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Thanks very much Phil! I actually did do a search before posting but somehow managed to miss that thread.

Just read this book, loved it! Does anyone have a fresh take on who the 'forgotten god' is? I have read a little bit on the Gaiman message boards, just wondering if anyone here would have any input.

You just reminded me of that Rage Against the Machine CD with the burning monk on the cover. I need to dig that one out and listen to it again.

my pick I have to say: Baron Vladimir Harkkonen! I mean, the specific question was the most 'vile, evil, nasty' villain. Who personifies this more than this guy? He was fat, oozed pus, killed and tortured people for pure enjoyment, raped young boys, I could go on and on but I think that's...

Ah, I hadn't realized that was based on a book. Now it makes sense.

Didn't the movie with Robin Williams as a robot have the 3 laws? Millennium Man, I think it was called? I remember not being terribly impressed by the movie but pleasantly surprised to see them use the 3 laws in it.

I like Cohen the Barbarian. Just the idea of an old swordsman running around trying to get in fights and win young hot chicks is hilarious.

Snow, yuck. I can't even grasp the concept of snow right now since it's 100+ degrees here. Whatever that is in centigrade, it translates into HOT!

yuck I can't imagine getting so much into a book that I could deposit snot into it without realizing. Because I have to believe the booger droppings were accidental--the alternative is that there's some sort of booger bandit checking out books and leaving his mark in them--too hideous to...

Well, I guess they figured after that, what else did we need?

library card Up until quite recently I would have agreed with the posters in this thread about libraries. The last time I had been was about 14 years ago, in high school and I remembered it being out-of-date and boring. However things have changed a bit since then. I checked the library out a...

I've read the first 3 books of the series a number of times, but I don't remember reading the fourth. I'm thinking of checking out tapes of the old radio program, or maybe the audiobook read by Doug himself. Is the radio program worth it? I loved the 3 books I've read.

It pops into my head that Saruman was under the misguided impression he'd co-rule with Sauron after they took over. Maybe it was something someone said in the book, it's been a while so I can't remember. Anyway we know that's obviously a lie but the Palantir messed with Saruman's head so he...

Hmm, I have a couple thoughts to think out loud here. To really figure out who was more brave, what do you think would have happened if their roles were reversed? Is there some difference between Frodo and Sam that causes them to change the way they do, or is the only factor the ring's...

That's one seriously grouchy-looking boston up there. And is it just me or has the pitbull lost his left ear? I have a black lab that I swear has pitbull in him because his head is incredibly square-ish. But I'm told some labs are just that way. The terrier on my av is just a picture I found on...

I actually let him keep the book. For all I know it's still there. Maybe he'll tell me about seven or eight years down the line that he finished it and he's ready for the next one. I have been checking out those Wheel of Time threads so I know sort of what to expect later in the series. I...

Hello hello! I am brand spankin' new to this forum, and just want to introduce myself. I am a 30 year old named Mike who lives in Arizona. I love to read, however I do not have a lot of acquaintances who share that interest. One guy at work reads but every time I talk to him about a book it's...

Arrgh OK I hear so much about George R.R. Martin I've got to check him out. Can anyone please tell me what book/series to start out with?

Hah! Yes Litany, they did have that sort of keep-you-waiting-for-no-reason feel to them. They definitely could have been compressed down without losing anything. In fact a friend who was reading them right after me, got bogged down and was going to stop reading them--I told him to skip ahead and...

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and love what I've seen so far. I was just wondering what people think of Tad Williams's Otherland series. I read this series a year or so ago and remember at the time I liked it. However when I go back and think about it now, there were some really...