Chaos Reading ROLLING CHALLENGE THREAD

[Derek]

I'm afraid it does, but I'm not actually reading anything at the moment. Finished a book this morning, then I have The Left Hand of Darkness for a group read and The Moor's Last Sigh.

[Karen]

Can you believe I've never read any Ursula K. Le Guin? I doesn't seem possible, does it. I'll need to make sure I have a least something of hers on my list.

[Derek]

We're reading The Left Hand of Darkness starting this weekend in the Miévillians group. Feel free to join us (if you don't know why we'd be reading Le Guin, you probably aren't a China Miéville fan).

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Karen wrote: "Can you believe I've never read any Ursula K. Le Guin? I doesn't seem possible, does it. I'll need to make sure I have a least something of hers on my list."

Same here! But I've read some of her short stories and they're amazing.

Derek - I thought Embassytown was
very "LeGuine-esque" from what little I have read.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Just to recap from the last page: The next book up for the challenge is Incandescence. Agree to read it, and you can pick the next challenge..

[Derek]

Well, The Moor's Last Sigh was next, current, next, current, and gone...

It's AWFUL! I got in a hundred pages, and it reads like the begats in the Old Testament - but much, much, slower.

[Riona]

Derek wrote: "Well, The Moor's Last Sigh was next, current, next, current, and gone...

It's AWFUL! I got in a hundred pages, and it reads like the begats in the Old Testament - but much, much, slower."

Oops, oh well. I've actually been meaning to read some Rushdie myself and now you may have scared me off!

[Karen]

Derek wrote: "We're reading The Left Hand of Darkness starting this weekend in the Miévillians group. Feel free to join us (if you don't know why we'd be reading Le Guin, you probably aren't a China Miéville fan)." The Left Hand of Darkness is on my top twenty five sci fi list and my favorite by Le Guin.

[Whitney]

Riona wrote: "Derek wrote: "Well, The Moor's Last Sigh was next, current, next, current, and gone...

It's AWFUL! I got in a hundred pages, and it reads like the begats in the Old Testament - but much, much, slo..."

Riona, if it helps I've read quite a bit of Rushdie, and The Moors Last Sigh was my least favorite so far. Bit of a cliche, but I still say try Midnight's Children. You'll know pretty fast if you don't like Rushdie.

[Whitney]

Karen wrote: "The Left Hand of Darkness is on my top twenty five sci fi list and my favorite by Le Guin..."

Karen, did you ever see the BBC production of The Lathe of Heaven? I'm sure it's horribly dated now, but when I was 14 in 1980 it completely blew my mind, and it was probably seminal in cementing my love of science fiction for its infinite potential.

Oh, the book isn't too bad either....

[Karen]

Whitney wrote: "Karen wrote: "The Left Hand of Darkness is on my top twenty five sci fi list and my favorite by Le Guin..."

Karen, did you ever see the BBC production of The Lathe of Heaven? I'm sure it's horribl..." Yes, PBS aired that about a year ago and I watched it. Since the book is another favorite, the production did not seem dated to me. I was happy to find it but then I was also happy to find the animated version of The Wizard of Earthsea :-)

[Whitney]

Karen wrote: "Whitney wrote: "Karen wrote: "The Left Hand of Darkness is on my top twenty five sci fi list and my favorite by Le Guin..."

Karen, did you ever see the BBC production of The Lathe of Heaven? I'm s..."

Sweet! I've never seen the animated Wizard of Earthsea, how is it? I can highly recommend the reading by Harlan Ellison, if you haven't heard it.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

So is anyone game to take on the Incandescence challenge?

[Karen]

Incandescence in on my TBR list, but I have two of her books in line in front of it. Sorry. :(

[Derek]

Not likely the same Incandescence, then, since Greg Egan is a guy.

[Karen]

You're right, not the same Incandescence.

[Karen]

Whitney wrote: "Karen wrote: "Whitney wrote: "Karen wrote: "The Left Hand of Darkness is on my top twenty five sci fi list and my favorite by Le Guin..."

Karen, did you ever see the BBC production of The Lathe of..."nothing like a really late answer.. I saw Tales of Earthsea (2006). Netflix has it to rent and it was good. Not great, but good.

[Theo]

I'll read Incandescence and in turn challenge the next person to read The Book of Lost Things.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Theo wrote: "I'll read Incandescence and in turn challenge the next person to read The Book of Lost Things."

Nice one Theo! Looking forward to hearing what you think.

[Theo]

My library didn't have a copy of Incandescence, so I had to order it through inter-library loan. It arrived today, so I hope to start it soon.

[Athena Shardbearer]

Are we still doing this? I nominate Cracked It is YA but really good.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Athena wrote: "Are we still doing this? I nominate Cracked It is YA but really good."

If you're agreeing to read The Book of Lost Things , (which is where I believe we're up to), then you can nominate that for sure.

[Athena Shardbearer]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Athena wrote: "Are we still doing this? I nominate Cracked It is YA but really good."

If you're agreeing to read The Book of Lost Things, (which is where I believe we'..."

Ok! I am on it!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Excellent. So to recap, Athena's reading The Book of Lost Things (don't forget to let us know how it's going).

And the next challenge up for grabs is: Cracked

[Athena Shardbearer]

I am really enjoying this book.

[Athena Shardbearer]

35% in with The Book Of Lost Things and loving the fairy tale references.

[Athena Shardbearer]

This book was AMAZING! AMAZING!!!! ***** five stars from me.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Athena wrote: " This book was AMAZING! AMAZING!!!! ***** five stars from me."

Wow. That was quick! Anyone up for taking on Cracked?

[Jet]

I'll take a crack (*brick'd*) at it. It looks pretty interesting. :)

(Do I still make a thread for it, or is that no longer a thing?)

In turn, I nominate Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind, because it is fabulous and I feel as though you'll enjoy it greatly!

EDIT: Re-read the first post to double-check and made a thread. Here goes nothing~

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Bianca wrote: "I'll take a crack (*brick'd*) at it. It looks pretty interesting. :)..."

That's awesome. Thanks Bianca! I do like it when people start a thread. It's good to hear about people's reading experiences when they do these challenges. :)

[Marc]

Ideally, how soon after we accept a challenge should we have it read?

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Marc wrote: "Ideally, how soon after we accept a challenge should we have it read?"

I don't think it matters how long you take to finish it, as long as you start it reasonably soon. Ideally, it should be the next book you pick up. It's okay to read it at your own pace though.

I do appreciate it when people start a thread when they start they book, to update us as they go. I like seeing how it all unfolds for the challengee. If the updates are happening, I don't think it matters how long it takes someone to finish it. :)

[Marc]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Marc wrote: "Ideally, how soon after we accept a challenge should we have it read?"

I don't think it matters how long you take to finish it, as long as you start it reasonably soon. Ideally, it sh..."

Gotcha. Thanks. I'm finishing up a couple of reads now and then tackling The End of Alice, so I'll hold off before accepting any challenges for now ; )

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Marc wrote: "Gotcha. Thanks. I'm finishing up a couple of reads now and then tackling The End of Alice, so I'll hold off before accepting any challenges for now ; ) ..."

Fair enough. I'm glad the challenges have started up again. I think you'll find TEOA a pretty quick read too.