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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:13 am
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JainaSolo Master Joined: 04 Sep 2012 Posts: 505 Location: In front of my laptop! Mara Jade Skywalker wrote: In regards to a use of big words, did anyone else struggle with the Coruscant Nights books? I am an avid reader, so my vocabulary is decent. But I continually had to reference a dictionary. Words like ecumenopolis, phantasmagorical, etc. Nah, I thought it was okay. I'm pretty used to reading books with big words and instead of cracking my head over it I just leave the word out, reread the sentence and everything makes sense to me. Sometimes it's quite hard reading like that but I learned to cope. _________________ We fight, we earn, we never learn. And through it all, the hero falls... ~Heroes, Mika~

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:16 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Finished THG. I don't want to start anything yet, as I'd quite like to dive right into book 2, as soon as it arrives. However, if I can't come up with a way to procrastinate, I may read Dracula, after hearing about this new TV show (called, imaginatively enough, Dracula). http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/nbc-orders-dracula-drama-starring-jonathan-rhys-meyers/2012/07/24/gJQAQMme7W_blog.html Quote: Dracula falls hopelessly in love with a woman who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. Stoker in his grave: turn, turn, turn. Indeed. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:19 am
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Dog-Poop_Walker Master Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 686 Location: Official Med. Grove Troublemaker Life Is The Path wrote: Quote: Dracula falls hopelessly in love with a woman who seems to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. Stoker in his grave: turn, turn, turn. Indeed. That was the plot of the 1992 Coppola movie, and that had the dude's name on it. I don't see why this should bother him more. _________________ They have taken the hearts and minds of our leaders. They have recruited the rich and the powerful, and they have blinded us to the truth! Our human spirit is corrupted. Why do we worship greed? Because, outside the limit of our sight, feeding off us, perched on top of us from birth to death are OUR OWNERS. They have us! They control us! They are our masters! Wake up! They’re all about you, all around you!

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:01 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Because Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula was not a 'player'. Both the film and this series would go against the character of Stoker's Dracula. Got my copy of Catching Fire. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:19 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Finished Catching Fire, now on to Mockingjay. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:15 am
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JainaSolo Master Joined: 04 Sep 2012 Posts: 505 Location: In front of my laptop! I've just started on The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett and I'm already laughing my head off! That guy is brilliant! _________________ We fight, we earn, we never learn. And through it all, the hero falls... ~Heroes, Mika~

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:46 am
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5760 Location: Missouri Five By Five, a sci-fi anthology by five authors, each pitching in with a short story/novella. Authors include Aaron Allston, Michael A. Stackpole, Kevin J. Anderson, Loren L. Coleman, and B.V. Larson. I finished reading the first story by Allston "Big Plush" and I have to say it's the best short story I've ever read by Allston. It's really inventive and a great story. Worth the price of the eBook by itself. _________________

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:58 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Finished Mockingjay and now on to Dracula. When I started reading, I realised the following: it's late, and I'm reading Dracula - two things which are not conducive to getting a good night's sleep. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:07 am
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Ultimatedash Knight Joined: 20 Jun 2012 Posts: 128 So did anyone else that read Mockingjay feel really....disappointed?? I enjoyed the first two books, but didn't really like this one at all.

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:46 am
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4406 Location: Korriban Ultimatedash wrote: So did anyone else that read Mockingjay feel really....disappointed?? I enjoyed the first two books, but didn't really like this one at all. Third one was a scattershot, I thought it was absolute crap. _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:12 pm
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VileZero Master Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 813 Location: Maryland Caedus_16 wrote: Ultimatedash wrote: So did anyone else that read Mockingjay feel really....disappointed?? I enjoyed the first two books, but didn't really like this one at all. Third one was a scattershot, I thought it was absolute crap. I liked the third one the best...

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:31 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! I felt it was decent enough. The trilogy started off strong but then it sort of petered (Peeta-d?) out. I disliked how Katniss missed out on most of the action because of her wounds, would have liked to have seen more of the rebellion itself - but, then again, it was more Her Story than Rebel Story. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:10 am
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Reepicheep Master Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 5963 Location: Sailing into the unknown VileZero wrote: Caedus_16 wrote: Ultimatedash wrote: So did anyone else that read Mockingjay feel really....disappointed?? I enjoyed the first two books, but didn't really like this one at all. Third one was a scattershot, I thought it was absolute crap. I liked the third one the best... I did too. Honestly, I didn't even consider myself a fan until the third book. I thought it tied things together nicely. I think the overwhelming death count got to a lot of people. I thought it made it an effective war story. I felt mildly shell-shocked by the end. Overall, I loved the story and Katniss, but Suzanne Collins writing leaves a lot to be desired. The more times I read the books, the more writing flaws I find. _________________ Where sky and water meet, Where the waves grow sweet, Doubt not, Reepicheep, To find all you seek, There is the utter east.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:03 am
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JainaSolo Master Joined: 04 Sep 2012 Posts: 505 Location: In front of my laptop! Life Is The Path wrote: Finished Mockingjay and now on to Dracula. When I started reading, I realised the following: it's late, and I'm reading Dracula - two things which are not conducive to getting a good night's sleep. You shouldn't read a Fear Street book at night. Kept me up the whole time and I couldn't sleep a wink at the end. _________________ We fight, we earn, we never learn. And through it all, the hero falls... ~Heroes, Mika~

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:01 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Oh, it's not so much the book that'll keep me awake, but rather what my imagination will turn it into. If I ever get through my growing mountain of books, I might pick it up. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

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