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Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
yay! Come back innit! You've been missed - we need more voices of reason like yours
dolly's gal
killing things
i'm thinking of joining your lovely book group (and have pretty much been persuaded by the delectable pie eye) 
where does one sign up?
where does one sign up?
innit said:II tried to join another bookgroup but I failedI thought I would enjoy not having to vote down another of Hollis' military offerings but in the end I actually missed it.
I think you should come back and effect the changes that made you want to go to another group
Crispy
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You just diddolly's gal said:i'm thinking of joining your lovely book group (and have pretty much been persuaded by the delectable pie eye)
where does one sign up?
If you're quick you should be able to read this month's in time for thursday the 18th. Let me know if you're coming and I'll PM you the address.
dolly's gal
killing things
huzzah! 
gosh, not sure i'll be able to read it by next thurs as i am looking after me nephew all weekend.
but but PM the address anyway. i may suprise myself!
gosh, not sure i'll be able to read it by next thurs as i am looking after me nephew all weekend.
but but PM the address anyway. i may suprise myself!
dolly's gal
killing things
onemonkey said:
dolly's gal
killing things
onemonkey said:it's a little
hehe, sounds
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Don't tell them about that - we don't want to put them offonemonkey said:
PieEye said:ah am too embarrassed to say
Suffice to say they went to seek the "Elderlings" before I put it on ice to read the BG novel, which, incidentally, took a remarkable turn yesterday and went all bonkers and I'm enjoying it more now.
Good call putting that on ice.. An urbanite from the Italy unsound sunbound week recommended her books to me saying if i liked His Dark Materials I was sure to love Hobb's stuff. WRONG! so disappointed..
Have had same experience as you with this months BG offering in terms of SUCH a painful beginning
and it taking a turn for the bonkers.. 
PieEye said:But I like the fantaseh trilogeh
Yeah sorry about that, didnt mean to be so damning/moody about it! I had high hopes is all. Maybe I will have another go at them at some point and feel differently! Anyway glad you're liking the Marge Piercy book. Look forward to meeting you on the 18th.
Heh - you can be as damning as you like It is flawed but I have a soft spot for talking animals and magic thingies. Has to be well written though or you can't immerse yourself and I do think she's a good writer - when it's clunky you can't suspend your disbelief and just end up embarrassed for everyone involved
Dub seems to think I'm actually wasting my life by reading it
It is flawed but I have a soft spot for talking animals and magic thingies. Has to be well written though or you can't immerse yourself and I do think she's a good writer - when it's clunky you can't suspend your disbelief and just end up embarrassed for everyone involved Dub seems to think I'm actually wasting my life by reading it
PieEye said:Dub seems to think I'm actually wasting my life by reading it
well it's up to you but.. 3 trilogies at about 2000 pages each? i'm not saying everything one reads should be improving. But 6000 pages of talking animals?
<shudder>
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Has anyone read the Baroque trilogy? Should I bother?
Crispy
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Stephenson? I just finished Quicksilver and it's a pretty good read. Lots of characters though - the book whips from one side of C17 europe to the other at quite a speed and the Dramatis Personae is essential reference. Good fun though - plenty of swashbuckling, early science and subterfuge. I like his writing style - irreverant but accurate. It's long and complex, but it's composed of three novelettes really, so quite digestable.Orang Utan said:
PieEye said:
each trilogy is about 2000 pages, no? which is what i said
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I like fantasy too (or used to) but my standards in terms of what is 'clunky' have changed quite a bit in recent yearsPieEye said:Heh - you can be as damning as you like
I used to really like Stephen Donaldson and thought he was one of the better fantasy writers, but I recently picked up his latest and just couldn't get through it - clunky barely even begins to describe how awful it was. Thing is, I'm sure the older books were just as bad, but I didn't care back then. Those were the days eh?
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Not fantasy, but I think we should read some Philip K Dick this year. Last time I suggested it, I was met with a chilly response. Why so?
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