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[Whitney]

Usually the several hours I spend with the book is enough to overwrite anything from the movie, unless it's spot-on casting like GoT. Which is fine by me, I'm okay having Peter Dinklage and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in my head when reading GoT, even if the original Tyrion was an ugly little dude.

The 90 minutes with a movie, however, are usually just enough time to sit there comparing everything with the book in my head, and wrecking a chunk of my enjoyment of the movie for itself.

I am looking forward to The Strain!

[Whitney]

Quick read of The Book on the Edge of Forever: An Enquiry into the Non-Appearance of Harlan Ellison's the Last Dangerous Visions. Really more of a pamphlet than a book.

I discovered science fiction in 70's at the proper young age. The anthologies Dangerous Visions and Again, Dangerous Visions were very influential on SF. "The Last Dangerous Visions (TLDV)" was supposed to be released a year or two after the second book, but never was. The lack of release and tales of what was happening with all the stories purchased for the anthology and sitting in a box somewhere is the stuff of legend. Christopher Priest wrote this piece to explain what had (has) happened with this almost mythical non-anthology. The piece is definitely of interest for those who were aware of all the controversy surrounding TLDV, but not sure it would appeal to anyone else.

P.S. I still highly recommend the original Dangerous Visions, although I haven't read it in a few decades.

[Jennifer]

I am reading Mistborn: The Final Empire. This is my first delving into this author. Not disappointed thus far.

[Leo]

Whitney wrote: "The 90 minutes with a movie, however, are usually just enough time to sit there comparing everything with the book in my head, and wrecking a chunk of my enjoyment of the movie for itself."

I've found myself doing a package deal of book followed by film many times, but it's quite tedious- I think that distance between the film and the book could allow it to work either way. I watched the Gormenghast BBC series 10 years or so before I read the books (this is obvs not always practicable/ few months should do it) and forged the characters from the details myself, managed to enjoy both separately :)

[Jennifer]

Leo wrote: "Whitney wrote: "The 90 minutes with a movie, however, are usually just enough time to sit there comparing everything with the book in my head, and wrecking a chunk of my enjoyment of the movie for ..."


I am gonna have to see if I can find that series to watch. I read the books eons ago.

[Som]

(one of a kind genius..have a feeling this is going to be my fav book of all time, my very own bible..can't get any better than this!!)
“My past is everything I failed to be.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes...

(I'm somewhere @ life's meaningless as much as death so what's the point of suicide!? enh..)

[Sally]

I just finished, and ADORED, The Wise Man's Fear, the second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle - 5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leo]

Jennifer wrote: "Leo wrote: "I am gonna have to see if I can find that series to watch. I read the books eons ago. "

Don't know if it would stand up today tbh!! There are some clips on Youtube I think so you can check it out :)

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Leo wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Leo wrote: "I am gonna have to see if I can find that series to watch. I read the books eons ago. "

Don't know if it would stand up today tbh!! There are some clips on Youtube I ..."

I am so glad I read Gormenghast with no prior tv influences! That book will always stay with me for the visual images it conjures up - I'm glad they're mine alone :)

[Whitney]

Mark wrote: "Finished Bird Box. This book is awesome! I completely enjoyed it from beginning to end. The tension, the atmosphere, the characters, the story; all of it works wonderfully. ..."

Sounds similar to this short story, "Whispers in the Dark", which I really liked: http://pseudopod.org/2013/12/20/pseud...

[Leo]

Ruby wrote: "I am so glad I read Gormenghast with no prior tv influences! That book will always stay with me for the visual images it conjures up - I'm glad they're mine alone :) "

Good call! I feel the same about Manderley in Rebecca...

[Marc]

Just started Under the Frangipani this morning. Looks to be a quick read.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I've started on Narcopolis as a totally random read. I literally grabbed the first book that came to hand. Good call, whoever originally recommended it! The writing is fantastic.

[Leo]

Finished my re-read of Gravity's Rainbow (thank god a platform exists that lets you tell like loads of people you read GR! That's like half the point!) although in all honesty, having taken so many breaks from it, didn't want it to finish- a wonderfully dense collection of ideas- an adenoid that terrorises London, a man who can change skin colour like an octopus, "A girl with an enormous glass dildo inside which baby piranhas are swimming in some kind of decadent lavender medium amuses herself between the buttocks of a stout transvestite in lace stockings and a dyed sable coat"... it's so hard not to zone out when reading it that you can easily gloss over how much fun there is to be had!

Now started Dune- so far so good- wanted to read it after watching the brilliant and uplifting documentary Jodorowsky's Dune

[Jennifer]

In a quandary....I have 4 real books sitting next to my bed...Changes,Kiss of the Butterfly,The Botinacaust, and But the Angels Never Came, I also have my NOOK....with many books waiting to be read. I also want to read the next book in the Mistborn: The Final Empireseries...really bad...I also have a book challenge coming up...I shall stew here for a awhile.

[Whitney]

Leo wrote: "Finished my re-read of Gravity's Rainbow (thank god a platform exists that lets you tell like loads of people you read GR! That's like half the point!) although in all honesty, having ta..."

I read GR when I was on extended travels. It was the perfect book to have, lasted forever and I read it twice in a row. I knew if I traded it I'd never get anything as good.

I've often wondered if Dune would be as good if not originally read in its heyday. Does it seem horribly dated now?

[Leo]

Whitney wrote: "Leo wrote: "Finished my re-read of Gravity's Rainbow (thank god a platform exists that lets you tell like loads of people you read GR! That's like half the point!) although in all honest..."

You are a trooper! Hard to say about Dune because I just started it, but I'll post my review here when I'm done :)

[Sally]

I just finished reading The Scandalous Duchess, a fun read with a few flaws - 3.5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

You guys make Gravity's Rainbow sound irresistable....

[Sally]

I just finished Mistborn: The Final Empire and am now a card-carrying Brandon Sanderson fan! What a great start to his Mistborn trilogy - 4.5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jennifer]

Sally wrote: "I just finished Mistborn: The Final Empire and am now a card-carrying Brandon Sanderson fan! What a great start to his Mistborn trilogy - 4.5★s.


I finished it recently as well...I to have jumped onto the Sanderson ship.

[Jennifer]

I am reading The Iraqi Christ, and will be starting Clifford Simak, book City.

[Sally]

Today I finished The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. It is the second book in the Mistborn trilogy and a very strong fulcrum for the series, I think. I thoroughly enjoyed it - 4★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Guy]

Jennifer wrote: "I am reading The Iraqi Christ, and will be starting Clifford Simak, book City."

The Iraqi Christ sounds interesting Jennifer. I've added it to my rapidly growing to-read list.

[Guy]

Just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Now reading The Legend of The Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth.

[Jennifer]

Guy wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I am reading The Iraqi Christ, and will be starting Clifford Simak, book City."

The Iraqi Christ sounds interesting Jennifer. I've added it to my..."

I have read one story. It was emotionally overwhelming.I must have started to cry at least 5 different times. My husband is from Srinagar,Kashmir, so things are a little to relatable for me. But it was an excellent story. I need to re-read it already. And that's only the first story. Its even more interesting to find out that the author has never been published in his own language.

[Marc]

Guy wrote: "Just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Now reading The Legend of The Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth."

Does Capote's book stand up to the accolades it has received?

[Guy]

Marc wrote: "Guy wrote: "Just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Now reading The Legend of The Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth."

Does Capote's book stand up to the accolades it h..."

Marc wrote: "Guy wrote: "Just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Now reading The Legend of The Holy Drinker by Joseph Roth."

Does Capote's book stand up to the accolades it h..."


Yes I believe it does Marc. I gave In Cold Blood 4 stars and wrote a review of it here on goodreads.

[Jennifer]

I just finished Kiss of the Butterflya most excellent story. Don't let the whole vampyre thing scare you off.The author knows the Balkans and writes them VERY well.

[Whitney]

Finished the Locke & Key, Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega series of graphic novels by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Was very good, excellent characters, good story, and the illustrations were excellent.

[Sally]

I just finished reading Storm Front by Jim Butcher - a great one for anyone looking for a fun, quirky read! 4★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Marc]

Mark & Guy--I'm very glad to hear Capote's book was well worth the read. One day, I aim to read it :)

I'm currently hooked on Wolf Hall with a slew of library books lined up behind it (Bring Up the Bodies, Memento Mori, Every Day is for the Thief, Ill Seen Ill Said, and Dream of Fair to Middling Women).

[Whitney]

Marc wrote: "Mark & Guy--I'm very glad to hear Capote's book was well worth the read. One day, I aim to read it :)..."

I agree with Mark that the audiobook is very good, if you do audiobooks. The reader is Scott Brick, one of the stars of the audiobook world.

[Marc]

Whitney wrote: "I agree with Mark that the audiobook is very good, if you do audiobooks..."

I've never gotten through a whole audiobook, but I've only attempted two. I don't think I'm a good listener (and I don't spend much time traveling/commuting), but I'm glad to know about Scott Brick!

[Jennifer]

I am reading The Sheep Look Up.

[Richard]

pushing through The Fry Chronicles, Stephen Frys write up of his university years. it's a bit trite and safe, he steps around any moment of gravitas with a coy embarrassment and i'm unlikely to finish it.

still looking for that next great book, been a while since i found it

The Martian is great, some parts need an edit but for a good three quarters of the run it is simply fantastic

[Sally]

I just finished The Hero of Ages, the final book of the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. I found it a very thought-provoking book in ways that I did not expect - 4★s.

My review is here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Whitney]

Finished The Feast of the Goat, which takes place during the collapse of the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic. Great book, one of those books told from different perspectives where everything comes together almost perfectly. Also, the Trujillo regime was really fucked up.

Also finished listening to the audiobook of A Canticle for Leibowitz. Probably wouldn't have thought quite so highly of it if I hadn't first read it back in the 70's, when it was just a matter of time before we all perished in a nuclear apocalypse. I'd also forgotten (or didn't cotton on at the time) the in-your-face Catholicism at the end.

Started reading The Sound of Things Falling, excellent writing so far.

[Richard]

Mr. Mercedes - yeah i know, another month another king book but i just can't leave then alone. king was the first author i read as a teen and i still want to recapture that pure thrill i had as a 13 year old reading Christine.

it doesn't really happen but i'm always hoping. not too bad thus far but writing in the immediate tense should be banned. i hate it.

[Sally]

I recently finished Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland, a fascinating and beautiful book about the role forests have played in fairytales. It was an absolute joy to read, I highly recommend it for anyone interested in folklore and storytelling. I don't do this very often, but I'm giving this book 5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sally]

I just finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. There really is more to this book than a lot of people might expect - 4★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jennifer]

I finished The Sheep Look Up. I had bad dreams.

[Sally]

I just finished The Way of Kings, the brilliant first book of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive. Very highly recommended - 5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Richard]

The Silkworm, the new Rowling mystery. it's nice being in the hands of a very good writer, you can just relax and bob along with it. not a game changer but a fun romp thus far

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Finished Slaughterhouse-Five, great book but sad and not so easy to read, it took me a while to finish it, you have to be in a certain disposition to read it - 4★s.

[Riona]

Still traveling (I'm not dead yet, despite rockets flying overhead and rampant Middle Eastern misogyny!)... I've had barely any time to read on this trip, probably because I've had no long bus rides and my mid-day reading time has gone to blogging and naps.

Still, I've managed to finish The Gun Seller and am halfway through The Family Tree. I just downloaded The Goldfinch as well, so I'll be starting that next.

[Sally]

I just finished Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey, the first collection of short stories I have ever LOVED! Highly recommended - 5★s.

Here is my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jennifer]

I just finished Changesand am now reading
Virus: The Day of Resurrection. It interesting reading.

[Olivia "So many books--so little time.""]

Currently I'm reading The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum. So far it has been very good.

[James]

I'm currently reading The Fault in Our Pants: A Parody of "The Fault in Our Stars". It's a VERY adult parody of The Fault in Our Stars.