Darth Visenya Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Natural Causes by James Oswald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Just finished the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. I can't recommend this enough - truly beautiful prose, strong, confronting themes and a great cast of memorable characters. Sad to have finished it!Now on to Republic of Thieves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGendry Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Halfway through Red Country and enjoying it as expected, Abercrombie really does write some great characters. Will read a completely random quick book next, just to have a break from fantasy, then get cracking on either Locke Lamora or Prince of Thorns.I like to read books in a series back to back, so it's nice to go into a trilogy knowing I can go through them all straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inevittable Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Halfway through Red Country and enjoying it as expected, Abercrombie really does write some great characters.Will read a completely random quick book next, just to have a break from fantasy, then get cracking on either Locke Lamora or Prince of Thorns.I like to read books in a series back to back, so it's nice to go into a trilogy knowing I can go through them all straight away. What sort of books do you like for your breaks from fantasy? I find myself wanting to step away from the genre every now and again, and I tend to go for one of the classics - recent ones include Wuthering Heights and Anna Karenina. Anna Karenina took me forever to get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGendry Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 What sort of books do you like for your breaks from fantasy? I find myself wanting to step away from the genre every now and again, and I tend to go for one of the classics - recent ones include Wuthering Heights and Anna Karenina. Anna Karenina took me forever to get through.I don't know if you know Karl Pilkington, but I'm planning to read one of his humorous travel books this time, otherwise it's maybe an autobiography, or a quick reread of some YA fiction from my teens (only a couple of years ago). Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson et al.Will start attempting some of the classics soon also though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inevittable Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I don't know if you know Karl Pilkington, but I'm planning to read one of his humorous travel books this time, otherwise it's maybe an autobiography, or a quick reread of some YA fiction from my teens (only a couple of years ago). Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson et al.Will start attempting some of the classics soon also though.I do indeed know Karl Pilkington, though I didn't know he'd written something. I very much enjoyed An Idiot Abroad, though I found it lost some of its humour on re-watches. Have you read something of his already? I tend to stick to fiction, but I did enjoy Stephen Fry's autobiography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I forgot just how much I love Dexter. The show almost spoiled it for me. Tearing through Dexter's Final Cut, and really enjoying it. Laughed out loud a few times when reading late last night, and confirmed the housemate's opinion that I am borderline insane :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGendry Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I do indeed know Karl Pilkington, though I didn't know he'd written something. I very much enjoyed An Idiot Abroad, though I found it lost some of its humour on re-watches. Have you read something of his already? I tend to stick to fiction, but I did enjoy Stephen Fry's autobiography.I read his travel diary related to An Idiot Abroad 1 and enjoyed it, he's done a book based on every TV series he's done I think, planning to pick up his latest one based on 'The Moaning of Life'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I'm rereading Royal Flash now and when I complete that it's time for Mr. American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kli Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Picked up Sharon Shinn's latest, Royal Airs. Second in the Elemental Blessings series (the first one was Troubled Waters). Paxter--completely agree about Kavalier and Clay. The weirdest part was being enough of a comics fan to be able to see the artwork as it was described, and knowing that bits of Jim Steranko's life were used. :) I have yet to tackle Telegraph Avenue, but given that I went to Cal, it's definitely on the list. Chabon rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitac Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sycamore Row by John Grisham. I like it thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I finished Heinlein's The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. As an SF/Mystery crossover it fails pretty miserably IMO. But it turns out that that wasn't really what Heinlein was going for. In the third book of the novel, it goes off the rails into time & inter-dimensional travel. Turns out, there's a very good reason that Dr. Richard Ames resembles Lazarus Long...I didn't enjoy this one as much as his older work. The middle-aged main character is definitely a Marty Stu. Teens, centenarians, men, women, computer programs downloaded into human bodies- all find him sexually irresistible. Seriously, it get kind of ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbye World Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Finished After the Apocalypse by Maureen something a few days ago, not what I expected but I liked most of the stories, 4/5. Right now about 25% into Disciple of The Dog and I'm not really sure if I'm going to finish this one. After that I'm probably going to start the Aspect Emperor books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Finished Snow Crash. It was a pretty solid read. Interesting and pretty fresh despite being 20 years old. I am wondering how Stephenson's other books stack up in comparison (even though I already have tons to read). Think I will go onto The Burning Land by Cornwell or Blade of Tyshalle by Stover next. Loved Diamond Age. Every bit as fun as Snow Crash. Those two are my favorite of his by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodsteel bitterraven Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I'm reading the Singularity Ring by Paul Melko. It's very interesting so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Still rereading Abercrombie's "The Blade Itself" (haven't had much time for reading :( ) Enjoying it IMMENSELY more than the first time I read it. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewingedwolf Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I am reading David & Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, which by the way is, in my opinion his finest work to date and an awesome book as well as Difficult Men by Brett Martin which is also fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of the North Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Currently reading Cornwell's The Winter King. It's slow going because I don't seem to be able to make much time for reading right now but I'm liking it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Having a bad book month so far. 'Only Begotten Daughter' by James Morrow proved dissapointing.Now trying Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip, which I sure am hoping will turn my month around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borque Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Finished Snow Crash. It was a pretty solid read. Interesting and pretty fresh despite being 20 years old. I am wondering how Stephenson's other books stack up in comparison (even though I already have tons to read). Take a look at Anathem. I think that is the perfect balance between the relatively light Snow Crash and his very dense Baroque stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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