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 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:26 pm
Do you like to read stuff other than your household dictionary? If so, congratulations on being a normal human being! *laughs then coughs* Excuse that. sweatdrop
Here, we'll be rating and commenting on our favorite reading material. If you've found something of interest, tell us about it! A reader is always looking for the next good book. 3nodding
NOTE: If you choose to include spoilers in your reviews or comments, please put them in white for the sake of those who haven't reached that point.
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:37 am
Style: Manga Title: Hellsing Author: Kohta Hirano Artist: Kohta Hirano Publisher: Dark Horse Volume(s): 1-? [Hirano has written up to Vol. 8] Intended Age Level: 18+ (Rated thus for the extreme amounts of blood, gore and violence, but mainly for the scenes of attempted rape and molestation.) Review: Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization, as it combats vampires, zombies called "ghouls", and other supernatural foes who threaten the United Kingdom. (Basic Review taken from wikipedia.org)
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Malevolent Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:53 am
 (liked the review format Dawn so I kept it) Title: Berserk Style: Manga Author/Artist: Kentaro Miura Publisher: Dark Horse Volume: 1-? [It's up to 32 volumes in Japan and still coming out regular] Age: 18+ (Though I started reading it when I was 14 sweatdrop ) Extreme blood and gore, mutlitple instances of rape and orgies, nightmarish imagry, and lots of cussing. Review: They call him the black swordsmen, on his back he carries a seven foot sword with which he hunts the nightmarish servants of the God hand, in a never ending quest for Revenge and perhaps...redemption. Born from a corpse, he is the one closest to death, his name is Guts. Your favorite parts of Lord of the Rings combined with a truly twisted sense of nightmare that Lovecraft would adore, Berserk is the manga you show your friends when you A: want them to see anime isn't all big eyes and colorful hair. B: want to redifine the term epic for them and C: want them to seriously question your choice in entertainment and/or convice them you are a devil worshiper. Shock value aside, this manga is far better then your standard "lone swordsmen battles demons" genre it takes its inspiration from. Told in breathless style with flowing art and prose, it's story is Shakespearien in scope and tradgedy, but personable and entertaining as only great graphic novels can be. Kingdoms shall rise and fall, brother will fight brother, betrayal of the worst kind will tear a family apart, and perhaps, a man can circumvent his grisly destiny. Rating: 11 out of 10.
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:02 am
Heheh, I really like your review, Kira. I'll be revising that generic one I posted as soon as I have time to sit down and think it out. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:18 pm
Title: Duma Key Style: Fiction Novel (Horror) Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Age: 18+ As typical of Stephen King's works the prose is frank and realistic, which usually mean characters who cuss often at least mentally, and think lewd thoughts. All that before the inevitable blood and gore as the novel darkens. Review: Edgar Freemantle's world is in shambles. After a gruesome traffic accident claims his arm and mental health, his realtionship with his family deteriorates lost in a sea of rage and despair. His psychologist has the answer, a change of scenery, in the Florida Keys, take up a rewarding hobby, rehabiliate in peace. So Edgar relocates to an a quiet Floridean beach head to take up painting, and finds he has a knack for it, one that begins to lead him down a dark path when he realizes he paints the future, and he doesn't like what he sees. Stephen King is one of Americas greatest living novelist, who's works both thrill the imagination and stimulate the mind. Duma Key is a slow burner, a concept that creeps up on you quietly, even in the earlier phases of the novel where you know something is incredibly wrong here but no true idea what...and you'll never guess the degree to which Edgar's new power is set to tear apart everything you or he once knew. Full of compelling chracters who breath and live as much as you or I do, Duma Key is introspective as few works of fiction manage to be yet remains exciting, provactive, terrifying, and even touching throughout. Rating: 10 out of 10
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:35 pm
Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Style: Soft science fiction (Horror)
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Age: Anything between 15 and up
Review: Jim Nightshade and William Halloway are two thirteen year old boys who happen to live in a Midwester town which is happen to by home of the nigthmarish carnival lead by Mr. Dark who's body is tattoo which each person he had taken into his carnival by allowed them to live there secret fantasies.
Rating: 8 of 10 (the silly name get to many, however as a comic reader I have no problem)
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:00 pm
Ttitle: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Style: Fiction (magic sub-realisim)
Author: Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
Translator: Gregory Rabassa
Publisher: Harper and Row
Age: 18+ a lot of sex
Review: The BuendÃa family are a family full with strange sibilings from a gaint son to a daugther so holy she is taken to heaven without ever feeling death. However they also have the weight of being the creator of the Macondo a small town that seem only compose of those who don't fit it in the world and slowy they are not even fitting in Macondo and this slowly causes them to come to a choas that shall destroy them...
There is several intersting thing about this book, there is no fix point of time as it can speed up and slow down to a crawl. Character with pure fictional attributes are seen, more of less the book is amazingly well put and give you the feeling that if you're grandparent make those mistakes if you don't learn your bound the make them too.
Rating: 10 to 10
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:36 pm
Title: The Book Thief Style: Historical Fiction Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Randome House Age: Probably 16 +, some of the imagery might be a little tough for younger teens Review: It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery, as told by Death. Not nearly as depressing as it sounds. Funny and heart renching in equal parts. I couldn't put it down rating: 10 of 10
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:42 pm
I want it solely because you recommended it, Awen. 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:44 pm
Woohoo! & Bookie takes one more step toward Goddesshood! biggrin
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:26 pm
*laughs* If you make it there before me, will you save me a spot? *kitten eyes*
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:56 pm
Dawn Arrow *laughs* If you make it there before me, will you save me a spot? *kitten eyes* *pats spot next to me* of course darlin! there is always room for more book deities biggrin
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:11 am
I would like to point out that I sent the book to her. If you want a copy Dawn I will see if the college bookstore has another copy.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:05 am
Good news Dawn, I am having the copy that Awen sent to OR sent back to me. When it gets here I will let you borrow it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:43 pm
Awen did you read I Am the Messenger also by Markus Zusak, I have not read but I heard the reviews were high plus being a foreing writer I would also like to read him to support him, his Australian isn't he?
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