tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post7272471318855796856..comments2023-10-15T05:01:10.315-04:00Comments on Marius' Corner: WhoYouReMar?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452924829161040975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-19207369894194457242007-11-16T09:06:00.000-05:002007-11-16T09:06:00.000-05:00You might try Stephen King's "Eyes of the Dragon"....You might try Stephen King's "Eyes of the Dragon". It is a medieval piece about royal treachery. Not a horror story at all.<BR/><BR/>I could never get through Tolkien. Too much description of every little thing, not enough forward action.<BR/><BR/>I am wondering about your schooling though. Did you have no Fnglish or Lit classes? I read most of the classics in High School as required reading.<BR/><BR/>I do love Sci-fi (no, I'm not to much of a snob to use the word!) :). But my taste is really all over the place. Like my music, my literary taste is ecclectic.<BR/><BR/>I just started re-reading the Foundation trilogy. Right now I'm amused by all the cigar smoking by Hardin! Haven't read it since the late 70's. I'm sure a lot will seem silly now with our cuurent state of technology.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what my first "bought" book was. I was reading 3-4 books a week starting with 2nd grade & bought many scholastic books every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-90868459988217392732007-11-15T00:58:00.000-05:002007-11-15T00:58:00.000-05:00Wow! All that from my litle question? Impressive...Wow! All that from my litle question? Impressive!stinkypawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418558395508830375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-76942902123890985962007-11-14T20:36:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:36:00.000-05:00Dune was up and down for me. One was great, the n...Dune was up and down for me. One was great, the next sucked, the next good... Kind of like the Star Trek movies... :)<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading a series by S.M. Stirling that I am thoroughly enjoying. It is a "post apocalyptic" type story, in which the laws of physics suddenly change, and all things electrical cease to function. Guns no longer work. Gunpowder fizzles. Cars are out, but bicycles still function. Digital watches have stopped, but wind up ones still work. Truly a hard to put down series...<BR/><BR/>I find that Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series is really entertaining. Kind of like "The Nightstalker" meets Harry Potter... Harry usually manages to solve the mystic crimes, but ends up getting the shite kicked out of him in the process....<BR/><BR/>Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series is vastly entertaining, and humorous. When's the last time you laughed out loud at a book?<BR/><BR/>I liked the Redwall series by Jacques. Taltos series by Brust. Black Company by Cook. Niven's Ringworld. Card's Ender. Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat. Doc Smith's Lensman. Most anything by Heinlein is Awesome. <BR/><BR/>Someone recently highly recommended the "Game of Thrones" series by George R.R. Martin. I'm having a really, really hard time getting into it. I've read about 100 pages of the first novel, and just can't bring myself to go back to it...<BR/><BR/>Bradbury is boring. Terry Brooks makes me want to kick puppies. I happen to like King, but that's me.Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410360362605423312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-2953467393929236792007-11-14T17:13:00.000-05:002007-11-14T17:13:00.000-05:00Yeah, I had just posted the entry when I realized ...Yeah, I had just posted the entry when I realized I'd left out Dune. What do you want for 5:30 in the morning? And I read American Gods this Summer and loved it! I hesitate to recommend Gaimen to folks since he's kind of a love him or hate him author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452924829161040975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-22571206685289128242007-11-14T14:57:00.000-05:002007-11-14T14:57:00.000-05:00I'll mention the Dune series for you.You would pro...I'll mention the Dune series for you.<BR/><BR/>You would probably enjoy Neil Gaimen. "American Gods" rocked. You might enjoy John Scalzi's "Android's Dream" as well. I've been waiting for his "Old Man's War" and haven't gotten it yet.<BR/><BR/>I agree on Steven King. I have never finished a book by him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-64509963904599426532007-11-14T09:40:00.000-05:002007-11-14T09:40:00.000-05:00I love that you consider yourself a literary snob ...I love that you consider yourself a literary snob because you do not like books without robots or vampires. <BR/><BR/>That line alone has made my day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com