What'cha readin', you illiterate fuck?

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I read it in ninth grade. I don't remember too much about it, and there was much more going on in it than I probably realized at the time, but it wasn't bad.

I read Labyrinth of Evil around the same time, actually. I do remember that one being actually quite good. There's the whole continuity mix-up with that and the first cartoon but it's been figured out in the continuity since then (if you care).

[Diabolical]

I read Labyrinth of Evil around the same time, actually. I do remember that one being actually quite good. There's the whole continuity mix-up with that and the first cartoon but it's been figured out in the continuity since then (if you care).

Only to be fucked up/negated by the new series.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I read Labyrinth of Evil around the same time, actually. I do remember that one being actually quite good. There's the whole continuity mix-up with that and the first cartoon but it's been figured out in the continuity since then (if you care).

Only to be fucked up/negated by the new series.

We'll see. The book and old cartoon are similar since they both directly lead right into the opening scene in ROTS, and have several common elements, but are different in many, many ways. I doubt the new show will go that close to ROTS, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it did.

[Diabolical]

Well?

Since last year I've been keeping track of the books I read out of curiosity to see how much I actually read.
I'm a bit slower this year than last year at this time, but so far:

In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Sheperd - AKA the book A Christmas Story was based on. The movie is almost like a greatest hits of the book, with events and characters out of place.

Back To The Batcave by Adam West - Interesting fella. He wears rose-colored glasses at times it seems.

The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon - I love Chabon's writing but this was just so-so. And kinda gay (as in homosexual, not lame).

Star Wars: Heir To The Empire by Timothy Zahn - After 19 years, I finally read it from start to finish. Not as boring as I remember, but I still hold that it doesn't "feel" like Star Wars (See: Shadows of the Empire). And way to many OT mentions. Hey Tim Zahn, we all saw the OT, we don't need you remind us what happened repeatedly.

Star Wars: Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn - More of the same as Heir. I only read this immediately after because I didn't have a next book lined up. I'll finish up this "beloved" Zahn trilogy later.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 12 "Districts" each send two teenagers to fight to the death on national television in the ruins of what used to be North America. I was really impressed, but I think I may have gotten in on the next young adult craze early. Apparently this trilogy of books already has a big following, and with the movie out in about a year, I have a feeling its going to skyrocket in popularity. I'd like to finish the trilogy before that happens.

I'd like something short and light to read before Scott Weiland's autobiography comes out in a few weeks. Then, Its The Girl Who Played With Fire and/or the second Hunger Games book.

[vynsane]

mainly cracked.com

[Ran]

I was re-reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but I kind of stopped. The book is still on my nightstand.

Heir to the Empire...I read that 18 or 19 years ago. Was that the one with Admiral Thrawn and his collection of art? I don't remember much beyond that.

[Slicker]

I actually just finished the Thrawn the Trilogy (yes the one with "his collection of art") and realized that I had totally forgotten to buy the "Hand of Thrawn" duology. I ordered 'em and hopefully they'll be in soon so I can finish it up.

I also voraciously read WWII books that I have and I'm in the middle of 4 of them right now. I alternate them on my daily poops.

[anarky]

The Hand of Thrawn was just as good as the Thrawn Trilogy. I think I might've cheered at the end of Vision of the Future, which I don't do when reading. It was the moment everyone waited through about seven years of crappy EU for. Outbound Flight/Survivor's Quest was decent, but wasn't nearly as good as I hoped the inevitable "Zahn gives the backstory and reconciles everything with the totally different history of the Clone Wars established by the Prequels" books would be.

[Slicker]

I received my two Hand of Thrawn books the other day and I'm goin' to town on 'em.

As I've stated NUMEROUS times SOTE is probably my favorite single EU book but the Thrawn ummm...Pentology? is my favorite series.

[Diabolical]

Since my last post I've read:

Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn - I decided to finish up the "holy" Zahn Trilogy. The final book, like the others (and the trilogy overall), was good, not great. I did like that Zahn fully fleshed out and realized all of his characters.
Like the other two books there was still too many unnecessary nods and reminders to the OT. Yeah, I get that there really wasn't any other EU out there at the time, but I don't see why Zahn felt the need to constantly remind people what happened in the Star Wars trilogy. I really don't see anyone reading this book that didn't know/love the trilogy.

The Walking Dead Compendium Vol 1 by Robert Kirkman - Sweet fucking Christmas, this book engulfs you, emotionally beats the shit out of you and leaves you wanting more. Now I either have to start getting the individual trades or wait for the eventual Compendium 2, which could be a year or more (as #96 will be out in about that time).

Not Dead & Not For Sale by Scott Weiland - Never more disappointed in an autobiography. I real all 238 pages in 2.5 to 3 hours. So little meat and no real insights. 95% of the info here can easily be found online (and in more depth). He skims over so many topics, contradicts previous statements and leaves a lot of questions. Its almost as if Weiland was afraid to really, truly open up for fear of pissing people off.

Room by Emma Donoghue - I read about 1/3 of this before going on vacation. Told from the perspective of a 5-year-old Jack, the book chronicles Jack's life with only his mother in the only place he's ever known, the 11 X 11 foot space known as Room. Pretty easy to guess what the real story is about. Going to finish this one up now.

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson - The 2nd chapter of the "Millenium trilogy" phenomenon. I read all 700+ pages in the last 9 days while on vacation. Both have been great reads. Looking forward to the final chapter...whenever it gets released in paperback, and to David Fincher's American film version of the first book this Christmas.

After finishing Room, I'm moving on to Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (the 2nd Hunger Games book), then onto the epic Bone by Jeff Smith. After that, probably a few Hard Case Crime books I picked up on vacation (I may read one or two of 'em when I make a short 4 day trip out west later this month).

[Rollo Tomassi]

A Game of Thrones. I don't have HBO, but my friend in CA has been wankfesting about this show, so I decided to read the book. I'm literally on the first page, so I've yet to decide if the series warrants its own Topic.

[Diabolical]

Since last time:
Catching Fire - Second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Another excellent read. Looking forward to the third book, Mockingjay.
Grave Descend - 200 page Hard Case Crime reprint form the 60s or 70s. Like the others by HCC, a fun, pulpy read.
Bone - Left my thoughts in the Bone topic.

A Game of Thrones. I don't have HBO, but my friend in CA has been wankfesting about this show, so I decided to read the book. I'm literally on the first page, so I've yet to decide if the series warrants its own Topic.

And this is what I'm reading now also. Like you, I don't have HBO but checked it out because of the love the show has been getting. I'm about 90 pages in and there are a ton of characters in there and it can be tough to keep them straight.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Yeah, quite a few characters. I just happened to glance in the back(to get a page count) and saw there's an appendix with everyone and their relations to everyone else. That'll help.

[Rollo Tomassi]

After 3 days, I'm on page 360. The first night I couldn't put the book down and stayed up until 3:00 AM reading it.
I would say this series definitely warrants its own topic, but I'll start it after I finish the first book.

[jjreason]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, finally, after numerous recommendations. It has some sick shit in it, but it's really flying along & I can't wait to see what happens.