Arlingzen Bill Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I just finished As they see 'em: a fan's travel in the land of umpires by Bruce Weber. It is a book about the authors time spent travellign with baseball umpires with anecdotes from them. Currently about halfway through Hitler's War by Harry Turtledove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRocks Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Just finished Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker. I really enjoyed it. Next up is David Wellington's 13 Bullets. A little side journey into vampire horror before reading Best Served Cold by whats-his-name, oh yeah, Joe Abercrombie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H von T Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I just finished the most recent Arkady Renko novel by Martin Cruz Smith. I have no idea what the title is. It was okay. The plot wasn't very original, but I do like a melancholy Russian detective.I'm moving onto Lush Life by Richard Price. Picked up the hardcover for $3.99 at B&N. Gotta love bargain books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Meow Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I finally got a copy of The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. (I'm a little behind the times, OK?) I was a little worried that with all the hype over Abercrombie I would be dissapointed by it, but this did not just meet the hype; it exeeded it. I read some comment about how that he could have you cringing in pain, and then laughing like an idiot on the same page. I was skeptical at the time, but it started happening to me too! And apparently, it only gets better from here. I could keep going for a while, but I'm pretty sure this has all been said before. :P Next up is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I read ghost brigades and starting on last colony. Ghost Brigades was über. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm at page 600 of my first go with A Game of Thrones. I hope to finish by the end of next week (and go back to Erikson).I'm enjoying it, but I don't understand many of the critics toward Erikson that used Martin as a staple. Martin has a perfect execution, but he's also rather predictable, not so original and a use of characters that is comparable to Erikson's deux ex machina (meaning that, instead of plot-bending, Martin simply creates and places characters exactly where he needs them, and it feels all a bit too carefully placed and convenient, and without misdirection you can see too clearly where it all is going if you are a bit aware of this type of plotting. Hint: hollywood).Also: while Martin characters are well defined and complete (and he stays in their head far more than Erikson), he relies A LOT on a conscious and continuous "pulling on emotional heart strings". He mostly succeed, but stylistically I like much more Erikson "hands-off" approach. With Martin there's moral ambiguity in the characters, but there's NONE in the writing. This irks me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Next up is American Gods by Neil Gaiman.Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Now reading a total fluff book (but great fun) called Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich. The laughter is ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irriadin Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Reading The Return of the Crimson Guard by I.C. Esslemont and Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. The former is, well, rough around the edges. But it's Malazan! And Jim Butcher, of course, never ceases to entertain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire Wolf Summer Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 In the spirit of ASOIAF, I have started reading Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest Trilogy and Saxon Chronicles. It lacks the fantasy aspect but rich in the same flavors GRRM enriches ASOIAF.When I'm done with Cornwell. I will move on Conn Iggulden's Emperor (Caesar) and Conqueror (Genghis) historical fiction.Hopefully, it will keep me occupied while I await GRRM return from Finland and finish ADWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I just started Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie, pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Michelle West - The Uncrowned King, Sun Sword 2.Epicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deornoth Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Finished reading Jasper Bark's 'Way of the Barefoot Zombie' where a course to 'unleash your inner zombie' becomes a lot more to the Voodoo priestess and Zombie Liberation Front agents caught up in it. I loved the concept, and characterisation, but Bark's insistence on having to explain everything to the readers really took the edge off what he was trying to say as well as slowing things down when they should have been speeding up... My full review is over Here. I'm now reading 'Through Violet Eyes' by Stephen Woodworth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poeticfantasy Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 The First Man In Rome, the historical fiction about the rise of the fall of the republic, centering on Gaius Marius, and Lucius Cornelius Sulla. I love it, though it is a mammoth of a book, although it may be because I love Rome. I highly recommend it. Full of politics, romance, war, and the such, and it is quite accurate.Also Shield of Thunder David Gemmell. Book two of his troy series, I am enjoying immensely. Some of the scenes had me in fits of laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 The First Man In Rome, the historical fiction about the rise of the fall of the republic, centering on Gaius Marius, and Lucius Cornelius Sulla. I love it, though it is a mammoth of a book, although it may be because I love Rome. I highly recommend it. Full of politics, romance, war, and the such, and it is quite accurate.(snippys) Is that the Coleen McCullough (sp?) book?Now reading Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. It's living up to its excellent reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I just finished reading Tim Severin's viking series. It was a great read and had a predictably sad ending.I've also read Joe Abercrombie's First Law series as well now and I can see why it was so highly regarded my many people on this board.I'm up to date with all the Riftwar books after reading Mistres of the Empire.I'm about to start reading Conn Iggulden's Emperor series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 recently finished Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank and Fray by Joss Whedoncurrently reading The Reel Stuff, an anthology of SF shorts that have been turned into movies; so far I've finished "Nightflyers" by GRRM, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, and "Mimic" by Donald A. Wollheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Is that the Coleen McCullough (sp?) book?Now reading Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. It's living up to its excellent reputation.Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 1/4 into Fevre Dreams.So far, feels like a hybrid of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and King's Salems Lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_P Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Just finished Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold - bloody good fun. :thumbsup: Beginning Mark Chadbourn's Age of Misrule series, starting with World's End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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