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What are you reading? (August 2010)
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FilthyLies
Member
Storm of Swords, but it's not radically different from it's predecessors. You'll probably have a similar lukewarm reaction.eznark said:
Maklershed
Member
Going to a book sale at a nice big public library tomorrow. $1.50 for paperbacks, $2 for trade pb, and $3 for hard cover. This sale usually accounts for a good 75% of my non-Kindle books for the year. 
I want to read The Long Ships now after hearing more about it, but it looks like it's out of print (not at my library and only used copies on Amazon). Is there a superior edition to get above all others?
Edit- nevermind, my search just wasn't bringing up the The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) (Paperback) result!... But my library only has the 1954 edition so thoughts on either edition won't hurt!
Edit- nevermind, my search just wasn't bringing up the The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) (Paperback) result!... But my library only has the 1954 edition so thoughts on either edition won't hurt!
bumbillbee
Member
Vard said:
I'm pretty sure it's the same translation.
Captain Howdy
Member
Just finished
Now I'm starting
Now I'm starting
Maklershed
Member
My $30 haul from yesterday's book sale ...
Silicon Knight
Member
I'm looking forward to reading that one. What did you think of it?Captain Howdy said:Just finished
Herbspiceguy
Member
I hardly ever read fiction. I'm going through a 13 Moon (based on a Mayan astrology) Workbook right now.
CruxisMana
Member
Verdre said:
The Swedish title makes way more sense.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Rick Moody's The Four Fingers of Death is, ostensibly, a pulp-novel inside the frame of the story of writer in 2025, but I really wasn't expecting it to be so beautifully written now that I've gotten to the book-within-the-book part. Some of the most gorgeous prose about space travel I've ever read. Stunning stuff.
nilbog21 said:call me lame, but i just finished this
soo good
also does anyone know what the original title is? The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo sounds so lame and Americanized. i gota kno if it was changed!
Yeah it's "Men Who Hate Women" and it's a theme that's consistent throughout the series.
Monocle
Member
The New Oxford Book of Light Verse chosen and edited by Kingsley Amis.
Win.Afrodium said:
I'm halfway through this and I am loving it. I was really intimidated by it before I stared, and didn't think I would make it to the end, but I'm finding it surprisingly readable and easy to follow. I will definitely be reading more Dostoevsky.
Captain Howdy
Member
Silicon Knight said:
It wasn't bad. I think that (while for the sake of completeness) it got pretty redundant. Also, I already knew much of what the book covered. There are some very interesting parts though, just be prepared, a huge portion of the book seems to focus only on Varg.
One thing I appreciated was the objectivity of the writing. It didn't really seem to either glorify or disparage the black metal movement. It's worth the read for sure.
Still on D. F. Wallace's "Infinite Jest", around half-way, but just had to tell that I got this in the mail today:
"Lanark - A Life in Four Books" by Alasdair Gray. It's in a beautiful limited edition (out of 2000) box-set and is signed by the author. Didn't know that when I ordered, so it was a nice surprise! Gray himself also did the illustrations for both the set and the four individual volumes. It's still available new for $40 at bookdepository.co.uk (with free shipping) or for $33 at amazon.co.uk. Thanks to the gaffer who recommended it several book-threads ago - it seems very interesting, can't wait to start it (but I WILL have to wait until next year because of the backlog...)
"Lanark - A Life in Four Books" by Alasdair Gray. It's in a beautiful limited edition (out of 2000) box-set and is signed by the author. Didn't know that when I ordered, so it was a nice surprise! Gray himself also did the illustrations for both the set and the four individual volumes. It's still available new for $40 at bookdepository.co.uk (with free shipping) or for $33 at amazon.co.uk. Thanks to the gaffer who recommended it several book-threads ago - it seems very interesting, can't wait to start it (but I WILL have to wait until next year because of the backlog...)
ThanksVision
Member
Reading "Choke". It's really great.
Also checking out Olivia Munn's book, it's pretty lame though. Has a nice inside though=)
Also checking out Olivia Munn's book, it's pretty lame though. Has a nice inside though=)
Flizzzipper
Member
The Terror was okay, kinda boring and drawn out. I did think it got better the farther along it got.
blah Rabbit at rest is not in my library yet,,
so reading this while waiting for it
A little unexpected but really nice, the political backdrop is a not badly done, entertaining to say the least.
so reading this while waiting for it
A little unexpected but really nice, the political backdrop is a not badly done, entertaining to say the least.
Maklershed
Member
Finished Lucifer's Hammer and on to Water for Elephants
Could I get some recommendations for other fiction/sci fi? I really haven't been into reading until the beginning of the year so i'm not too informed on what some great reads are. Past few months I finished reading Mockingbird by Walter Tevis, The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick and I really enjoyed them. I have a bunch of PKD books that I'm interested in reading and I'm currently waiting for VALIS to arrive from bookdepository but I'd really like to know about some others that I can read in-between my phildickian binge
Read a little bit of a synopsis on Crime & Punishment and that sounds pretty interesting, and I'll probably try out The Forever War
Read a little bit of a synopsis on Crime & Punishment and that sounds pretty interesting, and I'll probably try out The Forever War
Maklershed
Member
@Max - Ship of Fools by Richard Russo. Great sci-fi book with a touch of Dead Space to it.
Tim the Wiz
Banned
Reading copious amounts of legislation and case law and commentary has ruined my resolve to read, but I actually finished something yesterday:
A solid follow-up to a strong debut. Now that the dust has settled, though, it feels like inspired mediocrity rather than anything more. But it does entail a lovely opening reminiscent of the Malazan volume, House of Chains.
A solid follow-up to a strong debut. Now that the dust has settled, though, it feels like inspired mediocrity rather than anything more. But it does entail a lovely opening reminiscent of the Malazan volume, House of Chains.
DanDeschain
Member
Finished A Scanner Darkly. Started this.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Captain Howdy said:Just finished
Burning churches pleases Varg greatly
Anyway, I'm reading this
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
I just started reading The Long Ships. I feel like I need to have Amon Amarth playing in the background while I'm reading this.
sazabirules said:
I ordered the book as well after I saw alot of people liking it. It arrived today and when I looked on the cover (which is a bit different from the english version) I thought: "I should probably read this with some Amon Amarth, Tyr and Ensiferum playing in the background." :lol
Great to hear so much good words about Sandman. Not that it hasn't been hyped to hell, heaven and onwards just about everywhere already though.
I'm liking it a good deal so far after the first two volumes. My favorite part was actually a chapter from Doll's House called Men of Good Fortune. And I noticed my library has volumes 3, 4, 5 and 6 so I can loan them instead. I don't know if I'm that much of a fan of Gaimans writing style and the 90s charm and art is a large part of why I read it. Can't wait to see where it goes later on though! Taking a break from it atm though, reading up on some eastern comics.
I had started reading Nausicaä a few years ago, stopped after volume 4 because of some really dumb reason. Continuing now on volume 5, and damn. This comic makes me cry at least a couple of times per volume. Love it more than I want to admit, haha
I'm reading it in english but the Korean cover is cool. I love black.
It's funny reading through all of this hype about The Long Ships, Röde Orm is the swedish name. We actually read it in class just this last spring. Why is it talked about so much right now on GAF? Not complaining, just wondering! I loved the book although I didn't finish all of it. I'll do it sometime soon, I wonder if I still have it somewhere or if I returned it...
edit: Just remembering why I liked The Long Ships.. it had such entertainment value! Adventure! Just a joyous ride through a historic landscape written in a .. I can't find the words,.. simple and fun! Straightforward. But still colorful! Glad to see everyone enjoying it.
I'm liking it a good deal so far after the first two volumes. My favorite part was actually a chapter from Doll's House called Men of Good Fortune. And I noticed my library has volumes 3, 4, 5 and 6 so I can loan them instead. I don't know if I'm that much of a fan of Gaimans writing style and the 90s charm and art is a large part of why I read it. Can't wait to see where it goes later on though! Taking a break from it atm though, reading up on some eastern comics.
I had started reading Nausicaä a few years ago, stopped after volume 4 because of some really dumb reason. Continuing now on volume 5, and damn. This comic makes me cry at least a couple of times per volume. Love it more than I want to admit, haha
I'm reading it in english but the Korean cover is cool. I love black.
It's funny reading through all of this hype about The Long Ships, Röde Orm is the swedish name. We actually read it in class just this last spring. Why is it talked about so much right now on GAF? Not complaining, just wondering!
I loved the book although I didn't finish all of it. I'll do it sometime soon, I wonder if I still have it somewhere or if I returned it...edit: Just remembering why I liked The Long Ships.. it had such entertainment value! Adventure! Just a joyous ride through a historic landscape written in a .. I can't find the words,.. simple and fun! Straightforward. But still colorful! Glad to see everyone enjoying it.