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What are you reading? OCTOBER EDITION
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ten5ive9ine
They've got me haunting a family in Texas.
It's fun
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
Finished
Crooked Little Vein by Mike Ellis
Now reading:
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Reading next
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie (I had no idea he wrote a book! Blew my mind!)
Crooked Little Vein by Mike Ellis
Now reading:
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Reading next
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie (I had no idea he wrote a book! Blew my mind!)
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Absolutely loving it so far.
Am I the only person who thinks Stephen King's writing style is heavily influenced by Harper Lee. I'm reading the book and thinking, "Damn, just add monsters and you have a Stephen King book".
Finished the two I was reading earlier ("The Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius and "The Melancholy of Resistance" by Laszlo Kraszhnorkai), both of which are excellent. I also finished reading a collection of shorter stories by Alexander Kielland, another short story collection compiled by Haruki Murakami called "Birthday Stories", and a silly little book called "The Areas of My Expertise" by John Hodgman.
Right now, I'm reading these:
- "Auto-da-fé" by Elias Canetti
- "On Blue's Waters: Volume One of The Book of the Short Sun" by Gene Wolfe
- "The Pretenders" by Henrik Ibsen, a historical play.
Right now, I'm reading these:
- "Auto-da-fé" by Elias Canetti
- "On Blue's Waters: Volume One of The Book of the Short Sun" by Gene Wolfe
- "The Pretenders" by Henrik Ibsen, a historical play.
CajoleJuice
Member
The first Cormac McCarthy novel I've read. It took me a while to get accustomed to his style, and I feel it took me a while to truly get engrossed in the story, but about halfway through it really clicked. I haven't had the chance to dedicate too much time to it, though. I want to get through it so I can move on to the PKD collections I recently bought.
WrathOfOtaibah
Banned
Ron Chernow - Alexander Hamilton - Awesome biography. I wish I was more like him.
On deck:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
I'm on an American President kick. I'm tempted to order George Washington: The Indispensible Man, provided my expenses will allow it.
On deck:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
I'm on an American President kick. I'm tempted to order George Washington: The Indispensible Man, provided my expenses will allow it.
elektrikluv
Member
disappeared said:
Brilliant choice, how are you finding it so far? His writing is so intense and surreal, its wonderful.
$1148 Jack
Member
YakiSOBA said:
To all you people reading the series for the first time I envy you. I finished A Feast For Crows last year and I am eagerly awaiting A Dance with Dragons.
This is the best fantasy series ever IMHO. Don't worry either as the series keeps getting better with each book. Great stuff!
$1148 Jack said:
I just started A Game of Thrones and I can already see why people like his writing style so much. It's very engrossing.
And I'm glad that you seem to think the books get better, my only concern is that I invest all this time into a series that turns to shit.
$1148 Jack
Member
jon bones said:
Did you know that a TV series is also in the works with HBO? George R.R. Martin will executive produce IIRC. Apparently a single season will encompass 1 book. Could turn out to be fantastic if done right. I hope the commitment doesn't slow down his ability to write the books in a timely fashion though
$1148 Jack said:Did you know that a TV series is also in the works with HBO? George R.R. Martin will executive produce IIRC. Apparently a single season will encompass 1 book. Could turn out to be fantastic if done right. I hope the commitment doesn't slow down his ability to write the books in a timely fashion though
Yea I heard about this, and it'll probably be pretty good (HBO rarely screws up) but I'd really like to read them all before I watch the TV show.
$1148 Jack
Member
QVT said:
All of Eddings' series (Loved Belgariad/Malloreon as an early teenager!), Jordan, McCullough, of course Tolkien.
Death gate cycle, Darksword and Dragonlance Chronicles series by Weis/Hickman as a kid.
Katherine Kerr's Deverry cycle (didn't like it much).
Lots of bad Forgotten realms series (though some good).
That's all I can think of off the top of my head!
$1148 Jack
Member
QVT said:
No need to sound sarcastic :lol I can list my entire bookcase but it will take awhile!
Seriously, the series is spectacular. I have found many of the characters (especially the 'evil' ones) to be full of depth and devoid of cliche which is hard to do in the fantasy genre.
If you have suggestions that I should read I'm all 'eyes', that is if they don't already reside in my bookcase
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
I got David Mitchell's Number 9 Dream in the mail a few days ago and will probably start it up tonight. I've heard some mild Murakami comparisons made towards this book, and since no one on the swap sites I use is interested in trading away the few Murakami titles I haven't read yet, I figured this would be a decent diversion.
Ghengis Cohen
Banned
The end of this book is dissapointing to the point of souring the rest of the book.Cosmic Bus said:
$1148 Jack said:No need to sound sarcastic :lol I can list my entire bookcase but it will take awhile!
Seriously, the series is spectacular. I have found many of the characters (especially the 'evil' ones) to be full of depth and devoid of cliche which is hard to do in the fantasy genre.
If you have suggestions that I should read I'm all 'eyes', that is if they don't already reside in my bookcase
I was going my best not to sound sarcastic at any point. :lol I'm not exactly a "fan" of the series.
No suggestions really, unless you've not read Gene Wolfe.
$1148 Jack
Member
QVT said:
Fair enough :lol . It's like you anticipated my move though as I picked up The Book Of the New Sun last week but have yet to start it. Many friends have suggested that the books in the series are excellent, so my opinions may change (it has to be damn awesome though!).
Maybe this is not the time or place but what makes you dislike the Song of Ice and Fire series by Martin?
JzeroT1437
Member
American Psycho by B.E. Ellis
Tumble Home by Amy Hempel
Tumble Home by Amy Hempel
Squall5042
Member
reading some classics because I hardly read anything for leisure. I guess you can call it "forming a base". I'm pretty into it, Bronte has a compelling style of description. I haven't gotten to the romance part of it yet.
If you've read this book and are going to post an opinion, please spoiler tag.
$1148 Jack said:
Oh, you should be pleasantly amazed by the Book of the New Sun. It's fantastic.
I dislike his writing style and his characters and his animosity towards them. I try not to talk about my dislike for it though as it seems everything I hate is what people like about it.
Regarding Laurell K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures:
I have a copy of that on my to-read pile and hope to give it a fair shake at some point. I don't mind if it's fluff as long as the fluff is entertaining. Speaking of which, in the supernatural detective vein I thoroughly enjoyed all of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, which you may find more enjoyable than the Anita Blake series. Fluffy as hell but entertaining serial fiction, just so long as you don't go in expecting, say, Gene Wolfe.
Meanwhile, I finished Pattern Recognition and loved it. I'll be picking up Spook Country in hardcover when I have the scratch, which right now is a bit thin on the ground. Meanwhile, I fired up my next paperback: Frederick Forsyth's The Fourth Protocol. Ah, cold war spy thrillers, how I love you. And, hey, Kim Philby!
FnordChan
QVT said:
I have a copy of that on my to-read pile and hope to give it a fair shake at some point. I don't mind if it's fluff as long as the fluff is entertaining. Speaking of which, in the supernatural detective vein I thoroughly enjoyed all of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, which you may find more enjoyable than the Anita Blake series. Fluffy as hell but entertaining serial fiction, just so long as you don't go in expecting, say, Gene Wolfe.
Meanwhile, I finished Pattern Recognition and loved it. I'll be picking up Spook Country in hardcover when I have the scratch, which right now is a bit thin on the ground. Meanwhile, I fired up my next paperback: Frederick Forsyth's The Fourth Protocol. Ah, cold war spy thrillers, how I love you. And, hey, Kim Philby!
FnordChan
Sir Fragula said:Alas. Still, there's an old saying about book covers that nearly comes to mind. I'm sure I'll remember it sooner rather than later though.
i also occasionally find American Book Club editions which use alternate artwork. The book club editions were, for the longest time, the only way to get the Pratchett works reliably in America.
I remember having to read about books that came out in the UK while having to wait up to a year for the Stateside release..
I went on a bit of a reading binge last week and finished the following books:
I was already about half way done this one, so I needed to finish it. I don't see what the controversy is about.
I really loved this one. Micro-lending seems like such a no-brainer, but I guess that's hindsight.
Heat might be my second favourite book that I've read this year. Great insight into professional kitchens and hilarious anecdotes about Mario Batali and other notable figures.
Inside is written differently than anything I've previously read. It really feels as though you're inside the lead character's subconscious. Awesome piece of fiction.
Right now I'm starting on the English translation of Walter Benjamin's 'The Arcades Project'. I don't know whether I'll finish it right away. I'll probably pick at it for a few months while I read other stuff.
I was already about half way done this one, so I needed to finish it. I don't see what the controversy is about.
I really loved this one. Micro-lending seems like such a no-brainer, but I guess that's hindsight.
Heat might be my second favourite book that I've read this year. Great insight into professional kitchens and hilarious anecdotes about Mario Batali and other notable figures.
Inside is written differently than anything I've previously read. It really feels as though you're inside the lead character's subconscious. Awesome piece of fiction.
Right now I'm starting on the English translation of Walter Benjamin's 'The Arcades Project'. I don't know whether I'll finish it right away. I'll probably pick at it for a few months while I read other stuff.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Just finished:
As amazing as the book is what really made an impact on me (and is probably the best thing I've read in years) was the preface by Orwell that was originally omitted and did not get printed until some thirty years later.
Just started:
Very, very good thus far.
As amazing as the book is what really made an impact on me (and is probably the best thing I've read in years) was the preface by Orwell that was originally omitted and did not get printed until some thirty years later.
Just started:
Very, very good thus far.