What are you reading in August 2014?

[Shel, Moderator]

I finished The Goblin Emperor last night, and have just posted my thoughts on the spoiler thread. Wonderful book that I wouldn't have heard of without this group, so thanks to whoever nominated it! :)

Previous to that, I read Magic Bites, which was fantastic, so now I'm going to continue with the series (and will probably binge-read them all in a row to celebrate the end of my summer vacation!).

[Jo]

I just finished Peacemaker by C.J. Cherryh. It was slow to start but picked up speed as I read. At the end I wondered if this would be the last in the series. Most of the large problems were solved so it would be a good place to stop. I hope not. I love Bren and company (I almost said friends) and hope to see more of them.

[Matt]

Kathi wrote: And what makes a group interesting is the different points of view about various books & au..."

Amen to this! I love reading the 1 and 2 star reviews of books I loved to see what people hated about them. Often they're things I could agree with but am able to overlook for one reason or another. I think that's at the core of what we'd call "taste". The things that aggravate me (like, to pick on Assassin's Apprentice, the main character's lack of emotional turmoil, especially in the first few chapters) just don't register with others because they find other things that resonate with them.

When I reached a place where I could be okay with dumping a book without feeling a sense of guilt and abandonment, I stopped feeling like picking up a book came with the burden of commitment. Consequently, my enjoyment of reading went way up.

[Matt]

Juston wrote: "I have to admit I wasn't as taken by Assassin's Apprentice as others when I read it. In fact I read it on the back of The Way of Kings which I liked a lot.
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Hey, Juston! I'm amped to read The Way of Kings, but I'm giving Brandon Sanderson a head start. As I understand it, it's supposed to be quite a long series, and I'm trying to spare myself the heartache GRRM fans are feeling, and the heartache I'm feeling waiting on Doors of Stone. I loved Mistborn and his video series on writing, so I'm looking forward to digging in.

[Ken]

Had some time waiting in the emergency room and finally finished The Bonehunters. Very good book.
Unfortunatly I had to wait till I got home to start another book
Presently reading some Non Fiction
Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games

[Matthew Reads Junk]

Finished A Dance with Dragons (took a whole month).

Started Software which is about 1000 pages shorter.

[Ken]

Matthew wrote: "Finished A Dance with Dragons (took a whole month).."

The Erikson books are like that, huge and dense. Takes me about a month to read a book

[Christine]

I just finished The Kill Switch which is a great thriller. Next up is Killer by Jonathan Kellerman. I'll be back to fantasy/sciFi soon

[Matthew Reads Junk]

Ken. I know. I'm up to the Bonehunters myself. I love the Erikson books.
Starting another Poul Anderson book now. Harvest of Stars . Which I think I might have read before (?)

[Bruce]

Ken wrote:The Erikson books are like that, huge and dense. Takes me about a month to read a book"

I've found Erikson much more difficult to get through than Martin, for what it's worth. Read the first four Malazan books back in the spring before taking a break. I may get back to them later this year.

This weekend I finished up The Fall of Hyperion, which was a decent follow up to the first book. Then I started on Leviathan Wakes, which is superb. I was barely able to put it down yesterday.

[Shel, Moderator]

I'm totally binge-reading Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels books - just started Magic Slays last night. They are so much fun!

[Ken]

I had to drop the book I was reading
Eyes are not too good, have trouble reading the small print. Had to change it up
Switched to Emerald Eyes

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Out of genre with an old Irving Wallace book, Pigeon Project, and now reading a YA Arthurian book by Jane Yolen, Sword of the Rightful King.

[Sumant]

Here is my review for words of radiance

[Chris]

Just finished Ready Player One and immediately consider it one of my favorite sci fi books of all time.

[Lindsey]

Working on The Dragon Keeper and Fool's Assassin, which I am loving. It will be maddening to finish this book and not have the sequel waiting. I'm spoiled by having discovered Hobb when she already had a large body of work available!

[Sumant]

Here is my review of Shadows linger second book in series of black company.

[Shel, Moderator]

I'm about a quarter of the way through Hild by Nicola Griffith. I'd only read one other of her books, Ammonite, which is SF; this one is historical fiction and it's just gorgeously written. A slow but satisfying read, at least so far! I'm having trouble keeping track of the characters, some of whose names all sound alike to me, but that's not Griffith's fault since they were all real people!

[Christine]

I gave up on The Fault in Our Stars as it just wasn't that interesting to me. Now I'm almost finished with Ghost Ship which I am enjoying immensely (who doesn't enjoy Clive Cussler). Next up is The Martian so I'll be back in SciFi

[Ken]

Christine wrote: "I gave up on The Fault in Our Stars as it just wasn't that interesting to me. Now I'm almost finished with Ghost Ship which I am enjoying immensely (who doesn't enjo..."

Ha I dont. I tried to read one of his earlier books, Vortex I beleive and I felt it was pretty sexist. I annoyed me enough to close the book and not finish it.

[Ken]

Finished Emerald Eyes. Not bad but the way he formated his e-book was kind of strange. It kept taking me out of the book till my brain was able to get used to it.
Also, the book felt like there should of been more.

Started Cryoburn

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Finished Zelazny's Wizard World. Ready to start The Novice.