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| TiredOrangeCat |
 Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: Suggestions |
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Books we'd like to see reviewed or added to the "New Classics" list. A place for your personal faves as well.
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| TiredOrangeCat |
| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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My short list
Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Golden City (and accomapnying series) - Tad Williams
Wicked - Gregory Maguire
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire
HP Lovecraft
American Gods - Neil Gaman
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Tailchasers Song - Tad Williams
Slaughterhouse 5 -
Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Phycon
Andrea Norton (any of her books)
Robert E Howard (any)
C.S. Lewis
Lewis Carrol
Bram Stokers Dracula
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
Alexander Dumas (any novels by him)
Fox Woman - Kij Johnson
Fudoki - Kij Johnson
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| wisefox |
| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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"The Hobbit" was good too. (I think anyway)
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| wisefox |
| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Of Mice and Men was good, albeit sad.
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| wrincewind |
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An amazıng book i´ve just finished reading is called "Here, there be dragons." by James A Owen. It ıs an amazing book, i literally could not put it down. I would have read it in a single sitting, had life not gotten in the way. i read all 326 pages in one day, and i´m definately going to read it again and again.
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vote here for PnB! |
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| Panther |
| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Catch-22
I also liked God's Debris. (Though it shouldn't be in the classics list.) Good low-level philosophy.
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| TiredOrangeCat |
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Next Classic to be put up to the test?
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| Samael |
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| This may seem a bit silly, but I like the "Silverwing" books |
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| TiredOrangeCat |
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Dont think Ive read those Sameal. Who are they by? You should do a review of them.
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| Panther |
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say anything we're putting up to a vote needs to be given some time in a discussion thread first. Give everyone a chance (If they want it) to read and give their views, so that a it can be seen from several angles. Plus, I haven't read either of those, and I don't want to be left out of the vote 
With that said, I think the Lord of the Rings trilogy would be a good next choice for voting.
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| TiredOrangeCat |
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Whoops sorry Pipes already did.
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| TiredOrangeCat |
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Five paws is very very hard to get in my book. It is a very rare occasion that the 5 come out. Ive read alot of books and only a few have moved me so much emotionally that they warrent 5 stars. Watership Down is one of them, it was a tough descision about 4 or 5. I have not read it in years and do not know if I would be as moved by the ending as I would have when I was younger. I will have to give it another read then re-review it.
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| Samael |
| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok, Silverwing review is up, enjoy |
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| BoneClaw |
| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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I have a book that I have been reading for a while; it’s called “Magican” by Raymond E. Feist
It’s a 681-page book(the first volume) and to be honest it gets a little… weird but I think it’s good |
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| wisefox |
| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Anyone read "Ender's Game" besides me?
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