What are you reading in August 2015?

[Felina]

I just finished Go Set a Watchman and started The Cold Dish. Good so far. :)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Felina wrote: "I just finished Go Set a Watchman and started The Cold Dish. Good so far. :)"

I just read through a thread in which the reviewer didn;t like Watchman.

Her thread was first a discussion between friends and then erupted into a BS name-calling, mud-slinging match.

Why? Because people were saying they had no interest in reading the book. The name calling and assholes were out of control. :(

[Becky]

Where's the thread?

[Felina]

Meh, it's like any story that's controversial. People will get heated. This one is political plain and simple. And in our current climate it actually hits home in a few places. But like any political debate, things get ugly quickly.

[Alvin]

About 3/4 way through I Am Jonathan Scrivener and if nothing else jumps to the front of the line afterwards will start Skinshift ... I think

[Becky]

Right. I found it, and that thread was always going to get ugly, just by the nature of the reviewer, I think. They're controversial all on their own.

[Jackie]

Becky wrote: "Right. I found it, and that thread was always going to get ugly, just by the nature of the reviewer, I think. They're controversial all on their own."

Does the person's name start with a 'K' or is it a different thread?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "Right. I found it, and that thread was always going to get ugly, just by the nature of the reviewer, I think. They're controversial all on their own."

Maybe so, but that reviewer wasn't participating in the thread. But you're probably right.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Rosalinde wrote: "I started The Martian last night. Not very far, but already see that I'm going to really like it :)"

:-D


Yaaay!

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Rosalinde wrote: "I started The Martian last night. Not very far, but already see that I'm going to really like it :)"

I've heard such great things about this one. I need to move it up on my TBR list.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I might join you if you do! I read the audio and I'm currently suffering from book hangover (so good). So I bought the HB and I'm about to do re-read.

[Becky]

LOL you got it bad, MrsJ!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "LOL you got it bad, MrsJ!"

I do.

My HB arrived yesterday and I was all caressing it...

O_O

The paper they used for the dust jacket is so nice.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Chris wrote: ""

:-D

*guilty*

[Joshua]

I just finished the gate thief but now I'm reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K.Jemisin. I was skeptical at first but after reading some the reviews and a couple of pages, I find it to be very interesting

[Andrew]

With so many positive comments on The Martian I just logged into my library to get it. I am #43 in the hold queue :(

[Craig]

Mitch wrote: "Finishing up The Android's Dream by John Scalzi.. It's the first book I have had time to read in awhile and I really enjoyed it.. I will be checking out some of his other work for sure."

Scalzi is definitely worth checking out. A terrific storyteller and very interesting guy. Old Man's War (his first novel, I believe) is really good. I have also read the first collection from his Whatever blog, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Rosalinde wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "I might join you if you do! I read the audio and I'm currently suffering from book hangover (so good). So I bought the HB and I'm about to do re-read."

Oh, I'm sorry MrsJoseph...."

:-D

Not a problem! I never want to stand between someone and a good read.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Craig wrote: "Mitch wrote: "Finishing up The Android's Dream by John Scalzi.. It's the first book I have had time to read in awhile and I really enjoyed it.. I will be checking out some of his other work for sur..."

I love that title.

[Sinistmer]

Finished The Way of Kings--it was awesome. I was so impressed with the characters and the plot. I must get my mitts on Words of Radiance.

Just started [book:The Gates|6411440.

[Felina]

My husband is so in love with The Way of Kings. He's been begging me to read it for ages. But it's such a chunkster that I'm afraid to start it. But of course, I started Dreamcatcher a few months ago and he got mad at me. I just said that the rules don't apply to King...though the rules are starting to not apply to Sanderson as well. :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Dreamcatcher is a pamphlet compared to TWoK.

[Greg]

Currently having fun reading 'The wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward' by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, in The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 26. This is a good Lovecraftian tale with a female protagonist, none of the racial stereotyping typical of Lovecraft himself and some humorous name-dropping. Reminiscent in some ways of the movie Event Horizon.

[Kat]

Currently reading The Gunslinger.

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

AFter being disappointed with my trashy romance, I hopped into The Fear Institute, wherein Johannes Cabal takes on the Old Ones. I think it's my favorite of the series so far.

Unfortunately the library didn't have the book I wanted when I went Monday, and my holds are taking forever to come in... so next up is either Deadpool Volume 1 or The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - probably the latter just by dint that it'll be easier to read Deadpool at home, since the book is on the large side.

[Felina]

Chris wrote: "Dreamcatcher is a pamphlet compared to TWoK."

Ha ha!

[Felina]

colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "AFter being disappointed with my trashy romance, I hopped into The Fear Institute, wherein Johannes Cabal takes on the Old Ones. I think it's my favorite of the series so far.

Unf..."

All I saw was Benedict and now I'm in a British spiral.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

All I saw was Deadpool and I wanted to shoot something.

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

Felina wrote: "All I saw was Benedict and now I'm in a British spiral. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPpYD...

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

Chris wrote: "All I saw was Deadpool and I wanted to shoot something."

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Yeah, he should come by my workplace.

[Becky]

That picture is only SFW because of Deadpool's man-breast nipples being covered by electrical tape.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

True..

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Reading random trashy romances until I get over this incredible book hangover left from THe Martian.

Every time I try to read something with substance...I realize I don't want to visit that place right now. I'm still hanging out on Mars with Mark Watney.

[Greg]

colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "AFter being disappointed with my trashy romance, I hopped into The Fear Institute, wherein Johannes Cabal takes on the Old Ones. I think it's my favorite of the series so far.

Unf..."

Didn't know about the Johannes Cabal series before - looks interesting!

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

Greg wrote: "Didn't know about the Johannes Cabal series before - looks interesting! "


It's a quirky little series. Kind of macabre, in a way, with lots of wry humour.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I've kinda stalled out on my Dune re-read, and my headset broke that I used to listen to Blood of Dragons.

But I'm almost done with The Cold Dish, the first of the Longmire books. And I'm almost halfway done with a Beta read of The Death of Dulgath, the upcoming Riyria book.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Oooh! Chris is beta reading! Nice!

[Felina]

How are you feeling about The Cold Dish? I'm about 1/3 through the audio and I'm loving it. George Guidall is my favorite. He could make Twilight a decent read.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I like it a lot, Felina. It did take some getting used to, but I think that I had an easier time appreciating it because I've watched the TV series.

And I agree on Guidall. This would have been good to listen to him read.

[Felina]

This book just makes me so excited to watch the show. :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Did you watch Battlestar Galactica?

Starbuck = Vic

[Felina]

Ohhh yessss!

For a second I was thinking you meant Vonnie (excuse spelling errors on names as I am audioing) and I was like...no. But Vic, perfect.

I forgot this was a show that I can go look up actors.

[Felina]

Wait? Who plays Vonnie?

Is there no love interest in the show?

[Felina]

I love Lou Diamond Phillips. I'm happy about that casting.

[Kat]

Finished The Gunslinger late last night, and now onto The Drawing of the Three!

[Sinistmer]

I am finishing up The Gates. It is cute, but I don't like it as well as I liked the other book of his that I've read. Some of the writing reminds me a bit of Pratchett.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Felina wrote: "Wait? Who plays Vonnie?

Is there no love interest in the show?"

I can't spoil...

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Kat Desi wrote: "Finished The Gunslinger late last night, and now onto The Drawing of the Three!"

BTW, ^LIKE!