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On the other hand, reading the Thomas Covenant series made me have to look up a few words because I hadn't seen them before, and that's pretty rare. (Check your sig for a typo.)Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostThe wheel of time series is great. I listened to them also. The only irksome thing is Robert Jordan can get really tedious in his description of women's clothes and repeats the same phrases over and over. Count how many times he says "crossed her arms under her breasts" for instance. what is up with that?
I read the first three books. I didn't care for them much. I like it when the good guys win every once in a while, y'know?
Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostOn the other hand, reading the Thomas Covenant series made me have to look up a few words because I hadn't seen them before, and that's pretty rare.Curiosity never hurt anyone. It was stupidity that killed the cat.
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostThat must be a thing in later books. I'm 76% through the first one and I've encountered that phrase once so far. It does bother me a bit when authors have their favourite word or phrase that they use repeatedly. Elaborate descriptions don't bother me so much unless it's lengthy enough to interfere with telling the story.
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostThat must be a thing in later books. I'm 76% through the first one and I've encountered that phrase once so far. It does bother me a bit when authors have their favourite word or phrase that they use repeatedly. Elaborate descriptions don't bother me so much unless it's lengthy enough to interfere with telling the storyBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostI think Egwene ends up doing that a LOT. Nynaeve tends to grip her braid more
But I swear it takes like 5 minutes to describe someone's dress. Who cares? Just say she was wearing a green dress. No need to describe every fold and button and bead. I get it, it was a nice dress. move on.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostIt's weird looking at the spelling of the names since I only heard the names in the audiobooks. I thought it was Egwayne and Nineve. :-)
Originally posted by Sparko View PostBut I swear it takes like 5 minutes to describe someone's dress. Who cares? Just say she was wearing a green dress. No need to describe every fold and button and bead. I get it, it was a nice dress. move on.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostI'm reading a very interesting book called Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War, by Deneys Reitz.
A very interesting read, with Reitz giving his autobiographical account about fighting against the British and Colonial forces in the Second Boer War.
(the word Commando actually comes for the name for the Boer forces during this war)
Reitz, who fought against the British in the Boer war, fought for the British in WW1, ultimately commanding the Royal Scots FusiliersBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostI have (re)started listening to Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series in audiobook format. I listened to the first book years ago but did not have an opportunity to listen to the rest. I have recently started a new job which is a very tedious one in manufacturing and I plan on listening to quite a lot of audiobooks. Next on the list is Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, another that I started and never got to finish."It seems to me that these women were the head (κεφάλαιον) of the church which was at Philippi." ~ John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians 13
Weighted Glory | Christians for Biblical Equality | Worlds Without End: A Mormon Studies Roundtable
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu"It seems to me that these women were the head (κεφάλαιον) of the church which was at Philippi." ~ John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians 13
Weighted Glory | Christians for Biblical Equality | Worlds Without End: A Mormon Studies Roundtable
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostDefinatly was a very good read, and now I'm just starting the second book in Deneys Reitz' autobiographical trilogy: Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One.
Reitz, who fought against the British in the Boer war, fought for the British in WW1, ultimately commanding the Royal Scots Fusiliers
Reitz' second book was a very interesting one on WW1, considering he fought the Germans on 3 different fronts, German West (Namibia), German East (Somalia and surrounds) and in the trenches in France, definitely worth a read for anyone interested in the history of the Great War.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Rational Gaze View PostEric Metaxas, Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your LifeVeritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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