Garlan the Gallant Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Quick question, I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I was wondering if there were any advanced reviews for:Circle Tide by Rebecca K. RoweSeed by Rob ZieglerThe Departure by Neal AsherThe Savage Knight by Paul LewisReamde by Neal StephensonNecropolis by Michael DempseyTheme Planet by Andy RemicBabylon Steel by Gaie SeboldPlease let me know if you have heard anything or if I should post this in a different thread. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Finished Bram Stoker's Dracula. Absolutely loved it. The diary format works very well imo.I'm sticking with vampires for now. I've just started 'salem's Lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 It is a little schlocky, but it's great at the same time. There's a few pop culture references early in the book that I hope don't age the book, otherwise it could be a timeless novel.Did you feel bad when Bartman said he had no trouble getting through RSURS on page 7? I think you have to be getting close to the turning point...:lol:The prose isn't that... dense through most of the book, but there are passages that are even heavier than that. I chose that one because it was a bit on the heavier side, it's also an important moment for the main character, and I think it lets prospective buyers know what they're getting into. It took me awhile to get into the book partly because of the prose and partly because work has been crazy - it took me seven days to read the first 80 pages and three to read the last 220.No, it didn't make me feel bad, REG. Different strokes for different folks, and all that. I finally was able to sleep last night, so maybe I can get it done today and tomorrow. (Sleepy, addled brain plus Red Seas is a terrible, terrible idea.)Looking forward to Last Werewolf now, but will save it for September. Way over my book budget this month. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagilki Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Finished Name of the Wind and Wise Mans Fear. Moving on to Prince of Thorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmljustin Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Currently reading The Name of the Wind, then The Wise Man's Fear, and finally The First Law trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Ha. Must be the phase of the moon or something. I just finished a reread of Name of the Wind, and just yesterday started on my first read of Wise Man's Fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagilki Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That or the Forum chat drove a desire to read the books in some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I breezed through Graham Joyce's The Silent Land in about a day and even though I enjoyed it, I don't feel as though it is among his strongest work. It is a decent novel with great atmosphere, but it was predictable and not the most absorbing of stories. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, so I am quite sad that it ended up somewhat disappointing.Started Embassytown last night. When my eyes aren't glazed over from the sheer amount of babble some passages hold, it is a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Shelved Iron Council again (dunno what it is with that book, but I will finish it!) and I started The Last Werewolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 So after much searching I was unable to find the thread in which several posters were saying to skip the prologue of The Folding Knife. I went back and read it, and I'm not really sure why it was included. Yeah, it sets it up as a tragedy, but if KJ Parker is as relentless as hir reputation around here would indicate, why not build throughout the book and then punch the reader in the gut? There's no reason to left the reader off the hook like that. Maybe I've just read too much Abercrombie...I breezed through Graham Joyce's The Silent Land in about a day and even though I enjoyed it, I don't feel as though it is among his strongest work. It is a decent novel with great atmosphere, but it was predictable and not the most absorbing of stories. This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, so I am quite sad that it ended up somewhat disappointing.Your feelings are pretty much a mirror of mine from when I read it last year. It was a well crafted book, but sooooo disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Ent Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Shelved Iron Council again (dunno what it is with that book, but I will finish it!) A perpetual promise. How apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 A perpetual promise. How apt.As much as I hope it won't be, I fear that it might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Since Tim Severin is one of my favorite non-fiction authors, The Spice Islands Voyage did not disappoint. Recommended for any biologists or anyone interested in Indonesia.Up next is Elizabeth Chadwick's The Greatest Knight. I love reading about the Plantagenets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Headless Ned Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 New Model Army by Adam Roberts. Not quite as well written or as funny his previous book Yellow Blue Tibia but its still an interesting read with a very compelling narrator. It didn't really end though rather than just fade away.Onto WolfsAngel by MD Lachman wich is a cracking read so far. Moody and doom laden. Also The Dragons Path by Daniel Abraham which feels pretty lightweight by comparison although I'm only about 20 pages in so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yana Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Started on The October Horse by Colleen McCullough (Masters of Rome series). I loved all of the books in this series. She is a bit partial towards Ceasar, but it doesn't bother me that much. Sulla is my absolute favourite ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Just an FYI, The Last Werewolf is pretty awesome so far. I'm loving the writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 After catching up on some embarrassing things I won't bring up, started The White Luck Warrior, so I can finally participate in those Bakker threads that STILL DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE EVEN THOUGH I READ THE FIRST 4. Ahem. Seriously. Good stuff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peadar Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have just read the second -- and last -- Octavian Nothing book by M.T. Anderson. Not as "astonishing" as the first, but incredibly moving.Up next, Leviathan Wakes by a gentlemen [sic.] called Corey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Peadar,I'm reading your book The Deserter my UPS box o'books just arrived yesterday afternoon.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peadar Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Peadar,I'm reading your book The Deserter my UPS box o'books just arrived yesterday afternoon.:)Keep up the excellent work ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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