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[CBRetriever]

Beth wrote: "If Gideon didn't appeal, I have serious doubts that Harrow would do much for you, either.."

I read the first one and it was OK but not my cup of tea. I read the second one (bought because it was on sale) and really didn't like it. I was confused most of the time for book 2

[Rick]

Reading two things after a bit of a slump. Second Spear is a continuation of the story told in the brilliant The Border Keeper and looks to be just as good, though different.

Project Hail Mary was on sale for $3 for the ebook and is typical Weir. It's all about 'scienceing this sh!t' to solve a VERY big problem.

[Mathew]

I've started King's The Eyes of the Dragon: A Novel.
It seems pretty good so far, but not very scary. I thought he did horror?

[Dj]

Jacqueline wrote: "Finished An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon the other day and started How to Stop Time by Matt Haig this morning. Loved The Humans and Midnight Library by him and I’m really enjoying this on..."

Goodness looks like you have your Halloween planned.

[Brandon]

Mathew wrote: "I've started King's The Eyes of the Dragon: A Novel.
It seems pretty good so far, but not very scary. I thought he did horror?"

King does write a lot of horror, but The Eyes of the Dragon is more of a straight-up fantasy novel. The main thing I remember from it after being urged to read it is the king picking his nose.

[DivaDiane]

That’s an awesome haul of books, Jacqueline!!

[Dj]

Rachel wrote: "2022 has been by year to read lots of books and finally finish books! I finished Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World and Stormlight Archives: Oathbringer after putting both off for a while. I start..."

Congrats on turning some tbr to read.

[Colin]

CBRetriever wrote: "Beth wrote: "If Gideon didn't appeal, I have serious doubts that Harrow would do much for you, either.."

I read the first one and it was OK but not my cup of tea. I read the second one (bought bec..."

Beth wrote: "Gabi wrote: "@Colin, you make me consider giving the series a second chance. I was so underwhelmed by the first book that I crossed it off my list. But I see more and more people like it who are no..."

To me, the three books each have a different "feel" that derives from how different the main characters are from each other. Harrow the Ninth is as much an odyssey into Harrow's psyche - dark, messy, and difficult - as it is a space odyssey. It did take me two reads. I do agree with Beth, these are all science fantasy, not regular SF.

[Anna]

Locked Tomb series buddy read thread! :)

[Jacqueline]

DivaDiane wrote: "That’s an awesome haul of books, Jacqueline!!"

It is rather Diane. Also picked up Exiles by Jane Harper yesterday for Hubby. It's the next Aaron Falk book. I read The Dry and loved it and gave it to him to read and he loved it too. The movie with Eric Bana is brilliant. The Australian countryside steals the show in that one even though Eric was great. I have the rest of the series but once again I haven't got around to reading them. Hubby has. Apparently they're making the second one, Force of Nature, into a movie as well. Hubby whinged when I brought home new books but had a smirk on his face when I told him that he really liked me buying new books as then he's got more to pick from.

Dj wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "Finished An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon the other day and started How to Stop Time by Matt Haig this morning. Loved The Humans and Midnight Library by him and I’m real..."

I also bought Fairy Tale by Stephen King last week. That will most likely be on my Halloween reading list too.

CBRetriever wrote: "Beth wrote: "If Gideon didn't appeal, I have serious doubts that Harrow would do much for you, either.."

I read the first one and it was OK but not my cup of tea. I read the second one (bought bec..."

Harrow was a confusing book that's for sure. I loved Gideon (even though it originally took me a few goes to read it) and it took a while to get into Harrow. It didn't help that I was reading them on my iPad and they weren't proper copies. I bought the paperbacks of the first two the other day so I can reread them to get my head into gear for Nona the Ninth. Same reason I bought A Memory Called Empire. I started A Desolation Called Peace on my ipad when it first came out and couldn't get into it as I had forgotten most of the names and people (confusing naming) so I'm going to have to reread the first one before I can get into the second one.

I was going to keep reading How to Stop Time today but my son has decided to take the day off work which means that he'll keep distracting me.

[Leonie]

I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into military scifi with Against All Odds and sequels by Jeffery H. Haskell recently, as I'm stuck on the couch post foot surgery, and needed something not difficult post anaesthetic 😂 Definitely engaging, and rather Honorverse but with less politics (thankfully), and less 'we have this many grasers/torpedoes/weapons' (also thankfully).

Am already thinking I will need book two by Jay Kristoff, so that's good.

[Dj]

Jacqueline wrote: "DivaDiane wrote: "That’s an awesome haul of books, Jacqueline!!"

It is rather Diane. Also picked up Exiles by Jane Harper yesterday for Hubby. It's the next Aaron F..."


Just toss your son cookies from time to time that usually cuts down on the distraction.

[Dj]

Leonie wrote: "I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into military scifi with Against All Odds and..."

For surgery recovery, I suggest Godzilla reruns. If you watch them in reverse, he is a great guy, who rebuilds the city, and leaves.

[Jacqueline]

Didn’t work Dj. My daughter in law and my granddaughter came home sick so I haven’t been able to read at all today. Bit of a bugger. Went shopping instead. Got over 5000 steps in at the shopping centre at least.

[Dj]

Jacqueline wrote: "Didn’t work Dj. My daughter in law and my granddaughter came home sick so I haven’t been able to read at all today. Bit of a bugger. Went shopping instead. Got over 5000 steps in at the shopping ce..."

Well, at least you got something done. LOL.

[Jacqueline]

I tell you one thing…I don’t know how normal people can get 10,000 steps in one day all the time. You’d never sit down. Anyhoo….so far today I managed to have my book sitting beside me while attempting to get 10 minutes to myself. Didn’t work. Also my granddaughter has given me whatever lurgy she has so I feel like shit. Children and day care centres.

[CBRetriever]

Jacqueline wrote: "I tell you one thing…I don’t know how normal people can get 10,000 steps in one day all the time. You’d never sit down. Anyhoo….so far today I managed to have my book sitting beside me while attemp..."

that's why I've always kept a book in the bathroom in the old days and a Kindle nowadays. I can at least get a couple of minutes of reading. And as I'm not very tolerant of talking, talking, talking, I can take a break there.

[Leonie]

Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into military scifi with [book:Against All Odd..."

You know, I've never watched Godzilla...

[Dj]

CBRetriever wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "I tell you one thing…I don’t know how normal people can get 10,000 steps in one day all the time. You’d never sit down. Anyhoo….so far today I managed to have my book sitting bes..."

Jacqueline wrote: "I tell you one thing…I don’t know how normal people can get 10,000 steps in one day all the time. You’d never sit down. Anyhoo….so far today I managed to have my book sitting beside me while attemp..."

LOL. I have five actual books in the bathroom, which is about the only place I read slaughtered trees. I use the Kindle ap on my computer and the tablet when I am deciding on going to sleep or if I am going to get up or not. LOL. Of course, I don't have kids, grandkids, or pets dropping by so it is easier for me.

[Dj]

Leonie wrote: "Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into military scifi with [book:Agai..."

That was my go-too as a kid when I had my tonsils taken out. After Godzilla, it was Kung Fu TV shows, with really, really bad dubbing.

[Jacqueline]

I used to keep my Bum books in the toilet. The Day My Bum Went Psycho, Zombie Bums from Uranus and Bumageddon.

I tried to escape to the back deck with my book but everyone followed me. I gave up. Now I’m sick and miserable and my eyes are sore. They took my granddaughter to the doctors this arvo and they gave her antibiotics. I’ve got the same thing. This sucks.

I try to read dead tree books at night. iPad/computer books stuff me up and I can’t sleep even though they make me really tired.

[Michelle]

Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into military scifi ..."

For me it was Ultraman and Bruce Lee movies :)

[Christopher]

Reading A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik as I'm going to a book talk she's giving next week (moderated by another author on our shelf, Peter Brett). First live book talk in years.

Also working on Fairy Tale, The Kaiju Preservation Society, & Sea of Tranquility.

[M.L.]

Galbraith's The Ink Black Heart. She is phenomenal, One aspect of this book is that she goes into ableism. Fantastic the way it and society are wrapped into the story. Brilliant and the characters--well I'm obviously enjoying the book.

[Jacqueline]

I noticed the new Naomi Novik book in the shops yesterday. The third in that series. It says it’s not released until the 27th but it’s already out here in Australia.

[Dj]

Michelle wrote: "Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Dj wrote: "Leonie wrote: "I've just started LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff, which is so far looking really good.

Had a bit of a foray into mili..."

LOL. The funny thing is never got into the Godzilla comics or literature. Guess it just doesn't translate well. But still love watching. I have a friend that got irked when the new ones came out and I was naming the Monsters as they showed up. I told her it wasn't as bad as when she was trying to tell me the plot to Game of Thornes while I was reading Ice and Fire, sometimes they really just don't match up well.

[Phrynne]

Thanks for bringing this free short story to my attention just as I prepare to read Nona the Ninth
My review of The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Elaine]

I just started A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. Looking forward to it.

[Ellen]

I just finished The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein. A nice take on Frankenstein from another viewpoint.
I also finished The Drowned World. It is in a Flavorwire list of "50 Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Books Everyone Should Read". It might just be me but I don't agree. I tried to take in account it was published in 1962 and is a little dated. Just didn't think the story was that good. Would have been better as a short story.

[Jacqueline]

Well my reading is sorted once I finish How to Stop Time. Three of the five books I ordered from Booktopia on Wednesday turned up today. Gideon the Ninth, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, and A Memory Called Empire. I want to read Gideon and Memory before I read Nona the Ninth and A Desolation Called Peace that I bought last week. Still waiting on Harrow the Ninth and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy.

[Dj]

Jacqueline wrote: "Well my reading is sorted once I finish How to Stop Time. Three of the five books I ordered from Booktopia on Wednesday turned up today. Gideon the Ninth, [book:A Wi..."

Some good choices for reading there, enjoy.

[Jacqueline]

Yeah they’re not bad eh Dj. I’ve read Gideon, Harrow and Memory before but I’ve forgotten lots and I don’t usually do rereads when I’m continuing a series but this time I bought the earlier books so I can reread them before the new ones. I read them on my iPad originally and the ones I had weren’t wonderfully formatted and I’d really rather curl up with a dead tree book any day.

I have the flu at the moment (my granddaughter got it at daycare and gave it to me and I did a Covid test tonight and it’s not that) and I’ve finally got home for the first time in a month today and I just want to stop and read my books and finish my Lego AT-ST that I started a couple of days before I left. And start my new Harry Potter Lego sets.

[Jason]

I love a bit of Terry Pratchett now and then. I've been working my way through the Aching series and am currently on:

I Shall Wear Midnight

[CJ]

Hi, I'm new to the group.

I've finally gotten around to reading The Three-Body Problem and I love it in the weird way I love this sort of science fiction, but I admit I'm struggling a bit to keep characters sorted out with how the timelines jump around. I'm literally taking notes.

But the "hard SF" style of it, all the gritty science-y talk, aliens!--it feels like a return to my roots as a SFF lit lover. When I was a kid in the 1980s, this is in the vein of the kind of SFF I almost always read until I got rather burnt out on it. As an adult I try to branch out and read a variety of SFF and speculative fiction, but it's nice to come back to this subgenre from time to time.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

welcome Cade Joirie! that one keeps blowing minds. I hope you keep enjoying it

[Michelle]

I finished a really great military scifi book last night called The Misfit Soldier. What a fun read that was! It's a standalone, which is a darned shame since I really loved the characters.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

The good news is that Mammay has said that he may write another story with those characters, Michelle. I actually liked that unlike the Kroos novels of the same ilk this came to a satisfying end. We need more standalone sff novels!

[Michelle]

Ryan wrote: "The good news is that Mammay has said that he may write another story with those characters, Michelle. I actually liked that unlike the Kroos novels of the same ilk this came to a satisfying end. W..."

Oh, that has given me something to look forward to- thanks! It really is a rarity these days. I'll just throw it in my re-read queue along with the 20,000 books already there :)

[Gary]

I finished reading Under the Dome by Stephen King. I also watched the TV series it was based on. It was interesting comparing the changes the TV series made to the novel. I also finished reading Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. The novel is the second book in the Mars trilogy, and it won the Hugo award in 1994. I am reading The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. It’s Book three of the Broken Earth trilogy. All three books in the trilogy have won awards and it’s easy to see why they won while I was reading them. I plan to read Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan next. It’s Book 9 of the Wheel of Time series.

[Marc]

Nice!! Love NK Jemisin's writing, those broken earth books were great! and three-body problem was also great, still gotta read the follow up books. Green Mars was great too, although exceptionally long! Me, finished up that amazing Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold. She is an amazing author as well, looking forward to finishing up her Vokosigan books, but not just yet. Gotta dive back into Martha Well's latest Murderbot, Fugitive Telemetry, then I'll dive into the latest Andy Weir book Artemis.

[Jacqueline]

Hubby DNFd A Master of Djinn. What is wrong with that man? That’s 3 he hasn’t finished in his whole life (that I know of anyway as he usually slogs through the worst shit) and they’re all books that I either loved or enjoyed. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb and A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton being the others. He does like fantasy and sci-fi but I really question his taste sometimes. I suppose he questions mine too. Anyhoo he’s much happier reading the new Jane Harper, Exiles.

I’m still on How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. Got a bit more read yesterday. I am enjoying it but have been exhausted a lot more lately and that means not being able to see properly to read and can’t concentrate on audiobooks. Oh well. After a great start to the year I’m now 6 books behind getting to one a week and my goal of 52 for the year.

[Phrynne]

Just finished Nona the Ninth. I thought it was brilliant and totally confusing.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jenny]

I'm currently reading a copy of "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen" that I got from the library (didn't wanna buy it in case I didn't like it). So far, gotta say I'm not really a fan. But I'm hoping it gets better and kinda gets less...whiney?

[The Joy of Erudition]

Jenny wrote: "I'm currently reading a copy of "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen" that I got from the library (didn't wanna buy it in case I didn't like it). So far, gotta say I'm not really a fan. But I'm hoping it g..."

I'm afraid I found it disappointing, too.

[Jacqueline]

Woo hoo Harrow the Ninth and A Prayer for the Crown Shy just turned up this morning. Reading is definitely set for the month.

[Matt]

Just finished Nona the Ninth , The Tower of Fools and A Memory Called Empire. Turned those in for credit to HPB and found a copy of The Stardust Thief on the shelf that somebody else had traded in. I'm 100 pages in so far

[Patricia]

Late to the party but I just finished Nettle & Bone, and I just loved it! The only other book I've read by Kingfisher was A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking which I also enjoyed, so I guess I need to check out more of her books.

[Anna]

Check out all these Nettle & Bone and/or T. Kingfisher related threads! :)


Nettle & Bone >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Q&A

[Patricia]

Anna wrote: "Check out all these Nettle & Bone and/or T. Kingfisher related threads! :)


Nettle & Bone >> First impressions | Final thoughts & More & Q&A"
Thank you!

[Colin]

Took a genre break and read Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry. This is historical fiction, a Western set in Texas and Mexico in the early 1840's (definitely pre-1846). If you have read Lonesome Dove, this is the first prequel, showing Gus and Call as very young men, their initial meeting and first adventure. The author shifts POV rapidly among many characters and in places this can be confusing. I didn't think the prose was at the same level as Lonesome Dove. The adventure is more sordid than grand, with lots of failure and mind-boggling incompetence (military, logistical and otherwise). This is not a glorification of the old West. The harshness of the setting and the extreme brutality of men on all sides is shown in detail. Content warning for violence, brutality, torture, racism, and sexism. I would recommend it to readers who like Westerns and it's a must-read for fans of Lonesome Dove.