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Laly: Welcome. Madali lang dito sa GR. :)
Low Fantasy: opposite ng high fantasy (usually but not limited to secondary world). You can think of it as "low magic" (in the case of the early books in A Song of Ice and Fire series) or something that takes place in the real world (100 Years of Solitude, Midnight's Children).
H wrote: "Just wondering..do any of you keep tabs on how much you spend yearly on books (whether brand new or from BS)?I have never done that, but I'm curious so I will try to do it this year...."
I don't. What I do is keep tabs on my extra money so I can buy books guilt-free. ;)
Hey Emir, you did not tell me there are many tech writers in TFG. :))
@*Anti-Twilight* OBSESSED WITH KYOUSUNA!!!*: Haha.@Maria Ella: Thank you! And I work for the Asian Development Bank as a contractor. : > Sayang hindi ako makakaattend ng meetup, pero gusto ko sanang pumunta. I have a flight on the 11th (to England!), sa 27 pa ang balik ko.
Haha, maybe I'll bump into Jzhunagev around here, although hindi rin ako gaanong active. Of Doyle's, I really like Sir Nigel, the White Company, and the Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard. I really felt that he enjoyed writing those books.
@RA: Thanks, it's all right.
@H and LS: Sinagot na ni Charles, pero ganon nga. So I guess I like settings where the world is mostly normal and 'realistic' with one or two aspects that is magical (but low-key). I like seeing how that sort of magical influence can affect fictional social structures and economies.
@LS: Thank you! Haha, kasi pag brackets, baka akalain ng tayo kung ano sinasabi ko. Hahaha!
@Angus: Thank you! I guess we're a sort of time twin thing or someting!
@Cary: Thanks!
ℬℯatrisℎ*Anti-Twilight* OBSESSED WITH KYOUSUNA!!!* wrote: "Ugh... call me Beatrish or Sunakyou."haha sorry yun lang kasi una kong nabasa
Rachel wrote: "Haha, maybe I'll bump into Jzhunagev around here, although hindi rin ako gaanong active. Of Doyle's, I really like Sir Nigel, the White Company, and the Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard. I really felt that he enjoyed writing those books."Halloa, Rachel!
I've yet to read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical fiction since I for the moment am wallowing in enjoyment reading his well-known creation Sherlock Holmes. But indeed I'm really interested to read his other works outside the realm of the Great Detective since I learned by perusal of his biography that he put much study and research in the crafting of these works.
Thank you pointing this out to my attention, Rachel. :)
jzhunagev wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Haha, maybe I'll bump into Jzhunagev around here, although hindi rin ako gaanong active. Of Doyle's, I really like Sir Nigel, the White Company, and the Exploits and Adventures of Br..."Hello!! I am suddenly so excited, hahaha! But his historical fiction is indeed very good, and I think the level of... enthusiasm? Glee? that he had with it compared to his Holmes series is very different. Parang inspired, I guess? He also has some mediocre-ish works, usually the short stories, but I think they are still cute.
The White Company and Sir Nigel are connected to each other (chronologically, Sir Nigel goes first, but he wrote White Company first and I think it should be read first, too). Micah Clarke follows the events of the Monmouth Rebellion. Brigadier General is about an egotistic and completely hilarious French cavalry officer during the Napoleonic era. Here in the Ph, I think the most available in the stores is Brigadier Gerard. :c Never ko pang nakita yung iba.
I- I'm so sorry for the out of topic!
Rachel wrote: "The White Company and Sir Nigel are connected to each other (chronologically, Sir Nigel goes first, but he wrote White Company first and I think it should be read first, too). Micah Clarke follows the events of the Monmouth Rebellion. Brigadier General is about an egotistic and completely hilarious French cavalry officer during the Napoleonic era. Here in the Ph, I think the most available in the stores is Brigadier Gerard. :c Never ko pang nakita yung iba. "Funny of you to mention that since I've seen a copy of Sir Nigel and The White Company in a branch of Booksale a few days ago. Are they really good reads? Convince me, I might buy and after I'm done with them, we might discuss the book/s.
Rachel: Napra-praning lang ako. Ikaw rin ba si R.A.?
KD: Hahahaha..praning! Kung sya nga rin yon, as if naman aaminin nya? hehehehe
Si Anti-Twilight parang si R.A. din? Eh yong si Elryxe si R.A. din?
K.D. wrote: "Rachel: Napra-praning lang ako. Ikaw rin ba si R.A.?"Napa-double-check din ako pero mukhang totoong tao naman siya. :)
At least, alam nya na may nakakahalata. Di ba para maging maingat sya sa pagsusulat. Test of versatility :) I mean let's say si Saramago o Nabokov, takpan mo ang cover ng book, magbasa ka na passages, alam mong si Nabokov or Saramago sya di ba?
@jzhunagev (your name is so hard to spell haha): Really? I should go and look for them... @KD: lmao no. He added me uuuh last week, napraning din ako. Actually, ako yung nasa Booksale thread na kapitbahay yung main warehouse ng Booksale. I went to the group because I wanted to offer it as a location for future... field trips? Or something. Napansin ko kasi na marami sa group na mahilig sa Booksale.
:p You can ask Kristel who I am, we've met a bunch of times irl.
Rachel: Now that you mentioned Kristel, I know you are telling the truth. Thanks.
Hahaha, bad timing on when to be more vocal in the group. It occured to me na pwede akong mapagkamalang bot, pero meyo obvious naman na totoong tao ako.
loling. Totoo po si Rachel, K.D. and friend ko sya. I was just ribbing her because she doesn't use her RL name in the circles that we frequent online and that's not what I call her in real life.
Rachel: "Bot" short for Robot di ba? :)
Re: multiple accounts, in the next week may magkakaroon ulit ng dalawang accounts. Yung isa mala-Hemingway yung diction and the other mala-Faulkner. Tapos may lalabas na French speaker. Si Proust naman yun.
@NYKen: I own a bunch of anthologies of Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Right now, what I have open at home is The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, but I have a few others waiting to be read... under my bed. Ahehe. I have my eye on a few others, but it's actually a bit difficult for me to read them because a lot of them fail to keep the Doyle style intact (which is crucial for me because the series is first person POV). Do you have any suggestions, though? I would love to check them out.
Rachel wrote: " Actually, ako yung nasa Booksale thread na k..."Rachel, ikaw yung hinahanap kong member, actually, dahil jan sa BS Warehouse... Ano address nyan? Papapasukin ba nila isang tao lang jan?
NYKen wrote: "Rachel and Jzhunagev, I see a Sherlock Holmes mini discussion. I just wanted to add, have either of you read any of the new Sherlock Holmes novels written by modern writers such as Dan Andriacco, and other current mystery authors. I mean, nobody will ever come close to writing him as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but there have been some good recent books written by other authors and their interpretation of the Baker Street Boys and Inspector Sherlock Holmes."Hi NYKen!
I'm still reading the Canon and so far I've made it to The Return of Sherlock Holmes and I'm having a grand time!
After this I might make my way through the numerous parodies and pastiches and hopefully hunt down some of the books you're recommending.
Nice of you to drop by here. :)
@Kristel: Don't worry, Rachel weirds me out, too!
May naglike ng Anna Karenina ko na taga-India. Parang si R.A. din sya! :) Nag-member lang today!Strange. Parang biglang nagsusulputan yong mga bago na iba't-ibang languages ang nalalaman at kung saan saan na countries. Tapos ngayon lang rin nagme-member. Bagong create ang accounts.
Napra-praning na nga ako. Di na lang muna ako magfa-follow ng mga threads. Close shop muna ako :)
@Rollie: Yeap.@H: Japan St., Better Living Subdivision, Paranaque City. I don't remember the correct number right now, but it's a relatively short street and there is a large poster of Booksale on it.
I think nagpapapasok sila. What I was planning was that, if people are interested, is to go there myself and negotiate on letting everyone in from morning to afternoon (without their requisite closing time during lunch).
I'm giving a shoutout for A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman. I though it was a wonderful fusion of both Holmesian and Lovecraftian elements. I briefly considered trying out Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series but I don't know how much I'd enjoy an original main character married to Holmes.
Kristel wrote: "I'm giving a shoutout for A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman. I though it was a wonderful fusion of both Holmesian and Lovecraftian elements. I briefly considered trying out Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series but I don't know how much I'd enjoy an original main character married to Holmes."Krsitel, that story was recommended to me too by someone on the group The Baker Street Irregulars.
Hmm... I might give Gaiman a try after all. :)
I think iba naman si Rachel kay you-know-who. I read somewhere na bad trip si Rachel sa mga naghahard sell na Goodreads authors. Siyempre basag si you-know-who kaya nagtatalak siya last week.Laly: Welcome to the group! Pinilit ka ba ni Lynai na magjoin? :D
Christine: I assume tech writer ka din? :D
Oh no! And my sister decided to join this group when people are becoming paranoid already! Haha! But I assure you guys, Laly is a real person. She got dismayed when her FB was converted into Timeline so decided to finally open an account in Goodreads. Sabi nya,at least daw dito she will be finally motivated to read more.
@Kristel: I loved a Study in Emerald! It's also in Improbable, if I remember. Re: this person, hindi ko na nga gustong pansinin yung medyo weird na ginagawa nya. Wholesome naman ako! Ang hindi ko lang talaga alam kung papaanong i-approach e yung location nya. I'm sorry, but Bandar Seri Begawan is not in the Philippines.
@jzhunagev It's a short story and I think it's available for free at Gaiman's website as a PDF. The only other Gaiman book I've finished is The Graveyard Book. I tried the American Gods audiobook a couple of years ago but I stopped listening in the middle of it.
Lynai wrote: "Oh no! And my sister decided to join this group when people are becoming paranoid already! Haha! But I assure you guys, Laly is a real person. She got dismayed when her FB was converted into Timeline so decided to finally open an account in Goodreads. Sabi nya,at least daw dito she will be finally motivated to read more."Yey to book pushing big sister! ^_^
Welcome to the group, Laly!
And that Jeffrey Deaver book on her currently reading folder easily gave her away. It's not a hand-me-down book from big sis, eh? Haha! :D [Teasing]
@Angus: Sa thread nya yun sa Specific Authors section. Badtrip kasi ako nun sa spam nya sa feeds ko, pero aminado naman akong mali ako dun. Haha. @Kristel: Remind me to bring you a few books on Sunday, hey? Pag nag meet yung TGF after May at sasama ka, isama mo ako!
Rachel wrote: "@NYKen: I own a bunch of anthologies of Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Right now, what I have open at home is The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, but I have a few others waiting to be read......"Tinutulak ko kay Kristel yung The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes pero mas trip niya yung
A Study in Sherlock. Although may BBC Sherlock story doon (sorta)...
Ang interesting sa Improbable are the stories with Doyle in it, because Doyle is such a character as an author (in many ways, the opposite of his most famous character).
jzhunagev wrote: "And that Jeffrey Deaver book on her currently reading folder easily gave her away. It's not a hand-me-down book from big sis, eh? Haha! :D [Teasing] "I actually borrowed that book from her but did not finish. She's re-reading it now haha!
Rachel, super tawa kaya ako nun! Nagcartwheel malamang iyon palabas ng bahay nila. So hayan, a proof na hindi siya alter-alter-alter ego: magpapakita siya with Kristel!
@Rachel: Gora tayo sa TFG May meeting although I haven't read the F2F book in question. :D
jzhunagev wrote: "Kristel wrote: "I'm giving a shoutout for A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman. I though it was a wonderful fusion of both Holmesian and Lovecraftian elements. I briefly considered trying out Laurie R..."I like the Mary Russell stories pero hindi ako kasing Catholic ni Kristel. :)
May bagong Sherlock story din si Neil Gaiman that deals with bees...
Charles: oo, sa ibang thread na lang...gusto ko rin syang basahin eh :)
@Charles: Anong ibig sabihin ng Catholic dyan, yung religious definition or "universal?"@Angus: Nagulat rin ako ng nabasa ko yung hard-sell comment. Kabog.
jzhunagev wrote: "Where can I buy The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and A Study in Sherlock here?"You can probably order them sa bookstores (I ordered The Improbable from Powerbooks a few years ago) while A Study in Sherlock I personally bought sa Kindle.
There are some free stories for the former at http://www.johnjosephadams.com/sherlo...
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Thank you Rollie for the welcome.Nagpapaturo pa nga ako. I"m still adding books for my library. :)