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Maklershed · Dec 1, 2012

xxracerxx · Dec 1, 2012

Re-reading:

Maklershed · Dec 1, 2012

Anyone wanna take the reigns and create a "Favorite Book of 2012" type thread? Or maybe we can just post our choices in here? (I think a separate thread would be better for future reference sake)

And as far as what I'm reading currently ...

Kindle

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

Hard copy

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Ashes · Dec 1, 2012

I don't think I've read a 2012 book. welp¬!

Maklershed · Dec 1, 2012

Ashes1396 said:
I don't think I've read a 2012 book. welp¬!

The thread could just be our favorite books that we read in 2012. Wouldn't necessarily have to be written in 2012.

blainethemono · Dec 1, 2012

The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever by Alan Sepinwall

Kyleripman · Dec 1, 2012

Currently finishing up a LOTR/Hobbit re-read in order to prepare for the movie.

fierrotlepou · Dec 1, 2012

Just finished The Hobbit.

Started reading the first few pages of this.

ymmv · Dec 1, 2012

Prez · Dec 1, 2012

His stories do not cease to fascinate me.

Ashes · Dec 1, 2012

Maklershed said:
The thread could just be our favorite books that we read in 2012. Wouldn't necessarily have to be written in 2012.

Good god, that's almost impossible!

http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/268364

Oh. I know. Scratch the last post. The Complete Rainbow Orchid came out this year. So that'll be the one book.

It is the best tintin-esque book I've read in a long long time.

Mighty Chin · Dec 1, 2012

Reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Ill finish it up today.

Griegite · Dec 1, 2012

Reading The Master Switch by Tim Wu. Pretty interesting story of the communications industry starting with Bell and AT&T going back to later 19th century to today. Haven't gotten to the section about Internet yet.

lunch · Dec 1, 2012

Mighty Chin said:
Reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Ill finish it up today.

Same and same! I have 10% left according to my Kindle. It's been a really fantastic adventure.

HarryHengst · Dec 1, 2012

Just finished two of Sanderson's short stories:

and

The last one was a pretty decent read, and i like the magic system in it. But then again Sanderson has never failed to entertain me with his magic systems, which he seems to make up by the dozen.

But the first one was really awesome, and i hope that it gets turned into a tv series (its already been optioned for it), because it is pretty much made for it. As it is, its a cool story which leaves just enough to the imagination to leave you both satisfied and wondering.

Going to go for a classic now:

joseranulfo · Dec 1, 2012

Just finished this week, (but in november) The Black Box by Michael Connolly and Cold Days by Jim Butcher.

And about my 2012 favorites, this is my list o 2012 books read this year.

The blinding knife being the one I liked most of them.

On the other hand I'm sad about my book challenge.

I don't have plans to buy more books this month so this is the final count. It's been coming down since my all time high of just over a hundred about four years ago or so (I had a really slow job and no smartphone or internet available). This year I'm a little more busy but I've been watching a lot more TV on my free time.

Uncle · Dec 1, 2012

DOBERMAN INC · Dec 1, 2012

Fluff.

thomaser · Dec 1, 2012

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics by Janet Holmes. It's for school. Perhaps not the most interesting subject I've taken, but it's ok. And the textbook is pretty good.

Toby · Dec 1, 2012

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It's really starting to help me come to terms with myself. I always felt like an outcast because I spend so much time by myself, but it's helped me understand that doing so may not be so uncommon or unhealthy.
It also has some interesting observations of how introverts and extroverts may differ in the business world as well.

DarkChronic · Dec 1, 2012

Just started this the other night, only 50 pages in. Seems good so far, but hard to judge based on how little I read. Looking forward to diving in deeper this weekend.

kittens · Dec 1, 2012

I'm reading two things right now: Rendevous with Ramas by Arthur C. Clarke, and a collection of short stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Just got done reading Fledgling by Octavia Butler again. Damn, she's so good. Easily my favorite author. If anyone wants any recommendations on her stuff, feel free to PM me.

Bauhaus · Dec 1, 2012

Good old Marquez

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Metrotab · Dec 1, 2012

Is this thread series purely for fiction?

kittens · Dec 1, 2012

Metrotab said:
Is this thread series purely for fiction?

Nope.

Fjordson · Dec 1, 2012

blainethemono said:
The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever by Alan Sepinwall

Ooh, this sounds great. I like Sepinwall's reviews. I assume there's some good stuff about The Sopranos and The Wire in there.

DarkChronic said:
Just started this the other night, only 50 pages in. Seems good so far, but hard to judge based on how little I read. Looking forward to diving in deeper this weekend.

Does that mention if anything's changed between the original and the 10th anniversary edition? Just out of curiosity

Metrotab said:
Is this thread series purely for fiction?

No sir. Anything and everything.

Adam Blade · Dec 1, 2012

Just finished Cold Days, Crossed Blades, and Trapped.

I probably have read almost 200 books those year, which means I have met my quota already.

Edit: I've bought like 150 books on Kindle this year.

Darn you one click buy.

Tater Tot · Dec 1, 2012

Hardcopy: Hunter S. Thompson Hell's Angels.

Maklershed · Dec 1, 2012

Tater Tot said:
Hardcopy: Hunter S. Thompson Hell's Angels.

Nice! One of my all time favorite books.

gdt · Dec 1, 2012

Still on

Enjoying the hell out of it. I would love to see this magic system in action in a movie or on HBO. Would look amazing. I think this could be transferred pretty easily to a movie format.

hardcastlemccormick · Dec 1, 2012

Just finished

In about four hours. Great book. I've only seen Blade Runner once, but seeing it definitely made the book better. I have Ubik on my Kindle for more PKD.

List of books I read this year. Hoping to hit 30.

Clipjoint · Dec 1, 2012

Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust.

But his problems aren’t all his fault. Bobby can’t entirely trust his heavenly superiors, and he’s not too sure about any of his fellow earthbound angels either, especially the new kid that Heaven has dropped into their midst, a trainee angel who asks too many questions. And he sure as hell doesn’t trust the achingly gorgeous Countess of Cold Hands, a mysterious she-demon who seems to be the only one willing to tell him the truth.

When the souls of the recently departed start disappearing, catching both Heaven and Hell by surprise, things get bad very quickly for Bobby D. End-of-the-world bad. Beast of Revelations bad. Caught between the angry forces of Hell, the dangerous strategies of his own side, and a monstrous undead avenger that wants to rip his head off and suck out his soul, Bobby’s going to need all the friends he can get—in Heaven, on Earth, or anywhere else he can find them.

You’ve never met an angel like Bobby Dollar. And you’ve never read anything like The Dirty Streets of Heaven.

Brace yourself—the afterlife is weirder than you ever believed.

Verano · Dec 1, 2012

Zebra · Dec 1, 2012

Are there any sites putting out "Best of 2012" lists yet?

Jintor · Dec 1, 2012

Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson

This book is really long

Metrotab · Dec 1, 2012

kittens said:
Nope.

Fjordson said:
No sir. Anything and everything.

Cyan said:
Not at all, though the majority of what you'll see here will be fiction. Feel free to post about whatever you're reading!

Alright, thank you.

Currently halfway through this book.

Canis lupus · Dec 1, 2012

Inleiding tot de Economie.

Darryl · Dec 1, 2012

I just found out that they're making a mini-series about this so I decided to give it a second try. I began reading it earlier this year but got distracted and left it alone for too long.

JaCy · Dec 1, 2012

I'm going to try and finish it before the movie is out.

Ashes · Dec 2, 2012

Darryl said:
I just found out that they're making a mini-series about this so I decided to give it a second try. I began reading it earlier this year but got distracted and left it alone for too long.

Take your time with this. That's the only advice I have.

foomfoom415 · Dec 2, 2012

I finished Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds. I adore the Revelation Space series and am debating whether to start the Prefect immediately, or save it for a rainy day.

gdt · Dec 2, 2012

I've kind of neglected my first love, Sci-Fi in the last year or so after my reread of the entire Foundation Universe series about 18 months ago, been way into some fantasy stuff since then.

Would the above Alistair Reynolds book/series be a good pickup to start reading more sci-fi? I'm woefully behind on modern Sci-Fi. I swallowed mostly Golden Age stuff, I'd like to read some modern stuff.

eattomorro · Dec 2, 2012

Reading outside:

Reading inside:

It's the busy time for us Xmas tree sellers, and gotta read when I can...

Mackenzie 92 · Dec 2, 2012

gdt said:
I've kind of neglected my first love, Sci-Fi in the last year or so after my reread of the entire Foundation Universe series about 18 months ago, been way into some fantasy stuff since then.

Would the above Alistair Reynolds book/series be a good pickup to start reading more sci-fi? I'm woefully behind on modern Sci-Fi. I swallowed mostly Golden Age stuff, I'd like to read some modern stuff.

Only thing I've read of Reynolds is Pushing Ice, which was fantastic. I have the first Revelation Space novel sitting on my Kindle along with his newest stand alone Blue Remembered Earth, but haven't cracked them yet.

You also can't go wrong with Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter Hamilton which is probably my favorite modern sci-fi epic space opera.

Also I hear good things about The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks, but haven't gotten around to them yet.

For some pulpy action stuff, I'd recommend The Lost Fleet Series by Jack Campbell. Fun quick reads with some surprisingly detailed and realistic tactical space battles.

nakedsushi · Dec 2, 2012

I still have to read 13 more books before the year's over to make my 2012 Reading Challenge Goal but so far:

I think the best book I read in 2012 award will have to go to:

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer

It was a tie between that and Wool, but I found the writing in the Tender Bar to be superb and Wool's to be just okay.

black_13 · Dec 2, 2012

Just finished Ender's Game last night. Really enjoyed it. I had initially started with Foundation 1 from Asimov but found it a little hard to get into since it was my first book to read outside of school in a long time.

Now having finished Ender's Game and reading some contradictory opinions regarding the quality of the later novels in the series, decided to try and get into the Foundation 1 book again and 50 pages in I'm enjoying significantly more this time around. Might go back and read Ender's Shadow though after this.

And reading on an e-reader has greatly helped me stick to reading. Never liked holding tight books with small font. The sony reader is really great and best of all its very portable.

Mumei · Dec 2, 2012

It is less impressive than it might look; there's a ton of manga volumes, poetry, children's novels, and young adult literature mixed in there that is either not particularly challenging or not particularly time consuming. Oh, and the two five star books that don't show are two random volumes of One Piece I read this year. I'm a big fan!

Anyway, today I just read one short story in the collection of Nabokov short stories I was reading before. Tomorrow I am going to the library; I'm going to try to knock it out in the next few days. Nabokov's prose always takes me forever to read because I do it so slowly.

mike23 · Dec 2, 2012

Page count is off I think. I read a lot of kindle only books and they don't always have page counts. I assume they count it as 0.

Owl · Dec 2, 2012

Daughter of the Forest. Read it years and years ago and just recently remembered it all of a sudden. I still love it and highly recommend it if you enjoy historical fantasy, Irish culture and mythology, and early Irish Christianity.

It's loosely based off of the story "The Six Swans".

Fjordson · Dec 2, 2012

I am so jealous of your guys book counts. I'm at a whopping total of...11. Hoping to make my goal of 12 =[

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