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Old 09-28-2010, 03:21 PM   #46
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Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" most excellent series. Fantasy, but not your typical elves frolicking in the woods fantasy
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Ah....thanks.
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I've not read it, but it is highly recommended by my son (the astrophysicist).
It sounds interesting. I may have to download a sample if I can find one.
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It sounds interesting. I may have to download a sample if I can find one.
http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Compass...=AG56TWVU5XWC2
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Then consider my post in the interest of everyone else.
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I am not at all a fan of Pullman. I only read The Golden Compass because I didn't like the story or the characters enough to continue.
Then I bet you'd really "love" these!:

http://www.amazon.com/Jehovah-Contra.../dp/158445024X

http://www.amazon.com/Job-Comedy-Jus.../dp/0345316509

Oh! And the works of James Morrow!
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You'd probably get a big kick out of the short story "Mr. Big" by Woody Allen. It's a tale told in film-noir style about a detective who's been hired to find God: the all-powerful, all-knowing, supreme Creator. A nutty request, but when you look as good as the buxom young lady who hired him, you don't ask questions. Events take a really strange turn when he gets a call from the local police headquarters informing him that someone meeting that description just turned up in the morgue. It's in his book Getting Even. Unfortunately, it's not available as an ebook.
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It's in his book Getting Even. Unfortunately, it's not available as an ebook.
Depends on what your definition of "available" is. I got it from the very first google hit:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...AAAKoEBU_QyAM0
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You know I actually have a paperback copy of "Towing Jehovah" that's been on my to-read list since it was available.....
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Harry Potter tops my list of my favorite banned books. I've got to read more books on this list. Who are these people who want to ban these books?
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Old 09-28-2010, 07:33 PM   #57
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Depends on what your definition of "available" is. I got it from the very first google hit:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...AAAKoEBU_QyAM0
Maybe I should have said legally.
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Then I bet you'd really "love" these!:

http://www.amazon.com/Jehovah-Contra.../dp/158445024X

Oh! And the works of James Morrow!
Are these good stories? I didn't like the story and main character in Golden Compass. It had nothing to do with the philosophy presented. I read Da Vinci Code -- a decent story, but not great -- afterward I Angels and Demons, which was much better And nobody makes money hating Christianity (and walking all over the laws of physics) quite like Dan Brown.

To me, a good story is a good story. It's theme may be something I 100% disagree with, but then it becomes a catalyst for discussion, and that can be great fun (as long as it's respectful, of course).

Oh, and the Woody Allen book sounds fun! I'm betting I'm going to have his whiny nasal voice in my head the whole time I read it... I can't wait!

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Harry Potter tops my list of my favorite banned books. I've got to read more books on this list. Who are these people who want to ban these books?
Depends on the reason. #1 most common is sexual situations [insert favorite prude synonym here]. #2 is inappropriate for age range [most likely parents]. I don't so much consider #2 as a request to ban, but a request to delay. I've told my daughter she can't read Twilight until she's older. I also delayed her reading Harry Potter because I thought it would scare her.

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Are these good stories?
(Shrug) I thought the Dark Materials books had a good story.
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