Comments on: Books

By: Edbert

Edbert — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:14:06 +0000

Oh gawd! Dragonlance novels!
Yes, they are awesome. I’m a geek who reads both sci-fi and fantasy. And sometimes combined.
Best of both worlds, I say!

By: Gaycondo

Gaycondo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:56:58 +0000

PS: I just read all the other comments from people, and realized that many of them made suggestions. Well, as you know, when there is a qualitative argument to be had, my side is always right… So pick my book to read. It is for sure better than “The Dragonlance Novels”, which, as a side note, I have actually read a few of, so I’m not just being a snob.
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By: Gaycondo

Gaycondo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:54:01 +0000

Dear Craig,
If you are looking for good non-star wars books to read, let me make a suggestion:
“Girlfriend in a Coma” by Douglas Coupland.
It is my favorite novel ever, and honestly it’s pretty science fictiony. Read it. I PROMISE you will love it.

By: Topncal

Topncal — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:30:18 +0000

I just don’t think I am geek enough I have never read a Star Wars or Star Trek novel. Maybe my geek card needs to be revoked.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:55:39 +0000

Have you tried the Dragonlance novels? Start with Dragons of Autumn Twighlight. You might like, I don’t know. Hard to tell if you don’t read much outside of Star Wars.

By: NefariousCarrot

NefariousCarrot — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:01:42 +0000

Screwtape Letters are hilarious! I mean, what’s not to love about a book written a devil’s perspective?

And you totally get points for the Chaucer and the Janie A!

By: FDot

FDot — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:58:12 +0000

If you’re looking for a break from Star Wars novels, I would highly suggest the two Ebenezum and Wuntvor trilogies from Craig Shaw Gardner. They are very fast reads and some of the funniest sci-fi to be found.

By: piersgavestonjr

piersgavestonjr — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:26:38 +0000

I see that your orange buddy is named Felice. There is a very good gay writer named Felice Picano. He has written a bunch of books, two of which are autobiographies full of homoerotic adventure. In the short story collection “Men on Men 1″ he has an excerpt from one of those autobiographies. It is about when he was a twenty year old living in Rome during the glory days of the Cinecutta studios.
Does your orange buddy Felice write?

By: sue

sue — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:29:57 +0000

NC, true, true. I’d also have to miss out on reading The Screwtape Letters, which is on my list. I’ll have to rethink my position. Maybe I can ease into it slowly with some classics with sort-of Christian stuff in them. Do I get credit for Canterbury Tales? There are religious people in there, although they talk real naughty. That’s ok because we don’t understand what they’re saying. Right now I’m reading Jane Austen - lots of naughtiness there, right under the surface if you read carefully, but also lots of ministers.

By: Jozet at Halushki

Jozet at Halushki — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:25:30 +0000

I’ve given up stepping out of my comfort zone years ago.

Vastly over-rated.

My comfort zone covers four zip codes the way it is. I don’t want to get more wacky than I am. It scares the kids.