polishgenius Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The second one was quite a lot of blatant filler, but it was very fun filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Can't quote at the moment. Re: Wolf Hall, there's a TV drama coming out soon in the UK, probably BBC. I think I'll check it out.Tore through Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver today, almost finished. It's very Gillian Flynn, though not quite as good. The writing is a little sloppy, and the chapters and narrator aren't always clear, but I'll chalk most of that up to it being an ARC. I hope Oliver's editor is getting on to it ahead of publication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The second one was quite a lot of blatant filler, but it was very fun filler. Well that's where I disagree with people pretty much. I did not like the filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Finished the year with Martin Lawrence's Prince of Thorns and King of Thorns and now onto the final book of the Broken Empire Trilogy...Emperor of Thorns. I didn't actually think I would end up enjoying this trilogy as much as I have, given the infamous and aptly hideous nature of the main character Jorg. Damn, Gina!I finishes Pillars of the Earth. Could have been great, if it had any characters with any depth or nuance. Follet also was a bit hamfisted with the foreshadowing and politicking. I was really excited to read this, figured it could have been a historical fiction version of 100 Years of Solitude in the twelfth century, but instead it was a soap opera of mediocrity.The villains were so cartoonish that I was unable to suspend my disbelief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 YEah I don;t get the Follet love. Plus, enough with the rape, we get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 YEah I don;t get the Follet love. Plus, enough with the rape, we get it.Yeah, its like he uses rape as shorthand for actual characterization. . And then everytime William Hamleigh shows up on the page its like " Who's he going to rape this time?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I did read the two tie-in novels (there's a second called Promises Broken) in case they provided some closure missing from the TV series because of its premature cancellation. I wasn't expecting much from the writing but it was annoying that the authors of the two books apparently couldn't agree on which way the plot should go - there are some characters whose motivation in the second book is the exact opposite of their motivation in the first. The second book does provide some more information about what happens with Tom Baldwin and does resolve some plotlines but despite the odd interesting scene it often felt like bad fanfic.I tried Promises Broken but quickly gave up on it because, as you suggested, the second author's writing style was lower in quality. Also, I thought that the first book fully resolved the Tom Baldwin promicin shot issue. I figured since that was the only reason I was reading the tie-ins, I no longer needed to continue reading. Now it seems I had better pick it up again. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Just finished Glen Cook's "Shadows Linger", about to dive into "The White Rose" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Still re-reading Warlord Chronicles.. The second half of Enemy of God is so awesome. Might start the Saxon Tales next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I finished The Light Between Oceans. Really enjoyed it, although the writing at times tripped me up and I'm not sure I liked any of the main characters. Now reading The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers. I picked up his first Zamonia book (The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear) at a bookstore with a rather limited selection when I was in college, and it ended up being a great read (I've even re-read it), so I decided to grab this when I saw it in my local SFF bookstore the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 About halfway through American Gods. Liking it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Finished Sharp Objects, which was okay I guess, but not outstandingMoving onto Mordant's Need by Stephen Donaldson while I wait for Amazon to deliver Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Finished Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver. I withdraw my earlier statements - the confusing chapters and narration has a purpose. A good twist I didn't see coming. Full review coming soon on The Book Bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Shrimp Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I am a few pages from finishing The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, it's pretty boring tbh. It's too much "Oh Aslan is so wonderful and gracious but at the same time stern and fearsome and bla bla bla...". I guess I'm just not a Narnia-fan, maybe I'm too old, whatever the reason is C.S. Lewis world has a tendency to bore me. It's too sentimental. But I'm gonna keep reading the series and see what happens. :) Next up: The horse and his boy! Keeping my hopes up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Next up: The horse and his boy! Keeping my hopes up! In my opinion, The Horse and his Boy is the worst one by the distance and the only one I don't generally reread. It's also totally different to the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End of Disc One Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 The Horse and his Boy is one of my favorites. Probably second after TLtWatW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Headless Ned Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hatchet Job-Mark Kermode.Totally misleading title aside, this is a clear and even handed defense of film criticism written in the authors inimitable style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 After basically reading nothing over the Christmas break, I read Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell. A very good book - highly recommended to anyone who likes The Lies of Locke Lamora or basically anyone who wants a good old swashbuckling adventure. Now reading The Fountains of Paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjornbert Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 After basically reading nothing over the Christmas break, I read Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell. A very good book - highly recommended to anyone who likes The Lies of Locke Lamora or basically anyone who wants a good old swashbuckling adventure. N.Thank you! Just bought it on the kindle and didn't know what to think about it.Edit: finished City of Stairs. What an enjoyable read! The world was great and the characters the same(I didn't get why Sigrud is so well liked though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Started Little Lies by Liane Moriarty last night. I really enjoy her style, and the way she weaves several women together, while delving into serious issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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