palin99999 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm still reading The Passage by Justin Cronin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuentez1138 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Im reading Cugel's Saga by J. Vance as I work through the Tales. Im also gonna read the Warded Man on my airplane flights coming up over Labor Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palin99999 Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm also now reading Savages by Don Winslow for the BwB book club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Going to crack open A Princess of Landover later today. After that, nothing until I get access to a library again...10 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm still reading Path of Honour by Diana Pharaoh Francis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teljanin Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Long-time lurker, first post :wideeyed: Currently reading Last Arguement of Kings.Also working on Mockingjay and The Way of Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Joergensen Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I am reading "Kafka on the shore" by Murakami.But it is at my girlfriends place at the moment, so I think I might take a second crack at the Warrior prophet tonight. I breezed through The darkness that comes before. I really loved the philosophy and the character of Kelhuss, but I have a different time getting into the second book.I wanted to read Savages with the bookclub, but I will have to look into how to get a hold of it in Denmark. Will have to order from amazon I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UndergroundMan Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Just started "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy. I'm also working through a collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov and a collection by John Cheever. Heard he was one of the major influences of Mad Men and I've always thought "The Swimmer" is one of the greatest short stories ever. I plan to start "Matterhorn" soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabilis Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm reading "Ghost of a Chance" by Simon R Green, "Necropolis" by Catharine Arnold, "Aristocrats" by Lawrence James, "World Without End" by Ken Follett and a couple of trashy romances. (Short attention span) :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha13 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Just finished the entire Harry Potter series. It bugged my that everyone I talked to had read them so I decided to read it myself even though I'm 23. I would say that it really is a great young adult series. Each book raises the stakes. Good ending. Reading this series made me realize how depressing and violent most of the fantasy I read is.Now onto Hawkwood and the Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Hat Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Long-time lurker, first post :wideeyed: Welcome! :cheers: August was the busiest month I've ever had, reading wise (seventeen books, several of which were quite large), so I doubt September will be quite as epic. Still looking forward to a good month, though, hoping to get to:Brandon Sanderson - Way of Kings (about a fifth through after starting last night; I think that Sanderson's skills with prose and characterization have, for the most part, improved immeasurably with this one.) Patricia Briggs - Moon Called (as part of my attempt to read more UF)Neil Gaiman - StardustSusanna Clarke - Jonathon Strange and Mr. NorellBrian Evenson - Last DaysPeter F. Hamilton - Judas UnchainedMark Charan Newton - Nights of Villjamurat the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickerMan Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Alas, many a textbook. I'm an English major, so I just spent ~$300 on textbooks. Stupid ripoff bookstore...(didn't have money to buy them online before the new/current semester started.) That said, I need some new leisure reading. I had a list of to read or reread, but I figure the recommendation thread would be a good place to find intriguing stuff I've never even heard of before :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Still reading a lot of older fiction titles taken from the old Ballantine Adult Fantasy list, the Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks, and the Gollancz SF Masterworks series for reviews both on my blog and on the SFF Masterworks blog. Here are the books I'm currently reading from those lists:Fletcher Pratt, The Blue StarJames Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion (both on the Ballantine list)Olaf Stapledon, Star MakerWalter Tevis, Mockingbird (SF Masterworks)Michael Moorcock, Gloriana (Fantasy Masterworks)In addition, I'll soon be writing a review of Karen Lord's recent debut novel, Redemption in Indigo, which might be my favorite 2010 debut so far. Masterful retelling of a Sengalese fable. Her writing is pitch-perfect here and the story is perfect for those who want an absorbing read for a lazy weekend afternoon (it's only 188 pages). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Finished and reviewed The Red Tree - CaitlÃn R. KiernanQuite awesome even if I'm struggling to find a proper interpretation. Though, after reading online a bunch of reviews and comments, it seems I was closer than I thought.More people should read that book.I've already begun The Darkness That Comes Before, while The Way of Kings arrives here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvilKing Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Currently reading Stephen King's Wizard And Glass and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Early days for both of them, but McCarthy's isn't doing much for me so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Just picked up Pratchett's new one, I Shall Wear Midnight. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Started Peter F Hamilton's Evolutionary Void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 A crime novel titled Disciple of the Dog, by R. Scott Bakker. Much better than Neuropath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. It's the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy and it was quite good. It might have been great, but for some reason I was conscious of the author manipulating my emotions so that brought it down just a notch. That was just me though. I would definitely recommend the series. Next up is the door-stopper, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchback Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 through the first part of The Way of Kings now, and loving it. this is exactly my kind of epic fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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