What Are You Reading?

Trojan

5live wrote: »

Reading 'Among Thieves: A Tale of The Kin' by Douglas Hulick. I wasnt sure about it buying it as a make up in a 3-for-2 but it is a winner. Really interesting and reminds me a lot of 'The lies of Locke Lamorra' in that you enter the world of thieves organisations but Drothe is a sympatethic charachter and the story fairly zips along. Half way through and really really enjoying it:)

Which reminds me....


Claims of March 2012.

Also this: http://twitter.com/#!/scottlynch78/status/106117632125710336

mcgovern

mcgovern wrote: »

Finished Flatland, can see why it was ahead of its time, but not great these days.
Started The Fall which is the sequel to The Strain, by Chuck Hogan and Guilermo del Torro.

That was pretty enjoyable, looking forward to the final part which I think is due out this month.
Also read Bill Bryson's, A Short History of Nearly Everything, which was educational

Now reading The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises, been awhile since I read the second one, and even longer since I read the first, so struggling to remember who is who etc but not bad so far.

ixoy

Reading Ricardo Pinto's "The Standing Dead", the second book in his awkwardly titled "Stone Dance of the Chameleon" trilogy. Liking it so far - Pinto's world is quite unique. It's a bit slow but it's not harming the story so far (10% of the way through).

OwaynOTT

Just finishing up The Steel Remains. Taken me a lot longer than usual to finish, stupid college course!
Dont know what to read next as I have a massive pile built up.

The Dragons Path by Daniel Abraham
The Cold Commands by Richard Morgan
Snuff by Terry Pratchet
Scar Night by Alan Campell or his Sea of Ghosts
Kraken by whats his face.

Which one? I hate choices

L

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Kraken by whats his face.

China Mieville. Read that one.

meditraitor

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Just finishing up The Steel Remains. Taken me a lot longer than usual to finish, stupid college course!
Dont know what to read next as I have a massive pile built up.

The Dragons Path by Daniel Abraham
The Cold Commands by Richard Morgan
Snuff by Terry Pratchet
Scar Night by Alan Campell or his Sea of Ghosts
Kraken by whats his face.

Which one? I hate choices

Its a bad choice, sorry to say I didnt find any on that list particularly good,

anonymous_joe

Just finished Snuff and working my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (again) and Joe Abercrombie's stuff.

OwaynOTT

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Just finished Snuff and working my way through A Song of Ice and Fire (again) and Joe Abercrombie's stuff.

What's snuff like? Good as the other Vimes books?

mcgovern

mcgovern wrote: »

Now reading The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises, been awhile since I read the second one, and even longer since I read the first, so struggling to remember who is who etc but not bad so far.

It was pretty confusing and not as dark as I remember the other two being. Worth a read but overall, not brilliant.

Decided to give The Lies of Locke Lamora a go. Really enjoying it so far, but not a fan of the swapping timelines.

anonymous_joe

OwaynOTT wrote: »

What's snuff like? Good as the other Vimes books?

Similar to Thud in terms of quality. Quite serious at times, but a good larf all the same. I don't think he'll ever top the Night Watch though.

Zapp Brannigan

77% through The Crippled God. Will be sad when it's all over.

Thinking I'll give The Lies of Locke Lamora a re-read after I'm done, before embarking on a re-read of ASoIaF.

Johnny Storm

Ready Player One.
Not living up to the hype so far
"the Neuromancer of its generation" - in my ****in' arse

Rebel021

Maps in a Mirror Volumes 1&2 by Orson Scott Card
I read it years ago but ordered it from the Library to reread and to see if
it is still as good when I first read it.

mikeyboy

Just finished "The Lies Of Locke Lamora" in the Gollantz 50 edition and have ordered "Red Seas Under Red Skies" along with the first two of Jim Butcher's "Codex Alera" series. While I'm waiting for those to arrive I'll get stuck into "Snuff"

ixoy

Reading "At the Gates of Darkness" by Raymond E. Feist, the 1,453,245th Midkemia-set book. It's okay so far, nothing special but it's an easy read and the e-book only cost about €5.

mcgovern

mikeyboy wrote: »

Just finished "The Lies Of Locke Lamora" in the Gollantz 50 edition and have ordered "Red Seas Under Red Skies" along with the first two of Jim Butcher's "Codex Alera" series. While I'm waiting for those to arrive I'll get stuck into "Snuff"

Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora myself at the weekend, and I have to say that I loved it! Straight into Red Seas Under Red Skies, couldn't get enough of the story!

ixoy

Reading Daniel Abraham's "A Betrayal in Winter", the 2nd book in his Long Price quartet series. Nice to see a sequel novel feel confident to pick up 14 years after the first one. Enjoying the beginning of the intrigue so hope it measures up with the first.

Rhand

Currently reading Confessor by Terry Goodkind. Don't really like him because he's usually waaay too preachy and the ending just sucks, but there's a few scenes in here that I really like.

AnCapaillMor

Rhand wrote: »

Currently reading Confessor by Terry Goodkind. Don't really like him because he's usually waaay too preachy and the ending just sucks, but there's a few scenes in here that I really like.

Totally agree, some good bits in the books, but over all they were meh, the book should've been written in the 50's with the way he was banging on about communism.

Demeyes

I'm reading Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy. I'm just starting Royal Assassin, the 2nd book. It seems easy enough reading so far.

I'm about 1/3 into The Dreaming Void by Hamilton. It is suffering from the typical Hamilton trait of certain story arcs that I can well image will have no great importance in the end. For example there is one character who, so far, has redecorated her apartment and shagged a lot.

jcrowbar

baz8080 wrote: »

I'm about 1/3 into The Dreaming Void by Hamilton. It is suffering from the typical Hamilton trait of certain story arcs that I can well image will have no great importance in the end. For example there is one character who, so far, has redecorated her apartment and shagged a lot.

Keep with it, it's an excellent series

jcrowbar

jcrowbar wrote: »

Keep with it, it's an excellent series

I think I will. Most of the threads are excellent but I think I know which ones I can skim over There were some threads in the dysfunction series that consumed a lot of time but ultimately went nowhere, think it is Hamilton's style.

fenris

Reading "The Cold Commands" by Richard Morgan at the moment, I would recommend reading the TAK Kovaks books first/again (Altered Carbon etc.) It deffo seens to be the same universe and ther are more than a few "aha" monents to be gained from simply reading the character/faction names aloud, but to get it I think that you need to know the characters from the other books quite well or the middle gets a bit confusing/barking mad.
This starts as a real middle of the trilogy book but seems to be gathering pace again in the last third almost as if there isn't going to be a third book - either way a good read so far.

pH

baz8080 wrote: »

I'm about 1/3 into The Dreaming Void by Hamilton. It is suffering from the typical Hamilton trait of certain story arcs that I can well image will have no great importance in the end. For example there is one character who, so far, has redecorated her apartment and shagged a lot.

Post again when you've finished Evolutionary Void!

mcgovern

Finished Red Sea under Red Skies which wasn't bad, but not as good as The Lies of Locke Lamora. The whole naval thing put me off a fair bit.
Now reading Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks.

ixoy

Started "The Heroes " by Joe Abercrombie. I'm expecting this to be good, going on his previous work.

OwaynOTT

First law trilogy = excellant
Best served cold = very enjoyable
Heroes = I have no complaints

Still can't wait for red country!

OwaynOTT

First law trilogy = excellant
Best served cold = very enjoyable
Heroes = I have no complaints

Still can't wait for red country!

5live

OwaynOTT wrote: »

First law trilogy = excellant
Best served cold = very enjoyable
Heroes = I have no complaints

Still can't wait for red country!

You can say that again;)