Grack21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is it bad that I've only even heard of five of those? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is it bad that I've only even heard of five of those? :(Very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Are half of those even in English? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Read and find out? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lawrence Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is it bad that I've only even heard of five of those? :(Shame on you! Shame I say! (five here too :) & I paid twenty times as much attention in 2011 than in any other year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is Swmplandia! really that good? The "!" kinda kills all desire I have to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have heard of most of the books on the list, but fifteen actually earn some recognition. I have read three (Obreht, Russell, Morgenstern) of the books listed and they are all among the best that I have read this year. Six appear on my to-buy/library list. I am generally apathetic towards the rest, though I would probably pick them up if available. I have absolutely no interest in two (Durham, Bakker) of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I have heard of most of the books on the list, but fifteen actually earn some recognition. I have read three (Obreht, Russell, Morgenstern) of the books listed and they are all among the best that I have read this year. Six appear on my to-buy/library list. I am generally apathetic towards the rest, though I would probably pick them up if available. I have absolutely no interest in two (Durham, Bakker) of them though.What, phalli in various states pendulousness are not your thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What, phalli in various states pendulousness are not your thing?Loved the first trilogy, thought The Judging Eye was a steaming pile of shit. Doesn't make me keen to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineapple Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Loved the first trilogy, thought The Judging Eye was a steaming pile of shit. Doesn't make me keen to continue.How so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I guess the best, for me, was What it's Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes.In the "I hated book 2 so I'm Quitting the Series" category I have The Wise Man's Fear and The Magician King.Worst book of the year, though, was definitely A Dance With Dragons. 30% of it was terrific, but the other 70% was a chore to slog through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Loved the first trilogy, thought The Judging Eye was a steaming pile of shit. Doesn't make me keen to continue.White Luck Warrior is actually more of a return to the 'style' of the first trilogy, IMO.I loved The Judging Eye though, I thought it was much, much better than White Luck, if only because it wasn't like the first three books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Is Swmplandia! really that good? The "!" kinda kills all desire I have to read it.Yes. The book's title is based on the alligator wrestling theme park that appears in the opening scenes. The story is the sort that lingers with you long after you've read it. At first I had mixed reactions and then the longer I thought about it and talked about it with others, the more it grew on me. Re-reading part of it a couple of weeks ago only strengthened my admiration for what Russell accomplishes here. It's a very strong debut novel (even if I still prefer her short fiction).I have heard of most of the books on the list, but fifteen actually earn some recognition. I have read three (Obreht, Russell, Morgenstern) of the books listed and they are all among the best that I have read this year. Six appear on my to-buy/library list. I am generally apathetic towards the rest, though I would probably pick them up if available. I have absolutely no interest in two (Durham, Bakker) of them though.What are those six books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alytha Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Apparently, I've read about 90 books since I started the 365 days project in November 2010. Of which about 80 this year. Not too bad, I think ;)Top 15 (series count as one) in no particular order because I can't decide:The Habitation of the Blessed & The Folded World by Catherynne M ValenteThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Year's Best Science Fiction v.24, 2007 (part 1, part 2)The Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovski (vol 1, vol 2, vol 3, vol 4, vol 5, vol 6)The Kingkiller series by Pat Rothfuss (NotW, TWMF)The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMidnight Riot/Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (didn't like the second one quite as much though)A Dance With Dragons by GRRM (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) (reviews also contains random other stuff and cute animals)Various Wild Cards Novels by GRRM and friends (Jokers Wild, Aces High; Suicide Kings; Busted Flush; Inside StraightAll the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear (the second part of the series is also really good, the third a bit less so, unfortunately)Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail by Christopher DawesHouse of the Stag & The Anvil of the World by Kage BakerSnuff by Terry PratchettFull Dark, No Stars by Stephen KingThe Jacob's Ladder Trilogy by Elizabeth Bear (part 1, parts 2&3)Honorable mentions:The Necromancer Chronicles by Amanda Downum (vol 1, vol 2)The Black Company series by Glenn Cook (too many to link to)Leviathan Wakes by the non-existant James Corey The Stratford Man by Elizabeth BearFlops of the year: (i.e. book I really expected to be better)Monarchies of God by Paul KearneyAtlantis by Charles BerlitzThe Labyrinth of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers (being the first part of a longer novel, it doesn't have much plot of its own)Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett ThomasKraken by China Miéville (New year's resolution: do not feed the China anymore. All of his novels except UnLunDun and The Scar were pretty overhyped, forcedly politic and pretentious in the end)Twelve by Jasper KentDishonorable mentions but not totally terrible:The Master Trilogy by Louise Cooper although the last one was halfway decent.Ghost Story by Jim Butcher (love him to bits, but this one didn't live up to the end of Changes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What are those six books?Haruki Murakami, 1Q84Jesse Ball, The CurfewCarlos Ruiz Zafon, The Prisoner of HeavenMichael Cisco, The Great LoverColson Whitehead, Zone OneBlake Butler, There is No Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Ah, so you are more into the weirder fiction I've mentioned, then. Well, that and Zafón and Whitehead. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcf Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 White Luck Warrior is actually more of a return to the 'style' of the first trilogy, IMO.I loved The Judging Eye though, I thought it was much, much better than White Luck, if only because it wasn't like the first three books.I think that you and I are about the only ones who feel this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samalander Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The Necromancer Chronicles by Amanda Downum (vol 1, vol 2) Is this a trilogy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think that you and I are about the only ones who feel this way.Be not alone! TJE is my favorite of the five so far. Mines of Moria on acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think that you and I are about the only ones who feel this way.I prefer Judging Eye over WLW too. I thought the pacing/chapter lengths worked a lot better. TDTCB or TFT is probably my favourite though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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