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Post by KarotsaMused on Aug 25, 2004 18:07:45 GMT -5
OptiMoose: I desperately need those books. I am beyond curious now ^^; And hey, I already get a kick out of pointing out bad physics in movies... so bad injurywork should be my piece of cake The closest I've got is a wonderful book called Anatomy For The Artist, which I'd reccommend except it's your basic anatomy text but limited to muscle and bone structure. There is a ton of art in the back of it, nudes and studies, and it really helped my sense of proportion. What I want, then, is a reference book that can do that for my writing ^^;;
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Post by kanshu on Aug 25, 2004 23:43:46 GMT -5
Well, it's really more of an overview. Once you've settled for an injury or cause of death, you might want to look up more details in online or book research. At least, that's what I do. Oh, a quote from the Body Trauma book that made me giggle: I have other reference books (I guess, that's the Tenpou in me ). I'll post a summary for them if there's interest. But those two I use on a regular base - may it be to describe gunshot wounds, or determine the behaviour of a character with a broken leg. So they are on my favorite list.
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Post by KarotsaMused on Aug 28, 2004 0:33:59 GMT -5
*SNRK* Writers are in a class of their own, aren't they? Oh, wow.
Reference books = wonderful stuff. Perhaps there's a bit of Tenpou in us all (Would the real Slim Shady please stand up? Sorry ^^;; Baaad reference) and it's nice to get a perspective on how things really -should- go after reading fictions where any and everything can happen. (Ow! My Squeedly-Spooch!)
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Post by kanshu on Aug 28, 2004 12:35:27 GMT -5
I've opened a new thread for the reference stuf. That should make it easier to access. Name: The Well of Lost Plots Author: Jasper Fforde Genre: humour / fantasy Summary: Changes are afoot in the world of fiction. The much-awaited upgrade to the centuries-old book system - in which grammasites will be exterminated, punctuation standardised and the number of possible plots increased from eight to an astonishing thirty-two - is only weeks way. But if this is the beginning of a golden age in fictional narrative, then why are Jurisfiction agents mysteriously dying? Perkins is eaten by the minotaur, Snell succumbs to the Mispeling Vyrus and Godot is missing... Warnings: None. Why you Love it: It's like the Breakroom. This book lives of the weird world inside the books. May it be footnoter phone or other oddities, you'll find it in this book. The advertisements at the end ("Character exchange program", anyone? ) are great, but the entire book caught me.
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Post by KarotsaMused on Aug 30, 2004 0:54:35 GMT -5
Ooh. Lol you flatter me with the comparison...but I got the biggest giggle out of "Godot is missing" ...oh, really now? Hmmm...
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Aug 30, 2004 9:36:18 GMT -5
I really need to get my hands on all those reference books.^^;;
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Post by kanshu on Aug 30, 2004 16:37:31 GMT -5
I've put up another one in the Reference Recommendation thread. ;D
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Sept 20, 2004 15:05:09 GMT -5
Name: Luck in the Shadows (First book of the Nightrunner series) Author: Lynn Flewelling Genre: Fantasy, adventure Summary: Alec and Seregil are two young men who live by spying, burglery and such, in other words they are Nightrunners. Seregil find Alec imprisoned and let him flee together with him, he then teach Alec all his skills and they become inseparate. They are loyal to the queen and the wizards of their country, and they have to fight against very evil beings. Warnings: Very light Boy's Love. They love each other and are lovers, but it's not descriptive. The most that the readers are told is that they kiss (not graphic described) and the mention that they had made love. If it had been a fic, I hardly would rate it PG-13, to me it's more PG. When it comes to violence the rating would be higher, though. PG-13 to R. Why you love it: Because I love stories about friends that are willing to do everything for each other! All three (I'm not sure if there are more than three) books, are exciting, and they also have parts that makes me go *squee*. The description on their personal developments are very well written, and the reader can easily understand why the characters react or act like they do.
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Post by Terra Fire on Sept 22, 2004 14:03:08 GMT -5
Name: Flowers in the Attic (first in the series) Author: V.C. Andrews Genre: Drama/Tradity, Summary: After their father dies, Cathy, her three siblings, and her mother are forced to move in with the "Grandparents". However, The Grandfather, doesn't know that his daughter had children. So, the four children are forced to live in a small room with only and attic as their playground... Warnings: incest, very mild language. I'd say that it falls in young adult. Why you Love it: I think that this story was very beautifully written. This story brought me in on just the first chapter. It shows the betrayal between a mother and her children. I think that this book is very descriptive, and well written.
Sorry, I'm not very good at writing why I like a book, that's why I'm not that good at essays. I think that everyone will have their own opinion on a book.
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Sept 27, 2004 11:13:18 GMT -5
Strange no one has recommended this book(s).
Name: The Belgariad, First book is called Pawn of Prophecy Author: David Eddings Genre: Fantasy, adventure Warnings: Cruelty, even the 'good' guys are cruel to their enemies. Summary: Garion thinks he's an ordinary farm boy. But when he suddenly finds himself out on the road together with not so ordinary people, he discover things about himself, and the woman who has raised him, that is far from ordinary. Garion is forced to deal with much more than he had ever expected, fortunately he has a lot of friends who can help him. Why you love it: I like Garion's development from this little boy, to the man he's forced to be. I also love some of the other characters. My favorite is 'Silk', among other things a thief. He reminds me of 'Seregil' in the last book I recommended. I can also add things I don't like with these books. I don't like most of the female characters, they are nothing like real women. (Well, almost nothing.) The books of the Belgariad are good books anyway, but later books written by David Eddings feel very much like a repetition of these books.
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Post by Terra Fire on Oct 8, 2004 11:40:27 GMT -5
Name: Lion of Senet, Eye of the Labyrinth, Lord of the Shadows (The second sons trilogy, it’s best not to categorize this is a series) Author: Jennifer Fallon Genre: Science-fiction/fantasy Summary: There’s not much I can say without giving away the story. It’s much if you don’t expect what’s going on. This story is based on lies and deception. Things are never as they seem. Warnings: sex, drugs, adulatory, violence. Why you love it: I love this story because, the main character is a very devious and cunning man who does everything he can to save the world, even if it means betraying everyone he knows and joining his enemies. He tries to save the world, by destroying the idea, not the people responsible.
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Post by Blood_Debt on Nov 15, 2004 22:00:15 GMT -5
Damn... who can I add... Ah hah!
Name: Magic's pawn (I think so, anyway) Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Summary: Vanyel Ashkevron is not what his father wants him to be. He is sent away from his home to the capital city, to his aunt. He has been protected from the idea of same gender pairings all his life, but women hold no interest for him. ... I haven't read it for ages *sheepish*, but go read it yourself.
Warnings: Shounen-ai. NOT yaoi.
Why you love it: Vanyel Askevron has to learn to deal with new emotions and feelings. He has no active magic capabilites, but those 'dormant' channels are blasted open after his partner commits suicide (extremely painful). He himself tries to kill himself afterwards, but he finds that his new Companion (a spirit horse joined by mind magic to those who have it) will help him through the pain. The people around him have mixed feelings, and Van also has to deal with what his family will do. There are hints to what happens, but it's not descriptive in the parts where it shouldn't be *cough cough*. It's quite an old book (before I was born) around 1985, so these were new ideas in books and suchlike.
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Post by Ganheim on Nov 18, 2004 16:41:12 GMT -5
Name: Starship Troopers Author: Heinlen, Robert A. Genre: Science Fiction Summary: A marine's musings as he goes into battle against some allies ("skinnies") of what humans nickname "bugs". The descriptions are vivid and thorough, and even though it goes into some descriptions of the equipment it's never boring. There's also a surprising amount of deeply philosophical musing.
Warnings: This depends on your imagination. The characters are using nukes and drop-pods to launch orbital strikes against other people, but there isn't a lot of explicit blood or gore, it's more implied - and I like it that way. I consider that to be more effective than trying to detail every last drop of blood.
Additional Warning: This book has almost nothing to do with the shameful movie that holds the same name. The movie was horrendous (skip it if you can), this book is good.
Why I Love it: This book is entertaining and philosophically searching - at certain points, the private thinks back to boot camp when he and other recruits would argue with the instructors and they'd have some really deep discussions. It's not Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy (which I've read in its English translation), but it's still good and it doesn't get overly philosophical in case you don't like that sort of thing.
KarotsaMused: your recommendation "Kissing the Witch" seems interesting, I'm so sick of all the scrubbed apart, practically re-written, disney-ized stories.
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Post by elven dreamer on Nov 20, 2004 5:25:15 GMT -5
How dare you!!! You forgot Tolkien! Name: Lord of the Rings (a triology) Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Genre: Fantasy. Adventure. Summary: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit and the star the "The Hobbit", leaves his home in the Shire, and leaves his magical ring to his nephew and heir, Frodo. This is the tale of Frodo's journey to destroy the Ring - thereby saving Middle-Earth from the reign of the Dark Lord, Sauron - and of his companions on the quest. I cannot even begin to describe the story. Warnings: A lot of battles, though no up close description there. Character death, though mainly bad guys. Intense description, thought not, as I have heard, as bad as Robert Jordon. I have heard from people far older than I that they: found the books difficult/didn’t read it/were very impressed I was reading it “at my age”. >.< So hard reading, maybe, though not to all you big-time readers. Why you Love it: I loved the films (particularly Legolas and other characters) and so read the books. I fell in love with in Middle-Earth and Tolkien’s beautiful descriptions of his world, and the detail he gave it. He spent a whole freaking 50 years making it. For people like me, I recommend the Silmarillion (the story of the First Age of Middle-Earth). The actual story itself is also beautiful. It’s an epic and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy or longish books. The Anita Blake series I found to be excellent too. I know y’all are probably like “GASP!! She read that at her age???” Undisclosed age, but I am younger than any of you. By a lot. (except blood_debt.) It was recommended to me – with a warning I dismissed – by a very hentai friend, and despite all the graphic stuff, I found to be a pretty good read. Although it was a while ago and I have since become LotR-and-Saiyuki-obsessed, a lot of my stuff still relates to the AB stuff. Like my passwords, email…<br>Asher forever!! Jason forever!! Edward forever!!! (I go for blonds. Except Gojyo. ) Still, I think it’s gone downhill a bit. To begin with, there was focus on her work etc and now it’s all sex. Jean-Claude gives Anita a list of whom she can sleep with, for God’s sake!! Does anybody else feel that? I understand that Anita’s changed, as her situations change, but Edward’s the only (sort-of) good guy that she isn’t sexually involved with. I hope he never is. And I love his eyes…(s-a: edward’s shrine….sigh!)
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Post by Blood_Debt on Nov 20, 2004 17:56:25 GMT -5
Oh yes, I loved that picture. I even have a pic of Sigmund.
I reckon LoTR is harder than Wheel of Time, it more well planned out and has many more inticacies inside.
I went through a perverted phase (incidentally at the same time as e-d), and read all the Danielle Steel/L.K.H./ other hentai authors I could get my hands on. Now, I've swung in the opposite direction and hate 'description'. Hints are fine, perfect, even, but no details please.
Reminder: e-d, you read the books first, and have only watched the movies once. I pratically know all the lines by heart because the first thing my little brother did in the morning was put in a LoTR disc and we watched it. I don't think you should have put the word 'magical ring'. Sounds a bit funny.
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