08-16-2007, 05:50 PM | #136 |
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I'm trying to decide whether to buy my next Pratchett book in Mobipocket or LIT format. I tend toward the latter, so I can be sure of being able to access the content wherever I want, but footnotes are a major feature of Pratchett's work, so I want a format that handles them well. My iLiad, naturally, will only read Mobipocket (of the available DRM nonsense formats). I can convert a LIT book, but I've heard the footnotes lose something in the translation. Can anyone comment on this?
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08-16-2007, 08:19 PM | #137 |
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I just got my Sony Reader, so I decided to initiate it with Spook Country by William Gibson. It seemed like a natural choice for this medium.
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On to what I've been reading lately... I just finished a Star Wars novel called Darth Bane: The Path of Destruction. This was a pretty good read and moved along quite quickly. If you're a Star Wars fan, like I am, this helps shell out the Sith philosophy quite a bit and what drives those characters. It's dated well prior to the movies, around the Sith War time-frame. I enjoyed it quite a bit! I've read a few other books since posting here last, quick summary... Nephilim: The Fallen Ones by Walter Keith York - Started out nice, then got way out of whack. This book could have been so much more fun, but essentially devolved into interpretive bible codes propaganda. I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story by Glen Duncan - Again, so much promise here; I mean, how can you go wrong with a title writing an autobiography of the devil from his perspective. I was hoping for a good romp and ended up with a boring, stale narative that kept puting me to sleep. I tried to read it, I really did, but only made it about 1/2 through... sigh... Next by Michael Crichton - I enjoyed this book as it moved along at a nice pace. It revolves around bioengineering and such, I won't go into too many details. One thing that threw me off was it started with a whole slew of disconnected stories that didn't pull together until the last 1/4 of the book and ended wrapping up way too quickly; kinda leaves you hanging, if you ask me. I'm more of a hard-core far future SciFi nut, so I ended up liking his Prey book much better (can't go wrong with nanos!). Blind Shrike by Richard Kadrey - Sweet! I really enjoyed this book, what a wild ride! This had pretty much non-stop action and was just plain fun. I'll have to keep an eye out for more books by this author, if this book is any indication. I think it only took a few days to finish, as I couldn't put it down. : I started to read a few others, but they were just too painful to make it past the first few chapters. grrr... good thing there are so many other choices to go with! I am currently reading AEthereal by Christopher Wilcox Sr., it's off to a good start. We'll go from there! Last edited by Azayzel; 08-16-2007 at 09:19 PM. |
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08-17-2007, 03:55 AM | #139 |
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08-17-2007, 02:25 PM | #140 |
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Just finished The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. I regret waiting so long to read this, but the plot descriptions I read didn't interest me. It takes place in 1985 in an alternate England where the Crimean War is still going on, and Wales is a socialist republic. Part fantasy, part suspense, and part absurdity is the best description. Highly recommended.
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08-17-2007, 05:00 PM | #141 | |
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08-20-2007, 06:10 AM | #142 |
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I have read only the first 2 trilogies and found them to be amongst the best fantasy I have read. Maybe I will read third and fourth trilogies after HP series (in 1 year time?).
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08-21-2007, 12:51 AM | #143 |
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Reading Pattern Recognition by William Gibson right now, as a warm up for his new novel Spook Country.
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08-21-2007, 04:35 PM | #144 |
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I just finished Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett. I liked it quite a bit more than The Color of Magic (which I still haven't finished). Looking forward to the next one.
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08-21-2007, 07:18 PM | #145 |
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I am currently reading the Star Trek book I posted here Music of the Spheres. I'm reading the Sony LRF version of course. It's a direct sequel to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. And so far I am enjoying it. And it is NOT fan-fictio. It's written by a true professional author who has written some other quite good Star Trek novels.
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08-22-2007, 08:53 AM | #148 |
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I read Pratchett's Mort last night. I liked it, about as much as I liked Equal Rites, I guess, but not nearly as much as I liked A Hatful of Sky.
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08-23-2007, 12:59 PM | #149 | |
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Let me save you some money, Eric is not one of the best ones either. Best ones out on ebook (at fictionwise anyway) not in order.. Guards Guards Reaper Man Moving Pictures Witches Abroad Wee Free Men A Hat Full of Sky Maskerade Men At Arms Small Gods Lords and Ladies Feet of Clay Thud Wintersmith Interesting Times Best ones I don't see available yet Wyrd Sisters Pyramids The Fifth Elephant Carpe Jugulum Last Continent Jingo The Truth Hogfather Good Omens (cowritten with Neil Gaiman) Going Postal ehhhh ones (which doesn't mean there aren't hilarious parts) Sourcery Equal Rites Color of Magic Light Fantastic Eric Mort Soul Music Just opinion of course but you seem to be blase abou the same ones I am "They can tak' oour lives but they cannae tak' oour troousers!" -Nac Mac Feegle Last edited by wayspooled; 08-23-2007 at 01:47 PM. |
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08-23-2007, 01:44 PM | #150 |
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Yeah, I'm reading Sourcery now and wondering when it's going to get to the good part. Maybe I'll just skip ahead to the next one.
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