Randolph Freelander
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I bought the LOTR books over the weekend. Just started The Hobbit.
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What are you reading? (July 2011)
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Maklershed
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Its the big day! Time to start A Dance With Dragons
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
I just finished The Long Home from William Gay and I can't thank you enough for the recommendation. I loved his style. It indeed has a Cormac McCarthy flavor to it. I'm definitely going to seek out more of his books.
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
esnel pla from April 2011 thread said:
I just finished The Long Home from William Gay and I can't thank you enough for the recommendation. I loved his style. It indeed has a Cormac McCarthy flavor to it. I'm definitely going to seek out more of his books.
HiroProtagonist
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Cyan said:
Because I'm using her tragedy for my entertainment? I've also read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Night, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed, and many more. I want to say that I read nonfiction for knowledge, but that sounds like total bullshit. Its probably more like 50% intrigue and 50% enlightenment, or maybe 75/25.
I finished up The Player Of Games and moved onto
But 50 pages in and I just didn't get it, I started dozing off while reading it in work yesterday. I'm moving onto another Ian M Banks book so will have to give it another go after I finish.
Anyone here a fan of Peter F Hamilton?
I am looking forward to starting this later today.
But 50 pages in and I just didn't get it, I started dozing off while reading it in work yesterday. I'm moving onto another Ian M Banks book so will have to give it another go after I finish.
Anyone here a fan of Peter F Hamilton?
I am looking forward to starting this later today.
I already know there is a major plot twist at the end of the book 
Burger
Member
Almyn said:
Big fan. The Nights Dawn trilogy is an epic read though, you are in for over 3,500 pages of gripping space opera. Hard to judge such a piece of work in the first 50 pages, or expect the overall plot to be revealed in any shape or form. The intro is rather strange from memory, but it makes sense later on. Trust me
Burger said:Big fan. The Nights Dawn trilogy is an epic read though, you are in for over 3,500 pages of gripping space opera. Hard to judge such a piece of work in the first 50 pages, or expect the overall plot to be revealed in any shape or form. The intro is rather strange from memory, but it makes sense later on. Trust me
I'm definitely going back to it. The opening is quite difficult to follow, Which is what put me off a bit. Player of games was my first Iain M Banks book and coming straight off it into Reality Dysfunction was a bit jarring as the writing style is so different. I'll give it another go soon.
Finally read through Thomas Mann's "Buddenbrooks". Two months on and off. Great book, but it's one of those where everybody loses, so it's not for those who want happy endings.
Just started "Jazz" by Toni Morrison. I've had it on my wishlist for 10 years or so, ever since I read and REALLY liked "Beloved". 40 pages in, and it's a much easier read than Beloved was.
Just started "Jazz" by Toni Morrison. I've had it on my wishlist for 10 years or so, ever since I read and REALLY liked "Beloved". 40 pages in, and it's a much easier read than Beloved was.
nakedsushi
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mike23 said:
Read these over the past two days. Don't judge me, they're actually pretty good.
Not judging you. I usually like reading those kinds of UF books. But I read the first one half way and stopped. Just couldn't get into it for some reason. I got annoyed by the heroine.
Adam Blade
WWKC
So, I read Zero Sight, mike23.
Needs an editor.
Needs an editor.
Adam Blade
WWKC
mike23 said:
Typos irk me quite a bit. "Nien" -> "Nein." "Mazal Tov" -> "Mazel Tov." Etc.
The book has promise but suffers from pacing issues and an incomplete ending. I will say that it is decent for an independently published book.
ZephyrFate
Banned
a word of warning
do NOT go in expecting AFFC to be like ASOS. It's written in a much different way, with far more poetic prose, and deals with more common-folk problems.
Look at it as a from-the-ground-up view of Westeros, and you'll love it like the cool people do.
do NOT go in expecting AFFC to be like ASOS. It's written in a much different way, with far more poetic prose, and deals with more common-folk problems.
Look at it as a from-the-ground-up view of Westeros, and you'll love it like the cool people do.
Pixel Pete
Member
/bow
ZephyrFate
Banned
It really, truly is. It's probably the best work of prose I've seen Martin compose since 1976's Sandkings.Narag said:
Maklershed
Member
Anyone read Great Journey: Americans in Paris yet? Saw McCullough's interview on Colbert and it sounds very interesting.
I just finished reading The Well of Ascension and about 50 pages into the third Mistborn book. Some thoughts on the second book
I have come to realize that I really hate both Elend and Vin. There is just nothing about both characters that I care about and their love story is just stupid and boring. That and the fact that Vin is so ridiculously broken. I kinda ignored that fact in the first book since she got beaten a lot, but in the second book, she is just way too broken. What's the point of wars and threats, if she can take out hundreds of soldiers in minutes.
The ending and revelation at the end was pretty cool. I don't know why the plot twist of her releasing some monster never occurred to me, but I guess I never thought about it that much. Also I wonder what the hell Vin and Elend will fight in the third book. Cause obviously other Mistborn are no match for them now. Even Steel Inquisitors would last long against them.
The ending and revelation at the end was pretty cool. I don't know why the plot twist of her releasing some monster never occurred to me, but I guess I never thought about it that much. Also I wonder what the hell Vin and Elend will fight in the third book. Cause obviously other Mistborn are no match for them now. Even Steel Inquisitors would last long against them.
alex chilton
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Daamn, there is a lot of George RR Martin up in here. Damn my library for not having sufficient copies of ASoFI to loan!
Anways read this
and loved it, unfortunately this is the sole Portis book at my library and my appetite for more Portis needed to be sated.
So there being so many comparisons between Portis and Mark Twain I picked up Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a book I haven't read before and am now nearly complete
My first reaction was Why the hell have I not read this before?! Mind you I haven't read any "old" classics for a while, they feeling many times antiquated and too academic for leisure reading lately, but this has a similar come what may adventurism that Gringos had. Its filled with so many endearing and humorous characters across the moral spectrum. Huck himself is so lovingly admirable, compassionate, moral to his bones, conscientious, never takes right or wrong at face value. These two books have already become favorites of mine.
Anways read this
and loved it, unfortunately this is the sole Portis book at my library and my appetite for more Portis needed to be sated.
So there being so many comparisons between Portis and Mark Twain I picked up Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a book I haven't read before and am now nearly complete
My first reaction was Why the hell have I not read this before?! Mind you I haven't read any "old" classics for a while, they feeling many times antiquated and too academic for leisure reading lately, but this has a similar come what may adventurism that Gringos had. Its filled with so many endearing and humorous characters across the moral spectrum. Huck himself is so lovingly admirable, compassionate, moral to his bones, conscientious, never takes right or wrong at face value. These two books have already become favorites of mine.
TestMonkey
Member
I'm gonna go against the grain and finish up Erikson. I'm not really sweating being up to date with GRRM.
Granger Danger
Member
Yes, God forbid you'd actually purchase a book once in a while.alex chilton said:
FiendAngel
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Completed only the first chapter. I am liking it so far. It's concept is intriguing and the characters are compelling. I am going to finish it in a few days.
http://www.roomthebook.com/inside/
Blue Ninja
Member
I'm Dancing with Dragons.
I was actually doing a re-read of Game of Thrones when it came out. I read about 3/4th of the way through before I switched over to Dance.
I was actually doing a re-read of Game of Thrones when it came out. I read about 3/4th of the way through before I switched over to Dance.
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Still reading:
Available on Kindle.
With musical accompaniment of Penderecki - Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates of Jerusalem'. It works amazingly well in unison.
Available on Kindle.
With musical accompaniment of Penderecki - Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates of Jerusalem'. It works amazingly well in unison.
Been reading bits and pieces of stuff here and there the past week since I finished my last book, but going to finish this today:
Then going to start this and hopefully finish it quickly (less than 200 pages):
(probably said that before on here, but really starting it this time)
after that I want to take on something longer. I have so many books on my shelf I want to read, and don't know where to start......
Then going to start this and hopefully finish it quickly (less than 200 pages):
(probably said that before on here, but really starting it this time)
after that I want to take on something longer. I have so many books on my shelf I want to read, and don't know where to start......
