RedEyedGhost Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm still working on Requiem by Ken Scholes, not because it's bad, just because I've had very little time to read lately (except for Tuesday... I knocked out a big chunk of it on Tuesday). Hopefully I'll be able to finish it this weekend. After that I'll read Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey and Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch; likely in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheofseidhr Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov". Been putting this thing off for far too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon of the Dead Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Finishing "World War Z" which was far better than I expected, and starting with "The Infinite Tides" by Christian Kiefer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar more properly belongs in the July thread, but I'll post it here. It's about the son of a pepper merchant who finally achieves his dream of visiting the far-away land of Olondria where books are commonplace. However, he ends up haunted by a ghost and consequently becomes a pawn between two religious factions. The story isn't really anything new, but Samatar has created a very beautiful and imaginative world as well as a prose style that is lyrical and evocative making for a very pleasurable read. Plus, there is a undercurrent of a love of books running through the whole thing. While waiting for another book to arrive in the mail I read an oldie, Jack Vance's The Blue World. I've already read the short story this is based on, and while the novel fleshes things out a little bit better, I think I prefer the novella. Now reading Broken Homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertrude Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hunted by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid #6). I read the others and they are quick, easy reads. perfect for picking up and putting down during the summer. Silly fun with mythology, and the dog is quite amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Rover Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Halfway through Neil Gaiman's American Gods and then it's on to The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three... Loving American Gods, it's so different from anything I've ever read, same with The Dark Tower series... Gonna keep alternating Gaiman/King for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm reading the Foundation universe in the Asimov recommended wayWhat way is that? Does he recommend reading it out of publication order? I enjoyed the first three Foundation books, but never got around to reading the later ones.I'm taking a break from fiction, and reading Peter Tsouras's Fighting in Hell: The German Ordeal on the Eastern Front. Summer is a good time to read about Nazis freezing to death.This is the first non-fiction book I've read by Tsouras, I was first introduced to him by his excellent Alternate History books. He writes them as if they were history books rather than novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garett Hornwood Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 In the last quarter of American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I have to agree with The Irish Rover, not only is AG different but it's excellent as well. I'm hoping to polish off the book tomorrow with it being my day off.Next will be Daniel Abraham's Shadow and Betrayal, which is an omnibus edition of the first two books of The Long Prince Quartet (A Shadow in Summer and A Betrayal in Winter). Once I'm finished with that will come Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park which I've had on my shelf for nearly 20 years and have attempted to read at least twice. And then I'll most likely be starting The Price of War which is an omnibus edition of the last two books in Abraham's TLP Quartet (An Autumn of War and The Price of Spring).Potentially this list will get adjusted as I'll be receiving Baseball's Creation Myth by Brian Martin in the mail thanks to LibraryThing's Early Reviewers some time in the hear future. I'll be starting it as soon as I finish the book I'm reading at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I finished Kay's Under Heaven yesterday. What an exquisitely well written book, with beautiful language and well developed characters! It did seem to lose pace at the final chapter and the epilogue but that doesn't really reduce the enjoyment I got out of it, I just didn't want it to end. I don't claim to know much about the history of China but this book had me wanting to do some research and find out more.I decided to go ahead and read Kay's River of Stars next, since I loved the setting so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsToTom Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm about a third of the way into the first Mongoliad volume, though I'll probably be putting that on hold to read Kay's Under Heaven and River of Stars, both of which I have out from the library. I'm also about halfway through Chris Wickham's The Inheritance of Rome, a volume in Penguin's History of Europe series covering 400-1000. It's good and learned, but dense enough I've yet to find a reading groove and am at a 1-2 chapters a day pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I swear I am the only person on this board who didn't like American Gods! Maybe sometime I'll have to give it another shot. One of the few books I actually just gave up on without finishing.Speaking of giving up on books, I finally powered through The Stone of Farewell. After the horrible slog that was the first 2/3, the ending was actually okay. It edged it over just enough to get me to buy the third book, because I am a sucker for finishing things and I felt (FINALLY) a stirring of curiosity about how things will play out. So next up for me is To Green Angel Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerolunar Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm still waiting for Misery(Stephen King) to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearbert Dondarrion Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 The Iron King and The Winter King. Both very good(for some reason, Druon's style reminds me a little bit of Dumas. And I cannot say why I love Cornwell, as neither prose, not character nor plot are extraordinary judging from Azincourt and Sharpe's Tiger, but the sum of parts is excellent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Lauren Beuke's The Shining Girls is good, but quite heavy going. Kay's River of Stars should be up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 River-Horse by William Least-Heat Moon. The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson. In fits and sips Hymn of the Universe by Pere Teilhard de Chardin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Finished "False Gods" by Graham McNeill. Weaker than the first book "Horus Rising"; though still enjoyable in a strange way. Will continue to read the last book in the opening triology, but probably stopp there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zupoleon Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Finished Before They Are Han​ged - excellent. Better than the first, which I also enjoyed immensely. Definitely will finish up the trilogy with Last Argument of Kings first, then start the Gentleman Bastard series and catch up before the new one comes out this fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Just finished Chamber of Secrets - thoroughly enjoying my reread of the series, though I may go onto The Cuckoo's Calling next.Also finally got around to reading the Kindle sample of Let's Kill The Sun, by fellow board member Expecto Patronum. So far so good! Will download the full edition at some point and finish it off.Edit: I really need to pick up Red Seas Under Red Skies again and give it another go, especially if I'm going to get Republic of Thieves in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallyington Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Finished Lolita a few hours ago.Not sure whether to read LOTR, The Blade Itself or Notes From The Underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Finished Lolita a few hours ago.Not sure whether to read LOTR, The Blade Itself or Notes From The Underground.How did you find Lolita? Also, I'll vote for The Blade Itself, as I thoroughly enjoyed all the Abercrombie books I've read so far :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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