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Stomachus Grossus
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26 March 2009 : 3:18:19 PM
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What are the books you would recommend people not to read.
For me anything with Dune or DragonSinger in the title!
Moriarty: I see that ten years in Britain have not changed your Imperial Roman outlook, Caesar.
Caesar (G): True, Moriartus, always a Roman eye.
Moriarty: Will you take wine?
Caesar: No thanks, I think I'll have a half of mild and a packet of crisps.
*the Goon Show the history of Plinny the elder
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Mace
Small mammal
United Kingdom
738 Posts |
Posted - 26 March 2009 : 8:47:27 PM
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The Bible. Badly paced, and too far fetched.
"My Mom says I'm cool"
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8794 Posts |
Posted - 26 March 2009 : 9:09:09 PM
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Anything that is plugged as "great British" fantasy or science fiction. The last British work worth bothering to read was Day of the Triffids. NB - Alex's books don't fall into this category!
Cheers
John
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 27 March 2009 : 12:47:47 PM
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The Unabomber's Manifesto. That guy should be in prison just for being boring with language.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 27 March 2009 : 2:15:43 PM
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Sorry John, you need to read Gemmell he is the master of Heroic Fantasy (and british)..LOL
Adfd Ship of Rome by John Stack and also King of Ithaca by Glynn Iffle...utter bilge
Centurion Parmenion
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Heid
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
48 Posts |
Posted - 28 March 2009 : 8:56:09 PM
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| I picked up a book in the newsagent called dreamland i think, I know why its called dreamland as every time i pick it up within 3 pages i drift off |
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Beerswimmer
Invertebrate
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 10 April 2009 : 9:29:18 PM
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Every Stephen King book post-accident.
UT ALII VIVANT!!! |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2031 Posts |
Posted - 17 April 2009 : 1:51:27 PM
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post-accident?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 17 April 2009 : 2:10:01 PM
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he had a near death accident!
Centurion Parmenion
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Beerswimmer
Invertebrate
USA
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Posted - 19 April 2009 : 9:27:25 PM
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Yeah, he got hit by a car and had massive brain injuries. Eventualy he started to write again, but it's horrible.
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
722 Posts |
Posted - 26 April 2009 : 2:42:44 PM
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Not sure if it's my least favourite book, but it's trying its best to be:
The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski. Someone leant it to me, believing I would enjoy it. It's a Da Vinci Code knock-off (which didn't bode well to start with), with Spartans instead of the Roman Catholic Church (!)
Badly written, stereotyped characters, one of the heroes is intensly dislikeable. Spends far too much time doing physical descriptions (for example one character - the annoying one - gets half a page just about his chin!!) I'm about a third of the way through, and I'm not sure I can be bothered with the rest.
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxem immane mittam. |
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Beerswimmer
Invertebrate
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 30 April 2009 : 05:24:27 AM
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Anything by Tolkein
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Pykett
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
70 Posts |
Posted - 13 June 2009 : 7:34:11 PM
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Anything by James Patterson, All his books are just to predictable, he also has zero talent at putting tension into any of the books i've had the misfortune to read.
''A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground, while others the burgeoning wood brings forth - and the season of spring comes on. So of men one generation springs forth and another ceases.''
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Lanista
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United Kingdom
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 28 June 2009 : 6:51:12 PM
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A new one to add to the list and its not out for a few months, Ides of March by Manfredi, sorry to say that this so called tense political thriller, looking at the lead up to the assasination is once more proof thAt manfredi just cannot write, i dont know who wrote the alexander series an if it washim it was a flash in the pan, because nothing since has been worth printing....well the eagle and the dragon could have been if not for the mad flying ninjas.
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Lanista
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 June 2009 : 10:02:28 AM
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Get out! The Lost Army one was great. And in what world is flying Ninja vs Roman soldiers a bad thing...Valerio has works of varying quality, yes...but saying nothing since Alex has been worth printing is being a bit harsh here, Parm.
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2009 : 10:38:38 AM
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i calls em how i see's em!
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2020 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2009 : 10:13:45 PM
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Manfredi tends to write in italian, these books are then translated into English.......... The Last Army, The Alexander books were all reasonable good, I found the historical events very accurate, yet I also found the English is a sorry state at time, and therefore, difficult to read sometimes having to reword a section so I could understand it. I have not read his latest book, manily as I do not have the time to actually to sit and deciefer what has been translated.
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Dont bother its naff - your least favourite book
