ARGH ARGH ARGH

[bubosquared]

I AM BORED SOMEBODY ENTERTAIN ME PLEASE!

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[sileas.livejournal.com]

I'm not much of an entertainer, I'm afraid...

Last night, I cried for half an hour after I finished 'Songmaster' by Orson Scott Card. Features pederasty and homosexuality. Very beautiful language and the author knows how to make the reader feel the character's emotions. The book is a little bit out-there in the beginning, but after 20 pages, I was completely hooked.

I also read 40 page of the last Star Wars NJO book. Very boring and I skipped most of the pages. James Luceno is not one of my favorite writers. He writes very monotonous sentences without much variation in style and he explains too much instead of showing the reader. I can see the plot coming from miles and the characters are flat and unrecognizable. I'd rather read the synopsis than wading through his writing.

The last book I read yesterday was 'Blade of Tyshalle' by someone. I haven't finished it yet and I'm not sure I'll ever finish it. I liked his last book (Heroes Die), but he overdid it with this book. Guts flying everywhere and difficult plot to follow. And the sexual perversion isn't half as interesting as the previous book. If you haven't read Heroes Die than this books will be incomprehensible.

And two days I made another book order for 9 books. Most of them fantasy or military SF. One of them is a sort of coming-of-age gay book (with underage characters); Amazon says there were sex scenes *rubs hands*.

My eyes are hurting from reading too much at night.

Boring story, ain't it?

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Not at all! Although I will confess I know none of those books. :) I could, however, rec you some ...

[sileas.livejournal.com]

Please do! I'm trying to expand my fantasy and science-fiction reading.
It's only been a while since I've read in that genre and I'm not all that familiar with the authors (I go by Amazon review and reading lists). I think you've read Nighrunner? Those were the first books I've ever read in the fantasy genre. I've read almost every Star Wars book, but I don't label them fantasy.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine sent me the Nightrunner books, but I've not actually read them yet. I will, though.

First of all, I'll rec Raymond E. Feist's entire Midkemia series. the first half of Magician is a bit slow, but as soon as the book starts focussing on Arutha, it gets good, and then there's the next two, where my favourite character plays a big role. Start with those. ^_^

Also, Stephen King's Dark Tower series, which is an aqcuired taste, I think--you'll either love them passionately or they'll leave you completely bored.

I've a couple of good books with female protagonists that my friend recced/sent to me, most of which will be hard to find, but I can lend them to you if you want, as well as the above, obviously. :)

[sileas.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine sent me the Nightrunner books, but I've not actually read them yet. I will, though.

You mentioned them once, so I thought you read them. ;-) They are quite fascinating. Sometimes the prose is too romantic for my tastes, but that changes when she reveals more of the fantasy world.

I've heard of Feist before, but never tried any of his work. I'll definitely look into that.

Stephen King was one of the first adult writers I read. My fascination with horror lasted two years and now I can barely read it anymore. Is the Dark Tower serie a horror story or more a fantasy novel?

*g* Thanks for the offer of the book-lending, but most stories with female protagonists don't do much for me. I have very few books with female characters in a main role (if I have any at all *g*). Male characters just interest me more. :-)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I'm the same with female protagonists usually, because most female protagonists are just boring, but these are all v. good, I think.

The DT series is very much fantasy, although nothing like Tolkien at all. Epic and wonderful and guh, though.

[sileas.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Maybe I'll have a try at the books with those female protagonists. Maybe we can talk books when I come around on saturday?

I've checked in the library if they have Stephen King's Dark Tower, but I didn't find it at first glance. But I will find them. :-) Stephen King is quite well-known, so the big libraries should at least carry an English copy of them. I order a lot of books from Antwerp with IBL. *g*

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, I'm still counting cells. Interesting, isn't it? Oh, and I suddenly sympathize with my boss (with whom I've never had a social conversation of any kind), because she got a call in the middle of the meeting I and another girl were having with her by someone who's daughter committed suicide last weekend. After which we had a conversation about suicide. Entertained yet? :: snerk ::

Oh, wait, this might be entertaining, though it's rather probable you've already seen it. A theory demonstrating that Ron is, in fact, Dumbledore. Not sure if I agree with it, but the essay is indeed impressive. Oh, and the first part of te essay tries to determine how the chess game played in PS reflects the future developments in the general plot of the HP books. (You need to go to the second page for the DD = Ron theory...)
http://www.livejournal.com/community/unplottables/10607.html

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Also, I thought this was amusing...

http://www.houseofhobbits.com/fanfics/SuchAs.html

What would have happened if Frodo had kept the ring. (Very brief Gen fic.)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I did see that one already, yeah. But thank you nonetheless! :D

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

No problem. What time do you get to go home? Not long anymore now, I suppose?

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Another hour or so. Bleh.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

You only finish at six? How come?

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Five thirty, actually. :)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

And KEEP BUG-EYED BOY AWAY FROM ME PLEASE

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

What, you don't like Frodo? Or Elijah Wood? OK, you can take this icon, then. ;-)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Elijah as Frodo I can usually handle. Elijah as Elijah needs to wear sunglasses at all times. Argh.

[deepsix.livejournal.com]

EYE-MAN!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

CREEPY BUG-EYED THING FROM SPACE!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

And it occurs to me I shouldn't have used my chtulu icon for that comment.

(Help mee! There's no one on AIM and I'm tempted to go take a naplet!)

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Why's that? (Can't really say I know Elijah as Elijah... except that I prefer him with curls :: snicker ::). I'm sitting here grinning like a loon at what you wrote, and I really have no idea what's so very funny, but somehow, it is...

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

It's his eyes, they creep me out.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Ah, OK. Most people like his eyes. :-) But they do bug out more (or seem to) with his hair shorter. Reminds me a bit of a frog like that, actually, now that you mention it. I'll try and remember not to use the Frodo-icon, though don't kill me if it slips my mind. :-)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Nah, 'sokay. I mean, he creeps me out, but I'm also amused by my own creeped-out-ness. If that makes sense.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does. :-) And good, I can stop trembling in my boots, then. (Ik heb werkelijk een geheugen als een zeef...) :-p

[sileas.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, I'm still counting cells. Interesting, isn't it?

*giggle*

Oh, and I suddenly sympathize with my boss (with whom I've never had a social conversation of any kind), because she got a call in the middle of the meeting I and another girl were having with her by someone who's daughter committed suicide last weekend.

Ouch. I wouldn't even know what to say.