Reading List Thread - Page 5

hyena · March 16th, 2004, 03:57 PM

@nick: my dad has some koontz. i'll check him out (the author, not my dad).

i finished my first Pullmann book, as mentioned above. it kept me up until 2 sunday night after all, so it's not tragic, but i still don't see many original ideas or character development or stuff that makes me have feelings. but there's something i want to say to rahvin and all people that share his tastes - no, not those tastes. bears have a very important role in the second half of the story, so you might want to read it. actually, the second most positive character after the lead (a child) is an armored bear, but i won't tell more, lest people accuse me of striking fear in the hearts of men.

rahvin · March 16th, 2004, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hyena

@nick: my dad has some koontz. i'll check him out (the author, not my dad).

uuuh, don't.

hyena · March 16th, 2004, 04:03 PM

right, i had to know: if my dad reads it for relax, it's going to be very bad.

nothing new under the sun, after years of wilbur smith books i know how it works.

Child of Time · March 17th, 2004, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hyena

...is an armored bear...

armored??

rahvin · March 17th, 2004, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Child of Time

armored??

can you say fluffy?

Child of Time · March 17th, 2004, 02:52 AM

fllll....flrrrh...flllopsh. No.

hyena · March 17th, 2004, 12:11 PM

well, an armored bear is a bear who wears an armor made of sky iron (possibly the one manowar were talking about when mentioning the "metal sky"). the armor is supposed to contain the bear's soul, and the bear will - seriously - feel compelled to do stupid things such as being a blacksmith instead of a warrior or getting drunk on spirits if his armor is taken away. also, bears have no companion daemons while humans have, but the armor is to the bear as the familiar is to the man/woman.

Wolfman Von Jones · March 17th, 2004, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rahvin

uuuh, don't.

Oh fuck a pig, Out of the Corner of His Eye is a very good book, I dont like any of his other stuff really, but the book is wonderful

. So stop being the 'I know all about everything' moderator and read the fecking book

.

Nick

rahvin · March 17th, 2004, 05:15 PM

@nick: wtf? are you serious?

the idea of armored bears sounds quite interesting, and the very thought of the poor beasts doing silly things at random sets off my mellowness detector big time.

Child of Time · March 18th, 2004, 01:30 AM

Yeah, armored bear sounds cool, and that book sounds interesting. What's its title?

Wolfman Von Jones · March 18th, 2004, 03:19 AM

Not about the things that were mean

. About the book, yes, I think he did a very good job.

Nick

March 17th, 2004, 02:52 AM	#106 (permalink)
Child of Time Voice of reason Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,819	fllll....flrrrh...flllopsh. No. __________________ "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Dom Helder Camara "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." - Friedrich Nietzsche Btw, thanks Arch

March 17th, 2004, 05:15 PM	#109 (permalink)
rahvin keeper of the flame Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: safe but not far from the city Posts: 17,422	@nick: wtf? are you serious? the idea of armored bears sounds quite interesting, and the very thought of the poor beasts doing silly things at random sets off my mellowness detector big time. __________________ ~You wake up in the morning, your paint's peeling, your curtains are gone, and the water's boiling. Which problem you deal with first? None of them. The building's on fire.~ ~Your biggest problem is I don't know what your biggest problem is.~ House

March 18th, 2004, 01:30 AM	#110 (permalink)
Child of Time Voice of reason Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 1,819	Yeah, armored bear sounds cool, and that book sounds interesting. What's its title? __________________ "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." - Dom Helder Camara "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." - Friedrich Nietzsche Btw, thanks Arch

March 18th, 2004, 03:19 AM	#111 (permalink)
Wolfman Von Jones The trouble with you Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,616	Not about the things that were mean . About the book, yes, I think he did a very good job. Nick __________________ This life is more than ordinary

March 16th, 2004, 03:57 PM	#101 (permalink)
hyena I am riot of fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: - Posts: 6,872	@nick: my dad has some koontz. i'll check him out (the author, not my dad). i finished my first Pullmann book, as mentioned above. it kept me up until 2 sunday night after all, so it's not tragic, but i still don't see many original ideas or character development or stuff that makes me have feelings. but there's something i want to say to rahvin and all people that share his tastes - no, not those tastes. bears have a very important role in the second half of the story, so you might want to read it. actually, the second most positive character after the lead (a child) is an armored bear, but i won't tell more, lest people accuse me of striking fear in the hearts of men.

March 16th, 2004, 04:03 PM	#103 (permalink)
hyena I am riot of fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: - Posts: 6,872	right, i had to know: if my dad reads it for relax, it's going to be very bad. nothing new under the sun, after years of wilbur smith books i know how it works.

March 17th, 2004, 12:11 PM	#107 (permalink)
hyena I am riot of fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: - Posts: 6,872	well, an armored bear is a bear who wears an armor made of sky iron (possibly the one manowar were talking about when mentioning the "metal sky"). the armor is supposed to contain the bear's soul, and the bear will - seriously - feel compelled to do stupid things such as being a blacksmith instead of a warrior or getting drunk on spirits if his armor is taken away. also, bears have no companion daemons while humans have, but the armor is to the bear as the familiar is to the man/woman.