mashiara Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I finally finished Fortune's Favorites, the 3rd book in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series. I thought it was brilliant in its detail and its writing. It took me nearly two weeks to read but it was worth it. I'm definitely not up for something long and challenging right now, so onwards to Anne Bishop's Written in Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 What's so funny? Reading two such dense, classic works of literature back to back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolves Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Reading two such dense, classic works of literature back to back?Ah okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've finished The Skull Throne, and now I'm doing a re-read (more of a re-flick through) of the previous novels in the series to re-establish my understanding of a few things. The Skull Throne was another good read from Mr Brett, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I just picked up some Vox Day; hoping to see what the hype is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Giant Thief by David Tallerman was blah. I'm a sucker for thieves and/or heists which is why I am a fan of Douglas Hulick, Scott Lynch and Rachel Aaron, but this one had poor plot and worldbuilding. It was just one chase scene after another. The best character was the giant itself and it subverted the tropes by being a pacifist, vegetarian and intelligent.Now reading an indie author on another heist/thieves book called The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes. This is basically the Italian Job (I love this movie) in a fantasy setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've finished The Skull Throne, and now I'm doing a re-read (more of a re-flick through) of the previous novels in the series to re-establish my understanding of a few things. The Skull Throne was another good read from Mr Brett, IMO.I really enjoyed it, too. Once again, I thought it was a bit heavy on the Krasian side of things, as the only characters there that I really enjoy are Jardir and Abban, but at least there was very little in the way of flashbacks this time. I was surprised at how much death there was in this one. Poor Rojer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garett Hornwood Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Finished Witches Abroad, I liked it better than Wyrd Sisters but there is something about the Witches series that just doesn't click for me. I think it comes from how Magrat comes off as a minor character instead of a titular character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Finished Witches Abroad, I liked it better than Wyrd Sisters but there is something about the Witches series that just doesn't click for me. I think it comes from how Magrat comes off as a minor character instead of a titular character. Whatever the shortcoming of the other characters, the adventures of Greebo make all of the witches stories awesome. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I read City of Stairs. As per the hype, it's very good, although I'm perhaps not quite as high on it as some. It dances the line between Gilman and Mieville well, but imo doesn't quite match either (or indeed American Elsewhere, the only other Robert Jackson-Bennett book I've read to date).It does however make Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson, which takes on some similar ideas I think, look slightly graceless and oddly cartoonish in comparison (I've been struggling with that book the last couple of weeks).I got something called The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan today - I might start that next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentRoamer Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I have finished Olaf Stapledons StarMaker (1937) which I enjoyed thoroughly but found an increasing dissonance towards the end of the novel - I just felt like I was missing something but then again that is the whole point of the continuously strengthened viewpoint of the anthropomorphic failings of the narrator. Also read E. M. Forsters The Machine Stops (1909) which is available for free download. This is an incredibly predictive piece of work. It is so hard to appreciate this was written over 100 years ago. It stands the test of time very well and at approx. 40 pages is well worth the time for anyone interested in early and speculative science fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First of My Name Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 About halfway through Assassin's Quest, there's a lot of travelogue but it's great. Also starting 1984, which is good and creepy so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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