Peadar Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Add me to the list of the Charlie Huston fan club. They're wonderful books for travelling, making the time really fly.I have just completed (and enjoyed) Charlie Stross' Saturn's Children. I loved the religious disputes.Up next: Zoe's Tale by Joe Scalzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annelise Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Anne - I almost picked up the first Sookie Stackhouse book the other day. Worth checking out?I think it's worth seeing if they're for you, sure. I rip through 'em. There's nothing particularly new as far as Harris' take on vampires and so on. Well, actually, I guess it depends what else you've read along these lines. She does the genre best IMO, so far as I've read. I'm a sucker if you can make me laugh and I laugh regularly when reading her books (they are often brutal, too). IMO, Sookie is the easiest to identify with, as far as heroines in this type of series (which I dubbed "vampire porn" back when I was first reading Laurell K. Hamilton, haha).The first Sookie book is fine but later ones are better, IMO.. that said, I 'd watched the first season of Trueblood before I read book one, so the general story was already known to me... not sure what I'd have thought had I not seen the show first. I did come away thinking some of the humor was lost between the book and the show, simply because the book is first person and often it's her internal monologue that's funny. I like some more than others ofc, but I think she's done a good job in maintaining the overall quality of the series. I also like how Harris incorporated Hurricane Katrina in later books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deornoth Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Finished reading 'The City & The City (which was awesome), I gave Jaye Wells' 'Red-Headed Stepchild' a go but didn't make it past the first twenty pages before giving up. The Warhammer 40K tie-in 'Tales of Heresy' was a lot better though, a bit of a mixed bag but entertaining overall. I'm now reading Lane Robins' 'Kings and Assassins'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlingzen Bill Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Just finished One Second After by William Fortchen. It is a new apolcalypse this time EMP that wipes out America. It was along the lines of Alas Babylon.Currrently, Storm from the Shadows by David Weber and then back to the Epic reread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I finished Rides a Dread Legion - Raymond Feist, it was a quick read & it was ok.Have started reading The Scar - China Mieville I am enjoying this very much, it is good to read a good book after finishing a mediocre book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I just finished The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz. Good, funny, light reading. The main character Izzy is who I wished I could be. Strong, independant and more than a little weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poeticfantasy Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Something made me pick up Mistborn: A Final Empire a day or so ago. And I was pleasantly surprised in that I enjoyed it immensely. It was a lot of fun, one of the more fun sword and sorcery epics I've read in awhile. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to have some fun. Now I finally get to devote some much needed time to Jerry Cornelius. Pretty badass so far. Then I'll check out some Tim Powers. The Anubis Gate probably. I'm in the mood for fun from speculative fiction right now. The stresses of junior year in high school are no manifesting themselves into my head, and it seems that fantasy is battling it. Also I'm ready some heavy novels for school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I just finished my reread of Salman Rushdie's Haroun & the Sea of Stories. This guy writes with wit on par with Jack Vance, yet he also manages to fit ideas, themes and messages into his work too. Brilliant.I also finished the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which surprised me, as it didn't have a focused villain, or a good vs. evil theme at all. The plot was meandering and episodic, I found some religious themes embedded in the story (which I was indifferent too) but I loved the book overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete this account pls Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I think it's worth seeing if they're for you, sure. I rip through 'em. There's nothing particularly new as far as Harris' take on vampires and so on. Well, actually, I guess it depends what else you've read along these lines. She does the genre best IMO, so far as I've read. I'm a sucker if you can make me laugh and I laugh regularly when reading her books (they are often brutal, too). IMO, Sookie is the easiest to identify with, as far as heroines in this type of series (which I dubbed "vampire porn" back when I was first reading Laurell K. Hamilton, haha).The first Sookie book is fine but later ones are better, IMO.. that said, I 'd watched the first season of Trueblood before I read book one, so the general story was already known to me... not sure what I'd have thought had I not seen the show first. I did come away thinking some of the humor was lost between the book and the show, simply because the book is first person and often it's her internal monologue that's funny. I like some more than others ofc, but I think she's done a good job in maintaining the overall quality of the series. I also like how Harris incorporated Hurricane Katrina in later books.I saw the show. I was unsure about it at first, but it started to grow on me and I quite liked it by the end. Haven't read much in the genre at all (which sounds like a good thing, ha). I think I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Meow Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, and I loved it. It was fast paced, witty and freaking hilarious. This board gives great recommendations :grouphug:. Please tell me the next one is just as good.I am now reading The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton, I am enjoying it so far, but some things in it bother me, SPOILERS like how every women Joshua Calvert meets has to go all weak at the knees at his pure awesomeness or how the only GLBT character is not only a sexual predator, but a Satan worshipping mass murderer. :rolleyes: Edit: Because I can't use spoiler tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I just managed to start and finish a cool little book called the 13 Clocks. I highly recommend any fans of fairy tales to find this book!! The diction is astounding! A funny and quick read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Well, James Thurber is an excellent writer in all sorts of genres...or rather, was, since he's been dead for many years. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is an excellent short story by him as well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Well, James Thurber is an excellent writer in all sorts of genres...or rather, was, since he's been dead for many years. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is an excellent short story by him as well :DThanks! I'll track it down. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissoon Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Darkness That Comes Before by some Bakker dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wolf Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I finished Jeff Carlson's novel, "Plague Year". It is not the best post-apocalyptic novel I read, but it is a fast and relaxing read. And the premises of the scenario are pretty disturbing. (my full review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I thought Plague Year was awful. Not well written at all. Easily the worst thing I've read this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunhallym Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Read "Le testament oublié", first volume of "Les enfants de Ji" by Pierre Grimbert that a colleague lent to me. It's an OK read. Very classical fantasy, nothing groundbreaking but for a train trip it's perfect. I've now started the Zafon's "The Shadow of the wind". Very good thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I've just read my first Orwell book: Animal Farm. This is one of the more impressive books that I've read in recent years. Very stirring and disturbing (when the pigs walked out of the house at the end... very powerful). 1984 soon....I've also finished the Book of Sir Gareth from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, and started the first Book of Sir Tristram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I've now started the Zafon's "The Shadow of the wind". Very good thus far.I hope you enjoy it Dunny :)I finished Brent Week's Night Angel trilogy. It was ok. I mean, it kept me reading but there were some deus ex machina that bothered me and I got really tired of those love plots. Just pretty annoying. Anyway, it was what I wanted, with it being a pretty standard fantasy book.I'm going to read Steel Remains next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 I finished The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson a couple of days ago. I liked it. I'm not sure I loved it the same way I did the first two books, I came away feeling a tad disappointed. There were a few things that bugged me and the ending... the ending was somewhat silly, if you ask me. But I loved the magic system in this series and it was great to see it become even more intricate and complex. I did enjoy this book a lot but I'm glad I waited for the paperback instead of rushing out and buying the harcover.I reread All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris because I wanted to remember some of the details and then I read From Dead to Worse, book 8 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I enjoyed them both, fun, easy books.I'm in the mood for something more challenging now so my next read is going to be The Women's Room by Marilyn French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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