I read the second one, The Shadows of London and thought it was weaker, with some pretty glaring time travel mistakes.
What book are you reading...
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Finished Golden Son, book 2 of Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Found a little hard going at the start, but I think I had reader fatigue. Had a break over Christmas, came back and loved the last third and will be going straight into book 3.
Also finished Awakened by James Murray. A B-Movie in a book - thoroughly enjoyed it!
Also finished Awakened by James Murray. A B-Movie in a book - thoroughly enjoyed it!
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I found it quite an onerous read as well
Meanwhile, I finally read The Handmaid’s Tale and what a powerful book it is. Would definitely recommend. Very thought provoking and almost believable
Now I’m retired I’ve my sights next on getting through my 1988 graduation present, Gödel, Escher and Bach, an Eternal Golden Braid. I’ve got about 3/4 of the way through at least 3 times but never quite killed it off. I’m not sure my brain is up to it now as I remember it dribbling out of my ears on previous reads. Will report back if I survive
I am at the same spot now, you can easily tell that Sanderson wrote book 12 as its a much easier read, less useless details and a faster pace.
He did say in the prologue that he had to adjust his writing style to try and suit Jordan's' style but the story just flows so much better
About 150 pages left in Book 14 now - A Memory Of Light.
Mixed views actually, while the writing is good virtually from Page 1 it is one long battle told from the varying viewpoints. There are only so many times you can read about Pikemen charging a line of Trollocs or Aes Sedai weaving fireballs everywhere. Well at least they're not beating each other with leather straps in this one.
And not sure how much Sanderson was working from Jordan's notes, but he's killing off a helluva lot of characters some quite major. No spoilers apart from
He even had poor old Bela the horse slaughtered by a Trolloc, nnnooooo... Bela has been in the story since Book 1, FFS why kill her off?
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I just finished The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin. A 1940s whodunnit comedy set in Oxford.
It was pretty good, with the standard whodunit type ending.
It was pretty good, with the standard whodunit type ending.
Legendary book. And as an SF fan, are you aware that Crispin moved on to editing SF anthologies in the 1970s?
Currently I'm (re)reading The Ugly Swans by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The book is very Russian. In a good way - the state was constantly censoring or banning their work. For those who have played S.T.A.L.K.E.R it's loosely based on the Tarkovsky film, which in turn is loosely based on Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers.
Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Red Rising book 3). I find myself enjoying it, but not to the point where I have to be reading it all the time (for example, Wheel of Time Memory of Light had reading for 4-5 hours at a time).
Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly. Part of the Jack West Jr series. Uncharted on crack. Dumb fun.
Two Lost Mountains by Matthew Reilly. Part of the Jack West Jr series. Uncharted on crack. Dumb fun.
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Just finished City of Brass by SA Chakraborty, first book in a trilogy based on Islamic culture. Interesting characters and lots of shades of grey in it. Feels like a very non-traditional fantasy series so far.
Looks an interesting read. Along the lines of non-traditional fantasy I have enjoyed Rebecca Roanhorse book's. The Between Earth and Sky series has a Inca/Mayan world, and the The Sixth World series has a Native American twist.
Just finished Foundation, which I last read as a teenager about 25 years ago. It's better than I remembered! I watched the first couple of series of the Apple TV adaptation of it, and I must say they didn't exactly stick to the story 
Going to press on with the next two now, I think.
Going to press on with the next two now, I think.
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Just finished To Kill a Mocking Bird.
Now reading Frankenstein but I'm struggling to get into it, I'm only 15% in though.
Now reading Frankenstein but I'm struggling to get into it, I'm only 15% in though.
Love reading classics.
Moby Dick was a challenge. Love the story about a whale that fights the whalers. The book is a slog yet fascinating in parts. Just waffles.
Tonight, I finished Night Fighter Navigator - Dennis Gosling - could not put it down.
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I've read a few now, Treasure island was good and I didn't realise how much I enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo until I'd finished it, even a year later I can be sat around and some of it comes back to me.
I started The Idiot but didn't finish it, I also started but didn't finish Crime and Punishment.
I wasn't a huge fan of Treasure Island, but I found Crime and Punishment absolutely riveting! Ploughed through it in about a week I think
Currently about a third of the way through Foundation and Empire. I'd forgotten how short these Asimov books were
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I kind of want to read foundation after enjoying the series but I fear I might have ruined it by watching the series.I wasn't a huge fan of Treasure Island, but I found Crime and Punishment absolutely riveting! Ploughed through it in about a week I think
Currently about a third of the way through Foundation and Empire. I'd forgotten how short these Asimov books were