[Abyss]

Cocoreturns, on 12 January 2013 - 02:40 PM, said:

Pennywise, on 12 January 2013 - 01:04 PM, said:

Just got done with Blood Rites an hour ago. While reading I felt that the climax was a bit weaker than I have come to expect from the Dresden Files, but in retrospect, the EPIC in this novel came from revelations about Harry's family, his past, and his future.

Spoiler

Lasciel, Mavra (?), He Who Walks Behind, Hellfire?!

O_O

Good stuff!

As for the next book, I'm hovering between Galactic North (Read just the first two stories a year ago, in preparation for the Relevation Space trilogy), something by Stephen King (Most likely either Misery or Gerald's Game), The Ten Thousand by Kearney or Gates of Fire by Pressfield. Any advice?

Dead Beat, by Jim Butcher. Seriously, you're stopping???

Failing that, Gates of Fire would be my recommendation.

Seconded.

worrywort, on 12 January 2013 - 07:39 PM, said:

Go with Gerald's Game and have your masturbation hand primed and ready to go, it's like 50 Shades of Grey for people who don't mind losing a few bones along the way.

You.
Have a problem.

[Salt-Man Z]

Read a lot of Pogo over the weekend. My gravy, but even the early strips are just dee-lectabobble. Half an hour of reading and suddenly it's difficult to refrain from thinking in swamp dialect, let alone speaking it. Best comic strip ever.

[Ukjent]

Done with Death mask and still no AMOL , Blood rites it is then. But then I'm allout of Dresden again.

[Pennywise]

In spite of Worrywort's disturbing recommendation, I still decided to go with Gerald's Game. Although all the introspection and different voices were a little jarring at first, it's coming together now. It's a testament to King's skills as a storyteller (at least for me) that he can spend fricking 15 pages describing someone reaching for a glass of water, and it stays exciting the whole time.

[worry]

"In spite of..."

Sure, sure. We'll all just turn a blind eye and accept this at face value.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

Serenity, on 14 January 2013 - 01:47 PM, said:

Sheesh, so many of you are reading AMoL and I've only just finished The Eye of the World for the first time

Anyway, I wasn't sure about it at first but ended up enjoying it, so I shall move onto The Great Hunt fairly soon.

Don't feel bad. I'm in the same boat.

Anywho...

11. The Society Of Steam, Book One: The Falling Machine: Really enjoyed this one. A lot of over-the-top characters (e.g villains with accents and/or harpoon arms, etc.). It's basically about a young woman and an automaton trying to solve a murder mystery in New York circa 1880.

12. Theories For Everything: An Illustrated History Of Science From The Invention Of Numbers To String Theory by John Langone et al.: I did a lot of skimming of this one. It looked like the type of book that might put a unique spin on things...but it was really just your typical history of science.

13. The Essential J.R.R. Tolkien Sourcebook: A Fan's Guide To Middle-Earth And Beyond: Basically a listing and description of Middle-Earth related merchandise. Too large of a section on movie collectibles, in my opinion, but the book also has really good chapters on books, art, and websites.

[worry]

Finished She Is the Darkness (Black Company #8 I believe) and it was a trip. Series just gets better and better. One two-book omnibus to go.

But in-between I'm reading Kavalier & Clay. Not too far in, the voice change from Black Company is a bit jarring but I'll get used to that. Hope it lives up to its rep.

[Salt-Man Z]

worrywort, on 14 January 2013 - 11:40 PM, said:

Finished She Is the Darkness (Black Company #8 I believe) and it was a trip. Series just gets better and better. One two-book omnibus to go.

She Is the Darkness is my favorite of all the BC books. It's not a very popular opinion to have, but I think the second "trilogy" (Shadow Games/Dreams of Steel/Glittering Stone) is superior to the first.

[Overactive Imagination]

Gonna read Goats of Glory and Wurms before moving on to TCG.

[worry]

Salt-Man Z, on 15 January 2013 - 01:01 AM, said:

worrywort, on 14 January 2013 - 11:40 PM, said:

Finished She Is the Darkness (Black Company #8 I believe) and it was a trip. Series just gets better and better. One two-book omnibus to go.

She Is the Darkness is my favorite of all the BC books. It's not a very popular opinion to have, but I think the second "trilogy" (Shadow Games/Dreams of Steel/Glittering Stone) is superior to the first.

I'm feeling the same way, big time. But I mean it just goes from excellent to even better than that, so regardless of where you place the North and the South books on top of one another, anyone with a stronger distinction than that across their range is a lugnut.

[Pennywise]

worrywort, on 14 January 2013 - 08:39 PM, said:

"In spite of..."

Sure, sure. We'll all just turn a blind eye and accept this at face value.

I'm pleading the Fifth!

[amphibian]

I really like Cook's dedication to experimenting with weird shit and never settling for just giving us 24/7 Croaker and the Black Company being slightly evil only until the end when they save the day for the good guys.

I'm very curious as to where he takes the series next (if his cantankerous writing process lets him get there).

[T77]

amphibian, on 15 January 2013 - 07:01 AM, said:

I really like Cook's dedication to experimenting with weird shit and never settling for just giving us 24/7 Croaker and the Black Company being slightly evil only until the end when they save the day for the good guys.

I'm very curious as to where he takes the series next (if his cantankerous writing process lets him get there).

I agree, I love the way each book was different and he made it work. I thought all of the books were great. I heard that the books decline after the first three, but i didn't think so, I think they were just as good if not better.

And while I'm on the Cook topic, I recently finished Lord of the Silent Kingdom, the second book in his Instrumentalities series. Most found the first book kind of weak, myself included. This one was Cook back to being Cook. I thought it was great, I have to let it settle a bit, but I think I might like this better than the Black Company. I will read Surrender to the Will of the Night soon. Anyone who bailed on Instrumentalities after the first book I urge you to continue. I should add that the beginning of LotSK was a bit like the first book, but it quickly settles down.

This post has been edited by T77: 15 January 2013 - 03:09 PM

[Ukjent]

Done with Blood Rites and over to AMOL,btw, I came over a Dresden TV-serie on netflix, how bad is it?

[Abyss]

Graablick, on 15 January 2013 - 06:01 PM, said:

... I came over a Dresden TV-serie on netflix, how bad is it?

Worse.

[QuickTidal]

Graablick, on 15 January 2013 - 06:01 PM, said:

Done with Blood Rites and over to AMOL,btw, I came over a Dresden TV-serie on netflix, how bad is it?

It's not terrible if you treat it as a standalone series and not really based off the books (SyFy certianly did) that just so happens to ALSO be about a Wizard PI named Dresden in Chicago (*cough* shot in Toronto *cough*)...(and it helps to have never read the books first so you have no frame of reference)

...but as an adaptation of the books it's fucking awful, and a travesty and can't touch the books with a ten foot pole.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 15 January 2013 - 06:20 PM

[Abyss]

To be fair, it did have one good idea in having a hockey stick as Harry's staff.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 15 January 2013 - 06:25 PM, said:

To be fair, it did have one good idea in having a hockey stick as Harry's staff.

That's just cause you're fucking Canadian...

wait...I'm Canadian too.

So that doesn't work.

...er...as you were.

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 15 January 2013 - 06:51 PM, said:

Abyss, on 15 January 2013 - 06:25 PM, said:

To be fair, it did have one good idea in having a hockey stick as Harry's staff.

That's just cause you're fucking Canadian...

wait...I'm Canadian too.

So that doesn't work.

...er...as you were.

The Chicago Blackhawks are an Original Six team, so it was an entirely appropriate Chicago-centric thing.

...but whatever, you're probably a Leafs fan....

[QuickTidal]

ew no.

I can't back a team that loses so horribly and can't WORK as a team...but still have such a ravenous (and apparently blind) following.