Why, of course, Junny. Whatever you say. Agreed..Originally Posted by junny
Why, of course, Junny. Whatever you say. Agreed..Originally Posted by junny
I just love how you Captivate My Mind
Self reminder - Update blog more often and continue editing/writing for TOV fanfic.
I don't see what's so mary sue (or larry stu, since the protag's a guy) a male. Fine, so it's basically a story about how he discovered and trained his secret skills, gaining power and influence as it went on. But he's not unrealistic and ridiculous to the point of being something like Richard Rahl in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series.Originally Posted by freeverse
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Oh I've been interested in reading L.H.'s Tales of Otori trilogy too. Is it as good as people have said it is? I read some comments on bn.com and others and they seem to like it.Originally Posted by Eliar Swiftfire
I just love how you Captivate My Mind
Self reminder - Update blog more often and continue editing/writing for TOV fanfic.
Well, I found it rather entertaining. It's a pretty light read, since each book's not that thick.
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It's not bad, I am currently reading the 2nd book "Grass For His Pillow". This series also got me interested in reading Laura Joh Rowland 'Sano Ichiro" series.Originally Posted by Suet Seung
Another one I'd recommend is Sean Russell's "The Initiate Brother" series, it's really good.
sophie's world
cherrie
currently watching: best selling secrets (tvb), the money-maker recipe (tvb), forensic heroes 2 (tvb), super trio supreme (tvb)
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann.
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South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
It's still kinda demoralizing when I toss out the title of a book and nobody seemingly cares about it.
I mean, I can even go into detail about how I felt about the last few short stories in Thomas Mann's anthology (read thru all those first before going to Death in Venice), and also describe how blown away I was by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. But I still feel that no one really gives a crap anyway. I know, putting up the title of what you're reading right now is fun and all, but thought adding a few sentences of what it's about, or what you think about it so far might at least start a conversation or two.
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When I started this thread, it was just to find out who's reading what. If someone cares enough to post his/her thoughts about a particular book, that is always welcome, but not obligatory. If someone is interested enough in what you have to say, he/she will post a response.
I didn't start this thread to cater to whines.
Ah. Many apologies. Was feeling rather downcast at the demise of the 'Book Discussion of the Month' thread.
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The supply of intellectual, interesting opinions in these forums is not always measurable to the demand.Originally Posted by Eliar Swiftfire
How true. So, what's the book you're currently reading about? Japanese?
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It's by a Japanese author, Murakami. It's translated into English. The story is about how a successful man, Haijme, is catapulted back into the past when his childhood love, the mysterious Shimamoto, reappears in his life.
Heh, when he's catapulted to the past, is that literally?
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just finished vanity fair. for me, it was an unsatisfactory ending.
currently reading an old book i found at a used book store called the spinster. sigh, might as well read up and prepare for my old age.
nytimes: Every hr you have 10 minutes where you’re not doing anything productive at work, & you can’t look at porn. So you make a comment & fulfill this desire to show yourself off as a smarty-pants.
finished:
Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown [for me 25% history, the rest is pure fiction]
current:
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
Spring Summer Autumn Winter.
Pair ducks nest fly together.
Clemencies. Summer life, feather winter white.
Green meadow in spring, before the autumn bite.
Watching the red gown.
And none else, alone.
I've just started Romance of Three Kingdoms (Brewitt Taylor translation)
“Heavy sword with blunt edges, simplicity brings superiority. Before I reached the age of forty, I used it to roam the entire world under Heaven.” (Dugu Seeking-A-Loss)
“After the age of forty, I no longer relied on weaponry. Even bushes, trees, bamboo sticks or rocks call all be my swords. From then on, I achieved great progress and slowly reached the realm of overcoming the sword without a sword.”(Dugu Seeking-A-Loss)