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 Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:13 pm
Blaisixi MysticfawN Yes, you're right. Dec 15. I saw the movie posters all around the mall when we went this weekend. I also bought the paperback of Eragon but not Eldest because they only had hardback and it was more than twice as much. Seems hubby is nearly done reading Eragon, so I may snag it to read soon (not like I'm already reading at least 3 books, though! sweatdrop )... but if the movie combines the Eldest into it, then I doubt we'll be reading that one before the movie comes out (assuming of course we manage to get out to the theater to *see* it before it's released on DVD!) I don't like paying double the amount for the same book either, fawN 3nodding . I also find that the hardcovers are harder to hold while reading (but I do marathon reading sessions and that may have something to do with it). And somehow ending up with a mixed set (hardcover/softcover) from a series of books is irksome to me... I waited to read HP#6 until it was available in softcover, for example. I don't think I'll be reading Eldest before we see the movie either. We may or may not see it full price in the theaters, or we might wait until dollar theater time, or possibly DVD time. I'm the same way about my books though, and all my harry potters have to be the same printing so they match! I don't have books 1-3 though because I borrowed those from my sis (and her copies are different than mine anyway!) And I waited about a year to read the 4th Artemis Fowl because that's how long it took me to find the paperback version that matched my others! Oh, I wanted to say I've read the first couple chapters of Eragon (his chapters are short and sweet!) and I'm really liking his style! He uses awesome descriptions and I love his choice of words so far.. But then I wonder if his descriptions will get lazier as the book gets further along because I always remember being more careful about descriptions when I was first starting a story, but then I'd get lazy about it as I rushed on through plot. LOL morquarwen There is a new James Patterson book out, called Cross. I think its about Alex Cross, and I think its the same Alex Cross that is featured in the movies Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls (Morgan Freeman played him) I cant wait to read it, books like that are my favorite! Ahhh THAT's why the name Alex Cross sounds familiar! So is his style mystery/drama like the movies? I haven't read any James Patterson.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:33 pm
James Patterson is in a simliar vein to John Grisham's (Pelican Brief) style, aren't they? There are 2 Patterson books currently on our shelves - they are probably two of the 5 books in our collection I've not read, so I can't offer an opinion...
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:40 pm
I havent read anything by him yet myself, so Im not sure. But the book looks promising so as soon as I read it I will let you know what its like. I've hears hes a good author though, so Im hoping its worth it 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:56 pm
i've been bought Eragon and Eldest for Christmas blaugh one of my guild members came to visit me over Friday/Saturday and brought them with him as a gift xd
i'm really looking forward to reading them 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:06 am
Saw "Eragon" last night. DH says the movie ended where the (first) book ended.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:18 am
i've just finished reading them both, they are enjoyable books, even if the author's youth shows through very obviously.
it will be interesting to see what he produces as he matures 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:44 am
Did anyone mention Neil Gaiman yet? I so love his imagination. He got famous with the comic The Sandman, but he has written quite a lot of books too.
I totally love Neverwhere, which plays in London, and if you are able to get your hands on a subway plan of london, check it while reading the book. It adds a bit to the atmosphere... I currently borrowed my copy of it to a friend, but I so will read it again when I get it back.
He also wrote a children book recently, called Wolves in the Wall. Well, the title says it all, it's about Wolves... in the Wall. smile It's short and sweet. Also short'n'sweet is Coraline, though it's a bit longer.
On my to-read list is still American Gods. Only heard good things about it, but everyone told me its a must-read.
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:20 am
Hello Lalobee, welcome to the guild!
I haven't heard of Neil Gaiman yet. That American Gods sounds intriguing.
I'm close to through with Eragon, and I have Eldest bought and waiting, but it's so long and intimidating... that didn't stop my 14 year old cousin though.. right after I bought it she asked to look at it, and she had all 1000 pages read in a little over 24 hours. eek
Also, pirated movies are ultra-common in Malaysia, so my extended family usually has copies before the movies are even out of the theaters yet. They got Eragon while I was there and watched it (although I hid upstairs and continued to read because I didn't want anything spoiled) and Jason says he really liked it.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:26 am
I've read a fair bit of Neil Gaiman... I like him, on the whole, but he seems to limit his writing to a certain "depth" of impact, compared to other writers of his genre (Phillip d**k comes to mind for some reason, as well as some classics like HG Wells). Neverwhere I read quite a while ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. And American Gods was enjoyable and interesting in a philosophical kind of way. Terry Pratchett, Gaiman's co-author for American Gods, is also worth a read... he has a very sarcastic, funny wit with a *heap* of books! He's better known in Europe than here, but is still quite well known.
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:38 pm
i've read a Pratchett/Gaiman colaboration, Good Omens, that's an enjoyable read.
Neverwhere is intriguing me! i saw a 3 part adaptation of it on TV years ago, well i saw 2 and missed the final episode, i absolutely loved it!!
but i'm completely convinced that at the time the announcer said it was written by British comic Lenny Henry ninja
but having googled it i see it's the same story with the girl Door in it..how odd ninja i want to read it now, because i really did thoroughly enjoy the programme 3nodding
AHA!! after further sifting i see the mini series was devised by the pair of them, i wasn't imagining it then sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:52 pm
Yes, Neverwhere is the story with Door in it. I didn't know about the TV series, though.
On the other hand, I've seen the first three or such episodes of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - and I enjoyed it. I haven't seen the recent movie they did out of it - the trailer depressed me, especially with the look of Beeblebrox and what they did of his second head...
And yes, PTerry is a must-read, too. Really like the universe he created with the Discworld novels, and I've met him recently when he was for a signing tour over here in Austria and had an evening interview - it was totally hilarious. He's such a funny and cheerful guy, even in real life.
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:40 am
minor edit to previous post: American Gods, Gaiman wrote on his own. It was Good Omens that I was thinking about, co-written with T.Pratchett. sweatdrop
I liked Good Omens more than I thought I would (I was initially unsure of the combined writing of these two authors, having read both of them quite a bit before this book). I noticed a newer (?) Gaiman book on the shelves the other day, BTW, that seems to be taking off with the themes of Good Omens... forgetting the name of it at the moment. I nearly bought it but am currently reading something like 6 books now and couldn't bear to add another to the list! sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:03 pm
Wel, I haven't read everything this thread has listed, but I can give opinions on some of the things, I supose...
I LOVED The Da Vinci Code, as well as Angels and Demons. Dan Brown is just short of genius in the writing of those novels, I kid you not. <33
As for LotR, I loved the books and the movies. They were brilliantly written and expertly realized on film. JRR Tolkein is amazing, and Peter Jackson deserves at least 17 Oscars for his work, and I really believe all the actors in the stories did too. I can watch those movies all day (and I'd have to! cos they're loooong - HAA!!)
On the opposite spectrum of fantasy, I love the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony. They're hilarious in their simplicity, but they still make you think a little. From the 'pineapple' grenades spraying sour-sweet pineapple juice all over, to men 'freaking out' when they see a woman's panties, Piers Anthony will have you giggling from cover to cover. xD
I'm also a huge fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, as well as the tales of the Mayfair Witches. Her imagery is wonderful - you can almost smell the magnolias in the New Orleans air while you read.
But the last book I read was Naked by David Sedaris, same author as Me Talk Pretty One Day. It's really a collection of short stories from his life, but the art is not in the story, but in the telling, at which Sedaris is incredible.
I'm reading all the time, too, so there's always something new for me. If I come up with anything else, I'll definitely post it!
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
I've been reading Eldest, the sequel to Eragon, and I'm loving the descriptions of the Elf City Ellesmera!! It's so beautiful and fun to imagine.. I wish they'd create it for real for a movie or something! The houses are made from/into the trees, and it's all natural stuff, nothing built or added because they sing to the trees to make them grown certain ways. 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:22 pm
Any of you guys ever read Sabriel by Garth Nix? I just started it for a young adult fiction reading challenge (I am participating in WAY too many reading challenges this year!) and so far, it's pretty interesting.
What are ya'll reading now, if anything?
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