[Chance]

murphy72, on Dec 30 2008, 05:41 PM, said:

Is that the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris?

Yepp...pretty entertaining now and then while not exactly good



/Chance...uncertain what to read next...but deciding to give Mistborn another shot...

This post has been edited by Chance: 30 December 2008 - 08:57 PM

[Mentalist]

Astra, on Dec 30 2008, 01:30 PM, said:

Finished Count of Monte Cristo. Unfortunately it was not as good as I expected it to be. I believe, that knowing what is going to happen, spoiled it a lot. There are still powerful emotions but....probably the last time I re-read the book.
Started a re-read of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

I know what you mean, Astra, I'm feeling an urge to re-read Lukyanenko's "False Mirrors" right now, but at the same time I'm reluctant, because I know it almost by heart...

[Apocalypse Now]

I'm currently on 'The White Rose' section of my Chronicles of the Black Company book, so the third book in the series. The first two were EXCELLENT. So far, it's the 3rd best fantasy series I've read, with The Malazan Book of the Fallen being in first, and A Song of Ice and Fire being in second. Can't wait to finish it, then it's onto the other one I bought, The Books of the South, which has the next 3 books.

[Tif the Barber Boy]

I noticed alot of people are doing re-reads at the moment. I reccently started to re-read Stephen Donaldson's 'Mirror of Her Dreams'. I read this a long time ago and remember liking it, but found myself getting bored during the re-read. And the passivity of the main character is really annoying.

So now I'm back to reading Mary Gentle's Ash. A truly great book, for anyone who wants grim and gritty fantasy [or maybe its actually SF?]

[Varunwe]

Rereading Robert Jordan's Crossroads of Twilight. Not much happening, and yet I'm not bored.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. A really good book and that's all I have to say.

[Astra]

Tif the Barber Boy, on Jan 1 2009, 05:47 AM, said:

I noticed alot of people are doing re-reads at the moment.

I am re-reading The Farseer trilogy because I am planning to read The Tawny Man trilogy but I remember next to nothing about The Farseer trilogy , which I read 7 years ago. So, it is almost like reading the series for the first time.

[Deornoth]

I've just finished reading Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game' which I really enjoyed right up until the end which felt to me like a bit of an anti-climax... It was still good fun though and I'm hoping for more of the same from 'Ender in Exile' when I get round to that. My full review is over Here.
I've now got David Gemmell's 'The King Beyond the Gate' on the go and I'm also still working my way through 'The Return of the Crimson Guard'...

[Apocalypse Now]

I have finished the first three Black Company books and I must say: helllllllllllll yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The books are great. I'm on my "Books of the South" book, on Shadow Games.

[Macros]

Wrath of amd god, about half way through.
Worst effort yet by Feist I'm afraid to say.
Trying too hard to link back through his old books, doing it poorly and I've only read the conclave and darkwar books once several years ago But I've already spotted a few big mistakes

[Grief]

Dear god macros, that books disastrous.

Just stop now...

It really doesn't get better...

[Macros]

I can\'t stop.
And my frustration mounts. Too much half baked philosophy and glaring mistakes made when commenting on characters pasts (MAJOR characters at that), I grit my teeth in frustration that Raymond\'s gotten so damned lazy, a competent read through by any kind of a fan before printing would have picked these out.
example:

Spoiler

\"\'We all do,\' she replied. She chose not to delve into the fact that she and her husband had been fighting against the forces of madness since long before Erik was born. Still, he had served with distinction and fought his share of battles. He had never wed and fathered children, and she realized how much starker that must have made his life compared to her own. And while he had lived a long time, he had aged, while she seemed forever a woman in her late thirties or early forties in terms of appearance and vigour.\"

EH, EXCUSE ME RAY!!! Erik DID get married you imbecile, to kitty, in Rage of a demon king, at the festival of Banapis, his mother liked her but though her a bit odd at times. FOR FUCKSAKE!

ETA
Jesus christ it just gets worse.
Does he not keep notes? Even consider perusing his previous works when referencing things back to them?

Spoiler

\"\'I don\'t know exactly, but they have an imperial census they use for taxes, and I have been told that the last one – seven years ago – accounted for twenty million citizens and slaves in their empire.\'\"
REally? what about the figure quoted in Magicain, at TEN TIMES THAT NUMBER you lazy bastard!

god this is infuriating, greif please give me a summary of what happens so I can cease this torture


want to smash!

Spoiler

"Emperor Sezu, named for the last man to rule this very house, inclined his head, 'It is we who thank you, Commander.' H"
WRONG Buntokapi was the last man to rule in the ancient acoma house.

This post has been edited by Macros: 03 January 2009 - 01:10 AM

[Macros]

Yea Gads!
I finished it. I don't know why, Worst book I've read this year by a country mile.
I advise everyone to avoid like the plague.
ending - Pants. Explanations - Pants
I think he must of had a good idea when he started the whole "5 rift wars" of midkemia then decided each one had to be more profoundly ridiculous than the last.
UGH!

[teholbeddict]

Well I just finished Gregory Maguire's A Lion Among Men. I have to say not much going on there at all, the whole thing felt like a struggle. It's obvious he's trying to stretch the series out, the whole thing could have been wrapped up in a trilogy. Anyways I'm on to Felix Gilman's Thunderer, I picked it up a while ago on the recommendation of Polishgenius and never got around to reading it. So I figure I should give it a go now before I get back to the Black company books, otherwise it's going to be lost in the shuffle forever.

[Mentalist]

Finally finished "Red Seas under Red Skies" by Lynch

I can now see why so many people are impatient about "The Republic of Thieves"

up next--most likely, "Empire of Black and Gold"....

[Binder of Demons]

Just finished Richard Morgans "The Steel Remains" and I really enjoyed it. Can't wait for the sequel.

Also read Neal Asher's "LINE WAR" which was great and wrapped up a number of storylines from his previous Polity books.

Will have to see what else the library has today.

[Grief]

Aye macros, its really shit.

Spoilered cause im unsure if it should be or not.

Spoiler

Not only that, but because they're aiming to bring back gods, taking millions of years, and the one behind all the attacks has been described as the most powerful god, and they have all decided they cant beat him, they're immortal, and he has the excuse of them foiling all the plots of the abd guy, although since they cant stop him directly, and because they're immortal, this will go on until balance is restored. How? By bringing the gods back. And how long does that take again? He has an excuse to write as many as he wants, shit or not, and seems to be taking it.

My only hope would be that Pugs curse is fulfilled, he goes mad for a few books, stops being such a perfect over powered good guy, and starts taking it out on people he blames. Tomas would refuse to confront him due to frienship etc, and he could at least have a different story than "Oh look an overpowered baddy we've never heard of before, out of nowehere. You means hes more of a threat than even the last over powered bad guy, who we thought was the most threatening in the universe, even though we pwned him? Get him!"

I also have to hate him brining back Macros on such a weak, pointless excuse.
And the god of gamblers being behind it all. That ruined bits of magician for me.
Not only that, but it ruined Macros' whole Sarig thing, which I found a fairly better than some of his other stories.

[Chance]

...having once more given up on Mistborn I'm going to run through the Great War for Civilization about the wars in the middle east...

/Chance...whose a bit bloated on fantasy for the moment...

[The Drum]

Grief, on Jan 3 2009, 09:08 PM, said:

Aye macros, its really shit.

Spoilered cause im unsure if it should be or not.

Spoiler

Not only that, but because they're aiming to bring back gods, taking millions of years, and the one behind all the attacks has been described as the most powerful god, and they have all decided they cant beat him, they're immortal, and he has the excuse of them foiling all the plots of the abd guy, although since they cant stop him directly, and because they're immortal, this will go on until balance is restored. How? By bringing the gods back. And how long does that take again? He has an excuse to write as many as he wants, shit or not, and seems to be taking it.

My only hope would be that Pugs curse is fulfilled, he goes mad for a few books, stops being such a perfect over powered good guy, and starts taking it out on people he blames. Tomas would refuse to confront him due to frienship etc, and he could at least have a different story than "Oh look an overpowered baddy we've never heard of before, out of nowehere. You means hes more of a threat than even the last over powered bad guy, who we thought was the most threatening in the universe, even though we pwned him? Get him!"

I also have to hate him brining back Macros on such a weak, pointless excuse.
And the god of gamblers being behind it all. That ruined bits of magician for me.
Not only that, but it ruined Macros' whole Sarig thing, which I found a fairly better than some of his other stories.

WoaMG was definately the worst book Fiest has written, i even read in another forum that he said he doesn't even proof read his books. If he doesn't do it then the person who did should be shot from a cannon!!!!

Spoiler

What about the part that the dude who goes with pug etc to the Dasati world is said to have a slither of the Mad God in him, when in truth Nakor has that and the other guy has the Dasati god of war in him. Also on the point of Eric, i HATED the way he just walked off to die. Surely a guy like Eric would have died leading a suicidal charge to rescue some women and children or something?

[Dr Trouble]

I am reading Richard Morgans, "Black Man".

It is very good. My only niggling complaint is the dialogue.

The characters seem more to lecture each other every time they talk then have an actual believable conversation. And while its always interesting, it kind of makes me roll my eyes every time someone has an opinion about this or that.

Morgan remains one of my all time favorite writers, mixing a myriad subjects and actions into an absolutely stunning story.