I already told you I'll start reading it when you read Oyasumi PunPun.
The best bridge.
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What are you reading? (December 2014)
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I already told you I'll start reading it when you read Oyasumi PunPun.
The best bridge.
Looked at the plot summary for that, it looked interesting, but it appears that it's the middle of a trilogy? Do I need to read them in order, or are they individual stand alone stories?
Otherwise, seems like a cool break from my usual pseudo-European stuff.
Currently reading The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks, which is Book 3 in the Lightbringer Series. I read the Night Angel Trilogy a few years ago, but for some reason stopped early on in the first book of this series, though I can't recall why.
About halfway through now after tearing through the other books. Just starting to feel annoyed that the last book is likely to come out till 2016.
About halfway through now after tearing through the other books. Just starting to feel annoyed that the last book is likely to come out till 2016.
Keep reading, pretty sure Hobbs character deaths in the later books are the most depressing thing I've ever read. The latest book especially.
I finally started reading Red Country by Joe Abercombie, not sure why it took so long as I loved the First Law Trilogy, been so long I've forgotten alot of what happened haha. About half way through and it's enjoyable although not much of interest has happened so far.
Oh I also just finished The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham, really good although the quality declines over the series. The magic system is unique, characters are interesting although they could have been developed better without the large time gaps between books.
Dwight Schrute
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So, I happen to love Vance. Well, actually, I only read all of the dying earth. Only the dying earth.
The humor, Cugel selfishness, it's so grotesque and awesome.
So I told myself, read more Vance. And then I realized Vance wrote so many things. I want something close to the Dying Earth. What has he wrote that is the most similar to it ?
AS always, thank you very much, GAF.
The humor, Cugel selfishness, it's so grotesque and awesome.
So I told myself, read more Vance. And then I realized Vance wrote so many things. I want something close to the Dying Earth. What has he wrote that is the most similar to it ?
AS always, thank you very much, GAF.
As a side note, the biggest reason I won't read the series is its lacking of a digital version. And it's a series that connect to each other, if my knowledge is accurate.
I use the PunPun excuse due to knowing Mumei will never read it.
FreshCakes
Banned
Just read Dark Places. After reading Gone Girl and now this, Gillian Flynn might be my favorite author, she knows how to write fucked up people lol. Need to now read Sharp Objects.
And he is thinking of reading Wheel of time!?!? Man, if you are going to read a massive tome, The Story of the Stone is a MUCH better read than Wheel of Time. Plus, you actually learn something since the best way to understand traditional Chinese culture is reading that book.
You're looking at the Barry Hughart book by the same name; I'm talking about the classic Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin, also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber. The Penguin release uses The Story of the Stone as its title (which is one of several titles the book is known as). It isn't a series of books, but one book broken into multiple volumes because you just can't contain that much awesome in a single volume.
I can't read the whole story within a month and a half period! Maybe if it was digital or wasn't moving to South Africa for a number of years.
I at least have access to Wheel of Time on a digital format!
anyone?
I follow:
Fantasy Book Critic
A Dribble of Ink
Wertzone
Fantasy Book Cafe
a Fantasy Reader
and
SF Signal
My Bookish Ways
are good in general to see what's coming out next month.
Ranger Taffles
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Exams coming up, figured I could finish The Martian
Duct tape is indeed magic. Quite an enjoyable read and smartly put together in essence of the dangers of surviving alone on Mars. All the science bits were the outstanding parts for me. I know there's a lot of accuracy in there but the real genius was how well absorbing it was. The humour too was a nice touch to keep Mark's character in focus from the beginning to the end. However the secondary characters in comparison could have had some depth but I guess the real pacing was well attached to the grounded sci-fi survival theme. In short, it was a worthwhile trip.
Duct tape is indeed magic. Quite an enjoyable read and smartly put together in essence of the dangers of surviving alone on Mars. All the science bits were the outstanding parts for me. I know there's a lot of accuracy in there but the real genius was how well absorbing it was. The humour too was a nice touch to keep Mark's character in focus from the beginning to the end. However the secondary characters in comparison could have had some depth but I guess the real pacing was well attached to the grounded sci-fi survival theme. In short, it was a worthwhile trip.
Interesting collection of books, few new things I'd like to check out for sure. I think my favourite book I've read this year might still be Rocket Boys.
This is the best kind of post. New book from one of my favourite authors, and I had absolutely no idea that it existed, and your post says that it's actually out there to buy, right now. Thanks!
Do you know if the UK version also folds out, or is it like a normal book? Cannot tell from the pics I've seen.
Conkersbadfurday
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Currently going through Claws that Catch by John Ringo. it's...way trashier than I remember. I mean, I knew it was trashy science fiction going in, but I don't remember all of these damn writing problems or missing commas. FFS Baen, learn to edit your shit.
Also listening to Mockingjay at work to review for a website. It's so bad. So. So bad.
Also listening to Mockingjay at work to review for a website. It's so bad. So. So bad.
Bolded is the most broadly applicable statement available in SFF commentary.
UK one is a standard hardcover, and in my opinion the art is way cooler. Text is integrated into it.
I follow Doing In The Wizard. The place to be for Lets Reads of terrible fantasy novels. If you are a fan of Rothfuss or Sanderson I would probably give it a miss though.
Also Speculiction.
Conkersbadfurday
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I'm thinking of sending them my resume and going "hire me to edit your books since no one else clearly is"
Though it might not work that way
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Do you have a recommended read order for the Vorkosigan Saga? I've only read Shards of Honor.
So true. I have built up quite the Baen collection by trawling my local used bookstore - every trip I make it a point to buy a book or two with the most tacky/crazy covers I can find. That's how I ended up with March Upcountry (shown above in this thread), I just could not pass that cover up for $1.
Thanks for listing my blog in your recommendations up-thread, by the way. Appreciated.
You can mostly follow the omnibus order:
Cordelia's Honor
- Shards of Honor (check)
- Barrayar
Young Miles
- The Warrior's Apprentice
- The Mountains of Mourning (novella)
- The Vor Game
Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem
- Cetaganda
- Ethan of Athos
- Labyrinth (novella)
Miles Errant
- The Borders of Infinity (novella)
- Brothers in Arms
- Mirror Dance
- Memory (not collected in any omnibus edition, but definitely don't skip it!)
This is where I diverge from the order of the omnibus editions. After this, I'd suggest skipping to:
Miles in Love
- Komarr
- A Civil Campaign
- Winterfair Gifts (novella)
And then:
Miles, Mutants, and Microbes:
- Falling Free (chronologically the first in the series, by hundreds of years)
- Diplomatic Immunity (tied in with Falling Free, and comes after the events in A Civil Campaign, so it makes sense to pair those two).
Miles, Mutants, and Microbes also reprints Labyrinth.
After that, you just have:
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
- Cryoburn
Metal Goat
Banned
reading:
Metals And How To Weld Them
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six
done reading:
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower 1
Hyperion
Monkey (disappointing read)
Metals And How To Weld Them
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six
done reading:
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower 1
Hyperion
Monkey (disappointing read)
VistraNorrez
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I will get this collection, I got his previous weird collection and have only read The Third Bear (which I enjoyed a lot), but I think it's a great value at the very least, plus no DRM.
Pilgrimzero
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Finished Ready Player One about a month ago. Now onto American Gods.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Finished this series last night, the 1st book was a suggested book on Goodreads so I hadn't read anything about them before starting. The series was quite different to what I was expecting, especially the 1st book.
Considering who the authors are I was expecting something a little more futuristic and set on a galactic scale, so when the story started unfolding and Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan stomped into the picture I was pleasantly surprised.
The 2nd and 3rd books were probably more what I was expecting the series to be. Its a shame there are no more books in the series,
while I enjoyed the overall story I think the thing I would have enjoyed reading about most is what happened to the everyone on Mir, did they all die when the universe was destroyed or did they find a way back to their own universe
Dwight Schrute
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Finished the new King book, which I enjoyed. Slow, but steady pacing to a corker of an ending. Honestly, I enjoy reading him as much for his bucolic family life depictions as I do for the spooky these days.
Started Ben Bova's Mercury:
This and one more will complete my fifty for the year, at which point I can re-read things! Woo!
Started Ben Bova's Mercury:
This and one more will complete my fifty for the year, at which point I can re-read things! Woo!
Ah, thank you for the clarification. I'll keep an eye out for it, I do enjoy reading epics.
Mackenzie 92
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Loving Revival by King. The Joyland easter egg was pretty cool.
Finished The Scar by China Mieville. It had some good parts, but meandered a lot. The main plot line sort of just resolved itself in the final fifty pages, following a subplot that didn't have any real effect on the it. Even as a tale of a city it didn't quite get me to feel like knowing it, or the characters. Bit disappointed.
Also Kallocain, a dystopian novel from 1940 by Karin Boye centered around a scientist and his newly invented truth serum. It's not very subtle, but in contrast to The Scar I felt a connection to the world and its characters, who tried their best to suppress their humanity in favour for the good of the World State. They felt very human with their struggles, and it's not difficult to draw the intended parallel to how normal people lived and acted in the fascist regimes of Europe at the time.
I'll be starting Purge by Sofi Oksanen tonight. I've been wanting to read something of hers for a while now and it seems like a decent follow up to Kallocain.
Also Kallocain, a dystopian novel from 1940 by Karin Boye centered around a scientist and his newly invented truth serum. It's not very subtle, but in contrast to The Scar I felt a connection to the world and its characters, who tried their best to suppress their humanity in favour for the good of the World State. They felt very human with their struggles, and it's not difficult to draw the intended parallel to how normal people lived and acted in the fascist regimes of Europe at the time.
I'll be starting Purge by Sofi Oksanen tonight. I've been wanting to read something of hers for a while now and it seems like a decent follow up to Kallocain.
BlueDogAnchorite
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Further into New X-Men. This is some fantastic stuff. I think this might be my favorite X-Men story. Just all the twists and turns that the story takes is amazing. The way that the characters are written is fantastic. A few of my favorite parts is
Some great stuff. I can't wait to read more.
when finding out that Xavier is actually under control with his sister actually in his mind. U-Men, Beak being mind controlled to beat Beast with a bat.
BlueDogAnchorite
Member
I actually think China Mieville is a pretty good author. I like The Scar more than Perdido Street Station though. You make some pretty good points.
"God's Beard!"
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I went to the book store today and they had the Southern Reach trilogy so I picked it up. I'll let you know how it goes.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
Rereading Name of the Wind so I can read the next book too. Love the series, and I love the above cover, but oh god, those alternate covers are horrendous.
JumpJeff84
Member
Rereading Stephen King's 'IT' for the 5th time. Such a great book
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
I'm not a big fantasy guy and covers like that are the reason why.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I re-read Shards of Honor and now I'm halfway through Barrayar.
Yum yum tasty. I like how the romance was handled in Shards.
Yum yum tasty. I like how the romance was handled in Shards.
AngmarsKing701
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Great series
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