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Originally posted by EmperorRob
Robert Jordan:
  The Wheel of Time series

WORD.

I\'ve finally read all nine... and I have RJ\'s guide to WOT:) The only one I haven\'t read is the prequel with Moiraine in "Legends". Gotta catch that...

Right now I\'m reading "The Magic of Recluce" by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. It\'s moderately interesting. Finished "The Winter\'s Heart" by Jordan, I have the LoR trilogy in queue:D. Been re-reading "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turtledove, anyone who likes the Civil War MUST read this book, it\'s really good (if a little clichèd). Also waiting for Turtledove\'s latest Colonization novel in Paperback...

Of course I gotta mention Ray Feist\'s various Midkemia novels, I like those even more than Wheel of Time, but only a little

Favorite book of all time would definitely be "The Shining" by Stephen King. It\'s the only King book I ever liked, and it\'s always a great read no matter how many times I read it.

I re-read "body of secrets" and now i\'m reading Ringworld.

Originally posted by Weltall
Been re-reading "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turtledove, anyone who likes the Civil War MUST read this book, it\'s really good (if a little clichèd). Also waiting for Turtledove\'s latest Colonization novel in Paperback...

Well, it\'s nice if you like it man, but I have to say that in my opinion, Turtledove SUCKS HARD.  I read all four of the first colonization books (or whatever they\'re called), and I thought they were very poorly written.  You definitely get the sense that Turtledove was just drawing out that story and padding to it make it a four book series.  There was so much redundant crap in there, I couldn\'t believe it.  He uses the same cliches over and over and over.  You may ask, "why did you read all the books then?"  I can only say that it was an interesting story idea but the execution sucked.  I just wanted to find out what would happen in the end.  It figures that even when you reach the end of the fourth book, it\'s still not over.  Urrrrggghhhh.  Never again will I read Turtledove.

I haven\'t read in months... now professor said that we must read a play of Shakespeare... grr!

Originally posted by Weltall


WORD.

I\'ve finally read all nine... and I have RJ\'s guide to WOT:) The only one I haven\'t read is the prequel with Moiraine in "Legends". Gotta catch that...

Right now I\'m reading "The Magic of Recluce" by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. It\'s moderately interesting.

I read that one but didn\'t care for it too much.  But if you liked WOT then you\'ll really like A Game of Thrones.

Im reading Tom Clancy The Bear and The Dragon. However I don\'t read too much so it will take me some time to finish. I may do The Lord of The Rings next.

Originally posted by Coredweller

Well, it\'s nice if you like it man, but I have to say that in my opinion, Turtledove SUCKS HARD.  I read all four of the first colonization books (or whatever they\'re called), and I thought they were very poorly written.  You definitely get the sense that Turtledove was just drawing out that story and padding to it make it a four book series.  There was so much redundant crap in there, I couldn\'t believe it.  He uses the same cliches over and over and over.  You may ask, "why did you read all the books then?"  I can only say that it was an interesting story idea but the execution sucked.  I just wanted to find out what would happen in the end.  It figures that even when you reach the end of the fourth book, it\'s still not over.  Urrrrggghhhh.  Never again will I read Turtledove.

I agree with you, partially. I really enjoyed the WWII era novels, but so far Colonization has been a huge disappointment. Like you, I\'m just waiting to see how it ends, simply because I liked the first series so much.

What did you think of Guns of the South, or his better Civil War novel, How Few Remain, if you\'ve read either?

Originally posted by Weltall
I agree with you, partially. I really enjoyed the WWII era novels, but so far Colonization has been a huge disappointment. Like you, I\'m just waiting to see how it ends, simply because I liked the first series so much.

What did you think of Guns of the South, or his better Civil War novel, How Few Remain, if you\'ve read either?

Sorry I was unclear... the books I read were the ones set during WWII.  I guess the "colonization" novels are the ones that came after that.  I have not read any of those.  My negative comments apply only to the four WWII novels (they all have the word "balance" in the title), and I haven\'t read any other Turtledove stuff.

Hey if you liked those, you should read "Marching Through Georgia" by S.M. Stirling.  It\'s another alternate history of WWII.  Not all that great in my opinion, but better than Turtledove.

*bump*

heh.

Well since it\'s back up here. . .

I\'m now reading "The Book of the New Sun"  It\'s a collection of a 4 book series.  It\'s a bout way in the future, and the main character is brought up in the guild of the tourturers.  Seems like by moving forward humanity moved back.

I don\'t know how to read..  

Sucks...

[CHIZZY]

read "the great shark hunt" by Hunter S. Thompson what a wacko. I want to read LOTR again, last time I read it I was 12.

Originally posted by CHIZZY
read "the great shark hunt" by Hunter S. Thompson what a wacko. I want to read LOTR again, last time I read it I was 12.

That\'s my next book after the one I\'m reading now, I got a nice hardcover 3-in-one collection.

"Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder" by a little known (and now dead) Canadian author, DeMille.

It\'s a quick read and pretty smart.