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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 3:29:58 GMT
All Quiet on the Western Front was amazing. I think I'll probably boot Gatsby from my list in place of it... And then they'll both soon be booted for Wizard and Glass, of that, I have no doubts. Oh yes quite a good book, but by the end, your going to have that feeling just like the Road, nothing but utter depression and questioning what was the point of World War I? Again, apparently nicer then drugs and sex, I also read Farewell to Arms, which also legendarily ends depressingly, because Hemingway gotta kill everyone! He was the original George RR Martin/Robert Kirkmen, everything just dies! Yeeaaah.... All Quiet on the Western Front isn't even close to The Road.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on Jan 27, 2015 3:31:53 GMT
Oh yes quite a good book, but by the end, your going to have that feeling just like the Road, nothing but utter depression and questioning what was the point of World War I? Again, apparently nicer then drugs and sex, I also read Farewell to Arms, which also legendarily ends depressingly, because Hemingway gotta kill everyone! He was the original George RR Martin/Robert Kirkmen, everything just dies! Yeeaaah.... All Quiet on the Western Front isn't even close to The Road. Well not exact, but it's hardly an optimistic book, I mean SPOILERS!!! It ends with the soul remaining friend dying a month before the war ends simply because he saw a butterfly, the same type of butterfly that he used to put in jars when he was a kid, and didn't see a sniper, what an uplifting ending!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 3:34:42 GMT
Yeeaaah.... All Quiet on the Western Front isn't even close to The Road. Well not exact, but it's hardly an optimistic book, I mean SPOILERS!!! It ends with the soul remaining friend dying a month before the war ends simply because he saw a butterfly, the same type of butterfly that he used to put in jars when he was a kid, and didn't see a sniper, what an uplifting ending! ......That's.... That's not how it ends... It ends with a report that the main character(I forget everyone's name but Kat)(wait, just remembered his name, it was Paul), that Paul is killed out in No Man's Land, but was seen with a smile on his face, and that for the first time in months, everything was quiet on the western front.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on Jan 27, 2015 15:33:30 GMT
Well not exact, but it's hardly an optimistic book, I mean SPOILERS!!! It ends with the soul remaining friend dying a month before the war ends simply because he saw a butterfly, the same type of butterfly that he used to put in jars when he was a kid, and didn't see a sniper, what an uplifting ending! ......That's.... That's not how it ends... It ends with a report that the main character(I forget everyone's name but Kat)(wait, just remembered his name, it was Paul), that Paul is killed out in No Man's Land, but was seen with a smile on his face, and that for the first time in months, everything was quiet on the western front. Okay then, don't take my word for it, It has been years since I read that book, the other fact is I believe my favorite character survives, but without a leg, I think, he's the only one who they don't say dies, everyone else gets shot, blown up, hit by shrapnel, fun stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 16:27:09 GMT
......That's.... That's not how it ends... It ends with a report that the main character(I forget everyone's name but Kat)(wait, just remembered his name, it was Paul), that Paul is killed out in No Man's Land, but was seen with a smile on his face, and that for the first time in months, everything was quiet on the western front. Okay then, don't take my word for it, It has been years since I read that book, the other fact is I believe my favorite character survives, but without a leg, I think, he's the only one who they don't say dies, everyone else gets shot, blown up, hit by shrapnel, fun stuff. Well, he could have died. It leaves his fate mostly unknown.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on Jan 27, 2015 16:29:42 GMT
Okay then, don't take my word for it, It has been years since I read that book, the other fact is I believe my favorite character survives, but without a leg, I think, he's the only one who they don't say dies, everyone else gets shot, blown up, hit by shrapnel, fun stuff. Well, he could have died. It leaves his fate mostly unknown. True, and even more soldiers died on diseases and wounds, but hey, I go by the Kenny logic, if I didn't see him drop dead, then there is still hope! Hell I am pretty sure that was my last computer's user name, Albert Kropp.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on Jan 27, 2015 20:57:07 GMT
Also I say we make a list of favorite antagonists, books or game for that matter, because I got a lot to say.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 21:52:48 GMT
Also I say we make a list of favorite antagonists, books or game for that matter, because I got a lot to say. Sure, I guess I'm the list guy.
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Post by Bioshock Infinite WD on Jan 27, 2015 22:07:39 GMT
I guess you are, though I am going to take a wild guess, this can't be accurate at all by the way, that your favorite book antagonist is, oh I don't know, Randall Flagg.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 22:11:00 GMT
I guess you are, though I am going to take a wild guess, this can't be accurate at all by the way, that your favorite book antagonist is, oh I don't know, Randall Flagg. Bingo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 17:05:13 GMT
Updated my list, here's my new #1: 1. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Most of this is just copy/pasted from what I posted on the thread for the series right after finishing it: So, I just finished reading The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, and can safely say that not only is it my favorite of the series, it is probably my favorite book of all time. It takes that special magic and almost poetic style of the first book, and Part Two and Three are almost entirely written like the first book was. It's a style that is utterly unique, and reading the book makes it feels almost other worldly. It's not just some fictional world, with only whatever was needed for the story being shown, it feels like a living, breathing world, something almost impossible for a book to accomplish. But beyond that, it trumps any other fictional world... well, ever. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and say, for me at least, this is #1. Along with that, the characters are fantastic, both the heroes and villains are portrayed on a level plane. I found myself feeling sad as character died or tragedy struck them, not only for Roland and his ka-tet, but for the villains, even people like Eldred Jonas. King can compeltely switch the tone of the book and narration from each individual POV. In Part Two and Three, the author's voice is barely heard in the narration of the novel, it's the characters 100% of the time. And, even knowing from the start which characters live and die(Roland talks about it in Part One, before he begins telling his story), it never took away form the experience. I can also safely say that Wizard and Glass is the most emotional story I've ever read, or simply experienced. It beats anything like The Walking Dead or Valiant Hearts, or even 11/22/63. Things kind of seemed to begin to fall apart in Part Four when entire chunks of the plot were being taken from The Wizard of Oz, and the characters even make note of it, and when a villain I quite liked is killed off with little fanfare for seemingly no reason, but in the end, it's solid, and whatever may have been threatening to crumble a little is, if not fixed, over looked when Randall Flagg appears and brings that portion of the plot up to the level of quality that Part Two and Three were. Okay, finished with what I posted before, I just want to add something here: These novels seem to be split between two different styles entirely. The Gunslinger was almost poetic in the way it was written, and it seemed alien. It had an other worldly quality to it that's hard to identify. It feels like Mid-World actually existed the way it was portrayed both in that book, and in Part Two and Three of this one. On the other side of that, is a much more grounded style, which can be described as King's typical style. The author's voice is heard throughout the narration, and it seems very personal almost. It's relatable and understandable. King's usual style is what makes up Part One and Four, and the more poetic other-worldly style makes up Part Two and Three. Neither is better than the other, and I like how the book is very clearly split up like this. But, I'd be lying if I didn't say that yes, I enjoyed Part's Two and Three more. Because it felt epic, something that is rarely manageable in... anything, really, but books in particular. Part Three in particular managed this. On top of that, it's tragic, and has an extraordinary amount of emotional weight to it, more so than any other book I've read, TV Show or movie that I've watched, or game that I've played, and for that along, it takes my top place.
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Post by Autobot Sonic on Feb 22, 2015 19:47:45 GMT
My favorite books (In no order):
The Giver A Wrinkle in Time Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Silverwing Trilogy Halo: The Fall of Reach The Magic Treehouse Series
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 19:49:00 GMT
My favorite books (In no order): The Giver A Wrinkle in Time Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Silverwing Trilogy Halo: The Fall of Reach The Magic Treehouse Series I loved A Wrinkle in Time.
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Post by [...] on Mar 1, 2015 12:12:34 GMT
I have a big Tom Clancy collection. His books (political thriller) are mainly about the aftermath of the cold war between USA and Soviet Union but also contain for example the drug war in Columbia or terrorism world wide (virus). It's pretty faszinating how he makes politics interesting and combines it with a whole bunch of action. I guess most of you saw films like - The Hunt For Red October - Patriot Games - Clear and Present Danger - The Sum of All Fears All of them are based on some of his books. Sadly, when he became older his books where more like 95% politics so it got boring for me. But most of the books I read were awesome and I can just advise you to try it out!
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Post by dojo32161 on Mar 11, 2015 20:29:56 GMT
I just finished reading this one a it was really good:
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