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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-03-2023, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
I...
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials I greatly enjoyed reading Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing series to my children as well as Brian Jacque's Redwall series. And of course Lemony Snicket's A Series of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-22-2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
What's sleep anyway? :D
Glad you are...
What's sleep anyway? :D Glad you are enjoying him. Scrooge that I am, I am waiting for the second one to come out in paperback. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-02-2012, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
And a happy new year to you, Mister U. ;)
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And a happy new year to you, Mister U. ;) This doesn't surprise me, as I once checked into Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon on your recommendation, but couldn't get into it, nor do I particularly... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-31-2011, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
I'm glad to hear that someone else has been...
I'm glad to hear that someone else has been captivated by the books! (I really have to get the second one.) The Kvothe character is so intriguing, as his life at different times draws different... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-21-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Okay, I'm going to change the topic just...
Okay, I'm going to change the topic just slightly. :p Has anyone else read Patrick Rothfuss? I've read The Name of the Wind and was quite entranced by it. There's travelling players with a wry,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-07-2009, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Gives a whole new meaning to those words Joan...
Gives a whole new meaning to those words Joan Baez sang: ;) But I had the darndest time trying to figure out if it was allegory or applicability. I guess your bosses decided clearly which... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-07-2009, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
It might be Le Guin you are enjoying, Lommy,...
It might be Le Guin you are enjoying, Lommy, rather than the genre of SF, because she has a unique POV which not many other writers of SF follow. JS and MR offers a unique alternate history,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-15-2009, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
Bethberry bites her tongue to avoid saying...
Bethberry bites her tongue to avoid saying anything about the difficulties with authorial intention. :D Since this has been quoted liberally by several Downers, I might as well chime in to see... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-01-2008, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
Anyone taken a look at Patrick Rothfuss's The...
Anyone taken a look at Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind? It's gotta be of interest to Tolkien fans. Here's the dedication: |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-20-2006, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
There is a writer known for his eerie stories and...There is a writer known for his eerie stories and illustrations which move ominously between realism and fantasy, a children's writer. I don't think anyone here has mentioned him, but the depths of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-01-2006, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
Yeah, that debate prompted me to reread HDM.
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Yeah, that debate prompted me to reread HDM. Interesting how it has two such powerful female characters, Lyra and Mrs. Coulter, with Mary Malone being an interesting one two. ;) At least, I... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-28-2006, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
DustThat is indeed tragic news, for 57 is yet still in the prime of years. I'm sure Gemmell has stalwart fans among people here at the Barrow Downs and I'm sure that in particular Squatter ahd his... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-17-2006, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
Oh, you are quite right that Banks (by any name)...Oh, you are quite right that Banks (by any name) is a superb writer of great stories, great characters, entirely unique take on everything, whether he writes under "M" or not. Consider Phlebas was... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-15-2006, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Well, when HerenIstarion first put me on to...Well, when HerenIstarion first put me on to Pratchett, he suggested I read them in order as some of the books are dependent on previous Discworld info. However, I have jumped around too. I love... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-06-2006, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Well, I must withdraw, having not yet read...Well, I must withdraw, having not yet read Dunsany. Frightful confession, I know, but what can I say? Serendipity is a strange thing, as is synchronicity. At the time davem first posted this... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-29-2006, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
I suppose it all depends on how one interprets...I suppose it all depends on how one interprets 'epic.' This might be true for most of Gaiman's work, but I wonder if Stardust isn't more traditionally fantasy a la Tolkien. Its the 'Green... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-08-2006, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Do I hear an echo of Tristram Shandy here? Any...Do I hear an echo of Tristram Shandy here? Any winding of clocks? I wonder how davem's strictures about Tolkien's Christian subtext--or should I say LMP's Christian subtext apply--if at all--to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-31-2006, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
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Bęthberry
Well, I have a signed copy of Coraline. So there!...Well, I have a signed copy of Coraline. So there! ;) You know, there are times when I am reading Gaiman that I become absolutely convinced that he is the new/next Master of Fantasy, along the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-25-2006, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 996
Views: 328,378
Posted By
Bęthberry
an online sampler of Neil Gaiman's work is...
an online sampler of Neil Gaiman's work is available here (http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/ebooks/ebookdownload) |
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