KamikaZ said:
I had a total brain cramp. Despite the fact I've had the frickin' SUGAR RAY Robinson book in my hand in my post I started yapping about JACKIE Robinson ("I Never Had it Made" is of course Jackie's autobiography). sheeeesh
Other than a couple of books on Ali, I haven't read too much on boxing (that's why the Sugar Ray book has been tempting).
So I hear Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 'darker' story then the previous three. Is that true?
I'm reading "Inside the Crips" by Colton Simpson. Only about 40 pages in...but it's awesome. Ice T does the foreward.
Little dude Colton has just been jumped in and is already wasting mofo's. He's 10. Fascinating.
Before that I read Memoirs of a Geisha...I normally don't read fiction. I thought it was a real autobiography of a real geisha. It wasn't. But it was cool anyway.
Little dude Colton has just been jumped in and is already wasting mofo's. He's 10. Fascinating.
Before that I read Memoirs of a Geisha...I normally don't read fiction. I thought it was a real autobiography of a real geisha. It wasn't. But it was cool anyway.
Yes, they get considerably darker with Goblet of Fire, and it escalates with each book.Gunny said:
But as I heard JKR explain once, it's not like they weren't fairly dark to begin with. After all, the first chapter in the series talks about a boy who's parents were murdered...
Starkiller said:
I wasn't feelin it in the first two books, Harry didnt seem at all aggressive, he just went with it like he had no idea what he was doing, but in the 3rd he became a lot more aggressive when it came to his parents (wanting to kill Sirius, defending his parents against the Dursleys etc)
I think what's-her-name (HP writer) does a pretty good job of making him mature and grow more of a personality. I think that's partly why the books get better. More mature content to come I'm sure.
Bobo said:
i agree with that, he makes a major leap from Book 2 to 3.
Despite being areader my whole life I could never get into the fantasy genre.
Not for lack of trying. I had friends that ONLY read fantasy. David Eddings was the guy "back in the day". I gave everything a shot...I WANTED to love fantasy.
The Hobbit was the only book I was ever assigned inschool that I didn;'t read. I ended up buying the cheat notes.
Not for lack of trying. I had friends that ONLY read fantasy. David Eddings was the guy "back in the day". I gave everything a shot...I WANTED to love fantasy.
The Hobbit was the only book I was ever assigned inschool that I didn;'t read. I ended up buying the cheat notes.
I can't read Eddings, I tried but i just couldnt get into it.
Tolkien is way too descriptive for me, it is too dry for my tastes.
Tolkien is way too descriptive for me, it is too dry for my tastes.
Mac Attack said:
I find fantasy has become a completely derivative genre. In my now somewhat limited experience I find they're either ripping off Tolkien, Asimov or Phil Dick. I haven't read anything that could be called truly original Sci-Fi / Fantasy since Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of the Unbeliever stuff back in the late eighties (man they were great books). This is why the thought of reading some of Rowling’s work interests me. Sci-Fi / Fantasy when penned by someone who is capable and inspired is a fantastic genre, but generally it’s shelves are cluttered by the works of useless hacks who are just trying to cash in on the pulp fantasy market. I swear every second book my ex-wife read had a dragon on the cover… Harlequin Romances with a reptilian twist.
I think it was that popular hack Terry Brooks who opened my eyes to this. I was attempting to read his book "The Sword of Shannara" when about 30 pages in it dawned on me that the book was just a complete Tolkien rip job. His follow-up "Elfstones of Shannara" in turn ripped of Stephen Donaldson’s Unbeliever series.
I actually still have my original copy of "The Sword of Shannara"; it's a little worse for wear though, it doubled as a dart board for five years. It's tattered remains collect dust on a shelf in my den... a cautionary tale... a reminder to use a little more critical thought prior to making my purchases at the local bookstore.
I tried to read Brooks too. Even my buds who love the genre diss that guy.
There was another guy who wrote a bunch of series. I tried to get into that too. My bud described it as "Eddings on steroids". I can't remember his name...he wrote a few series. Damn it's driving me crazy.
There was another guy who wrote a bunch of series. I tried to get into that too. My bud described it as "Eddings on steroids". I can't remember his name...he wrote a few series. Damn it's driving me crazy.
Reading Goblet of Fire, just finished the chapter on the First Task in the Triwizard (Quadwizard?) Tournament.
Excellent so far.
Excellent so far.
just finished Goblet of Fire, the books just get better and better (and longer and longer).
Gonna start on Order of the Phoenix tomorrow.
Gonna start on Order of the Phoenix tomorrow.
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