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re: Nerd Fiction for Book Readers
Posted on 4/15/15 at 4:05 pm to elprez00
Posted on 4/15/15 at 4:05 pm to elprez00
i've heard a lot of people say the same thing about stephenson novels starting slowly.
i just read A Canticle for Leibowitz because it was supposedly the inspiration for Anathem, and i've been trying to psyche myself up to tackle that beast. have any of you read it?
i just read A Canticle for Leibowitz because it was supposedly the inspiration for Anathem, and i've been trying to psyche myself up to tackle that beast. have any of you read it?
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 6:15 pm to elprez00
Anything by Brandon Sanderson
Especially the Stormlight Archive series and Mistborn trilogy
Especially the Stormlight Archive series and Mistborn trilogy
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:14 pm to Scruffy
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Include American Gods, Neverwhere, and Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Can't believe I forgot Ocean. The ending! What a payoff. That was a truly great read. I really like American Gods, but I felt the midpoint became a bit of a bore read. Overall it was very good though. Neverwhere I haven't read since it came out, and I honestly don't remember much about it. At the time I thought it was ok but not anything to get excited about. I believe a reread is required at this point.
Good Omens though is a fricking classic
Posted on 4/16/15 at 6:00 pm to fleaux
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fleaux
Thanks for the recommendation. Got about half way through it last night. Gonna try to finish tonight. I can't put it down.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 6:05 pm to ellunchboxo
Glad you like it, did someone say Spielberg is making this into a movie ????!
Posted on 4/16/15 at 6:12 pm to Ash Williams
quote:Hardest series I've ever read... still haven't finished.quote:it can be that way
I've tried reading the Malazan stuff and put it down twice. I don't know what it is, but it just isn't my cup of tea.
i read the first 4 or 5 books pretty quickly, then got fatigued by it when they introduced an entirely new civilization into the story
i put the series down for a year, read a bunch of King and Ice and Fire for the second time then picked it back up and im on the 7th book now
i think the break was good because although you have to look at summaries to remind yourself who the characters are (there are hundreds that appear regularly or come up), if you try to read straight through you end up just getting exhausted
im enjoying the books now, but i am looking forward to getting through the rest of this one and the last 3
Read thru book 3 on my first go.
Had to take a break.
About a year later I started back on book 4 and just searched online for the characters/powers/worlds when they popped up again.
Got midway thru book 7 or 8 and got burnt out again.
That's where I'm at now. That was about last July or August. I'll finish them one day.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:37 pm to ellunchboxo
Posted on 4/16/15 at 9:35 pm to ellunchboxo
It's such a great book isn't it? Really looking forward to his next book this summer.
Posted on 4/16/15 at 9:48 pm to elprez00
Wtf is nerd fiction
Posted on 4/17/15 at 7:29 am to elprez00
It was fantastic.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:38 am to ellunchboxo
My husband read this thread and bought it so imma give it a go too.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:57 am to elprez00
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I kinda felt the same way about Reamde by Stephenson. About 3/4 of the way through it I just didnt care about how it ended.
I'm a huge Stephenson fan and felt pretty much the same way. But it was a fun ride getting to that point. Cryptonomicon, Diamond Age, and Anathem are some of the best "nerd fiction" books I've read. And Snowcrash of course but it's pretty dated now.
Also agree on Gaiman. He's incredibly talented. And a recent discovery for me so I've still got a lot of his stuff to read which is nice. His American Gods reminds me enormously of Roger Zelazny who was the best of his era but falls short of Gaiman's talent. Zelazny's Amber series has been mentioned, Lord of Light is his best wok IMO. Creatures of Light and Darkness is interesting for anyone who liked American Gods. I liked pretty much everything I read by Zelazny though it's been a while for most of it.
American Gods also reminded me somewhat of the Illuminatus trilogy which is pretty fun.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:46 am to elprez00
The thread makes more sense for me if it would have said "Book Fiction for Nerd Readers"
That being said...Im currently reading The Martian by Andy Weir. Great science fiction. EMPHASIS on the science.
That being said...Im currently reading The Martian by Andy Weir. Great science fiction. EMPHASIS on the science.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:52 am to Hester Carries
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The Martian by Andy Weir
this is on my list of to read. I've heard great things about it. Ridley Scott is filming it, which is what got me interested
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:59 am to Green Chili Tiger
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If you like Dresden and are killing time until the next book comes out, check out The Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne
I've read most of the Iron Druid series but have found myself enjoying them less and less as the series progresses. I love the characters (especially Oberon) but the actual plot of some of the later books start to feel really disjointed and stretched out way too much.
Hearne and Butcher need to do a short story together about Mouse and Oberon going on an adventure together. Throw in Mister and we've got ourselves a hilarious version of Homeward Bound.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:17 pm to elprez00
cryptonomicon
also, "the martian" - which is currently being made into a ridley scott movie starring matt damon and jessica chastain
also, "the martian" - which is currently being made into a ridley scott movie starring matt damon and jessica chastain
Posted on 4/19/15 at 3:32 pm to elprez00
I always recommend Bernard Cornwell. His Saxon series and his King Arthur series are incredible.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 4:51 pm to craigbiggio
Awesome thread, thanks folks!
Posted on 4/19/15 at 5:31 pm to joeyb147
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Hardest series I've ever read... still haven't finished.
Read thru book 3 on my first go.
Had to take a break.
About a year later I started back on book 4 and just searched online for the characters/powers/worlds when they popped up again.
Got midway thru book 7 or 8 and got burnt out again.
That's where I'm at now. That was about last July or August. I'll finish them one day.
I first read the series a couple years ago and it was a nightmare keeping everything straight. I liked it but felt that I had missed some stuff throughout the series.I am rereading now(on book 6) and am loving it. It is so much easier to keep up with the story and has been really enjoyable. Really one of the best Fantasy series of all time.
Posted on 4/19/15 at 5:39 pm to tigervet4
I just saw that the Stormlight Archive is meant to be a ten book series. Wow, that is a little depressing. I do think that he will finish it, Sanderson appears to be pretty good at writing consistently, but I fear that he will keep writing other stuff in between those books and it will drag on for a decade or two. Probably closer to two.
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