What are you reading in December?

[Robin]

I hope the organizer's don't mind me making a post - I've seen these in other groups and it helps me to find books I want to add to my TBR list. So I'm interested in books that people are reading this month.

[Robin]

As for me (Fantasy releated that is)

Mistborn: The Final Empire - I enjoyed this
Stardust - Wasn't my cup of tea but will try other Gaiman in the future
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - - I thought it could be more creative and thought provoking - felt a little "phoned in"
The Amulet of Samarkand - I really enjoyed this quick YA read.

-- Wife of GR Author Michael J. Sullivan | The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha

[Becky]

In December:
Finished Eragon - C.Paolini
Eldest - C.Paolini
Brisingr - C.Paolini
Good Omens - Gaiman and Pratchett
She's Come Undone - W.Lamb (not fantasy)
Just After Sunset - S. King (audiobook)
Persuasion - J.Austen (not fantasy)
His Dark Materials - P.Pullman (currently reading)
Tales of Beedle the Bard - JK Rowling (if I can fit it in).

[Fox]

Read:

The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks
Shadow's Edge - Brent Weeks
The Crossroads of Twilight - Robert Jordan (about the 8th time)
You got Nothing Coming - Jimmy Lerner

[Jeanne]

No, Robin, don't mind you starting a thread at all!

It would be nice, however, if everyone would follow your lead and use the "add book/author" feature on the top of the comment box so that we could just click the title and see the Goodreads listing and read a synopsis to see if we're interested.

I read:
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Summer King
The Light-Bearer's Daughter
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
King of Sword and Sky

[Amy]

Here's my list from December:
Already read:
The Name of the Wind
His Majesty's Dragon
Throne of Jade
Black Powder War
Empire of Ivory
Victory of Eagles
Currently reading:
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Hoping to fit in:
The People of Sparks
The Diamond of Darkhold

[Terence]

What I've read in December:

Barbarian Tides, Walter Goffart (history)
Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett (mystery)
The Myth of Nations, Patrick Geary (history)
Hannibal, Ross Leckie (historical fiction)
The Girl on the Fridge, Etgar Keret (short stories)
I Wish I'd Been There, ed. Hollinshead (history)
The Lost History of Christianity, Philip Jenkins (history)
The January Dancer, Michael Flynn (SF)
An Evil Guest, Gene Wolfe (SF/Horror)

Hmmm...the SF/Fantasy diet seems a bit thin this month but I've got Cook's Sung in Blood on the to-read shelf - it's short (172 pages) - and I've still got three days to go, and in January I'll be getting my pre-ordered paperback edition of Greg Keyes The Born Queen.

I would definitely recommend The January Dancer, easily the best SF I've read this year.

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Wow, it always amazes me at how many books people can read in such a short time. I have always taken my time with books and really get into the characters and even create voices and images in my head. I'm sure others do too, but it takes me a while to get through a book, of course work, kids, school, it adds up. here is my list for December,

Finished
The Book Thief(historical fiction)
Currently Reading
Brisingr(we all know)
Up Next
Wizard and Glass

Always love these posts as they give such great ideas and books I've never heard of.

Happy New Years all!

[Becky]

I've read all of those books Stephen, and they are all very good!
Have you read the 1st three books of the Dark Tower series?

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Becky wrote: "I've read all of those books Stephen, and they are all very good!
Have you read the 1st three books of the Dark Tower series?"

Yes, years ago I read the first three and then waited and waited and waited for the forth book to come out, when it did I read the first chapter to fulfill the major cliff hanger King gave us and then never picked it back up, now that the series is done I have decided to finish it off.

[Becky]

Oh yeah, you definitely need to read them again! I love the entire series. :)

[Liz]

I don't actually read a whole lot per month, but that's because my reading time is limited to commute time on the bus. That being said I read:

Uglies
Pretties

and am in the middle of reading:

Specials

and of course:

Mistborn: The Final Empire

I *thought* there was another book in there, but I'm blanking it right now.

[Josh]

I read Joe Abercrombie's "Before They are Hanged", the second in his First Law trilogy. Awesome trilogy.

Right now I'm working on "A Bridge of Years" by Robert Charles Wilson, which is great so far.

[Becky]

I have the First Law trilogy my TBR list... I liked the covers so much that I added them before I even knew what they were about. They look great though!

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Becky wrote: "I have the First Law trilogy my TBR list... I liked the covers so much that I added them before I even knew what they were about. They look great though!"

They say you can't judge a book by it's cover, but I have found many books that way. My favorite are the Abarat books. Abarat, Book 1: Abarat
and Abarat, Book 2: Days of Magic, Nights of Warare both amazing books that I had never heard of, but the covers just jumped out at me, can't wait for the third to come out.

[Becky]

Oh I am definitely a "cover-judger". ;) Those Abarat ones are cool.

The First Law covers reminded me of old secret letters that contain dark secrets and have miraculously escaped being destroyed several times. That spoke directly to the historical-fiction fan in me.

Another person in one of my groups mentioned the word "Harlequin" in relation to book covers, and I think that word describes about 90% of what I think makes a bad cover. If its even remotely Harlequinish, (and this doesn't mean strictly the romance variety- I don't even read them.) I won't pick up the book.

[Jane]

I'm off to work - but I just wanted to say that I finisehd The Crown Conspiracy this holiday and Loved it!! Will post more soon.

[Robin]

Jane wrote: "I'm off to work - but I just wanted to say that I finisehd The Crown Conspiracy this holiday and Loved it!! Will post more soon."

Jane - You made my day - So glad you enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to your review!

[Jane]

Robin wrote: "You made my day - So glad you enjoyed it and..."

I really did - you have a very talented husband - I'm realy excited about the next one -- Come on April!!

Oh...and BTW I forgot to mention that I also started Name of the Wind in December.