brunhilda Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Re-read Jumper (the tech has aged badly, as has all the psychotherapy stuff -- letters and phone booths oh my) and the first two Earthsea (still like Atuan way better than #1, not sure I'll bother with the Farthest Shore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Finished The Fires of Heaven. Lots of good stuff in this one (Moiraine! Rahvin! Asmodean! Aviendha!), but the in between parts dragged a bit. Typical WoT! I also missed having Perrin in this one and of course it's frustrating the amount of secrets that are flying around between the characters, mostly for poor reasons. Still, I enjoyed it. Somehow! On to Lord of Chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Recently, I finished Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1). Currently, I'm halfway through Marc Maron's biography Attempting Normal and 10% into Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence #1). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Gonna be reading non-fiction after a long time.I bought Peter Frankopan's The Silk Roads: A New History of the World ,after watching a couple of his lectures on youtube, which i enjoyed very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 It felt like a good time to dive into a comfort (re)read, so I picked up Tim Powers' Last Call again. Couldn't tell you how many times I've read this now. I won't even pretend to be unbiased about this book. But it is so lovely to be reading something that I enjoy so much. Last book I read before that was The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David Maurer. It's an overview of the culture of American con men in the 40's, written by a linguistics professor. It's interesting. The glossary is a hoot, and reading the descriptions of the cons feels like doing the background work for some of David Mamet's films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunhilda Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 8/1/2017 at 6:39 PM, Mr. X said: It felt like a good time to dive into a comfort (re)read, so I picked up Tim Powers' Last Call again. Couldn't tell you how many times I've read this now. I won't even pretend to be unbiased about this book. But it is so lovely to be reading something that I enjoy so much. I think I need to re-read it. AGAIN. Because you brought it up in conversation and now I'm thinking about how much I love this book. (This, Deviants, Anubis all tie for my fave.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 7/30/2017 at 5:27 AM, AncalagonTheBlack said: Gonna be reading non-fiction after a long time.I bought Peter Frankopan's The Silk Roads: A New History of the World ,after watching a couple of his lectures on youtube, which i enjoyed very much. What's a good way to get recs for good lectures on YouTube? It's own search function does not help with quality (take note Google bots!), and likes or views aren't a good indicator on that platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 29 minutes ago, Iskaral Pust said: What's a good way to get recs for good lectures on YouTube? It's own search function does not help with quality (take note Google bots!), and likes or views aren't a good indicator on that platform. I don't know tbh.I usually just type in book names or authors/people that i'm familiar with or people i've seen in previous lectures/debates etc. Another way i do it is via google search,by specifying what i want,for example: 'youtube lectures history rome' edit: lot's of links here (various subjects) - http://www.openculture.com/smartyoutube https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-history-YouTube-channels-or-podcasts-out-there https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-history-YouTube-channels-or-podcasts-out-therehttps://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-best-YouTube-channels-series-on-different-cultures-and-historyhttps://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-YouTube-channel-for-world-historyhttps://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-YouTube-channels-for-medieval-history-content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 20 minutes ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: I don't know tbh.I usually just type in book names or authors/people that i'm familiar with or people i've seen in previous lectures/debates etc. Another way i do it is via google search,by specifying what i want,for example: 'youtube lectures history rome' edit: lot's of links here (various subjects) - http://www.openculture.com/smartyoutube https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-history-YouTube-channels-or-podcasts-out-there https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-history-YouTube-channels-or-podcasts-out-therehttps://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-best-YouTube-channels-series-on-different-cultures-and-historyhttps://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-YouTube-channel-for-world-historyhttps://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-YouTube-channels-for-medieval-history-content Thanks, that's really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladderjhn Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I read The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker again. I found it to be the scariest book that I have ever read a while back and wanted to take another turn at it. I was surprised that I found it that scary. I'm also trying to read all of Chuck Palahniuk's stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peadar Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm about to start The Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans A Solider named Valder ends up with an enchanted sword with some very unpleasant attributes. Excellent book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello World Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm starting Spoonbenders based on Pat's recommendation, it seems interesting enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Psst, August thread is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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