That book starts with one of the most awesome sentences ever.Beowulf28 said:Just started this and I'm hoping it starts to get interesting soon.
Beowulf28 said:Just started this and I'm hoping it starts to get interesting soon.
DoornicK said:Tomorrow I'll start:
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:Starz is making a TV show about The Pillars of the Earth if you didnt know. Has Ian McShane in it.
bigcheese said:
Great so far. It's short, so I'll probably finish it tomorrow. I certainly would have loved it if I had to read it for school when I was younger--hard to believe I've never read it.
BruceLeeRoy said:Starz?..Ah man really? Well that sucks.
BruceLeeRoy said:Starz?..Ah man really? Well that sucks.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:They did a good job of Spartacus in the end....... dont think people like Legend of the Seeker though.
MIGHT HAVE SPOILERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSa6AhEWebA
Trailer doesn't look to bad, albeit a bit austere.
BruceLeeRoy said:That really didn't fill me with confidence
I only watched a couple episodes of Spartacus but I thought it was pretty terrible has it gotten better?
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:Yeah about 4 or 5 eps in the show really hit its stride and turned incredible.
DesertEater said:
In the last chapter. A prefect combination of great characters, great mood,
and an awesome story .
wait, you're listening to it?Lagspike_exe said:
I like it. A lot.
moojito said:Just started it. After just finishing the name of the wind, this book has a tough act to follow!
giri said:Currently reading this too. It's................ eye opening. I'm only about 60 pages in and it centres aroudn the life of one or 2 familys so far and the short history i've gotten. It paints an unfavorably portrait of communist life in North Korea for sure. It might not be the most descriptive retelling you read, but the pace of the book so far is good, Demick keeps the stories going to the point that it seems a very light read, whilst it is a very solid retelling.
I'd reccomend it if you were interested in the topic matter at all, but as i said, i'm only 60 pages in. It might get worse/better as i go.
It was how ever, completely sold out at my local borders, had to go to 2 other book stores, so it's proving popular.
Karakand said:wait, you're listening to it?
good man i was afraid books on tape were becoming a trend (it happened last month)Lagspike_exe said:No, I'm reading it. This was just a random image I picked up at Google. :lol
Darkness has inspired fear since mankind first watched the sun go down. Bad things hide in the dark feral beasts with mouths full of razors waiting for a taste of flesh. But now, the darkness is stirring with a life of its own. Crescent Station is the last bastion of civilization, floating in the cold, outer systems where colonized space gives way to the sparser settlements of the Frontier. Like the boom towns of distant Earth s Old American West, Crescent Station is a gateway to power, wealth, and opportunity for anyone who isn't afraid to get his or her hands dirty. But deep within the station s bowels, in Crescent s darkest and most secret places, an ancient evil is awakening and hungry, and it threatens the very fabric of space and time. Will the residents of Crescent Station find a way to stop it before the terror drives them insane? Or is it already too late?
That's how I experienced the first 6 or so books of the Discworld series. I thought it was incredibly enjoyable.Karakand said:good man i was afraid books on tape were becoming a trend (it happened last month)
Lagspike_exe said:No, I'm reading it. This was just a random image I picked up at Google. :lol
Karakand said:good man i was afraid books on tape were becoming a trend (it happened last month)
Aklamarth said:
Hope it's (much) better than the last trilogy.
Karakand said:good man i was afraid books on tape were becoming a trend (it happened last month)
VistraNorrez said:What translation? The Pevear and Volokhonsky seems to be the best one now. I started reading the Constance Garnett one, and although I enjoyed it, it stopped at one point. Really want to get back into it.
eznark said:That's how I experienced the first 6 or so books of the Discworld series. I thought it was incredibly enjoyable.
Then I tried to listen to Anathem...holy shit that was impossible.
this is a what are you *reading* thread hence my issue with posting audio books that you are *listening* toVistraNorrez said:Huh? Books on tape can be some of the greatest things, especially when on long car rides.