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re: Movie Board Recommendations: Books (UPDATE: Post Stormlight Book 1)
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:38 pm to Freauxzen
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:38 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Wool
it is next. I do have lots of travel coming up, so I'll probably whip through this trilogy in Mistborn time.
Then fatnasy.
Two Post-Apocalyptics in a row is going to be depressing.
Yeah, I couldn't get into Wool, but that's probably just me. I need to give it more of a shot.
If you are looking for fantasy next, I highly recommend Anthony Ryan's Blood Song. It's just flat good.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:53 pm to LoveThatMoney
Updated List:
Upcoming
1. Silo Saga
2. The Way of Kings
3. The Name of the Wind - Rothfuss
4. Moorcock Books
5. Blood Song - Anthony Ryan
6. Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
7. TBD (Probably go Unbroken or Axis of Time)
Read:
1. The Terror - Simmons
2. Ready Player One - Cline
3. Mistborn Trilogy
4. Starmaker
5. Swan Song
That's a good year of reading. I suppose I finish Silo before it's up.
Upcoming
1. Silo Saga
2. The Way of Kings
3. The Name of the Wind - Rothfuss
4. Moorcock Books
5. Blood Song - Anthony Ryan
6. Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
7. TBD (Probably go Unbroken or Axis of Time)
Read:
1. The Terror - Simmons
2. Ready Player One - Cline
3. Mistborn Trilogy
4. Starmaker
5. Swan Song
That's a good year of reading. I suppose I finish Silo before it's up.
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 2:49 pm to Freauxzen
Started the George Smiley books. Only read the first two, bought the next three for two dollars in a compilation hard back. Reading Les Miserables right now so I'll get back to them when I'm finished. If you just like simple mysteries that are smart at the same time I suggest these.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 8:29 pm to Freauxzen
So finished Wool. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but the reviews of the second book have me pausing just a bit to read some fantasy again.
I feel like it's either Rothfuss or Moorcock.
Way of Kings is a bit too much for right now.
Should I look at one or the other?
I feel like it's either Rothfuss or Moorcock.
Way of Kings is a bit too much for right now.
Should I look at one or the other?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 1:34 pm to Freauxzen
How is the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy?
I liked the Chronicles one back in the day.
I liked the Chronicles one back in the day.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:33 am to Freauxzen
Update #Whatever
So I finished The Name of the Wind, which was fantastic. Really. I hear the second book is pretty good, but not up to that.
Read:
1. The Terror - Simmons
2. Ready Player One - Cline
3. Mistborn Trilogy
4. Starmaker
5. Swan Song
6. Wool
7. Name of the Wind
(what a good year of reading)
So the quetion is, do I start Way of Kings, which I did get for Christmas... or do I go for the next Kingkiller? It seems I have some years to finish both (although Kingkiller's next should be this year or 2016), but still... I might read them at the same time depending on the density of Stormlight. Thoughts?
So I finished The Name of the Wind, which was fantastic. Really. I hear the second book is pretty good, but not up to that.
Read:
1. The Terror - Simmons
2. Ready Player One - Cline
3. Mistborn Trilogy
4. Starmaker
5. Swan Song
6. Wool
7. Name of the Wind
(what a good year of reading)
So the quetion is, do I start Way of Kings, which I did get for Christmas... or do I go for the next Kingkiller? It seems I have some years to finish both (although Kingkiller's next should be this year or 2016), but still... I might read them at the same time depending on the density of Stormlight. Thoughts?
This post was edited on 1/2/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 6/9/15 at 12:36 pm to Freauxzen
Which would you recommend I read first, Swan Song or The Stand? I haven't read a lot of the genre, or of King in general for that matter, but I've never seen a bad review of either so I'm ready to start one on my trip in a few weeks.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 12:51 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Is Drizzt worth it?
Know a couple of people who absolutely love it.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 12:59 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
So the quetion is, do I start Way of Kings, which I did get for Christmas... or do I go for the next Kingkiller? It seems I have some years to finish both (although Kingkiller's next should be this year or 2016), but still... I might read them at the same time depending on the density of Stormlight. Thoughts?
What did you end up choosing? I have tried to get into Way of Kings about 3 times now and couldn't do it. Finally finished Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen). I thought it was okay. The writing is unclear as hell to me and often just oozed inexperience and poor craftsmanship. Particularly the beginning.
About to start the Magicians, though I am not excited about books 2 and 3. Book 1 seems interesting, but the synopses of books 2 and 3 makes me very skeptical.
What I am excited about is:
The third and final book in the Raven's Shadow Series comes out July, 2015. (Blood Song, Tower Lord, and now, Queen of Fire). Author: Anthony Ryan
and
Book 4 in the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence comes out September, 2015 (The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves, and now, The Thorn of Emberlain). Author: Scott Lynch
Posted on 6/9/15 at 1:01 pm to Freauxzen
Has anyone recommended The Malazan series by Erikson yet?
How about Chronicles of The Black Company by Cook?
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks was really good.
For a bit of Genre busting Horror, try The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley.
How about Chronicles of The Black Company by Cook?
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks was really good.
For a bit of Genre busting Horror, try The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 1:08 pm to Freauxzen
quote:Care to give some recommendations for your favorite/the best book in each of these catagories?
I spent the last three years focusing on professional development, reading business books, leadership books, sales books, PM books, all the fun stuff.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 1:54 pm to Freauxzen
quote:I took a sci-fi literature class back in the day, that was one of the books we read. Loved it.
"a canticle for lebowitz"
Others we read for that class (incomplete list, going off memory):
Ender's Game
Svaha
Dreamsnake
The Left Hand of Darkness
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub
all different, very unique. All are nice reads.
edit to add- took this class way back in the early 90's. Different world then. I remember the professor went off on a tirade about Alfalfa Video store (it was basically a brick and mortar Netflix), and how it was terrible that they wanted your social security # when you signed up for a membership (which, at the time, was a pretty standard thing to require). We all thought she was just a paranoid nutjob
looking back, a lot of her "paranoia" was pretty spot-on
This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:20 pm to Green Chili Tiger
quote:
Has anyone recommended The Malazan series by Erikson yet?
How about Chronicles of The Black Company by Cook?
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks was really good.
I believe these have all been recommended previously, but can't remember.
I really enjoy Brent Weeks' writing. It is fast-paced and not overly difficult, but the themes and characters are timeless and intricately drawn. Night Angel was terrific and the Lightbringer series is very enjoyable.
The Black Company books are unreal. Particularly The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and the White Rose (which are found in the Chronicles of the Black Company Omnibus). The Books of the South are not as good, but are still quite enjoyable. Cook is just damn good.
As I said in my previous post, I have read Gardens of the Moon and I really feel it lacks certain somethings, not the least of which is coherency. Some of the characters are interesting, but I am utterly lost as to the bulk of who they are, where they came from, and what the hell is going on. If book 2 is more grounded, then I can see why the series is so well thought of on this board. If not, I find it hard to understand why this series ranks among the great fantasy epics in recent history. It is certainly unique and interesting, but because it is not as coherent as it should be (imo), it is difficult to get into.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 8:41 pm to Green Chili Tiger
quote:was this the ones with Titus Crow? Good books, a little wild as it went along.
For a bit of Genre busting Horror, try The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley.
Posted on 9/28/15 at 10:03 am to Freauxzen
UPDATE PART I Don't Know What
So I just Finished Book One of the Stormlight Archives. That puts me in the middle of reading both Kingkiller and Stormlight which is ok.
Great read, but man did it drag in the final third until the big event. Sanderson is just painting epic upon epic in there. So many characters, ideas, etc. I really hope Book 2 starts a little bit faster.
But even with my radar squarely in the fantasy realm with book Kingkiller and Stormlight, I had to stop and pick up Mark Danielewski's new Book The Familiar. Part 1 is out now, Part 2 is out at the end of October. Danielewski's reads are fast and I can probably finish both before the end of November. He's planning 27 novels. I don't even know what to do with that information, but I'll read anything he puts out, and it automatically goes to the top of my list.
This thread keeps me motivated because there's so much to read. Anyways, awesome recommendations, as I'll probably go back to Kingkiller before Pools of Radiance.
So I just Finished Book One of the Stormlight Archives. That puts me in the middle of reading both Kingkiller and Stormlight which is ok.
Great read, but man did it drag in the final third until the big event. Sanderson is just painting epic upon epic in there. So many characters, ideas, etc. I really hope Book 2 starts a little bit faster.
But even with my radar squarely in the fantasy realm with book Kingkiller and Stormlight, I had to stop and pick up Mark Danielewski's new Book The Familiar. Part 1 is out now, Part 2 is out at the end of October. Danielewski's reads are fast and I can probably finish both before the end of November. He's planning 27 novels. I don't even know what to do with that information, but I'll read anything he puts out, and it automatically goes to the top of my list.
This thread keeps me motivated because there's so much to read. Anyways, awesome recommendations, as I'll probably go back to Kingkiller before Pools of Radiance.
This post was edited on 9/28/15 at 10:04 am
Posted on 9/28/15 at 10:09 am to LoveThatMoney
quote:
Yeah, I couldn't get into Wool, but that's probably just me. I need to give it more of a shot.
I like the first book, but I had no drive to read the follow-up. Just not cool enough. Does anyone know if it gets better.
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