Lonelygirl15

Kasdeja wrote:America is so boring... Well, I've seen French ruins, but that's it.

Having lived abroad (and having one parent who isn't American, and being a bit of a history buff), I wouldn't say the United States is boring. It's just interesting in different ways from other countries.

I wouldn't describe the place where I live as boring, for example. In fact, too much happens here, sometimes.

wintermute wrote:

Kasdeja wrote:Stephen King freak, here. I love his Dark Tower series, The Stand, The Talisman, etc.

I made the mistake of reading IT as a kid, and it pretty much turned me off of King. I hated it. I enjoyed The Long Walk though, so I don't know if I'd like King in general, or just when he's writing as Richard Bachman.

'mute

I found you can't judge his writing on any one book. He writes in many subjects and many genres. I didn't like it or Pet Semetary. You just have to find his books that are more in your genre. The Stand is excellent...and The Dark Tower series is his tribute to Tolken...one of his big inspirations.

Sheikh Gomelez wrote:I'm pretty fond of Gibson's stuff, too. Looking forward to Spook Country...

I enjoyed Sterling's Islands in the Net, The Artificial Kid (not to be confused with Broken Kid, who is swell in his own way), Holy Fire... and Schismatrix, which kicks serious butt and rocks the Casbah.

I'm a pretty big Jack Womack fan, too. If you haven't tried his stuff, you might want to read Random Acts of Senseless Violence first. Womack's another pal of Gibson's...

Can't wait to read Spook Country. I've read all the parts he's posted on his blog so far. Awesome!

I've read Holy Fire as well. Enjoyed it, but it's not quite on my "favorites" list.

Thanks for the Jack Womack tip. I love to read, so I'll check him out.

And I can't believe I forgot to put John Brunner's The Shockwave Rider on my list! Classic cyberpunk

'mute

[quote="Serenity"]
Dostoievski: "Crime and Punishment, "The Idiot", "The possesed".

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I really liked Crime and Punishment...even though it was back and forth throughout the book, it was very interesting.

Kasdeja wrote:I found you can't judge his writing on any one book. He writes in many subjects and many genres. I didn't like it or Pet Semetary. You just have to find his books that are more in your genre. The Stand is excellent...and The Dark Tower series is his tribute to Tolken...one of his big inspirations.

I'll check out The Dark Tower series. Looks like it's time to buy a new bookshelf, or finally get around to doing the wall-to-wall built-in that I've been planning for one of the spare bedrooms in my house

'mute

wintermute wrote:

Sheikh Gomelez wrote:I'm pretty fond of Gibson's stuff, too. Looking forward to Spook Country...

I enjoyed Sterling's Islands in the Net, The Artificial Kid (not to be confused with Broken Kid, who is swell in his own way), Holy Fire... and Schismatrix, which kicks serious butt and rocks the Casbah.

I'm a pretty big Jack Womack fan, too. If you haven't tried his stuff, you might want to read Random Acts of Senseless Violence first. Womack's another pal of Gibson's...

Can't wait to read Spook Country. I've read all the parts he's posted on his blog so far. Awesome!

I've read Holy Fire as well. Enjoyed it, but it's not quite on my "favorites" list.

Thanks for the Jack Womack tip. I love to read, so I'll check him out.

And I can't believe I forgot to put John Brunner's The Shockwave Rider on my list! Classic cyberpunk

'mute

One of my favorite Brunner books, along with Bedlam Planet and The Productions of Time (neither of which is cyberpunk, but both of which rock)...

wintermute wrote:

Kasdeja wrote:I found you can't judge his writing on any one book. He writes in many subjects and many genres. I didn't like it or Pet Semetary. You just have to find his books that are more in your genre. The Stand is excellent...and The Dark Tower series is his tribute to Tolken...one of his big inspirations.

I'll check out The Dark Tower series. Looks like it's time to buy a new bookshelf, or finally get around to doing the wall-to-wall built-in that I've been planning for one of the spare bedrooms in my house

'mute

The Gunslinger is book one.

My all-time favorite novel is Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. Other authors and books I enjoy include the following:

Chuck Palahniuk - Survivor
Frank Herbert - The Dune Chronicles (yes, all six)
William Gibson - Count Zero, Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition
William Gibson & Bruce Sterling - The Difference Engine
Caleb Carr - The Angel of Darnkess
Martin Cruz Smith - The entire Arkady Renko series (Gorky Park, et al.)
Eric Van Lustbader - Jian, The Ninja, Shan, etc., etc.

Sheikh Gomelez wrote:One of my favorite Brunner books, along with Bedlam Planet and The Productions of Time (neither of which is cyberpunk, but both of which rock)...

I think I own them, but haven't read them yet. Like I said, I love to read. I don't always have the time to, though

Kasdeja wrote:The Gunslinger is book one.

Thanks. I now know where to start

AutoPilate wrote:William Gibson & Bruce Sterling - The Difference Engine

For some reason, I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as I thought I would. <shrug>

'mute

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I put in some favorites, but my all time favorites are probably Jane Eyre, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Dorky, I know.

Today I'm going to be positive and look cute at work. No one will get under my skin and I even won't mind having to stop for gas again. Everyone will love me and their flowers. I will be the happy go luckiest flower girl in all the land. (I have decided to make this thread my prsonal sort of journal...like the Martha Stewart show. Do you guys want recipies and tips too) That would be fun! The user of the day is "Mirage" The Mod of the day is "Nora Volkova" She likes my jewelry too. I appreciate her signature.
Hey, if any of you live near a cute boutique of store where my stuff would fit in perfectly, hook me up!!! www.preciousluxie.com

All this talking about ancient Rome has me booting up Rome: Total Realism again.

Kasdeja wrote:I put in some favorites, but my all time favorites are probably Jane Eyre, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Dorky, I know.

I haven't read them, so can't comment...

Oh... I also love reading pretty much anything on culture. It started out with an obsession with reading anything to do with the computer underground culture and expanded from there. It's fascinating to me

'mute

http://lonelygirl15.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2435
I'd like to clarify why I started this thread. I know Tannhaus is gone and I know he does not find me and jj funny as he left. But, listen to how he talks about our mods and about the users who are still on the forums and what you need to do...to do the right thing. I found his views on the matter to be a little bit of a slap in the face of the community and the mods. I don't know. It just doesn't sit well with me. You tell me what you think.

I'm getting my boyfriend Dune for our anniversary, it's one of his favorites... anyway is that a dorky gift? I'm not sure.