Ender's Game
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heh, yeah, I read the whole trilogy in 6th grade. Scared the shit out of me. It was incredibly intense and I probably wasn't ready to read it. Killed that one kid at the boot camp showers, that was crazy
What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?!!
Didn't Mommy and Daddy show you enough
attention when you were a child?!!!
*BANG* -FMJ
What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?!!
Didn't Mommy and Daddy show you enough
attention when you were a child?!!!
*BANG* -FMJ
Weird Book
And how he cammanded the ships in the "Game" but it turned out to be actual people in actual fighters.
and Dr. Device (I think that is what they called it) Weird book.
Armor is weird too
"Out of darkness,
Out of Mind, Cast down into the halls of the blind!"
-The book of the blind, Game Diablo
And how he cammanded the ships in the "Game" but it turned out to be actual people in actual fighters.
and Dr. Device (I think that is what they called it) Weird book.
Armor is weird too
"Out of darkness,
Out of Mind, Cast down into the halls of the blind!"
-The book of the blind, Game Diablo
Ender's Game was one of my favorite books in high school! Though my all-time favorite is Asimov's Foundation trilogy. Now that was a trilogy!
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"I love war and responsibility and excitement.
Peace is going to be hell on me."
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
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"I love war and responsibility and excitement.
Peace is going to be hell on me."
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
Asimov
One of my fav authors, Isaac Asimov. In high-scool - my equivalent anyway, my fav book was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The teachers were "trying" to teach it in English Lit. Stress on the word "Trying" cause few understood it. Mind you, I was studying down in S'pore, lots of serious case Chinese Ed students in that class.
From Asimov, I liked the story collection Robot Dreams - especially the one about the computer the size of a city which was told to compute a solution to reverse enthropy. That one had a real killer ending.
Hey, how about listing our favourite Authors?
here's my list (that i can remember):
Isaac Asimov
C.S Lewis
JRR Tolkien
Frank Herbert
RA Salvator
Douglas Adams
David Eddings
I also liked those SAS stories but I cant find them anymore
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
One of my fav authors, Isaac Asimov. In high-scool - my equivalent anyway, my fav book was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The teachers were "trying" to teach it in English Lit. Stress on the word "Trying" cause few understood it. Mind you, I was studying down in S'pore, lots of serious case Chinese Ed students in that class.
From Asimov, I liked the story collection Robot Dreams - especially the one about the computer the size of a city which was told to compute a solution to reverse enthropy. That one had a real killer ending.
Hey, how about listing our favourite Authors?
here's my list (that i can remember):
Isaac Asimov
C.S Lewis
JRR Tolkien
Frank Herbert
RA Salvator
Douglas Adams
David Eddings
I also liked those SAS stories but I cant find them anymore
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
oo tolkein pretty good... read the hobbit, lord of the rings and the silmarillion all at least twice... now i need a strike team to retrieve my lord of the rings from a friend who has borrowed it extensively so i can read it a third time /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
It is impossible for the glass to be half full or half empty for you see: there is no glass
It is impossible for the glass to be half full or half empty for you see: there is no glass
Want books that will raise the hairs on your necks? Anything by John Saul. He's one creepy guy. Especially the Second Child. That book scared the mortal piss out of me, and no book has ever done that before.
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A black eye and a restraining order from your grandmother
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Now what's the question
Yeah, John Saul. I read one of his books a long while back, he is one creepy fella. I prefer E. Allan Poe, Lovecraft and gee, i cant remember their names no more. I gotta go back to s'pore and find me a good library. I havent sat down to read a good book in a long while.
and Galaddin? a strike teams a bit much, you need a hobbit.
Anybody else? The topic question is your favourite authors.
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
Yeah, John Saul. I read one of his books a long while back, he is one creepy fella. I prefer E. Allan Poe, Lovecraft and gee, i cant remember their names no more. I gotta go back to s'pore and find me a good library. I havent sat down to read a good book in a long while.
and Galaddin? a strike teams a bit much, you need a hobbit.
Anybody else? The topic question is your favourite authors.
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
My top five:
Robert A. Heinlein
H. P. Lovecraft
Clive Barker
Ian Watson
Graham Masterton
Masterton rocks. He scared the hell outa me when I was a child and I still love his novels... escpecially Black Angel, Tengu and The Djinn...
"He jests at scars, that never felt a wound."
Robert A. Heinlein
H. P. Lovecraft
Clive Barker
Ian Watson
Graham Masterton
Masterton rocks. He scared the hell outa me when I was a child and I still love his novels... escpecially Black Angel, Tengu and The Djinn...
"He jests at scars, that never felt a wound."
I really dont read that many books actually. I really liked 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell. I read the hobbit, but lord of the rings bored me, so i didnt even finish the first book.
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If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.
-Yiddish Proverb
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-MiscMan
If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.
-Yiddish Proverb
yes, animal farm ain't bad...
the lord of the rings only get's interesting in the second book and is really excellant in the third... just give it a shot...
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the lord of the rings only get's interesting in the second book and is really excellant in the third... just give it a shot...
It is impossible for the glass to be half full or half empty for you see: there is no glass
Christopher Webb
Overtly Serious Chappy.
William Gibson; Neuromancer was fantastic, the others just didn't have the same 'touch'
JRR Tolkien. I saw the trailer the other day. I CAN'T WAIT TILL AFTER ****EN' CHRISTMAS 2001+!!!! CAUSE I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND WE GET OUR FILMS LATE GODDAMN IT. AND IT STILL AIN'T COMMIN' OUT FOR ANOTHER BLOODY YEAR AND A HALF!!!!
Ahem.
David Eddings became too formulaic.
I personally wanted to teleport myself to 1984 with alot of cruise missles, an AT-4 or few, and an FN-P90, and trash the damn Ministry of Love.
Ender's game was good
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JRR Tolkien. I saw the trailer the other day. I CAN'T WAIT TILL AFTER ****EN' CHRISTMAS 2001+!!!! CAUSE I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND WE GET OUR FILMS LATE GODDAMN IT. AND IT STILL AIN'T COMMIN' OUT FOR ANOTHER BLOODY YEAR AND A HALF!!!!
Ahem.
David Eddings became too formulaic.
I personally wanted to teleport myself to 1984 with alot of cruise missles, an AT-4 or few, and an FN-P90, and trash the damn Ministry of Love.
Ender's game was good
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heh well... i find myself thinking all i need is an m2 and i could take on the entire forces of evil by myself =)
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I know what you mean Webb, I really enjoyed imagining a Tomohawk slamming into the ministry 'o' luv (it sounds really dirty when you put it that way).
of course, then it would turn into me going in that big central-pyramid (the inner-party's building) Matrix-style shooting up some thought-police (and this was before I saw the matrix).
BTW, anyone here read "Tomorrow when the War Began" by John Marsden.
of course, then it would turn into me going in that big central-pyramid (the inner-party's building) Matrix-style shooting up some thought-police (and this was before I saw the matrix).
BTW, anyone here read "Tomorrow when the War Began" by John Marsden.
darn it
but it looks like i'm missing out on a lot of good books. yo Galaddin, where do you go to get some good reading around here?
So far, our National Library stinks and then some. I do most of my reading by plonking down in a book store. And mind you our Malaysian bookstores arent very plonk friendly. No seats, cushions or snack bars like them huge affairs in the US.
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
but it looks like i'm missing out on a lot of good books. yo Galaddin, where do you go to get some good reading around here?
So far, our National Library stinks and then some. I do most of my reading by plonking down in a book store. And mind you our Malaysian bookstores arent very plonk friendly. No seats, cushions or snack bars like them huge affairs in the US.
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Shit Happens... and with great regularity too. We just have to deal with it one turd at a time.
hrmm I_Abuga.. not too sure... got me Tolkein books yonks ago and i now i read whatever my parents read... but if i were you i'd try that mph inn mid valley... that place is massive... even has it's on cybercafe and sort of garden in the middle with a fountain for you to do your reading... you should check it out if you haven't yet... and of course most importantly there are tonnes 'o books /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
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