I know more about Middle-Earth than I do about Canada. |
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 Oct 18 2007, 12:00 AM
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 Padfoot  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413  |
Sad, eh? I got into fantasy after watching LOTR, which happened only this year (
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Oct 18 2007, 12:14 AM
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My teacher's shoving SciFi down my throat. I f**king love it.
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Oct 18 2007, 12:17 AM
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 :) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,636 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,459 |
I love all sorts of fantasy books, as long as they are interesting. I really need to read the LOTR trilogy. really really.
The last fantasy novel I read was a book called Elantris. Well, actually I'm in the process of reading it. But I'm really bad with finishing books. I end up starting other ones, and its just a big mess. It's really good though, and very interesting. I'm about half-way through. Also, I love the chronicles of narnia.  And I've been meaning to pick up Twilight.  There are so many books I've been meaning to pick up though.
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Oct 18 2007, 01:06 AM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
^ DOOO ITTT! READ TWILIGHT!
Twilight has me kinda hooked on this Vampire thing. But I also love the Stargate shows on the Sci Fi Channel, along with Lord of the Rings. :D Love me some Legolas. The dragon stuff, though, is pushing it. A lot. |
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Oct 18 2007, 06:19 PM
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 An original Harry Potter fan Group: Official Member Posts: 1,469 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,023 |
Anything to do with fantasy I am there I LOVE HARRY POTTER, LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia I need to finish reding eragorn I read the first three chapters then I got interupted wih a school book.
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Oct 18 2007, 06:22 PM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
I know more about Star Wars then like the real world....well not really. But I know TOO MUCH about it.
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Oct 19 2007, 10:21 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
I've never really gotten into that kind of thing. Fantasy movies are easier for me to get into than books. I just find it hard to apply to my life.
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Oct 19 2007, 11:13 PM
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Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
Jose, like what?
Kara, Chronicles of Narnia are grrrreat! I should pick up Twilight though and see if I like vampires. Kristina, have you read The Hobbit? There's a dragon. Or did you mean fairytale dragons? Gryffindore-Girl, I've heard of Eragon. Maybe I'll look up this one too; my friend loved it. :) Dee, I don't really watch movies or read books that apply to my life. It's more out of enjoyment than anything. If I find something that interests me for whatever reason, I'll probably read it or attempt to. |
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Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan so far.. He's also recommended, but hasn't forced me to read: Ringworld by Larry Niven The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov aaand a bunch of SciFi movies: Brazil ( 1985 ) Time Bandits ( 1981 ) Blade Runner ( 1982 ) 2001 Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) THX 1138 ( 1971 ) <-- By George Lucas  etc... You should also read: Ender Wiggin Saga by Orson Scott Card ( Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind -> Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets. ) Nemesis by Isaac Asimov Homecoming series by Orson Scott Card and uhmm anything by H.P. Lovecraft even though they're really fantasy stories IMO. ( Call of Cthulu and such ) |
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Oct 20 2007, 09:10 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
QUOTE(false @ Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM)  He's also recommended, but hasn't forced me to read: aaand a bunch of SciFi movies: Brazil ( 1985 ) Time Bandits ( 1981 ) Blade Runner ( 1982 ) I LOVE Time Bandits, especially. And Mona, you know what a LOTR dork I am. Have you picked up The Silmarillion yet? :P We still need to plan the LOTR marathon. XD |
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Oct 20 2007, 10:44 AM
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Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
I can't find The Silmarillion!
 Most library branches are small. I found The Children of Hurin though. Yea, man, our LOTR marathon! |
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Oct 20 2007, 12:00 PM
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You know what's better than reading LOTR? Reading the appendices in the back.
 They give you an incredible amount of information about Middle Earth, certain rules, bloodlines... it's awesome.
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Oct 20 2007, 12:33 PM
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 bliss. Group: Member Posts: 735 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,566 |
i am obsessed with LotR after watching the movies
but shamefully i have never read the books (yet) |
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Oct 20 2007, 02:05 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
I am such a sci-fi freak.
Anything w/ vampires or aliens and I'm sold. |
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Oct 20 2007, 02:09 PM
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Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
QUOTE(false @ Oct 20 2007, 01:00 PM) You know what's better than reading LOTR? Reading the appendices in the back. I know!! I spent my time reading the appendices because they were so long and I really wanted to know some background info the the races and characters and families and things! I wish there were more about the wizards though. They give you an incredible amount of information about Middle Earth, certain rules, bloodlines... it's awesome.QUOTE(Mulder @ Oct 20 2007, 03:05 PM) I am such a sci-fi freak. Hmm. I haven't picked up a book with aliens (yet).
Anything w/ vampires or aliens and I'm sold. |
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Oct 20 2007, 02:10 PM
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cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
 WHOO! |
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Oct 20 2007, 02:23 PM
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Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
^Haha, yay. I want a double sided light saber. Man, they make the coolest swooshing sounds!
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Oct 20 2007, 02:33 PM
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cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
^ You can get those if you have like $200. They come apart too.
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Oct 31 2007, 10:29 AM
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 Addict Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,918 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 538,522 |
I'm the same. I had a massive LOTR fixation about 4 years ago - I read every book by Tolkien (including the heavy Silmarillion) and even taught myself a bit of Elvish.
Yes, how sad. I do have a much better life now. Ha! |
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Oct 31 2007, 10:37 AM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
How did you like The Silmarillion?
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Oct 31 2007, 10:38 AM
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Addict Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,918 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 538,522 |
Possibly the hardest book I've ever forced myself to read
The story is gorgeous though, very sad.
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Nov 2 2007, 09:05 AM
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Padfoot Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,084 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 50,413 |
^How/why was it hard for you? I'd try to read it if I found it here.
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Nov 2 2007, 10:46 AM
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Addict Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,918 Joined: Jun 2007 Member No: 538,522 |
The language mainly, and the sheer amount of characters. There's no real sense of drama as there is in The Lord of the Rings - it's a retelling of events long past and it's rather...dull. I do English at university and this book was a real effort to read; I'd probably not chose to again!
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Nov 2 2007, 11:48 AM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
QUOTE(davinci @ Nov 2 2007, 09:05 AM) ^How/why was it hard for you? I'd try to read it if I found it here. It's EXTREMELY descriptive. You have to really be patient at times. I've read it a couple of times. Mona, I'm going to have to send you a copy. |
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Nov 6 2007, 01:51 PM
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 Don't touch me you drink! Group: Member Posts: 310 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 518,707 |
I'm a fan of fantasy! I loved Eragon and Eldest, and I've always been a LotR freakkk. I like Harry Potter a lot, too.
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