Dead Prince
Banned
I finished Hollow City. Quite enjoyed it ending not so much though. I'm starting on All The Devils creatures and then start on the iron druid chronicles. Which has like 5 books or so.
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What are you reading? (December 2012)
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Easystride
Member
Finished
Great book - warmer and easier to approach compared to New Sun, but still loads of fun. And with a slight bit less of Severians severe case of crazy douche misogynist. Can' wait to read the next two parts and find out what Patera Silk gets himself into next.
Rereading this with a twist - I read aloud to myself in my (terrible) attempt at an Irish english accent. So this time, Severian is Irish! As the whole book is in first person, the magnitude of change this approach creates cannot be overestimated. Like a completely new book. Just what the book needed, if I say so myself.
Great book - warmer and easier to approach compared to New Sun, but still loads of fun. And with a slight bit less of Severians severe case of crazy douche misogynist. Can' wait to read the next two parts and find out what Patera Silk gets himself into next.
Rereading this with a twist - I read aloud to myself in my (terrible) attempt at an Irish english accent. So this time, Severian is Irish! As the whole book is in first person, the magnitude of change this approach creates cannot be overestimated. Like a completely new book. Just what the book needed, if I say so myself.
Just about to start it.
People often leave this out of best seller lists. Shouldn't really.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
That was nice. A little more humorous and a lot less dry than I expected.
Just about to start it.
It took two tries for me to get through this one. To me it starts off beyond slow. It's great once you get into it though.
Thanks for the insight. I have longed for the story about the Greenland norse, to read about it and understand it. I guess it really doesn't need the same kind of all-connected general thesis that GGS had to still be worth to read.
I need to read more Eliot. One of my favourite critical works is
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300098402
Maklershed
Member
Two notable $1.99 Kindle Daily Deals today - The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood and Washington: A Life by Chernow
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Currently working on this:
and like a lot of people, I started on this series:
I'm really enjoying Mistborn, while the writing is not the best, the story and the magic system are great. I find it to be an easy read, breezed through the first 200 pages and I have enjoyed almost every moment.
and like a lot of people, I started on this series:
I'm really enjoying Mistborn, while the writing is not the best, the story and the magic system are great. I find it to be an easy read, breezed through the first 200 pages and I have enjoyed almost every moment.
That sounds awesome. Going to check it out.
Finished the DFW biography. Good, but heartbreaking in a way. He had many problems. Still working on The Corrections, and I also started Theory of Literature by Fry. It is a transcript (expanded) of his lit theory course at Yale. Interesting so far.
Eaten By A Grue
Member
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is actually a decent book. I paid for it full price and thought it was worth it. Don't watch the movie though, it is almost completely unrelated to the book and is garbage.
sparky2112
Member
It is one of the wonders of the world how his genius managed to poke through his insecurity and depression/neurosis. He absolutely should not have been able to produce the work (or at least the amount of it) that he did. That, to me, just makes his intellect that much more scary.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I finished Clash of Kings. It started to lose me. Is Storm of Swords better?
You could say that.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Can I assume this means it's great? I'm avoiding spoilers so I'm not looking at a general consensus summary or reviews online.
Subterranean
Member
A Storm of Swords is the best book in the series so far. I am currently reading ADWD, so no judgement there yet.
Yes, go for it. It's widely considered to be the best of the series. I'd agree with that, though I still haven't finished Dance.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Cameron122
Member
Finally trucked thorough this, finishing it during my flight from Boston to Dallas. Fantastic book. I will begin the second volume tonight.
Grenouille
Member
I'm starting Shadow of the Torturer next week.
Currently reading The Old Man and the Sea, and some of Poe's short stories.
Currently reading The Old Man and the Sea, and some of Poe's short stories.
choodi
Banned
Started in on a new trilogy:
Last book of the trilogy:
....
Oh wait, it's the first trilogy in an ongoing series of 24 books. See you in a month or two, world.
Not to mention the other bajillion books in the Forgotten Realms universe.
Those are actually the second trilogy in the series. However, chronologically, they are the first three.
Best three Drizzt books by a long way. The rest are pretty disposable Forgotten Realms fare, but those three novels are fantastic.
Lamel
Banned
Haven't read anything since summer because of my hectic semester...But now it's break and I am reading this. Just got a new job as a Medical Assistant and I want to kind of be competent.
It's actually a medical school book (I'll be hopefully going there so might as well start now right?)
Very very interesting how in-depth the clinical interview is. Such a powerful and involved technique is utilized by physicians. The subtlety is insane.
It's actually a medical school book (I'll be hopefully going there so might as well start now right?)
Very very interesting how in-depth the clinical interview is. Such a powerful and involved technique is utilized by physicians. The subtlety is insane.
nakedsushi
Member
I just finished two books about food.
The first one:
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler
This was GREAT! It's less of a cookbook and more of a narrative book about how to make the most of everything you use for food. Using all of the vegetable. Different ways you can use egg, etc. I especially liked it because she writes about how to stretch one dish into several by remaking it into something different each time.
The second one:
French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters by Karen Le Billon
Eh, it was okay. I liked the comparison between French food culture and North American food culture and how they raise their kids to appreciate food and eat well. But I couldn't stand the narrator/writer. She was so whiny, complainy, and didn't really *try* hard to adapt to living in rural France even though it was her choice to move her family there.
The first one:
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler
This was GREAT! It's less of a cookbook and more of a narrative book about how to make the most of everything you use for food. Using all of the vegetable. Different ways you can use egg, etc. I especially liked it because she writes about how to stretch one dish into several by remaking it into something different each time.
The second one:
French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters by Karen Le Billon
Eh, it was okay. I liked the comparison between French food culture and North American food culture and how they raise their kids to appreciate food and eat well. But I couldn't stand the narrator/writer. She was so whiny, complainy, and didn't really *try* hard to adapt to living in rural France even though it was her choice to move her family there.
got a Kindle recently and man, I feel like a chump for "dropping" the hobby for the better half of the year.
Thing is I hate translations and my only option was to get books translated into my language, losing a lot (IMO) in the process. Going the Ebook route has been great to avoid this.
Ive been re-reading Neuromancer (because why not) and started Simon Pegg's biography Nerd Do Well.
Ive also re-read World War Z the day I got this thing because the crappy movie trailer made me realize I had forgotten a lot about it since 2007, and had only read it in Spanish before.
Thing is I hate translations and my only option was to get books translated into my language, losing a lot (IMO) in the process. Going the Ebook route has been great to avoid this.
Ive been re-reading Neuromancer (because why not) and started Simon Pegg's biography Nerd Do Well.
Ive also re-read World War Z the day I got this thing because the crappy movie trailer made me realize I had forgotten a lot about it since 2007, and had only read it in Spanish before.
Having finished Foundation 1 a couple weeks ago, have stopped reading as I've been playing too much games over the holidays in whatever spare time I've had.
Now I'm wondering what I should read next. As Mackenzie 92 mentioned earlier, should I jump back into Enders Game by reading Speaker of the dead or read Foundation 2 or Ready Player One?
Now I'm wondering what I should read next. As Mackenzie 92 mentioned earlier, should I jump back into Enders Game by reading Speaker of the dead or read Foundation 2 or Ready Player One?
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didn't realise there was another wool book out. reading that now.
Prepare for the next trilogy of books to take a steep dive in quality as they were the first books Salvatore wrote and you can really tell.
I like the Drizzt books, but they're a bit cartoonish and the quality never really rises above mediocre. But they can be fun at times.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
A very well researched and written biography of Robert Oppenheimer.
Maklershed
Member
Finished Old Man and the Wasteland (excellent little Falloutish, post-apocalypse story) and started The Heroes
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
JetBlackPanda
Member
this month so far.
Loved this book, it moved me.
pretty informative and interesting.
Thinking about starting American Prometheus.
Loved this book, it moved me.
pretty informative and interesting.
Thinking about starting American Prometheus.
eattomorro
Neo Member
Finally finished Titanicus by Dan Abnett after many delays. Really enjoyed it, and would highly recommend it.
Now I'm just going to read some stories from The Metal Giants and Others: The Collected Edmond Hamilton until I figure out which classic novel I'm going to read in the new year.
Hope everyone had a good holiday season!
Now I'm just going to read some stories from The Metal Giants and Others: The Collected Edmond Hamilton until I figure out which classic novel I'm going to read in the new year.
Hope everyone had a good holiday season!
nakedsushi
Member
Finished this in bed:
Skies of Steel by Zoe Archer
YUM. Perfect for when you're in the mood for adventuring, airship battles, and steamy romance. Just ignore the bad mohawk parts. And the use of the word "arse" which is totally not sexy.
Skies of Steel by Zoe Archer
YUM. Perfect for when you're in the mood for adventuring, airship battles, and steamy romance. Just ignore the bad mohawk parts. And the use of the word "arse" which is totally not sexy.
Photosynthesis
Member
Finished
and
Deciding which book to start next. It's between Amber Chronicles or Tales of the Dying Earth.
and
Deciding which book to start next. It's between Amber Chronicles or Tales of the Dying Earth.
Maklershed
Member
Heads up - my favorite Stephen King book, Under the Dome, is a $1.99 Kindle Daily Deal today.
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Maklershed
Member
My favorite thing about Stephen King books is the sense of community he creates and the interaction amongst the townspeoples. This book almost completely focuses on that and doesn't really bother a whole lot with the supernatural aspect like in The Stand or It. Also, I'm a huge post-apocalypse fan and in a way this has a bit of PA undertones in that it demonstrates what might happen if there's no higher governmental authority to answer to and people are left to their own devices.
Making me feel better about grabbing it earlier what with that sentiment.
Such an amazing book. I read it. Wife read it. Bought the hard copy for her father.
I hope more people check it out.