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laeshanin:
Quote from: reggikko on 2005 August 12, 02:57:09
I adore Terry Pratchett. He is one of very few authors who make me laugh out loud while reading. Generally when I have a new Pratchett book, my family thinks I've lost my mind as I am chuckling, giggling and guffawing as I read. "Interesting Times" is probably my favorite. "Death to our oppressors when convenient!" I need to reread that. I also love his collaboration with Neil Gaiman, "Good Omens". It's like Monty Python doing the Apocalypse.
This isn't SF, but anyone who enjoys a good laugh should read "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. You should definitely read it if you've ever been to New Orleans, ever want to come to New Orleans, or are interested in our more colorful resident-types. I think I've read that book at least 6 or 7 times over the years and it still cracks me up every time.
Sos, taken so long, but yeah, Pratchett is cool. As for Good Omens, it is one of my favourites, making me laugh out loud. Must look at it again... *runs off to rifle through boxes of books (decorating)*
witch:
Quote from: bluecatvon on 2005 August 18, 09:05:04
haha...sorry guys, i know this will have a catrastrophic effect here but...is anyone here a Lord of the Rings fans? cuz i am, but i don't see anyone talking bout it...
When I was about 11 I discovered Lord of the Rings. I read it in one sitting, from a Friday night after school until Monday morning. I don't think I slept. It was like watching a movie unrolling in front of my eyes. It was a magic world made just for me. A few months after I read the books, they became popular again, I was angry that other people talked about my magic world! :-\
I re-read the books about once every 5-10 years. As I've matured I've liked the books less. They are very moralistic and during the trudging and fighting, quite boring. (Same thing happened with Narnia - the Christian moralising antipathy anyway).
Peter Jackson, shamelessy plugged here as a New Zealander, made the Lord of the Rings movies. I have to confess I've only seen the first film. I thought he did an excellent job, though I'll never know why they missed out Tom Bombadil. Despite the lovely movie however, the movie in my head is still better, so I haven't seen the rest of Jackson's movies. I wasn't happy with the casting of Frodo either, I thought he was too gormless looking for the lead character, what with his pop eyes and all. Aragorn and Legolas are both hot. :P
gali:
Witch, too bad you were caught on cheating...:). When and where it was - your avatar keeps secrets unrevealed...:).
Renatus:
It's a foregone conclusion that a bunch of fantasy-inclined people are going to have interest in LotR. Yes, really.
Kristalrose:
Ahhhh!! I love this board, and I'm sorry I don't get a chance to visit with you fine people very often. So, I'm answering this late, and with so many topics discussed, well, let me see, where to start:
1) Artsy or Scientific? I am more artsy, I think. I love to write and love to talk to people and exchange ideas. People also fascinate me, which is why I went into Social Services originally. I discovered a love of history later in life. I adore old houses and I study genealogy. Genealogy is really the study of us: who we are, how history shaped us. We can't go back in time and meet our ancestors, so this is as good as it gets. I like to read the facts and data, and then try to figure out the "why" in a family. Why did this person migrate halfway across the country or leave the old world and come to the new? Why does this census have an ancestor one race, and a later census have the ancestor in an entirely different race? Gee, this branch of the family tree has lots of men dying in their 40's and 50's, and my Dad died at 48, so does that point to high blood pressure and diabetes being something that has taken the men in my family for generations? Some sort of faulty DNA? Who knows.
2) Aspergers Syndrome: Jordi, I know you don't want it, but here's a hug anyway. (((hug))). My son has AS also. He was non-verbal and showed some very destressing behaviors around the age of 2, and we had him evaluated. At the time he was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism. With intensive therapy and a lot of hard work, by the time he was 5 the diagnoses was changed to Asperger's Syndrome. He's now 14. He's the "weird" kid in school who wears red all the time, who doesn't really have any friends, who plays video games and draws elaborate storyboards and studies weather patterns but can barely read or spell. He is a "nervous" child who paces back and forth and makes strange sounds when stressed. Last year this behavior made him a moving target for evil little boys at the bus stop, and they threw rocks at him and blacked his eye. He starts high school next week and I am terrified. LOL He plans on being a Video Game Programmer when he grows up. The "geek" syndrome stereotype actually gives me some comfort, because when he was little a well-meaning psychologist told me that he would never have a "normal" life and that he would have a hard time finding and holding a job, probably never get married, and never live indepentently. Obviously, that's not true of many who have AS, and so it gives me hope that with continued hard work, Al will be fine, too. He really is a sweet, well-mannered, innocent kid. His teachers love him because he is so well-behaved. The kids. . . well, kids are cruel to kids who don't conform, we all know that, and I wish I could just treat those brats the way I treat Sim Townie Teenagers and feed them to a cowplant. :)
3) Literature: I used to love reading. It has been a while since I have picked up anything that wasn't non-fiction, though.(Damn TS2) :( My favorite authors are Stephen King and Anne Rice, and my favorite book is "The Stand" by Steven King, with "It" being a close second. Unfortunately, both my favorite books were made into cheesy mini-series, "It" being completely horrible!!! I love fantasy and find ancient lore of witches and fairies and dragons compelling. I met my husband while playing D&D. :)
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