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clash_bowley
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I liked the characters in the book far more than in the movie. I felt the setting more in the movie, but the plot? I felt the movie crew got one of those "This movie could really use a talking dog!" notes from the producer. I liked the mov…
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3: Dune (+ Dune Messiah, sounds like) 2: The Islanders / Dream Archipelago / The Evidence 1: Dangerous Visions / Again Dangerous Visions
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AS for dragons, they still bred on the Withered Heath as far as I know. Smaug was the mightiest of dragons left, not the last. :D
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I never read the original Hobbit. In fact I read the Hobbit long after I read the LotR. All of this is news to me! As for the bit about Gandalf's angelic origin, I am sure that was from Tolkien's collected letters, but can't remember precisely. I wi…
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(Quote) Not a big fan of psychohistory. I would do the Robots novels, but not Foundation.
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(Quote) I am a huge fan of Melville - Typee is amazing! But I cannot get through Moby Dick. It's like a .22 caliber bullet hitting Hero 5. I get so far and I have no more energy...
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Oh! God! That's right! The book that shall not be named is up there is the 'can't participate" category, as you knew! We've talked about it before! Arrrrgh! I've tried it too many times!
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I would be most favorable to 1, 4, 5, and 7. I would not be participating in 6. I am not sure what 9 refers to.
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(Quote) I'm pretty sure we all liked the Lord of the Rings, but that was a slow read, and a long time ago.
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(Quote) Oh, indeed! Extremely blatant, Richard!
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(Quote) It might be your mind forgetting something traumatic, as often happens. You might remember it under hypnosis... ;)
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(Quote) Ugh! An episode which was so heavy-handed it was cringe-worthy at the time - I saw it at the time and cringed throughout - and has only gotten more ick since. "I'm a gonna hammer this message in, whether you want it or not!" Makes …
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Any time for me!
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If you're working on a story or game set 500 years in the future in a world light years from earth, how much sense would it make to base any racism on races and race relations that are current now? So you are back in the metaphor game, or you ignore…
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(Quote) In one of my games there is a character type who can create pocket universes.
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I just meant that Jonathan Strange & Mister Norrel was set during the early 18th century, during the Napoleonic wars.
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The concept never entered my pointy little head, Richard!
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Worked very well for me, but I am a fan of epistelatory novels and novels as journals.
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I thought the narrator was wonderful, and greatly enjoyed his interaction with the world.
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She probably just got used to it with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel
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Nope!
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The first one I remember that had landscape changes through play was Talisman
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I loved it! Discovery by exploration! Wonderful!
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Welcome in Jesseabe! Hope you enjoy the later reads as much or more!
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Sounds good to me!
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I have never counted the books I've read. I wouldn't know.
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Will do.
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Boughtenated!
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I doubt it very much, It's hard to have a good discussion when there is no dissent.
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I will confess here that The Languages of Pao selection was a total mistake. I had meant to choose the classic Vance novel Emphyrio instead, but when I was typing it up I had a brain fart and typed The Languages of Pao instead. I have no idea why - …