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Post by kittenhart on Feb 29, 2008 19:51:32 GMT -5
I love Watership Down too!
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Post by Dave on Feb 29, 2008 20:35:15 GMT -5
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Post by jules on Feb 29, 2008 21:16:53 GMT -5
Wow, those look like some pretty intense books, fre. I must admit to never have hearing of them before. But if it keeps kids reading, especially reading BOOKS, I'm all in favor of it. Sort of reminded me at first glimpse as a harder, more modern version of Go Ask Alice -- anyone remember that book and the controversy around it about it being a fake? On a lighter note, Beverly Cleary's Ramona books and Judy Blume's Fudge books still make me laugh out loud. And I'm not into fantasy, but for those of you who are (or whose kids are), the 3rd book in Chris Paolini's Inheritance trilogy is coming out in September. I've heard from those who are into the genre that they are amazing.
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Post by Mod (PQ-Kermie) on Feb 29, 2008 21:18:09 GMT -5
My son (14) who hates to read.. loved this series.. Only time he has ever asked me to go to the book store to buy the next one in the series.
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Post by jules on Feb 29, 2008 21:20:29 GMT -5
He wrote the first book when he was 16. 16! Wow do I feel like a loser! His parents self-published it and promoted the hell out of it, quitting their jobs to do so, I believe. Now that's dedication.
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Post by lumpy on Mar 1, 2008 14:58:21 GMT -5
Gonna inject some comic book flavor into this thread. "American Gothic" story arc of Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore illustrated by John Totleben and Stephen Bissette. Part horror, part love story. Amazing storyteller backed by exquisite art. Sin City "The Hard Goodbye" written and illustrated by Frank Miller. Gritty, violent, ass-kicking simplicity by a master of the craft. Booze, Broads and Bullets. Nuff said. Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Particularly "The Season of Mists" arc (issues #21-28). Illustrated by Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, Matt Wagner, Dick Giordano, George Pratt and P. Craig Russell. Unparalleled storyteller, eclectic artwork, reworked myth at it's best. The Watchmen limited series written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons. Dark look at a seedy reality where very flawed, very human superheroes reign. Groundbreaking comic . Watchmen became known as a graphic novel which allowed the comic book to be recognized as a legitimate art form rather than just low brow entertainment.
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Post by wizer on Mar 1, 2008 15:03:41 GMT -5
I used to love "The Little Engine That Could". So one day I looked on line, found a copy, and ordered it. I told the children who were about 7 and 10 at the time, that I had sent away for a book that I loved as a child. Finally the big day came and the book was in the mail!. So I sat them down and started reading, and as I did, the childhood memories came flooding back. They seemed to be listening with rapt attention until one of them said..."Daddy is it almost time for dinner?". Times have changed I guess.
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Post by jules on Mar 1, 2008 21:02:18 GMT -5
It's still a great book, idoc.
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Post by Phyxius on Mar 1, 2008 22:29:46 GMT -5
Authors...
What she said, plus...
Robert A. Heinlein (The Grand Master) Larry Niven Fredrick Pohl Greg Bear John Barnes Arthur C. Clarke Issaac Asimov Steven Barnes Harry S. Turtledove
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Post by sheyd on Mar 2, 2008 0:31:56 GMT -5
THANK YOU! I was dying to remember Asimov! I knew it was an A name... Which also reminds me, since you mention Heinlein - I LOVE LOVE LOVE Spider Robinson. Interesting take on sexuality... lol
Shey
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Post by lumpy on Mar 2, 2008 15:44:49 GMT -5
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