What Else Are You Reading? March 2014

[David Sven]

Finished book 9 of Steven Erikson's Malazan series Dust of Dreams
My review

Continue on to the finale with The Crippled God

[[deleted user]]

Finished reading Talus and the Frozen King! My review

Started Words of Radiance on the bus this morning, finally :D

[Bookboy]

Rabindranauth wrote: "Finished reading Talus and the Frozen King! My review

Started Words of Radiance on the bus this morning, finally :D"

Keep us posted how it is, looking forward to getting into it next month!

[Margit]

Just started Ancillary Justice.

[Rob]

I'm about half way through Altered Carbon. Also listening to Caliban's War. I had started Midnight Tides, but have that on pause while I read Carbon. Also have The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives waiting for me (as well as 8, 9, and 10 on my shelf). I have a sense though I might have to change things up as I have holds out on Ethan of Athos and Bigger Than the Game: Restitching a Major League Life which could both come in short order.

The Hayhurst book (non-fiction!) would jump to the top of the list. And of course moments after I write this, my library system says "in transit" on the hayhurst book. Better finish up Altered Carbon fast.

[Viola]

Finished Magic's Pawn and let me tell you if that had been my first introduction to fantasy I would never have looked at the genre again.

Right now I'm reading Fury of the Demon. I wasn't too happy about certain events in the previous book and I'm not so wild about by the series as I was but I still want to know how it end so I hope this book doesn’t disappoint too much. Because there is apparently one more book coming out, hopefully it will be the last but it is urban fantasy so who knows.

[Dara]

Finished Altered Carbon. My review. Now on to Words of Radiance! YAY.

[Janet]

Currently reading Hild, which I'm struggling to get into. Just bought some kindle deals on Empire State and The Alchemist of Souls. Waiting for Roadside Picnic to come in from the library. And when I next have a lull I'll keep working on the Vorkosigan saga (this year's series project), currently at Ethan of Athos.

Except I want to skip all of them and go buy The Tropic of Serpents and The Martian!

[Tamahome]

The author of Hild was just on the Coode St podcast. She said if you can't get into it after 50 pages, your brain doesn't have the things she needs to tell the story. (around 58 minutes http://jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/20... )

[Mark]

Tamahome wrote: "The author of Hild was just on the Coode St podcast. She said if you can't get into it after 50 pages, your brain doesn't have the things she needs to tell the story."

So it's YOUR fault if you hate it!

[Tamahome]

I think she's just saying you need to read it like a fantasy novel (with maps and a glossary) that has some world building, even though it's not really a fantasy (or Sherlock Holmes like).

[[deleted user]]

Just started Memories And Adventures by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So far it's good as I would expect from the author of The Lost World.

[terpkristin]

I finally finally finally finished Altered Carbon and am SOOOO excited to jump into Words of Radiance

[Rob, Roberator]

terpkristin wrote: "I finally finally finally finished Altered Carbon and am SOOOO excited to jump into Words of Radiance"

I'm reading that!

[Joseph]

Finished Broken Angels and started Woken Furies, both by Richard K. Morgan. When that's done it'll be time to revisit Michael Shea, probably starting with Nifft the Lean.

[Dara]

I'm super bored by Words of Radiance so far, which is a bummer, so I'm adding The Martian to my currently reading list.

[Carolina]

I had to leave town very suddendly (to visit family) and so I haven't been able to finish The Handmaid's Tale that I was listening to with my bf. I was lucky and got my copy of Altered Carbon right before leaving, so I started reading it on the plane, loving it so far!. I also finished Ruby Red which turned out to be a pleasent surprise. Just started Etiquette & Espionage

[Tamahome]

Dara wrote: "I'm super bored by Words of Radiance so far, which is a bummer, so I'm adding The Martian to my currently reading list."

I hear it gets better after page 500.

[Rob, Roberator]

Tamahome wrote: "I hear it gets better after page 500. "

Stormlight Archive is not for everyone. But I love the hell out of it. I don't need to get through 500 pages.

[Dara]

Tamahome wrote: "I hear it gets better after page 500."

Haha, only 496 to go!

[Geoff]

Dara wrote: "Tamahome wrote: "I hear it gets better after page 500."

Haha, only 496 to go!"

So are you saying you are bored after 4 pages?

[Tamahome]

I think she read 50.

[Mark]

Maybe her brain doesn't have the things she needs to read the story. According to Niccola Griffith anyway.

[Dara]

396* Damn typo. God Iook like an idiot now...

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I'm listening to Shift Omnibus Edition (Silo, #2) by Hugh Howey and got a galley of The Girl Who Played With Fire, Vol. 1, graphic novel edition.

[Rob, Roberator]

I finished listening to Altered Carbon and wasn't terribly excited by it (My Review).

Listening to Honor Among Thieves and really enjoying it so far.

[[deleted user]]

Continue to read some classic Asimov I somehow missed. Just started The Currents of Space.

[Laura]

I read The Disaster Artist, which is a wonderful account on the making of the cult classic 'The Room.' I just finished Merchanter's Luck by C. J. Cherryh and loved it. I'm about to start Mr. Monk In Trouble as I wait for my husband to finish Words of Radiance. Alright, I might read a few more books as I wait for Words of Radiance.

[Richard]

Recently read Daggerspell by Katherine Kerr, which was quite good. I am close to finishing Rose Madder by Stephen King. Then I am tempted to try and read Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

[David Sven]

Finished Altered Carbon on Audible
My review

Starting Sanderson's Way of Kings also on Audible

[Rob, Roberator]

David Sven wrote: "Starting Sanderson's Way of Kings also on Audible"

Man I hope you like it..

[terpkristin]

David Sven wrote: "Starting Sanderson's Way of Kings also on Audible "

Ditto what Rob said. Man, that book has so much praise from me, if someone DOESN'T like it, I'll feel like I let them down by setting expectations too high...

[David Sven]

Rob wrote: "David Sven wrote: "Starting Sanderson's Way of Kings also on Audible"

Man I hope you like it.."

I better like it. There's about 45 hours of audio. I won't be listening to much else this month

[Rob, Roberator]

Haha. It's a book I love a lot, but can understand why it's not for everyone. So I'm reluctant to recommend it. I'm always sad if someone doesn't love it like I do.

[David Sven]

terpkristin wrote: "Ditto what Rob said. Man, that book has so much praise from me, if someone DOESN'T like it, I'll feel like I let them down by setting expectations too high... "

Thanks for putting your hand up to take responsibility if I don't like it. I was just going to blame Rob before.

[Rob, Roberator]

David Sven wrote: "Thanks for putting your hand up to take responsibility if I don't like it. I was just going to blame Rob before."

I think if we look at the record I've been right about the books I recommend to you more than I've been wrong thank you very much! ^_^

[Dara]

Finished The Martian yesterday. It was fantastic! So glad I read it. My review.

[Bookboy]

Dara wrote: "Finished The Martian yesterday. It was fantastic! So glad I read it. My review."

Yep, great book, one of my first 5 stars of the year!

Have read The Ghost of the Mary Celeste since then - an interesting book, told through different points of view (including Conan Doyle) but the resolution was a bit unexpected.

Currently in the middle of Influx, which is really interesting.

[Joe Informatico]

Moved on to Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat. Hoping to finish The Farthest Shore. And then move on to either Graceling or The Incrementalists.

[Tamahome]

Bookboy wrote: "Currently in the middle of Influx, which is really interesting..."

Influx has an interesting premise. Guy invents an antigravity machine, then the government arrives and covers it up, just like fusion power and the cure for cancer.

[Rob, Roberator]

Bookboy wrote: "Currently in the middle of Influx, which is really interesting. "

I'll be starting that today/tomorrow.

[Bookboy]

@Tamahome @Rob - Finished it earlier today, a good story, could really see this as a summer blockbuster with some interesting concepts. Not sure about the comparison to Crichton on the front page, though...

[Misti]

For the first time in a long time, I'm reading three books at one time. One of those is an audio book. I decided to try out audible so I used my free credit for Altered Carbon. I'm about two-thirds of the way through A Game of Thrones. Last week, I was at a conference (There was no TV and no wireless internet in the rooms! EEK!) and felt like reading something a little more light-hearted so I started Redwall, which I read several years ago.

[Rob, Roberator]

I finished listening to Honor Among Thieves and really enjoyed it (My Review)

Now I'm listening to Influx

[Carolina]

Misti wrote: "For the first time in a long time, I'm reading three books at one time. One of those is an audio book. I decided to try out audible so I used my free credit for Altered Carbon. I'm about two-thirds..."
I am so happy with Audible, I hope you like it too :)

[Rob, Roberator]

Misti wrote: "I decided to try out audible so I used my free credit for Altered Carbon"

I wasn't happy about the quality of the audiobook for Altered Carbon, but that's not typical for me from audible, so if you don't like that book, I wouldn't hold that against audible.

[Tamahome]

You can return audiobooks.

[Rob, Roberator]

Tamahome wrote: "You can return audiobooks."

Also a good point. I probably should return that one..

[Jake]

Rob wrote: "I finished listening to Honor Among Thieves and really enjoyed it (My Review)

Now I'm listening to Influx"

Rob,
Random question that reveals my ignorance. How did you insert that link to your review? Pretty cool.

[Tamahome]

Html is your friend.