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Maklershed · Nov 1, 2011

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2011

Reserved for Cyan / November Book Club selection

Neuromancer · Nov 1, 2011

Nothing at the moment. I started reading the Deus Ex Icarus something or other novel and it's awful. I need something, though...

Tigel · Nov 1, 2011

Of course. Still in at the beginning, but I'm enjoying it pretty much.

Dresden · Nov 1, 2011

Maklershed said:
Reserved for Cyan / November Book Club selection

No Book club due to Nanowrimo iirc.

Maklershed · Nov 1, 2011

Currently reading The Devil in the White City and Babbitt

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Dresden said:
No Book club due to Nanowrimo iirc.

Ah ok. Wait .. nanowrimo? Wuzdat?

kokujin · Nov 1, 2011

Currently working through the Ciaphas Cain novels.

Mrbob · Nov 1, 2011

I just finished a Dance of Death, the third and final chapter in the Shadowlance trilogy:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XFCGS6/?tag=neogaf0e-20

First book is a Dance of Cloaks:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZUYP80/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Second book a Dance of Blades:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZUYP80/?tag=neogaf0e-20

A series by an indie author named David Dalglish. The books are a prequel about a character named The Watcher from his Half Orcs series (Not required to read first. I'm starting it now.). You see how The Watcher becomes the person he ends up being, and the trials and tribulations which lead to his current life. He says he has been influenced by GRRM and I definitely believe it. The books have a fast pace to them which I enjoy. Dalglish gets to the point and doesn't languish. The battle scenes he writes are some of the best I've ever read. Interesting political intrigue as well. Unexpected twists and turns you probably won't see coming. You can get the first book on kindle for $2.99, and if you enjoy any type of fantasy novels give the series a look.

BertramCooper · Nov 1, 2011

Well, almost.

I still have about 150 pages left on A Storm of Swords. I should have it done in a couple of days.

T.M. MacReady · Nov 1, 2011

Just finished

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Not sure if there's any Gaf buzz around it, but its about a cure for aging and the consequences. Clever and darkly funny.

Mrbob · Nov 1, 2011

The last half of A Storm of Swords might be the best section of a fantasy novel I've read. So good. Which unfortunately makes it painful to read A Feast For Crows. It isn't bad, but compared to the whirlwind which is the back end of ASoS, it is a tiny let down. I'll finish it (70 percent done according to Kindle), but I gave it a break to read the Dalglish books, which have become a wonderful surprise.

BertramCooper · Nov 1, 2011

Tigel said:
Of course. Still in at the beginning, but I'm enjoying it pretty much.

Just wait until you get to the part with the dragons.

Shit gets CRAZY.

Jarlaxle · Nov 1, 2011

I just finished A Storm of Swords (ASOIAF). I figured I would take a break from that so I started this. Only 20 pages in so far. I've heard nothing but good things though.

Bloodbeard · Nov 1, 2011

..still finishing Augustine's City of God.

Next I'm going to tackle Kierkegaard's Either/Or

Mully · Nov 1, 2011

Just started

So far it's been pretty good. I'm only a few pages in and it has already grabbed me.

Tesseract · Nov 1, 2011

the denial of death.

kill me now.

MrOogieBoogie · Nov 1, 2011

Still on Blood Meridian. Expect to finish it within the week.

Salazar · Nov 1, 2011

Humphrey Carpenter, The Brideshead Generation.

Superb. One of the great works of literary biography.

Vanillalite · Nov 1, 2011

Slow to start this as I should have started last week. Oh wells I'm going to reread all 3 books, and then I'll grab the final one when I finish after it hits next week.

charlemagne · Nov 1, 2011

TeethMummy said:
Just finished

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Not sure if there's any Gaf buzz around it, but its about a cure for aging and the consequences. Clever and darkly funny.

Looks super interesting - I'll check it out some time.

8BitsAtATime · Nov 1, 2011

Taking a break from 1Q84 and going to read these 2

and then read A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance. Then I'll jump back into 1Q84

Mumei · Nov 1, 2011

In the topic about the NPR Top 100 Fantasy / Science Fiction list, there were more than a few people who said that this was their favorite or one of their favorite fantasy stories, so I picked it up. I'm just under a quarter of the way through, and I really like it so far. I don't usually find unicorns all that interesting, but I'm liking this.

Pollux · Nov 1, 2011

Goody · Nov 1, 2011

I just finished Winter's Bone, by Daniel Woodrell. Great book. Absolutely love Woodrell's language. The lyrical and the comedic blend really well in this and the setting clashes with such wonderful violence against the modern time period.

Next up is All We Need of Hell, by Harry Crews. I've never read one of Crews' books, but I heard this was a good place to start. It's a shame that a lot of his earlier novels are completely out of print. I really want to check out his non-fiction as well.

Now that I'm moved into my new place, I have all of my books right in front of me. It's going to be such a joy picking new books to read.

More importantly, I finally have a place to write.

sazabirules · Nov 1, 2011

I stopped reading for over a month due to school but I'm starting to read again daily. I'm working on this.

I'll start Blood Meridian after this.

BertramCooper · Nov 1, 2011

Mumei said:
In the topic about the NPR Top 100 Fantasy / Science Fiction list, there were more than a few people who said that this was their favorite or one of their favorite fantasy stories, so I picked it up. I'm just under a quarter of the way through, and I really like it so far. I don't usually find unicorns all that interesting, but I'm liking this.

The Last Unicorn is one of my favorite fantasy books ever.

It's clever and hilarious, yet somber and heartbreaking. So good.

Erico · Nov 1, 2011

Moby Dick

Finally getting around to reading the free ebooks I put on my Kindle. I'm loving the dry humor and the little asides about life. Good stuff.

Rei_Toei · Nov 1, 2011

Got it as a gift with two dices attached. Already led to... interesting decisions on the night itself, now it's time to read the thing myself I guess.

Kosh · Nov 1, 2011

I'm a big fan of the TV show and wanted to see if the books were any good. I'm about half way through it so far, and it's really pretty good. The first season of the show mirrored this novel, so I think I'll have to read the second novel to really decide whether or not I want to read the whole series.

Listening to this.

Uncle · Nov 1, 2011

About to start:

CiSTM · Nov 1, 2011

TeethMummy said:
Just finished

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Not sure if there's any Gaf buzz around it, but its about a cure for aging and the consequences. Clever and darkly funny.

Sounds interesting and reviews of it are really positive. Gonna check out if I find it a local book store.

Kraftwerk · Nov 1, 2011

Enjoying it so far. Going to to take it slow. Same with Look to Windward, since they are the last two of the Culture....FOR NOW 'stares at Ian Banks'

Oozinator · Nov 1, 2011

Almost finished reading it, I'm not considering this book the holy bible for picking up women but it does provide some eye-opener tips on social interaction scattered throughout an entertaining story.

_Isaac · Nov 1, 2011

I am just reading A Clash of Kings at the moment.

T.M. MacReady · Nov 1, 2011

charlemagne said:
Looks super interesting - I'll check it out some time.

CiSTM said:
Sounds interesting and reviews of it are really positive. Gonna check out if I find it a local book store.

Be sure to let me know what you thought of it. I think this is one that Gaffers in particular will really enjoy.

nakedsushi · Nov 1, 2011

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Leaning optimistically toward 'really like it' so far. It's kind of about baseball, but more about a literary bromance. I think guys will really enjoy this.

blazinglord · Nov 1, 2011

Reading two new books at the moment:

Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire which arrived this morning and Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell which is an enjoyable popular-history of Hawaii.

H.Protagonist · Nov 1, 2011

Was reading Bill Bryson's At Home: A Short History of Private Life (now finished). HIGHLY recommend it. I've liked his other travel books and loved A Short History of Nearly Everything, and this is in that same vein.

Kosh · Nov 1, 2011

Ugh! This went down hill fast in the second half, so many plot holes. Maybe it's just the TV shows influence and differences, the TV show is so much better in my opinion. I'm not even sure I want to read the second novel, at least not right now.

On to this.

J-Roderton · Nov 1, 2011

Erico said:
Moby Dick

Finally getting around to reading the free ebooks I put on my Kindle. I'm loving the dry humor and the little asides about life. Good stuff.

Reading this too. It was free for my Droid with the Books app. Kind of hard to read on my phone but it was free.

Tigel · Nov 1, 2011

BertramCooper said:
Just wait until you get to the part with the dragons.

Shit gets CRAZY.

Can't wait, looks epic! I love me some good medieval fantasy in my biographies.

Milchjon · Nov 1, 2011

TeethMummy said:
Just finished

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Not sure if there's any Gaf buzz around it, but its about a cure for aging and the consequences. Clever and darkly funny.

That's from one of the writers of kissingsuzykolber.com, isn't it? Love that blog, what's the book like (style & content)?

Still working through Infinite Jest. My usual pace is about one book per week, and I've only managed half of this book in about a month... Still, it's fascinating, funny and pretty different from most of what I've read.

Jenga · Nov 2, 2011

Do any of you have recommendations on biographies? Particularly on Nixon, FDR, etc...

How are the Walter Isaacson bios on Franklin and Einstein?

Escape Goat · Nov 2, 2011

Just finished the second game of Thrones book and it killed any momentum of interest i had in the series. It was just so painful to slog through because nothing happened, and the stuff that did happen was stuff that had already happened...just with different characters. And a lot of characters that were focused on just act so incredibly dumb.

GAF says Book 3 picks up the pace but I feel drained from the second. I may have to wait a little bit

_Isaac · Nov 2, 2011

Teh Hamburglar said:
Just finished the second game of Thrones book and it killed any momentum of interest i had in the series. It was just so painful to slog through because nothing happened, and the stuff that did happen was stuff that had already happened...just with different characters. And a lot of characters that were focused on just act so incredibly dumb.

GAF says Book 3 picks up the pace but I feel drained from the second. I may have to wait a little bit

I am currently reading A Clash of Kings. This isn't exactly reassuring. :/

Awesome Animals · Nov 2, 2011

Kosh said:
I'm a big fan of the TV show and wanted to see if the books were any good. I'm about half way through it so far, and it's really pretty good. The first season of the show mirrored this novel, so I think I'll have to read the second novel to really decide whether or not I want to read the whole series.

I read the first one after being a fan of the show, and they are fun and easy reads. I finished the book in about an hour I believe. Haven't gotten around to the other though.

Reading

"Ready Player One" Earnest Cline

I'm actually reading it on my iPhone using the Kindle App because I keep leaving my Kindle in my desk at work and I just want to keep reading.

Zona · Nov 2, 2011

Kraftwerk said:
Enjoying it so far. Going to to take it slow. Same with Look to Windward, since they are the last two of the Culture....FOR NOW 'stares at Ian Banks'

The only real problem I have with Matter is

how out of left field the last hundred or so pages are. I mean really its not possible to see that comeing. Can we get some forshadowing in here?

I'm very slowly going through Peter F Hamilton's The Reality Dysfunction. Its good so far but Ive just passed a part that makes me worry about the direction it might take. Here's to hoping hes a good enough writer to pull it off.

Rekubot · Nov 2, 2011

_Isaac said:
I am currently reading A Clash of Kings. This isn't exactly reassuring. :/

I enjoyed all the ASOIAF books but the GAF consensus is that book 3 is by far the best, so at least read that one before deciding whether or not to drop the series.

Futureman · Nov 2, 2011

Reading the Steve Jobbers bio and I really want to read the Einstein one next.

PhoenixSFT · Nov 2, 2011

it's solid, but there's a lot of unnecessary explanation. Still, I'm really enjoying it and will definitely pick up the second book.

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