September's Indulgences...

Thanks, Arwynn, but I suspect I'm a bit too far for that. :)


Dwndrgn, why do we worship cows? I have a vague notion that they're associated with the mother godess, at least that is how I have seen it practised, but it's a bit fuzzy since I'm not religious. :eek:


Comic books rock. I seem to faintly recall Oor Wullie, though I'm not sure. At one point I used to enjoy a lot of UK comics - the original British Dennis The Menace, Minne the Minx, The Bash Street Kids and like that.
 
maybe it would be too far if i was to ride my bike to your place, but mail is a wonderous thing. dont you like getting letters? if you would like it its not a big deal. ive sent letters all over the world. even to india :)
 
knivesout said:
Dwndrgn, why do we worship cows? I have a vague notion that they're associated with the mother godess, at least that is how I have seen it practised, but it's a bit fuzzy since I'm not religious. :eek:
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He doesn't really go into the actual religious doctrine, but where it may have come from to become part of religion. In a nutshell, and this may sound odd if you haven't read the entire argument, he's saying that they are the basis for your economy and if they were eaten instead of worshipped, many people would die of starvation and the basic economy would break down. It is a very interesting presentation.
 
sure, or whatever :) kindness is repaid, if not by the person, then in some other way..right?
 
Finished:

The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.

And The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.

Reading The Shamer's Signet by Lene Kaaberbøl.
 
Besides continuing with "The Scar", I've also started reading "Moses: A Life" by Jonathan Kirsch. That discussion awhile back about the historicity of Moses has gotten me very interested in that whole period of history in that area of the world.
 
Just finished Mister Monday - Garth Nix - disappointing.:(
Also, The Complete Book of Swords - Fred Saberhagen - great stuff. Didn't go the way I expected it to at all. :) I picked this up in a second hand bookstore somewhere in Newfoundland I think... can't quite remember where, but I'm glad I did.
 
I just finished Dawn Cook's Hidden Truth and Forgotten Truth. Both good books. I liked that they were both simple and complex at the same time. The basic story is simple but the ideas, beliefs and philosophy is more complex. She also created characters with who are real in the sense that they seem like someone you could meet on the street and you'd say, "Don't I know you from somewhere?" Very nice enjoyable reads. I'm about to begin The Magician's Guild by Trudi Canavan (recommended by someone here I believe).
 
Kindness is repaid with kndness even if you think you have nothing to pay back with, a kind word a kind email or letter or a small act usually suffices

The whole biblical era is fascinating, allot more to it then just what is written in that book. The quabala goes into even more depth when it comes to the forces of nature and the heavens.

http://www.webspawner.com/users/cindy1945/index.html
 
I've just finished The Devil in green by Mark Chadbourne.
In general it was enjoyable, though I think it lost the bite of the Age of Misrule trilogy. I was very aware whilst I was reading it of how it was constructed. which proceeded to irritate me. But, concepts are still good. I think I'm just a bit disappointed with how he is handling the rest of the series. He had the trilogy which was all linked and very very well developed. Now the rest of the books will be written as individuals, new characters, new story, same setting, same history...

Oh well, I really like his stuff, so i'll get the next one. i really needed to excape uni.

Now I gotta get back into uni.

Drat.
 
Boy, this is a long thread!



Anyway, what I have been reading in September. I have been on a literary fiction binge since attending Maui writer';s retreat. I read Middle Son, by Deborah Iida, a wonderful novel about a Japanese family(third generation hawaiian) living on Maui. The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler, which was witty, but a bit ho-hum. I took a week off and immersed myself in mystery with Divided in Death by J.D. Robb and Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George(ew, ew,ew great book) Then I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, a story told from the pov of a 15 year old autistic boy-excellent book! Now I am reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Very interesting book about a group of people taken hostage in a South American country. I hope to have it finished in time for Jonathan Strange which should arrive the first of next week.
 
Finished The Shamer's Signet by Lene Kaaberbøl and Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams.

Now I'm reading Agatha Christie's The Seven Dials Mystery.
 
I've never heard of Lene Kaaberbøl. What sort of book is this?

Asfter wandering through some literary fiction (ugly phrase, that) and lots more fantasy than is usually the case, I seem happily locked into some very cool sf. I'm currently immersed in Poul Anderson's epic sf adventure, Harvest of Stars, and Samuel R Delany's The Jewels of Aptor. Next up are David Brin's Sundiver and, finally, the first volume of that big series this George RR Martin person is writing. I thought I really ought to check it out...
 
knivesout: The book is the second in a series of YA fantasy, the first was The Shamer's Daughter. Wasn't too impressed with that one, but the second was better.

They are nice, 'light' and quick reads.

Amazon.co.uk

Book Description: The Shamer's Daughter
Eleven-year-old Dina has just discovered she has inherited her mother's gift - when people look into her eyes, they are forced to acknowledge all their weaknesses and guilt. It is an unhappy gift, though; people shy away from contact with Dina, and believe her mother is a witch. Dina's mother has just begun to teach her how to use her power wisely when she is called away by the Lawgiver of the Court of the Ravens, to aid in the detection of the murderer of four members of the royal family. Dina's mother does not return the next day. Instead, Dina is fetched by a stranger, Drakan; finding him able to look into her eyes calmly and innocently, she goes with him.
But, arriving at the House of the Ravens, she finds her mother captive, and she herself no more than a pawn in a terrifying game of blackmail. Terrified, Dina escapes. But she is pitted against an implacable enemy: Drakan and his army of dragons…
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Finished:

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

Reading Ellis Peters' A Morbid Taste For Bones.
 
I'm currently waiting for Mum to finish the Da Vinci code (and for Uni to finish so I can run to the library with glee :() But I'm very interested in it. Mum says its ok, its got aspects that detract from it, but that its still very enjoyable.
 
Apocalypsis - I love Ellis Peters. Good stuff.

I just finished The Magician's Guild and enjoyed it (thanks Mark!) though I found a few things that bothered me about it. Probably things that wouldn't bother others but me being a pain in the buns literalist, they got to me.

After that I read First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain, the sequel to Green Rider. I found the second to be much better than the first, though I enjoyed the first enough to wait for the second :p . What is both good and bad about First Rider's Call is that it ends with few conclusions - a definite clue that there will be another installment - but that tends to irk me because now I've got to wait to find out what happens.

Next is Patricia Briggs' Raven's Shadow. The really interesting thing about this one (are you reading this Brian?) is that the back cover has a quote about the book from one of those other sff websites.
 
dwndrgn: Really liked A Morbid Taste For Bones. I can see Cadfael becoming one of my favourite crime characters. Currently reading One Corpse Too Many.

Also finished A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.
 
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