Snuffaluffalee Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Finished Beloved by Toni Morrison yesterday and enjoyed it. I have another book of hers waiting to be picked up on my shelf. Reading: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls on recommendation of my dad. So far it's interesting. And my on going summer project: Act Three of King Henry the Six (I really have to pick up speed with this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Tonight, I'm going to start Heinlein's To Sail Beyond the Sunset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 The Hidden Family by Charles Stross Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Well, I changed my reading plans yesterday evening, slightly. I decided that I would re-read Bakker's TWP and TTT before re-reading some Bradbury. Also in the midst of re-reading Mario Vargas Llosa's excellent historical novel over the last days of the Trujillo regime in the Dominician Republic, La Fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat in English translation, I believe). After that, who knows? I'm well on my way to reading 120+ books this year at current pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartTesla Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I am almost finished with David Brin's "trilogy", the original one, which Ro gave me It was enjoyable, so I might just purchase the second trifecta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dawn Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Memories of Ice Steven Erikson, you guys got me reading Malazan about a week ago. Now I'm hooked, bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauvka Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Can't find Memories of Ice, else I'd be reading that too. Just finished Bakker's TWP, and I thought it very good. I guess I am just not bothered by Kehlus' lack of weaknesses or emotions. NOw I am reading some classic lit with Remarque's Arch of Triumph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I'm almost finished the second Farseer book. Reading Hobb for the first time and really liking it, but I do wish the bad guys were a little more plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 The Killer Angels by Michael Saharra. I have never been a Civil War fanatic, but decided to read this based on a recommendation. So far it is excellent. I think Shogun by Clavell is next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMrMustard Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Read Magical Thinking today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbie of High Heart Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 City of Fire by Walter Jon Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Greyjoy Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Just started Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb. So far its quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hm, just finished Erikson's Deadhouse Gates and am presently wrapping up Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow, both great reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 The Hidden Family by Charles Stross Actually, Xray is NOT reading the Stross at the moment because someone (and I won't say who) grabbed it off the bedside table on his way to work earlier this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstark Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Rereading...Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith and A Fortress Of Grey Ice by JV Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 just reread thukydides. he rules. and now i have an alcibiades infatuation, so am tracking that personage through aristophanes, plutarch, plato, and the plato apocrypha. if any'all knows of alcibiades sightings that i've missed, please forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I haven't read much this month. First I read Gardens of the Moon on the recommendation of people here and from a friend of mine. It was pretty good, but somehow it didn't meet the expectations from what I had heard about. The worldbuilding and complexity are incredible, but the characterization seems a little too subpar for me. My friend said that it was better than Martin and I told him he was cracked. I'll still plan to read the rest of the series. The book I'm reading right now is a non-fiction anthropology/archaeology book called Urbanism in the Preindustrial World. It's a collection of short essays by anthropologists and archaeologists on preindustrial cities. I picked it up because I have an interest in the subject and it was edited by one of my former professors at the University of Iowa. If anyone is interested in this subject, I'd recommend picking it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Well, in a few days (when college finally ends), I'll be reading The first book of the Foundation Trilogy Tigana Master and Margarita and possibly Finnegan's Wake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelganger Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I haven't read much this month. First I read Gardens of the Moon on the recommendation of people here and from a friend of mine. It was pretty good, but somehow it didn't meet the expectations from what I had heard about. The worldbuilding and complexity are incredible, but the characterization seems a little too subpar for me. My friend said that it was better than Martin and I told him he was cracked. I'll still plan to read the rest of the series. You really should continue with the series. Deadhouse Gates is amazing. I just finished it last night. Tonight I should be starting The Warrior Prophet. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid Sansa Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Elric of Menilbone by Moorcock. My first Moorcock book. The style is somewhat archaic, but the impressions are powerful. I'm almost minded to compare Menilbone to a younger, more vibrant and more purposeful Gormenghast at the peak of its power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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