Bookclub - what are you reading?

Hi KrispyKreme

Welcome to the bookclub!
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I may go check out those fantasy books that Alhana & Bear are talking about. Meanwhile, the only fantasy books I read are by a Canadian author, Charles de Lint. Oh, and the Lord of the Ring trilogy also considered fantasy I suppose.

Have read most of Jostein Gaarder's books - Sophie's World, Maya, The Ringmaster's Daughter, Through a Glass Darkly but my all time favourite has got to be The Solitaire Mystery. Have you read that? It is one of 2 books that I read on a yearly basis! The other book I read yearly (no yellow dots as I buy new copies!) is The Little Prince.
 


hi avid reader,

i've read sophie's world but i've yet to read The Solitaire Mystery. Think i'll pop over to borders this sat and buy it. Been craving for something good to read for some time now.

You read the Little Prince yearly? wow... I don't think I was able to appreciate that book properly. Somehow, it just doesn't strike a chord with me. I loved reading the chronicles of narnia though. kiddish.. and yet, somehow profound.
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yup, i've read Lotr as well. first time, took me about 6 months to finish it.. and by the time i finished, i didn't remember what it was all about!! hahha.. the 2nd read was faster and better. have you read the hobbit and silmarillion by jrr tolkien? would recommend those 2 as well. easier reads than lotr but the style of writing is still very powerful.
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serene, when i bot the 2 books at borders, i still saw the 3rd book on the shelf leh. u want to try times bookstore at tampines mall? i've seen the bk before. wonder if it's still there hor? it's called ' a man called dave' right?

i din buy becos' i tot since he wrote the bk, the ending of his adult life must be becoming an author or something like tat, getting married,then the wife hor...gives birth to his son lor, blah blah blah... if u manage to find, let me know the ending after u hv read ok? wan to c if i'm right...hehe
 
kmich i bot the book from San and read halfway liao
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'A Man Named Dave'

i read the review behind n u r rite n oso expectedly like wad u said ..his married life etc etc but i haven gone 2 dat part...i'm at his father's death part..it was quite sad coz even at dat time..his mum still behaved the same way she did kinda thing

will let u noe when i finished reading..in 2 days i guess keke
 
Hi Krispy..

Nice to see another fantasy fan here. I've read the Hobbit, LOTR, and made it halfway thru the Silmarillion. The Hobbit was the most fun to read, IMO. LOTR had many good chapters, and many meandering ones. As for the Silmarillion, it was interesting to read abt the history of the elves, but I got bored mid-way through.

Heh, guess I'm the only one who appreciates the cheem-ness of George Martin.

Has anyone read Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy? It is really good. It's aimed at young readers (ie kids), but the style of writing and the storyline is actually not kiddish. It's even darker than Harry Potter. There's talks that they are turning the books into a movie..that would be cool. Some staunch Christians may be offended by the themes though, as Philip Pullman doesn't paint a very good picture of the Catholic church. He was actually amazed that his book escaped their radar while Harry Potter got all the flack.
 
alhana haven leh! half way thru another book 2 complete the full series

laz nite was so shack dat i din even read a page kekeke slept at 10 sia...but still so sleepy tis morning...n tis weather isnt helping haha
 
afternoon alhana,

i have book 2 of the philip pullman's dark materials triology. some jokers (my friends) decided to give book 1 to another friend and give me book 2. hahaha.. till now, the book is still nicely wrapped in its plastic cover. i should just go get the complete triology.

gosh... so many books to buy and read. yay... this makes for a happy weekend. :P
 
Hi Krispy

Haha..your friends are funny. Did they do that on purpose? I know Book 3 won Philip Pullman a big literature prize, but personally, i preferred the first 2 books. The story is really cool, about a girl called Lyra who lives in a universe that is parallel to ours. In her world, souls take on animal manifestations...so all humans would have a animal by their side. Later she will meet a boy, Will, who actually hails from our world. The story is touching, exciting, sad and poignant. I think you will like it
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Hi Krispy,

It took me very long to finish reading LOTR as it's quite difficult to read. I almost gave up! I was also reading other books concurrently till I told myself no more buying new books till I finish LOTR! Have not read hobbit and silmarillion yet though.

Am looking for "inspiring & thought provoking" type of books to read now. Like those books by Paulo Coelho & Jostein Gaarder.
 
Hi alhana,

now you're making me wish i had all 3 <a href="http://get-faster.com?go=books">books</a> with me. i'm really running out of good <a href="http://get-certified.net?go=books">books</a> to read. now currently reading terry brooks, for lack of a better book to read. btw, david gemmell, robin hobb's tawny man collection, and conn iggulden are really really good. there's another collection of <a href="http://get-certified.net?go=books">books</a> where the human is also partnered with an animal by their side. can't remember which book or author though. darn. will have to think about it and get back to you. it was a very good read as well.

Hi avid reader,

i understand your predicament when it comes to lotr. hahaha.. i only managed to imagine the scenes when i watched lotr in the movies. even then, i still get confused on what's going on and whether it's a true depiction of what goes on in the book. there are so many battles and wars in the book that i have trouble differentiating between all of them.
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i've tried reading paulo coelho as well but it just made me confused. i read this book where god was a woman. really confusing. i finished it cos i wanted to find out what was going on, but sad to say, i still didn't have a clue once it was all over. was asking some of my friends who are paulo coelho fans what they thought and the depth of analysis they gave were interesting to say the least. hahaha... no 2 opinions were the same. in the end, i just wrote it off as a difficult book and a really weird writer. hahahahahaha... hope it doesn't discourages you from reading his <a href="http://go-all.com?go=books">books</a> or anything like that.
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hi,

could someone please help me figure out why i get all these weird <a href> thingies and all that? i just wrote <a href="http://0-days.net?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a>... but each time i write it, all these strange refs come up.
 
HI Krispy

Not sure abt that problem..probably something for Chin Leng to decipher!

My hubby is a huge David Gemmell fan. We have so many of his books at home, and I've yet to read one. He thinks I won't like it coz it's more like a macho read than anything :P Heroic fantasy he calls it. He also loves Steven Erikson, and I will try his books out after I'm done with GRRM's latest book. Yup, have read Robin Hobb..in fact I recommended her books to Bear. Did you read all 9 of her books? She has a new book out, but it's in hardcover right now. Will probably rent it when the paperback's out.

Hi Bear

Long time no hear from ya. Sad to say, I can't quite dig Raymond E Feist..I'm really struggling with the last book coz I find it very boring
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Granted it's very easy to read, but I find myself scanning the pages rather than reading the book proper..a sign that I just want to quickly get it done and over with.
 
Hi alhana,

your hubby has good tastes. i was actually recommended to gemmell books by a guy friend of mine as well. tried a few and totally fell in love with it. i don't think i've read all 9 of robin hobb books. i tend to borrow whatever i can find in the library. it's quite hard getting books of popular authors as it's always on loan.

truthfully speaking, sometimes i don't even know who i'm reading. i just read, and if it's good, i'll search all the books under that author before moving on to the next. hahaha.. i'm just an avid reader. :P
 
Hello,

Glad to see u guys are still going strong! heee Serene how are the books? i spent 13 days in the hospital for mengingitis. and without books i think i will go crazy!!!

I have another author to recommend for crimes book lovers. Jonathan Nasaw.. very very gd author..

Alhana, i sent my sis to get the 2nd GRRM book during my hospitalisation but its out of stock!!!!
 
Oh dear Bear...hope you're feeling better now! I'm actually on MC tdy..having a high fever. Hope it's not dengue or anything
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I live in a dengue prone area!

Where did your sis go to look for the book? Yeah, it's always best to read books when you don't have things to interrupt your reading, like work :P For crime, I actually like James Ellroy, the guy who wrote LA Confidential and the Black Dahlia..the latter's being made into a movie too.

Hi Krispy,

Yeah, he does have good tastes :P He actually only liked the earlier Robert Jordan books, but said it got bad as the Wheel of Time series went on and on. It's like RJ just wanted to keep the series alive to milk more money.

Did you read the Farseer trilogy (Robin Hobb?) It precedes the Tawny Man series. I love the bond between Fitz and Nighteyes..made me wish I cld communicate with animals that way
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Oh dear Bear...hope you're feeling better now! I'm actually on MC tdy..having a high fever. Hope it's not dengue or anything
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I live in a dengue prone area!

Where did your sis go to look for the book? Yeah, it's always best to read books when you don't have things to interrupt your reading, like work :P For crime, I actually like James Ellroy, the guy who wrote LA Confidential and the Black Dahlia..the latter's being made into a movie too.

Hi Krispy,

Yeah, he does have good tastes :P He actually only liked the earlier Robert Jordan books, but said it got bad as the Wheel of Time series went on and on. It's like RJ just wanted to keep the series alive to milk more money.

Did you read the Farseer trilogy (Robin Hobb?) It precedes the Tawny Man series. I love the bond between Fitz and Nighteyes..made me wish I cld communicate with animals that way
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Hi Alhana,

I am better or the docs would never allowed me to leave... Except for bandages on my elbows due to IV damage, i m fine. Was really a torture i tell u.. and i left 13 days to my ROM...

My sis went to Sunny to get for me... heee.....

Do i spy another fantasy lover???
 
aiyo bear bear wad happened?? u ok now i hope?

i haven start the series yet!! tink tis weekend i can do so after i finish up wad i'm on now hehe
 
Hi Bear

Glad you're better...how did you come down with meningitis? Did you kena a viral infection before that? GOod thing you're ok now, since you're ROM day is almost here! Get more rest k?

Thanks levynn! Yup am feeling better tdy.
 
Hello gals...

I am better Levynn... still a bit of headaches off and on.. but very minor....

Serene, once u start u can't stop....

Alhana.. i didn't have any signs of viral infection before that. guess what was the virus they found in my spinal fluid? Chicken pox virus.....

Dun worry abt rest, i slpt from 730pm last nite till 930am this morning.. heeee.. couldn't slp in the hospital.... now tying up the loose ends for my ROM..... book mani, padi, facial, haircut... arrgghh!!!
 
hahaha bear.. hope you're feeling better now to start chasing after everything that needs to be done for your ROM.
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Hi alhana,

ooh.. yup.. think i've read the farseer series then. that was the series i was talking about earlier in this thread about some relationship between a human and an animal. if i'm not mistaken, nighteyes is a wolf rite?

btw, how are you feeling today? has the fever broken yet? better see a doc if it still persists. take care of yourself and drink lots of water.
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correct me if i'm wrong, did robin hobb write another series about some talking, living ships? i read some <a href="http://go-advertising.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a> on that before, but wasn't really interesting, so i didn't finish it in the end. hmm, wondering if that was robin hobb as well.
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Hi Krispy

Yeah, feeling better, although I still don't have much of an appetite. Had diarrhea too...probably some infection. Still having a fever, but not as high now.

Yes, Nighteyes is a wolf..he's very funny, and the bond between him and Fitz is really touching. The Tawny man series continues their story..u read that one too? The ending was really sad, but Fitz found some happiness too. I did read the Liveships series. I read it after I finished Farseer n Tawny man. It actually took me awhile to get into the story..I didn't like it in the beginning..but the 2nd and 3rd books were better. Only after I read all 3 did I realise how some of the story and characters tied in with the Farseer/Tawny storyline :P

Hi Bear

Chicken Pox?? Maybe your immune system was low then, hence the virus causing meningitis. Too stressed with all the ROM prep perhaps? Glad you're getting alot of rest
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hi alhana,

good to know you're feeling better.
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take care and rest. anyway, it's sunday tomorrow so you don't have to stress yourself out with the daily routine.
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there's a link between the liveship series and the farseer/tawny storyline??? hmm... i'd better go read and find out.

i loved the tawny man series. i cried in the end as well.. think i cried a lot through the last book. seems i'm crying a lot over the <a href="http://go-advertising.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a> i read nowadays. god knows why. hahaha... maybe getting more emotional as i grow older. :P

ooh.. can't help myself. i've gotta promote this book again. it's the julius gaius caesar series by conn iggulden. it's amazing. i would safely say it's the best book i've read this year. you know how it is finding a good book. makes me feel like i've just chanced upon a chest of beautiful rubies and emeralds. the story's about the life of julius caesar. i have no idea how true it is, but i don't think it's completely true. just fiction based on some real life events. but, wow, the way he writes and emotions potrayed... speechless.
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actually, i got some gay vibes from fitz and the other guy.. but, hehehe.. just didn't wanna let my imagination run. :P what do you think?
 
Hi Krispy

I think my hubby has read Conn Iggulden's books..his name seems familiar. Either that or I've seen the book in the stores before. If you like stories based on historical figures, you can also try Bernard Cornwell's books. I've read his Warlord Chronicles series which is about King Arthur. It's not the romanticised Thomas Mallory version..it's more along the lines of the movie King Arthur (the one with Clive Owen &amp; Keira Knightley), but it is so much better. If the movie had been based on his series, it wld've been a much better movie I think
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In it, Lancelot is not quite how we imagined (portrayed as vain and cowardly), and Guinevere is really a woman ahead of her time. Touching too.

Haha..yah, I think there were alot of gay vibes between Fitz and the Fool (that's who you maent right?)..like the bond between Sam &amp; Frodo :P Me too! I cried reading the Tawny Man series..esp the first book and the last book. Some fans said she wrapped the story up too neatly, letting Fitz have a happy ending. I thought 'give the guy a break..he's been going thru shit almost his entire life!'

Yeah there's a link, but it's not crucial to the plot of the Tawny man series. It will however make some things in Tawny man clearer...there's background about the dragon featured in Tawny Man (she makes her debut in the Liveship series), and it also explains about how the Fool came into a lot of money. I didn't like the first book and had contemplated not reading the rest (i had borrowed all 3 at one shot)..but it got better twds the end of the 1st, and the 2nd and 3rd were paced faster. Characters who were really annoying in the beginning came into their own and actually became likeable. I like that in books
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hey alhana,

i just came back from orchard library and borders. was trying to find the dark materials trilogy book 1 and 3, but they were out. sigh... and they charge 7 bucks to order a book. and to top it off, it's 7 bucks per book. was so surprised when i heard.

in the end, didn't buy anything cos they didn't even have the solitaire mystery by Joastein Gaarner as recommended by avid reader. darn...

anyway, i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one feeling fitz and the fool gave off gay vibes.
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actually, my favourite character in the series was the fool cos i keep on expecting robin hobb to confirm he's gay. hahaha... the ending was a little too neat for my tastes. the fool died, then was revived, then fitz having a happy ending. it's like, everything is perfect in the end. i would have liked to see fitz and the fool going off on more adventures... hehe.. just to get more gay vibes. hahahahah...

btw, i totally adore robert jordan. he's the only author i faithfully collect. or rather, i collect his wheel of time series. i agree with your husband that in the middle, it got rather long winded and god knows what in the world he was writing about. but have you read book 10? wow... think he's finally back on track. can't wait to see how it'll all finally end.
 
Hi Krispy

Wow, I didn't know that the library charges for reservations..and $7 is quite alot. It wld be cheaper to rent from a second hand bookshop!

I read from Robin Hobb's website that she did not originally intend to write the Tawny Man series. She had meant to finish the story off at 'Assassin's Quest' (the one where Verity woke the stone dragon). She then realised that she had more to tell abt Fitz &amp; the Fool, hence Tawny Man. She thinks she's done now, thus the neatly wrapped up story. But yeah, I wld like to read more about them. The part where the Fool 'died'..my, that brought me to tears!

I've not read robert Jordan yet. So many books! My hubby gave up on him after a couple of WoT books..said it got no where and he got tired. Not sure if we have any at home.

Try looking for His Dark Materials at San / Sunny.

I'm actually looking for good horror books to read. I love reading haunted house stories, but it's really hard to find a good scary horror book these days. Anyway have anything to recommend?
 
Gay???? how did homosexuality came in??? heeee...

Krispy, i m ok... recuperating at home... feeling perpetually hungry and tired... cos of the meds i think.... i can eat a lot now...

Hrmmm i didn't know the lib charges so much for reservation! i would rather use the $$$ to rent a book man! at least i can get some amt back!

Alhana, reading horror? hrmmm try Graham Masterton... think one of his book is called Dark Angel or something that scared the hell out of me.. but then again i was only 12 yrs old when i read the book... I think u must have finished the horror masters like King and Clive barker right?
 
Hi Bear

You know how some people say the bond between Sam &amp; Frodo reeks of gay-ness? Heh..it's the same thing in the Farseer/Tawny man series. Of coz they're not really gay..but it's abit too close for comfort :P

I've not read Clive Barker. Is his stuff scary? I do like King's works, but I don't find them scary at all. I think it takes alot to scare me. When I was in Primary 6, I read Jay Anson's 'Amityville Horror', and it scared me to bits. But reading it now doesn't do anything for me. Guess I'm much more hardened now. I remember reading this book called Usbourne's Supernatural World..about ghosties and supernatural stuff complete with pictures..man that was creepy. I have this series of books that focus on all things supernatural, like real life hauntings, the Bermuda Triangle, vampires etc..I really love reading about the occult..it's even creepier when it's non-fiction.

Yah lor..think it's cheaper to rent than to reserve from the library. Plus second hand bookshop stuff looks newer than those at the libraries.
 
Alhana, NLB charges $1.55 per book reservation. I think the $7 fee Krispy mentioned is charged if you order a book through Borders? Anyway you are right.. nowadays, most books from the libraries looked quite old. I usually recommend a title/book and then place reservation once the book is available. This is to ensure that I'm at least the first few person to read the book! So that $1.55 is worth it! And usually if I like the book, I will go bookstores to buy.
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Krispy, I've checked the NLB website for The Solitaire Mystery. You may want to try your luck.
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But I think better to try those secondhand bookstores. Like what Alhana said, the copies are usually newer. And if you like the book, you can keep it!
Branch Location Date Call Number Status
Bukit Merah Community Library ____ 11-07-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Bukit Merah Community Library ____ 22-06-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Bukit Panjang Community Library ____ 22-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Cheng San Community Library ____ 28-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Jurong Regional Library ____ 27-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Jurong Regional Library ____ 05-09-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Jurong Regional Library ____ 28-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Jurong Regional Library ____ 25-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Lee Kong Chian Reference Library RDTSH 21-07-05 English 839.82374 GAA Not on Loan
library@orchard ____ 24-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Queenstown Community Library ____ 08-09-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Queenstown Community Library ____ 27-05-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Queenstown Community Library ____ 29-04-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Sembawang Community Library ____ 14-10-03 English GAA Trace Placed
Toa Payoh Community Library ____ 26-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Woodlands Regional Library ____ 13-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Woodlands Regional Library ____ 26-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
Woodlands Regional Library ____ 12-08-05 English GAA Not on Loan
 
hi alhana... i just read through my posting and realised where the miscomm came in. hahaha. i meant, borders charges 7 bucks to order a book. think the library charges at most a dollar or 50 cents. so sorry for not being clearer.
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btw, my fav horror novels are those from king. i love his short stories, but there are only about 3-4 <a href="http://get-faster.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a> of his compilation of short stories. however, dean koontz does have some good horror novels as well. have you read 'the shining' by stephen king? thought that was one of his best works.
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hi avid reader,

wow.. thanks for the list of libraries. i didn't think about checking for the book in the library cos i thought it would all be on <a href="http://get-certified.net?go=loan" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: loan';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">loan</a>. expected jostein gaarner to be quite popular actually. am kinda surprised she isn't.
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hi bear,

you'd be surprised at what you read in those <a href="http://get-certified.net?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a>. hahaha... i bet you'd think they were gay as well. both fitz and the fool are potrayed as really really emotional men in the book.. and they keep going on and on about what the other is feeling and missing each other and hoping the other is not dead. kinda like a lovesick couple. hahahaha... try the <a href="http://go-all.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a>, then let me know what you think.
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Hey Krispy, why ur posts got a lot of funny words in them ah???

Ya i do agree with u and Alhana's observations.. Frodo and Sam's r/s is a bit gayish!!! heeee.... so were Merry and Pippin's! eeekkk!

Alhana, if u really wanna scare urself then read those non fiction stuff.. bound to scare the hell out of u, esp since it REAL!!! agree with Krispy that King's short stories are the scariest... The Shining is the scariest for me... now i rem talking abt this to somebody in this thread before abt the same thing!!!

Avid, thanks a lot dear.. me also reading at home to keep sane... heeee...
 
Ahh...I was wondering why the library charges so much! But I didn't know Borders charges so much for reservations too. I remember ordering a book before, and they didn't charge anything. It's been awhile since i've bought anything from there though. Too out of the way for me. And I still prefer getting stuff from second hand bookshops. The name is kinda misleading tho since they carry alot of brand new copies :P Since it costs money to rent, people are more likely to treat them better than they do library books, otherwise the bookshop may not give them back money upon return.

I've read The Shining..it's creepy, but it doesn't give me the heebie jeebies. Yeah, non fiction stuff are really scary..n the books i have contain photos that are quite unnerving..supposed to be photos of actual ghosts! Brrr.

Yeah Bear..give Robin Hobb a go. I think you'll like her books. Her characters are well written and the story's not confusing like GRRM's :P There is magic in it too..and dragons!

Hey Serene..

Have you started on Dragonlance? So quiet!!
 
hey alhana
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i juz started readind the 1st few chapters laz evening....at 1st i was quite worried even after reading the 1st page hahaha the terms used quite 'ancient' but i like...i oreadi started 2 imagine how Tanis looks like leh kekeke n wonder how come he like dat Kitiara so much..n dat Raistlin gives mi the creeps :P n i love the name 'Goldmoon' haha
 
Hi Serene!

Great to hear that you've started! If you search on the web, you can probably find pictures of the characters, either drawn by professional fantasy artists or fans. Some are quite good. Hmm..here's a site with some nice pics:

http://www.geocities.com/~kitiaria/Art_Gallery.html

You will meet Kitiara later..she reminds me of Angelina Jolie..you know, ballsy, sexy, man-eater kind :P
 
Serene u so cute!! hrmmm Tanis is an elf mah, so even though he is 150+ yrs old, he appears abt 30 human yrs old.... Ya agree with Alhana, Kit is very very ballsy!! She kicks ass man, but u will see her only in the 2nd book Winder Night.

Raistlin is my fav character. Many ppl misunderstood him, saying that he is ambitious and an ungrateful person. but its not true, esp when u start to read the 2nd series which is on the twins only. Raist has a odd sense of humour and a twist sense of compassion. u will see Raist compassion in book 3, Spring Dawning. Okok, dun spoil ur surprises liao.

Alhana, will give Hobbs a go after i finish my GRRM!!! or else not here not there... heee.... so u found any scary books to read yet???
 
erm...wad is ballsy har? means neh neh big ah?

i imagined Tanis 2 b like Orlando Bloom in LOTR tho
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whoa...alhana..she looks nice in dat pic from the link u showed
 
Hi bear,

i truly have no idea why i have all those strange words in my link. it seems to be some hyperlink but i have no idea how to disable them. sigh... any ideas?

so sorry to all the readers out there who are having trouble or just having a headache reading my posts. it's really not intentional.
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hey, what's this i hear about dragonlance? i've heard my friend commenting on raistlin before. it's his favourite character. is dragonlance by gemmell? which series is it? how many <a href="http://go-advertising.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a> are there? i think i may have heard/read of raistlin in passing only... perhaps in some of the other <a href="http://0-2u.com?go=books" onmouseover="window.status = 'goto: books';return 1" onmouseout="window.status=''">books</a>. not very sure though. all of you seem to have read it though... think i must go catch up.. hehehe... then i can join in the discussion too. :P
 
Haha Serene..ballsy means tough! Like the phrase where they say 'that guy's got balls!' They don't mean literally :P Ure cute. Nah, Tanis is more manly than Legolas..he's half-elf, so less feminine than pure elves.

Hi Krispy

Dragonlance is a very popular fantasy series..it started from the game AD&amp;D (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons). There are many books in the series, but only 2 trilogies are worth reading : Chronicles &amp; Legends. The authors are Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. If you read our past posts, you'll see the titles of the books in those trilogies that are the only ones worth reading. Hmm..think u shld check with Chin Leng on why ure posts are giving out those weird stuff.

Bear,

Yeah, Raistlin is a conflicted character. I read one series that was about their childhood..think it consisted of 2 books..about the time before and when he went to train as a wizard. More background into his past...you should read it, being a Raist fan
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Yeah, try Hobbs out...but after GRRM! FYI, Hobbs and GRRM are fans of each others' works :P It was thru GRRM's site that I got to know abt her books. He recommended them!
 
Hiya Alhana!!!things are going on smoothly.. quite fun to do everything.. heee... esp since i can't leave the house and have to do it in the comfort of my bed!! heeee...

I think i did read the Raistlin books u mentioned in the previous post.. how he was seduced by Fistantalus (spelling??). that was a long long time ago when i was in JC!!! can't really rem the story liao....

Krispy ah, ur post again got funny funny words. dun need to apologise lah, not ur fault. u can highlight it to Chin Leng...

Serene ah, ballsy to me means daring to grab a guy by their balls and twist them until the guy does their bidding.. Not many women dare to do so... i don't!!! heeee....
 
Hi Bear

Heh..it's good to have fun planning these things..better than getting all stressed out. It's next weekend?

I don't really remember the story much too, only that it was abt Raistlin and Caramon when they were growing up.
 
Serene ah u got guts.. me chicken dun dare to grab the guy's balls. wait the thing squeeze until everything come out then how??? GROSS!! okok enough it.... my goosebumps all come out liao..

Alhana, my ROM is exactly 7 days away. Was just telling my FH he still got time to back out.. :P
 
Ewwwww....now you girls are giving the term 'ballsy' a very gross connotation!

Heh.

Bear, so you're ROMing on Thursday then? Welcome to married life in advance :P Customary happening soon after?
 


bear eeeeeeeeeeeeee *faint* din expect dat from u hahaha oh status upgrading soon ah? ekeke gong xi gong xi
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alhana not i started it 1 lehhh
 
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