What book are you reading...

Glaucus · 13 Apr 2018 at 22:02

Terminel said:
I think Amazon have bought the right to televise the IMB's culture novels to televise into a series - wow!

Yep they have no release date yet.

No1newts · 13 Apr 2018 at 22:13

TonyM19 said:
Just fnished Deadhouse Landing - the 2nd Malazan prequel. OK, but felt it was a bit rushed/short.

I actually really enjoyed it, it's a nice change of pace from Erikson's ramblings. I would have liked to see some more but I thought he covered most of the bases.

RobDogDog · 13 Apr 2018 at 22:33

I've just readt Matthew Reilly's, The Four Legendary Kingdoms. Usual Reilly insanity but probably one of his weaker novels. Still enjoyed it though.

I now have the interesting choice of what to read next. I've got The Count of Monte Cristo, Gardens of The Moon or some random books...

Glaucus · 29 Apr 2018 at 12:26

man Persepolis rising book 7 of the expanse series, it's amazing I can't stop listening.

only 2 books left after this one apparently, its a trilogy to end the series.

FortuitousFluke · 30 Apr 2018 at 10:11

Has anybody read New York 2140? Looking to book a holiday for July and need some reading material, this looks interesting.

Rids · 9 May 2018 at 13:11

Just finished R Scott Bakkers "The Unholy Consult" the final book in the Aspect-Emperor series... 230 pages of homosexual snuff porn, 100 pages of overdone philosophy, 120 pages of the best written battle scenes you'll find in a fantasy novel and one hell of a shocking ending.

I found this book extremely hard going, Bakker has always been dark and philosophical but this was too much, I almost didn't make it to the end, but once it got good it became extremely good.

Slam · 18 May 2018 at 12:02

I just finished Ready Player One, first book I've read through quickly in many years! I enjoyed it and want to keep the reading habit going, any recommendations? I was thinking about Tom Clancy's Net Force

PlacidCasual · 18 May 2018 at 14:24

World War Z by Max Brooks written as a series of bite size stories that tell a chronological Zombie War. Easy to read, really enjoyable, much, much, much better than the film that uses the same name.

If you're of a science bent, The Martian by Andy Weir, easy reading funny at times and tries for semblance of scientific accuracy better than the film but the film really did it justice given the limitations of the format versus books.

If you're thinking Clancy you can't go wrong with the original Jack Ryan books starting with Patriot games not first released, but before Hunt for Red October in timeline. Probably can pick them up v cheap in charity shops.

No1newts · 18 May 2018 at 21:08

I've just finished "a brief history of thought" by Dr Luc Perry.

Great read, nice to see philosophy wrote in a readable manner but not losing the depth that the topic holds. I haven't decided how comfortable I am with assertion that philosophy is essentially another search for salvation (ala religion) but all the same a great read. His thoughts on death (as a yearning for the past, desire for the future and actual death) I found really interesting.

bazzabear · 18 May 2018 at 21:56

I just read The Shining, and then Doctor Sleep.

Quite interesting how the two compare actually. The latter is kind of the antidote to the former.

I also recently discovered the Mistborn books and their follow-ups, found them to be excellent. There's a nice light-heartedness to the character development.

Slam · 18 May 2018 at 22:08

Thank you for the recommendations.

I've never read a zombie book so World War Z is intriguing, but I've seen the film and well enough said.

The Martian was a fine film so that doesn't put me off. But since I've seen the film maybe I'll keep it on the shortlist.

The Clancy books are a good idea, although I've seen some of the films it was a while ago so I've forgotten them.

I know you're disappointed in me.

IvanDobskey · 19 May 2018 at 10:07

Use of weapons by Iain M Banks.

Took a while to get into, but it's great stuff

neviditelny · 20 May 2018 at 18:40

While on holiday this week I have read:
The Mountain Shadow - David Gregory Roberts
Norwegian Woods - Murakami
The Woman in the Woods - John Connelly

All nice reads and now I'm not sure what to take on.

j.col · 5 Jun 2018 at 17:59

Just finished reading The Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellan, i enjoyed these (but not sure if flintlock fantasy is my thing)
Currently reading Codex Alera books by Jim Butcher, i am really enjoying these, action packed and fast paced, whats not to like

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Darujhistan · 5 Jun 2018 at 18:21

John Dickie:

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia.

toshj · 5 Jun 2018 at 19:08

Finished Red Seas Under Red Skies, the second in the Gentleman ******** series by Scott Lynch. It took me an awful long time to get into this series - I must have read the first chapter of The Lies of Locke Lamora about four times across a couple of years before I pushed on through with the rest of the book, but ultimately really enjoyed the series opener.

I'm not really sure how to feel about this one. It's well written again, and I enjoyed the characters but the ending left me incredibly flat. In fact, it reminded me quite a lot of the second book in the First Law trilogy by Abercrombie in that

A group of people set off on a journey to a destination, got there, came back and there was nothing to remotely celebrate by the end. A couple of characters had died and the key characters were left in exactly the same situation as before they left for the journey.

I actually felt a little flat at the end of the first book too - it's not like I need a great victorious ending to an arc, but consecutive books with downtrodden endings seems a poor payoff for the reader.

Happy to carry on and read the third, although following my Kingkiller Chronicles experience of getting up to date and realising a series might take ten years to complete is a bit frustrating.

Anyone read the James Islington series? Just been recommended to me and bough the first in the trilogy today.

No1newts · 10 Jun 2018 at 08:45

neviditelny said:
While on holiday this week I have read:
The Mountain Shadow - David Gregory Roberts
Norwegian Woods - Murakami
The Woman in the Woods - John Connelly

All nice reads and now I'm not sure what to take on.

What are Murakami books like? I've been tempted by them for a while but never took the plunge.

Warbie · 10 Jun 2018 at 16:38

Slam said:
I've never read a zombie book so World War Z is intriguing, but I've seen the film and well enough said.

Give it a go man. Other than the name, the movie has nothing to do with it. It's a great read. That was one of my most disappointing movie adaptions btw. World War Z deserved a LoTR scale trilogy of epic zombie action!

I just finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for the second time. Great fantasy read.

neviditelny · 10 Jun 2018 at 21:26

No1newts said:
What are Murakami books like? I've been tempted by them for a while but never took the plunge.

I've only read 3 of them this far but I really love them. Even though the books I've read haven't been the ones where he involves fantasy/supernatural things I find them really good. It's difficult to really explain how, but I find him having a different way of narrating the stories than others. Give it a go at least

neviditelny · 10 Jun 2018 at 21:27

Warbie said:
Give it a go man. Other than the name, the movie has nothing to do with it. It's a great read. That was one of my most disappointing movie adaptions btw. World War Z deserved a LoTR scale trilogy of epic zombie action!

I just finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for the second time. Great fantasy read.

I definitely agree there about World War Z. The book is a lot different than the movie, and much better too. I really enjoyed the book.