What book are you reading...

RobDogDog · 3 May 2024 at 09:20

I've been reading a cheapo 77p Kindle Sci Fi omnibus about two characters called Salvo and Gunn. I'm having a blast with it. It won't win any prizes, but it's good fun and feels like a fun SyFy show in book form.

tangey · 3 May 2024 at 12:06

Finished Edge of Collapse, damn good read. as I got to 85% or so I was wondering how it was going to resolve in the rather short time left, and now I find its book 1 or 7. ow I thought 15% was a bit short to finish, but clearly there is a LOT left in this story.

Very easily read and well written I thought. I'm glad there is a whole series to get thru.

opethdisciple · 3 May 2024 at 12:38

Reading Red Country by Joe Abercrombie.

Very disappointed. Both Red Country and The Heroes have been crap compared to the previous 4 books which were excellent.

RobDogDog · 3 May 2024 at 14:19

tangey said:
Finished Edge of Collapse, damn good read. as I got to 85% or so I was wondering how it was going to resolve in the rather short time left, and now I find its book 1 or 7. ow I thought 15% was a bit short to finish, but clearly there is a LOT left in this story.

Very easily read and well written I thought. I'm glad there is a whole series to get thru.

That's good to know. I have book 1 as it sounded interesting.

Arterion · 3 May 2024 at 14:19

I'm currently re-reading Dune; one of my all-time faves which I wanted to revisit having seen the new movies recently.

Cromulent · 4 May 2024 at 04:14

I'm about to read Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks. I've read it before but I didn't read the whole Culture series last time so I thought I'd read them in order one after the other for the best experience.

madman045 · 4 May 2024 at 05:44

I have just started reading "Surrounded by idiots" - And interesting read on human behavior

Lartyconshayo · 4 May 2024 at 06:36

The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber and concurrently Shooting Columbo by David Koenig.

Mint8 · 4 May 2024 at 11:31

The Year of the Locust - Terry Hayes.

Excellent CIA/Terrorists thriller. A real page turner.

opethdisciple · 4 May 2024 at 12:19

Cromulent said:
I'm about to read Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks. I've read it before but I didn't read the whole Culture series last time so I thought I'd read them in order one after the other for the best experience.

On my list to get round too eventually.

RobDogDog · Wednesday at 11:23

Just finished Snowbound by Blake Crouch. Good page turner, but not my favourite of his.

I've now got The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connolly to read, Bosch book 3. Really enjoyed the last two and have heard good things about this one.

hood1971 · Wednesday at 15:57

Mint8 said:
The Year of the Locust - Terry Hayes.

Excellent CIA/Terrorists thriller. A real page turner.

Started I am Pilgrim, but gave up as I did not enjoy the flashback style. And the glibness got to me.

Despite its huge wealth, vast oil reserves, and love of high-tech American armaments, nothing really works in Saudi Arabia.

The driver thought I was crazy - but then his religion thinks stoning a woman to death for adultery is reasonable, so I figured we were about even.

Mint8 · Wednesday at 17:56

Mint8 said:
The Year of the Locust - Terry Hayes.

Excellent CIA/Terrorists thriller. A real page turner.

Actually - I wrote this while still reading it so now I am going to say - dont bother.

For some reason about 2 thirds the way in it changes from a spy thriller into a very poor Sci-fi/horror B movie. Its as if he couldnt be arsed to finish the book so gave it over to his 15yr old son to finish or something.

Awful. (unless you just read the the good bits and then make up your own ending) A huge disappointment after the first book.

taB · Wednesday at 18:05

Pilgrim was great. Second book is lol bad and I haven't even got 25% through yet.

potatolord · Thursday at 16:05

Just finished Nebula Awards Showcase 2008.

Not very good- though one excellent short story (Two Hearts, by Peter Beagle). There were lots of essays and other filler.

I doubt I'll bother with other volumes, based on this one.

AndyCr15 · Thursday at 20:08

I just finished Last Light (Nick Stone book 4) and I'm wondering if these are getting worse? I really enjoyed the first one, but maybe it was the realism and the weird chemistry with the kind while trying to do what he had to do. This 4th one, the pacing seemed slower than normal. Has anyone gone through the whole series? Should I just stop now or do they get better again? I guess it's just his style, all the detailed description, but as I say, I did enjoy it earlier.