Annoyingly, my library has the second two books but not the first. I'll see if I can track it down in the shops. I'm already reading 6-7 books so one more won't hurt.
I just got my copy of the book from Amazon yesterday, it's a lot thicker then I was expecting. I'll have to start reading it once I finish reading American Gods. I think I got the last Amazon copy, since when I bought it it said they only had 1 left in stock.
Thanks to this episode, I realized just how long it's been since I last read an actual novel in its entirety. I've read non-fiction books, and I've read stories on the internet, but the last long fiction book I read was Company by Max Barry, and I don't think I finished that. ...Oddly enough, I think that was because I was just getting into GeekNights and AWO at the time. XD;;
Anyway, since I don't have the money to spend on new books right now (keeping money aside for an anime con this week), I decided instead that I'd finally start reading Good Omens, which I'd been meaning to start for some time now. Thanks Rym and Scott! The book force is strong with me again!
I love that book! I am actually working on an illustration of Crowley and Azi right now! "Friends who are from enemy sides" is one of my favorite tropes in fiction, and it's such a goofy, cute story.
Yeah, I'm really enjoying it so far. I've never actually read anything by Terry Pratchett before (yes, yes, I know, I'm a heathen), and his humour seems to be exactly the sort of humour that I like. To say nothing of Neil Gaiman's influence in the story.
I've never actually read anything by Terry Pratchett before (yes, yes, I know, I'm a heathen), and his humour seems to be exactly the sort of humour that I like.
HEATHEN! (I kid, I kid.) If you do decide to get into reading Terry's stuff, I highly recommend using a copy of the Annotated Pratchett File as a reference to a lot of the little bits that may be missed during casual reading. He crams a LOT of nods to modern culture into his work and it's easy to miss things that might have been laugh-worthy if you knew the point of reference.
On the subject of Pratchett... I just finished Making Money, his newest Discworld book. I am enjoying his new lead character in Moist as well as seeing more of the Patrician. According to the tracking info I should have my copies of the PoN books tomorrow. They will be a big help in getting me through my plane flights next week.
No Prince of Nothing books in the library. Guess I won't be reading any of it anytime soon. The books sound very awesome though, I will read them if I remember. For now I'll continue scrolling through House Atreides.
I was just looking into placing an order for all three of The Prince of Nothing online, but the cost of the international shipping is $20 which pretty much negates the cheaper pricing. EDIT: meh. Even then it's still cheaper than standard prices over here. For the sake of being lazy, I ordered anyways. The delivery estimate says June 13 - July 3, 2008 (the latter date is pretty painful, isn't it?), but I guess I'm not in any kind of hurry.
I was just looking into placing an order for all three of The Prince of Nothing online, but the cost of the international shipping is $20 which pretty much negates the cheaper pricing. EDIT: meh. Even then it's still cheaper than standard prices over here. For the sake of being lazy, I ordered anyways. The delivery estimate says June 13 - July 3, 2008 (the latter date is pretty painful, isn't it?), but I guess I'm not in any kind of hurry.
I know that there are versions of the book in other languages, so depending on where you are, you might be able to get a local copy.
I know that there are versions of the book in other languages, so depending on where you are, you might be able to get a local copy.
I personally haven't seen any Dutch translation of the Prince of Nothing books. And if they exist, fuck them, the Dutch language is horrible for the written art.
I was just looking into placing an order for all three of The Prince of Nothing online, but the cost of the international shipping is $20 which pretty much negates the cheaper pricing. EDIT: meh. Even then it's still cheaper than standard prices over here. For the sake of being lazy, I ordered anyways. The delivery estimate says June 13 - July 3, 2008 (the latter date is pretty painful, isn't it?), but I guess I'm not in any kind of hurry.
I know that there are versions of the book in other languages, so depending on where you are, you might be able to get a local copy.
Yeah, but it would likely be more expensive, so I was lazy and ordered from Amazon anyway.
Sadly I don't really enjoy reading these big fantasy novels.
Yeah, I didn't expect it to be this big. I may finish The Darkness before the spoilers episode, but I doubt most of the audience will have finished the entire trilogy.
It's monumental, given that it's just the first book of a trilogy, so I guess Scrym think very high of their listeners.
I think I'll really enjoy it after a couple of pages. It makes you feel "superior" by having it told to you through a knowledgeable person, in the beginning at least. The language is a bit hard, for someone, who really started using English some years ago and now somewhat abandons German, but it seems manageable in the second prologue (with or without a dictionary).
Already listened to that. I'd prefer to hear what Scrym thinks of it.
I'll second this. House of Leaves is worth reading and reviewing, even if you hate it.
I'd also like to recommend George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series for future Geek Nights Book Club episodes. Some one on another podcast called it "fantasy without the kid gloves", and I think that's a rather apt description. From their comments about what's wrong with most fantasy books, I think Scrym would really enjoy the ASoIaF books.
If you get into it, you can read them rather quickly (I say that as a painfully slow reader). I read through Alex's copies pretty quickly, and after my husband dragged his feet on the first book, he read the remaining two in days. We loved them so much, that we would have bought our own, had we not received them as a wedding gift last year. I also bought copies as gifts for my father-in-law this past Chrismukkah.
Oh man! I just bought this book, and I can't stop reading! Thanks Rym, and Scott for introducing me to yet another form of perfect media. The only pain in the ass is going in between this, and all the other media I have because I am still playing Mass Effect, I just rented Lost Odyssey, and the laundry list of anime I am still watching. Scott I feel your pain.
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I just got an E-Mail from my library, the whole trilogy is waiting for me on hold.
Anyway, since I don't have the money to spend on new books right now (keeping money aside for an anime con this week), I decided instead that I'd finally start reading Good Omens, which I'd been meaning to start for some time now. Thanks Rym and Scott! The book force is strong with me again!
According to the tracking info I should have my copies of the PoN books tomorrow. They will be a big help in getting me through my plane flights next week.
EDIT: meh. Even then it's still cheaper than standard prices over here.
For the sake of being lazy, I ordered anyways.
The delivery estimate says June 13 - July 3, 2008 (the latter date is pretty painful, isn't it?), but I guess I'm not in any kind of hurry.
Sadly I don't really enjoy reading these big fantasy novels.
I think I'll really enjoy it after a couple of pages. It makes you feel "superior" by having it told to you through a knowledgeable person, in the beginning at least.
The language is a bit hard, for someone, who really started using English some years ago and now somewhat abandons German, but it seems manageable in the second prologue (with or without a dictionary).
I'd also like to recommend George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series for future Geek Nights Book Club episodes. Some one on another podcast called it "fantasy without the kid gloves", and I think that's a rather apt description. From their comments about what's wrong with most fantasy books, I think Scrym would really enjoy the ASoIaF books.