pZ II Birdy
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I think most books in the Shadow series are better, but I didn't consider Children of the Mind a waste of time.
Fantasy/Sci-fi Book recommendations revisited
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I have a couple..... just don't like to read on them. I keep trying though
What sort?
Do you have a real eInk ereader or are u using smartphone or tablet?
I can't imagine someone not liking them.
Texas Dragon
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I also don't really like e-readers (I have a kindle). I much prefer having a real book.
Oh well as long as you have tried a real one. I do agree they lack the same curl up on the couch 'niceness' of a real book but for travel, doctors wating rooms or reading at work they are the best.
I agree it is shit. Listening to audiobooks is not reading.
Actually reading the books (that you consider pulp) is the key to it.
I agree it is shit. Listening to audiobooks is not reading.
Actually reading the books (that you consider pulp) is the key to it.
On the last of Howey's Wool/Silo series "Dust".
Apparently there is a movie in the works, currently in development.
Apparently there is a movie in the works, currently in development.
Speaker was def the best of the series, then Xeno, then Children. Everything gets resolved, etc... but goddamn, card goes off on some fucking tangents in that series. If you read the first two then you might as well read the third, but its decent as best.
Eink, Paper? I only read books written on lambskin parchment, bound in leather.
pZ II Birdy
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Which is why I'd never read to my kids. It's impossible to appreciate literature unless you are actually thumbing the physical pages themselves. Therefore, I'd rather they abstain from any alternate methods of story telling until they can scan the text with their own eyes.
I thought red seas was a worthwhile read, but it didn't live up to its predecessor. If it were stand-alone I doubt I would go out of my way to recommend it.
Hyperion is a weird fucking book
only half way through but wtf is going on
only half way through but wtf is going on
Anyone read Republic of Thieves yet? It came out recently in October. I enjoyed both Lies and Red Seas Under Red Skies. I finally caved in and started WoT. On book 6 so far. Republic of Thieves will be next after I finish WoT.
pZ II Birdy
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Beware. Shits gets really boring during some of the later books, but it gets better eventually - After Sanderson takes over. The books he wrote have their own little issues, at least they aren't boring.
Which is why I'd never read to my kids. It's impossible to appreciate literature unless you are actually thumbing the physical pages themselves. Therefore, I'd rather they abstain from any alternate methods of story telling until they can scan the text with their own eyes.
c'mon my good fellow that's a pretty silly comparison. Kids can't read so they need to be read to to learn the rythms of speech and the pleasure of sitting quietly (relatively) and using imagination. Adults can read (mostly) and substituting audiobooks is not the same.
I'm not against them per se but when people say xxx book is crap when they have only listened to the audio version then I want to start peeling their face off and pissing on the raw flesh.
Now that would certainly make your eyes roll
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I can't (safely) read while driving. For me, that's 10 hours a week that would effectively be wasted time, but audiobooks make it enjoyable. Reading & listening to stories may be different experiences, but I wouldn't so readily discard either one.
While I feel that a bad book is bad whether in text or audio format, a bad reading can really hurt a book. Take the Kingkiller Chronicles for instance, there are two different versions out there (US & Euro markets? idk) and one is horrendous despite pretty much the entire thread agreeing that it's an excellent book. Most of us are able to tell the difference between a bad reading and a bad story.
While I feel that a bad book is bad whether in text or audio format, a bad reading can really hurt a book. Take the Kingkiller Chronicles for instance, there are two different versions out there (US & Euro markets? idk) and one is horrendous despite pretty much the entire thread agreeing that it's an excellent book. Most of us are able to tell the difference between a bad reading and a bad story.
so basically you don't like reading, you like books.
holy shit, i just thought of a billion dollar industry...
you ready for this?
old book smell spray. you can buy it at your local bookstore. just spray it on your e-readers, tablets, and phones, and when you read from them it will be just like reading from your favorite old book.
what do you guys think?
guys?
you ready for this?
old book smell spray. you can buy it at your local bookstore. just spray it on your e-readers, tablets, and phones, and when you read from them it will be just like reading from your favorite old book.
what do you guys think?
guys?
i thought it was a dumb idea, but holy shit
Smell of Books
just nuke us now and be done with it, china.