As for i, robot. just can't get into my sci-fi readin, I glaze over pages of the stuff, always have and probably always will, i'm more of a fantasy/horror reader and although i love watchin sci-fi and think the concepts are amazin etc... the books can just bore the sh*t out of me.
Though sayin that i'm plannin on gettin the other robot books, i wanna read more emotive stuff with the robots, that's what made me wanna read the books and read the summary of his other ones which sound a lot more interesting.
Am moving back to Wheel of Time, which also bores me in places, but tend to read it as can understand about magic more then science.
'Let me show you the world in my eyes.'
'Sometimes, only sometimes, I question everything. Though I am the first to admit, if you catch me in a mood like this. I can be tiring, even embarrasing... ...sometimes, u must be as embarrasing as me.'
A lot of sci-fi can be very hard to read, even for fans of the genre. SOme can be hugely heavy going, especially the hardcore sci-fi. Try Behold The Man by Michael Moorcock, and something like Vermillian Sands, The Drowned World or The Drought by JG Ballard. Softer sci-fi, but all stuff to make your imagination start working.
Try Peter F. Hamilton too. He doesn't go into all the technical stuff, it's more just like it is now but with cooler gadjets and in some cases spaceships.
What are the benifits of communicating by e-mail? It's quicker, easier and involves less licking.
Yeuch! I read Hamilton's "The Reality Dysfunction" and hated it! I finished the book but, unusually for me, I didn't continue with the series.
I think the guy's seriously disturbed, loads of repressed rage that shows itself in the dedication he tortures his characters with. Authors that go out of their way to shock do nothing for me, I'm not squeamish, I just think it's tacky. That's why I'm not a fan of Stephen King either.
And the Dune prequels were like that too, no class. I read them anyway of course, had to be done
Thans for the recommendations Mickey and absolom. Loved Moorcock's Corum books, so will def try him and also Hamilton's sounds great, lots of descriptive toture, gonna get it!
Has anyone read Poppy Z Brite's Exquisite Corpse, that's so NOT for the squeamish or homophobic!
'Let me show you the world in my eyes.'
'Sometimes, only sometimes, I question everything. Though I am the first to admit, if you catch me in a mood like this. I can be tiring, even embarrasing... ...sometimes, u must be as embarrasing as me.'
Hey, I like my toes just where they are thanks and I know that absolom will love that book, it's bloo*y fantastic, couldn't put it down and have read it lots since.
But yeah, I think the pressure's gettin to me already.
'Let me show you the world in my eyes.'
'Sometimes, only sometimes, I question everything. Though I am the first to admit, if you catch me in a mood like this. I can be tiring, even embarrasing... ...sometimes, u must be as embarrasing as me.'
Watching Pleasantville last night, I noticed that one of the books that got burnt was Moby Dick. Anybody else read it? I wondered what everybody's opinion of it was, 'cause I can't see any reason why that reactionary lot would have wanted to burn it. It's the most turgid, pretentious load of nonsense ever written! America loves it as it's their first real novel, but really it's not worth that place of honour. Fully half of that whacking great size is quotes from other books. It really is a load of absolute drivel.
Does it have any fans here? I'd be interested to know what other people think of it.
Never really felt like readin that one or War and Peace, jsut tryin to read LOTR does my head in, it's so long winded, they haven't even got out of the shire 7 million chapters later!
Oh dear. Did you get yourself banned, Fear?! Or are you another version?!
LOTR is very much a love or hate affair. A lot of people who saw the films will likely be disappointed when they try the books. If it hasn't captured you by the end of the first few chapters, it likely never will. You could try The Hobbit first?
I've just finished Silence of the Lambs. Yay for me. A decent book but Red Dragon is far superior. Francis Dollarhide would kick Jame Gumb's arse! How immature am I? Whittling two books down to a Freddy vs Jason affair. Forgive me
I thought Red Dragon was better too. Same was true of the films; Manhunter was sooo much better than Silence Of The Lambs. Mostly due to Anthony Hopkins over-acting appallingly, as usual.
Have you read Hannibal? That's a load of nonsense! Really over the top, daft-as-a-brush stuff.
I've been reading complilations recently. Just finished the 'Ultimate Dragon' and now I'm on Magicians Circle. Sometimes it's nice to have lots of little snippet stories instead of a big long one, plus you get to sample lots of writers styles that you haven't read before to see if you'd like to read their books.
What are the benifits of communicating by e-mail? It's quicker, easier and involves less licking.
No didn't get banned, changed my e-mail on old one and links wouldn't work - grrrrr
I preferred Red Dragon to!
As 4 LOTR, read all of them when younger and enjoyed them but 10 years later wanted 2c what was diff from the films etc...and just thought BORING as am a HUGE fantasy reader and I thought lots of other books were far superior to this book.
annoys me how LOTR is hailed as the best coz of detail etc and there are lots out there like it now so...but people just say, oh that's similar to LOTR
...what because it has magicians and elves and quests, yup most of them do and always have done and all books are similar when u come down to it there' is a basic thread that books follow but the details are diff.
quote:Originally posted by Fear2: No didn't get banned, changed my e-mail on old one and links wouldn't work - grrrrr
That happened to me a while back, I emailed chat@channel4.com and they fixed it for me - although they didn't bother to email me when they fixed it, I assume they were responsible for me being able to post again, lol!
