11-24-2012, 12:44 PM | #14686 | |
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11-24-2012, 02:12 PM | #14687 | |
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Prior to that I had wrapped up A Clash of Kings... is it just me or is this story getting a bit monotonous? BOb |
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11-24-2012, 03:55 PM | #14688 |
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The Hobbit? Out of my genre but want to read
I started to read the Alex Cross series (again), well a few I read before but reread them again to refresh my memory and then the new ones that were added later.
I think I want to read The Hobbit anytime soon after my Alex Cross series, but it is so different and actually not my kind of book. The fact that it is a classic and many people LOVE it, I might want to try. I am very attracted to the book, the new movie that is coming out. What do you think? |
11-24-2012, 05:30 PM | #14689 | |
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11-24-2012, 06:56 PM | #14690 | |
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11-24-2012, 09:06 PM | #14691 |
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Ok I just began Auel's "The clan of the Cave Bear". Been meaning to read this series for a long time and I just felt like starting it now
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11-24-2012, 09:33 PM | #14692 | |
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I dread reading this thread. Really. I know I'll add something to the list. Everytime.
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I think you should try The Hobbit, just like a classic deserves at least one reading. I'm not saying The Hobbit is a classic, but it's a well-known book. I can't say I loved it, but I surely appreciated the adventure. If you find it slow-going, don't push it - waiting for the right moods might help. Worked for me. |
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11-24-2012, 10:22 PM | #14693 |
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The Hobbit is a classic.
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11-24-2012, 10:51 PM | #14694 |
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The Hobbit _is_ a children's story, after all
Imagine yourself reading The Hobbit to your six or seven year old son or daughter. In fact, I read it to my daughter about twenty years ago when she was about six. She was so annoyed when I stopped into a pop-up bookstore and poked around until I found this Annotated Hobbit about a year earlier Then I read it to her, and then she read it herself... and we were off and running with LOTR.
Now that the movie is coming out, and I've seen the trailer, I think I must reread it - maybe out loud, to get the pacing right. I'm not sure the story I read was in the trailer I saw... |
11-25-2012, 12:14 PM | #14695 | |
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11-25-2012, 12:29 PM | #14696 |
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The Death of Chaos
The 5th book in the "Recluse" series by L.E. Modesitt. This book is a direct sequel to the 1st book in the series, and follows directly on from it. Very good fantasy. This is an excellent series, which I highly recommend.
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11-25-2012, 02:54 PM | #14697 |
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I'm going to have to give it a try. I've enjoyed the imager series.
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11-25-2012, 04:29 PM | #14698 |
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I have never been able to get through the Imager Series. I have read every Recluse Novel at least 4 times.
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11-25-2012, 09:13 PM | #14699 | |
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11-26-2012, 01:55 AM | #14700 | |
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He's a very good writer, but to me the stories lacked a bit of punch and closure. Instead of getting that "OH!" reaction as the story closes, I was left quite often with "oh". Maybe my expectations were unreasonable. But there were some stand-outs and with the almost ever-present darkness of the stories and the quality of the writing itself I don't want to give it a score that's too low. My next book is a traditional fantasy and second book in a series that I started last year (yep - I'm that slow). The book is The Wayfarer King by K C May, second book in the Kinshield Saga. Again, this is one for my review site. |
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