went into that book with really high expectations and got let down
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What are you reading? (June 2013)
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Er ist wieder da (He's back)
Hitler reappears in the Berlin of 2011. Don't know what to make of it yet.
I hope you bought the sears hitler tea kettle to go along with that
Finished book 1 of Murakami's 1Q84. Really enjoyed it, and can't wait to continue with book 2. I'm reading a short book in between, though: The Blue Riband by Peter York.
It's part of a series of books about all the lines of the London Underground. This one is about the Piccadilly Line. A little about the architecture and design of the tube itself, a little about people who have been important for the development of the tube, and bits and pieces about the above-ground areas linked by this line (mostly the central areas, not so much Cockfosters and so on). Lightly interesting for me, but probably much more interesting for people who live in London and understand all the references.
It's part of a series of books about all the lines of the London Underground. This one is about the Piccadilly Line. A little about the architecture and design of the tube itself, a little about people who have been important for the development of the tube, and bits and pieces about the above-ground areas linked by this line (mostly the central areas, not so much Cockfosters and so on). Lightly interesting for me, but probably much more interesting for people who live in London and understand all the references.
Yeah, I'd hold my expectations in check with the first malazan book. I'm really into the malazan series right now but the first book is kinda shitty. I liked Name of the Wind a lot more, it's amazing.
KuwabaraTheMan
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I'm also finding it a little slow, although it's an enjoyable slow from what I've read (about 8 chapters so far). I do miss the Caliban's War cast. I'm sure that all the new characters will really grow on me, but it's definitely an adjustment period right now.
Yeah, slow was poor wording. It was all very interesting since I was glad to come back to the series, but I wanted to jump right back into the characters I knew directly. I'm now nearing 70% done, definitely fully into this now and it's gripping me to marathon it, everything full swing now.
The 2nd one definitely isn't...
He hadn't actually read any of those books and only got into it when Season 2 started.
As for it being in real-world Earth...it's not...yet.
I think TDT was his biggest influence.
Ha, okay. They talk about Machiavelli's The Prince at some point early on, so I just assumed it was some sort of a post-apocalyptic world. I'll just keep on reading then and no spoilers! Just got to
the telling
My only real complaint so far is the overuse of "for". There's just too much of "this thing happened for that thing is this way" in the narrative and said by characters. Feels kinda out of place.
Finally gave in and started reading A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones. I have to admit, I'm really enjoying it and am a little sad it took me this long to pick it up. I'm a slow reader, so I'm only about 1/2 way through the book, but I'm loving it so far. Should I wait until I've read the books before watching the series, or is it better to read one book, then watch one season? Thoughts?
Morrigan Stark
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Read, then watch. The books are better, so if you care about spoilers it's better if the books are unspoiled.
Read, then watch. The books are better, so if you care about spoilers it's better if the books are unspoiled.
That sounds like a plan. Normally, I'm much more of a tv/movie guy, but I am enjoying Martin's writing style so much that I have no problem holding off.
Stay far away from ANYTHING GoT related. Spoilers run rampant now with the tv show being so popular and a good portion through book 3, so do be careful.
Morrigan Stark
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True. Avoid even Googling ASoIaF/GoT-related words, cause the Google autocomplete can have spoilers.
This does not bode well for me, considering how slowly I read. Time to laser focus, methinks.
-Mr.Green-
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I bought the first game on steam, but I don't have a PC.
Meanwhile, let's read this!
40 pages in, not sure about it yet. Just feels like World War Z with robots instead of zombies.
I bought the entire Lord of the Rings series (including The Hobbit) for just £1 recently. Never read the books before so I'm considering diving in next, but I really want to read the new Dark Tower entry Wind Through the Keyhole as soon as I can.
Just read through the entirety of "Northanger Abbey" by Austen on the recommendation of a co-worker. It's a little uneven, but highly entertaining. I'd suggest finding an actual book copy or using a dedicated tablet: reading on my S3 made it a bit confusing at times with the extended sentences and sometimes vague speaker.
eattomorro
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Finished up The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes today and have to say I left it somewhat disappointed. The author had a real chance to make a cool story out of the time travelling serial killer idea, but after a while the book went straight into B movie slasher mode and felt not properly edited. Oh well.
Now for some different Sci-fi With Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. Can't wait to get the 3rd book tomorrow!
Now for some different Sci-fi With Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. Can't wait to get the 3rd book tomorrow!
Light summer reading for me, Stephen King's The Dome, but not so light in weight. This thing is huge and annoying to hold. I like the book though. It really does start with a bang and hasn't run out of steam yet. I'm about 100 pages in and stuff just keeps on happening this poor little town. Love disaster fiction
I'll be interested in what you think about it. I've been wanting to try it but I've heard the translation is really bad.
Professor Renegade
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Just finished reading The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales, once you get past the extremely old English, the story is surprisingly raunchy.
Finished Post Office and kind of enjoyed it actually. Definitely going to read another Bukowski somewhen. Right now something entirely different, Frank Schätzing's The Swarm.
read it 8 years ago and is still one of my all-time favs.
You know, I haven't read that yet. Would be a good change of pace, I'll pick it up tomorrow! Been meaning to read it for awhile now.
maxheadwound
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Just finished Shadow Divers. A must read for anyone into scuba diving and wrecks
Moff
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Now for some different Sci-fi With Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. Can't wait to get the 3rd book tomorrow!
the third one is relased tomorrow?
wow that is great news, I finished leviathan wakes last week and I am now halfway thorugh caliban's war. It's pretty ok.
Professor Chaos
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An amazing book and a real eye-opener. Would recommend to anyone interested in American history and the plight of the American Indians.
reading that:
his worst book I've read. Already skipped that chapter about Velikovsky, not sure if I'll finish it.
got this for my bday:
gotta love the way of teh samurai..basically it's kill everyone and then commit suicide. still, fun read.
and got my buffy season 9 prt 3 comic today, love this season so far, way better than the last.
his worst book I've read. Already skipped that chapter about Velikovsky, not sure if I'll finish it.
got this for my bday:
gotta love the way of teh samurai..basically it's kill everyone and then commit suicide. still, fun read.
and got my buffy season 9 prt 3 comic today, love this season so far, way better than the last.
These all sound great! I wonder if there's something similar to the London Underground books about the NYC Subway.
Mumei, if I want to start reading about gender, is this a good place to start or do you recommend a better starting point?
Same here, Dark Tower's 3rd book was my last, never finished the series. This one is definitely good stuff.
In addition to the aforementioned (which really is an amazing overview):
There's also some more formative stuff that I haven't read yet but is highly recommended nonetheless such as Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, or Raewyn Connelly's Masculinities. I need to read Gender Trouble in particular because Dude You're A Fag explicitly uses it as the basis of its analyses. Of those pictured, I'd probably start with The Gendered Society.
The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov is my favorite Sci-Fi series. Short, compact, and is really well written.
Finally finished:
In the Acknowledgements, Sanderson mentions that he first started writing this book in 2007, and had to shelf it for Wheels of Time. I'm glad he went back to it. He turned out a good YA novel with the depth you expect from his longer adult fantasy novels. I look forward to the implied sequels as they should explore the world even further with the basics in place.
Moving on to:
Been looking forward to this one.
I'm also still in the middle of Sanderson's "The Way of Kings".
In the Acknowledgements, Sanderson mentions that he first started writing this book in 2007, and had to shelf it for Wheels of Time. I'm glad he went back to it. He turned out a good YA novel with the depth you expect from his longer adult fantasy novels. I look forward to the implied sequels as they should explore the world even further with the basics in place.
Moving on to:
Been looking forward to this one.
I'm also still in the middle of Sanderson's "The Way of Kings".
TestMonkey
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Played a game of chess after years of not playing and remembered how horrible I am at it so I went and bought this and read it in one sitting.
Now onto
Now onto
Maklershed
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Finished American Tabloid (didn't like it nearly as much as any of the books in the L.A. Quartet) and started Caliban's War
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
Maklershed
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Sorry for the double post but didn't want this to be lost in the sauce, but in light of last month's discussion about Breakfast of Champions I thought some people might be interested to know its on sale today for $1.99
Breakfast of Champions link
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast of Champions link
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
nakedsushi
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Finished this for the office book club:
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
It was meh. I would have been more entertained if I had watched one of those cheesy Teacher working with Inner City Kids to Overcome Adversity movies.
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
It was meh. I would have been more entertained if I had watched one of those cheesy Teacher working with Inner City Kids to Overcome Adversity movies.
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