[JPK]

I've been stalling out on The Protector's War a bit the last few days. It's good, but just not quite the style I'm in the mood for right now. Going to keep it going on the backburner, but I've shifted my focus over to Blood Oath at last. With great success apparently, already 150 pages into it and I just started the book this morning. As usual, thanks for the recommendation guys.

[D'rek]

Cold Days, and so far it is glorious.

[Mentalist]

Finished "Curse of the Mistwraigh re-read", onto "Ships of Merior". Unlike Book 1, this one I barely remember, so it's almost like reading it for the first time.

Main impression from this series (and this is gonna sound like a HUGE generalization): I've been thinking about out books by female SFF authors that i've read and liked (Glenda Larke, C.S. Friedman). I think the common thread in writing I found is that all these authors write a lot about how their characters feel about things happening. As opposed to what they think about things that happen to and around them. Subtle but important difference. Can't say it's really bothered me or anything, but it was just one fo those random thoughts at the back of my head as I've been reading.

Didn't notice much of this in "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell", but there I was struggling to wrap my brain around the prose. Wurts' prose is crisp and easy to read, even if she does like to throw in random vocabulary words here and there.

Anyhow, I'm churnign through "Wars of Light and shadow" at a steady pace, fitting about 100pgs an evening, so I'll prolly have impresions on finished book soon (and then probably Volume 3, since 2+3 make up a single story arc)

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Just finished The Name of the Wind. Not terribly impressed thus far. The writing is quite good, but the pacing and "plot-progression" is almost non-existent, and young Kvothe is a c**t, tbh.

Picked up The Painted Man a few days ago, and Brett seems to have much of the same problem. Lots of time and pages spent on backstory, and only a third of the book is actually about anything....jeeez.

[Ukjent]

Well, book number 3 is way worse then The Painted Man, it felt like watching a naruto episode. Boring as hell and nothing ever happened.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Graablick, on 26 September 2013 - 09:35 AM, said:

Well, book number 3 is way worse then The Painted Man, it felt like watching a naruto episode. Boring as hell and nothing ever happened.

Good to know I have something to look forward to

[Obdigore]

D, on 26 September 2013 - 03:41 AM, said:

Cold Days, and so far it is glorious.

About damn time, Canuk!

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

Finished The Fractal Prince. Really enjoyed it but must admit to still being a little bit confused; not so much about plot points but shit in general. I'll have to read it again some time.

Now re-reading The Crow Road.

[QuickTidal]

Bearmione TROUBLEMAKER Grimger, on 26 September 2013 - 09:41 AM, said:

Graablick, on 26 September 2013 - 09:35 AM, said:

Well, book number 3 is way worse then The Painted Man, it felt like watching a naruto episode. Boring as hell and nothing ever happened.

Good to know I have something to look forward to

Yeah, I couldn't actually get through book 1 for that exact reason. You're not alone.

[acesn8s]

I read the Hunger Games Trilogy, it was ok for what it was. I think the author let the scope get away from her in the last book.

As I was in a destructive mood after reading Mockingjay, I read Nikki Sixx's The Heroin Diaries. It was a pretty interesting look into his life. For all his fame and fortune, I'm glad I'm not him.

I'm currently reading Lois McMaster Bujold's The Curse of Chalion. I've never read anything be her before. It's pretty interesting.

[JPK]

Mentalist, on 26 September 2013 - 04:57 AM, said:

Finished "Curse of the Mistwraigh re-read", onto "Ships of Merior". Unlike Book 1, this one I barely remember, so it's almost like reading it for the first time.

Looking into doing this myself next year. I read the latest when it came out, but the vast majority of it was read around seven years ago for me. It was pretty much the first epic fantasy that I really involved myself into so I have some warm fuzzy memories involved. Anyways, would you keep the thoughts on this re-read coming? I'm very interested to impressions that come from this re-read.

[worry]

Finished Lost Girls, it was harrowing and depressing and frightening and frustrating (but "unsolved" is right there in the full title, so that was expected). Best of all, and balancing all the other emotions out, it was humane.

Started reading The Player of Games. 10% in, it's already very engaging, and in a way nearly wholly different from Phlebas.

Gonna put a little space in before I read Iron Council, but I'll get there.

This post has been edited by worry: 26 September 2013 - 08:26 PM

[QuickTidal]

Finished Anthony Ryan's BLOOD SONG tonight.

Holy Fuckballs. I've not been that bowled over by a book in a long while!

Just wow. SO impressed!

Now we wait till the second book TOWER LORD comes out (rumour has it this will be in Summer next year)

Now onto the 2nd book in Jay Kristoff's series KINSLAYER.

[pat5150]

Finished Scott Lynch's The Republic of Thieves and I'm sad to report that it kind of sucked.

Check out the Hotlist for the full review. . .

Cheers,

Patrick

[Abyss]

pat5150, on 27 September 2013 - 01:52 AM, said:

Finished Scott Lynch's The Republic of Thieves and I'm sad to report that it kind of sucked.

Check out the Hotlist for the full review. . .

Cheers,

Patrick

Crud i was afraid of that.

[Salt-Man Z]

Little Red Reviewer loved it, so I'm looking forward to it.

[Studlock]

I found two other reviews, one on Nethspace and the other at SFFWorld, that say different! But seriously really looked forward to the Republic of Thieves, as I enjoyed Red Skies (despite it's disjointed nature). In other news I've just read the four main stories in City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer, I pretty much enjoyed all of them (in order from favourite to least: the Transformation of Martin Lake, An Early History, Strange Case and then Dardin.) but my favourite thing were the voices used, people we don't usually see in fantasy, Martin Lake especially whose story was awesomely bizarre. I'm glad I order all three books from the Ambergris series and I'm super excited to revisit both Duncan's and Janice's voices.

[Morgoth]

QuickTidal, on 26 September 2013 - 11:03 AM, said:

Bearmione TROUBLEMAKER Grimger, on 26 September 2013 - 09:41 AM, said:

Graablick, on 26 September 2013 - 09:35 AM, said:

Well, book number 3 is way worse then The Painted Man, it felt like watching a naruto episode. Boring as hell and nothing ever happened.

Good to know I have something to look forward to

Yeah, I couldn't actually get through book 1 for that exact reason. You're not alone.

Not to mention the massive over-use of Rape As Basis For Character Development^TM

[amphibian]

Salt-Man Z, on 27 September 2013 - 05:00 AM, said:

Little Red Reviewer loved it, so I'm looking forward to it.

The person behind the review really seems to get Lynch's writing choices and the overall series. I think the book will come out just fine as we read it.

[polishgenius]

What's with the sudden mini-VanderMeer love-in on this board? Not that I'm criticising, he's awesome.




Also the general consensus on Republic of Thieves seems to be that it's not as good as Lies, but is probably better (or at least as good as) Red Seas, so I'm looking forward to it.