[Rhand]

Finished Deadhouse Gates a few days ago, currently about halfway through Memories of Ice.

[Mott]

Finished Catch-22, I really enjoyed it, there was a big difference in tone between the two half's of the book but it was very humorous throughout.

Now I'm back to dithering over what to read next, I promised I'd not read any books that started series until I'd gotten through all the stand alones, borrowed books and series I'm already reading but after reading this thread I am kind of tempted to start Storm Front or The Blade Itself. I really need to start Return of the Crimson Guard though since I abandoned it halfway through when tCG came out. Perdito Street Station is also an option.

[Isa]

I'm reading Atonement for a lit course. Without exaggeration, there has been moments when I've had to stop my reading to slap the book repeatedly against my thigh in frustration and - having successfully drawn my flatmates attention with my childish displays of displeasure - proceeded to rant about how terribly pretentious and superfluous everything in it seems to me. Sunday is usually my designated novel-of-the-week reading day but on this day Atonement has defeated me.

I was wondering though if anyone's read the sequel to Dwarves? Think it's called War of the Dwarves...

[Abyss]

Mott, on 01 May 2011 - 04:42 PM, said:

...Now I'm back to dithering over what to read next,...I am kind of tempted to start Storm Front .... I really need to start Return of the Crimson Guard though...

I just want to say that faced with this dilemma, no one will judge you if you start to bleed from the ears.

[Salt-Man Z]

Started China Mieville's Embassytown last night. This is my first exposure to Mieville, and I'm liking it so far.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 02 May 2011 - 03:17 PM

[King Bear]

The War of the Worlds. I'm working my way through the recent HG Wells Omnibus and really like what I'm reading. The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau were fantastic. I can see why they're considered classics. Not only are they foundational to sci-fi, but they're great stories in their own right.

[Rhand]

Finished Memories of Ice, continuing with House of Chains.

[mostly.harmless]

Finished the White-luck Warrior yesterday, loved it, six out of five stars.
Next is Women by Charles Bukowski & Kingkiller Chronicles
Or the Heroes, Abercrombie hasn't let me down so far.

[Salt-Man Z]

Enjoying Mieville's Embassytown a lot; I just about lost it when he name-dropped Karen Traviss's wess'har aliens. SO AWESOME.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 03 May 2011 - 03:03 AM

[ansible]

polishgenius, on 11 April 2011 - 11:31 PM, said:

Kafka on the Shore by Murakami- finally got around to it, had it for ages (my first Murakami). Unfortunately I'm finding the central thread about Kafka himself a lot less interesting than the rest of the book so far and am skimming parts of it, but it's alright and the rest is keeping me involved.

Murakami is (one of?) my favorite author(s). Kafka probably isn't a bad way to start reading him but it isn't my favorite (that's Hard-Boiled Wonderland). The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is another good entry point I think. It took me a couple attempts to get into Kafka, actually. But I really enjoyed it. I love the surreal feel of his writing. I cannot wait for 1Q84 later this year.

I recently read Consider Phlebas, which was very cool; almost started on Matter but wanted to read some of the other earlier Culture novels first. Now I'm almost through with The Darkness That Comes Before... enjoying it a lot.

[QuickTidal]

ansible, on 03 May 2011 - 03:20 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 11 April 2011 - 11:31 PM, said:

Kafka on the Shore by Murakami- finally got around to it, had it for ages (my first Murakami). Unfortunately I'm finding the central thread about Kafka himself a lot less interesting than the rest of the book so far and am skimming parts of it, but it's alright and the rest is keeping me involved.

Murakami is (one of?) my favorite author(s). Kafka probably isn't a bad way to start reading him but it isn't my favorite (that's Hard-Boiled Wonderland). The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is another good entry point I think. It took me a couple attempts to get into Kafka, actually. But I really enjoyed it. I love the surreal feel of his writing. I cannot wait for 1Q84 later this year.

HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD was my fave by Murakami for years...then I read AFTER DARK, and the simplicity of that one blew me clean away. Seriously, the narrator...is a film camera....I'm like stunned.

[Fist Gamet]

Just finished The Windup Girl, Bacigalupi, which was excellent. Terrific characters with lots of horrible things happening to them Now reading Gone, by Michael Grant. So far, so good. A very interesting premise which, after a few chapters, reminds me of something Stephen King would write. We shall see.

[Varan]

been a lot of good boks out recently and the ones I'd rate though would be:

The Dragon's Path - daniel abraham

Wasn't sure if i wanted to read this, didn't really like his Long Price Quartet books, but glad I did, awesome first book in a series, especially liked his charachter development and the flaws in his charachters.


Howard Andrew Jones - Desert of Souls

Best book i've read in a while, dialogue is good, a great main charachter with a rather swollen head, plenty of things happening a really good book - the first scene sets it off really.


Among Thieves: A Tale of the Kin by Douglas Hulick

Really good, same kind of genre as the Locke Lamora books and one of those you won't put down till you've finished it.


Winds of Khalakov by Bradley P. Beaulieu

Good book, different ideas interesting storyline, but i'd rate all the books above higher though, but still a good read.

This post has been edited by Varan: 04 May 2011 - 02:53 PM

[ansible]

Finished book 1 of The Prince of Nothing - awesome, loved it. Onto The Warrior-Prophet.

[kcf]

I'm still trying to keep up and doing OK with it. I read Embassytown by China Mieville a couple of months ago, but just posted my review of it. I've also read Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding and Wolfsangel by M.D. Lachlan but still need to write up reviews for them. I'm currently reading Hounded by Keven Hearne (UF set in Arizona, where I live) and am enjoying it so far.

[ansible]

QuickTidal, on 03 May 2011 - 03:28 PM, said:

ansible, on 03 May 2011 - 03:20 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 11 April 2011 - 11:31 PM, said:

Kafka on the Shore by Murakami- finally got around to it, had it for ages (my first Murakami). Unfortunately I'm finding the central thread about Kafka himself a lot less interesting than the rest of the book so far and am skimming parts of it, but it's alright and the rest is keeping me involved.

Murakami is (one of?) my favorite author(s). Kafka probably isn't a bad way to start reading him but it isn't my favorite (that's Hard-Boiled Wonderland). The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is another good entry point I think. It took me a couple attempts to get into Kafka, actually. But I really enjoyed it. I love the surreal feel of his writing. I cannot wait for 1Q84 later this year.

HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND AND THE END OF THE WORLD was my fave by Murakami for years...then I read AFTER DARK, and the simplicity of that one blew me clean away. Seriously, the narrator...is a film camera....I'm like stunned.

Yeah, I should probably give After Dark a reread or two, but Hard-Boiled Wonderland is etched in my mind. It's one of my absolute favorite books. Honestly I don't think Murakami has written a bad book. I like pretty much everything he's written.

[pat5150]

With GRRM's ADWD coming out in a few short weeks, I finally read A Feast for Crows! The worse ASOIAF volume, to be sure, but not as bad as many made it sound to be.

Check out the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Abyss]

Briar King, on 04 May 2011 - 07:51 PM, said:

Fixing to start Summer Knight, Dresden 4.
...

and by the end, you're officially yet another victim of the dresdencrack. just wait.

[End of Disc One]

Abyss, on 04 May 2011 - 08:23 PM, said:

Briar King, on 04 May 2011 - 07:51 PM, said:

Fixing to start Summer Knight, Dresden 4.
...

and by the end, you're officially yet another victim of the dresdencrack. just wait.

That reminds me, Pat finished Summer Knight not too long ago. I wonder if he's feeling the shakes from not starting Death Masks yet.

Summer Knight was the first one I really loved, and my favorite until I read Dead Beat.

[Mott]

Abyss, on 02 May 2011 - 02:28 PM, said:

Mott, on 01 May 2011 - 04:42 PM, said:

...Now I'm back to dithering over what to read next,...I am kind of tempted to start Storm Front .... I really need to start Return of the Crimson Guard though...

I just want to say that faced with this dilemma, no one will judge you if you start to bleed from the ears.

Well I tried to tell someone the choice was making my brain a puddle of goo and ended up saying a blubble of glue so mind officially melted. Started Dresden since I could easily take it on the bus and it would give me an excuse to buy more books on amazon, about 100 pages in and loving the style/humour, It looks like it will be a short read and while I wait for the next to arrive I'll read RotCG from the start before work officially starts.