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To be honest, I don't think classic literature is always better than genre fiction. I suppose it depends what you like. But I do agree that after reading well writen books it is very hard to go back to those that aren't so well written. I love fantasy and my first taste of it was the...

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but it took me a long while to read, as I found I had to actually try to propnounce a lot of the words to understand what they meant. :p

I have read all the Drizzt books except the latest trilogy.

I have already re-read many of my books, but there are many others I would still like to re-read, especially the ones I read years ago. I see a topic on them, but don't feel I can discuss the book because my memory of the details is too fuzzy. Another thing I tend to do, especially if I'm...

A book's length has never put me off. If I am really enjoying a book, the longer, the better. I never see books as a committment. I love long books, but I don't prefer them to shorter ones. The only time I get annoyed with longer books is when there are things talked about that I don't...

Moto, I can see your point. It is hard when people we are used to seeing suddenly seem to disappear. It makes us worry that something may have gone wrong for them and since they are 'online friends', we don't always know how to contact them to make sure all is well. At the same time, I have...

Hmm, I actually saw the first book of the new series in a bookshop yesterday. I resisted buying it because I have decided that I won't get them until they have all been written. I hope that I am not disappointed like you were, Oberon.

It has been many years since I actually read Magician, so my memory of details is a little fuzzy. But Pug and Thomas are important. You are right, the focus does move from them a little in Magician. I don't want to say too much because I know you haven't read Silverthorn or a Darkness at...

I would never have known who he was if I hadn't watched Dead Poets' Society. What I heard of him there I liked and as a result I did look up some of his poetry. Thanks for the links.

'Text speech' really aggravates me. It takes me forever to figure out what it means and I find that a lot of kids forget that they are not on msn or texting a message and actually do include things like 'h8' and 'da', and all those kinds of abbreviations, in their essays at school. When I send...

So true. When fantasy is written for kids it seems not to be considered fantasy, but just kid's stories. I find it interesting how many adults consider people who enjoy fantasy to be either immature or a little bit strange. I guess those same adults who read and enjoyed HP, would not like...

I love colouring books and sheets. I have always bought them for my kids and have never been against them. They are good for developing fine motor skills. Both my kids love to colour and draw and I don't blame them. I love it, too. It is good for the soul, very soothing. :P :D I also...

I enjoyed the Serpent War saga. I also enjoyed the Empire series as well. I haven't read any of the newer ones, after the Serpent War Saga, but intend to at some point. I have been thinking about this topic, especially the bits concerning lack of character development. I guess the whole...

I have to agree that gender, race and culture make a difference in books, but at the same time I have never felt that I haven't enjoyed a book because it was written by a male or because it was written by a female. If I don't enjoy a book, it is usually because I don't like the story or the...

I voted yes. But I am not intimidated by making threads here only. I'm basically a shy person, so very rarely begin threads at any of the forums I go to, unless I have a particular question I need a variety of answers to. I'm much better at jumping into a debate that has already started than...

Like Scottishduffy, I could also lose my job for the things I do in my spare time. Before any teacher is employed by the department of education they have to sign a form allowing the department to do a criminal record check. I'm sure that if I did have a DUI charge against me that wouldn't...

I've only just finished A Game of Thrones, which I enjoyed, but since I still have the other two to read before I get to A Feast of Crows, I'm not actually counting down yet. And I also just finished The Path of Daggers, so still have two more to go before I need to worry about Robert...

I'm a slow reader, although that test said I was average. I read 201 wpm and my comprehension was 100%, but that's why I'm slow. I always go back and forwards making sure I get everything right. :p

I understand perfectly Monkeycatcher. I have learnt to do the same thing because, like you, I used to have a lot of nightmares. Actually I still do, at times, and they are always realistic. The most realsitic dreams I have (now this will sound confusing) are the ones I have where I dream...

What I find really funny is when the news readers on TV get their words mixed up and it actually gives a whole different meaning to what they are supposed to be saying. We have a really poisonous spider called the funnelweb. Many years ago a newsreader was reporting on someone being bitten and...