What Else Are You Reading? - July 2012

[David Sven]

Finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I think I've come a bit late to the party on this one, but I understand why people like it.
My Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

Think I'll start Daemon, by Daniel Suarez before the August pick comes out.

[Procrastinador]

Back to Ancient Rome...reading Generais Romanos

André

[Liv]

I'm currently reading the Testament of Jessie Lamb and I like it so far.

[Joseph]

Done with K.J. Parker's Pattern and moving on to Memory, the last of the trilogy.

[Ctgt]

Started A Dance with Dragons a couple of days ago, got about 50 pages in and realized I couldn't remember what the heck was going on. So, I'm going back to A Storm of Swords to refresh my feeble mind.

[Kim]

Currently reading Under Heaven and Geekomancy.

[Felina]

I just started The Shadow of the Wind which I'm really enjoying. The atmosphere is out of control.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Halfway through His Majesty's Dragon because I'm going to a reading with her, Jeff Vandermeer, and Will Hindmarch on Wednesday. I've had it downloaded to my iPad for a long time, but thought I wouldn't like it. Turns out that not every dragon book is bad!

Or I have only read the wrong dragon books. Regardless, I'm enjoying this one quite a bit.

I've also been listening to an audiobook of Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick, which has had me giggling hysterically because of all the evil and powerful librarians.

[Charles]

Good luck with the reading Jenny!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Charles wrote: "Good luck with the reading Jenny!"
All I have to do is attend, but thank you! I'll post pictures I hope.

[Kirsten]

I've just started the first part of A Storm of Swords. Hoping to get finished before the next book club book is announced - not sure if that will happen though.

[David(LA,CA)]

Finished up with Geekomancy the other day and really enjoyed it. Continuing my way through the X-Wing series with Star Wars: X-Wing: Isard's Revenge. Should finish just in time to start the August book.

[Kevin]

I just bought and started Best Served Cold, which I know a lot of people love Joe Abercrombie. So good so far for the book.

[Ewan]

I'm finishing up:
Snow CrashSnow Crash ebook
The Heroes in audiobook
Lord of the Flies in paperback

After i've polished at least 2 of them I'll start Kill Decision in ebook and The Blind Watchmaker on audible.

Great suggestions in here though, it might completely derail my schedule....

[Warren]

The Coldest war by Ian Tregillis is out in hard copy.
So if you want to read your libraries copy (while your still young)
you might want to get on the waiting list now.

[Sandi]

Finished Leviathan Wakes last night and started Geekomancy this morning. Geekomancy is a really fun read so far.

I'm almost done listening to Shadow of Night, the sequel to A Discovery of Witches. It's not quite as good as the first book, but it's still a compelling book. I'm not sure what I'll listen to next.

[Tamahome]

Deborah Harkness's Shadow of Night is #1 on the best seller list. Explain.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Tamahome wrote: "Deborah Harkness's Shadow of Night is #1 on the best seller list. Explain."
Pretty cover?

I have an audiobook version if anyone wants a copy to review (ETA meaning I'd send it to you, hard copy, not make a copy for you). :)

[Sandi]

Tamahome wrote: "Deborah Harkness's Shadow of Night is #1 on the best seller list. Explain."

Like A Discovery of Witches, it's a paranormal romance with brains. This time, it's historical romance too. I don't know if you'd like it though. It's very girly.

[Alfredo]

I finished and loved Kill Decision, now I am reading Sleeper's Run, the award winning thriller set in two of the places I know best in the world (South Florida and Caracas).

[David Sven]

Finished Daemon by Daniel Suarez. Loved it.
My Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

Starting on the sequel Freedom TM.

[Chris]

Kevin and Kim:
I really enjoyed Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Thought i was a clever re-telling of American History and entertaining to boot...

Kevin wrote: "Kim wrote: "I've managed to make a start on Life of Pi, A Wrinkle in Time and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."

I just got Abrham Lincolin: Vampire Hunter at Barnes and Nobles. Its on a bargin for..."

[Chris]

Reading The Historian right now. Was surprised by how much I'm enjoying it!

[Alex]

I am currently reading:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - JRR Tolkien
Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice.

[Sayak]

July has been a bit of a Chris Wooding marathon for me. First reading the The Weavers of Saramyr and then the tales of the Ketty Jay series: Retribution Falls,The Black Lung Captain, The Iron Jackal. I also started reading Theft of Swords, but it is on the back burner along with all of Douglas Adams works(i need more time to do justice to the books).

[Stephanie]

This month, I've read Leviathan Wakes with the book club and Caliban's War (which I enjoyed even more than LW). These two made me realize that I have been reading far too little Laser lately.

I'm now reading Gone Girl, which is definitely not sci-fi/fantasy, and it is definitely making me tell my husband again and again how much I love and adore him -- I think it might be creeping him out. But I definitely have momentum going with the story now (stayed up past my bedtime last night reading), so I might as well finish it.

I am also trying to finish up The Lies of Locke Lamora on audiobook. I was hoping it'd be more my thing than it has been. It might just be that I am still pretty new to the audiobook thing.

Next, I am planning on rereading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms so that I can get to the rest of the series next month. :)

[Tamahome]

Taking a shot at Cloud Atlas again since I saw the movie trailer. I finished the first archaic chapter!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Tamahome wrote: "Taking a shot at Cloud Atlas again since I saw the movie trailer. I finished the first archaic chapter!"
Good boy. :P

[Charles]

What did you do to the real Tamahome? Or did the trailer include a reality distortion field? :)

[Tamahome]

I change when I touch water.

[Kim]

Tamahome wrote: "I change when I touch water."

Was it hot or cold?

[Tamahome]

[Thomas]

Kim wrote: "Tamahome wrote: "I change when I touch water."

Was it hot or cold?"

cold water changes them and hot water changes them back

[Karen]

After a slow start with the first book in the series (which had more foreshadowing than the entire series run of Lost) and much to my surprise, I have been completely sucked in to the Kushiel's Dart universe and am about to start the second trilogy as soon as that inconsiderate person returns the only copy to my library.

[Kate]

I've been waiting for The Privilege of the Sword to come out on audible since I finished Swordspoint. It finally dropped this week and it's GREAT. I was a little sceptical of Felicia Day voicing Katherine, not that I don't love Felicia, but it's not how I imagined Katherine. She's won me over though.

I'm also going The Night Circus a go. Why are people so into circus fiction? I will figure this out.

[David Sven]

Just finished Freedom TM by Daniel Suarez. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
My review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

I'm looking forward to reading his new book Kill Decision which I'm waiting delivery on after winning the give away (no I'm not bragging still . . again)

Will now get stuck into the August pick Assassin's Apprentice.

[Igor]

J. V. Jones David? Looking forward to your review then :-)

[Igor]

I meant Robin Hobb. Series from Jones are too in my to-read shelves :-)

[Stuart]

I am reading Particle Horizon by Selso Xisto

[Luis]

Just finished Ready Player One. Not sure what I'll read next. Maybe the August read.

[Casey]

I'm enjoying

[David(LA,CA)]

Finished and reviewed Star Wars: Isard's Revenge. Going to start in on the August book tonight.

[Brandon]

I just reread Gardens of the Moon which made more sense the second time through. I think some if it is just the familiarity with Erickson's writing style.

Tomorrow I start Whispers Under Ground until then I am rereading Deadhouse Gates.

[Sandi]

I'm about 1/2 way through the audiobook of Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder.

On my Nook, I'm reading Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. I like ghost stories, and this is a pretty good one.

[J.R.]

Finally finishing up Leviathan Wakes and The Hobbit. Also reading the new Artemis Fowl. (been reading it since i was a kid and have always had a soft spot for the series.)

[Alterjess]

Holy crap, The Coldest War was fantastic!! I'm surprised there isn't a separate thread for it, to be honest. Or is there an old one from when it was released in the UK and in audio?

I'm on kind of a David Mitchell kick now since watching the Cloud Atlas trailer, so I think my next book is going to be The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Alterjess wrote: "
I'm on kind of a David Mitchell kick now since watching the Cloud Atlas trailer, so I think my next book is going to be The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. "
I'm not trying to talk you out of it, but I found it the hardest of Mitchell's books to read. Unless you're already a fan of historical fiction, I might suggest reading Ghostwritten or number9dream or Black Swan Green instead.

[Alterjess]

I've already read Ghostwritten, and I can't find my copy of Number 9 Dream. So Jacob de Zoet it is :)

[David Sven]

Alterjess wrote: "Holy crap, The Coldest War was fantastic!! I'm surprised there isn't a separate thread for it, to be honest. Or is there an old one from when it was released in the UK and in audio?

I'm on kind ..."

Had never heard of the Coldest War before. It sounds really interesting from the blurb and reviews. I've put the first book in the series on my to read list.

[David Sven]

Inspired by the new trailer I'm making Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell my lunch time reading.

You can catch the trailer on the book's Goodreads page too.