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-------------------- "I believe that great weirdness stalks the universe. That's not the issue with me, but it is not tacky. It is not tacky." - The Bard TMcK
I picked up a used copy of Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon for $2 yesterday. It's a fantasy novel with an evil magician, a righteous heir to the throne, lust for power, trickery, deceit, a typical good vs. evil plot. He wrote the novel for his daughter, then 12, so I'd consider it children's fantasy. After about 96 pages I'm slowly drawn in, but his sometimes awkward sentences and overuse of passive voice, along with clear explanations of his characters (a sort of hammering repetition of his point), dull the story. Therefore, I figure I'll chug through this and delve into some much needed classic lit I have lying around. For $2, though, I can't complain.
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan...yes, I'm taking on the behemoth that is known as the Wheel of Time series and am quite liking it so far...although lately I've been busy w/ other things so I've kinda stagnated on my progress...will get back to it eventually though!
Quote: Kire1988 said: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan...yes, I'm taking on the behemoth that is known as the Wheel of Time series and am quite liking it so far...although lately I've been busy w/ other things so I've kinda stagnated on my progress...will get back to it eventually though!
i have just recently heard of the wheel of time series? how many book is it? I also heard the author died while writing the last one, so does it not have a proper ending?
tonight i wraped up the last few pages of Dean Koontz- by the light of the moon. Not his best work, but a pretty entertaing read. The fact that the krux of the story was about psychotropic mind altering drugs, was the iceing on the cake.
next i am about to start readin Daniel Kahnemans - thinking fast and slow.
it is about how much of our decision making is beneath our awareness. We are manipulated and are manipulating in ways we are only beginning to comprehend. And merely comprehending some of the processes our minds go through in deciding response or reaction to input of certain kinds doesn't enable us to "control" it without effort. Even the scientists and researchers who do the studies and analyze them are often shocked by their results as they discover they are as susceptible to "errors" of judgment as everyone else.
We really can't even consider ourselves "free agents" even in a purely psychological way, when we look at the evidence. We are manipulated from within by our System 1, a subconscious process formed from our genes and our environment in our earliest existence. Memory itself cannot fathom all that's there, yet it "directs" our reactions, instantly, and shapes what we believe is our "reality", leading to choices that correspond to it.
Quote: Kire1988 said: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan...yes, I'm taking on the behemoth that is known as the Wheel of Time series and am quite liking it so far...although lately I've been busy w/ other things so I've kinda stagnated on my progress...will get back to it eventually though!
i have just recently heard of the wheel of time series? how many book is it? I also heard the author died while writing the last one, so does it not have a proper ending?
tonight i wraped up the last few pages of Dean Koontz- by the light of the moon. Not his best work, but a pretty entertaing read. The fact that the krux of the story was about psychotropic mind altering drugs, was the iceing on the cake.
next i am about to start readin Daniel Kahnemans - thinking fast and slow.
it is about how much of our decision making is beneath our awareness. We are manipulated and are manipulating in ways we are only beginning to comprehend. And merely comprehending some of the processes our minds go through in deciding response or reaction to input of certain kinds doesn't enable us to "control" it without effort. Even the scientists and researchers who do the studies and analyze them are often shocked by their results as they discover they are as susceptible to "errors" of judgment as everyone else.
We really can't even consider ourselves "free agents" even in a purely psychological way, when we look at the evidence. We are manipulated from within by our System 1, a subconscious process formed from our genes and our environment in our earliest existence. Memory itself cannot fathom all that's there, yet it "directs" our reactions, instantly, and shapes what we believe is our "reality", leading to choices that correspond to it.
Quote: McTwist said: I picked up a used copy of Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon for $2 yesterday. It's a fantasy novel with an evil magician, a righteous heir to the throne, lust for power, trickery, deceit, a typical good vs. evil plot. He wrote the novel for his daughter, then 12, so I'd consider it children's fantasy. After about 96 pages I'm slowly drawn in, but his sometimes awkward sentences and overuse of passive voice, along with clear explanations of his characters (a sort of hammering repetition of his point), dull the story. Therefore, I figure I'll chug through this and delve into some much needed classic lit I have lying around. For $2, though, I can't complain.
i hear ya man, i have honestly given up on being a fan of stephen king. Do not get me wrong, on a certain level i really do think he is a marvelous writer. His style of writing is just really not compatible to my brain. I have ADD and when he carries on a 3 page character synopsis, i realize i have been reading but not actually paying attention. It does not captivate my attention. I should try editing his books myself, i think i could take at least 100 pages out of any one of his book
i mean look at "IT", come on.
try Dean Koontz on for size, he is quick and dirty, to the point.
Awesome, that's one of my favorite books of all time.
I'm re reading for the third time Wine of the Mystic: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. It never fails to inspire me out of a spiritual rut.
Quote: i have just recently heard of the wheel of time series? how many book is it? I also heard the author died while writing the last one, so does it not have a proper ending?
...a whopping 14 books, w/ the last coming out early next year. Yeah, I'm hoping Sanderson's writing is just as strong as Jordan's, if not better....would hate to read all that only to be disappointed by a watered down climax.
Quote: Aural Kaleidoscope said:i hear ya man, i have honestly given up on being a fan of stephen king. Do not get me wrong, on a certain level i really do think he is a marvelous writer. His style of writing is just really not compatible to my brain. I have ADD and when he carries on a 3 page character synopsis, i realize i have been reading but not actually paying attention. It does not captivate my attention. I should try editing his books myself, i think i could take at least 100 pages out of any one of his book
i mean look at "IT", come on.
try Dean Koontz on for size, he is quick and dirty, to the point.
I've given up on The Eyes of the Dragon--utter rubbish. Yeah, it's children's fantasy, but so is The Hobbit, an excellent foray (for me) into fantasy. But this trash, God, I don't understand how people can love this. It's a plain medieval type fantasy story, very predictable--wait no, not predictable at all, since King loves to simply spell out the plot and kill any small suspense that probably didn't even exist in the first place. On top of that, like you said, these long character synopses, which I don't mind if the author crafts them beautifully, were poorly constructed, often jumbled with irrelevant or stupid details that made me put the book down many times and ask why, Stephen, why?
He wrote the novel for his 12 year old daughter, but still. Are his classic horror books more mature? More engrossing? I've only read Duma Key, another poorly written story, though much better than the trash I just read. I can't believe the book store owner recommended me this filth. The last time I buy a book off of blind recommendations.
Quote: Aural Kaleidoscope said:i hear ya man, i have honestly given up on being a fan of stephen king. Do not get me wrong, on a certain level i really do think he is a marvelous writer. His style of writing is just really not compatible to my brain. I have ADD and when he carries on a 3 page character synopsis, i realize i have been reading but not actually paying attention. It does not captivate my attention. I should try editing his books myself, i think i could take at least 100 pages out of any one of his book
i mean look at "IT", come on.
try Dean Koontz on for size, he is quick and dirty, to the point.
I've given up on The Eyes of the Dragon--utter rubbish. Yeah, it's children's fantasy, but so is The Hobbit, an excellent foray (for me) into fantasy. But this trash, God, I don't understand how people can love this. It's a plain medieval type fantasy story, very predictable--wait no, not predictable at all, since King loves to simply spell out the plot and kill any small suspense that probably didn't even exist in the first place. On top of that, like you said, these long character synopses, which I don't mind if the author crafts them beautifully, were poorly constructed, often jumbled with irrelevant or stupid details that made me put the book down many times and ask why, Stephen, why?
He wrote the novel for his 12 year old daughter, but still. Are his classic horror books more mature? More engrossing? I've only read Duma Key, another poorly written story, though much better than the trash I just read. I can't believe the book store owner recommended me this filth. The last time I buy a book off of blind recommendations.
you should probably check out "Summer of night" by dan simmons. classic!
the only stephen king book that is on my "read list", is the dark tower series, and also another called, needful things, which was apparently the first book he ever wrote sober??? Or at least that is what wikipedia said
both are pretty far down on the list, so i may never get to them.
years ago i read a thick book, of which the name i cannot recall, but it was a huge collection of stephen king short stories. some of them were pretty good.
I just ordered Light on Yoga, and 3 alan watts books (nature man and women, way of zen, psychotherapy east and west). Im gonna read nature man and women first while practicing yoga. PEace
Lucid Dreaming, Gateway to the Inner Self Too much reference to Laberg and Don Juan, if I want to read either of them I can go to the source. Besides that, a good read. If you are into lucid dreaming, I strongly suggest beginning with the two mentioned.
I notice my attention span has been ruined by video games, its so much harder to sit down and read after 10,000+ hours in digital worlds.
Quote: Aural Kaleidoscope said: the only stephen king book that is on my "read list", is the dark tower series, and also another called, needful things, which was apparently the first book he ever wrote sober??? Or at least that is what wikipedia said
both are pretty far down on the list, so i may never get to them.
years ago i read a thick book, of which the name i cannot recall, but it was a huge collection of stephen king short stories. some of them were pretty good.
Check out The Stand and Under the Dome. Both are huge books, but they are amazing! And I'm not a particular big King fan. Also I've heard great things about the dark tour series. It's next on my list.
Quote: b0red5tiff said:you should probably check out "Summer of night" by dan simmons. classic!
Seems interesting. I might check it out. I have soo many books lying around, mostly classic lit. I've had an escapist summer so far (actually an escapist year)--most of what I've read dealt with fantastical adventures of some sort. I need a bit of grounding first. Currently I'm reading Jimi Hendrix: The Final Days, an investigation into the last few weeks preceding Jimi's untimely death. Knowing nothing of Hendrix really, it's interesting, but very dry, though that's to be expected in an investigative report mainly consisting of interviews interjected by the authors brief narrative.
I'll also probably start The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, then possibly re-read Huck Finn. At least I can still adventure while hopefully learning something about myself and my world.
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