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What Are You Currently Reading?
Tracy wrote: "Well you haven't steered me wrong yet Dustin so I will try it."Good, I'm glad to hear that, Tracy!
I finished 11/22/63 over the weekend. I really enjoyed it. I was really worried after reading some reviews.Then I started The Night Circus.
Sharon, I will read through Obsidian Butterfly, and then I'm done with Anita Blake. I just haven't felt the urge to read the last three I own.
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Sharon, I will read through Obsidian Butterfly, and then I'm done with Anita Blake. I just haven't felt the urge to read the last three I own."I remember liking the first book quite well, second book not so much. They just seemed to get progressively more graphic and more violent and that isn't what I consider entertainment.
I'm more of a Robin McKinley "Sunshine" vampire fan.
Picked up The Damned Busters when I was in London. Superheroes combined with angels and demons? Yes please. So far, I'm liking it, even though it's not as laugh-out-loud funny (like the back cover seems to suggest) to me.
I liked some things about Sunshine, but I can't say it worked for me, 100%. I have several of McKinley's other books in my tbr pile, so I want to give her more tries.My favorite book in the Anita Blake series is The Lunatic Cafe, book 4. She was my introduction to urban fantasy as an adult, and I was very into her books for a while. I agree, they are very violent books. But at the time, there was no kickbutt heroine in urban fantasy like Anita Blake. Since then, I've discovered heroines I love a lot more, like Kate Daniels, Mercy Thompson, Anna Latham Cornick, Jane Yellowrock, Rose Drayton, just to mention a few.
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I liked some things about Sunshine, but I can't say it worked for me, 100%. I have several of McKinley's other books in my tbr pile, so I want to give her more tries."Robin McKinley is a very 'on and off' author for me. Seems as if I either like her books very well or I can hardly get through them and I've not figured out just why that is.
Beauty, The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown are three of the first 10 or so books I replaced after the fire. They are on the "take to a desert island" list. I actually didn't care much for Sunshine on the first reading, but liked it better on a re-read. I think the idea of 'friendship' with a vampire was just offbeat enough to appeal to me though I found Sunshine's 'play ostrich' act to begin with very annoying.
I'm learning that I really hate not having genres listed on the book page information. I just got finished reading and reviewing a book that was YA angst. I hate YA Angst. I only read and reviewed it because I won it via GR. I feel like I enter into a contract with those books: free book for 1 review.
Meh. If I'd know it was YA I wouldn't have requested it...
MrsJoseph wrote: "I hate YA Angst. I only read and revie..."Angst annoys me at any level, really but I agree that YA angst can be more annoying than most except for feather-headed female angst maybe.
Sharon wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "I hate YA Angst. I only read and revie..."Angst annoys me at any level, really but I agree that YA angst can be more annoying than most except for feather-headed female angst m..."
Too true. I'm sure I would have disgusted myself as a young girl, lol.
I hate the angst in TSTL romances, too. And don't get me started on emotional pining and/or love triangles. Gah! Makes me crazy!
I like Angst. I hate love triangles...with a fiery burning passion.
I really should be in bed (I work overnights) but I wanted to get one more post in and this is an easy one to dip my toes in, so to speak.At the moment I'm reading a few books. I'm listening to
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Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I like Angst. I hate love triangles...with a fiery burning passion."You might like Backstage Pass if you can get past the sex. There's tons and tons of emotional angst going on there. I got my copy free on Amazon kindle, it may still be available. It wasn't my cuppa but a lot of other people loved it.
Thanks for the recommendation, but way too much (and too kinky) sex for me.
Yefim wrote: "This 
As a woman is above a worm,
So is a man above a woman.
As a woman is above a worm,
So is a worm above a Christian.
So, my comrades, the lowest thing,
Th..."
Yes Yefim...But what is your point? I suspect you are trying to be purposefully provocative.
If you've read it enough to find an extract you consider worth posting...especially one that holds such provocative views, what are you trying to say?
Or are you just a Troll in training?
Kara wrote: "Love Bujold! Only read the first two Chalion books though... I've heard the last isn't as good, any opinions? "I don't think it is as good as the first two, by quite a bit. Interesting read, same world setting but totally different people and different time frame. Not a bad one-time read but not a book I kept and re-read.
Sharon wrote: "I don't think it is as good as the first two, by quite a bit. Interesti..."
Thanks for the input... =)
Kelly wrote: "Finally got into Night Watch after a few tries..."I think Night Watch is not an easy book to like, especially for Americans. The book is utterly Russian. A Russian writer and a Russian hero. Most Russian writers I know (and dislike), make their heroes intellectual whiners. They contemplate. They complain. Their conscience wouldn't let them go down a wrong path. But they don't solve problems. Night Watch, and the next in the series, Day Watch, are no exceptions. The hero is a nice guy, but he can't allow himself to solve problems. He doesn't feel he has the rights. He let his boss or his girlfriend to solve them for him. I'm bilingual, so I can read Russian literature in their original language, and I still dislike most of it. Sorry.
I wonder, if any specific traits exist for, say, French heroes, or German, or xxx? Did anyone notice?
Sharon wrote: "I think the idea of 'friendship' with a vampire was just offbeat enough to appeal to me..."Sharon. Tanya Huff has a series of books based on friendship with a vampire. Blood Lines, Blood Pact, and the others. Have you read any of them? I enjoyed the entire series. Should put them into my shelves here.
Olga wrote: "Sharon. Tanya Huff has a series of books based on friendship with a vampire. [book:Blood Lines, Blood Pact, and the others. Have you read any of them..."Yes, I have read that series. They were good. I should put those on my shelves here as well. I'm working at getting everything on my personal bookshelves up here on GR and those ended up loaned to a friend, so they slipped my mind a bit.
I was reading Irish Moon. The story was engaging, but there were so many typos and grammatical issues, I laid it down for the moment. I've gone back to The Hangman's Daughter. Even though it was translated, the grammar is still far better than Irish Moon.
I finally finished Wise Man's Fear. Woohoo. A little confused by the ending. I started The Eye of the World, one I had on the shelf and one for my Fantasy Challenge. Woohoo again!
I am close to finishing The Written which could have been better. I am on a foray into indie fantasy, since it's so accessible with my kindle. I am also rereading the Night Angel trilogy. Next up, I'm going to get my hands on The Winds of Khalakovo for a group read. Read the excerpt and it sounds good!
I've just picked up Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Not Fantasy, I realize, but still.Oh, and I've brought home all ten books of Amber. c: should be fun reading!
Reading Monster Hunter International which I am enjoying and Empire in Black and Gold which I am not.
MrsJoseph wrote: "Too true. I'm sure I would have disgusted myself as a young girl, lol."My teenage years had to have been a trial for my parents. I'm sure my mother had the patience of Job, but father handled it by putting me on a tractor or on a horse and giving me an all-day job!
The one thing neither of them would tolerate was whining, which is probably one of the reasons I cannot tolerate whining in a book character.
My mom wouldn't tolerate that, either. She would always play "the world's smallest violin" for me and then tell me to come back when I've found something fair about life, lol. She was also found of the saying, "Would you like some cheese with that whine?"
Tracy wrote: "Well you haven't steered me wrong yet Dustin so I will try it.":)
Olga wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Finally got into Night Watch after a few tries..."I think Night Watch is not an easy book to like, especially for Americans. The book is utterly Russian. ..."
Oh, you have definitely sparked my interest, Olga.
I just bought a used copy of Night Watch on my son's recommendation. By your comments, it is definitely moving up in my TBR pile.
MrsJoseph wrote: "My mom wouldn't tolerate that, either. She would always play "the world's smallest violin" for me and then tell me to come back when I've found something fair about life, lol. She was also found..."
LOL! I think many of our parents read the same book on child rearing. I really hated that little violin!
The Night Watch series (4 books) is very good.
Sergey Lukyanenko is a talented writer with many novels to his credit. His Labyrinth of Reflections trilogy is well worth reading too.
Also, Night Watch and Day watch were both made into films. First one not to bad, the second one....
So I just finished the last book in the Riyria Revelations, Percepliquis and it was phenominal! The whole series was good - and I had my doubts the last book would live up to my expectations but it blew me away. I cannot recommend these books highly enough.
I've been thinking of re-reading a phenomenal epic fantasy series that few people seem to know about, but have been around for quite a while. The first is Daggerspell. They have sword and sorcery, but recognizes primitive living conditions and the harshness of life. Kerr does an nice job of weaving in a reincarnation thread, so 'personalities' that we meet in one setting are working out some of the same issues in the next. A complex but well-thought out magical system as well.
Carol wrote: "I've been thinking of re-reading a phenomenal epic fantasy series that few people seem to know about, but have been around for quite a while. The first is Daggerspell. They have sword..."Added!
Carol wrote: "I've been thinking of re-reading a phenomenal epic fantasy series that few people seem to know about, but have been around for quite a while. The first is Daggerspell. They have sword..."Sounds delicious!
Kerr's Deverry books ARE pretty good. You have to remember that there are 15 books altogether which makes for a nice epic read.For pure fantasy they can't be beat.
I like her Polar City books just as well and her new Urban Fantasy series is looking like a hit too.
Nola O'Grady
1. License to Ensorcell (2011)
2. Water to Burn (2011)
3. Apocalypse to Go (2012)
4. Love on the Run (2012)
Carol wrote: "I've been thinking of re-reading a phenomenal epic fantasy series that few people seem to know about, but have been around for quite a while. The first is Daggerspell. They have sword..."Ooh, I picked Daggerspell up from a charity shop a few weeks back...will move it nearer the top of my tbr pile!
Started Death Masks. I'm not a huge Dresden fan but I do have to agree this series is consistently good. Nice to return to during a dry spell.
I'm starting the Great Book of Amber by Robert Zelazney. It's gripping-- definite recommend for all of you fantasylovers.
I'm reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 and Elizabeth The Queen: The Life Of A Modern Monarch.
I added Daggerspell to my to-read pile. If so many of us seem interested, I'm going to try to remember to nominate it for a future group read! Do tying strings to your finger work ;)
That's a nice idea, Laurel. I wouldn't have thought many people would be that interested. I'd do a buddy read as well.
Laurel wrote: "I added Daggerspell to my to-read pile. If so many of us seem interested, I'm going to try to remember to nominate it for a future group read! Do tying strings to your finger work ;)"I tried to read Daggerspell about four or five different times, but only could get through about 50 pages.
I picked up Lips Touch: Three Times from the library today and immediately started reading it. Taylor's prose and her husband's illustrations are a winning combo. I also started The Demi-Monde: Winter: A Novel. I won it from a giveaway, but I'm 88 pages in and not really feeling it so far. It's a cool concept - a military-created chaos computer simulation featuring duplicates of historical figures - but it's not quite gelling with me.
Brett wrote: "... and her new Urban Fantasy series is looking like a hit too."These are good. Got the first of the series as a used book through PaperbackSwap, bought the second in paperback and have been waiting impatiently for the third to come out as an eBook.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter and A Clash Of Kings. The first a reread of a book I didn't finish and the second a reread of a book I'm finding myself forgetting details of (I might have skimmed boring parts the first time).
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I had to quit fairly early in the series, actually. Unless it's a serial killer in a mystery, blood, pain and sex (and preferably not too graphic) just isn't my idea of entertainment.