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#19121 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 05 December 2016 - 02:42 PM

A few pages into Stross' Halting State.

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Posted 05 December 2016 - 02:46 PM

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 05 December 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

Bernard Cornwell's The Flamebearer.

Uhtred rides again, fighting the good fight and insulting everyone he meets along the way. If you liked the rest of the Saxon Stories, there's no reason you won't like this one.

It's on my Christmas list. Glad to hear it's more of the goods!

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Posted 05 December 2016 - 02:51 PM

I finished "Annihilation" while I was waiting in the fracture clinic.

Getting bogged down in "Authority" a little bit. Mostly because I spent entire weekend gaming till sunrise, but 5 chapters in and Control does seems a bit bland after Biologist.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 05 December 2016 - 03:37 PM

Mentalist, on 05 December 2016 - 02:51 PM, said:

Stick with it....things get suitably fucking weird. It actually helps how "bland" Control is.

You'll see.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 12:53 PM

That scene in that attic. It was so incredibly creepy I had to put the book down for a while.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 01:42 PM

I finished Mignola's B.P.R.D. - 1946-1948 Omnibus, and it is stunning from start to finish. I mean I don't think I could have asked for a better set of woven stories and characters for the opening few years of the Bureau. Slowly gathering all the Mignolaverse to my shelf, this volume probably gets me about halfway there. More concentrated thoughts in Comics thread.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 01:57 PM

I finally finished Miles Cameron's The Red Knight. I enjoyed it (4/5). It took a while to read. Due to the size and that I wasn't inspired enough to read at home, so this was all lunch break reading. I'll get book 2, but not for a while. My digital TBR pile is pretty sizable and the latest Uhtred book was released here in the states. Maybe after the holidays.

For now, I'm reading 18 Wheels of Horror.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 02:04 PM

6 chapters into Seveneves and so far I really like this book

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 08:26 PM

I'm already 700 pages into Towers of Midnight (in the ~1250 paperback). I dunno if this book is better than average for the series or I just have the rush of being almost done, but it's got me pretty hooked.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 08:50 PM

its the orgies isn't it?

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 08:55 PM

Towers of Midnight is solid. Major props to Sanderson for making Perrin badass again.

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Posted 06 December 2016 - 11:50 PM

Finished re-read of "Corvus". Probably would've done this last week, but no commute on Friday.

In terms of technical skill, I have no complaints. It's well-written, well-paced, with solid battle scenes.

But it still feels like a totally unnecessary sequel. It's a personal failing, but I just can't agree with the "glorious chosen one unites bickering cities/tribes into a nation and forges an empire at the expense of neighbours" narrative. It never resonated with me, so, much like in Prince of Nothing, I find myself spending all my time cheering for the prodigy would-be conqueror to fail.

Also the variation from the "would-be Alexander" theme by introducing "the twist" really doesn't work for me.

Basically, the plot and themes is a 2, everything else is a 5.

Gonna start "Kings of morning" tomorrow.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 12:03 AM

The orgies don't hurt, that's for sure. But I've never not liked Perrin and I've never liked Mat much, so that's not it. Maybe I just don't want this series following me into 2017.

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 12:58 AM

death rattle, on 07 December 2016 - 12:03 AM, said:

The orgies don't hurt, that's for sure. But I've never not liked Perrin and I've never liked Mat much, so that's not it. Maybe I just don't want this series following me into 2017.

You can do it! I finished books 12 and 13 in three days

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 01:11 AM

If I read at your pace I'd be president by now.

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 01:21 AM

Briar King, on 07 December 2016 - 12:07 AM, said:

I think you were prob dropped on your head. Not liking Mat....~~smh lol~~ tugs braid

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 01:19 PM

Reading Altered Carbon. It started out as a pretty typical detective story and I wasn't too interested, and then all of a sudden it became Caine-like. I like that.

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Posted 07 December 2016 - 02:57 PM

Started Julian Fellowes BELGRAVIA (which is about a family of merchants and how they interact with the nobility at a party in 1815, the night before Waterloo). It's quite good. Very much in vein with Fellowes TV writing work (DOWNTON ABBEY). If you liked that, you'll like this.

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Posted 08 December 2016 - 06:08 AM

Finally finally finally finished Ketty Jay 3 IRON JACKAL. Great book, solid series so far. Terrific characters, solid if simple plot, and Wooding really nails the action with this one... three amazing, cinematic, sequences and then a holy fuck of a finale.

Next up Warren Ellis' NORMAL. Psyched, new Ellis is always a treat.

In earbook, started Gaiman's ANANSI BOYS. About 15% in and its ok, but I fear it will be predictable. I have MISTBORN 4 and 5 standing by so it won't take much for me to move along.

In dead tree, got the last third of the FABLES comics series standing by (everything after Supergroup). Looking fwd to it.

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