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  1. Dianora

    Stardust

    I just downloaded this one on ereader so that I can carry it with my on the ol' PDA. I have yet to read it. I'm ashamed of myself!
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    Ridiculed for Reading?

    People basically think I'm weird because I have the 'time' to read... well, I work all day and I have a two year old, I am a busy person, but I FIND the time to read... I don't just laze around all the time. I don't know... people sometimes think reading=laziness, and that bugs me.
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    American Gods

    I'm about 200 pages in and LOVING IT. I forgot to bring it to work today and I have ALL this time to read, but I have no book. dammit. I'm still trying to figure out the symbolism of the coin tricks.
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    American Gods

    I just started this today (finally).... Any comments? Things to watch/look for??
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    Another newbie seeking recommendations!

    Try "Tigana" by Guy Gavriel Kay. Canadian author, amazing. Get it. I hadn't read much fantasy at all when I read it. It was completely different from anything I'd ever read before, and it opened a whole new world of reading material for me. I only wish it hadn't taken me so long to get it.
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    List of SFF Clichés

    lmao. :p That's true of most historical films as well. One of my favorites was "Amadeus" about Mozart. Cracks me up, hearing them all speaking English... still, I hate subtitles, so I can't complain.
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    What August tome are you tackling this month?

    oooh. I forgot I have American Gods. That sounds good for my next conquest. Now I have a plan. But... I gotta get through Son of a Witch first. I can't believe I haven't finished it yet. GREAT book, for those Wicked fans out there. He really does the story great justice. In my opinion, anyway.
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    List of SFF Clichés

    lmao! This thread is hilarious.... there are so many good ones, I can't come up with something new! Ok, give me time. I'll think of something. Has anyone yet mentioned that nobody seems to bathe, and yet they all apparently look either ruggedly handsome or incredibly beautiful?
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    "Men write better fantasy than women" please discuss.

    Susanna Clarke did a great job with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
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    Recommend me some dark fantasy

    Seems a lot of people have mentioned the New Crobuzon series. Only read Perdido Street Station, but if that's not dark fantasy, I don't know what is! Very well written...
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    Wicked and Son of a Witch

    oops, must have missed this post earlier. I agree. Even witches need love, lol. In fact, maybe they need even more of it than those lucky 'dorothy' types that have it all. ...and... it's only assumed that Liir is her son, right? At the beginning of Son it leads us to believe he's not sure...
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    Wicked and Son of a Witch

    I have heard only good things about the musical. The original cast was awesome, and I heard one song performed live on TV and loved it. I don't get out much to see stuff like that, hard to get a sitter, plus my husband isn't really into musicals, though he'll grin and bear them with me from time...
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    Wicked and Son of a Witch

    I don't know!! That's one thing I could never figure out....
  14. Dianora

    Wicked and Son of a Witch

    I read and quite enjoyed "Wicked"... and I am currently reading "Son of a Witch"... and so far, I like it as well. I am not at all impressed with his other books, but these two really grabbed me for some reason. They are light, fun reads. Nothing more... I try not to overanalyze books like this...
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    Book Suggestions

    amen to that!! did you see what they did to my noob thread? It wasn't pretty. but... you gotta love 'em. you just gotta.
  16. Dianora

    Jolly good July reading...

    Neverwhere is good, isn't it? Just recently finished it myself... I'm getting ready to read Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire... read Wicked last year and loved it.
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    Neil Gaiman movie rumor

    I haven't seen the Neverwhere movie, but it's a great story... I'd love to see someone do justice to it, though I guess since the first time around wasn't too great (from what most people say)... there probably won't be a second time. This is the only one of his I've read, though I have American...
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    Perdido Street Station

    I found the first 1/3 of the book to be very difficult to read and tiresome in places. It does get better after that, and the detail is great... but I was just disturbed by the whole thing in general. Mind-sucking slake moths are just not good bedtime stories, lol. I'm amazed by his...
  19. Dianora

    Last Comic Standing

    Anyone watch this? Great show.... don't know if they have it in the UK, or something like it. Anyway, it's pretty cool to watch these guys duke it out for who's the funniest.
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    Lost season 2 finale... More Questions, not answers!?

    you know, I really, REALLY tried not to get into this show, but my husband is addicted, and by default, since I am usually in the same room while he's watching it... I got hooked. No clue what they are going to do with next season...
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