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What are you reading in August 2017?
I've started reading Tigana. I really loved The Lions of Al-Rassan when I read it earlier in the year. Hoping I'll enjoy Tigana just as much.
Angela wrote: "I've started reading Tigana. I really loved The Lions of Al-Rassan when I read it earlier in the year. Hoping I'll enjoy Tigana just as much."Loved both books. Personally I would give the edge to Lions...but just by a smidge.
I love Guy Gavriel Kay! Lions is my favorite, with Tigana a close second.
I'm on vacation, which should give me enough time to finish To Green Angel Tower (since the trip is bookended with 23 hour train rides). After that, I'm undecided whether I'm continuing to Williams' new Osten Ard books, or whether I'll be taking a bit of a break and moving to something less ... weighty.
Joseph wrote: "I'm on vacation, which should give me enough time to finish To Green Angel Tower (since the trip is bookended with 23 hour train rides). After that, I'm undecided whether I'm continuin..."Joseph, I just started The Witchwood Crown (first in the Osten Ard books) and it is terrific. The author smoothly glides into the story, so whenever you decide to read the book, it's another enjoyable tale with some familiar and some new characters. I wasn't sure I wanted to start it because who knows when the final 2 in the series will be written and published, but curiosity got the better of me.
Currently reading 11/22/63 atm and loving it so far. First King I have read besides the first Dark Tower. Once I finish that I plan on hitting up either The Shadow of What Was Lost or Dune
Also reading Worm and Salute the Dark on the side. Worm is pretty much a never ending project haha.
Will finish Pyramids and want to read Guards! Guards! and then not sure. I hate leaving series unfinished so probably Sword & Citadel.
Wonderful to hear Ctgt and Femmy that you both enjoyed Tigana.
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I´m not reading The Unconsoled. I did indeed continue it but it´s on hold again. Every time I start a book or say I´m reading it I just stop but! this one I actually finished!I started and finished The Silmarillion before our club´s reading was up so I can now comment on the thread, when it comes up :D
It´s mostly because I´m playing Lord of the Rings Online and I play on roleplayer server so names matters - Mordor expansion just came out and with it a High Elf race as well, which most of the players have probably already made and with the level boost to max lvl that you get with it, it´s really easy (you still need a lore appropriate name tho). I´m too lazy to be faithful to a thing so I don´t play it daily but it´s how it is. My minstrel will probably never be the strongest one but as long as she can take down half of the meanines by herself, I´m ok.
Anyhow, Sillmarilion is the best guide for almost anything elven and I play only elves.
Helen wrote: "I'm reading Leviathan Wakes, about time probably."I'm reading the book in November. Hopefully you enjoy it.
Helen wrote: "I'm reading Leviathan Wakes, about time probably."Hope you enjoy it! The Expanse has become my favorite Sci Fi series of all time.
I just started Uprooted by Naomi Novik. First Novik I've read, I'm enjoying it so far.
Of course, I'm reading......Red Sister!
Looking forward to finishing it!
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I love, love, love the characters in The Blade Itself!
Alice wrote: "I just started Uprooted by Naomi Novik. First Novik I've read, I'm enjoying it so far."I read Uprooted last month and enjoyed it. Nice to read a real stand alone book for a change.
After a vacation that was bookended by 23-hour Amtrak rides, I finished To Green Angel Tower, read The Heart of What Was Lost and started The Witchwood Crown, all by Tad Williams.Once I finish Witchwood Crown, I really need to pick up some much shorter things.
Monica wrote: " I wasn't sure I wanted to start it because who knows when the final 2 in the series will be written and published, but curiosity got the better of me."
I'm still in the early stages of Witchwood Crown (100-150 pages?), so things are still coming together, but I'm enjoying it.
I'll say this about Tad Williams -- aside from the hiccup with To Green Angel Tower back in the day, he's been good about finishing what he starts when he says he'll finish it.
Just finished Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb. I loved and hated the book
Joseph, Wow! That is a lot of pages of reading! I'm enjoying The Witchwood Crown as well, but only 200+ pages into the story while I switch off between that one and Red Sister. Good to hear that WIlliams is likely to come out with the second book in a reasonable amount of time.
Anirudh wrote: "Just finished Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb. I loved and hated the book"Curious...what did you "hate" about the book?
Monica wrote: "Anirudh wrote: "Just finished Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb. I loved and hated the book"Curious...what did you "hate" about the book?"
I was not entirely happy about the reason/plotline that was used to bring him back from retirement and a lot of the things Fitz did made me feel he did not learn anything in the past 15 years. I felt it would suit a naive boy he once was but not a grown man in his 30s
Anirudh wrote: "I was not entirely happy about the reason/plotline that was used to bring him back from retirement and a lot of the things Fitz did..."Interesting perspective. Good points. Now I want to hear what you think about the next in the series...when/if you read it.
Monica wrote: "Anirudh wrote: "I was not entirely happy about the reason/plotline that was used to bring him back from retirement and a lot of the things Fitz did..."Interesting perspective. Good points. Now I ..."
Thanks. I will read it soon, I am a big Hobb fan and can't stay away too long
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I finished The Way of Kings yesterday. It's my favorite Sanderson so far, the world-building is just... Wow.
I managed to get my hands on Red Sister so I'll be able to participate in the monthly group read :)
My colleague is on break so I´m doing his shifts now as well and since I´m lately at work from 9 to 21 I´ve started reading The Shadowy Horses. It´s one of the books in our bookstore that both of us (my colleague and I) can read as we please so I started it because I almost fell asleep on Monday. I´m actually surprised how good it is. Very captivating and I find that it makes me more alert. Almost better then tea
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Tnkw01 wrote: "Finished The Blade Itself. This is the type of story that reminds me of why I love fantasy. Gave it a five star."Agreed. Really love that author!
Tnkw01 wrote: "Finished The Blade Itself. This is the type of story that reminds me of why I love fantasy. Gave it a five star."That was already on my to-be-read short-list, maybe I need to make an ever shorter list...
In the meantime I'm really enjoying Guards! Guards! so far and I'm right on track with my personal Pratchett challenge :)
I really liked Guards Guards. The audio version is brilliantly funny. I have just read The Misenchanted Sword which was OK but I'm not going to rush out and read any others.
Finished Down Among the Sticks and Bones the other day. Thought it was good, but I liked the first book a little more. Now I'm reading Mongrels. Was in the mood for something more paranormal/dark. Werewolves work.
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That was already on my to-be-read short-list, maybe I..."
I highly recommend The Blade Itself. I have a friend who's a Pratchett nut and he says Nation is his best book. It's not a Discworld book but it's suppose to be good. Have you read it?
Tnkw01 wrote: "I have a friend who's a Pratchett nut and he says Nation is his best book. It's not a Discworld book but it's suppose to be good. Have you read it? "I haven't. Nation is on the list, but I'm reading him in the order he was published in (mostly), and I'm slow, so it will be awhile I'm afraid.
@Janette: If I can find a way to work audiobooks into my life it would be great fun to revisit all of these that way. I have to fake a British accent in my head often lol.
The audio books work really with Pratchett as sometimes the jokes just have to be heard rather than read. I haven't read Nation. The only other Pratchett books I have read is the Long Earth series which I thought started brilliantly but I didn't enjoy a couple of the later ones as much
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I finished Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy, which blew me away. Awesome set of books. I can't help it, I just loved Glokta.Now I'm reading Charlaine Harris' Midnight trilogy - I thought a change of pace might be in order :) I've just started the third of those.
Next up might have to be a non-fantasy diversion into Brian Blessed's autobiography (since Amazon were kind enough to put it on sale for Kindle). But I'll see what I feel like when I get there.
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Finished The Witchwood Crown...very, very good; and the now long wait for the next in the series (Spring 2018?).Still reading Red Sister; also very good. And just added in Furies of Calderon because it seems to be another of those "bridesmaids" in the group read polls that I may never get to read if I wait for it to win.
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I'm starting Words of Radiance now. I can't seem to stay away from Sanderson's books for long :)
Tnkw01 wrote: "That is so ironic, I just finished Red Sister and I just started Furies of Calderon.":-D
Virginie wrote: "I finished Red Sister as well, and devoured The Golem and the Jinni, which I absolutely loved..."The Golem and the Jinni was very good. I wonder if there will be a sequel or another along these lines?
Started City of Stairs with a lot of doubts. It's actually quite good!
Virginie wrote: "I finished Red Sister as well, and devoured The Golem and the Jinni, which I absolutely loved.I'm starting Words of Radiance now. I can't seem to s..."
The Golem and the Jinni was an interesting book to read.
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The Golem and the Jinni was very good. I wonder i..."
Helene Wecker announced a sequel for 2018 :)
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