Inigima Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 The Gunslinger is the first of the Dark Tower series. Personally I didn't care for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandred torgridson Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I have finished books 8-10 from my list. I have to Change my target from 15 to at least 20 or more. The last 3 books I have finished: Corum reread (both trlogies): Not bad but has not aged that well. Or maybe it is me who has not aged that well :)I have planned a reread of Elric as well. Songs of the earth: Well written, I really enjoyed it. Reminded me a lot of "The Name of the Wind" - not only the German cover Farlander: Very entertaining read - shocking Twist right before the end. Additions to my pile:The path of angerEchos of EmpireThe grim companyThe whale road Left from the old pile:The wise man`s fear Started "The Hunger games 2 - Catching fire". That one was a present from my parents. I liked the movie of part 1 but I am a Little bit puzzled that the Story is told first Person - present times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 So, as well as the Accursed Kings series, I just added the Summer Queen and Rogues to my to read pile after my exams....Coincidentally, my last exam is on the day Rogues is released :) I think I will start with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ini can you change my goal to 40 friendo? (I'm MarkAntony btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isildur's Mane Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 The Gunslinger is the first of the Dark Tower series. Personally I didn't care for it. Hmm, then yes, I have read it... I didn't like it either... Something about the feel of it... Not sure - it's been a couple of years since I read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks MA, I can't keep track of everyone's World Cup name changes. Mandred, let me know what you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Rhinos Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hmm, then yes, I have read it... I didn't like it either... Something about the feel of it... Not sure - it's been a couple of years since I read it. It's Stephen King trying to be William Faulkner and he's no Faulkner. Later books are written in King's typical style. It's also actually a series of short stories hooked together to form a novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 IM - If book length is a turn-off for you, watch out for The Stand ... my (e-book) version was over 1400 pages.Edit: Just wanted to add that in general I think King is a great writer - almost nobody can capture mood, tension, and atmosphere like him. IT is one of the best books I've read (leaving the ending aside perhaps), so I am a fan. But the man needs an editor BAD. Under the Dome could have been a fucking masterpiece if he had cut 300 pages from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isildur's Mane Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It's Stephen King trying to be William Faulkner and he's no Faulkner. Later books are written in King's typical style. It's also actually a series of short stories hooked together to form a novel. Oh really, I didn't know that. IM - If book length is a turn-off for you, watch out for The Stand ... my (e-book) version was over 1400 pages.Edit: Just wanted to add that in general I think King is a great writer - almost nobody can capture mood, tension, and atmosphere like him. IT is one of the best books I've read (leaving the ending aside perhaps), so I am a fan. But the man needs an editor BAD. Under the Dome could have been a fucking masterpiece if he had cut 300 pages from it.Normally I love long books, but when I chose to read Carrie I was looking for a novel, that wasn't too long and was by someone I knew, so I could get the feel of horror. Maybe I should have researched it a bit better before I bought it, because I don't think Carrie was quite what I wanted, but it's started me off anyway.I will read The Stand and IT though - just after I read more of my books I've already got (some of them have been waiting about 1 -2 years to be read lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandred torgridson Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks MA, I can't keep track of everyone's World Cup name changes. Mandred, let me know what you decide. Please change my target to 20. Fifa WC 2014 is starting tomorrow so the next month I will probably not read that much. 20 should be doable though. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isildur's Mane Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Finished two books today:- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle- Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig. - A Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell Both books took me awhile to read though - mainly because I had to put them down for various reasons Zen was an OK book, though I felt it dragged on in the middle a bit. I preferred the start and the ending (though I wasn't 100% pleased with the ending - not sure why though). Hero was a good book to read though at times a bit... dense. I read it bit by bit and took notes while I was going. I mainly read it to help with my own writing. It's a good book to have on hand though - I can see myself reading it over and over while writing my own stories I'm still going to keep reading 8 books so today I have started: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Orson Scott Card, Phillip Athans and Jay Lake So now my list looks like this: On Writing - S KingWriters Workshop of Horror - M KnostDangerous Women (still - bit by bit) - GRRM and DozoisPrince of Thorns - M LawrenceThe Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science fiction - P AthensThe Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai - B LazarMockingjay - Suzanne CollinsWriting Fantasy and Science Fiction - Orson Scott Card, Phillip Athans and Jay Lake ETA I will also be getting Rogues when that comes out - though I will probably drop some books until I have finished 'The Rogue Prince' or whatever GRRM story is called. Then I might put it aside until I've finished Dangerous Women or something - that's if I can put it down LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eirlys Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'd like to join you, if that's okay. :) I usually set my goal to 50 books a year but this year but I just don't seem to get started this year. So I'll stick to 30 this time. Books I've read so far:1. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk2. A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle3. The Sign of the Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle4. Traveling on One Leg - Herta Müller5. Lekcje pana Kuki - Radek Knapp Books I've started but not finished yet:Unsaid Things - McFlyMesmerized - Alissa WalserFight Club - Chuck PalahniukCoraline - Neil GaimanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil GaimanA Game of Thrones - George R. R. MartinKatzenberge - Sabrina Janesch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wolf Smith Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 25. Taylor Anderson: Destroyermen- Deadly Shores.26. Herbert and Anderson: Hellhole- Awakening 26/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowDogJen Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm at 25/65 - behind schedule, but I think I'll catch up over the summer. I'm reading Liveship Traders right now. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandred torgridson Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have finished "Tributes of Panem 2 - Catching fire" (better than I would have expected) and I am halfway through "The Whale Road" which means 11,5/20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 23/50, which Goodreads tells me is on track to meet my goal. I had fallen behind schedule with some long historical novels (The Welsh Princes series by Sharon Kay Penman), so last week I picked up several paranormal mysteries from the library (the fun, silly kind that you can read in an afternoon) I really needed some fun silliness in my life, and these were perfect for that. (Ghost Hunter series by Victoria Laurie) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eponine Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 15/26 - I was ahead of schedule, but spending a month reading Infinite Jest (which does not count toward this list of 26) put me back on the 2 books/month schedule. Finished GGK's Sailing to Sarantium. About to start Richard Adam's Shardik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 End of June, Goodreads stands at 49/60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wolf Smith Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 27. James SA Corey - Cibola Burn 27/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless Northman Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Well, halfway there basically. As stated earlier, I aim for at least 6.000 pages a year, which amounts to roughly 25-25 books depending on the size. Current status: 3.400 pages, 11 books. 7K looks realistc. Might be that one day I'll aim for 20 pages / day (or rather a grand total of 7.300). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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