by Joshua Dyre » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:03 am
I've just finished reading all 8 books so far released in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. They're great reads believe me, grab them if you can find the time.
I read books like they're going out of fashion, just bought terry Pratchet's Fifth Elephant, but my favourite of his books has to be Interesting Times. I'd recommend that to you Rak. And yeah, Terry Pratchett definately does for Fantasy what Adams does for Sci-fi.
Hmm, what else, oh yeah, I'm also trying to get into the Wheel of Time series. Slow reading. Trust me on this.
Umm, also reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Neitzsche, a philosophical viewpoint told in story form. It was written in the 1880's and basically gives Christianity a kick in the pants, as well as criticising marriage and peace. In the book he tries to put across the idea that the human race is stagnating and that we are not the end, we are "naught but the bridge between human and Superman. We must overcome ourselves, through death we open the way." He attacks religion as a way of controlling our lives. He attacks government as another control. He also says that we can never love another because we can never truly love ourselves.
*ahem*. Sorry about that. It's intense reading, and like other philosophy books you can't help but discuss after you'e read. I'm also reading Plato: Republic and Aristotle: The Politics.
Gem, the Stand is a good book, but if you like Steven King try and read Bag of Bones. That was chilling stuff.
And Khavi. Red Dwarf rules!!
Rimmer: Go to Red Alert.
Kryten: But sir, you do realise that that will mean changing the bulb.
I've definately waffled on enough. But as a new question.. what bands are you all into?[/i]
I'm an expert on shakespeare,
And that's a hell of a lot,
But the world don't need scholars,
As much as I thought.
"You tell me where Josh is, or I won't just give you a scene, I'll give you the whole goddamn stage play!"