false 11 101 67 true 5824494 read 1 true 141527 currently-reading 33 true 141526 to-read 3 false 4315514 did-not-finish <![CDATA[Stephen added 'Abarat']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/940863 to: Abarat (Hardcover) by Clive Barker
Clive Barker has created a world that is not only strange and unique, but creates a visual with his words and drawings as well. In this unique story we find the world of the Abarat is a series of 25 islands, one for each hour of the day and the 25th island which is time out of time. The main character is a young girl named Candy Quackenbush from a quite little town known as Chickentown. Nothing interesting ever happens in Chickentown but for Candy, things are about to change. I found this book to be a great page turner. Barker's language paints a marvelous image in your mind that is visualized ever so often by his own drawings. One of the remarkable things is how often the imagery from the reading matches the actual drawings. The story itself is riveting with interesting characters, a nail biting plot, and beautiful drawings. This is the first in a series that is to include a total of five books. I am eagerly and anxiously awaiting the third book to come out. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Stephen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/126891-kids-reading-appropriate-material Stephen made a comment in the Fantasy Book Club group:

I find this an interesting problem. Like Jim mentioned, chat rooms can be much more offensive than reading a book. I teach middle school kids and I can say that Twilight has just about every girl reading. There are other series very popular at the moment which may have what some would call questionable content, I am not sure as I have not read many of the series. I did read Twilight, but lost interest and did not pursue the series. I think that as a parent, I would not put restrictions on my childs reading, but i will monitor what they read and have conversations with them about the content. ]]> <![CDATA[Stephen voted on a poll]]> http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/11382-may-general-fantasy-poll-please-cast-your-vote-for-the-book-you Stephen voted on the poll: May General Fantasy Poll
Please cast your vote for the book you'd like to read in May, for discussion in June. ]]> <![CDATA[Stephen is on page 160 of The Dark Tower ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40227236 Stephen is on page 160 of 1072 of The Dark Tower ]]> <![CDATA[Stephen added 'The Dark Tower']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40227236 The Dark Tower (Dark Tower 7) by Stephen King
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]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Stephen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/107813-sword-of-truth Stephen made a comment in the Fantasy Book Club group:

Josh wrote: "I might be the odd one out here, but I read Wizards First Rule a while ago and didn't like it at all. The dialogue was bad, the story was pretty cliche with a lot of borrowed ideas (like in the ca..."

that just don't happen in real life? It's fantasy :D
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Stephen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/109439-fbc-hall-of-fame-series Stephen made a comment in the Fantasy Book Club group:

Woops, and #2 as well, sooo, I guess I'll try again. This one is a favorite, although it has not yet been completed.

1.Lord of the Rings
2.The Dark Tower
3.Harry Potter
4.The Malazan Book of the Fallen
5.The Wheel of Time
6.Narnia
7.The Magic of Recluce
8.The Mage Wars
9.The Bartimaeus Trilogy
10. The Prince of Nothing
11. Darkover (by Marion Zimmer Bradley, not the ones written by others).
12. Fionavar Tapestry
13. The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman
14, Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
15. A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R Martin
16. Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny
17. The Belgariad, David Eddings
18. The Book of the Kencyrath by P.C. Hodgell (starts with God Stalk)
19. The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper
20. The Sevenwaters Triology by Juliet Marillier
21. Abarat series by Clive Barker
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Stephen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/112551-what-are-you-reading-in-march Stephen made a comment in the Fantasy Book Club group:

Robin wrote: "I really enjoyed Book Thief - I've only barely cracked Cloak of Magic."

Oh, I loved The Book Thief, was a break from fantasy but a great book. I thought Death as the narrator was awesome. Speaking of Death makes me think of Mort, totally in the other direction of Book Thief, just popped into my head. ]]>