danlo
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Post by danlo on Jul 14, 2007 20:09:33 GMT -5
I'm reading The Journeys of Socrates-Dan Millman (Peaceful Warrior guy), The Dosadi Experiment-Frank Herbert and Outlander-Diana Gabaldon in that order
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Post by dANdeLION on Dec 19, 2007 14:10:05 GMT -5
Fatal Revenant - Stephen R. Donaldson
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jan 30, 2008 12:47:45 GMT -5
I read and finished Fatal Revenant. Now I've got nuthin until George R. R. Martin finishes his latest book.
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Post by baylou on May 10, 2008 9:05:56 GMT -5
I'm just about finished with "Cross" by James Patterson. If you're familiar with Patterson's series with Alex Cross, this is a must read! Also just started a pretty neat religious reference-type of book (skim through the parts that interest you) -- The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin. It kinda describes how some ancient and modern cults try to incorporate God into their religion by excluding Jesus. Don't worry, I'm not gonna preach - it's just pretty interesting.
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Post by thomasallencummins on May 10, 2008 16:36:06 GMT -5
I'm just about finished with "Cross" by James Patterson. If you're familiar with Patterson's series with Alex Cross, this is a must read! Also just started a pretty neat religious reference-type of book (skim through the parts that interest you) -- The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin. It kinda describes how some ancient and modern cults try to incorporate God into their religion by excluding Jesus. Don't worry, I'm not gonna preach - it's just pretty interesting. I'm not familiar with James Patterson. I'll look into it. I find religious history very interesting. I usually get a dose of it on the history or discovery channels. I know I should read more. :-) I'm still trying to get through Stephen Ericson's Gardens of the Moon. I keep thinking I'd better just close the book and start from the beginning since it's been so long since I've read any of it. ;D
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 8, 2008 9:03:53 GMT -5
Still reading "Garden's of the Moon". Will I ever finish this book? :-)
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Post by Avatar on Jul 10, 2008 4:36:25 GMT -5
The last David Gemmel book, Troy: Fall of Kings.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 10, 2008 8:44:28 GMT -5
The last David Gemmel book, Troy: Fall of Kings. --A Gemmel is on my list of authors to sample. Seems there is hardly enough time in my life to read a comic book let alone a novel but somehow when Stephen Donaldson or George R.R. Martin release a book I manange to make time. ;D
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Post by baylou on Jul 10, 2008 19:00:56 GMT -5
Just about done with The Good Guy by Dean Koontz (a real page turner). After that, I've got Now & Then by Robert B. Parker lined up.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 11, 2008 7:26:54 GMT -5
Just about done with The Good Guy by Dean Koontz (a real page turner). After that, I've got Now & Then by Robert B. Parker lined up. I've been meaning to take a shot at Dean Koontz. There are a few authors that I've always wanted to read but so many of their books have been made into films it almost seems redunant. Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy etc. I'm often told the books are much better than the films. ;D
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Post by ram on Jul 11, 2008 14:11:21 GMT -5
There are a few authors that I've always wanted to read but so many of their books have been made into films it almost seems redundant. Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy etc. That's how I feel about Tom Clancy. I've seen all the Jack Ryan movies and so don't feel a need to read those books, anyway. Besides, they look thick. Ponderously thick. That kinda scares me away. I dunno...it depends on how good/bad the author is and how good/bad the filmmaker is. In Michael Crichton's case, I've read four of his books: Congo, Sphere, The Andromeda Strain, and Jurassic Park. The stories themselves were entertaining, but I don't think of Crichton's writing as out-of-this-world awesome. "Serviceable" is more like it. I've not seen the movie versions of Congo and Sphere, but I have seen The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, and these two are IMO far better than their source material. (I of course mean the 1971 film of The Andromeda Strain and not the recent A&E version.)
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Post by Avatar on Jul 18, 2008 4:58:29 GMT -5
You can't go wrong with Gemmel...read Legend first if at all possible...his first book. As for Koontz, I like him, but not near as much as King. Like his earlier stuff best. Watchers for example, is awesome. He does tend a little toward the forumlaic though. Right now, I'm reading Deadhouse Gates. --A
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Post by dANdeLION on Jul 19, 2008 20:09:06 GMT -5
I'm reading E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon
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Post by Avatar on Jul 23, 2008 5:19:09 GMT -5
Memories of Ice
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 24, 2008 18:53:09 GMT -5
I'm going to try to get back into Gardens of the Moon this weekend.
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