The Book I bought today is...

#2261 Aptorian

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 02:20 PM

Went to a book sale last week.

Bought the second and third book in the Hunger Games trilogy.

Bought Neil Gaimans Nevernever.

And a book on European history that turned out to be crap.

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 09:45 AM

Aptorius, on 05 March 2012 - 02:20 PM, said:

And a book on European history that turned out to be crap.

Let me guess - it went something like:

"A bunch of bastards use their own people to oppress the fuck out of everyone else around them, each taking turns to be the whipping boy(s). Lather, rinse, repeat and throw in the occasional plague. Zillions of people die."

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 06:24 PM

Bought The Price of Spring on my kindle after the library knocking me off my hold; I'm guessing someone kept their copy or something but I've been waiting on it for two weeks and now I'm done....waiting.

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 07:26 PM

Got the second Riyria omnibus _Rise of Empire_, and the second Hunger Games book, _Catching Fire_.

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 10:11 PM

I bought three books recently, though none have yet arrived at my door : Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" (no, I have never read it), Ira Levin's "Stepford Wives" and Ian Mortimer's "The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England."

EDIT: Apt, I read the Hunger Games trilogy and I liked the second book but the third one left me cold. Still, I'm very much looking forward to the movie!

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 02:25 AM

At Half Price Books today, I stumbled across the first Bauchelain and Korbal Broach omnibus (which I've read) and Crack'd Pot Trail (which I haven't.) Snapped them both up for $15 total.

"Here is light. You will say that it is not a living entity, but you miss the point that it is more, not less. Without occupying space, it fills the universe. It nourishes everything, yet itself feeds upon destruction. We claim to control it, but does it not perhaps cultivate us as a source of food? May it not be that all wood grows so that it can be set ablaze, and that men and women are born to kindle fires?"
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 10:22 AM

I have no willpower whatsoever. I already have 80+ books on my TBR pile and I went into Smiths on the way home last night - cos I noticed the day before that they had the 2nd and 3rd books in Cornwell's 'Grail Quest' trilogy and they were in great condition. So I went in to get those, then also found they had two other books I wanted in a 'buy 1 get 1 half price' deal Posted Image

So ...

Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Heretic by Bernard Cornwell
Prince by Rory Clements
Hannibal: Enemy of Rome by Ben Kane

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 04:55 PM

Martin Yan's CHINA.

The companion cookbook to his TV series.

Because I want to start cooking more Chinese at home. One of these days I'm going to get a proper iron wok, because it's amazing how versatile those are.

OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:03 PM

Serenity, on 07 March 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

So ...

Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Heretic by Bernard Cornwell

I love Cornwell (have read all the Arthur and Saxon books, working my way through the Sharpe books), but have never tried the Grail books. Are they good? I know that one character from Agincourt is apparently at least distantly related to Thomas of Hookton...and I've read that one.

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#2270 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:43 PM

I enjoyed the Grail trilogy quite a bit. My one issue is that I figured out where the Grail was super early. Not a biggie, though. They're fun.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:38 PM

Sombra, on 06 March 2012 - 09:45 AM, said:

Aptorius, on 05 March 2012 - 02:20 PM, said:

And a book on European history that turned out to be crap.

More like "I am now going to give you a completely new perspective on why Europe developed the way that it did and how various cultures left their footprint on European history" Which then turned into a pedestrian walkthrough of European history that I have already read or watched a hundred times already.

Maia Irraz, on 06 March 2012 - 10:11 PM, said:

Oh noes, don't say that!

About American gods, don't expect to be blown away by the book and you will probably enjoy it more. When I read it every one was fawning over its imaginative story and depth. What I got was a very American suspense story with supernatural elements thrown into the mix.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 07:12 PM

Aptorius, on 07 March 2012 - 06:38 PM, said:

About American gods, don't expect to be blown away by the book and you will probably enjoy it more. When I read it every one was fawning over its imaginative story and depth. What I got was a very American suspense story with supernatural elements thrown into the mix.

Same here. I enjoyed it, but I can't see what everyone is always raving about.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 07:15 PM

I found the Grail books good, but not as enjoyable as the Saxon, Sharpe, and Arthur series.

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Posted 08 March 2012 - 08:13 PM

Whispernetted...

Across the Nightingale Floor, Lian Hearn.
Prince of Thorns, Mark Lawrence.

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Posted 09 March 2012 - 02:28 PM

Loaned from a friend: Paolo Bacigalupi's _The Windup Girl_, which I look forward to starting real soon now.

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Posted 09 March 2012 - 05:04 PM

UseOfWeapons, on 09 March 2012 - 02:28 PM, said:

Loaned from a friend: Paolo Bacigalupi's _The Windup Girl_, which I look forward to starting real soon now.

Check out Pump Six and other Stories after Windup, it really helps build the world and adds a lot to the whole experience, in my opinion.

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Posted 09 March 2012 - 08:15 PM

UseOfWeapons, on 09 March 2012 - 02:28 PM, said:

Loaned from a friend: Paolo Bacigalupi's _The Windup Girl_, which I look forward to starting real soon now.

Nice, I loved this book.

Victory is mine!

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Posted 10 March 2012 - 12:21 AM

So, Chapters is still having their wonderful "buy 3, get 4th free" event (which actually translates into "33.33333333% off everything!)

I tried to splurge exactly a week ago, to discover, to my horror, that I left my wallet at home.
today was the second attempt. I have purchased 8 books

Neal Asher The Voyage of Sable Keech and Orbus --more Spatterjay goodness!
ICE - OST.
Glenda Larke- Stormlord's Exile - last volume of a trilogy, I really enjoyed the first 2
Ian Whates -City of Hope and Despair - book 2 of "City of a Hundred Rows" - i've read the first one recently, and it was a great New Weird, a la Mieville.

along with this awesomeness, I've also gotten a few others:

Andy Remic-an omnibus of "Clockwork Vampire Chronicles". I won't lie, i'm intrgued by the title.

Peter Orullian -"The Unremembered". this hefty mmpb was squeezed on a shelf between a bunch of books. I confess, upon reading the title, the first thing I though tof was that scene in RG. you all know which one. Reading the blurb, seems like another fairly huge-scope-ish series taking off, with a nice map, and it was only 10 bucks. I'll see what this ends up being like.

and lastly (since I needed an 8th book, and nothing expensive), I grabbed
Chris Evans - The Light of the Burning Shadows , Book 2 of the "Iron Elves". I read book 1 a while ago, and wasn't too impressed with the "fantasy with muskets", though the author had some neat ideas. I figured i'd give this another chap another try.

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And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 05:15 AM

UseOfWeapons, on 24 February 2012 - 10:55 PM, said:

..._Theft of Swords_ by Michael J Sullivan, based on recs from Abyss among others.

Considering it's in the TRP but i haven't read it yet, i have clearly accomplied time-travel/telepathy.
Thus, I WIN!!!

Serenity, on 05 March 2012 - 12:59 PM, said:

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QuickTidal, on 04 March 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:

A SONG FOR ARBONNE - Guy Gavriel Kay (after flat out adoring THE LIONS Of AL-RASSAN I decided to give this one a go)

I thought it was almost as good as Lions. Almost.

Pretty close. ARBONNE is one of my favourite GGK books.

So i was at a clearance sale and bought the first two ANCIENT BLADES books by David Chandler for very little.
Someone help me out here people... waste of money or worth the read?

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