I was reading David Farland''s Lair of Bones but it''s so aimless compared to the first three books in the Runelords series that I gave up on it half way.
Be glad you didn''t finish it. Worst. Ending. Ever.
"One_of_47" wrote:Just started reading ''The Reality Disfunction'' by Peter F. Hamilton. Not quite sure what to make of it so far.
Careful, blasphemer. I''d hate to have to destroy [b]you [size=14]where [/size][size=18]you[/size] [size=24]stand!!!![/size][/b]
;)
I wasn''t saying I''m giving up on it...quite the opposite. I was just saying that it''s taking some getting used to his writing style. No one had recommended this to me. I just kept passing it on the stand in the bookstore and finally picked it up. Judging by your opinion, I guess I''d better keep reading!
Judging by your opinion, I guess I''d better keep reading! :lol:
Eh, it''s alright.
There are two series that have really captured me, Hamilton''s and George R. R. Martin''s. I think Martin wins in my head, but I really love the universe that Hamilton created. It''s a pretty wild ride.
I''m reading The Chronicles of Narnia again. I''m also building a website for the upcoming movies. I enjoy these books more than the LoTR.
I''ve just finished reading a selection of Robert E. Howard''s conan short stories. (Gollancz fantasy masterpiece series) Very, very pulpy with homoerotic, mysoginistic and rascist overtones. (if not outright declerations) But they''re a great read and justifiably rated up there as fantasy masterpieces. The reason I read them is to get backround for the Conan roleplaying game (yes i''m a geek)
Recently finshed:
The Gomenghast Trilogy: Mervyn Peake
Slow. Really cool ideas, beatuiful and terrible imagings out the wazoo. but slooow...
A Short History of nearly eveything: Bill Bryson
This is a secondary school level science book that gives a brief overview of science, foucssing on vital discoveries & the scientists involved. No big deal if you did it in school but intersting nonetheless.
QuickSilver: Neal Stephenson
Sequel/Prequel to Cryptonomicon set in baroque era europe (1600 -1700 or so). I loved the Cryptonomicon for it''s geeky references that made me feel smart. This is good because it reveals what a wierd era that was and what huge impacts it had on modern society (particularly from an irish point of view..)
I''m reading The Chronicles of Narnia again. I''m also building a website for the upcoming movies. I enjoy these books more than the LoTR.
I read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (sic?) when I was a kid, but haven''t thought of it again until I saw your post. I seem to remember the series encompassing, like, 10 books. When does it stop being good (if ever)?
Currently reading: Swan Song by Robert Mccammon. Read it when i was about 14 10 years or so ago. Saw it at the local Borders and now i''m enjoying it all over again. I just love any book that starts off with a nuclear holocaust. Gotta love the part where a Greyhound bus knocks Air Force One out of the air at 50,000 feet or so lol.
Next Up: The Demon Awakens by R.A. Salvatore. I''ve read all the drizzt books now i''m going to tackle this series.
My mother has her 5th grade class read at least one narnia book. Classics, and quite enjoyable.
Currently reading: Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age by Kenzaburo Oe. Really interesting book about a man coming to terms with life and raising a mentally handicapped son.
Reading list: Discipline and Punish by Michael Foucault; After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima
I''ve recently finishished Time''s Eye by Stephen Baxter & Arthur C. Clarke. Nothing real special about it, just your standard Sci-Fi. Before that I also read Extinction (book 4 in the War of the Spider-Queen series) by Lisa Smedman. What I am enjoying most about this series is that there are tons of Drow, but no Drizzt. Not knocking Drizzt, just saying, it''s nice to read a story about the Drow, that doesnt have Drizzt as a character.
Currently, I''m reading Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter & plan to read the other 2 books in the trilogy, Manifold: Space & Manifold: Origin
"Ulairi" wrote:I''m reading The Chronicles of Narnia again. I''m also building a website for the upcoming movies. I enjoy these books more than the LoTR.
I read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (sic?) when I was a kid, but haven''t thought of it again until I saw your post. I seem to remember the series encompassing, like, 10 books. When does it stop being good (if ever)?
Seven books plus a prequel so 8 really.
After reading this thread, I found myself stopping by Barnes and Noble on the way home, thinking I''d at least find ONE title I would want from this list. Nope, walked out empty handed. It''s so hard to find cutting edge books in a conservative town. A lot of these titles I would never had heard of if not for this thread. Oh, well...Amazon, here I come...
Yay for this thread! If only our compatriots in China and Cuba could read this triumph of intellectual freedoms... <strokes chin thoughtfully>
After reading this thread, I found myself stopping by Barnes and Noble on the way home, thinking I''d at least find ONE title I would want from this list. Nope, walked out empty handed. It''s so hard to find cutting edge books in a conservative town. A lot of these titles I would never had heard of if not for this thread. Oh, well...Amazon, here I come...
B&N and Borders are the problem not really the town you live. They dont'' carry a lot of ""off the wall"" books. That is why I try to find a good independent store that will order things that they do not carry for me.
That all sounds well and good, Ulairi, if one actually existed here. Damn, but I wish that were so...
I try to keep ""office"" (lunch hour) books going as well as stuff at home:
Recently at office ""Halo"" series; Terry Pratchett ""Guards, Guards"" and ""Night Watch"" currently Ken MacLeod''s ""Cosmonaut Keep""
Home recent dips into ""Use of Weapons"" Iain M. Banks; ""With Fire and Sword"" Henryk Sienkiewicz (Polish Commonwealth vs. Cossacks, 17th century) and ""Frida""
Terry Pratchett ""Guards, Guards"" and ""Night Watch""
Mmmm... Pratchett...
Just finished ""King Rat"" by China Mieville. Very good - on par with ""Perdido Street Station"" and ""The Scar"", though not as epic in scope.
I''m currently re-reading ""Bill the Galactic Hero"" by Harry Harrison. Very funny stuff even 40 years after it was written, especially for the anti-war crowd.
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