it was "adapting" (it was actually a completely autonomous script called Hardwired that was re-engineered to include references to Asimov's 3 Laws and some random character names after some bozo sold the rights for Asimov's book to Fox gonk ), but it completely pissed on everything the author himself spent his entire life fighting for. I don't think you can get any less faithful to the source material than that. Tiger Dream And ya gotta love the classice ^.^ White Fang, The Call of the Wild, Farenheit 451, Dracula, Black Beauty (not as sad as the movie), I love classics heart
Well, got my opinion out there ^.^;; Two thumbs and a big toe up for Fahrenheit 451 ^_________^ I have the opening line written across the top of my monitor in marker: "It was a pleasure to burn." I can offer other SF selections for people who are looking for something new and different: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, Edwin Abbot The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (all five parts of the four part trilogy) The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul, Douglas Adams Starfarers, Poul Anderson Tau Zero, Poul Anderson The Foundation Series, Isaac Asimov (Particularly the original trilogy) The Uplift Series, David Brin Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card Tales from the White Hart, Arthur C. Clarke Rendevous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke Anything by Philip K. d**k (particularly Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Man in the High Castle and VALIS) Burning Chrome, William Gibson Neuromancer, William Gibson The Dune Series, Frank Herbert (Paricularly Dune) Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Gateway, Frederick Pohl The Mars Series, Kim Stanley Robinson Factoring Humanity, Robert J. Sawyer Flash Forward, Robert J. Sawyer Illegal Alien, Robert J. Sawyer The Terminal Experiment, Robert J. Sawyer Beauty, Sherri S. Tepper The Amber Series, Roger Zelazny Again, I probably missed tons.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:56 am
Aenakume Tiger Dream Have to agree that I love the Harry Potter series ^.^ Book three especially (although the movie tops the list of worst book-adapted movies I've ever seen stare ) Nah, there's no contest - I say I, Robot wins that "honour" hands down. Not only did the movie literally have nothing to do with the book it was "adapting" (it was actually a completely autonomous script called Hardwired that was re-engineered to include references to Asimov's 3 Laws and some random character names after some bozo sold the rights for Asimov's book to Fox gonk ), but it completely pissed on everything the author himself spent his entire life fighting for. I don't think you can get any less faithful to the source material than that. Aenakume Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:27 am
Aenakume Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Tiger Dream I actually have to read that this summer for English... that and 1984You'll enjoy both immensely should you try to take into consideration the point they are trying to make. I personally think Huxley is scary with some of the things he has in the book (like how babies are created).
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:40 am
Another good book, well not good, but interesting, was Sun Tzu's Art of War.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:52 pm
Quote: I also want to mention the Artamis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. I find that it kept you guessing the whole way. ^.^ I loved that trilogy, the ending was very sad though.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:36 pm
Aenakume Tiger Dream Have to agree that I love the Harry Potter series ^.^ Book three especially (although the movie tops the list of worst book-adapted movies I've ever seen stare ) Nah, there's no contest - I say I, Robot wins that "honour" hands down. Not only did the movie literally have nothing to do with the book it was "adapting" (it was actually a completely autonomous script called Hardwired that was re-engineered to include references to Asimov's 3 Laws and some random character names after some bozo sold the rights for Asimov's book to Fox gonk ), but it completely pissed on everything the author himself spent his entire life fighting for. I don't think you can get any less faithful to the source material than that. Another horrible movie adaptation: Ella Enchanted. *shudders* And I agree about the third HP, Cuaron left too many important plot points out. I'm so happy this thread is taking off!!!
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:57 pm
Leilee Aenakume Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Tiger Dream I actually have to read that this summer for English... that and 1984You'll enjoy both immensely should you try to take into consideration the point they are trying to make. I personally think Huxley is scary with some of the things he has in the book (like how babies are created).
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:04 pm
Snowfable Another horrible movie adaptation: Ella Enchanted. *shudders* And I agree about the third HP, Cuaron left too many important plot points out. I'm so happy this thread is taking off!!!
I heard Chris Columbus was in charge of the forth movie because of how horrible the third movie was. But that might not be true, so... sweatdrop
And I have another book to add to the list! Well... OK, it's a series... The Traveling Pants series... Oh, yeah! And another book called The Frog Princess (I forget the author)
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:41 pm
I am such a bookworm that I have waaaay too many to mention, buuut, top on my list include C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, especially!), Little Women, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, all the Harry Potter books... and currently, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (ok that's a manga, but it's something you read, right?!) wink
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:55 pm
*poke* Pratchett anyone? Terry Pratchett of Discworld? and Gaiman? Neil Gaiman of Sandman, Neverwhere, Stardust, and many others? of course, GOOD OMENS must not be forgotten. ah, two of my favorite authors. whee
Then, there's Robin McKinley. I heart her books...favorite one being Sunshine.
And my hero, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Her first, and still my favorite, is In the Forests of the Night followed by her second, a sort of sequel, A Demon in My View...her first two are my favorite two. But, the rest of her books are also really good and worth a read.
on a more serious note in books, Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn is also one of my favorite books. I haven't yet read the rest of the trilogy (Tales of the Ohtori), but this was one book that was set in olden Japan that I actually liked. Highly reccomended.
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:58 pm
arydia and currently, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (ok that's a manga, but it's something you read, right?!) wink CLAMP is the best. i love thier works...i'm going to start a manga/graphic novel discussion thread...let's chat about manga n comics there! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:37 am
If you like good fantasy books, which are typically what I read, the Xanth series is quite a fun series. It's a mixture of puns and adventures and it's a unique style of book that never let's you know what will happen yet. It's by Piers Anthony.
Also, I like the dragon riders series by Anne McCaffrey. Her books are just full of interesting thoughts.
I love Terry Pratchett. Although he does get overly logically confusing. At least In my opinion.
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:08 am
Tiger Dream Leilee Aenakume Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Tiger Dream I actually have to read that this summer for English... that and 1984You'll enjoy both immensely should you try to take into consideration the point they are trying to make. I personally think Huxley is scary with some of the things he has in the book (like how babies are created). Yes, the prevelance of online books makes it seem as though paper is going the way of the dinosaur. And I was in a school like that. I tutored half my senior class through English. stare
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:11 am
ladyonyx arydia and currently, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (ok that's a manga, but it's something you read, right?!) wink CLAMP is the best. i love thier works...i'm going to start a manga/graphic novel discussion thread...let's chat about manga n comics there! 3nodding Why bother when we can chat about them here? *looks at her extensive manga AND comic collections* Tsubasa is the best series CLAMP has come out with lately, but I still love Cardcaptor Sakura! There's another series, based partially in history, called Threads of Time that is excellent. And, of course, if you read comics, I must put in a word (or three) for Bill Willingham's Fables. You might recognize Bill's name from Robin and Batman: War Games. Fables is the best non-superhero comic to come out in the last decade.
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