[quote]John Roman wrote:
I go way back with Pratchett =) His stuff is wildly entertaining. Thanks for the rec, though.
I just picked up book 12 in the Wheel of Time - The Gathering Storm. Evidently, this is not the last book. It’s the first part of a 3-part last book.
If Robert Jordan wasn’t dead, I’d kill him.[/quote]
Have you read any of Gaiman’s work?
I met him once and it was the nerdiest moment of my life.
If you guys were to recommend me one great book, which would it be?
I don’t have any genre pref. I’m not very well read, never really gotten around doing it much.
I do like scifi,fantasy though. But def. not a requirement.
[quote]asusvenus wrote:
If you guys were to recommend me one great book, which would it be?
I don’t have any genre pref. I’m not very well read, never really gotten around doing it much.
I do like scifi,fantasy though. But def. not a requirement. [/quote]
Atlas Shrugged or Good Omens.
[quote]asusvenus wrote:
If you guys were to recommend me one great book, which would it be?
I don’t have any genre pref. I’m not very well read, never really gotten around doing it much.
I do like scifi,fantasy though. But def. not a requirement. [/quote]
Hustler.
[quote]HG Thrower wrote:
[quote]John Roman wrote:
If you’ll excuse the plug for my site, I actually reviewed Twilight on my blog. Thought you guys might enjoy it.
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/383/its-not-like-you-can-say-i-didnt-try/ [/quote]
Dude, did you read my freaking thoughts when you wrot that blog? Especially that god-awful main character. After I read them, I told my wife, that is the most annoying protaganist in literary history. [/quote]
She’s terrible. I think the only way you can avoid feeling like she is awful is if you’d never read books before. Or, if you are, as I mentioned in the blog, able to identify with a person of zero interest.
[quote]John Romaniello wrote:
[quote]HG Thrower wrote:
[quote]John Roman wrote:
If you’ll excuse the plug for my site, I actually reviewed Twilight on my blog. Thought you guys might enjoy it.
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/383/its-not-like-you-can-say-i-didnt-try/ [/quote]
Dude, did you read my freaking thoughts when you wrot that blog? Especially that god-awful main character. After I read them, I told my wife, that is the most annoying protaganist in literary history. [/quote]
She’s terrible. I think the only way you can avoid feeling like she is awful is if you’d never read books before. Or, if you are, as I mentioned in the blog, able to identify with a person of zero interest.
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But every person is unique! Right?
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
Atlas Shrugged or Good Omens.[/quote]
The former for an entertaining read of a terrible attempt at being a philosopher. If you haven’t played Bioshock, I’d recommend reading Atlas Shrugged and then giving it a go. The entire premise is essentially giving Ayn Rand the finger, and is fun to play too.
Haven’t read Good Omens.
I’d recommend Starship Trooper.
Can we have more “messing with nerds” videos?
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Can we have more “messing with nerds” videos?[/quote]
Since they’re virgins, I think they’ve suffered enough.
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Can we have more “messing with nerds” videos?[/quote]
Since they’re virgins, I think they’ve suffered enough.[/quote]
THANK YOU!
[quote]BobParr wrote:
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
[quote]John Roman wrote:
If you’ll excuse the plug for my site, I actually reviewed Twilight on my blog. Thought you guys might enjoy it.
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/383/its-not-like-you-can-say-i-didnt-try/[/quote]
I haven’t read them, nor do I really ever plan to. But I do agree based on what little I know of the plot that it’s incredibly dumb. It’s only saving grace in my opinion is that it has people reading… or watching movies and then reading.[/quote]
Gotta agree with you there. It’s like the Harry Potter books suddenly made it popular for kids to not only read but to actually read 500+ page books! Back when I was a kid, I was a nerd for voluntarily reading scifi novels and long books like those by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Since the whole J.K. Rowling phenomenon, the taste for reading fantasy novels (good or bad) hasn’t let up a bit. If you look around a bookstore, those books are coming out of the woodwork and selling to the kids like hotcakes. You’ve got Artemis Fowl, Charlie Bone, Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and now Twilight and a slew of other vampire imitators.
Harry Potter really is a wizard. He made it cool for kids to read.[/quote]
How old are you, just wondering. The was transported back to when I was a kid reading Tolkein, but I also played ball and would kick anybody’s ass if they made fun of me. I was raised reading books. Two of my 5 kids read books because of me. Do you think this is something passed down also. My 18 year old boy is not a reader no matter how many types of books I would try to get him to read. Again just wondering.
[quote]John Roman wrote:
I go way back with Pratchett =) His stuff is wildly entertaining. Thanks for the rec, though.
I just picked up book 12 in the Wheel of Time - The Gathering Storm. Evidently, this is not the last book. It’s the first part of a 3-part last book.
If Robert Jordan wasn’t dead, I’d kill him.[/quote]
I read all of the series. Very frustrating to say the least. Robert A. Heinlein wrote some amazing books in my opinion.
You people do realize the inuslt dog’s stuff is scripted.
[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
I should write a novel about Care Bears with claws,fangs, and thirst for blood.[/quote]
Make a dismal gray-coloured one named “Bludgeon Bear” with the symbol of a crowbar on his chest. His “power”, instead of shooting rainbows out of his chest, is simply beating people to death with his crowbar.
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
Like I said: Hustler[/quote]
No way. Club.
[quote]John Roman wrote:
If you’ll excuse the plug for my site, I actually reviewed Twilight on my blog. Thought you guys might enjoy it.
http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/383/its-not-like-you-can-say-i-didnt-try/[/quote]
Nice John…that was really funny…and a good literature inspired breakdown= my sentiments EXACTLY!
