What Are You Reading?

Teferi

The King's Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells.

Truly terrible. Can't decide whether to give up on it or force myself through it.

mcgovern

Just started the Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin, the first time I've read any of her novels, and following on from the feeling on the last page, I'm not usually a fan of female authors so hoping she can change my mind

thefishone

Teferi wrote: »

The King's Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells.

Truly terrible. Can't decide whether to give up on it or force myself through it.

When that happens me,I have to keep reading "just in case it improves",they
never do and leaves me disappointed,on the upside,after that it can turn an ok read into a good book,as the old mind keeps thinking of how bad the last book was....if that makes any sense

jimmyendless

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Reading Dragon Bone Chair by Tad Williams. Got my missus to chose between that and Raymond Feist's Magician. Hope it was a good choice.
Only read the first Mistborn book, thought it was okay. Liked Way of Kings thought.

Can't go wrong with Magician anyway, fantastic book.

ixoy

Currently reading "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson. It's far better than the Baroque trilogy series and I'm really enjoying it so far. So many more books to read still and authors keep publishing more.

Shryke

Finished Babel-17 a while back and I'm currently reading The Mad Ship by Hobb. I'm not as into the world or characters as I was with the Farseer trilogy but I'm still liking it enough to want to finish.

Zapp Brannigan

Im on to The Dragon Reborn now in my WoT re-read. Trying to knock one book out a week.

Trojan

Just finished Towers of Midnight. It's a nice hybrid of stuff happening and plot momentum, combined with some wonderfully descriptive scene building - Sanderson is really getting into Jordan's style. I'll give it an 8/10, (not that it matters, WOT fans will read it regardless )

mcgovern

mcgovern wrote: »

Just started the Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin, the first time I've read any of her novels, and following on from the feeling on the last page, I'm not usually a fan of female authors so hoping she can change my mind

Well she didn't change my mind, no science in it, not my cup of tea at all really though the world was well realised.
Making a change in my usual reading habbits and going for The Wasp Factory by Ian Bainks.

Zapp Brannigan

Now I'm on 'The Shadow Rising'. Still enjoying them.

ixoy

Currently reading "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge. It's pretty good so far but I prefer Charles Stross (who is strongly influenced by Vinge and his singularity).

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Now I'm on 'The Shadow Rising'. Still enjoying them.

How can you read so quickly?! It would take me 3 weeks to get through a book like that.

mcgovern

ixoy wrote: »

Currently reading "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge. It's pretty good so far but I prefer Charles Stross (who is strongly influenced by Vinge and his singularity).


How can you read so quickly?! It would take me 3 weeks to get through a book like that.

Really, I love Vinge's earlier stuff (not so much Rainbow's End though) and bit of a nut when it comes to the Singularity (also a big fan of Raymond Kurzweil), maybe that's why Amazon keeps recommending Stross to me, I'll have to try him out.

chopperbyrne

Just started reading book two of The Void series by Peter F. Hamilton.

As always he sets up his world in great detail and there is good characterisation, but did not enjoy the first book as much as Pandora's Star or Judas Unchained.

Hopefully this book will be better and lead nicely into a great third book.

Zapp Brannigan

ixoy wrote: »

Currently reading "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge. It's pretty good so far but I prefer Charles Stross (who is strongly influenced by Vinge and his singularity).


How can you read so quickly?! It would take me 3 weeks to get through a book like that.

I'm basically reading every free moment I have. I'm on a deadline as I'm moving country in January so i have to have it all read before then!

Dades

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

I'm on a deadline as I'm moving country in January so i have to have it all read before then!

Are you moving to North Korea, or what?! :pac:

coffee_cake

ixoy wrote: »

How can you read so quickly?! It would take me 3 weeks to get through a book like that.

Try being cursed with speedreading!
I think ToM took me 7-8 hours

I am not reading anything at the mo so I think I will scour this thread for good suggestions...

OwaynOTT

Just finished Wild Cards volume one by Geogre Martin among others. Some great bits in it especially 'The Sleeper' and the Yeoman guy, pity that kinda ended on a cliffhanger. A good twist on the whole superhero thing with the whole powers going ares ways. Oh yeah and Kid Dinosaur!

Just got Jack Vance's 'Tales of a Dying Earth'. Haven't started yet.

About a fifth of the way through 'Dragonbone Chair' by Tad Williams. I reckon it will be good but its a bit slow to get going.

Rereading Towers of Midnight and bit reading Hawkwing and the Kings by some Irish writer called Paul Kearney I think. I'm liking that quite a bit.

Zapp Brannigan

Dades wrote: »

Are you moving to North Korea, or what?! :pac:

Canada, but I don't want to be dragging books with me as well!

mcgovern

mcgovern wrote: »

Making a change in my usual reading habbits and going for The Wasp Factory by Ian Bainks.

Very good read, though no where near as stomach churning/grotesque etc as I was expecting.
Started American Gods by Neil Gaiman, have read one or two of his short stories before, but none of his novels.

OwaynOTT

American Gods is quite good. Should try Anansii Boys next.

AnCapaillMor

So seeing all the stuff here on it, i've started on the first Wheel of time book.

bonkey

My copy of Stonewielder (Ian Cameron Esselmont) arrived today. Good timing - I can start reading it tonight.

Zapp Brannigan

bonkey wrote: »

My copy of Stonewielder (Ian Cameron Esselmont) arrived today. Good timing - I can start reading it tonight.

Didn't know that had come out. Let us know how it is!

bonkey

First Ed copy...I ordered it way back, and was pleasantly surprised to find it in the post yesterday.

Not sure when the "regular" edition will be released.

Will certainly post some impressions once I've managed to get more then a few pages read....

pljudge321

bonkey wrote: »

First Ed copy...I ordered it way back, and was pleasantly surprised to find it in the post yesterday.

Not sure when the "regular" edition will be released.

Will certainly post some impressions once I've managed to get more then a few pages read....

I'm about 150 pages in. The fluidity and tone of his writing has come along in leaps and bounds since night of knives. Definitely see this one being my favorite of his three so far.

ixoy

Currently reading "Blaze" by "Richard Bachman" (aka Stephen King). It's fairly standard King - very readable, good characterisation, if not all that original or insightful.

"Stoneweilder" is on my Amazon wish list now for Christmas

bonkey

pljudge321 wrote: »

I'm about 150 pages in. The fluidity and tone of his writing has come along in leaps and bounds since night of knives. Definitely see this one being my favorite of his three so far.

Im about at the same spot, and thinking the same...

pH

Surface Detail (Iain M. Banks) on my new Kindle - liking the book and loving the Kindle!

NotInventedHere

Currently reading Inverted World By Christopher Priest. Intriguing plot so far.

NotInventedHere

mcgovern wrote: »

Just started the Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin, the first time I've read any of her novels, and following on from the feeling on the last page, I'm not usually a fan of female authors so hoping she can change my mind

Just saw the TV film of the Lathe of Heaven which was very good, must read the book now. I have read the dispossessed which is excellent.