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[TheGiantMidgit]

Originally posted by Blood-Pigggy@Nov 9 2005, 01:33 AM
A Clockwork Orange is one of the best books I've ever read, I can't see how anyone can be dissapointed in it.
Unless those people are the certain few who only read horrors, fantasies, and science fiction titles.

Interesting thing to say about a Science Fiction title.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I'm just finishing Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly, then it's on to Surrender by Sonya Hartnett, then the Nome Trillogy, then I'll probably read the Narnia Chronicles. Haven't decided where I'll go from there.

[BeefontheBone]

Narnia? Ewwwww! I liked those when I was a kid, then tried to reread them last time I was at home for the holidays, and they're horrible! The dialogue is incredibly dated and strikes me as never having been believable, and the thinly-veiled weird religious nutcasery is nauseating. I had to stop after a chapter and a half and go back to a good kids' book like Lemony Snicket's.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Well I haven't read them yet and I been told I have to read them at least once. I still have to read Lemony Snickett's too. I have a lot to read. I have about 25 books on my desk lined up for me to read.

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@Nov 9 2005, 11:53 AM
Narnia? Ewwwww! I liked those when I was a kid, then tried to reread them last time I was at home for the holidays, and they're horrible! The dialogue is incredibly dated and strikes me as never having been believable, and the thinly-veiled weird religious nutcasery is nauseating. I had to stop after a chapter and a half and go back to a good kids' book like Lemony Snicket's.

Have you ever heard that interview with Pullman? He loathes Narnia. One more reason for liking the Northern Lights trilogy, I suppose...

@Scarecrow: Seven Ancient Wonders? Never heard of it. Is that a new one? I quite like Matthew Reilly. Actually I even managed to sneak a reference to Ice Station into my thesis, but nobody seems to have minded.:P

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Yeah it came out about 2 weeks ago or so. He's Australian so it might come out here before other countries.

And I love the Northern Lights trilogy, but isn't it called the Dark Matter Trilogy?

Maybe I wont like Narnia. My mum likes it and wants me to see the movie with her thats comming out so I'd like to read them before seeing the movie.

[A. J. Raffles]

It's the His Dark Materials trilogy, actually, but for a moment the name had slipped my mind.

[BeefontheBone]

Don't let me jaundice your view of them, just don't bother with The Magician's Nephew, it's the worst of the lot.

Pullman's trilogy is His Dark Materials, isn't it? I didn't get on with The Northern Lights - I didn't like the main character which made enjoying it a bit difficult - same problem I have with Harry Potter. I should probably give the Pullman another shot.

as for Lemony Snicket, I can't recommend them highly enough. I'm reading the latest one at work at the minute and it's bloomin' marvellous. They have a distinctive style, an air of mystery, interesting characters, wonderful humour for both kids and adults and aren't shy about using a long word and explaining it to the reader, so he might actually learn something.

[Timpsi]

Hm. I liked the Narnia novels, but rather as fairy tales, not as fantasy books. They're more or less like Enid Blyton's works, but in a bit different setting.

The upcoming movie looks disturbing, by the way. Hopefully it's because of a flawed trailer, but it looks like they've made Lord of the Rings our of Narnia - complete with orcs. Aslan looked somehow strange as well. There was some magnificent scenery, though.

The next book on my to-do list is The Devils of Dostoevsky. Looks promising.

[Iron_Scarecrow]

I actually think I would find having to read an explanation to the "long" words quite irritating. Not that I would know the meaning of them all but I can usually get a good idea of what an author is trying to say even if I don't know the exact meaning of a word. These explanantion would have to stop the story momentarily interupting the flow of the story and if I read something that doesn't flowtoo well then I get a little upset, I couldn't stand the flashbacks in The Da Vinci Code, they were so out of place.