What Are You Reading 2015 Edition

[Adam]

I recently finished one of the novels in the Dragon Age setting and now I'm over 100 pages into Star Wars: The Last Command.

[Kim]

Scott wrote: "Now I'm reading Seven Deadly Wonders. This is the first book I've read from him. I've heard good things."

He's a fun, action writer but no great thinker. It's like watching a dumb action movie.

[Julia]

Susie asked/ said: I actually watched the TV series of Fingersmith several years ago. It was really good! I should really get around to reading the book, too! What were your thoughts on it?

I loved it! I now want very much to read all of Sarah Waters books. I feel privileged to have read Fingersmith, and feel required, impelled to read her other books. I'm in for a treat. And, I want to see "Fingersmith," the tv movie.

[Susie]

Julia wrote: "I loved it! I now want very much to read all of Sarah Waters books. I feel privileged to have read Fingersmith, and feel required, impelled to read her other books. I'm in for a treat. And, I want to see "Fingersmith," the tv movie."

I didn't realise until I was looking at Sarah Waters' books that Tipping the Velvet was also one of hers - that was adapted by the BBC as well!

[Scott]

Kim wrote: "He's a fun, action writer but no great thinker. It's like watching a dumb action movie."

That's the feeling I'm getting from the first 40 pages.

[Beachesnbooks]

Julia wrote: "I finished and continued loving historical fiction circa ~1880's Fingersmith. Then I read historical fiction/ biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood from 1937- 1940 West o..."</i>


I just read [book:Gunmetal Magic. How are you liking it? I didn't like Andrea as a narrator as much as Kate but I love the series overall.

[Don]

reading "the goblin emperor" so far, really good. this author is going to tell some great stories. this novel is more like a coming of age in a nobel's court than any other thing.

[Don]

thanks "Trike" I picked "the goblin emperor" off of your comment.

[Kim]

Every one keeps talking about it, I think I'll read The Goblin Emperor after I read the group book.

[Maarit]

I started to read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

[Al "Tank"]

Hard Luck Hank - Screw the Galaxy.

So far, so good. Quite engaging.

[Julia]

Jaleenajo asked:I just read Gunmetal Magic How are you liking it? I didn't like Andrea as a narrator as much as Kate but I love the series overall.

I've just completed the Andrea novel and am about to start the Kate novella and that's pretty much my take. But at least this time I will have finished it! I started it years ago, and put it aside, for some reason. It's worth reading, if you read the Ilona Andrews books, and if you don't expect a lot.

[Roberta]

Flash Beagle wrote: "I just started I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. It's for this year's challenge but I think I'll have my own challenge of reading everything by Asimov. I love his outlook and ..."

EVERYTHING by Asimov? You must be very young.

[M.K.]

After years of putting it off, and after finally finishing the Dark Tower series yesterday, I started reading The Hobbit...how very different the two are.

[Justine]

I'm mostly through Deadhouse Gates; after that I'm going to read Dead Heat and then Station Eleven.

[Phrynne]

M.K. wrote: "After years of putting it off, and after finally finishing the Dark Tower series yesterday, I started reading The Hobbit...how very different the two are."

I agree they are very different but I very much enjoy them both!

[Phrynne]

I am off into fantasy land with Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. I have not read anything by her before.

[Kythe42]

I finished reading Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett and Alice in Wonderland: The Vampire Slayer by J.J. Maddox and Lewis Carroll. Reviews here and here.

[Papaphilly]

For this years challenge besides what I have read, next up is 1Q84, City at the End of Time, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stand on Zanzibar.

I am also reading tons of non-fiction micro-history.

[Rob]

Here's the latest batch of reviews. Surprised to be liking 2 of them as much as I did.


Range of Ghosts (My Review)

The Martian Chronicles (My Review)

The Goblin Emperor (My Review)

[Tad]

With the 4th book in the Incryptid series just coming out, I decided it's time to start catching up so I started Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire. I'm continually amazed at both how prolific she is and how so consistently good. The way she injects humor into her stories always keeps me with a smile on my face.

[Shomeret]

I started Hominidsby Robert J. Sawyer today and I'm enjoying it. It's been a long time since I've read any science fiction that contained a significant amount of science content.

[Papaphilly]

Shomeret wrote: "I started Hominidsby Robert J. Sawyer today and I'm enjoying it. It's been a long time since I've read any science fiction that contained a significant amount of science content."

The whole series is a great read.

[Roberta]

Papaphilly wrote: "Shomeret wrote: "I started Hominidsby Robert J. Sawyer today and I'm enjoying it. It's been a long time since I've read any science fiction that contained a significant amount of sci..."

It is a great series, and you don't have to read them in their chronological order. I read them in their reverse order, because that's how I found the last, then the middle book at the library, and I loved each novel.

[Shomeret]

Roberta, I agree with you. I actually started with Book 3 myself, but this reflects my reading policy. I am an unrepentant out of order reader who believes that all books ought to stand on their own. I will be reading Book 2 of this trilogy last.

[Julia]

I finished No Man's Nightingale a mystery by Ruth Rendell, which is #24 in a series-- & the first for me-- and I thought it fun and a bit deeper than most mysteries I read.

Today I finished Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and I loved it.

Next up: Saga, Volume 3 and Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples.

[Marina]

Just finished Charmingby Elliott James. My review is here.

Gave it 4 stars and really enjoyed it. I was surprised to find it had a lot of lukewarm reviews. Funny how we all like different things!

[Phrynne]

I finished Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier and decided I prefer my fantasy when it is not so closely based on a fairy story. Actually maybe it depends on whether I like the fairy story in question..........I need to give that some thought.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sumant]

Here is my review for last book in first law trilogy.

[Kim]

I'm finally going to start The Goblin Emperor.

[Trike]

Marina wrote: "Just finished Charmingby Elliott James. My review is here.

Gave it 4 stars and really enjoyed it. I was surprised to find it had a lot of lukewarm reviews. Funny how we all like di..."

I hadn't heard of that one, but the first few pages are quite good. Added to me to-read list.

[Eliene]

I finished The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner and loved it. The characters are we're so much fun and the light political intrigue kept me hooked.

I'm currently reading Adulthood Rites by Octavia Butler (#2 of the Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood series). The first novel was an insightful read, if a little uncomfortable. I'm really looking forward to this one.

I recently dropped First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain. It's been on the back burner for about a month and I just didn't care any more.

[Saeed]

Eliene wrote: "I'm currently reading Adulthood Rites by Octavia Butler (#2 of the Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood series). The first novel was an insightful read, if a little uncomfortable. I'm really looking forward to this one. "

I finished the xenogenesis trilogy earlier this year. and I loved it!

Maarit wrote: "I started to read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman."

That book is very funny!

I'm reading the Looking Glass series by John Ringo.
It's action packed, hard*ish*/military science fiction/space opera. very fun read!

[Sumant]

Here is my review of 2nd book of empire trilogy.

[Julia]

I finished Saga, Volume 3 and Saga, Volume 4 and

I'm now reading The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon. I thought it was historical fiction and it is, but there's other neat things going on, too.

Station Eleven may be up next.

[Phrynne]

Starting Eden, Dawn by Archer Swift

[Shomeret]

Last night I startedUnboundby Jim C. Hines, the third book in the Ex Libris series that begins with Libriomancer. They're fun fantasy reads.

[Sharon]

Just finished "Race the Wild Wind" by Dianna Esquibel. Recommended by a 'horse' friend, downloaded to my Kindle and must say this is the best book I've read so far this year. Urban fantasy with a touch of steampunk, maybe, but for a horsewoman, the addiction is not-exactly-horses (maybe dragon horses?) that are intelligent and can communicate.

Can't find it listed on Goodreads and for some reason can't find the link that will let me add it, but it is definitely a wild ride!

[Kim]

Sharon wrote: "Can't find it listed on Goodreads and for some reason can't find the link that will let me add it, but it is definitely a wild ride! "

Here you go To Race the Wild Wind. I added it to GR.

[Sharon]

Kim wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Here you go To Race the Wild Wind. I added it to GR.
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Thank you! I don't read too many books that I give a 5-star rating to and put on my 'keep to re-read' list the minute I finish.

[Sharon]

Started the second book of a series and finding it as good as the first so far.

[Julia]

I just finished Station Eleven. Next might be Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

[Beachesnbooks]

Reading and and really enjoying both so far.

[Richard]

UPDATED 12-9-15.

My reading challenges for 2015 can be found at:

Post 102 for my 2015 Goodreads Science Fiction and Fantasy Group Challenge
Post 251 for my Total Number of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Club Shelf books that I have read
This post on the current page.
Message 3 at The Goodreads 2015 General Challenge Page

I am also working my reads into the following challenge from Bringing Up Burns. These are included in my other reads for 2015 challenge locations -- Goodreads General and Goodreads SciFi & Fantasy Book Group post 102.

26 Books in 2015 Challenge topics and status of books read or in progress as the year follows time's arrow follows:

A book you own but haven't read -- Hitler's Time Machine by Robert F. Dorr -- REVIEW.
A book that was made into a movie -- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell -- REVIEW.
A book you picked solely be cause of its cover -- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker-- REVIEW
A book your friend loves -- In the Governor's Shadow: The True Story of Ma and Pa Ferguson by Carol O'Keefe Wilson -- REVIEW.
A book published this year -- The Wright Brothers by David McCullough -- REVIEW.
A book by an author you have never read. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin -- REVIEW and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, translated by Alan R. Clarke and Clifford E. Lander-- REVIEW
A book by an author you love -- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin -- REVIEW and Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume by Ursula K. Le Guin -- Rocannon's World,Planet of Exile,City of Illusion -- REVIEW.
A book at the bottom of your "To Be Read (TBR)" pile -- Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gordon, illustrator/colorist and John Higgins letterer -- REVIEW
A book with a color in the title. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson - REVIEW
A book set somewhere you have always wanted to visit. Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft by Graham M. Simons -- REVIEW
A book you started but never finished. Embassytown by China Miéville -- REVIEW.
A book with a lion, witch, or a wardrobe -- Justice Calling by Annie Bellet -- REVIEW.
A book with a female heroine.City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett -- REVIEW and The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge -- REVIEW.
A book set in summer -- Summer Secrets by Jane Green -- REVIEW.
A boom of poems. 50 Greatest Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Paul Laurence Dunbar -- REVIEW
A book you learned about because of this challenge -- Inside Windows 10: An early look at Microsoft's Operating System by Onuora Amobi -- REVIEW.
A book that made you smarter. Quintessence The Search For Missing Mass In The Universe by Lawrence M. Krauss -- REVIEW.
A book with a blue cover -- Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey -- REVIEW
A book with pictures -- Death from the Heavens: A History of Strategic Bombing by Kenneth P. Werrell -- REVIEW
A book from the library. The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi -- REVIEW.
A book you loved . . .Read it Again. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien -- REVIEW
A book that is more than 10 years old.The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner -- REVIEW
A book based on a true story.NUKED: I Was A Guinea Pig For The U.S. Army by Michael Harris -- REVIEW also the longer" The Atomic Times: My H-Bomb Year at the Pacific Proving Ground by Michael Harris -- REVIEW.

I have completed my reading and my reviews, thus completing the challenge. There are more than 26 books noted here.

[Sumant]

Here is my review of lord of chaos this was a toil for me.

[Konna]

I've just started The Buried Giant. I'm so excited about this book!

[Kim]

In honour of Sir Terry I've started reading his first novel, The Carpet People.

[Sarah]

That looks really good, Kim. I'll have to try to remember to check your rating later.

[Bill]

Well I finished The Complete Lyonesse, 1000 pages of totally satisfying mythic/legendary fiction. My Review

I stated another older epic fantasy omnibus Legends of the Drenai by David Gemmell. It in includes books 1, 2 and 4 of his The Drenai Saga, a series of 11 books. I may have read the in the early 90's.

[M.L.]

I'll be reading The Color of Magic soon.

I just finished Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov. I just love Asimov, he does the whole thing without overindulging any part of it; would go right to the next Foundation but only allowing one Asimov a month so I can complete challenges.