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Unread postby robbyjo » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:37 pm

WOW, Lady Wu! I've never read that part. If anyone can provide a link, I'd be glad to read! It's gotta be really interesting! :lol:

I'm really curious on where each of the characters going: Lin Chong, Shi Jin, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Wu Yong, Yang Zhi, etc...

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Unread postby Lady Wu » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:00 pm

I don't have the link saved on this computer, but Exar might know where to dig it up (it was posted over at 3k.net some time ago).
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Unread postby changshanzhaoyun » Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:03 am

i never liked Outlaws of the Marsh. It seemed kinda dumb. WHy would someone join up with a band of guys that caused the death of his family and destroyed his career? I'm talking about the Qin guy with the tooth mace. If it were me, i'd gather my own army to wage war to get revenge.

There is an Outlaws of the Marsh book version on Amazon.com.

Anyone read A Dream of Red Mansions? I found the book boring. I never got past chapter 10. I couldn't understand what the plot was.

Journey to the West was repetitive, and i didn't like the Movie version much. It takes forever for something to happen. But even so, I liked the book. It was more appealing to the reader.
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Unread postby Ts'ao Jian » Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:12 am

The time portal story sounds good... is it just on the net or is there a published version of it somewhere?

Anyways, I liked Outlaws. I read the Foreign Languages Press version twice (trans. Sidney Shapiro), and it goes up to Song Jiang's death. I actually like it better than RotK (still haven't finished vol. 2 of the Moss-Roberts...). The indepent little episodes do coalesce into a single coherent storyline eventually- I actually liked how it was divided up though...
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Unread postby Kong Wen » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:18 am

So let me get something straight then. Is the four-volume paperback boxed Foreign Lang. Press version of the story the complete work?
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Unread postby Exar Kun » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:18 pm

That's probably what is generally considered 'the full version'.
There are many different variations on Outlaws but the most popular edition is the one in the foreign language press,which is the one I have.
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Unread postby Mike » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:31 pm

I haven't read Water Margin...but I've read a comic, saw the TV show, and listened to it on the radio...it seems that most people like the part about Wu Cong (the tiger slayer)...he seems to be the most popular character...

I like how the characters all come together after they commit their crime....I especially like reading how they become criminals, when they were living successful lives...
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Unread postby Sung Jiang » Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:44 am

Hello. I'm new here. :D I know this site for a long time but I was just too lazy to post here until I finished ROTK (finished it a couple of days ago). Anyways, I'm reading The Art of War now. Has anybody read that book? And I'm planning to start Outaws of the Marsh (I allready read the 70 chapters version and I just bought Shapiro's unabridged version).

Can anybody actually give me a link to the time portal story?
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Unread postby Mei Zhen » Thu Nov 04, 2004 1:01 pm

Time portal story? Which one is that?
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They've a million ways to kill you

In this dangerous world
There’s an art to growing old
Taking chances
Magic happens"
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Unread postby Kong Wen » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:40 pm

Mei Zhen wrote:Time portal story? Which one is that?

Check the last post from one page ago, by Lady Wu.
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