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Maklershed · Nov 1, 2012

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2012

RESERVED FOR NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB

What is the November book btw? Any interest in doing one if it hasn't been selected yet? Cloud Atlas?

tmarques · Nov 1, 2012

Yen · Nov 1, 2012

Maklershed said:
RESERVED FOR NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB

What is the November book btw? Any interest in doing one if it hasn't been selected yet? Cloud Atlas?

I'd be up for Cloud Atlas for this month.

Emerson · Nov 1, 2012

Maklershed said:
RESERVED FOR NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB

What is the November book btw? Any interest in doing one if it hasn't been selected yet? Cloud Atlas?

I'd also be interested. Was considering reading that soon anyway.

thomaser · Nov 1, 2012

Nabokov's Lolita. A little way into it, and I just love the way it's written. I should probably have a dictionary at hand, though.

I actually chose to read Lolita over Cloud Atlas this time, so I won't be able to take part in the book club discussion if you choose that book. Too bad!

joseranulfo · Nov 1, 2012

Yenrot said:
I'd be up for Cloud Atlas for this month.

Me too

Fxp · Nov 1, 2012

Finished it yesterday. It's a page-turner but why do people compare it to "Game of Thrones"? Same genre, yes, but it's more like "The Prince of Nothing", not GRRM epic.

ClosingADoor · Nov 1, 2012

Just got this. Read all the Halo books and they never disappoint.

Son1x · Nov 1, 2012

About 2/5 through and I'm liking it so far. Kinda reminds me of Catcher in the Rye, which is a good thing since I liked that.

sgossard · Nov 1, 2012

Just finished

And I didn't like it as much as the first 2. Tell me the rest of the series gets better.

Just started

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2012

Yenrot said:
I'd be up for Cloud Atlas for this month.

Emerson said:
I'd also be interested. Was considering reading that soon anyway.

joseranulfo said:
Me too

Anyone wanna take the ball and run with the book club thread? I'd do it but I'm terrible at updating / facilitating discussion.

nakedsushi · Nov 1, 2012

Juggling a couple of books this week:

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
The writing in this is superb.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Still confused about all the Alex* folks, but so far I'm amazed at how easily Tolstoy can make you do a complete 180 on a character and end up liking them instead of despising them like you did 2 pages ago.

Gix · Nov 1, 2012

Just finished this today:

It was good, but I thought Martyr was better.

Starting this tomorrow:

The first book, Pathfinder, was amazing.

BFIB · Nov 1, 2012

Sushigod7 · Nov 1, 2012

Picked up Ninja Attack because you can't have enough ninja info. It's actually pretty good actual historical people not about the myths of ninja. Also the whole books is full color Picked up Laughing Sutra because I just finished Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman and enjoyed it. Haven't got to far into each of them yet but so far so good.

Sielys · Nov 1, 2012

First Sedaris book I've read, it's very good.

lunch · Nov 1, 2012

Slowly but surely making my way through American Gods on the Kindle. I get a few pages in whenever I get on the train, and every now and then I'll just stay on the train so I can read more. It's great.

BrokenFiction · Nov 1, 2012

I just finished Steven Erikson's The Crippled God and man was that series just fantastic. I'm not quite ready to leave that world yet, so I'm currently reading:

Kinitari · Nov 1, 2012

Started on the Culture series... and while I like the theme and the world so far, Consider Phlebas has some writing issues that make it difficult to read. Particularly when the main character has his random flashes of existential crises. I'm powering through, more than anything else, because I like the idea of the culture.

Syrinx · Nov 1, 2012

Currently reading Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury). On deck is In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson). Will also be reading Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown) for one of my liberal arts classes.

MoeGamer · Nov 1, 2012

Almost done with this one. Strange, strange, crazy story. Maybe on the second or third read it will start to make sense.

x-Lundz-x · Nov 1, 2012

Going to start reading this tonight.

Currently listening on Audible:

Nezumi · Nov 1, 2012

sgossard said:
Just finished

And I didn't like it as much as the first 2. Tell me the rest of the series gets better.

A lot better! I consider Equal Rites to be one of the weakest Discworld novels together with Sourcery.

Still reading:

Really enjoying this one. Are his other books similiar to this in style.

Also started:

Damn those things are heavy, especially after only reading on my Kindle for the last few month. But I wanted to read those for such a long time and this way I'm sure not to miss anything.

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2012

nakedsushi said:
Juggling a couple of books this week:

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden

That one has been sitting on my 'to read' pile for too long. I think when I finally finish Thunderstruck I'll move on to that next.

Monroeski · Nov 1, 2012

Just finished:

Didn't like it as much as a lot of people on GAF seem to but it was an enjoyable read.

Started up a combination of:

and

though that's not the same cover as my copy of The $100 Startup because I got a pre-release uncorrected proof.

sgossard said:
Just finished

And I didn't like it as much as the first 2. Tell me the rest of the series gets better.
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I thought the first two were the weakest in the series. I really enjoy the Death series of novels (Mort -> Reaper man -> Soul Music ->Hogfather -> Thief of Time).

Jezabel · Nov 1, 2012

just finished reading THE TWELVE it was pretty great but not as good as the first book, think its got that middle part of a trilogy syndrome.

Now on to HEART SHAPED BOX

BanShunsaku · Nov 1, 2012

Currently making my way through:

This arrived in the mail yesterday so I'll probably start on the weekend:

Ingram · Nov 1, 2012

10 chapters in and it's growing on me. It's my first time reading King.

fierrotlepou · Nov 1, 2012

Almost done reading this. Very fun to read. Love that Bret Easton Ellis describes everything in impeccable detail. I should look up his other work. Any books to recommend?

Next up:

I'm trying to catch up to all the classic books that I haven't read yet. I hope it's fun to read as well!

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2012

Kindle

Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

Hard copy

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Emerson · Nov 2, 2012

Maklershed said:
Anyone wanna take the ball and run with the book club thread? I'd do it but I'm terrible at updating / facilitating discussion.

I'd also be willing but think I might not be the best at it either haha.

teruterubozu · Nov 2, 2012

It creeps me out a little.

eravulgaris said:
Almost done reading this. Very fun to read. Love that Bret Easton Ellis describes everything in impeccable detail. I should look up his other work. Any books to recommend?

The chapters devoted to Phil Collins and Huey Lewis are pure genius. I tried reading his other books but I couldn't get into them. The going into detail stuff really works in American Psycho but when he does it in his other books, I found it annoying.

Zebra · Nov 2, 2012

I'm just about to finish:

It's been insightful and absolutely unsettling. Human nature can be frightening.

Levi · Nov 2, 2012

eravulgaris said:
Almost done reading this. Very fun to read. Love that Bret Easton Ellis describes everything in impeccable detail. I should look up his other work. Any books to recommend?

Ellis' books are best read in order, starting with Less Than Zero.

JasoNsider · Nov 2, 2012

Can Reading-age help a man out? I've been in a reading rut for a while. I'm quite busy and I usually only read when on vacation because that's the only time I truly unplug. I need something that can grab me right away and yet is not trashy (ie, not Davinci Codes of the world) A book that worked for me in this regard was Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. For those who also enjoyed it - can you suggest anything that would grab me like this one?

That was the most enjoyable and easy read I've ever had. Within a couple pages the author (or narrator speaking) hooked me with clever dialogue, interesting and humorous 2 page "footnotes" and a style as if he was talking to you at a pub over a brew. And yet it wasn't trashy in any way.

tl;dr:
What other books grab as you as quick and are still as sophisticated as Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao?

PushTheButtonMax · Nov 2, 2012

Desperately trying to finish this before I see the movie. It's so good.

Like the hat? · Nov 2, 2012

Just finished Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. So great. First thing of his that I've read.
Not reading anything right now bc of nanowrimo.

Never heard of cloud atlas but I just looked it up. Sounds great. Adding it to my to-read list.

Syrinx · Nov 2, 2012

Maklershed said:
Kindle
Hard copy

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Haven't heard of this, and have no idea what it's about, but I'll definitely read this at some point. The Devil in the White City is one of my all-time favorites, and I can't wait to start In the Garden of Beasts.

coldvein · Nov 2, 2012

just started reading THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING for the first time! will probably take me forever to get through since i don't have much fun reading time these days, ahhh well.

nakedsushi · Nov 2, 2012

JasoNsider said:
Can Reading-age help a man out? I've been in a reading rut for a while. I'm quite busy and I usually only read when on vacation because that's the only time I truly unplug. I need something that can grab me right away and yet is not trashy (ie, not Davinci Codes of the world) A book that worked for me in this regard was Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. For those who also enjoyed it - can you suggest anything that would grab me like this one?

That was the most enjoyable and easy read I've ever had. Within a couple pages the author (or narrator speaking) hooked me with clever dialogue, interesting and humorous 2 page "footnotes" and a style as if he was talking to you at a pub over a brew. And yet it wasn't trashy in any way.

tl;dr:
What other books grab as you as quick and are still as sophisticated as Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao?

Since you liked Oscar Wao, how about:

This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
I think they're loosely connected short stories about a side-character in Wao? I haven't read either but I've heard if you liked Wao, you'd like this one.

And from another author:

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
Not really dialogue-driven, but has some very nice writing and is fairly interesting from the beginning. I'm currently reading it but loving it so far. Has some funny anecdotes and a lot of heartbreaking ones.

Ermac · Nov 2, 2012

Just finished:

I cried.

Duress · Nov 2, 2012

So I'm starting Before They Are Hanged by Abercrombie.

But I need a refresher on what happened in The Blade Itself, since it has been approximately one and a half years, since I finished it. Is there by chance somewhere I can get a summary?

Kud Dukan · Nov 2, 2012

Just started on this one last night. I thought the first one was fantastic, so hopefully this one continues that momentum.

Mackenzie 92 · Nov 2, 2012

Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton

Almost done with this. It picks up in the second half, but is still a little disappointing and not quite what I was expecting.

Iron Warriors: The Omnibus by Graham McNeill

Fun and action packed siege story. First time reading a Warhammer 40k book and it's well contained and not too confusing.

I love Kitties · Nov 2, 2012

After NP school I can go back to reading real books!

krishian · Nov 2, 2012

BrokenFiction said:
I just finished Steven Erikson's The Crippled God and man was that series just fantastic. I'm not quite ready to leave that world yet, so I'm currently reading:

I'm in the same position, but I went for Forge of Dakness instead and I'll be getting ICEs new novel later this month. Can't believe I'm still so excited for more Malazan tales after 14 books (and most of them are huge).

Jugendstil · Nov 2, 2012

tmarques said:

How are you liking this? Mishima is one of my favorite authors but I have yet to read this.

eravulgaris said:
Almost done reading this. Very fun to read. Love that Bret Easton Ellis describes everything in impeccable detail. I should look up his other work. Any books to recommend?

I would say his books get worse by order of release. My favorites are The Rules of Attraction and The Informers. I couldn't even finish Glamorama.

Easystride · Nov 2, 2012

Just finished The Black Prism, and liked it quite a bit. I think I'll wait on reading The Blinding Knife since the kindle version is $12.99. Need something a bit cheaper to read.

deadbeef · Nov 2, 2012

I have had this book sitting on my shelf for a long time, and since I just finished 500 Days and All the Shah's Men, I thought I'd keep the theme going and read this.

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll

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