WTB: Book Recomendations!!!
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tarnok
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I haven't seen anyone mention The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. My father had been after me to read it for years so naturally I didn't until well after I got out of college. Very good book.
Also, re: the Sword of Truth series; it's entertaining to start with, but about five or six books in it gets very, very preachy and I disagree strenuously with some points of Goodkind's philosophy so it got very hard for me to read. I'm glad the series is over really.
I haven't seen anyone mention The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. My father had been after me to read it for years so naturally I didn't until well after I got out of college. Very good book.
Also, re: the Sword of Truth series; it's entertaining to start with, but about five or six books in it gets very, very preachy and I disagree strenuously with some points of Goodkind's philosophy so it got very hard for me to read. I'm glad the series is over really.
Amra
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Between a Rock and Hard Place was good too even though it bogged down in quite a few places.
You should try The Last Season then.
Between a Rock and Hard Place was good too even though it bogged down in quite a few places.
Garbad_the_Weak
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It was =P I came back from the dead a month or so ago. I was dead for 4 years, I believe. I lose track of time while incorporeal.
HAMC8112
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So yeah, hello.
I am kinda like just back myself, i havent been here since very early 2005 i think.
So yeah, hello.
SaroDarksbane
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned A Song of Ice and Fire yet.
Great books.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned A Song of Ice and Fire yet.
Great books.
tarnok
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Speaking of the Sword of Truth series, this interview with Terry Goodkind popped up on another forum I frequent and freeeeoooow! is he nuts!
Actual quotes from the interview:
"Gang rape is democracy in action."
"In World War II, in Japan, there were no deaths of Americans by insurgence, and the reason [for that] is because America, at that time, had the courage to crush those who were enforcing evil ideas. We may have had to kill a lot of people, but it was the only way to crush those evil ideas. And because we crushed those evil ideas, an entire culture in Japan grew up to create a great, noble, free people who have become an engine of freedom and an engine of economy in the world."
Watch out if you belong to any organized religion, because it sounds a lot like Goodkind endorses killing evil people and his books give every indication that he sees religion as the ultimate evil.
It's annoying particularly because I agree with some of the points he raises, but he's so blind to his own flaws and prejudices and indeed the reality of how his philosophy would play out if it were universally adopted.
When I was younger and I was trying to convince my parents of some point I was happier if my youngest brother disagreed with me because he was so rubbish at arguing that having him on your side practically guaranteed your defeat. Goodkind is like that.
Sorry for the detour.
Speaking of the Sword of Truth series, this interview with Terry Goodkind popped up on another forum I frequent and freeeeoooow! is he nuts!
Actual quotes from the interview:
"Gang rape is democracy in action."
"In World War II, in Japan, there were no deaths of Americans by insurgence, and the reason [for that] is because America, at that time, had the courage to crush those who were enforcing evil ideas. We may have had to kill a lot of people, but it was the only way to crush those evil ideas. And because we crushed those evil ideas, an entire culture in Japan grew up to create a great, noble, free people who have become an engine of freedom and an engine of economy in the world."
Watch out if you belong to any organized religion, because it sounds a lot like Goodkind endorses killing evil people and his books give every indication that he sees religion as the ultimate evil.
It's annoying particularly because I agree with some of the points he raises, but he's so blind to his own flaws and prejudices and indeed the reality of how his philosophy would play out if it were universally adopted.
When I was younger and I was trying to convince my parents of some point I was happier if my youngest brother disagreed with me because he was so rubbish at arguing that having him on your side practically guaranteed your defeat. Goodkind is like that.
Sorry for the detour.
Garbad_the_Weak
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No offense, but I have read the sword of truth series and I thought it was both mediocre writing and became a shell for him to proselyte through. And he really is psychotic.
No offense, but I have read the sword of truth series and I thought it was both mediocre writing and became a shell for him to proselyte through. And he really is psychotic.
sevencreature
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My 2 random cents...
Fantasy:
Dave Duncan - Man of his Word
G. R. R. Martin - A Song of Fire and Ice
Science-Fiction:
Stanislaw Lem - Fiasco, Star Diaries
Hmm, other:
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
Francois Rabelais (translation by J. M. Cohen - supposedly enjoyable one) - Gargantua and Pantagruel
My 2 random cents...
Fantasy:
Dave Duncan - Man of his Word
G. R. R. Martin - A Song of Fire and Ice
Science-Fiction:
Stanislaw Lem - Fiasco, Star Diaries
Hmm, other:
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day
Francois Rabelais (translation by J. M. Cohen - supposedly enjoyable one) - Gargantua and Pantagruel
BobCox2
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Spider Robinson turned me on to those books, good recommendation.