What 📔book are you reading right now?

[Deimos]

Hey D, be nice to the older ones! I like them 😊 Also, they keep posting things on here that I can read when I get bored at work...

Deimos is allowed to give The Old Ones a hard time because ...(wait for it).... Deimos has seen at least as many Christmases as "Old Squinty" has --probably quite a few more--- and nearly the same number that Oldorgando has.
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[Olorgando]

Deimos is allowed to give The Old Ones a hard time because ...(wait for it).... Deimos has seen at least as many Christmases as "Old Squinty" has --probably quite a few more--- and nearly the same number that Oldorgando has.
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Ehwot? 🫡
Have you noticed that when you pass your teenage years, the next decades (almost) alliterate?
T-T, F-F, S-S; well, I'm still "south" of S2 by a couple of years (and small change). And having seen more Christmases than Squinty but fewer than I have ...

 

[Deimos]

Ehwot? 🫡
Have you noticed that when you pass your teenage years, the next decades (almost) alliterate?
T-T, F-F, S-S; well, I'm still "south" of S2 by a couple of years (and small change). And having seen more Christmases than Squinty but fewer than I have ...

I am also south of S2, but only by a fraction

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

If by 'adult' we mean 'conspicuously oriented toward lusty pleasures and physical excesses of multiple kinds',

No, I meant "grittier" and more realistic than the sort of Erol Flynn-style swashbucklerthing romances I initially imagined them to be. The author clearly immersed himself in the realities of life in the age of sail.

 

[Ent]

No, I meant "grittier" and more realistic than the sort of Erol Flynn-style swashbucklerthing romances

Oh… this is a good thing..! I am intrigued.

 

[Vorondil]

Deimos is allowed to give The Old Ones a hard time because ...(wait for it).... Deimos has seen at least as many Christmases as "Old Squinty" has --probably quite a few more--- and nearly the same number that Oldorgando has.

The Old Ones!? That doesn't sound good. Which one of you lives at R'lyeh?

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[Deimos]

The Old Ones!? That doesn't sound good. Which one of you lives at R'lyeh?

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Moi does not live in R'lyeh. R'lyeh is a slum for wraiths and wights.
Moi lives in very elegant house in the Grey Havens; Círdan lives in the next building over (and higher up).
His home is nicer than moi's (and the view is better) , but that is OK because he is at least 7500 years older than moi.
This is a retirement community... it's called the Grey Havens, remember?

 

[Elthir]

I'm still reading Till We Have Faces 'cause for the last two days I've spent all my waking time*
looking into the tale of Túrin due to a question in these halls from Amdír.

Just sayin'


*total time awake for the last two days: 32 minutes.

 

[LaurelinBearsFruit]

I recently started playing WoW, I really liked the setting of the game, etc. So I decided to start researching the lore of the game, and here's what I came across. there's "War of the Ancients" written by Richard A. Keane. This book tells about the ancient history of Azeroth, during the First War against the Ancient Gods.

The book describes how Azeroth was born, how the Ancient Gods appeared, and how they sought to take over the world. The book also tells the story of the heroes who fought against the Ancient Gods, including Auria and Maligos.

I've already read about 70% of the book and I want to say that I really like it!!! If you are interested in a similar experience, I advise you to read

I read that book quite a while back, but it was pretty awesome I remember.

There is another Warcraft book of similar scope called Rise of the Horde detailing of the Orcs before they were ensnared by the Burning Legion was especially interesting, and just how the Burning Legion came to the Draenei and tempted all but a minority of their people to become demonic beings.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

The Old Ones!? That doesn't sound good. Which one of you lives at R'lyeh?

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On a related note, Kindle owners with an interest in writing by other members of the Lovecraft Circle may want to jump on this:

Amazon.com

I bought one or two of the old Arkham House editions back in the day, as well as the Ballantine Adult Fantasy paperbacks, including this one:

I'm seeing that for up to $70 now, so I guess I'd better not try a reread. 😳

 

[Ent]

You all seem to be much more comprehensive, and much faster, readers than I.
I'm still working on Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park." (though of course I've added more books for specific purposes and research... 'just reading' time is sparse.)

I confess, at first I was noticing how very different the book Jurassic Park is compared to the move. Noting too, the movie even brings in some things from his 2nd book and pushes them into the first movie.

However, what I'm noting now is how very cleverly the makers of the movie did some of what they did, weaving salient pieces together into a coherent work that, movie wise, does hold together in spite of its differences from the book(s).

Does it 'hold together' in the same way? Oh no.
Are the characters presented the same way Crichton presented them, personality wise etc? Oh no. (Hammond, for example, is an extremely different character..!!)
But...it holds together.

So like with TH, LoTR and even RoP, I am chained to the books as the source material, yet able to enjoy the movies for what they were made to be, in spite of the differences.

Anyway, I admire all of you and your ability to consume stuff as quickly as you do (and continue to add new stuff to my library as a result of your posts).

Thank you.

 

[Eljorahir]

Yesterday, I started a reread of one of my favorite science fiction stories: 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card.

I also have the sequels: 'Speaker for the Dead' and 'Xenocide'. I really should read the whole trilogy. I've heard people say "Speaker for the Dead" is the best of the three, but I don't really remember that story. So, I can't confirm that assessment.

 

[Ent]

I really should read the whole trilogy.

In looking, it appears this has become a Quintet now.... there are 5 books in the series, and I'm confused by a 'shadow' series associated somehow....

In any event, i've heard of this 'Ender's Game'... and Orson Scot Card of course... but he's another I've never dappled with. Ender's Game seems to have won a couople prizes in 1985 and 1986... and I think it was made into a movie? I assume he writes well enough... i'm going to go read a 'sample' or two.

I suppose I better add this to my books as well. This thread is endlessly hard on my budget.

 

[Eljorahir]

In looking, it appears this has become a Quintet now.... there are 5 books in the series, and I'm confused by a 'shadow' series associated somehow....

In any event, i've heard of this 'Ender's Game'... and Orson Scot Card of course... but he's another I've never dappled with. Ender's Game seems to have won a couople prizes in 1985 and 1986... and I think it was made into a movie? I assume he writes well enough... i'm going to go read a 'sample' or two.

I suppose I better add this to my books as well. This thread is endlessly hard on my budget.

Wow. I just looked at the Ender's Game Wikipedia article, and I see there's a lot more there than I expected: 20 titles...Ender Series, Shadow Series, Formic Series, and novellas.

I did see the Ender's Game movie (which came out long after I'd read the book) and thought it was a decent adaptation of the book.

 

[Ent]

and thought it was a decent adaptation of the book.

Good to know.
Yes, after I read the thing a little more, it even appears the strict "Ender" series is now a sextet rather than a quintet.

That said, the Ender's Game I reviewed included an introduction he did some 6 years after its first publication.
He had done some editing, fixing, cleaning up of inconsistencies, etc. apparently, when it was being re-issued as a hardback book.

Sadly, his introduction shows a penchant for the 'useless that'... and was not interesting enough to keep me in it.

But being unhasty, I skipped the rest of the Introduction and proceeded to the first chapter.
While he did, at least at that time in his writing, maintain a fondness for 'that,' the interest of the text and manner of construction and presentation of his 'progression' in the scenes was intriguing enough for me to consider plowing forward with a few dollars to purchase at least the sextet, and use it as a consideration for the rest of his works. (Perhaps I'll see a decline in the appetite for 'that' too, over time.) I've not invested yet, but am pondering it strongly.

Anyway, thank you for pointing me toward this... in the years when I can 'just read' this will be among those series' I add to my 'done it' list.

 

[Hisoka Morrow]

Is anyone reading The Influence of Sea Power Upon History by Alfred Thayer Mahan now?

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I have it, but haven't read it yet.

 

[Ent]

Well. Finished Crichton's Jurassic Park. Now 70% through his Lost World.
In truth... his Jurassic Park is indeed mostly a Lost World when it comes to the film productions...and vice verssa.

Rarely do I see such a complete transformation in the natures of the characters, the events, the relationships, etc.
Some few scenes are 'reminiscent' of the books... enough to 'keep a connected feeling'... make one think they are related.

In other words, it's clear the books "weren't good enough" for the producers and directors again, so many inventions have prevailed.

As a result, by and large Crichton's primary intents with the books are a bit lost in the shuffle of acceptable movie presentation for the masses.

Sound familiar? (Some day, I may go into detail, bit in the big scheme of things this is no Tolkien work...though it has its entertainments for sure.)

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I thought the film adaptation of Eaters of the Dead followed the book fairly closely.

 

[Ent]

I thought the film adaptation of Eaters of the Dead followed the book fairly closely.

good to know. he's got a number of them made into movies... some of the movies I've seen, some not.
it will be interesting to follow them through and see how the adaptations to film were done.
i may have embarked on a 'get up to date with Crichton' spree here.

Just grabbed 2 more of his to stack in the queue.
His books seem to tackle some 'issues of the time' in a way, working on things people have a certain concern about.

Much like Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes stories, taking on social and political 'issues of the times' in the guise of entertainment.
This could be fun.