Suttree Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Tender as Hellfire by Joe Meno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowborn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Is that in any way connected to the movie of the same name? The movie is an adaptation of the graphic novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Approaching the end of Anthony Ryan's Blood Song. Holy shit, this book is good, despite the version I'm reading (published by Orbit) being riddled with typos and missing words. I wonder if the self-published version was as shoddy. #copyeditorfail ETA: It appears that the self-published book was also blighted by these typos. You'd think Orbit would have sprung for a copy editor. Kinda makes a mockery of the notion that traditional publishers are always going to deliver higher quality product. Weird, the US publication (by um, ACE I think) apprently was super eidtied and revised to fix a lot of those. Wonder if the orbit ersion is just the older copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Weird, the US publication (by um, ACE I think) apprently was super eidtied and revised to fix a lot of those. Wonder if the orbit ersion is just the older copy. Not sure when he self-published, but my copy is dated 2013. I guess it's testament to the quality of the work that the errors in no way detracted from my enjoyment of the book. I've read quite a few debuts over the past year or so, and this stands head and shoulders above them all (apologies to John Gwynne and Luke Scull...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 The movie is an adaptation of the graphic novel. Huh, doesn't seem like something you'd usually find in a graphic novel. Then again, I'm not really up on what you'd find in a graphic novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowborn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Huh, doesn't seem like something you'd usually find in a graphic novel. Then again, I'm not really up on what you'd find in a graphic novel. :lol: me neither. The adaptation is quite loose, it seems, from what's on Wikipedia's plot synopsis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Finished Bakker - A Thousandfold Thought last night. Really enjoyed the re-read of Prince of Nothing series as a whole. Going to start on Frank Herberts - Dune or finish the Walter J Williams - Dread Empires Fall series, just not sure which at the moment. I remember enjoying Praxis because I found the space battles interesting (non relativistic) and wanted to find out more about the Shaa, so I might finish the series before I start Dune. Actually done more reading than I thought I would so far this month - so much easier since getting a kindle HD though. Still dont know how some of you guys manage 10 books a month or something, crazy!I don't know how folks here rip through so many books a month either. I thought I was the only one flabbergasted at it. I just don't have the time for it, more's the pity.ETA: The Dune series and the Second Apocalypse are some of my favorite reread materials. Maybe that's why I don't finish as many new books, hmm? :PBut I did finish reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I could barely put it down. If you ever wanted to understand why people cut themselves, read this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 @Myshkin. Yes, I would say that the plotline in the movie, Blue is the Warmest Color, follows fairly closely to the graphic novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eponine Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Otherland is so far much more to my liking than MS&T (why does MS&T autocomplete for me?) The protagonist is and acts like an adult. About a tenth if the way through Infinite Jest and still not entirely sure what all is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Huh, doesn't seem like something you'd usually find in a graphic novel. Then again, I'm not really up on what you'd find in a graphic novel. I'm not up with Blue is the Warmest Colour but European graphic novels in particular (though it's getting increasingly true of English-language ones too) can be just about anything...I mean, is it anything less like you'd expect of a comic than, say, Persopolis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I read several books at sea last week. Let's see... The Charnel Prince, The Blood Knight and The Born Queen by Greg Keyes. I had read The Briar King earlier this year, and it wasn't good enough for me to snap up the sequels, but it was good enough that I found myself wondering what happened weeks after I read it. So I decided to continue on. I think it was a good choice! It is SO frequent for me to love the first book in a series and be disappointed by the end. Instead I found that they were all far better than the first. I think Charnel Prince was my favorite book of the series, but I found the ending to be quite well-executed and satisfying in a way that is quite rare. I think it's funny that several people told me the series got worse as it went, but maybe I just have strange taste. :) Then I read Matter by Iain M. Banks. Not my favorite Culture novel, but still a Culture novel, so enjoyable. He writes very beautifully, but the plot was a bit limp in this one. The ending was good, though. And I liked the blend of fantasy tropes with sci fi. After that I read Wonders of the Invisible World by Patricia McKellep. This was a short story collection. I usually feel like I don't really like short stories much, but then I read short stories and I really love them. I just need to get them in front of my eyes! These stories dealt a lot with faerie mystique, an area that I don't normally find particularly intriguing, but they were well-written and very interesting. She likes to end just when they're getting good! I feel like I should pick up some of her books, now, as this was my first experience with her writing. Most recently I read The City and The City by China Mieville. The only other book of his I tried was so horrible I quit (unusual for me), but I decided I'd give him another shot. This book I managed to finish, and there was a lot to admire in it, but it was just...weird, I guess? I wasn't really sure why I ought to care about any of it, in the end. The characters felt pretty thin and besides the novelty of the cityscape, it felt like a half-hearted effort at a murder mystery. It wasn't horrible, but I don't think I'll bother with Mieville again. Not sure what is up next...I think I have a novel Snow Hunters or something I got from the library. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Reading The Book Thief; has been great so far. Thinking of moving on to Zafon's Shadow of the Wind next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Most recently I read The City and The City by China Mieville. The only other book of his I tried was so horrible I quit (unusual for me), but I decided I'd give him another shot. This book I managed to finish, and there was a lot to admire in it, but it was just...weird, I guess? I wasn't really sure why I ought to care about any of it, in the end. The characters felt pretty thin and besides the novelty of the cityscape, it felt like a half-hearted effort at a murder mystery. It wasn't horrible, but I don't think I'll bother with Mieville again. Starkess, what was the other novel? Perdido St Station? I would give The Scar a go if you have any residual interest in him, it's easily Mieville's finest work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Starkess, what was the other novel? Perdido St Station? I would give The Scar a go if you have any residual interest in him, it's easily Mieville's finest work. Kraken, which managed to be both bizarre and boring at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Since it has been mentioned several times in this and the last reading thread, I'll mention this here in addition to the amazing deals thread: Red Rising is only $1.99 for kindle and nook in the US right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Seriously considering this as my next read after my Malazan fail. Highly recommended. Great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentRoamer Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I don't know how folks here rip through so many books a month either. I thought I was the only one flabbergasted at it. I just don't have the time for it, more's the pity.ETA: The Dune series and the Second Apocalypse are some of my favorite reread materials. Maybe that's why I don't finish as many new books, hmm? :P Yeah my recent PoN read through was a re-read, ill wait for TUC to re-read AE though. Maybe 1-4 books a month for me is reasonable depending on work and family life. What book of the Dune series would you recommend first? Chronological order? Nice avatar. Probably my favorite female character in TWD. Think I have seen you over at R&L forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Still reading The Quick, which has gone down a surprising road. Really enjoying it so far, may have to spend the rest of the day reading.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yeah my recent PoN read through was a re-read, ill wait for TUC to re-read AE though. Maybe 1-4 books a month for me is reasonable depending on work and family life. What book of the Dune series would you recommend first? Chronological order? Nice avatar. Probably my favorite female character in TWD. Think I have seen you over at R&L forums. Oh, definitely start with the first, "Dune." It sets up the world and its rules. A lot of folks aren't as enthralled with the following books, but I liked certain of them a lot. And stay away from the ones not actually written by Frank Herbert! It'll rot your eyes out! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowborn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Finished The Folding Knife, it was a fun, awesome read. I loved the characters and Parker's style, I'll definitely read more of her/his books. Currently reading A Shadow in Summer, since I have the omnibus edition, I'll probably read A Betrayal in Winter once I'm done with that part. Then it'll be Malazan time again. <3 I miss it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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