Mr Brad Pitt
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Post by Mr Brad Pitt on Jan 5, 2008 11:41:59 GMT -5
Nah seriously, I wonder how come it's possible to cry with this book. Did you read the story? ;D
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Post by halfbreed on Jan 6, 2008 7:40:11 GMT -5
Yes. They took the horse to the glue factory.
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Post by long on Jan 6, 2008 7:41:24 GMT -5
I thought that was going to be it...
Why did you want to recommend stories that were going to make us cry anyway?
Do we seem too happy?
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Post by halfbreed on Jan 6, 2008 7:47:35 GMT -5
It's fun to cry.
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Post by long on Jan 6, 2008 7:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by halfbreed on Jan 6, 2008 7:57:21 GMT -5
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Post by long on Jan 6, 2008 7:59:05 GMT -5
You clearly like animals more than people.
I have some vague recollection of you making me think this at some earlier point..
Read: Watership Down
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Post by halfbreed on Jan 6, 2008 8:05:32 GMT -5
People ARE animals. ^__^ BTW, Watership Down... that also made... *shutting up now*
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Post by Mr Brad Pitt on Jan 6, 2008 8:13:50 GMT -5
Yes. They took the horse to the glue factory. ROFL ;D Did Brave New World also made you cry?
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Post by halfbreed on Jan 6, 2008 8:26:35 GMT -5
Yes. They took the horse to the glue factory. ROFL ;D Did Brave New World also made you cry? No, I haven't read that many books.
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Post by Mr Brad Pitt on Jan 6, 2008 8:35:32 GMT -5
Ok, you can add it to your cry list
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Post by TotalWar on Jan 6, 2008 14:24:10 GMT -5
A Song of Ice and Fire series. First book is called Game of Thrones. It's a refreshingly original take on the fantasy genre and seems to intentionally destroy every fantasy cliche. It's not a clear-cut good and evil conflict and the plot is mainly focused on political intrigue. It also has a very historical feel and is brutally realistic compared to most fantasy novels. Important characters die horribly and unexpectedly, magic and the supernatural are important but rare, non-human races are almost non-existent (though humans come in varieties you don't see on Earth), people can actually die of infected wounds, characters that don't belong to or closely associate with the nobility generally have very little impact on the world and upward mobility only comes through exceptional brutality and treachery. The universe itself didn't seem that original at first and I was initially put off by the ridiculous pseudo-British names of most of the characters, but the author's excellent style kept me turning the pages until I could see that it was actually pretty interesting. All of the characters are unusually detailed. The books are written from the third person perspective but each chapter focuses on a particular character and describes things filtered through their perspective sometimes with intentional inaccuracies. The complex plots are full of subtle connections and foreshadowing. Things that happen as late as the fourth book are hinted at even in the first. The series has also inspired some fantastic artwork: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6AwsdAoUNc&feature=related
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