What are you reading in March 2011?

[Aloha]

I'm scrapping my plan to read Perdido Street Station for Fantasy Aficionados, based on people's reactions. I think I would read The City & The City as my first Mieville.

[Rachel]

Aloha wrote: "I'm scrapping my plan to read Perdido Street Station for Fantasy Aficionados, based on people's reactions. I think I would read The City & The City as my first Mieville."

I've kind of abandond PSS half way through. I'm sure I'll come back to it eventually, but at the moment I just can't be bothered... :S

On the other hand, I've just started The Windup Girl which I'm really enjoying.

[Laurel]

I tried to get into Perdido, then set it down. I know that many think it's the best sci fi book of the decade, including John Scalzi. I know I should give it another try, I just don't want to...

[Chris]

It's sure not encouraging to see so many disappointed with PSS.

[Dawn]

Chris wrote: "It's sure not encouraging to see so many disappointed with PSS."

For reals :/

[[deleted user]]

Part of me feels bad for starting the ball rolling on this, because a few of you who are now hesitant might have actually enjoyed the book.

Another part of me feels bad that you're warned off of it and, thus, won't get to share in the misery... :P

[Dawn]

Oh I'm sure I'll share in the misery at some point.... Just not this month :)

[[deleted user]]

Plans never work for me, I should just stop making them.

Just picked up Moon Over Soho to read, since it's been on my shelf staring at me for a while now.

[Aloha]

Rachel, The Windup Girl was pure enjoyment for me. It had a lot of thought in it, but I didn't feel like I had to force anything on myself. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. It felt more like a fun action novel than something that I need to comprehend.

[Chris]

Ala wrote: "Part of me feels bad for starting the ball rolling on this, because a few of you who are now hesitant might have actually enjoyed the book.

Another part of me feels bad that you're warned off of i..."

Oh, I bought a copy recently (along with The Scar), so I'll probably get to it before too long. No need to feel bad. I'm usually one to touch the stove even if you warn me that it's hot.

[Phoenixfalls]

Chris wrote: "I'm usually one to touch the stove even if you warn me that it's hot. "

Me too! Actually, I'm more likely to touch it then. . . ;)

So all this talk of people not liking PSS has actually made me move it UP my TBR stack. . . I've gotta see what's going on!

[Maggie]

I liked it, but it was a chore to get to the good part.

I am finishing up Foundation and then I am reading The Windup Girl on the Nook and Memories of Ice in paper for the Malazan reread

[Kim]

Started reading Just a Geek as I needed something a bit lighter than my other current reads. Hopefully it fits the bill.

[Beth A.]

I'm reading The Shadow of the Wind.

[[deleted user]]

I was just looking at Shadow of the Wind yesterday. Let me know how it is, Beth :)

[Beth A.]

Ala, I just started it, it seems good so far. I'll give you an update when I'm finished.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks!

I'm almost done with Moon Over Soho. I really need to stop reading these literary snack books and delve into something with more depth. A decent literary meal, if you will.

[carol.]

Ala wrote: "I need to set an alert or something to remind me of book releases.

Or maybe goodreads can do that for me somehow."

Actually, Goodreads sent me an email this month on "Upcoming releases from authors you follow." It was a wonderful surprise, especially when I found out about four more books I did not know about.

[[deleted user]]

Yeah, but I'll have to find the option and click it. And that's too much like work.

I live by the adage that hard work may not kill me, but why take the chance?

[Robert]

I am currently reading Legends II Legends II: Shadows, Gods and Demons,but I am only reading it for the Tad Williams short story which continues the Otherland series. This story is definitely to be read after reading Sea of Silver Light.

[Maggie]

The Shadow of the Wind held the spot of my most favorite book for a long time! I had to go get The Angel's Game and read that too! I think that is all that has been translated of his.
I will look forward to hearing what you think!

[Jeff]

I thought Perdido Street Station was excellent, but the second one in his series, The Scar, I abandoned half-way through. Probably come back to it someday, but for now I just received an e-mail from my library that a copy of The Wise Man's Fear is now available. Going to be deep in that for a bit.

[Julie]

Lately I've been reading a lot of YA science fiction, and this month has been no exception. I finished The Roar, Downsiders, and a few others.

I'm currently reading Tunnels.

[Valerie]

Finally past the halfway mark in The Wise Man's Fear - I've reached a slow point, I think. Reading bits of The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan whenever I feel like I need a break from TWMF. Gardens of the Moon is queued up next.

[[deleted user]]

Never enough time, Melanie.

[Heidi]

I am re-reading the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card. I just finished Ender's Game and did a review on it, which you can check out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPRiE...
I am starting Speaker of the Dead tomorrow, but have been asked to do a review on To Believe or Not to Believe by Rahasya Poe. I finished the preface and think I would MUCH RATHER just focus on Speaker of the Dead!!! But, I suppose if I pretend the book is science FICTION it might not be too bad... I hope!!!

[Evilynn]

I'm another one who liked PSS, it had its issues, it could probably be a little shorter and tighter and I'm a bit ho-hum on how some things are resolved, but OTOH it's only Mieville's second book, and part of the beauty of it is the baroque, almost cinematic style. I liked The Scar even more than PSS, and I'd like to reread both in the not too distant future, except I've got King Rat to read next (once I finish Foucault's Pendulum) and between that and Embassytown I might have fulfilled my Mieville quota for the next couple of months.

[Bill]

I just finished Yesterday's Children by David Gerrold a prequel to his Star Wolf trilogy. It is pure SF with one of the best descriptions of how to warp space in a novel. During researching editions and having to add the specific edition I had, I discovered he revised the novel to give it a different ending, "180° from the original ending". He called this Starhunt. Now I have to search for a copy to read the revised ending. I suspect he did this to make it more compatible with the subsequent trilogy so it would be Star Wolf #1, but will have to read it to make sure.

Last night I started Janny's Peril's Gate

[Stuart]

Jeff wrote: "I thought Perdido Street Station was excellent, but the second one in his series, The Scar, I abandoned half-way through. Probably come back to it someday, but for now I ..."

I loved The Scar, will be trying PDS shortly....

[Rachel]

Aloha wrote: "Rachel, The Windup Girl was pure enjoyment for me. It had a lot of thought in it, but I didn't feel like I had to force anything on myself. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning t..."

Me too, so far - I'm halfway through already :)

[Bill]

Starting Howards End tonight. I finished Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham and quite enjoyed

[Robert]

Now reading SandstormSo far it is pretty good.

[mark]

just started The Name of the Wind. finally! not sure why i put it off so long. perhaps because it is...so long.

[Chris]

mark wrote: "just started The Name of the Wind. finally! not sure why i put it off so long. perhaps because it is...so long."

Hope you like it, Mark. I just read it again (almost done with The Wise Man's Fear too). It's a favorite. And while it's long, it doesn't feel like a long read.

[Benjamin]

Put me down as another who loved PSS, though like Evilynn I actually liked The Scar more. I'll admit it's not for everyone. I myself have to be the right frame of mind to read one of Mieville's books.

And I loved The Shadow of the Wind. Fantastic book.

[Kevin]

I just finished The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff. It was okay.

[Paul]

Just finished Pride and Prejudice,. I found it excellent. It took me a couple of weeks to read and I found out this was due to the small print. Got some glasses and my reading speed improved

[Maggie]

Finished Foundation and 90% done with The Windup Girl, then I will read Opening Atlantis and Assassin's Apprentice

[Rusty]

Currently reading Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.

[Debbie]

Well so far I've read Jules verne: Around the World in Eighty Days and Five Weeks in a Balloon. I've also read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I'm going to try and read The Last Witchfinder: A Novel, so I don't fall behind on my 2011 reading challenge xD.

[[deleted user]]

I look at the calendar and think to myself, "it's still March?". This month seems to be moving really, really slowly.

At any rate, halfway through The Lost Books of The Odyssey: A Novel and enjoying it. Different from other stuff I've read. Someone else said it's like deleted scenes from a movie. Added bonus is that each story is pretty short and can be enjoyed during a quick break here and there throughout the day.

Also just started The Man With the Golden Torc. Another UF series by Simon R. Green(who wrote the Nightside series). About a third in and enjoying it.

[Rachel]

Maggie wrote: "Finished Foundation and 90% done with The Windup Girl, then I will read Opening Atlantis and Assassin's Apprentice"

I'm about 90% through the Windup Girl, too. Really hoping it manages to come together in the last few pages...

[Aloha]

Finished The Pariah. It is a fun ride. Masterton is not afraid to throw in everything and the kitchen sink. When an author does that, it either becomes a fun ride, or can border on cheesy or too much. Masterton obviously is into Native American rituals, and other ancient rituals and lores. One thing about studying writing is that I noticed some writers do lots of research on topic(s) of interest and incorporate that into their imagination. Now, these writers may not be masters of the written language in their prose or style, but they can bang out a helluva good story. Masterton is that writer. I love literature, so I love a writer who has artistry in the written word, but I can also enjoy a fun story.

On to Doomsday Book. Also, my history buff friend Sid recommended Flyboys: A True Story of Courage to me because it has cannibalism in the story about the Japanese atrocities during WWII. Really interesting story. I had the urge to clear the deck and read Flyboys next, but I was set on reading Doomsday for the last week. I don't know. If Doomsday doesn't grab me from the very beginning, I might jump to Flyboys. The urge is pretty strong to read it. Who'd know being a cannibal, you can make so many friends?

[Andi]

Reading City of Bones. Recently read Intwine series. Love them.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished The Lost Books of The Odyssey: A Novel. Good stuffs.

Pondering on what 'serious book' to read next to go with my popcorn book Daemons Are Forever, which is the latest in my continuing travels through the works of Simon R. Green.

I'm about to flip a coin to decide between Deadhouse Gates or A Shadow in Summer...

[Maggie]

ooohh Ala-come join our malazan reread-we are on Deadhouse gates right now.

[[deleted user]]

I dunno Maggie.

I think... I think you're going down a path that I just can't follow.

[Maggie]

ahhh... it's ok Ala, I do not expect more than that. lol

[[deleted user]]

:P

I'll get to it, though. I just remembered I wanted to get into the Otherland stuff first before the April BotM start up.

[Genia]

Most of my March reading is not going to be sci-fi-ish. I have quite a bit in the way of schoolwork; I'd just finished Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, and have on my list Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and Hume's On Human Understanding.

I'm also reading Butcher's Codex Alera when my brain needs a break (I've reached book ), and stuffing some Dorothy Sayer's Peter Wimsey novels.

I'm eclectic, can you tell?