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Ya'know, all of a sudden, i am not reading much at all, including comics. I can't get into a lot of my old favorites, and i haven't seen much new by my favorite authors. And i haven't felt like seeking out any new ones lately.
Just a phase, i guess.
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I was in that phase for about the last three months while I was hitting the custom action figures pretty hard. Now I'm back in the Galaxy Far Far Away.
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From: NOVA by way of NOIN | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'm trying to work my way through the Dark Tower series still. Finished up book one, tough as it was since I still found it real hard to get through as I did when I first tried years ago.
Book two is much better. At least the first part with The Prisoner. That part flowed real well for me. But I'm limping through the Odetta/Detta section now and starting to glaze over. Really don't care for it. I'm hoping part three of the books picks up again.
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Is the Dark Tower Series the one that starts with the Gunslinger? I started reading that thinking, "Oh man. I love Stephen King. He hasn't let me down yet." I couldn't get past the first 30 pages. Every time I picked that book up, I was asleep two pages later. I couldn't help it.
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quote:Originally posted by minesurfer: Is the Dark Tower Series the one that starts with the Gunslinger? I started reading that thinking, "Oh man. I love Stephen King. He hasn't let me down yet." I couldn't get past the first 30 pages. Every time I picked that book up, I was asleep two pages later. I couldn't help it.
The same one. I had the same problem with it when it was serialized in Asimov's digest many, MANY years ago, long before it saw print as a novel. It is still a hard read but I've been assured that the books do get better. And its about the only King work I haven't already read.
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I just re-read a couple of Terry Pratchett books as he's a favourite author that happened to be speaking in town recently.
But now it's the new Hellboy anthology of short stories from Dark Horse. Called Odder Jobs. The first story was just OK, but it's a Western (of sorts) and they're not usually to my taste. Still, well written at times. Looking forward to seeing what else is inside.
quote:Originally posted by RTVU2: I am still trying to get through Johnthon Strange and Mr Norell but everytime I pick it upI fall asleep...
I've finally started Jonathan Strange, RTVU@, and I'm having exactly the same problem you did. Every time I pick it up, I get through about 2 pages and I fall asleep. I of course wake up once that heavy book falls on me. Maybe I should not be reading it in bed.
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To tell you the truth Semi, I haven't picked it up since I wrote that... have read Magical Thinking by A. Burroughs and started A Curious Incident... since then. The book is still on my nightstand waiting to be read.
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I'm on page 56. To tell the truth, I enjoy the writing. My problem is that once I get in bed, I just pass out with that book. It doesn't happen to me with other books. Maybe I've had a spell cast upon me. I'm going to try reading it earlier in the evening from now on. I have to get through it because I have a whole pile of fun books waiting to be read. (Not that I don't think J. Strange and Mr. N. is not fun, but .. well, you know.)
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Well, I read some more of Jonathan Strange on the exercise bicycle this morning. It was actually pretty good. I had to re-read what I read in bed last night because I didn't remember any of it.
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Maybe we need a Jonathon Strange readers' support thread.... I bumped it for Miéville's Iron Council and a few library books.
BTW, yesterday I saw a copy of J. Strange with a black cover - mine (from Amazon) was white - I wonder if they're playing on the white/black magic idea, and which cover is selling better?
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I have the black cover, and as I mentionned, I have a signed copy. They were selling both white and black covers here. I chose black because I thought the white would get dirty. (That's the Virgo in me coming out). I'm at page 80 now. It's starting to get interesting. Thursday is a lousy night for tv, so I think I'll just read.
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