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Has anyone ever read Leviathan by scott westerfeld?

Postby Lacastria » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:41 pm

Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?
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Postby Lacastria » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:43 pm

if enough people have, I might start a WWI based on the story, i.e clankers vs. darwinists.
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Postby Lacastria » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:01 pm

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if I do start a war, I'm Austria-Hungary.
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Postby Meryuma » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:02 pm

I thought this was going to be about Thomas Hobbes...
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Postby Lacastria » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:07 pm

Meryuma wrote:I thought this was going to be about Thomas Hobbes...

no, the book was written recently... in 2009...by Scott Westerfeld
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Postby Lacastria » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:54 am

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Postby Rolamec » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:58 am

What about Leviticus? Yeah, I read it and now whenever I see one of them queers on my lawn, I stone them. I stone em good too. Yeeee-ha!

*7 gay people were killed in this production*
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Postby Serrland » Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:13 am

Lacastria wrote:Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?


Might want to put the author down, lest people think of the Hobbes work.
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Postby Lacastria » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:42 pm

Serrland wrote:
Lacastria wrote:Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?


Might want to put the author down, lest people think of the Hobbes work.

gotcha, good idea. mind you, I had no idea who this hobbes guy was until I looked it up on wikipedia. did you read the book, though?
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Postby Lacastria » Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:44 pm

Rolamec wrote:What about Leviticus? Yeah, I read it and now whenever I see one of them queers on my lawn, I stone them. I stone em good too. Yeeee-ha!

*7 gay people were killed in this production*

would you participate in a war based on the story? if so tell me what country you plan to be. I'm austria-hungary.
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Postby Neroterica » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:06 pm

I've read it. If we do the war, I'm the U.S.A.
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Postby Rupudska » Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:37 pm

Lacastria wrote:Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?


As a matter of fact, I have read the Steampunk nation's bible Leviathan. Very good steampunk yarn.
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Postby Lacastria » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:04 pm

Rupudska wrote:
Lacastria wrote:Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?


As a matter of fact, I have read the Steampunk nation's bible Leviathan. Very good steampunk yarn.

and if there was a war, who would you be? Look at previous posts for taken countries. And are you sure you read the one by scott westerfeld, not thomas hobbes?
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Postby Rolamec » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:15 pm

Lacastria wrote:
Rolamec wrote:What about Leviticus? Yeah, I read it and now whenever I see one of them queers on my lawn, I stone them. I stone em good too. Yeeee-ha!

*7 gay people were killed in this production*

would you participate in a war based on the story? if so tell me what country you plan to be. I'm austria-hungary.


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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:17 pm

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Postby Alevuss Puppet » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:19 pm

Lacastria wrote:Has anyone ever read the book Leviathan? And maybe it's sequel, Behemoth, too?


I've read part of one of his novels (Peeps), but this series sounds interesting. I might have to check it out.
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Postby NERVUN » Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:30 pm

Lacastria, one you do not need to constantly bump. One a day is plenty. Two, if you do plan to start an RP based on the novel(s), please do so in F7, not in A&F.
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Postby Lacastria » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:41 pm

Al-Harakut al-Islami wrote:I can be Ottoman Empire?

have you read the books? because, if you haven't you'll be extremely confused during the war.
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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:31 pm

Lacastria wrote:
Al-Harakut al-Islami wrote:I can be Ottoman Empire?

have you read the books? because, if you haven't you'll be extremely confused during the war.


Read both Leviathan and Behemoth. You wanna be Austria-Hungary? *Clanker brofist*
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"NO SON OF MINE CAN BE AN OWL!"

"Dad! It's not even physically possible! Christ, how can you be racist against something you didn't know existed until 5 seconds ago?!"

"Do you have an owlfriend?"

"Yes Mom. His name is Damien."
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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:17 pm

Out of curiosity, how many people agree/disagree with Hobbes's Leviathan?

I myself disagree. Totally.
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"NO SON OF MINE CAN BE AN OWL!"

"Dad! It's not even physically possible! Christ, how can you be racist against something you didn't know existed until 5 seconds ago?!"

"Do you have an owlfriend?"

"Yes Mom. His name is Damien."
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Postby Lacastria » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:06 pm

Al-Harakut al-Islami wrote:
Lacastria wrote:have you read the books? because, if you haven't you'll be extremely confused during the war.


Read both Leviathan and Behemoth. You wanna be Austria-Hungary? *Clanker brofist*

yep, okay, you're in. you should probably join the clanker side early, because of what England did at the end of Behemoth, but you'll start out neutral.
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Postby Biblioviva » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:00 am

I've heard of it... I want to read it.. is it good?
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Postby Al-Harakut al-Islami » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:04 pm

Biblioviva wrote:I've heard of it... I want to read it.. is it good?


Yeah, it was really good.
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"Can you stop being an owl?"

"Mom, it's not a choice."

"NO SON OF MINE CAN BE AN OWL!"

"Dad! It's not even physically possible! Christ, how can you be racist against something you didn't know existed until 5 seconds ago?!"

"Do you have an owlfriend?"

"Yes Mom. His name is Damien."
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Postby KatBoo » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:36 pm

Yes, but not the sequel.
I wasn't thrilled by it, but I'd do an RP if one arose.
Also I want Britain please and thank you.
And someone should probably give me the Coles Notes version of the sequel if you don't mind.
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