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For REAL. Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 01/09/2009 02:48:58 AM

... say what a good writer would say in 250 words, the nineteenth century has your name written all over it.


A little more recent (1940s), but I'd suggest Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. I enjoyed it, don't get me wrong, but "rushed" is one thing it definitely is not. :D
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So does this mean we all are noobs now? Dark Knight - 01/09/2009 01:02:33 AM 1131 Views
You found the Black Company rushed? Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:08:23 AM 1025 Views
If you want to read novels where the author takes five pages to... Joker - 01/09/2009 02:00:27 AM 878 Views
For REAL. Darth_Katie - 01/09/2009 02:48:58 AM 1062 Views
Re: For REAL. James - 01/09/2009 03:05:43 AM 970 Views
A few years ago, I tried reading it on my lunch breaks. I always spent most of my time rereading. Jayhawk - 02/09/2009 05:23:39 PM 784 Views
yeah, try "The Name of the Rose" imlad - 01/09/2009 06:19:49 PM 784 Views
Re: If you want to read novels where the author takes five pages to... Dark Knight - 02/09/2009 01:05:54 AM 825 Views
I'm with you; I hated the Black Company books. *NM* Aemon - 01/09/2009 04:42:45 AM 419 Views
Pacing or Plot? Or both? Gnosis18 - 01/09/2009 06:42:51 AM 868 Views
Have you read Otherland? *NM* Craig - 01/09/2009 06:56:42 AM 432 Views
me like Otherland. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 01/09/2009 07:15:32 AM 373 Views
I loved Otherland. *NM* heartbreak - 01/09/2009 01:35:49 PM 383 Views
Tad Williams Geoff - 01/09/2009 10:19:25 PM 865 Views
Only partly agree (v. mild spoilers) Craig - 01/09/2009 11:54:18 PM 780 Views
I loved Otherland - all of it. Legolas - 01/09/2009 11:58:10 PM 812 Views
~here be spoilers~ Craig - 02/09/2009 12:57:16 AM 776 Views
Precisely what I was referring to Geoff - 02/09/2009 12:56:24 PM 890 Views
Just rip those pages out. Craig - 02/09/2009 07:43:12 PM 780 Views
I tried reading that once. I even own the first three books. Chas - 02/09/2009 12:53:15 AM 746 Views
Actually I have Dark Knight - 02/09/2009 01:06:52 AM 846 Views
Sweet. Craig - 02/09/2009 07:44:01 PM 772 Views
Only people with an ID higher than 250 are n00bs. *NM* Artsapat - 01/09/2009 07:15:09 AM 374 Views
You mean 150 *NM* AliasRY - 01/09/2009 07:17:34 AM 426 Views
I'm comfortable with that. *NM* Craig - 01/09/2009 07:35:33 AM 396 Views
Me too. *NM* Geoff - 01/09/2009 10:20:24 PM 390 Views
No, I'm fairly certain it says 250 Artsapat - 01/09/2009 07:45:21 AM 925 Views
D'oh! *NM* AliasRY - 01/09/2009 07:57:32 AM 407 Views
I think 112 is a good cutoff *NM* Dark Diggler - 01/09/2009 09:56:18 AM 404 Views
I think it goes... If you have to ask... *NM* heartbreak - 01/09/2009 01:36:20 PM 433 Views
I enjoyed it for what it was Ryan - 01/09/2009 07:25:40 AM 823 Views
If you have to ask... :-P *NM* Rand al'Thor - 01/09/2009 07:56:46 AM 513 Views
I enjoyed both of those. Chas - 02/09/2009 12:50:47 AM 793 Views
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