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Postby Kaori » Mon May 30, 2005 8:48 am

The Farthest Shore is followed by Tehanu, then The Other Wind, making five books in the main cycle itself. There is also Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories, one of which ("Dragonfly") acts as a bridge story between Tehanu and The Other Wind.

None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive; while the last two novels of the series do answer some questions about the world, their tone is completely different from the first three books (not surprising, since they were published about 20 years after The Farthest Shore). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.
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Postby Kkun » Mon May 30, 2005 10:35 am

"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" - C.S. Lewis
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Postby Namelessknight » Mon May 30, 2005 11:42 am

Kaori wrote:None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive]The Farthest Shore[/I]). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.



That is what I was figuring. After Tehanu, I wasn't going to waste any more time on her stuff. Sadly, cause I really liked the EarthSea trilogy...
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Postby uc pseudonym » Mon May 30, 2005 9:38 pm

Kaori wrote:The Farthest Shore is followed by Tehanu, then The Other Wind, making five books in the main cycle itself. There is also Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories, one of which ("Dragonfly") acts as a bridge story between Tehanu and The Other Wind.

None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive]The Farthest Shore[/I]). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.


Ah; I had only read through The Furthest Shore. I am glad to hear that advice, however, because it has been years since I read the books and if I wished to finish the primary cycle I would have to do significant rereading.
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Postby Lady Arianrod » Mon May 30, 2005 10:05 pm

I'm currently reading "Faith of My Fathers".
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Postby Indigo_Eyes » Tue May 31, 2005 6:52 pm

Last week I read The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey, and today I finished Life Everlasting by Robert Whitlow
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Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:30 am

I have been reading numerous volumes of The Sandman, now that I've actually gone to the effort of tracking them down.
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Postby mechana2015 » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:45 am

uc pseudonym wrote:I have been reading numerous volumes of The Sandman, now that I've actually gone to the effort of tracking them down.

Cool. Sandman is an awesome series.
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Postby Jasdero » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:49 am

I just finished Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn, after rereading his Across the Nightingale Floor. Now, I'm off to buy the third book in the trilogy (Brilliance of the Moon). I have a bad feeling that the main characters are all going to die. XD;;;;;;

Also, I've been reading for the fifth or sixth time, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
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Postby Sparrowhawk » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:25 pm

Currently reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Just finished chapter one of book six: Lord of Chaos. Its really really good for a fantasy, i think even if (again in my opinion) no one can come near topping Lewis and Tolkien :)
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Postby Scribs » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:25 pm

I just got done with "Cry the beloved Country" by alan Payton
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Postby lionheart » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:21 am

Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott.

Unfortunate events have kept me from having a chance to read anything past the second chapter since I've picked it up a week ago. :red:
It's by the author of Old Mortality, (My absolute favorite book ever!) and my youth group leader recommended the movie to me. So I thought I'd pick the book up first to see if it was any good. :)

I have a ton of free time tomorrow, so I'll probably be half-finished with it by then, hopefully by that time I can edit this post and replace it with an overview of the plot. :P
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Postby Hephzibah » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:21 am

Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
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Postby mitsuki lover » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:57 pm

John Ringo:The Gunfigther Who Never Was by Jack Burrow
An interesting true account of a Old West myth.
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Postby Ryupower » Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:47 pm

'Unveiling Islam'
By Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner. Both former Muslims.

I'm gonna use this to minister to some of the decendants of Ishmael ('cuz they're really stubborn. Need referance. ^^; )

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Postby Namelessknight » Fri Jun 03, 2005 8:18 pm

Sunako wrote:I just finished Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn, after rereading his Across the Nightingale Floor. Now, I'm off to buy the third book in the trilogy (Brilliance of the Moon). I have a bad feeling that the main characters are all going to die. XD]The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[/U] by Douglas Adams.



Just how are those Tales of the Otori books? Cause I have looked at them and they seem rather interesting, but am still kind of fence sitting. What were your thots on them? Thanks...
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Postby Bobtheduck » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:00 pm

Ender's Game... My friend is pestering me to read it... I'm not far in it yet

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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:45 am

Tell us what you think once you have completed it. I'm not so sure if you would call the ending a twist, but it did cause a great deal of the events previous to make sense.
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Postby Technomancer » Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:53 pm

Peter Tremayne "The Leper's Bell" (The new Sister Fidelma mystery)

and also "Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who we Are" by Joseph Le Doux
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Postby Jasdero » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:36 am

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, and rereading Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
Namelessknight wrote:Just how are those Tales of the Otori books? Cause I have looked at them and they seem rather interesting, but am still kind of fence sitting. What were your thots on them? Thanks...

Well, I really have enjoyed the two in the series that I've read so far. Each of the books immediately follow each other, so it could have been written as just one book. For background info and summaries, check out this site: The Otori.
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Postby FadedOne » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:58 pm

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Postby bigsleepj » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:33 pm

George MacDonald's "Phantastes". Its hard reading but great!!
I also recently read a Sandman comic book called "The Doll's House" which I pretty much enjoyed.
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Postby dragonshimmer » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:49 am

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire :D
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Postby Scribs » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:36 am

The great train robbery
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:35 pm

Last week on History Channel they did a full week of the Civil War and
one episode was about the Great Locomotive Chase that wound up
inspiring the Buster Keaton movie.And yes the Conductor and Engineer did take off running after the General like in the movie. :lol:
I know off topic but interesting factoid.

On topic:I just checked out Rebel With A Cause by Franklin Graham
(William Franklin Graham III).Quick and easy reading and a lot of
hilarious stuff as well.The parts where he talks about his mother are
especially funny.(Ruth Bell Graham is quite the character! :lol: )
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Postby bigsleepj » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:14 pm

mitsuki lover wrote:Last week on History Channel they did a full week of the Civil War and
one episode was about the Great Locomotive Chase that wound up
inspiring the Buster Keaton movie.And yes the Conductor and Engineer did take off running after the General like in the movie. :lol:
I know off topic but interesting factoid.


Aaah, I love "The General". My favourite Buster Keaton movie.
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Postby HikariChan » Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:44 pm

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Postby K. Ayato » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:36 pm

I'm reading Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean.
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