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What are you reading in March 2014?
Chris wrote: "I liked Mistborn just fine - gave all five books 5-star ratings. Enjoyed it a lot more than most of what I've seen called wonderful prose.Though Kay is a very good example (rarity) of beautiful p..."
Five books? I thought Mistborn was a trilogy?
I also think that prose, in and of itself, is largely subjective. What speaks to me about a persons arrangement of words, may not necessarily appeal to someone else. That's not to say that AMAZING prose won't be seen as beautiful by many, many people, but some prose is beautiful to specific readers, and not others.
Nyssa wrote: "Five books? I thought Mistborn was a trilogy? "So was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ;)
Eck...you're right. I guess the 5 fell out of my head because I was thinking of the stars.Though there is a 4th Mistborn book that isn't part of the original trilogy The Alloy of Law.
Thanks for catching that for me...
LOL Becky...good point.Nicely said, Luke. That's the attitude I have with what I read. If it speaks to me, it doesn't have to win a Pulitzer. Most of the time I find the great writing like that to be too distracting to actually enjoy the work.
Exception being Kay once more.
Chris, I'd agree with everything you just said... with the exception that I didn't really go all weak in the knees over Kay's writing or his storytelling in the one book I read. It was good, but... *shrug* I expected to LOVE it, and I didn't.
And you read his best one too. Pffft. I think we determined that you were broken.
Becky wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Five books? I thought Mistborn was a trilogy? "So was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ;)"
:) yeah, hubby mentioned something about that.
Chris wrote: "Eck...you're right. I guess the 5 fell out of my head because I was thinking of the stars.
Though there is a 4th Mistborn book that isn't part of the original trilogy [book:The Alloy of Law|108031..."
Let's call it even! There may not be five books, but there are apparently four. Thank you for making me aware! :)
Chris wrote: "And you read his best one too. Pffft. I think we determined that you were broken."It's the only explanation.
I think there's another Mistborn book coming out this Fall.
Chris wrote: "I think there's another Mistborn book coming out this Fall."I believe that you are correct, and I'm super excited about it. I may have to sell my car to be totally into the pedestrian love that is the Mistborn series. :P
I haven't read Tigana, but I do intend to at some point.
Becky wrote: "I believe that you are correct, and I'm super excited about it. I may have to sell my car to be totally into the pedestrian love that is the Mistborn series. :P..."Now, that's wonderful prose.
;) Of course, I feel like I haven't read anything in forever. I read like 6 pages of GOTM last night and felt accomplished. LOL
There are several writers that write like words play out in my mind. To me, that prose is some of the most beautiful, because it perfectly translates in my mind and allows me to GET the story. The funny things is, some of those books I haven't liked because of plot or characters lol.
Becky wrote: ";) Of course, I feel like I haven't read anything in forever. I read like 6 pages of GOTM last night and felt accomplished. LOL"I actually read a few chapters of TWOK last night (which is great for me if I got 50 total pages in). I'd been averaging a chapter a day, if that.
I'm liking the story, I've just had too many distractions and exhaustions.
You and me both! I have actually been researching new cars lately. I need a new one. Mine is starting to be more hassle than it's worth. But good gracious - there are so many options. I don't actually know why I'm driving myself crazy with it like this already... I don't plan on getting a new one for 6 months to a year or longer (and hopefully by then I'll have money to just buy the thing outright), so I have time to research... but I latch onto things and get fixated. *sigh*
Oy...that certainly fits the bill.I've been buying a house and we had the grandbaby over this weekend. Work has been tough because we're gearing up for our financial closeouts.
Yeah, I don't envy you there. I don't even want to think about how my brain would be if I were house-shopping. O_OI've got a full-on spreadsheet going of different vehicular options going, so that I can track and compare what I like and don't.
But the more I research, the more I find that I need to add to it, so I may have to redo the whole thing. LOL
You didn't like Lions of al-Rassan???!!!!
I read about one chapter every every book I'm reading a day, so this list isn't quite as crazy as it looks, but here's the stuff I'm reading this month so far:Furies of Calderon,Promise of Blood,The Worm Ouroboros,The Book of Lies,The Golem's Eye,The False Prince,The Broken Kingdoms,Blood Song,Gregor and the Marks of Secret,The Crown Tower,The Colossus Rises,The Dark Tide,Batman: The Night of the Owls, and The Desert Spear
I LIKED it... but just liked. I didn't love it. Hence the conclusion that I'm broken.
You're reading all of those at the same time??
Becky - yes you might be. ;) That's one of the only books I've ever read and then immediately reopened because I couldn't bear it to be over.
Emily wrote: "You're reading all of those at the same time??"Yeah. Well, not at the same moment, I'm not a robot.
Emily wrote: "Becky - yes you might be. ;) That's one of the only books I've ever read and then immediately reopened because I couldn't bear it to be over."I felt that way about TWOK... :)
We need to introduce David to Felina.
DavidO wrote: "I read about one chapter every every book I'm reading a day, so this list isn't quite as crazy as it looks, but here's the stuff I'm reading this month so far:Furies of Calderon,[boo..."
Wow! How do you keep everything straight?
Off your current reads I've listened to The False Prince and read the Gregor books. Both were enjoyable. I tried the #2 in the False Prince and couldn't get into it this time around. I ended up abandoning it.
I'm too disgusted to read. It won't.stop.snowing.Baked goods. It's the only way.
Jackie wrote: "Wow! How do you keep everything straight? "
I have no idea. But I can't remember anyone's names in real life, so I guess that makes up for it. :)
I'm reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, and am loving it so far!
Great book, Megan. That has the refreshing quality of being a stand-alone (so far).
Becks, try Kay's Sarantine Mosaic. I think you might like that one better than Lions or Tigana.
o_O wrote: "Becks, try Kay's Sarantine Mosaic. I think you might like that one better than Lions or Tigana."That's TWO books though! I'm barely able to read 4 pgs!
I'm sorry :(It'll pass eventually. Then you can read the Mosaic.
Alright. ...What if it doesn't pass though?
Becky wrote: "Chris wrote: "And you read his best one too. Pffft. I think we determined that you were broken."It's the only explanation."
At least you gave him a shot. I can't even work myself up that far. He's one of those authors where I think I really ought to try, but the blurbs + page length do nothing for me.
I am not sure I would call myself a cultist, but I did enjoy Mistborn; for me, it's fun, quick reading. I liked Steelheart, but found Elantris.."clunky". I think I am starting to see what Niena and Luke mean though about his stories being copies of one another.Okay...back to thread topic!
I am currently reading Red Rising. I just got The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America from the library and am eager to read it (it's been on my holds list for awhile). I plan to read The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and whatever else catches my fancy from my library books/pile of books in my room.
Yeah, speaking of the "pile of books in my room," I went to a bookstore the other day and ended up coming home with translations of The Odyssey and The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone, along with Watership Down and Things Fall Apart. All amazing, I know, but what even. Was I momentarily possessed by my high school English teacher?
Becky wrote: "Chris wrote: "I think there's another Mistborn book coming out this Fall."I believe that you are correct, and I'm super excited about it. I may have to sell my car to be totally into the pedestr..."
Oh wow, I did not know this! Do we know anything about it?
DavidO wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Wow! How do you keep everything straight? I have no idea. But I can't remember anyone's names in real life, so I guess that makes up for it. :)"
That's so like me! But I'm always forgetting where I put things, forgetting to turn off the lights etc, but I can read several books at once or put a book down for six months and pick up where I left off because I still remember everything about it :)
Paul wrote: "Emily wrote: "FINE people I just bought Turn Coat (Dresden #11) on audio. FINE."Hurrah. Ooh that means you have Changes up next!!
I continue to resist the cult of Sanderson :). Ri..."
Paul, I keep meaning to try Mieville, but can't make myself take the plunge. What is your opinion of his work? Is there a good starting point?
(this goes for anyone who's read anything by China Meville)
Michelle Snicket wrote: "That's so like me! But I'm always forgetting where I put things, forgetting to turn off the lights etc, but I can read several books at once or put a book down for six months and pick up where I left off because I still remember everything about it :) "Maybe we suffer from a rare disease called bookpreferentitis, that causes the real world to be more forgettable than books.
I was with you until the final sentence. LOLI'm not sure if I'm one of the ones that told Colleen to read Mistborn or not, but at this point I'd tell her not to bother. She's already tried several of his works and wasn't impressed. Not likely to change with another try.
I get what you're saying. I'll still stand by the fact that it speaks to me, regardless to its quality. Maybe I'm a simpleton. Mieville speaks too far above my head for me to grasp it. Sanderson does speak to my level.
Whatever works. I do need to try some Glen Cook, btw. Been meaning to. I've tried a short story or two and liked it.
Chris, I think you'll like Glen Cook. I enjoyed the short I read more than book 1 so I think that it's a series that gets better over time.
Yeah, that's what I read. It was a short of a Black Company tale. It did have a Bridgeburner feel.
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fivethree books 5-star ratings. Enjoyed it a lot more than most of what I've seen called wonderful prose.Though Kay is a very good example (rarity) of beautiful prose that actually doesn't come across as pretentious. Most of the time I dislike authors that try to show me how much smarter they are with their flowerly prose, but Kay doesn't do that. His writing is simply art that can be appreciated by the higb-brow as well as simpletons.