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Post by She-Elf on Jan 3, 2007 14:24:11 GMT 1
Just wondering if anyone has read the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy by Philip Pullman. They're kind of aimed at teenagers, but then so is Harry Potter but that never stopped anyone  Anyway, I've been reading them (almost finished book 3) and really enjoyed them, so I thought some of you guys might like it too. It's kind of fantasy-ish, but it's more witches and talking animals fantasy than "swords and sorcery" fantasy. Anyway, it was good so I thought I'd see if anyone else had read it, or wanted to recommend another book, or series of books, to everyone else here. |
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Post by achinca on Jan 3, 2007 15:25:24 GMT 1
I'll check it because my 11.5 year old loves fantasy!
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Post by magus on Jan 3, 2007 17:55:40 GMT 1
Great series that was ^_^ It was a heck of a twisting turning tale but hey, what a ride.
I'd recommend the ASoIaF (A Song of Ice and Fire) series by George R. R. Martin to any looking for some good stuff too. (Can be a tad long though, so be prepared to get reading). There's four books out so far: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, & A Feast for Crows.
That series is definitely going to keep getting more addictive, in my opinion. Just hope you folks don't mind reading 800+ pages lol.
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Post by achinca on Jan 3, 2007 18:15:25 GMT 1
Update: my son read Philip Pullman's trilogy. He loves 1 and 2 and hated 3. Not sure why .....
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Jan 3, 2007 19:03:18 GMT 1
i haven't read those books but know they have a good reputation. If you want to be in my gang, you simply have to read: ORCS (omnibus) by stan nichols
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RUNNING WITH THE DEMON by terry brooks* *although i will forgive you if you don't read the other two books in the trilogy. |
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Post by orchomenos on Jan 8, 2007 22:19:23 GMT 1
Hello! First post here, but most of you should already know me...
I've read it (in French), it's pretty good! You think the action is on the modern world as we know, until the geography begins to mess up. And then everything mess up!
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Jan 8, 2007 22:28:57 GMT 1
nice to hear from you again orcho!
welcome to she-elf's site (aka Herebemonsters) too. she is the only admin around here.
i''ll think about borrowing (the english version) from my sister now that it's getting all these great reviews.
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Jan 10, 2007 19:25:47 GMT 1
anyone heard of the two books above that i mentioned?
what is everyone reading at the moment? for me it is Quicksilver Zenith but it hasn't really been grabbing my attention.
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Post by She-Elf on Jan 10, 2007 20:18:56 GMT 1
Hi, I haven't heard of those books you read Cal, sorry.
My favourite one in the Pullman trilogy was The Subtle Knife (number 2).
I've just finished the 3rd one a few days ago now and I'm about to embark the Silmarilion (by Tolkien). Woo! Anyone else read that? Or anything by him other that LotR and/or the Hobbit?
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Post by Caledonian Achilles on Jan 10, 2007 22:07:06 GMT 1
i confess to trying to read the Silmarillion (twice) and getting bogged down, bored and quitting.  |
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Post by achinca on Jan 10, 2007 22:29:03 GMT 1
I tried once to read it in french and gave up real fast. I think that Tolkien wrote it under the influence of a LOT of substance. The thing is boring and make little sense.
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Post by magus on Jan 10, 2007 22:33:51 GMT 1
*raises hand* Aye read that lovely about 3 times now. Gets better each time. It was easier to read than the trilogy for some reason for me.
lol
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Post by achinca on Jan 10, 2007 22:46:41 GMT 1
This is proof that women are way smarter than men.
;D
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Post by She-Elf on Jan 11, 2007 19:51:24 GMT 1
This is proof that women are way smarter than men. ;D Lol! My Dad told me he found most of boring, actually  I'm glad Magus said she liked otherwise I'd have been pretty disheartened, but at least one person likes it so far! |
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Post by magus on Jan 11, 2007 23:39:27 GMT 1
Has anyone read the Illiad? Found it rather dry? I'd suggest Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley then -- or even as a companion novel, by gum.
Consider how such an epic may have been if you were in a woman's shoes -- Hecuba, Helen, or Briseis. Or perhaps still more, from the mysterious Cassandra (spelled Kassandra in the book). It's an eye-opening experience and a very good read at that.
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