TR Book Group - Or what are you reading now?

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:53 am

Malone Dies by Beckett.

SoIaF is suck. Why don't you just read a book about the War of the Roses instead.

Jale · Post by **Jale** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:24 am

Sload wrote: Why don't you just read a book about the War of the Roses instead.

Hands off our history!

Go read about your civil war, or as we know it 'The Trouble in the Colonies'

Harke the Apostle · Post by **Harke the Apostle** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:25 am

Sload wrote:
SoIaF is suck. Why don't you just read a book about the War of the Roses instead.

I plan to read at least one SoIaF book, just to see what the fuss is all about. (they're not in the shops here).

There's this book called [url=http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/hm.htm]The Homework Myth[/url]. It sounds interesting.

I've purchased this book called Helena by Evelyn Waugh.

Skillgannon · Post by **Skillgannon** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:23 pm

Thats weird. I couldn't imagine my world without reading novels. It'd be like Fahrenheit 451, but personal.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:58 pm

Sload wrote:Malone Dies by Beckett.

SoIaF is suck. Why don't you just read a book about the War of the Roses instead.

because i already know what happened in the war of the roses.

Jale · Post by **Jale** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:09 pm

Spoilers:

The British win.

Andres Indoril · Post by **Andres Indoril** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:16 pm

Jale wrote:Spoilers:

The British win.

Really? I always thought it were the English...

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:03 pm

Wait Wait Wait! ... the British win The Wars of the Roses?? The Yorkists win, then Edward IV dies and both his sons are murdered. Henry Tudor (Henry VII) kills the usurper guy (can't remember his name, only on the throne for a couple years) at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes king. I know my English history, and I have read books on the War of Roses. I just think, for a work of fantasy, SoIaF is really well done. Not full of monsters and mages, bad dialogue, unbelievable characters, and unoriginal plot lines like most fantasy.

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:34 pm

Fantasy without magic? What?

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:59 pm

it has magic certainly, but not overstated. its more like historical fiction of a different universe... with a fair bit or standard fantasy fair (dragons, prophesies, etc.).

Jale · Post by **Jale** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:11 pm

Andres Indoril wrote:
Jale wrote:Spoilers:

The British win.
Really? I always thought it were the English...

Edited for the american market, you see.

Now excuse me, Im going to go back to reading 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'.

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:56 pm

Jale wrote:
Andres Indoril wrote:
Jale wrote:Spoilers:

The British win.
Really? I always thought it were the English...
Edited for the american market, you see.

Now excuse me, Im going to go back to reading 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'.

Which is so much better than philosopher because they don't do anything with alchemy and sorcerers do. Plus "The Philosopher's Stone" is such a lame name. Seriously? Philosopher's? What's it gonna do, philosophize you to death?

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:42 am

It's in a shoebox under me bed.

Sload · Post by **Sload** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:22 am

Andres Indoril wrote:Really? I always thought it were the English...

Actually the Welsh won that one.

gro-Dhal · Post by **gro-Dhal** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:51 pm

Henry Tudor was about as Welsh as I am. Still he milked that angle for all it was worth. Cadwalladr indeed.

And the Wars of the Roses analogy falls apart about halfway through the third book anyway.

Tyrion · Post by **Tyrion** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:05 am

Yeah but it makes things interesting.

Connecting Henry Tudor with saying the Welsh won the Wars of the Roses is a stretch.

Eissaye · Post by **Eissaye** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:37 am

My Personal favorites are realistic fiction military submarine novels. My favorite book so far is called Seas of Crisis, by Joe Buff (I think).

I also like Tom Clancy's Patriot games, and The Hunt for Red October.
I used to read the Red-Wall series by Brian Jacques, it's pretty good, but...talking animals...what more can i say?

On non-fiction, I enjoy reading about the Soviet Union, and the crusades. I'm not currently reading any books, but I'm looking for the book 21.

Post by **Haplo** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:04 am

Freakonomics, Principles of Economics, Haus et al, and On the Origin of Species.

Sniper4 · Post by **Sniper4** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:31 pm

I have a new book now ^_^. It's called "The Alphabet of Manliness" by Maddox

. I've just read about how to properly hide a boner, and when it is considered "straight" to get a boner

.

Lady Nerevar · Post by **Lady Nerevar** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:46 pm

hah, i love that book. read it a couple years back.

Apocalypse · Post by **Apocalypse** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:39 am

I should start reading some books. Apparently I have yet to finish AP English summer assignments, and there's a Political book I have to read for AP US Government. So, I'll be busy reading away since school starts in 3 weeks or so. I'll probably post later what books I have chosen.

-Apocalypse

Xui'al · Post by **Xui'al** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:24 am

Just finished Tools of Violence, Jonathan Harris' Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium and Fulcheri Carnotensis Historia Hierosolymitana. Now I'm into Smail's Crusading Warfare, 1097-1193 until Michael Psellos or Anna Komnene arrive in the mail.

fstony · Post by **fstony** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:15 am

Freakonomics is a lot of fun. But is that why you're reading it, Haplo?

Post by **Haplo** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:35 am

It looked like a good book is all.