What are you reading in Feb 2014?

[Becky]

DOOOO ITTTTT...

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

*SUPER BOOK PUSHES*

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Heh. I was talking yesterday about needing to lower my committment TBR and I'm being pushed into a 1000 page tome.

While I'm working on Malazan.

And the same day I won a First Reads that I'll need to review.

Cool. I'm in. When we reading TWOK?

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Lol, it may be 1,000 pages, but who cares? So it takes longer to read it. Cut it in half and consider it two books in a series :P

But in all honesty, if you do want to read it.. I'm going to finish Howl, and then read Mr. Shivers... So I'll probably be starting it late next week.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

If it's as good as y'all say, it won't seem overwhelmingly big. I might even read it faster than I do some shorter but less interesting ones.

I'm sure tempted.

[Becky]

TWOK May be long, but it's awesome.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Well, if I just look at last year,

I read Great North Road & A Memory of Light, both at over 900 pages. They didn't seem overwhelming at all.

Not to mention, I re-read (audio) the entire ASOIAF series. None of these dragged near as much as some of the 200-300 page books I read.

[Emily]

I want to reread it too! Anyone want to buddy up if we are all reading it anyway?

[Becky]

Emily wrote: "I want to reread it too! Anyone want to buddy up if we are all reading it anyway?"

Me!

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Becky wrote: "Emily wrote: "I want to reread it too! Anyone want to buddy up if we are all reading it anyway?"

Me!"

^and me...

[Emily]

Great - when?

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Dawn's looking at late next week. Nienna's already started. We could split the difference.

Start Monday, the 17th?

[Chris , cookie guilt]

And....since Stormlight is part of Sanderson's overarching Cosmere series, I'm not going to have to spend a credit. Hehe

I've already read all the Mistborn books, Warbreaker, and Elantris.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Cool with me. I'll probably start around Wednesday.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

We need to recruit some other noobs.

Colleen?

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Lol :P

[Lee]

I haven't exactly "started" yet. I only read the prologue so I can put TWoK on hold until next week. :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

That's up to you, Nienna. I know you read faster than most of us. But it's a big book. We'll all be on it toegether just in different parts...

[Jackie]

Chris wrote: "We need to recruit some other noobs.
"

*waves hand*

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

It's gonna take me 2-3 weeks to read it, just saying. I never have time to read on the weekends anymore.. Wedding planning is a huge time suck!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I've really got to finish Steelheart. But I just have no motivation for it.

[Becky]

Jackie wrote: "Chris wrote: "We need to recruit some other noobs.
"

*waves hand*"

Yaaaaaaaay!

[Emily]

Great! Want me to set up a thread in the Buddy Reads folder?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Chris wrote: "We need to recruit some other noobs.

Colleen?"


Pass.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I'd say that all the cool kids are doing it, but that never works...

Sounds great, Emily..

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Jackie and I get to be TWOK virgins together...

[Paolo]

The Way of Kings? I´m in!

I already ordered it from my local bookstore but it hasn´t arrived yet, supposedly it´ll get here sometime this week.

[Kathy]

One of these days, but I have too many books that I'm set on getting to right now. Enjoy! :)

[Jackie]

Chris wrote: "Jackie and I get to be TWOK virgins together..."

Looks like you're going to have to readjust this fantasy to include Paolo. LOL!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Kathy wrote: "One of these days, but I have too many books that I'm set on getting to right now. Enjoy! :)"

^this

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Jackie wrote: "Chris wrote: "Jackie and I get to be TWOK virgins together..."

Looks like you're going to have to readjust this fantasy to include Paolo. LOL!"

Heh. Don't look at me. I'm a virgin. Somebody else needs to drive this car.

[Jackie]

Chris wrote: "Heh. Don't look at me. I'm a virgin. Somebody else needs to drive this car. "

I'll do it as long as you are not a backseat driver ;-)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Jackie wrote: "Chris wrote: "Heh. Don't look at me. I'm a virgin. Somebody else needs to drive this car. "

I'll do it as long as you are not a backseat driver ;-)"

You can ride in the backseat with me. We'll let Paolo drive.

[Jackie]

Sounds like a plan!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Chris wrote: "I'd say that all the cool kids are doing it, but that never works...

Sounds great, Emily.."


I buckled on Mistborn, I'm not committing to both.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Oh yeah? Good deal. Hope you like that.

I guess you're better off going with the shorter option.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I was just reading over this thread...I think we may either need to stop using abbreviations or possibly add a "key" for the uninitiated who arrive at the thread.

ASOIF- A Song of Ice and Fire
TWOK- The Way of Kings
TWT (TWoT)- The Wheel of Time
LotR- Lord of the Rings

TCoTC-The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (alternately the Chronicles of "Total Crap")

TRR-The Riyra Revelations
KkC-The Kingkill Chronicles

I'm sure there are others.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

LOL! I like the Thomas Covenant one.

[Maris]

Emily wrote: "Maris wrote: "I've been reading Kristin Cashore's Graceling Realm books. Recently finished the first book and I'm about to start the second. I really liked her world-building and character developm..."

I just finished Fire. I thought at first it was going to be too similar to Graceling in terms of the main character's story arch, but it wasn't. I really liked some of the characters, particularly Brigan.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

That was my own (well known) take on Covenant.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "TCoTC-The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (alternately the Chronicles of "Total Crap") "

!!!!!

ROTFLMAO!

I think I just scared someone outside! lol!

[Kara]

Chris wrote: "LOL! I like the Thomas Covenant one."

Ditto. lol

All,

Am passing on the re-read for TWoK, I am hoping my memory will serve... (although I do plan on reading the very ending again, there was something important there). But if anyone wants to buddy read Radiance, let me know!

MrsJoseph,

I can't seem to finish Steelheart either. It was good, but I stopped, and just don't have the desire to pick it back up. I will... sometime, hopefully.

[Lee]

I finished A Time of Miracles. It was definitely *not* what I was expecting. The earth's spin has decreased and continues to decrease making the day and night cycles longer and longer. It isn't a sci-fi book though. The events are told thru the eyes of a twelve year old girl. It was good. But haunting. Very haunting. Like in a I feel like I will never be happy again way... I tend to avoid apocalyptic stories.

I'm not sure what to read next but, I need something happy damnit!

And I started my reread of A Clash of Kings (instead of The Way of the King which I will read next week with the buddy read).

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Kara, tor.com did a TWOK re-read: http://www.tor.com/features/series/th...

If you'd like to review it for discussions....

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Kara wrote: "MrsJoseph,

I can't seem to finish Steelheart either. It was good, but I stopped, and just don't have the desire to pick it back up. I will... sometime, hopefully. "


I'm so glad it's not just me. :) I was starting to feel weird.

[Nyssa]

I'm so behind in my reading this month it's painful! I have to laugh at myself when I see how optimistic and ambitious I was just two weeks ago.

I'm slooooowly crawling my way through Earth Abides ( omg I almost used Alan's title - A Dude Abides!).

[Becky]

Don't feel bad, Nyssa. I'm in the same boat. I am WAYYY behind on my January reading, which has bled into my February reading, and I keep eyeing non-group read books and being tempted by them because it's starting to feel like work. :(

Maybe it's just Earth Abides that is making it that way. That book's fantastic reactions from everyone are hanging over my head like a black cloud of dread. But then I feel bad when I think that I'll just skip it because Emily is so looking forward to my shred review. LOL

[Katy]

Reading The Way of Kings, getting ready for release of book #2 in March.

[Nyssa]

Becky wrote: "Don't feel bad, Nyssa. I'm in the same boat. I am WAYYY behind on my January reading, which has bled into my February reading, and I keep eyeing non-group read books and being tempted by them becau..."

Thanks Becky.

As to your forthcoming (we hope) response to Earth Abides: I don't blame Emily! Your shred reviews are epic! I'll be sitting right beside her sharing the popcorn. :)

[Emily]

Oh Becky, I'd rather you were reading and not feeling guilty about it. But man I do love your shred reviews. Maybe just read the first 3 chapters and give me some tasty morsels. ;)