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Re: What book are you currently reading?
the Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlain Harris... again. gotta get out and buy something new at the bookstore soon. pfft.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
If the books are anything like HBO's adaptation, then I suggest you try to find something that isn't shit.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Buy? Don't you have libraries where you live? Can't understand why more people don't appreciated the ability to get borrow books for free. I only buy if they are worth re-reading now.
Uh, hm. Where was I? Annoyingly, it appears my Library lost their copy (or got stolen) to Shards of a Broken Crown, which would have completed the Serpent War Saga portion of Feist's Riftwar Cycle. So I've moved on - read Krondor The Betrayal and about to start Krondor the Assassins, books one and two of The Krondor Legacy in the same world. They aren't all that good... Read books nine and ten of The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Chainfire and Phantom respectively. Story is still pretty good but he's bogging it down with philosophy and just endless conversations (one took about 140 pages to complete). Don't see the need, but since Confessor is the last one, might as well finish it. Just have to go pick it up. Reading Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay. Good story, but apparently in a world he's written a few stories in so you don't get the benefit of history or explanation. Should go back and find The Sarantine Mosaic. They are apparently stories that use a historical backdrop that he alters to fit his needs - some deem it Historical Analogue fiction. This one takes heavily from Viking invasions of ancient England. Recently read Tigana which does a similar thing, but with medieval Italy... and he adds magic, too. He's a good author. Also trying to get to Wolves of the Calla, book five in the Dark Tower, which, of course, is excellent and should be on everyone's reading list.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Re-reading Wasteland - Fracesca Lia Block...
It really sets the mood... *sigh* |
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
So far behind. Have completed:
Wolves of the Calla Song of Susannah The Dark Tower Thus bringing to a close the Dart Tower by Stephen King. He did some very good things and some what the hell things. Don't know how I feel about it. Loved the hell out of it up until Wolves. Then he just went... weird. Confessor - ending the Sword of Truth series. Kind of a slow ending. Meh. In the Riftwar Cycle: Krondor: Tear of the Gods, Honoured Enemy. Just more backstory and side tales. They're OK, but pretty shallow in the fantasy world. Current main reading is the Eldarn Sequence by Robert Scott and Jay Gordon. Read book one The Hickory Staff and on to book two Lessek's Key. It's a pretty well written portal fanatsy, though it relies on one to many easy outs for my liking.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Does a user manual count?
If it does then I read one xD |
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A little Dysfunctional >3
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Been reading The Immortal Instruments Series Lately.
On the third novel called "City Of Glass", getting addicted to sci-fi, fantasy stuff lately.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
I am 41% finished Joseph Heller's Catch-22, I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
The Varieties of Scientific Experience - Carl Sagan
Your Brain: The Missing Manual - Matthew MacDonald I Am That: Dialogues of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
About halfway through my second reading of First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher.
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
That looks interesting, do share your impressions when you finish (the trilogy).
Anyways, I haven't started yet, but today or tomorrow I'm gonna start reading Dune
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
His writing definitely better in his own work than the Jordan stuff. Mistborn has a very interesting premise and wonderful creativity. And that's only halfway through.
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A little Dysfunctional >3
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Re: What book are you currently reading?
For One More Day by Mitch Albom (basically reading for reading strategies class)
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