Nas! Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hark Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I just finished Bakker's The Warrior Prophet last week. Ho-hum. I'm almost halfway through Assassin's Quest, Farseer book 3, I am diggin' it so far. Next in the list is Erikson's House of Chains followed by Midnight Tides. Very excited about those. Just started Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Hey, that's the Tunisian flag in your Avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 KoB-- thanks! pressfield & kalfus sound nifty. will check them out. rereading ulysses at the moment, so it'll be a while 'fore i get to 'em. (just realized i need to reread dante's paradiso, too. w00t!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Boston Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 KoB-- thanks! pressfield & kalfus sound nifty. will check them out. rereading ulysses at the moment, so it'll be a while 'fore i get to 'em. (just realized i need to reread dante's paradiso, too. w00t!) Joyce is an excercise in intellectual mastrubation. If you're going to read Dante, make sure you read Anthony Esolen's transaltion. I've actually had the privelge to hear Esolen lecture (he teaches at Providence College) and he is just feckin' awesome --- as in wet your pants awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Elemental Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Finished Steven Brust's Sethra Lavode. Very good book, and a worthy conclusion to a great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffaluffalee Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 Finished "The Glass Castle" yesterday. In the beginning I felt it ingenuine/not accurate in the autobiographical self in her childhood but if you look past that, it gets better. Overall I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add-on Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I'm a little more than halfway through Kay's The Lions of Al-Rassan and loving every page. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those books that I'll be sorry I'm done with once I've finished it. My only complaint is the poetry in the book. If he's going to have one of the main character's be a great poet, then he ought to be able to write decent poetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhelanArcetus Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Oh yeah, it's June. Hmm. Finished Michael Stackpole's Perchance to Dream, which is a collection of his short stories, last night. Couldn't fit it in the bag, so I wasn't reading that while commuting; that honor has gone to Erikson's Gardens of the Moon. Which I'm close to finishing, and enjoying so far. Perchance to Dream has a pretty wide variety of stories, including two that have been free on Stackpole's website (www.stormwolf.com) for a long time: Shepherd and The Final Gift. All the stories were his usual quality, and it was nice to see the range; magic, cyberpunk, wild west meets magic, wild west meets internet... ghost stories, a superhero story... just a solid variety, all solidly written. I believe the next book I'll be reading (I should finish Gardens of the Moon today, with any luck), will be Sarah Ash's Children of the Serpent Gate, the third book of the Tears of Artamon trilogy. I was quite impressed with the first two, so I have high hopes for this one. All part of a rather large Amazon order that the last few books of finally arrived. My only complaint is the poetry in the book. If he's going to have one of the main character's be a great poet, then he ought to be able to write decent poetry. Well, I liked the poetry myself. Especially the one beginning with "Let only sorrow speak tonight". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceBannon42 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Finished The Man in the High Castle by PKD Very esoteric ending, what a great book. Started The Forever War by Joe Halderman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direwolf Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 reading The Sword in the Stone now, and i like it. Problem is that i'm used to reading Martin's graphic language, pornographic sex, and brutal violence. Staying in fantasy but changing to a more lighthearted mood is a bit of switch and it's hard to take this one seriously. Plus I just finished AKIRA, graphic novels, which blew me the fuck away, so its a hard to find a good follow up (akira is very violent also). however, if i like Sword, i'm gonna go on to read all of The Once and Future King, which should carry me into July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add-on Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Well, I liked the poetry myself. Especially the one beginning with "Let only sorrow speak tonight". To each his own, I guess. Actually, I found the one you mentioned to be especially disappointing . For somebody whose prose is as beautiful as Kay's, the poetry just seems horribly, horribly bland. This is, however, only a minor complaint, and I am thoroughly enjoying pretty much everything else about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multaniette Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 add-on, the last poem is the best. I was distinctly unimpressed by Kay poetry (not a fan of poetry in general either) but that poem won me over. Anyway, I decided to pick up Through Wolf's Eye by Jane Lindskold. So far, it's pretty standard stuff but not bad. also skimmed through A Game of Thrones. The difference in quality between Martin and (most) other authors never ceases to amaze me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Wolf Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I just picked up 1776 by David McCullough and I have Hownblower: Flying Colours by CS Forrester on order from amazon. That should take me to July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Just finished East of Eden Halfway through Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper. On deck: Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Lady Ashalind Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I am waiting for Evernight , Chapter 13 by C. Dart-Thorton. It is just the conclusion of the Bitterbynde Trilogy I really enjoyed the trilogy all but the end. The author went into such detail throughout the series, but the last couple pages felt rushed and unfinished. So this adaption should clear the ending up and hopefully make the story more fullfilling. For the romantic at heart....I would recommend this series. It has the gaelic folklore undertones which I enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldanya Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I'm reading Moondust by Andrew Smith. Basically about the men that went to the moon. There are only 9 of them living and soon there will be no-one on the face of the planet that will have set foot there. Makes me emo - good read so far, but must admit, i'm not far in. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multaniette Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Finished Through Wolf's Eyes. Marginally better than Medalon if only because of not-seeing seer. overall, 2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhelanArcetus Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Finished off Gardens of the Moon last night. I'm not sure about this one; I liked the start, and most of the middle, but the end wasn't so strong; too many different things the action was cutting between, too many unknowns, too much that wasn't explained but suddenly appeared. Will be starting on Sarah Ash's Children of the Serpent Gate on the commute home tonight, which I have high hopes for. In general I don't like poetry, but I guess Kay's resonated with me, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Finished off Gardens of the Moon last night. I'm not sure about this one; I liked the start, and most of the middle, but the end wasn't so strong; too many different things the action was cutting between, too many unknowns, too much that wasn't explained but suddenly appeared. Gardens of the Moon makes far more sense when you've read the next two books and you discover half of what you thought you knew is wrong. And admittedly, it's Erikson's first start in the series, the writing is a little clunky in places. That improves. What hooked me was all the mysteries that are running just under the surface and the refreshing absence of exposition. Currently reading Louise Erdrich's "Master Butcher's Singing Club". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat5150 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I have rarely been this impressed by a novel, let alone a debut. Vellum certainly ranks among the best books of the year -- of any year. With Vellum, Hal Duncan immediately established himself as one of the most gifted authors out there. With amazing aplomb, this novel takes speculative fiction into uncharted waters. Ambitious, innovative, unique, Vellum is a truly rewarding read. Duncan's talent and imagination defy description. With this debut, Duncan pushes the boundaries of what is considered speculative fiction even further. And in so doing, he defies every label. Do yourself a favor and read this novel. You won't be disappointed. As for me, I can't wait to read the sequel, Ink. With such multilayered plotlines, this is the sort of tale one can read again and again, always realizing that there is a panoply of things that slipped past your attention in previous readings. Yes, it is that impressive! Check the blog for the full review! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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