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[Anthony]

It’s in my TBR. 😎

[Sarah]

@Anthony You might try Roanhorse’s short story: “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience”. It’s available for free somewhere (maybe Tor?).

I only suggest it because I felt like it showed Roanhorse is capable of much better than Trail of Lightning, which I agree wasn’t bad, but had some issues.

It at least made me more hopeful for other entries in that series. I haven’t had a chance to read Storm of Locusts yet but I plan to... eventually.

[Gabi]

Anthony wrote: "It’s in my TBR. 😎"

I'm really curious what you will think about it, once you've read it. It was my surprise of the year.

[Stratos]

Halfway through The Forever War and it's going smoothly. Still can't and won't believe that Scalzi hadn't read this before writing Old Man's War. It's practically the same book!

[Anthony]

@Sarah I read and very much enjoyed that story, which made the disappointment of the novel all the more acute.

[Trike]

Anthony wrote: "Just finished Trail of Lightning and while I remain more convinced than ever that it’s a great and necessary thing that so many more mythologies than that of the Western European va..."

Don’t you be lumping the terrific Jade City in with these other less-than-stellar attempts. Bring on the epic! Jade War

[Anthony]

Don’t you be telling me what to do! 😜

Granted, Jade City was definitely better than those others, but it still was disappointing. Especially because Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Godfather are two of my favorite films, and the book had been pegged as a sort of mashup of them. I really, really wanted it to take me heart and soul, and it just didn’t...

[MadProfessah]

I just finished STORM OF LOCUSTS and it’s provoking a very similar reaction to the first book TRAIL OF LIGHTNING to me.

I think these are important additions to the post-apocalyptic, urban fantasy genre. Plus Maggie is very badass.

But the plotting and pacing of BOTH books, yikes!!

[Don]

Just Finished "The Silent Corner" by Dean "friggin" Kontz and it stands shoulder to shoulder with his best stuff, immediately buying the next book. This is a book I shouldn't have read near bedtime because next thing you know it's 3am and it's going to be a long day.

[Jacqueline]

After more eye resting from the iPad I finished Faefever by Karen Marie Moning yesterday and then started on the fourth book in the Fever series, Dreamfever last night. This series is a little like eating Unseelie. The addictive part not the gross bit while actually doing it. Anyhoo....

Went to the shops the other day and came home with DEV1AT3 by Jay Kristoff (the second one in the Lifelike series), Warcross by Marie Lu and Pan’s Labyrinth The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo Del Toro and Cornelia Funke. Only cost as much as a couple of magazines. I used to buy a lot of magazines and read them once and toss them. Now I read the books, Hubby reads the books, the kids read the books and they are loved and displayed all for the same price.

Meh I don’t drink or smoke so why not. Even though my doctor did say that there was a lot of something or other in my blood and if I cut down on the alcohol that it would disappear. Umm what alcohol. I don’t drink. Not a teatotaller but I just can’t be bothered anymore. Probably had 2 or 3 alcoholic drinks all year tops. Apparently all women my age are supposed to be into wine. Lots and lots of wine. Don’t like wine. I prefer vodka. Or gin. Anyway she decided that it was the tablets they had me on and changed tablets. Problem solved. Doctors shouldn’t assume anything about a patient....

[Anisha Inkspill]

last week finished and , now reading Sonnets from the Portuguese

[Joseph]

Carson McCuller's The Heart is lonely Hunter - incredibly well written, amazingly depressing read.
Valeno Manfredi's A Winter's Night - beautifully written albeit uneven storytelling (perhaps due to translation errors)

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

I'm currently reading The Shepherd's Crown, which I'm both happy and sad will be the last of the Discworld-a-thon.

[Don]

Jacqueline, You are absolutely correct about Doctor assumptions! Kinda makes you wonder and not the "look at that cloud shape!" kind of wondering, more like the "did I turn off the oven?" kind

[Krystal]

I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?

My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Trike]

Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?

My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/revi..."

I bailed on it when she murdered the puppy for cheap effect. (Yes, I know what happens later; no, it does not change my mind.)

[Jacqueline]

Oh don’t get me started on shit that they’ve found wrong with me after I bullied the Doctor to give me the right tests after they have assumed stuff. I’d be dead by now.....but that’s a whole other thread.

Read more of Dreamfever last night. It’s an easy, quick read but I’ve been distracted by other stuff lately.

[Jacqueline]

Yeah the puppy thing upset me too Trike but I kept going. I really enjoyed Assassin’s Apprentice. Haven’t got around to any of the rest of the series though.

I must say it’s a wonder I watched John Wick. Loved it though and glad I did after the initial upset. I’m not a fan of anything that kills dogs or kids. I love Torchwood and have watched the original seasons a few times but I’ve only watched Children of the Earth once when it first came out. Yeah nahhh

[Dj]

Stratos wrote: "Halfway through The Forever War and it's going smoothly. Still can't and won't believe that Scalzi hadn't read this before writing Old Man's War. It's practically the s..."

Old Man's War doesn't have anything in regards to the time dilation affect due to the Speed of Light transport for the war fighting.

I would say they are similar in nature, but the basic underlying premises are very different. At least in my view.

[Travis]

Joseph wrote: "Carson McCuller's The Heart is lonely Hunter - incredibly well written, amazingly depressing read.
"

I just finished that too. What an amazing novel. And, yeah, so very sad.

[Anna]

Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?"

Have you read through the group discussions?

Assassin's Apprentice >> First impressions | Final thoughts

There's also a buddy read thread for the whole trilogy:

Farseer trilogy BR

[Krystal]

Anna wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?"

Have you read through the group ..."

Omg I did not know these threads existed! Thanks! :)

[Pam]

Read a history book about WWII - Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 by James Holland - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2891918698.

[Pam]

And Scapa Flow by Malcolm Brown and Patricia Meehan, about the Royal Navy base, in both World Wars, told through the experiences of ordinary people - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898088168.

[Pam]

Also read The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898113756.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Becoming was phenomenal. Immediately had spouse start listening to it so we can talk about it.

The Bone Doll's Twin is my first by Lynn Flewelling and I'm...not sure what to think. I'm interested but not in the characters, tropes, world, or writing? I guess I want to see what the pay off is, because so far it seems to be misery porn, a sort of strange grimdark lite.

Also listening to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms which is more YA than I anticipated, and also more jarring in how it handles trauma, but I'm still liking it. I want to switch to eye-reading it though. There are a lot of names and some are very similar so it's hard for me to keep up.

[Gabi]

I've finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville and I think I entered into a new love affair! Brutal, ingenious, disgusting, brilliant, depressing, funny and 100% addictive!

I hopped onto the bandwagon with Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and I guess I will hop off again afterwards. I urgently have to read the reviews, cause I completely missed the cause for the hype.

And since I didn't go near amazon places the last two days (and only then realised how often I usually visit GR) I started a physical book from my shelf, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, which is ... well ... Heinlein ;)

[Chris]

Gabi wrote: "I hopped onto the bandwagon with Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and I guess I will hop off again afterwards. I urgently have to read the reviews, cause I completely missed the cause for the hype."

You're not alone! It made me feel like yelling something about the Emperor's new clothes. Or 'the people got it wrong,' as the thread goes.

Maybe someday someone will write a story based on calendrical rot in Roman history. Julius Caesar >> Shuos Jedao

[Anna]

I love Ninefox, but I completely understand why it's not for everyone. I'm not even a little bit sad when people hate on it, like I am with other favorites.

[Trike]

Chris wrote: "Gabi wrote: "I hopped onto the bandwagon with Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and I guess I will hop off again afterwards. I urgently have to read the reviews, cause I completely missed the cause for..."

I have a theory: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Trike, you keep saying that. I don't think you realize how rude it sounds to suggest that "feeling smart" is the only reason someone could like this?

I loved the characters and the world. I thought it was funny and badass, a mix between Star Wars and a K-drama. There's still a lot about the story I'm piecing together.

It's definitely not for everyone. There's a lot going on and it's wacky and also a kind of meh military scifi on top of my Star Wars the Korean Drama.

But a boost to my ego, it is not.

[M.L.]

I'm reading a screenplay by Harlan Ellison. More correctly the Acknowledgement which is really interesting. Ellison comes out swinging. Definitely not typical.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

You don't get to talk to me like that, Trike.

I'm sorry for your loss. Suicide is a terrible thing to cope with--you have my condolences. I hope you are surrounded by people who can help you grieve.

[Mareike]

Gabi wrote: "I've finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville and I think I entered into a new love affair! Brutal, ingenious, disgusting, brilliant, depressing, funny and 100%..."

Ah, so glad you enjoyed Miéville! And in case it needs saying, let me know if you ever plan on reading any of his other books. If I have time I might join you.

[Beth]

Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?

My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/revi..."

I have a history with this book/series! Gobbled down Assassin's Apprentice not long after it first came out in paperback. Bought the second book, to say the least I was hyped about it. Sadly I got bored and bogged down a couple chapters in.

I've tried the first book again three times in the meantime and haven't gotten more than 1/3 of the way through. At that point, with serious regret, I gave up on the realm of the Elderlings.

I enjoy some languid, slow books, but Hobb's style just doesn't work for me. I have trouble caring about her characters--and I know there are many people who weep buckets over these books! Is there something wrong with me?

[Beth]

Allison wrote: "Also listening to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms which is more YA than I anticipated, and also more jarring in how it handles trauma, but I'm still liking it."

I've been making my way very slowly through this series--read the first one in 2012, the second a couple years ago. Without giving away too much, I'm very interested in seeing how you respond to the last few chapters of this first book.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Beth wrote: "Allison wrote: "Also listening to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms which is more YA than I anticipated, and also more jarring in how it handles trauma, but I'm still liking it."

I've been making my w..."

Not at all ominous, Beth! haha!

[Don]

The "Jane Hawk" series by Dean Koontz is my new favorite "Slash and Barn Burner". Before I say how good this series has been,. I'm going to give it the PG-13 rating for: violence, graphic violence, gore, vengeful intentions, vengeful violence, animal violence, adult language, adult situations, misogyny and of course Golden Retrievers. If you're delicate, this might not be your thing. It is suspenseful, so suspenseful in fact that a "New" Jane Hawk reading ban, which bans reading Jane Hawk 1.5 hours before bedtime. On book 3 now.

[Don]

China Mieville is his name and "New Weird" is his game

[Anna]

Gabi wrote: "I've finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville and I think I entered into a new love affair! Brutal, ingenious, disgusting, brilliant, depressing, funny and 100%..."

Gabi, I'm thinking since you liked Miéville, Planetfall, Rosewater and Amatka, you would probably also like Annihilation (on the group shelf) and Borne by Jeff VanderMeer. I know you're not asking for recs, but it just popped into my head when Don mentioned Miéville and New Weird! Annihilation is very short, and it was an excellent read when I had a high fever! :D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Don, I loled at the reading restriction. I'm glad you're loving them! They do look interesting... *looks hopelessly at growing tbr*

[Gabi]

Anna wrote: " … I know you're not asking for recs, but it just popped into my head when Don mentioned Miéville and New Weird! Annihilation is very short, and it was an excellent read when I had a high fever! :D "

I'm always loving recommendations! Thank you so much! "Annihilation" is on my mental list since it was mentioned several times in Amatka reviews (and it is on my Nebula list and on the group shelf - so I can tick lists off :D)

[Krystal]

Beth wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I finally finished Assassin's Apprentice which was a little too slow for my tastes. I'd like to hear other's thoughts on this one?

My review is here: https://www.go..."

I really enjoyed the last 50 pages! But the rest was so slow. I've now been talked into attempting the sequel though so I guess I'll see how I go! Really interesting to hear how your opinion changed on the first one!

[Jacqueline]

Having another screen rest from my iPad and Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (have to have these every couple of days for a couple of days) and yesterday I picked up my copy of Pans Labyrinth The Labyrinth of the Faun by Cornelia Funke and Guillermo del Toro. It’s lovely. And dark. The cover got me when I saw it at the shop on Saturday. Hubby started to tell me I didn’t need the three books I had in my arms but he stopped when I gave him a dirty look. I really didn’t need that kind of negativity and I haven’t bought books in over a month.

[Gabi]

Let's start this one with only a slight variation from my last posts :D:

Thank you, Anthony, for recommending The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe to me.

This was yet another one of those books that sucked me in and didn't let go of me. I didn't know what I should expect from this series, but it certainly wasn't that. Weird and mind-boggling it made me feel a bit like a detective while I tried to figure out the hints and bits that the reader was fed in this strange world. I love Gene Wolfe's beautiful and sophisticated prose. In parts I was reminded of UKLG and can see why she praised this series. (though, as so often, I had to grit my teeth about the mc's take on women … yet I hope this is part of the bigger plan)

Only problem: The books are ongoing, I have to read the next as soon as possible and this will play havoc with my meticulously planned reading schedule ...

[Amber]

Making my way through Ursula K Le Guins The Left Hand Of Darkness unfortunately my copy got water damaged so have been trying to flatten it out :(. Love what I've read so far especially the progressive take on gender while dated now: was ahead of its time. Le Guin always manages to intertwine philosophical ideas in her work while making the fiction fun and readable. xoxo

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Reading The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas. I liked Volume one well enough, but I'm enjoying the second one more.

[Beth]

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: my decision to finally read all the way through this series is not playing out as well as I'd hoped. It starts with two brilliant books, and moves on to another two that have little blips of brilliance, but are otherwise kinda boring, sadly. (review of the anthology [so far as I've read] here.)

With that out of the way, it's on to the rather daunting Kushiel's Dart.

[Anthony]

I’m so glad I dove into the selection of this month’s official rereads that I hadn’t read — Perdido Street Station. It’s really something extraordinary. I’m not sure how he did it, but Miéville managed to create something that was quite beautiful out of something that was at times unwieldy, disgusting, horrifying, but always propelled by an incredible confidence and imagination and, ultimately, a surprising depth and compassion. I recognize the fact that it’s most likely not a work that’s for everyone, more so than most, but it was definitely a work for me.

[Trike]

I’m reading How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveller, which I’m going to buy for my 13-year-old cousin. It’s a clever and humorous way to sneakily explain science, technology and history to someone. It’s really great.