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What are you reading (April 2011)
- Thread starter Maklershed
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Adam Blade
WWKC
Pleasant surprise. I would very much like a sequel. Steampunk fantasy.
Enjoyed it.
Not as much.
nakedsushi said:
That website I linked to also contains downloadable versions of the entire Miles Vorkosigan series. All free, all legal. Baen might have bad covers, but they're a generous publisher!
Nappuccino
Member
A.KU.MU said:
Last koontz book I've bought. I just could not get into it. Let me know if you think its worth giving a second shot.
oldschoolpinball
Member
MacGurcules
Member
I try to finish one book before picking up another, so the number of books I read in a month really comes down to how well I like what I'm reading. For instance, it took me like eight weeks to slog through Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. I just didn't want to pick it up but I also wanted to finish it before getting into something else. On the other side, when I'm reading short, entertaining, serial, pulp crap and not spending a lot of time on games or whatever, I'll drop two or three a week.movie_club said:
A reasonable number is however many you're comfortable with. Are you trying to set a goal or something?
jeffy_johnson
Member
Awesome, I could use some more Ted Chiang in my life.nakedsushi said:Nice, Aidan posted up some free reading: http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2011/04/free-readin/free-readin-read-the-2011-hugo-nominees-for-free/
Some highlights:
CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold
download: http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/24-CryoburnCD/CryoburnCD/Novels/Cryoburn/index.htm
The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
read: http://www.subterraneanpress.com/in...-lifecycle-of-software-objects-by-ted-chiang/
Adam Blade
WWKC
Forgot to mention that I finished this too (12th book in the Liaden series, I believe). Nice progression in the story, but cliffhanger ending means we'll have to wait for the next book.
Dwight Schrute
Member
you know I'm reading this right now andKuwabaraTheMan said:
I'm kinda hung up about the guy. it feels so mary su. I AM THE MAGICAL APPRENTICE OF ONE OF THE GREAT ALCHEMISTS AND ONE OF THE LAST OF A RACE WHO WERE ONE OF THE GREATEST JESTER SHIT OF ALL TIME WHILE BEING A GENIUS AT THE AGE OF 11! so I'm about 1/4 through. idk, is the rest worth my time?
charlemagne
Member
Thanks for the link!aidan said:
oldschoolpinball
Member
So far I'm really liking it.very cool how it recounts stories from different world viewpoints.I just found out today there's a prequel that I have to read alsoT1tan said:How are you liking it so far? For April:
sparky2112
Member
Help Me! said:
Just started it. Learned last night that Wallace is REALLY hard to read if you've got a b it of a buzz on...
HarryHengst
Member
Because, as the author mentions in the introduction, people really stop learning how to read after sixth grade.
Also reading this:
As im going back in september to finally finish my masters degree in history, so im going to spend the next few months brushing up on my theoretical history.
crowphoenix
Banned
Been blasting through the Dresden Files for the last month. I'm up to Dead Beat right now, and I'm absolutely loving this series more and more with each novel. The only one I haven't really loved has been Blood Rites, and that's mostly because (Major Character Spoiler)
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Thomas is now Dresden's brother. And while Thomas is awesome and I'm glad I'll get to see more of him, the bit in the library where Dresden found out was just lame.
oldschoolpinball said:
What? how's it called?
I loved me some World War Z, even though I had to take a break from it but it was worth it, really liked the book, really amazing originality with the consequences of a zombie invasion.
Edit: Is it the Zombie Survival Guide? Only thing from the same author
nakedsushi
Member
Jenga said:
I felt the same as you in that spoiler. It kind of continues for the entire book and I got pretty sick of it in the end.
Interestingly enough, I posed that questions on the goodreads topic about the book, but the consensus was that he's *not* a
mary su
DesertEater
Member
This looks pretty interesting. Is it really about how to read a book?HarryHengst said:
Because, as the author mentions in the introduction, people really stop learning how to read after sixth grade.
HarryHengst
Member
Indeed it is! See the wikipedia page for a summary of the book.DesertEater said:
Maklershed
Member
Back from vacation. Didn't get as much reading done this year as I'd like. Just finished off Under the Dome is all (really enjoyed it). I'm now on to ..
The Appeal by John Grisham
The Appeal by John Grisham
Ceebs said:
DesertEater
Member
Now I want to stop everything I'm reading and read it first. Will definitely buy.HarryHengst said:
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Granger Danger
Member
Elena Gilbertmike23 said:
Adam Blade
WWKC
Probably one of my favorite novels this year. Debut novel that lives up to its hype, unlike The Unremehmbered. Can't wait for a sequel.
... I probably read too many books for my own good. :x
Finished
Didn't like this as much as Tombs of atuan but they were still some beautiful moments with a fantastic ending - looking forward to reading tehanu with a open-mind. (considering the polarizing response).
Now reading
For some reason, i read the first 100 pages of this a few weeks ago and it didn't engage me at all for some reason, but i picked it up again today re-reading it from the start, and it suddenly clicked for some reason, about 160 pages in, and can't wait to read the rest, I'm especially excited that it supposedly gets better as the series progresses.
Didn't like this as much as Tombs of atuan but they were still some beautiful moments with a fantastic ending - looking forward to reading tehanu with a open-mind. (considering the polarizing response).
Now reading
For some reason, i read the first 100 pages of this a few weeks ago and it didn't engage me at all for some reason, but i picked it up again today re-reading it from the start, and it suddenly clicked for some reason, about 160 pages in, and can't wait to read the rest, I'm especially excited that it supposedly gets better as the series progresses.
About to start this:
Anyone here read this?
Also, has anyone here read John Kennedy Toole's "Neon Bible"? I really loved Confederacy of Dunces and so Neon Bible being his only other book I really want to give it a try, but the fact that he wrote it when he was 16 kind of puts me off. Maybe it shouldn't.
Anyone here read this?
Also, has anyone here read John Kennedy Toole's "Neon Bible"? I really loved Confederacy of Dunces and so Neon Bible being his only other book I really want to give it a try, but the fact that he wrote it when he was 16 kind of puts me off. Maybe it shouldn't.
Lafiel said:
For some reason, i read the first 100 pages of this a few weeks ago and it didn't engage me at all for some reason, but i picked it up again today re-reading it from the start, and it suddenly clicked for some reason, about 160 pages in, and can't wait to read the rest, I'm especially excited that it supposedly gets better as the series progresses.
It too me three false starts before A Shadow in Summer finally clicked for me. It went on to be my favourite novel I read that year and cemented Abraham as one of my favourite authors.
Adam Blade
WWKC
aidan said:
It's interesting that I'm not the only one who felt this way regarding that book. I tried the book at least 3 times and could not get into it at all. Any book that does this is not worth reading to me.
umop_3pisdn
Member
I'm not that far in, but I'm liking it so far.
Ash Sparrow
Banned
The 4 hour work week
Harry Potter
Banned
Well, listening
