ForumPlanet - Topic - Books you've been reading lately

ForumPlanet Home » ForumPlanet » Archived » Planet Black and White Forums » PlanetBlackAndWhite » Off-Topic Discussion » Books you've been reading lately

Locked Topic | Read Only Topic | Previous Active Topic | Next Active Topic

1 2 3 4

Books you've been reading lately

Author	Topic: Books you've been reading lately
LadyG[AOS][TFF] I See You Posts: 5,127 Join Date: Jul '01	Books you've been reading lately 6/6/06 8:06am
	I've just finished a book by Dead R Koonts, Night Chills. Descent but I'm not sure I'll read it twice. Maybe I'll go for a Stephen King next, or maybe re-read something from Eddings or Jordan. Tell me, what have you been reading lately? -----signature----- ----------- PlanetBlackAndWhite
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
[PTS]Cc Crazy Crustacean Posts: 1,927 Join Date: Apr '05	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/6/06 10:02am
	In Reply To #1 Bil Bryson, well worth it if your British/American, or are looking for something different. -----signature----- Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
gremxula Tiger Lover Posts: 5,389 Join Date: Dec '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/6/06 1:42pm
	In Reply To #1 Or find some old Sifi in a charity shop, especially the really old pulp fiction from the 50 and 60's. It makes you think !!
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
[cYT]Born_Again_Good Board Guest Posts: 770 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/6/06 5:25pm
	I'm re-reading Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie because I have absolutely impeccable taste in literature. -----signature----- http://server2049.virtualave.net/clan-yt/yangtangnews.htm Gorsh's official yang tang song: You have to hear this. The boy has poetry in him: http://earlhaighistory.tripod.com/yangtang.wav (you have to copy this to the adress bar).
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
LadyG[AOS][TFF] I See You Posts: 5,127 Join Date: Jul '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/7/06 1:09am
	In Reply To #4 That depends on the definition of inpeccable :P -----signature----- ----------- PlanetBlackAndWhite
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
echelon4 Lost AI Posts: 4,364 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/8/06 11:56am
	Been reading Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. Haven't really decided whether I like it or hate it.
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
TheGodOfGothenburg Newbie Posts: 87 Join Date: May '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/8/06 6:30pm
	In Reply To #5 Impeccable :P -----signature----- O.o
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
[cYT]Born_Again_Good Board Guest Posts: 770 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/10/06 12:58am
	yahoo news posted: JK Rowling has been named the greatest living British writer, beating the likes of Salmon Rushdie, Alan Bennett and Nobel prize winner Harold Pinter. The creator of Harry Potter topped a poll carried out by The Book Magazine. She received nearly three times as many votes as the second-placed author in the list, fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. The next three authors on the list are all Booker Prize winners - Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro. 1 JK Rowling 2 Terry Pratchett 3 Ian McEwan 4 Salman Rushdie 5 Kazuo Ishiguro 6 Philip Pullman 7 Harold Pinter and his fucking nobel prie for literature 8 Nick Hornby 9 AS Byatt =10 Jonathan Coe =10 John Le Carre 12 Doris Lessing 13 Alan Bennett 14 Iain Banks 15 Muriel Spark 16 David Mitchell 17 Martin Amis 18 Ian Rankin =19 Pat Barker =19 Alasdair Gray People who participate in 'greatest ever' polls are retarded. I understand that the Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett novels are pretty good books for kids and people recovering from neurosurgery, but no kids participated in this poll. That means that the majority of people in this country are so divorced from the concept of decent literature that they can't even recognie a good children's book. Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy shows far more wit, imagination and style in 200 pages per part than JK Rowling can manage in 800 bloated, wholly pedestrian ones. Terry "what the fuck are chapters" Pratchett's place at number two shows that we would rather gorge ourselves on Discworld part 568th than try reading about something else. His own flogging novel sales when he tries to write something other than Discworld: More Camp British Humour are a testament to this. I mean, Jesus, when did people start thinking of Borders or Waterstones as the only place on the planet to find a good book? Our libraries are falling to bits, while in the town centre you can't through a copy of the Half Blood Prince (and at a weighty 800 pages that's not very far) without hitting another gawdy, stories tall McBookshop. But it's not just books. This intellectual sloth is all over the place. The Sun and Star outsell the broadsheets almost four to one. The Daily Sport moves more copies than the Spectator and Private Eye. What happened to feeding our souls? What happened to being engaged in something that couldn't be figured out over a cup of coffee and a biscotte? Why do the words of Bill O'Reilly seem to make more sense to people than those of Edward Said? When did our attention span get so short? This is the 21st century. It's meant to be the height of our civilization, and yet everywhere we are caught in a mire of mediocrity. Yeah I know, this is complete intellectual elitism. Rant over. -----signature----- http://server2049.virtualave.net/clan-yt/yangtangnews.htm Gorsh's official yang tang song: You have to hear this. The boy has poetry in him: http://earlhaighistory.tripod.com/yangtang.wav (you have to copy this to the adress bar).
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
echelon4 Lost AI Posts: 4,364 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/10/06 3:31am
	In Reply To #8 BAG posted: bla bla bla Dear BAG, why should we even care? Books are just that. Books. Bundles of paper with words written on them. It's what people do with them, the reason why they read certain books is what counts. We both knows that polls can only be polls on the subject of popularity. Much like modern democracy, really. Which is exactly the problem, anything on which every ignorant fool can vote is naturally void of any meaning. Just like the "Teh greetatest bookwrit0r evar!" poll. It means nothing. So again, stop caring about your bloody books, go change the way we make decisions.
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
DarricSA Board Guest Posts: 1,959 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/10/06 7:01am
	In Reply To #8 BAG posted: Etc. Etc. I enjoy reading Terry Pratchett novels and the Harry Potter books. The end. In Reply To Topic: (Still) reading Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. It's excellent so far. In Reply To LG: If you're looking for more good pulp-fantasy, I'd recommend the Sword of Truth series. In Reply To SC: I agree wholeheartedly. Finished reading book 6 and it was very meh. No doubt I'll keep reading the series, if only cos it is actually finishing. (cough Jordan cough) -----signature----- I love mankind, it's people I can't stand.
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
[cYT]Born_Again_Good Board Guest Posts: 770 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/10/06 9:14pm
	In Reply To #9 Well, I did say it was just intellectual elitism. You're perfectly right, there's no reason to really care. I think it's just good therapy to say these things once in a while. IRT Darric I'm not saying the books don't have their merits, just that JK Rowling and Terry Pratchett are a long, long way away from being considered the best living authors in Britain. -----signature----- http://server2049.virtualave.net/clan-yt/yangtangnews.htm Gorsh's official yang tang song: You have to hear this. The boy has poetry in him: http://earlhaighistory.tripod.com/yangtang.wav (you have to copy this to the adress bar).
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
DarricSA Board Guest Posts: 1,959 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/11/06 6:54pm
	In Reply To #11 The problem is there's no way to ascertain that. What book expert will we find to decide the actual best living authors? What scientific method can we use to deduce this? What experiment? All forms of entertainment are highly subjective, and the fact that you'd argue the merits of any sort of "best list" surprises me, frankly. People will think highly of the authors they've read, and it's no surprise that every person has heard of Harry Potter, or Discworld. You're looking at it from the (non-existent) viewpoint of the person who's read all of Dark Materials, Harry Potter, etc. Rather, I'd bet that the majority of people who voted for HP have only really read that. -----signature----- I love mankind, it's people I can't stand.
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
[cYT]Born_Again_Good Board Guest Posts: 770 Join Date: Apr '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/11/06 9:06pm
	Well maybe my problem isn't what people read, just that they don't read enough. Reading is one of the greatest joys in life. Reading can console, inspire, educate, challenge, entertain and illuminate. Being able to appreciate these things is what seperates us from animals. Whenever polls like this are conducted I feel like I'm at a sumptious banquet with every rare and exotic dish from every corner of the globe, cooked to perfection and served for free - only everyone is crowded around in the corner eating the happy meals. And yeah, sure, the happy meals might be tasty and simple and easy to finish (and come with a free toy) - but you can't just eat happy meals all your life. Maybe what I'm trying to say is that I wish more people would just stand up and say "Hey, goober, try the shrimp". -----signature----- http://server2049.virtualave.net/clan-yt/yangtangnews.htm Gorsh's official yang tang song: You have to hear this. The boy has poetry in him: http://earlhaighistory.tripod.com/yangtang.wav (you have to copy this to the adress bar).
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
BleuSphere $38382_bleufractal$ One who bathes in blue fire Posts: 11,258 Join Date: Aug '05	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/11/06 9:50pm
	At Dawn We Slept - Gordon W. Prange -----signature----- Forumplanet Conqueror
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
LadyG[AOS][TFF] I See You Posts: 5,127 Join Date: Jul '01	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/12/06 1:08pm
	In Reply To #11 Now that depends on what you consider is good. If good is making kids read, then Rowling may be one of the best authors ever. If good is in writing style, originality and constructivity she won't qualify to the top ten. A good book to me should keep suprising me, I hate predicable books. I want it to last but I also want it to end coughJordancough and I want readability. Some books reach into your heart and moves you, and such books can be read over and over and you won't ever get tired of them. I know only one book atm that even comes close, "Enders Game" Orson Scott Card. If you've read it you know. -----signature----- ----------- PlanetBlackAndWhite
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report
Nukeme3 Board Guest Posts: 473 Join Date: Feb '05	RE: Books you've been reading lately 6/12/06 9:29pm
	I've been reading Scientology: A New Slant On Life by L. Ron Hubbard. Not saying that I'm ever going to convert from my personal preference of an agnostic spiritual status, but it's better to judge (or rant ) on an issue you are not ignorant on, simply because judging based on opinions and false facts are the begginings of predjudice. . . and then Nazi's, j/k. -----signature----- Just your friendly everyday Pyromaniac
	Locked Topic \| Active Topic Notification \| Private Message \| Post History \| Report Post,Report

Locked Topic | Read Only Topic | Previous Active Topic | Next Active Topic

1 2 3 4

ForumPlanet Home » ForumPlanet » Archived » Planet Black and White Forums » PlanetBlackAndWhite » Off-Topic Discussion » Books you've been reading lately

About Us | Advertise | Contact Us | Press | Careers

By continuing past this page, and by your continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1996-2010, IGN Entertainment, Inc. | Support | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | RSS Feeds
IGN’s enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA.