[MTS]

Anna Karenina is actually quite a great book. It doesn't cause pathological suicide bore you to tears like War and Peace.

I'm reading the Dread Empire books by Glen Cook at the moment. I skipped Dresden in favour of it (KILL THE HERETIC), and am not regretting my choice so far. I'll get around to Dresden eventually, though.

[SporadicSmiles]

Well such is my lack of knowledge of most literature outside of the genres i like that I hadn't actually heard of it.

I am impressed, i never thought i could enjoy this kind of novel =>.

Oh and as a side project i am reading 'Images of the paranormal' that came in the post today. So i can probably think 'wow double exposure' or 'wow lense flare' a lot, but hell im a sucker for that =>

[LadyMTL]

I really enjoyed Anna Karenina as well...if you want dull, try reading the Brothers Karamazov. I know it's supposed to be considered a classic but maaaaaan, I didn't like it, it bored me senseless. I literally forced myself to finish it.

I started Zafon's Shadow of the Wind last night, while I wait for my copy of DoD to arrive. I'm only 10 pages in so I'm reserving judgement for the moment. Still, people here have told me it's a good read so I think I'll like it.

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[murphy72]

Deornoth, on Aug 27 2009, 08:31 AM, said:

Finished reading Mike Carey's 'The Naming of the Beasts', latest in his 'Felix Castor' series. I'm not sure what the book will do in terms of the flow of the series itself but, on it's own, it might just be the best Urban Fantasy I read this year. I can't see anything else topping it. My full review is over Here. It's now a race to see whether the Michael Moorcock short story collection or Warren Fahy's 'Fragement' is finished first...

I've read two of the Mike Carey books and am waiting for the next two to come, hopefully by next week. Will have to order Naming of the Beast next.

In the meantime, I finished off GRRM's Fevre Dream and am now working on Robin Hobb' s Dragon Keeper. Good reading, both of them.

[Binder of Demons]

Just finished reading LINE WAR by Neal Asher. Really enjoyed the Agent Cormac series of novels. Mr Crane is an awesome character as well.

Also read DEAD BEAT and WHITE NIGHT by Jim Butcher. Looking forward to seeing where this goes next. Preferred Dead Beat to White Night personally.

Just got the big surprise in the post as well. About to start Dust of Dreams.

[Abyss]

Deornoth, on Aug 27 2009, 11:31 AM, said:

Finished reading Mike Carey's 'The Naming of the Beasts', latest in his 'Felix Castor' series. I'm not sure what the book will do in terms of the flow of the series itself but, on it's own, it might just be the best Urban Fantasy I read this year. I can't see anything else topping it. My full review is over Here. It's now a race to see whether the Michael Moorcock short story collection or Warren Fahy's 'Fragement' is finished first...

DAMN YOU! You're wearing down my hard fought plan to wait for that to be released here!

Binder of Demons, on Sep 3 2009, 12:00 AM, said:

...Also read DEAD BEAT and WHITE NIGHT by Jim Butcher. Looking forward to seeing where this goes next. Preferred Dead Beat to White Night personally. ...

That's because DEAD BEAT is simply THE BESTEST DRESDEN BOOK EVER!. Seriously, every book in that series is pure win, but DEAD BEAT distills the winjuice down to winwhiskey and then lights it on fire.


- Abyss, IS NOW READING DOD. OK? OK?!? I'VE GOT IT. I'M READING IT. RIGHT NOW IN FACT. NAKED. So there.

[Astra]

Abyss, on Sep 3 2009, 03:46 PM, said:

That's because DEAD BEAT is simply THE BESTEST DRESDEN BOOK EVER!. Seriously, every book in that series is pure win, but DEAD BEAT distills the winjuice down to winwhiskey and then lights it on fire.

Any idea when nhe finishes the series?

[Abyss]

Astra, on Sep 3 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

Abyss, on Sep 3 2009, 03:46 PM, said:

That's because DEAD BEAT is simply THE BESTEST DRESDEN BOOK EVER!. Seriously, every book in that series is pure win, but DEAD BEAT distills the winjuice down to winwhiskey and then lights it on fire.

Any idea when nhe finishes the series?

I think speculation was four more standalones and then a three book finale. check the Butcher subforum, i think someone posted it there.


- Abyss, fan.

[RangerSG]

Abyss, on Sep 3 2009, 12:41 PM, said:

Astra, on Sep 3 2009, 12:04 PM, said:

Abyss, on Sep 3 2009, 03:46 PM, said:

That's because DEAD BEAT is simply THE BESTEST DRESDEN BOOK EVER!. Seriously, every book in that series is pure win, but DEAD BEAT distills the winjuice down to winwhiskey and then lights it on fire.

Any idea when nhe finishes the series?

I think speculation was four more standalones and then a three book finale. check the Butcher subforum, i think someone posted it there.


- Abyss, fan.

I thought I saw '20' somewhere as the number of total books JB was planning on the Jim-Butcher forum. But again, that's speculation. All Butcher has said for sure is there will be a trilogy for a finale to the series. But I've never seen less than the seven book number.

Given that he writes one Dresden novel a year and then one other novel per year (a plan he has said he will stay on with a new second project when he finishes Alera), that means no less than 7 years to finish the Files. Maybe as many as 9.

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[QuickTidal]

Currently about 120 pages into CRUSADE by Robyn Young (Second book in her Templar series). It's good stuff, not quite as page turning as the first book, but it's slowly busting into a better pace now. She's a very, very good writer though. These are some of the most readable historical fiction books I've read since Cornwell......and I almost want to say they are even more accessible than his books.

[Illuyankas]

I want to read these.

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[HoosierDaddy]

Mappo's Travelling Sack, on Sep 2 2009, 10:11 AM, said:

Anna Karenina is actually quite a great book. It doesn't cause pathological suicide bore you to tears like War and Peace.

I'm reading the Dread Empire books by Glen Cook at the moment. I skipped Dresden in favour of it (KILL THE HERETIC), and am not regretting my choice so far. I'll get around to Dresden eventually, though.

I loved War and Peace. It takes a while to get into, but once you do, it's simply astounding.

[Binder of Demons]

Finished Jim Butcher's SMALL FAVOR (damn american-english spelling) last night, and really enjoyed it. It's a great series. So enjoyable. Now i have t wait for TURN COAT to become available at the library.

But, I now have DUST OF DREAMS waiting for me. So i know what i'll be reading this weekend.

[Skywalker]

Finished the Fionavar Tapestry by GGK... I read through it extremely uncomfortable with how Tolkein derivative it was. Must say I hated the

Spoiler

Arthurian

threads and how they were resolved. Still, the writing was nice, and there were a couple of twists I didn't see coming, so... worthwhile. I will read Tigana because I hear (on these forums I go to) that it is GGK's best work. But not right away...

Started "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny. My first RZ book...

[Skywalker]

DoD is out in the UK, so people have ordered from the book depository or Amazon.co.uk... costs a bundle, but beats waiting till Jan 2010 (when it releases in the US, and in Canada too based on recent reports)

[MTS]

HoosierDaddy, on Sep 4 2009, 01:38 PM, said:

Mappo's Travelling Sack, on Sep 2 2009, 10:11 AM, said:

Anna Karenina is actually quite a great book. It doesn't cause pathological suicide bore you to tears like War and Peace.

I'm reading the Dread Empire books by Glen Cook at the moment. I skipped Dresden in favour of it (KILL THE HERETIC), and am not regretting my choice so far. I'll get around to Dresden eventually, though.

I loved War and Peace. It takes a while to get into, but once you do, it's simply astounding.

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's a great book. Trying to get into it, though, is like trying to pull a bullet out of your leg - it's very painful, and takes quite a long time.

It's not nearly as bad as The Brothers Karamazov though. Goddamn, that book was slow. The first 200 pages consist of the main characters waxing philosophical, with nothing actually interesting happening. Two hundred pages?! If someone complains over SE's philosophical musing, all I need to do is direct them to that book - then they'll see sense.

[corwin]

Drood by Dan Simmons

Serioulsy, this guys writting style gives me goosebumps. And it's 30+ C outside.

[Astra]

Just finished Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb, thus finishing the Tawny Man trilogy.

Overall impression is one big disappointment.
The whole trilogy left a feeling of the bloated fourth volume of The Farseer Trilogy where all loose ends are being tied up. Although, it is done very ungratefully.

Spoiler

Fitz & Molly reunion plus 7 kids bonus is very artificial and out of context. 16 Years is not 16 months. They would be totally different people regardless of what happened within this period. Let alone vast life experience that affected both of them.
Fool...my personal disappointment here. I hoped that Fitz is going to realise that Fool is a woman and They Live Happily Ever After with a sense of wonder about each other and respect and exciting life...

On top of this the usual numerous repetitions of what happened only a hundred pages before.

The Tawny Man trilogy is a let down.
Hobb was at the top 5 of my favourite writers since 2002, it is very sad to lose her now.

For a day or two I will read a few chapters from A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson then either Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie or Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.

[LadyMTL]

Skywalker, on 04 September 2009 - 04:58 AM, said:

Finished the Fionavar Tapestry by GGK... I read through it extremely uncomfortable with how Tolkein derivative it was. Must say I hated the Arthurian threads and how they were resolved. Still, the writing was nice, and there were a couple of twists I didn't see coming, so... worthwhile. I will read Tigana because I hear (on these forums I go to) that it is GGK's best work. But not right away...

Started "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny. My first RZ book...

I read Tigana and I really enjoyed it, although it was a tad bit predictable there were still certain plotlines in there that surprised me...and I'm not easy to surprise. http://forum.malazan...tyle_emoticons/Malazan/tongue.gif

On my end, I already finished Shadow of the Wind and I adored it. What an original story! I feel like running out and buying everything else that Zafon has ever written. Anyway, now I'm reading an "adventure" type true story called The Lost City of Z.

[Tremolo]

Reading The Complete Stories of Truman Capote and The Savage Tales of Soloman Kane by Robert E. Howard.