tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post7106365810347617718..comments2022-12-02T03:31:27.390-05:00Comments on Information Constellation: Thursday Book Questions, Pt. 5 + knitting frenzyDonna Witekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609991179829134157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-56379257080171351702010-10-17T23:00:01.284-04:002010-10-17T23:00:01.284-04:00Nicole: I saw the Red Prophet series in Borders wh...<b>Nicole</b>: I saw the Red Prophet series in Borders when I was shopping for the Ender books, and they definitely caught my eye. I will have to give them a go at some point.<br><br>Re: WOT, actually your comment reignited my interest in the series, so I thought perhaps I'd try reading the plot synopses at Wikipedia to see if they would do the trick of "catching me up." I got as far as <i>Fires of Heaven</i> when I read that Moiraine and Lanfear "supposedly" died when they disappeared through the archway-thingy... and that was when I closed the browser and said, okay I need to just reread the books. I have only ever gotten as far as <i>Crossroads of Twilight</i> so I actually have <b>no idea</b> what Moiraine's fate was, and I don't want to learn anything about it through a Wikipedia article.<br><br>I think, sometime after the new year (since my fiction reading list is packed between now and then), I will pick up WOT again, after being away from it for a good five years.Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609991179829134157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-64521650307894073152010-10-15T08:49:22.888-04:002010-10-15T08:49:22.888-04:00If you like Orson Scott Card, pick up his Red Prop...If you like Orson Scott Card, pick up his Red Prophet series. It was a strange combination of colonial American Christianity and folk magic. I've actually only read the first two (because the library here didn't have them in) but they were fun!<br><br>I've started the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov and it IMMEDIATELY sucks you in. I'll let you know if I like it.<br><br>Fr. A like the first two Dunes, but he said the rest were crap. Okay, he didn't actually say "crap" but that's essentially what all those big words meant.<br><br>I solved the WOT plot problem by rereading all the books when a new one came out. Since I came into the series at book 4... I practically have the whole thing memorized. And I enjoyed every second of it! ;) I have REALLY liked the way Egwyne's character has evolved over the course of the series. Aviendha was my favorite character, but Egwyne definitely caught up after the last couple books. I think Sanderson did a pretty good job on his last one. I'm glad he didn't try to cram all of that in one book. After fifteen years of entering that world, I'm a little sad to think it will be finished in just a couple more books! Ok. Need to stop. Definitely approaching the nerddom line.Nicole D.https://thekhouriyehsaidwhat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766774917374706444.post-36886283813255148492010-10-15T08:41:22.226-04:002010-10-15T08:41:22.226-04:00I love Saint Nektarios: The Saint of our Century. ...I love Saint Nektarios: The Saint of our Century. What an inspiring book! Another one of my favorite books is Saint John Wonderworker...a book about his life and miracles. Not sure if you've read it yet, but if not, I highly recommend it! I read it this past April/May, and it has influenced me in more ways than I can say. :)Katherine (Kathy) Bakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194655878671064656noreply@blogger.com