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Whoa. Just finished Michael King's The Penguin History of New Zealand. Took me a long time, as it's not exactly the sort of book you can't put down. Some sections were pretty easy just because I was specifically interested in them (like prehuman NZ, pre-European settlement, Maori Land Wars, our World War contributions and their aftermath etc), but the sections on the finer points of NZ political party evolution and some of the (to me) fairly heavy-handed doses of colonial guilt-tripping were slow going.
I was surprised by the level of subjective commentary King seems to inject, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Thoroughly recommended for someone wanting a good general overview of NZ's history. It's sparked my interest in a number of areas that I plan to expand on. Next up is either Elton's Chart Throb, the 2nd book in Iggulden's Emperor trilogy or Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
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7th March 2007, 14:29 | #163 |
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"Leadership" by Rudy Guliani is pretty good too. he is hard nuts right wing guy but if you can sift through that crap there is some great insights and tips in there...
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7th March 2007, 16:04 | #164 |
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I've never been much of a fantasy fan, but I spent last month reading like a bleary eyed fiend hrough 6900 odd pages worth of Robin Hobb: The Farseer Trilogy, The Liveship Traders Trilogy, and The Tawny Man Trilogy (must read in order!). She paints the most amazing, realistic, and confrontingly human characters I've ever come across. Definite must-reads
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7th March 2007, 19:15 | #165 |
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I keep seeing her books, but have never read any. I shall make more of an effort
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7th March 2007, 19:41 | #166 |
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Just started on Colour of Magic and then Light Fantastic.... graphic novel versions..... should have both finished tonight
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8th March 2007, 18:15 | #168 |
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"Steven Erikson's "Fallen of the Malazan" series. Liking it very much."
Well, I've now read: Gardens of the Moon The Deadhouse Gates The Chain of Dogs Memories of Ice and am now reading: Midnight Tides. And I have to say Erikson's writing style and attention to minutae have put him right at the top of my favourite authors. I prefer him to GRRM! I know!!
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12th March 2007, 23:23 | #171 |
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Commando: The Dirty Dozen
I'd seriously forgotten how much I liked these when I was a kid - top notch "boys own" adventure stories. Thankfully I didn't pay $30 for it (another library book), I'm ripping through them too quickly! The next book out is 12 Anzac stories, I'm going to have to keep an eye out. |
13th March 2007, 19:12 | #172 |
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I saw Commando collections on sale in Paper Plus recently. I loved them as a kid too
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13th March 2007, 21:29 | #173 | |
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I found an old copy of this book (cloth bound and published in 1929!) and its well worth a read... i'd rate it as one of my top 10 ever reads (and i've read so many thousands of books that my mind turned to mush)
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10th May 2007, 17:26 | #174 |
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Just finished The Penguin History of New Zealand by Micheal King, a book every NZer should read at least once.
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10th May 2007, 17:33 | #175 |
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Just about finished with "Blood Music" by Greg Bear....
Excellent novel - better than the original short story to be honest. Deals with the idea of a genetically engineered plauge of sorts - though not perhaps in the way you would image. Brings up some excellent questions about the nature of intelligence even if it does get a bit "wiggy" with the physics at the end of the book! Pixie
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10th May 2007, 17:38 | #176 |
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For a laugh I am skimming through Weis and Hickman's "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" for the first time in twenty-odd years. For all my childhood memories of playing the pen-and-paper Dragonlance campaign, this book is fucking terrible.
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Recently read the Dragonlance series again. I liked it still - but then I'm not comparing it to some later authors who have much to thank Weiss and Hickman for in respects of opening up the mass market fantasy... market.
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Wizard and Glass book 4 of the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King and its awesometastic.
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12th May 2007, 22:58 | #182 | |
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I'm halfway through the first one (gardens of the moon), and am really struggling to enjoy it ....he flits from character to character, from world event to world event without investing any life in them. Some of his descriptive language is embarrasingly cliche, and his characters are all painted with bold primary colors ie. "xyz is an assasin..THE BEST ASSASIN IN THE WORLD!...abc is a mage THE MOST POWERFUL MAGE IN THE WORLD .. or at least thats how it seems to me so far. However, I committed and bought the first 4 books, so, as I say above, I hope it improves! (ie. I know gardens of the moon was his first novel, so I can cut it some slack in that regard) ..he sure aint no GRRM so far :P |
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13th May 2007, 00:03 | #183 |
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Just re-read Frederik Pohl's 'Gateway' for the third time - a true genre masterpiece, but admittedly not to everyone's taste.
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13th May 2007, 04:01 | #184 |
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just finished reading all the books currently released for the dresden files by jim butcher, fantastic! 100x better then the tv series
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13th May 2007, 09:17 | #185 | |
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13th May 2007, 09:36 | #186 |
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Everything I've heard is that the Dresden books are way funnier (in a dark way) than the TV show (which, to be fair, had it's good moments).
I'm back to my hard boiled/noir habit, this time with George Pelecanos. Currently I'm on the Derek Strange books (black detective in DC) and I wholeheartedly recommend him if detective/cop fiction is your thing. |
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Seriously though, I don't know what you look for in a story but this series kinda focus' on the best... mortals, ascendants, gods.. etc. The impact on the rest is shown but it's not a cliched story on mundane people who somehow find it in themselves to survive in unexpected circumstances. To me it's a fun ride... may not be what you are looking for - keep reading though. (p.s. Though I love GRRM I did start getting a little bored. )
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13th May 2007, 14:40 | #188 |
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The Fabric Of The Cosmos by Brian Greene. Reading it on the bus, half a dozen pages at a time.
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13th May 2007, 17:38 | #189 | |
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13th May 2007, 19:53 | #190 |
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Just started another Poirot story, Mysterious Affair at Styles.
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13th May 2007, 21:16 | #193 |
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I'm currently listening to "The Hallowed Hunt" by Lois McMaster Bujold. It's not quite as good as the other two books in the story arc, but is pretty good all the same.
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14th May 2007, 10:38 | #194 |
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The Good Women of China by Xinran Xue
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17th May 2007, 10:41 | #195 |
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Just finished "Why People Believe Weird Things"
Unfortunately, I am no closer to really understanding why people believe weird things. Only that they do so in opposition to, for the most part, overwhelming evidence. |
17th May 2007, 11:34 | #196 |
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Well, I would be reading The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, if NZ post hadn't lost my copy in the mail and Fishpond had got their shit together and let me know the replacement was on backorder.
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17th May 2007, 12:32 | #197 |
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Just finished reading what seemed like a fairly decent translation and explanation of Inferno by Dante, looking forward to Purgatory!
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17th May 2007, 12:37 | #198 |
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just finished the new Lee Child......
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17th May 2007, 13:35 | #199 |
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Last Friday I read A E Van Vogt: The Weapon Shops of Isher. Years old but still a good read.
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