The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin (10) or All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

[Sarah]

runner up

Category 10. A book due to be released in 2016.

[Sarah]

1. How did you experience the book? Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to
"get into it"? How did you feel reading it—amused,
sad, disturbed, confused, bored...?
2. Is the plot engaging—does the story interest you? Is this a plot-driven book: a fast-paced page-turner? Or does the story unfold slowly with a focus on character development? Were you surprised by the plot's complications? Or did you find it predictable, even formulaic?
3. What passages strike you as insightful, even profound? Perhaps a bit of dialogue that's funny or poignant or that encapsulates a character? Maybe there's a particular comment that states the book's thematic concerns?
4. If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask? Have you read other books by the same author? If so how does this book compare. If not, does this book inspire you to read others?

[Jo]

I HAVE NOT THE WORDS!!!!

[Chris]

Is this for real?

[Michelle]

Martin planned to release this before the start of the sixth season of the show... that unfortunately will not happen as he has missed the deadline for it to be able to be published in time.

But it is still slated to be released sometime this year, hopefully.

[Sarah]

Alas this did win the poll for this category, due to the uncertainty if he will complete this, by the end of the year, what do you all think about reading one of the other suggestions for books released in 2016, perhaps the runner up. Anyhoot what do you all think. Majority wins.

[Michelle]

Sarah wrote: "Alas this did win the poll for this category, due to the uncertainty if he will complete this, by the end of the year, what do you all think about reading one of the other suggestions for books rel..."

Maybe we can read either this or the runner-up, like on one of the other discussion pages (: [Little Women or The Kite Runner]
[I have hope that he will finish it by this year, though]

[Melanie]

What was the runner up? Do you have the link to the list? I say stick to categories.

[Michelle]

According to the poll, the runner up is All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders.

[nucu]

Gahhh when on earth is Winds of Winter coming out? I'll probably have forgotten all about the plot of ASOIAF by then. Stop procrastinating, George R.R. Martin!

[Sarah]

Nucci wrote: "Gahhh when on earth is Winds of Winter coming out? I'll probably have forgotten all about the plot of ASOIAF by then. Stop procrastinating, George R.R. Martin!"

I think your sentiment is echoed by many, many others.

[Sarah]

Ok so read the runner up in this category since George R.R. Martin has failed to materialise his entry for this year.



Nature versus Humans with science fiction and magic thrown in the mix.

A quick read for me but doesn't have the pull to make me want to re-read. A nice escape from the realities of life.

I really don't have that much to say on this.