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What Are You Currently Reading?
± Colleen (of the Crawling Chaos) ± wrote: "I'm currently reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, and I'm having a hard time getting into it. I feel like this is a book I should love, but it's just not do..."For some reason I could not get into it either and I felt like you, like it should have been the type of book I would love....
I'll be starting The Master of Heathcrest Hall sometime today. I have The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making on my TBR but I don't know when I'll get around to it, as there are about 300 books in my TBR cupboards... :D
Well, I'm glad it's not just me. I'm still holding out hope that I'll get into it more by the end.
Just finished Black Company series. I really enjoyed how Cook ended the series. All epic reads and 5 stars.
Reading Shada. Doctor Who and Douglas Adams (written by another author from a script). Got me from the first paragraph. Liking it so far.
I finished Monkey Beach: A Novel which was very good. It is not "fantasy" but definitely has fantastic elements in that it weaves First Nations mythology into the modern day story.and now reading Blood Red, Snow White by
Marcus Sedgwick which is inspired by the Fairy Tale but takes place during the Russian Revolution
@Kevin - nice - I've only read the first one so far -it took me a bit to "get into it" but by the end I was liking it.
± Colleen (of the Crawling Chaos) ± wrote: "Well, I'm glad it's not just me. I'm still holding out hope that I'll get into it more by the end."Same here. I have to be in a certain mood to read this kind of book. I'll go back to it after a few other books and see how I feel about it. It's just the sort of thing I'd like, but the style of writing is something I have to feel, and I'm not always in the right mindset.
Kevin wrote: "Just finished Black Company series. I really enjoyed how Cook ended the series. All epic reads and 5 stars."Yeah, great books. I an also love the Malazan books. Apparently, the Black Company books were a source of inspiration.
R. Scott wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Just finished Black Company series. I really enjoyed how Cook ended the series. All epic reads and 5 stars."Yeah, great books. I an also love the Malazan books. Apparently, the Blac..."
Yeah, it was. Erikson even dedicated Reaper's Gate to him and wrote the introduction to A Fortress in Shadow: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire.
I am currently reading Daughter of the Forest. What a great book! It started off a little bit slow, but it quickly became a real page-turner for me. I can't seem to put it down for very long.
I found Daughter of the Forest a little slow.
R. Scott wrote: "Same here. I have to be in a certain mood to read this kind of book. I'll go back to it after a few other books and see how I feel about it. It's just the sort of thing I'd like, but the style of writing is something I have to feel, and I'm not always in the right mindset. "I finished it last night, and never did quite get into the style. I may read the sequel at some point, tho, and I'll try to make sure I'm in the right frame of mind when I do.
Kevin wrote: "I found Daughter of the Forest a little slow."I agree that it's not a very fast-paced action fantasy, Kevin. But, I think the appeal for me is to see how Sorcha carries out a task that seems almost impossible to accomplish.
Okay, I finished Daughter of the Forest and Daughter of Smoke and Bone in the last two days. Now, I'm back into the crazy supernatural world of Harry Dresden with White Night.
I finished Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter yesterday. I really liked the first 2/3 but struggled through the end. I was really bored with that part.Now I'm reading I Suck at Girls. I thought his first book was hysterical. Good so far.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I know there is also a move to remove racially insensitive language from Mark Twain and so on. That would be a bit ironic as Twain was making fun of people who looked down on blacks..."
Gosh, that would be terrible. It's called rewriting history. Shame on the editors who plan such a move.
I'm reading Bossypants. I thought I would like it more, but nonetheless a fascinating memoir by a very sharp comedian. She pokes fun at everyone, including herself.
I'm currently reading Whispers Under Ground the third novel in the Peter Grant series. If you haven't read them yet search them out they're basically a British Dresden Files.
Dave wrote: "I'm currently reading Whispers Under Ground the third novel in the Peter Grant series. If you haven't read them yet search them out they're basically a British Dresden Files."
Read the first two and loved them. Can't wait to get my hands on the third. I think they are actually better than the Dresden books.
Tyrone wrote: "Dave wrote: "I'm currently reading Whispers Under Ground the third novel in the Peter Grant series. If you haven't read them yet search them out they're basically a British Dresden Files."
Read ..."
I think there on a par with the later Dresden novels as it took Butcher a while to get going. Looking back some of the early dresdens are really hard going.
Only read Storm Front so far and while Dresden build an interesting world and creates great characters the writing wasn't quite up to the Peter Grant books. I intend to read on so i'm glad he quickly gets into his stride because so many people have told me how good they are.
Dave wrote: "I'm currently reading Whispers Under Ground the third novel in the Peter Grant series. If you haven't read them yet search them out they're basically a British Dresden Files."
Dave, if you are going to make that kind of remark, I think you are obligated to send us Americans a copy of Whispers. :)
Many of us have read Midnight Riot. I have Moon Over Soho on my shelf but haven't gotten to it yet. After that I may try to get to Whispers Under Ground...I see the comparison to Dresden, but I wouldn't call these a British Dresden. They're sort of an animal all their own.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Many of us have read Midnight Riot. I have Moon Over Soho on my shelf but haven't gotten to it yet. After that I may try to get to Whispers Under Ground...I see the comparison to Dresden, but I w..."
I just finished Whispers Under Ground...it was very good. Not as good as Dresden, but pretty close.
I really need to stop buying books. Today I bought Caliban's War and Shada when I already have so many recently bought and unread books on my Kindle. Eek! I'm going to Vegas next week so maybe I can come up $25 ahead to pay for these new books!I'm currently a third through Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Scott wrote: "I'm reading Misery right now."That book makes my stomach hurt. Its gross.
Scott wrote: "I'm reading Misery right now."I read Misery a very long time ago, but I recall really liking it - such a great melding of suspense, terror, and satire (the obsessed fantasy fan!). It's yet another book that shows what a great storyteller King is.
I am reading Blood Cross by Faith Hunter and the latest novel by Charles De Lint Under My Skin which is a YA novel with a whole different take on shape shifters.Both books are very entertaining “page turner” type reads. As always de Lint is very original.
Carol wrote: "Dave wrote: "I'm currently reading Whispers Under Ground the third novel in the Peter Grant series. If you haven't read them yet search them out they're basically a British Dresden Files."
Dave..."
Didn't realise it hadn't been released in the states yet - how long do you have to wait? BTW if anyone is that desperate for a copy send me cash and addresses and I'll send copies along. (if you'd also like to cover the air fare I'll hand deliver your book to ensure it is not damaged in anyway Lol)
Hadn't realised rivers of London had a different title over there. Seems a strange choice to me as whilst there is a riot it doesn't take place anywhere near midnight!!
LaserW I think this is on a par with some of the middle dresden stories. Butcher has the advantage now of having set up his world over the last 13 books
StartedWarbreaker last weekend. It is a little slow so far with the explanations of the magic and the character setup. Finding this different from the other books of his I have read.
Dave wrote: Didn't realise it hadn't been released in the states yet - how long do you have to wait? BTW if anyone is that desperate for a copy send me cash and addresses and I'll send copies along. (if you'd also like to cover the air fare I'll hand deliver your book to ensure it is not damaged in anyway Lol)Hadn't realised rivers of London had a different title over there. Seems a strange choice to me as whilst there is a riot it doesn't take place anywhere near midnight!! "
I'm new to the international thing, but Amazon won't let me do anything but pre-order. Haven't checked ebay. Is it in hardback in UK? It didn't look like.
I just get ebooks. Sometimes you can mess around with different providers and proxies to get ebooks from any country. :P
I'm taking my time with Fire in the Hole: Stories. I forgot the kind of magic there is in short stories.I have a long road trip ahead of me, so I've chosen Tigana as my road companion. Hopefully it will last me the whole trip.
Haydensdad wrote: "StartedWarbreaker last weekend. It is a little slow so far with the explanations of the magic and the character setup. Finding this different from the other books of his I have read."Keep up with Warbreaker, it's a great book! I finished it last week. I don't have any other Sanderson books to compare it to but I thought it was fun.
I'm not a fan of "everything" Sanderson writes, but I sort of liked Warbreaker.
Carol wrote: "Dave wrote: Didn't realise it hadn't been released in the states yet - how long do you have to wait? BTW if anyone is that desperate for a copy send me cash and addresses and I'll send copies along..."Yeah all three have had hard backs over here
LaserWraith wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Many of us have read Midnight Riot. I have Moon Over Soho on my shelf but haven't gotten to it yet. After that I may try to get to Whispers Under Ground...I see the com..."
I guess it might be a an issue of perspective...What i mean is that Dresden is very American while Rivers are very British. In my review I described it as a very British police procedural with a supernatural twist. In the same way I guess Dresden is like Sam Spade with a spell book.
The 'policing element' of Rivers seemed familiar and realistic while after working in London I knew the places that appeared in Rivers very well so the book had that extra resonance for me I suppose.
I did however think that Rivers was (marginally) better written than Storm Front. Though I've only read the first Dresden book and am assured that they get better with each book (for a time anyway).
I am I admit a huge Dresden fan, so I can' really agree with Tyrone on that. Still some of it will be taste. I snatch the Dresden books as quickly as I can while Moon over Soho still sits on my shelf. It will depend I believe mostly on the individual reader. I read the first in this series as one of a group of new Urban Fantasies as I awaited the next Dresden novel. Still, to each.
My roomy is the same as you, Mike, snatching up new Dresden books as soon as they come out. I read the first one and loved the ideas, but the poor writing just left me wanting. But I have heard from several people that the books DO get better, so I know I will return one day to the inherited set I now have!
Currently reading Eragon. It's been a while since I've read one of these, farmboy comes good, type of fantasy books
ust saying it's a matter of taste, I don't think the writing is poorer. Yes the books do get more involving and seem to jell more as they go along. I think there is a noticable up-tick after the third volume, but I still rated Storm Front a 5 star read, I was hooked from the word go. It one of those "to each his own" things, is tea better than coffee, is Coke better than Pepsi and so on. People will disagree.
Tyrone wrote: "LaserWraith wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Many of us have read Midnight Riot. I have Moon Over Soho on my shelf but haven't gotten to it yet. After that I may try to get to Whispers Under Grou..."LaserW have to agree with most of your points "British Dresden Files" is a very loose description. Arronovitch has take the British crime novel and given it the same sort of twist Butcher gave the USA Sam Spade type novel.
I guess the reason I link the 2 series so much is the first person story telling which is fairly unusual for a British police procedural - but not a "Sam Spade" type.
Anyway now finished Whispers Underground loved it and will be queuing up for the next Peter Grant in the same way I do for Harry Dresden :-)
Now reading Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
I'm reading Hard Magic. Mixes X-Men with film noir. Two of my favorite things. I'm really enjoying it so far.I haven't read many Dresden books yet but to me the early ones remind me of a combination of Lovecraft and noir. I like them.
Traci wrote: "I'm reading Hard Magic. Mixes X-Men with film noir. Two of my favorite things. I'm really enjoying it so far.I haven't read many Dresden books yet but to me the early ones remind me of a combinat..."
My husband loved Hard Magic and the sequel. He's waiting for book 3 to come out.
But. He hated, hated, hated as in making me tell everyone hated books 3 &4 of Monster Hunter International.
...I'm confused???? Which isn't all that unusual for me I admit. He's waiting for book 3 but hates books 3 and 4???? I assume we're talking a different series????
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "...I'm confused???? Which isn't all that unusual for me I admit. He's waiting for book 3 but hates books 3 and 4???? I assume we're talking a different series????"Yeah, I wasn't paying attention to what I was writing. The gymnastics Olympic trials are on. *blush*
I'll edit.
Oh. Cool, you know, it's always possible the my brain just shorted out...
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