Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, let's move on. _______________________ I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around. I also read through the first 4 issues of the new Thor. They were surprisingly good.
Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, let's move on. _______________________ I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around. I also read through the first 4 issues of the new Thor. They were surprisingly good.
Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, let's move on. _______________________ I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around. I also read through the first 4 issues of the new Thor. They were surprisingly good.
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around... Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk!
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around... Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk!
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 I just finished rereading the Iliad. I really liked it this time around... Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk!
Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! I liked it okay the first time, but it didn't move me. This time it did. What can I say?
Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! I liked it okay the first time, but it didn't move me. This time it did. What can I say?
Barnum Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! I liked it okay the first time, but it didn't move me. This time it did. What can I say?
Veiled Malice Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! Good lord, who in Greek myth wasn't a jerk? Whether arrogant, conceded or incestuous, (Oedipus, I'm looking at you. ) all of them were so unbelievably wrong-headed that it became obvious halfway through reading that something bad was going to happen to them, and deservedly so.
Veiled Malice Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! Good lord, who in Greek myth wasn't a jerk? Whether arrogant, conceded or incestuous, (Oedipus, I'm looking at you. ) all of them were so unbelievably wrong-headed that it became obvious halfway through reading that something bad was going to happen to them, and deservedly so.
Veiled Malice Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 Never read that. You didn't like it the first time? I read the Odyssey earlier this year and was really disappointed - I don't really know what I expected, but Odysseus was a jerk! Good lord, who in Greek myth wasn't a jerk? Whether arrogant, conceded or incestuous, (Oedipus, I'm looking at you. ) all of them were so unbelievably wrong-headed that it became obvious halfway through reading that something bad was going to happen to them, and deservedly so.
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, but sometimes the flawed ones are the best to read. Antigone is all kinds of messed up, but her story is great! All Odysseus seemed to do for quite a while was cry over his lost wife during the day and then share a bed with Calypso during the night!
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, but sometimes the flawed ones are the best to read. Antigone is all kinds of messed up, but her story is great! All Odysseus seemed to do for quite a while was cry over his lost wife during the day and then share a bed with Calypso during the night!
cosmicarus Posted December 13, 2007 Author Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, but sometimes the flawed ones are the best to read. Antigone is all kinds of messed up, but her story is great! All Odysseus seemed to do for quite a while was cry over his lost wife during the day and then share a bed with Calypso during the night!
Heridfel Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 "Rise of the Seventh Moon", the third book in that Eberron trilogy. I'm terrible about needing to finish what I start. And of course, reading and re-reading Mutants and Masterminds, Ultimate Power, Freedom City, and occasionally the Mastermind's Manual now that we're taking a few feats from there.
Heridfel Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 "Rise of the Seventh Moon", the third book in that Eberron trilogy. I'm terrible about needing to finish what I start. And of course, reading and re-reading Mutants and Masterminds, Ultimate Power, Freedom City, and occasionally the Mastermind's Manual now that we're taking a few feats from there.
Heridfel Posted December 13, 2007 Posted December 13, 2007 "Rise of the Seventh Moon", the third book in that Eberron trilogy. I'm terrible about needing to finish what I start. And of course, reading and re-reading Mutants and Masterminds, Ultimate Power, Freedom City, and occasionally the Mastermind's Manual now that we're taking a few feats from there.
Barnum Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 I am currently reading: -Supergirl -The Legion of Superheroes -Mouse Guard -Mice Templar -The Umbrella Academy -The Brave and the Bold -Runaways That's all I can afford. This month I dropped The Brave and the Bold and LoSH. I've been reading some Action Comics and Teen Titans lately, but I probably won't start collecting either. Though I have been enjoying the Wonder Girl mini.
Barnum Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 I am currently reading: -Supergirl -The Legion of Superheroes -Mouse Guard -Mice Templar -The Umbrella Academy -The Brave and the Bold -Runaways That's all I can afford. This month I dropped The Brave and the Bold and LoSH. I've been reading some Action Comics and Teen Titans lately, but I probably won't start collecting either. Though I have been enjoying the Wonder Girl mini.
Barnum Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 I am currently reading: -Supergirl -The Legion of Superheroes -Mouse Guard -Mice Templar -The Umbrella Academy -The Brave and the Bold -Runaways That's all I can afford. This month I dropped The Brave and the Bold and LoSH. I've been reading some Action Comics and Teen Titans lately, but I probably won't start collecting either. Though I have been enjoying the Wonder Girl mini.
Veiled Malice Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 "Breakaway" by Joel Shepard. The second in the "Cassandra Kreznov" trilogy. It's like a mash up of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Or Bladerunner, for you that saw the movie) and Ghost in the Shell, both of which I love. Androids, political intrigue, and dry British humor. What could be better? :)
Veiled Malice Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 "Breakaway" by Joel Shepard. The second in the "Cassandra Kreznov" trilogy. It's like a mash up of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Or Bladerunner, for you that saw the movie) and Ghost in the Shell, both of which I love. Androids, political intrigue, and dry British humor. What could be better? :)
Veiled Malice Posted January 8, 2008 Posted January 8, 2008 "Breakaway" by Joel Shepard. The second in the "Cassandra Kreznov" trilogy. It's like a mash up of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Or Bladerunner, for you that saw the movie) and Ghost in the Shell, both of which I love. Androids, political intrigue, and dry British humor. What could be better? :)
cosmicarus Posted January 8, 2008 Author Posted January 8, 2008 Androids, political intrigue, and dry British humor. What could be better? Agreed. I picked up a copy of the first trade of 'Rising Stars' yesterday, so I've got that and 'Astro City' to read. While I was away I picked up 'Maus' and 'Hero', the novel. 'Maus' was great! I really liked the eay the story was told and interspersed with the authors relationship with his father. I really felt engaged by the main characters. I think I may find it hard to finish 'Hero', just because it's written for a younger audience and I have things backed up I think I may like more. That said, it hasn't been too bad so far.
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