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Hyperion's 'To Be Continued' fucking ending <
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To be continued when you start reading Fall of Hyperion immediately after
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Latest book you read (1-10 scale)
riley-o wrote:To be continued when you start reading Fall of Hyperion immediately after
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"Underworld" by Don DeLillo 9.13/10
Sooooooooooo this is the readers digest version of infinite jest/gravitys rainbow?
Sooooooooooo this is the readers digest version of infinite jest/gravitys rainbow?
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Endymion 7.5/10
Rise of Endymion - 6.25/10
I feel kinda bad giving RoE such a low score considering how compulsively I was reading it, but holy fuck Simmons cannot write a love story and his love dialogue was so stilted and painful that I was getting physical douche chills reading it. "Raul my love ?" "Yes Aenea my darling ?"
The scifi stuff was really great and the symbolism parallels throughout are pretty incredible, though. Worth reading, but a major step down from the Hyperions.
Rise of Endymion - 6.25/10
I feel kinda bad giving RoE such a low score considering how compulsively I was reading it, but holy fuck Simmons cannot write a love story and his love dialogue was so stilted and painful that I was getting physical douche chills reading it. "Raul my love ?" "Yes Aenea my darling ?"
The scifi stuff was really great and the symbolism parallels throughout are pretty incredible, though. Worth reading, but a major step down from the Hyperions.
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on page like 40something of thus spake zathustra.
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Advances>|<MONKEY wrote:on page like 40something of thus spake zathustra.
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) - Bernard Cornwell - 9/10
Historical fiction taking place during in post-Roman Empire England. Looking forward to reading the next one.
Historical fiction taking place during in post-Roman Empire England. Looking forward to reading the next one.
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Le Mort d'Arthur Vol. 1 - 9
Le Mort d'Arthur Vol. 2 - 9
Le Mort d'Arthur Vol. 2 - 9
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Dune - 9/10
The intricacies of the various plottings and schemings are unparalleled in scifi imho, and the scope of the world and how fleshed out that vision is nearly brings me to tears for what an incredible accomplishment it is.
But are scifi authors all such nerds that they've never had an actual conversation and that's why they can't write believable or relatable dialogue ? Is that it ? And why do they all insist on tormenting us with their fucking truly godawful prose ?? Why ??!?
The intricacies of the various plottings and schemings are unparalleled in scifi imho, and the scope of the world and how fleshed out that vision is nearly brings me to tears for what an incredible accomplishment it is.
But are scifi authors all such nerds that they've never had an actual conversation and that's why they can't write believable or relatable dialogue ? Is that it ? And why do they all insist on tormenting us with their fucking truly godawful prose ?? Why ??!?
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it's these things that make Dune inaccessible to meriley-o wrote:But are scifi authors all such nerds that they've never had an actual conversation and that's why they can't write believable or relatable dialogue ? Is that it ? And why do they all insist on tormenting us with their fucking truly godawful prose ?? Why ??!?
all the world-building shit was exposed to me when I was a tiny kid watching the movie, so the only thing the book really presents to me is the CLUNK
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yeah thats how i feel about desriptions of nudity / sex and sexuality in grrm's books, i'd prefer he just go "he grabs her tits, she moans, they start fucking, its hard /scene" instead of the circling of the wagons shit he does instead
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Dungeons and Dragons - 5th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide - 10/10
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The Blade Itself 9/10. Minus one because the Jezal chapters and the middle of the book was a little slow and dull but the ending and intro of new characters in the last third has me pumped for the next book. I do like how the writing style switches up between character chapters.
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Solaris (Bill Johnston translation) - 9
Medieval Art (Sekules) - 8
Medieval Art (Sekules) - 8
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The Elementary Particles - 10/10 (This book will crush your soul...ULTIMATE SADNESS)
The Case Against Satan - 7.5/10
The Case Against Satan - 7.5/10
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Notes from the Underground - 10/10
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the shadow of the torturer - 8.9
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heh, I'm reading that right nowFVBTVS wrote:the shadow of the torturer - 8.9
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Dune Messiah 7.5/10
Children of Dune 7/10
God Emperor of Dune 8/10
Heretics of Dune 6/10
Chapterhouse: Dune 5/10
Children of Dune 7/10
God Emperor of Dune 8/10
Heretics of Dune 6/10
Chapterhouse: Dune 5/10
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