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[Aravius]

Fredvdp wrote...

Like many people I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire when the TV series came out. I'm getting near the end of A Storm of Swords. So far this is the most interesting book in the series.

I'm on the same book, but only about 200 pages into it. I've been reading them along with the HBO series.

Fantastic series.

[Druss99]

Nerevar-as wrote...

Uinen03 wrote...

The last book I actually read was "Dragonships: Secret of the Dragon". I rarely ever get the time to sit and read, but I usually have an audiobook playing in my ears. Currently working my way through "A Song of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons" and "The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City". They help me get through work and give me inspiration while working on my art!

Is it any good?

Just finished Tarzan of the Apes, was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Currently reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. So far so good.

The audiobook version of that is excellent. I got the paperback a few years ago and struggled to get into it, but got the audiobook version for free and it's been brilliant so far.

[Sarquindi]

breakdown71289 wrote...

Well i'm not currently reading anything at the moment, but i do have a collection of Harry Potter books that still need to be read.....i really need to get on that lol.

I'm loving it!  I don't want to give you any spoilers, but it gives you a good idea of what has happened between Oblivion and Skyrim.

[Sherbet Lemon]

Let's see right now I'm reading: The Magicians by Lev Grossman and And Then There Were None (previously called Ten Little Indiana) by Agatha Christie.

Upcoming on my docket will be two of the following:  White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, or Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

[Andarthiel_Demigod]

Fredvdp wrote...

Like many people I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire when the TV series came out. I'm getting near the end of A Storm of Swords. So far this is the most interesting book in the series.

Haha, I jumped on that bandwagon too. After seeing my friends, reviewers and others raving on about how awesome it was I decided to give it a shot(also I am a big fan of fantasy fiction so that's a part of why I went for it).
I'm a noob to it, just started reading the first book Game of Thrones, about 20 pages in and so far it paints an interesting picture of the world, the lore and characters.So far it's pretty great and I like how the chapters aren't numbered, and the focus shifts between a few different characters rather than just one main protagonist.  

[Nameless one7]

Way of Kings, (Stormlights Archive) by Brandon Sanderson.

[Nerevar-as]

Druss99 wrote...

Nerevar-as wrote...

Uinen03 wrote...

The last book I actually read was "Dragonships: Secret of the Dragon". I rarely ever get the time to sit and read, but I usually have an audiobook playing in my ears. Currently working my way through "A Song of Ice and Fire: A Dance With Dragons" and "The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City". They help me get through work and give me inspiration while working on my art!

Is it any good?

Just finished Tarzan of the Apes, was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Currently reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. So far so good.

The audiobook version of that is excellent. I got the paperback a few years ago and struggled to get into it, but got the audiobook version for free and it's been brilliant so far.

The book starts a bit slow, but around page 70 or so picks up pace and keeps getting better. I was at an interview with the author a few weeks ago and he sold the story really well. His take on Lord of the Rings was quite funny too.

[mousestalker]

Rule 34 by Charles Stross

For whatever reason, it really isn't hitting any points. It's well written and the plot is good. Stross handles the differing points of view well and all the characters have a different voice. I just don't like any of them. Liz is the closest to likeable but not enough.

Stross' future is a sad, sad place and there seems to be no joy there.

Modifié par mousestalker, 10 août 2012 - 04:36 .

[Addai]

I've been picking up some short history books- really they are somewhere between articles and books- to read on the fly. Nook added a browser reader which helps with that. One I can recommend is Vigilante Wars by Cecelia Holland, on the early history of San Francisco at the eve of the Civil War. Fascinating stuff. There is also a series called History In An Hour that uses the same idea of short books on historical topics.

[Mercannis]

A Dance with Dragons - old George RR Martin.

[Wereparrot]

Andarthiel_Demigod wrote...

Fredvdp wrote...

Like many people I started reading A Song of Ice and Fire when the TV series came out. I'm getting near the end of A Storm of Swords. So far this is the most interesting book in the series.

Haha, I jumped on that bandwagon too. After seeing my friends, reviewers and others raving on about how awesome it was I decided to give it a shot(also I am a big fan of fantasy fiction so that's a part of why I went for it).
I'm a noob to it, just started reading the first book Game of Thrones, about 20 pages in and so far it paints an interesting picture of the world, the lore and characters.So far it's pretty great and I like how the chapters aren't numbered, and the focus shifts between a few different characters rather than just one main protagonist.  

I really don't like how the chapters are arranged: if you don't pay close attention you have no idea how many chapters you've already read and since some of them are spaced so far apart sometimes it takes a few seconds to remember why a character is where they are and how they got where they are.

I just finished A Storm of Swords. A lot of people have said that this is the best book in the series, so when I started reading it I was expecting big things from Martin. Alas, I was disappointed, and the best book in the series for me remains A Game of Thrones. I think overall this sort of 'dark' fantasy isn't for me, which isn't to say that I don't enjoy reading the ASOIAF books, but the more fantasy borrows from its older brother historical fiction, the more preposterous it reads (against the background of political intrigue the Others' plot seems to be like an afterthought at best). Corruptions of real world names like Edward and Richard  don't help. That said, if I read something too far the other way I would find it equally ridiculous, if not more so, so I guess I'm just not that big a fan of fantasy in general. Except Tolkien, who will probably remain unchallenged as the greatest fantasy author. 

[mousestalker]

Alex Bledsoe - The Sword Edged Blonde

[The Uncanny]

Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho

[Eurypterid]

Just finished reading Valkyrie but Philipp von Boeselager (he was the last surviving member of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler).

Now I've started The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant. Only about 50 pages into it, but it's been a good read to this point.

Once that's done, I'm considering either David Weber's Safehold series or Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller chronicle (although I may wait until the third book is out before starting this one - yeah, I know it may be a long time).

[fevakar]

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

[Weak Sauce Hype]

Mass Effect Retribution

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Mencius books.
'Treasure Island' by R.L.Stevenson

[mousestalker]

Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend by Mitchell Zuckoff. It's well written and seems apropos given the current state of affairs.

[Laamaa]

Terry Goodkind - Wizard's first rule

[Noctis Augustus]

"The Art of War" - Sun Tzu

[Train00]

Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced

[Conquerthecity]

Nine Stories by Salinger.

Also slowly making my way through The Count Of Monte Cristo.

[mousestalker]

Thomas Seeley - Honeybee Democracy

Very entertaining and informative (so far).