[Salt-Man Z]

It gets better, don't worry too much. I actually thought the Mule was pretty interesting (book 2?) And yes, I have impeccable taste and judgement.

[teholbeddict]

 Salt-Man Z, on Jul 10 2009, 11:36 AM, said:

It gets better, don't worry too much. I actually thought the Mule was pretty interesting (book 2?) And yes, I have impeccable taste and judgement.

You do indeed my dear! If you have any other suggestions of good reads for me, just PM me with them. I'll add them to my to read pile. Don't disappoint me now, the pressures on!

[Dolorous Menhir]

Some people might find Asimov an acquired taste. He doesn't do description or action. His books are all dialogue and ideas.

[Slum]

I've been feeling a little ill these past couple days, so I needed some easy-to-read escapist fluff.

Wednesday: I read Preston and Child's latest Pendergast novel Wheel of Darkness - Meh, was fairly entertaining. Not as good as some of their others.

Thursday: I read Lee Child's Reacher novel Nothing to Lose - Meh, it was decent. Definitely not one of his best.

Friday: I haven't started it, but I have Gaiman's Neverwhere on tap for later.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished reading The Warrior Prophet. I'm utterly speechless. Bakker is great. The Battle of Mengedda was the best battle I've ever read,in fact the battles alone could make this book great, I simply loved how all that referred to the Holy War as a hole was written as if it was a chronicle. But of course, there is much more. The sorcerous fight in the Library, all those talk about Inchoroi and Tekne that made me want to know more about the details of Bakker's world, what happens to Kellhus, Cnaiur( he is great in every part he appears) and the ending that was simply awesome.
This book has made Bakker my second favourite writer, just below Erikson.

This post has been edited by Bauchelain the Evil: 12 July 2009 - 03:39 PM

[Dolorous Menhir]

 Bauchelain the Evil, on Jul 12 2009, 04:39 PM, said:

Finished reading The Warrior Prophet. I'm utterly speechless. Bakker is great. The Battle of Mengedda was the best battle I've ever read,in fact the battles alone could make this book great, I simply loved how all that referred to the Holy War as a hole was written as if it was a chronicle. But of course, there is much more. The sorcerous fight in the Library, all those talk about Inchoroi and Tekne that made me want to know more about the details of Bakker's world, what happens to Kellhus, Cnaiur( he is great in every part he appears) and the ending that was simply awesome.
This book has made Bakker my second favourite writer, just below Erikson.

Well. There is certainly a wide range of opinion on this site.

[Slow Ben]

 Slumgullion Spitteler, on Jul 10 2009, 01:41 PM, said:

Wednesday: I read Preston and Child's latest Pendergast novel Wheel of Darkness - Meh, was fairly entertaining. Not as good as some of their others.

Yeah, i was disappointed with it also. Might be my least fav Pendergast book.

Your one behind also. Cemetery Dance came out last month. Its in my to-read pile after the re-read.

[Slum]

 Slow Ben, on Jul 12 2009, 06:11 PM, said:

 Slumgullion Spitteler, on Jul 10 2009, 01:41 PM, said:

Wednesday: I read Preston and Child's latest Pendergast novel Wheel of Darkness - Meh, was fairly entertaining. Not as good as some of their others.

Yeah, i was disappointed with it also. Might be my least fav Pendergast book.

Your one behind also. Cemetery Dance came out last month. Its in my to-read pile after the re-read.

Huh...I'll have to check that out. Hopefully the library will be getting it. The library here is kinda crap, though. I was spoiled at the last place I lived - library was frakkin awesome.

Still, I go give a look at the reviews on Amazon.

[stone monkey]

I'm a long time sf fan, as some people may or may not have guessed, but I've never been able to get into Asimov. The Gods Themselves, which he wrote in the early 70s, is probably the only book of his that I've ever enjoyed. And even that doesn't repay rereading imo; I read it again a few years ago, as I first read it as a teenager in the early 80s, and it didn't do much for me. The Foundation series I found particularly hard going; and do not, for the love of all things holy, read Foundations Edge. It may be one of the worst books I've ever read. Which is saying a lot.

On my Japanese sf kick, I finished The Lord of The Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa; which was okay but not special. I'm now, in what would appear to be my quest to read the national epics of the European nations, just starting on The Kalevela; which I've wanted to read for some time and have finally gotten hold of a copy.

[Salt-Man Z]

 stone monkey, on Jul 12 2009, 05:42 PM, said:

and do not, for the love of all things holy, read Foundations Edge. It may be one of the worst books I've ever read. Which is saying a lot.

See, I had the opposite reaction. The Foundation trilogy bored me to death, but I found sequel duology (Foundation's Edge/Foundation & Earth) to be fairly interesting.

[Use Of Weapons]

Plus, I really recommend the follow-up trilogy by Benford, Bear, and Brin. Benford's contribution is tough going, but is the foundation (see what I did there?) for everything the other two do.

[teholbeddict]

The fifth book of the Codex Alera series. So far so good, the series continues to improve with each book. I am going to say that I prefer Codex Alera to Dresden, but it's a close call. Not pleased to see the vord are again involved in this book, as I still feel they do not fit well in the series. Other than that, I have no complaints. I'm just a little sad that I'll have read all the Butcher books when I'm done with this one. It's a bit depressing really, I'll have to really sort through my to read pile for something good to follow his stuff up with. It's going to be a challenge, because I really love his writing.

[Deornoth]

Finished reading David McIntee's 'The Light of Heaven', latest in Abaddon's 'Twilight of Kerebos' series. When it gets going 'The Light of Heaven' is a fun read but, too often, it never really gets going. It has also has far too much of a 'medieval fantasy thing' going on without much else to mark it out in it's own right... My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off 'Twelve' (no, really I am!) and I've also got James Braziel's 'Snakeskin Road' on the go as well...

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Decided to re-read Toll the Hounds. It might seem a strange choice seeing how it is the book that has the least to do with DoD, but it was the only Malazan book I had yet to re-read, and I wanted to refresh my memory a bit.

[teholbeddict]

 stone monkey, on Jul 12 2009, 05:42 PM, said:

I'm a long time sf fan, as some people may or may not have guessed, but I've never been able to get into Asimov. The Gods Themselves, which he wrote in the early 70s, is probably the only book of his that I've ever enjoyed. And even that doesn't repay rereading imo; I read it again a few years ago, as I first read it as a teenager in the early 80s, and it didn't do much for me. The Foundation series I found particularly hard going; and do not, for the love of all things holy, read Foundations Edge. It may be one of the worst books I've ever read. Which is saying a lot.

Well I did finish the first of the Foundation novels before starting Princep's Fury. It really did read like a collection of short stories that he'd tried to piece together. It wasn't horrible reading, I would say it was tolerable. I have the other two books of the Foundation trilogy for my e-reader, but I'm not sure I like the first one enough to give those two a go. Maybe if I am really stuck for a read at some point, or need a quick filler. After reading this book though, I really don't see the big deal about Asimov. I will take your Advice SM and steer clear of Foundations Edge. I should probably give him another chance before writing him off completely though, so maybe I will give The Gods Themselves a try. Thanks for the breakdown on Asimov, it's much appreciated.

[murphy72]

 teholbeddict, on Jul 13 2009, 06:37 AM, said:

The fifth book of the Codex Alera series. So far so good, the series continues to improve with each book. I am going to say that I prefer Codex Alera to Dresden, but it's a close call. Not pleased to see the vord are again involved in this book, as I still feel they do not fit well in the series. Other than that, I have no complaints. I'm just a little sad that I'll have read all the Butcher books when I'm done with this one. It's a bit depressing really, I'll have to really sort through my to read pile for something good to follow his stuff up with. It's going to be a challenge, because I really love his writing.

There's a new anthology out that has a Dresden story in it. It's called Strange Brew and is edited by P. N. Elrod. Also, Mean Streets, another anthology--more Dresden.

Now reading Wildfire a second book of a trilogy by Sarah Micklem. Pretty decent reading.

[Deornoth]

You've reminded me that I really need to give 'Strange Brew' a go...

I finally finished reading Jasper Kent's 'Twelve'! I loved the concept as well as the mystery element of the tale but the main character's tendency go off on introspective tangents slowed the plot down in all the wrong ways... My full review is over Here. I'm now well into 'Snakeskin Road'...

[teholbeddict]

 murphy72, on Jul 14 2009, 07:04 PM, said:

 teholbeddict, on Jul 13 2009, 06:37 AM, said:

The fifth book of the Codex Alera series. So far so good, the series continues to improve with each book. I am going to say that I prefer Codex Alera to Dresden, but it's a close call. Not pleased to see the vord are again involved in this book, as I still feel they do not fit well in the series. Other than that, I have no complaints. I'm just a little sad that I'll have read all the Butcher books when I'm done with this one. It's a bit depressing really, I'll have to really sort through my to read pile for something good to follow his stuff up with. It's going to be a challenge, because I really love his writing.

There's a new anthology out that has a Dresden story in it. It's called Strange Brew and is edited by P. N. Elrod. Also, Mean Streets, another anthology--more Dresden.

Now reading Wildfire a second book of a trilogy by Sarah Micklem. Pretty decent reading.

Thanks for the heads up Murphy. I read about Mean Streets in a post Abyss put up a few days ago, so I will definitely be getting that. I hadn't heard about Strange Brew though. I will pick that up as well this weekend, anything with Dresdenin it, is definitely worth the read as far as I'm concerned. Thanks again for the info.

[Dolorous Menhir]

Reading the Engineer trilogy by KJ Parker. The first book (Devices & Desires) was pretty good, just got the second.

[Catherine]

re-reading the Finovar Tapestry after about 6 years, by Guy Gaviel Kay, power to the other Canadian fantasy writer, I also like all his others except Ysabel - too modern for my tastes