Raymonde Feist made a funny.

[pay_the_piper]

I've read Talon of the Silver Hawk before, but I never got the chance to read the other two books. Mostly because when I first read the book many years ago, Feist had still be working on the third book, and the second was only in hardback. Charles and I just never got around to getting the books, and eventually it was forgotten in the mist of College readings and other work.

But, I was looking for something to read yesterday and thumbed through stacks of books in B&N. Seeing Feist's books reminded me that I had always wanted to finish them! And as such I bought the whole trilogy right there (just 25 bucks, not a bad spend on books I will like read a couple of times before I die.)

And I'm probably about 40 pages off being done with the book. (I bought it at about 4ish, last night, before I went to dinner. I read a little at dinner, and then during commercials while watching Sister Act 2 when I got home. And so on until about 1amish. Books at horrible in one way, I have a very hard time just putting them down to sleep. As a result I'm dog ass tired tonight. I went to sleep at 1, and woke up off and on starting from 4am. Blag.) Anyway, the point is?

Feist made a funny.

"Good," Creed said, "I always like it when a captain has a plan; it makes getting killed a lot less random."

That? Made me laugh. It really did.

Secondly while I was wandering around B&N, I noticed a 'school read' table, and curious poked around the table. I like seeing what kids are reading in classes today, which strangely hadn't much changed from what I read. Oddly, though, that was a copy of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I somehow couldn't imagine a teacher, or school put that one the reading list. Then I reminded myself that for my Honors English and AP History in my Junior year of HS that I read Sophie's Choice. And while I dearly love the stark, hopelessness of this book...

At 17 I had never expected to be handed a book by a teacher that openingly discussed Male masturbation in detail. So I'll tack it up as interesting, which means- a lot of students are going to hate that, but I personally see it as an awesome choice in books. Then again, unlike most of my fellow students, I have found that there were few books I read for school/classes that I truly disliked. In particular I found a sort of quaint fondness for William Faulkner's books, though The Sound and The Fury still breaks my brain, and I've read it a number of times. Ever time I pick it up, I find something different in what I read.

I still have no care for Mark Twain, though. Don't know...Huckleberry Fin just bored me.

And this has nothing to do with the whole book I stared with! Haha. Oh, I miss reading as much as I did. I find that I have to love the characters, though, before I can just let the book take me. If I don't find a way to love the characters, or a character, no amount of effort I put forth ever makes the book just flow. Scary, but true. I sort of think of it like a movie- without a connection, I lose interest, and my mind wanders. Then, before I know it, movie is over and I'm just trying to remember what happened in the flick.

Anyway...Tis it!

I'm lost to my books for a while. Perhaps reading will help me find the voices for my characters again. And in finding them, perhaps I will find my desire to be online again.

Comments

[chaoticasylum.insanejournal.com]

We read the Fountainhead in school... though I always preferred Atlas Shrugged.

[pay_the_piper.insanejournal.com]

I have a strange liking to Ayn Rand. I think I found that Fahrenheit 451 was a greatly entertaining. I also found it to be thought provoking. I don't know why, though with satire the authors are usually challenging to to consider one thing or another.

And Rand was challenging people as well. But I think they are well worth a read. I never read Rand for any of my classes, or HS, but I rand her stuff on my own. It has been a while though, and just like I bought a copy of Fahrenheit 451 recently, i think I might have to buy and reread some of Rand's books.

Particularly since I plan to finish my English/Lit. Degree.

[chaoticasylum.insanejournal.com]

We the Living was always my favourite of hers. It's short, but... It really, really hit me when I first read it. Probably one of the first books I read on my own that kinda smacked me in the head and made me see a message.

[pay_the_piper.insanejournal.com]

I read Anthem on the prompting of a friend, and I was blown away. You can see a certain anti-communism to the work, of course...as with most satire and otherwise politically motivated novels from that era. ((Fahrenheit 451 is terribly Anti-communist, not it is a bad thing, but very very stark. I would gather that these books have been used by a number of people to develop political ideology.))

Animal Farm, I remember crying for the horse, and eventually for a number of the other characters. That is another book I should reread, as I can recall the roles the characters played (Horse=Common folk), I can't remember the names of the pigs. Snowball (I googled the name I wanted) was a sad character, though. Even as a pig, you felt he meant something good, and that the nature of power ultimately corrupted those around him. So that while he was pure to his beliefs, his good was nothing more than a red bloodstain on the snow.

Very sad book.

[chaoticasylum.insanejournal.com]

Yeah... Anthem just amazed me. Brave New World was another that did that to me.

[chaoticasylum.insanejournal.com]

Wait - that's wrong. I'm sorry... total moron for a moment. We the Living is good... but the one I'm thinking about is Anthem.

[pay_the_piper.insanejournal.com]

Ha! Anthem is the one I just mentioned!

[kikibug13.insanejournal.com]

haha *snuggles* lost to books. Mmm I am right there with you! Although, if I manage to round my brain up, you may get finally a gdoc share for checking over Hathor's fic. Finally. >.>

Also, haha that Feist line made me laugh too. And a few more. he has a few funnies, here and there, especially with a few of the more interesting characters.

... and I agree about Mark Twain. Actually. >.> There have been a few things, generally short pieces, that I find funny now and again, but man it can get tedious...

[pay_the_piper.insanejournal.com]

Feist makes me smile and chuckle alot. His books are chuck full of witty characters, too. He has easily become a favorite author. :)

[kikibug13.insanejournal.com]

... oh I really am curious now if you've tried Lois McMaster Bujold, and if you haven't, what you'll think about it. >.>

[pay_the_piper.insanejournal.com]

I have not. I might look into her after i finish these. (forgive the small replies, i am replying from my phone.)

[kikibug13.insanejournal.com]

*snugs* no worries about the short replies. And YAY! Giving her a try is definitely worth it. Fantasy, my recommendation is the Chalion series (Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, the Hallowed Hunt); her main series is science fiction, the Vorkosigan series. Starting with Shards of Honor, but generally, you can pick any of those books and read and not be disappointed. Each is stand-alone, and yet they make up an arc.