Sheep Murderer Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Well, since my last update I've finished all I mentioned except P+P+Z...which has the uncanny ability to put me into a happy sleep. I'm about 3/4 through.... I also finished two of the sequels to Once Bitten, Twice Shy and I've started The Eye of the World by Robert Jorden. (Watchmen was very good, by the way. I didn't really like the movie, but you can't help but love the graphic novel. It was so in depth with itself.) Dune is on my "to read" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 The Count of Monte Christo.........still. It's taking me ages as I keep finding new TV shows to watch instead of read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilla Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I haven't read a thing all year. Suck it, Book Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kargan Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Dune is to sci-fi what LOTR is to fantasy - often considered the best in the genre. Like LOTR, it's all there in the appendix. It's also a very tough read. It's dense, and not just physically. There's a LOT going on all the time and you have to be very thorough in your reading of it or else you'll miss something important. About seventy pages in now and so far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ligeia Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Reading Affinity by Sarah Waters. Just finished Push by Sapphire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 I haven't read a thing all year. Suck it, Book Club. Fail. Dune is to sci-fi what LOTR is to fantasy - often considered the best in the genre. Like LOTR, it's all there in the appendix. It's also a very tough read. It's dense, and not just physically. There's a LOT going on all the time and you have to be very thorough in your reading of it or else you'll miss something important. About seventy pages in now and so far, so good. Yeah, you have to be in the right mood for Dune, but once you hit that mood, you can't put it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kargan Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah, you have to be in the right mood for Dune, but once you hit that mood, you can't put it down. Indeed. It's good, but a very dry read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I don't know whether to laugh, or to cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm finally up to bok eight of the Wheel of Time series, haven't spotted book nine in any of my fave bookshops yet, I've come this far so I have to finish them all now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kargan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'm finally up to bok eight of the Wheel of Time series, haven't spotted book nine in any of my fave bookshops yet, I've come this far so I have to finish them all now! I commend you for your tenacity Sulis. The W.O.T series looks intriguing, but I've been detered from starting it because of how well it actually lives up to its name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I commend you for your tenacity Sulis. The W.O.T series looks intriguing, but I've been detered from starting it because of how well it actually lives up to its name. yeah, I'm persistent! it's quite a good series and I'm suspicious of anything non Tolkien (how could anything ever top LOTR?) mind you I think 8+ books is dragging it out a bit but I'm determined to finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Kargan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 yeah, I'm persistent! it's quite a good series and I'm suspicious of anything non Tolkien (how could anything ever top LOTR?) mind you I think 8+ books is dragging it out a bit but I'm determined to finish it. I hope your determined with a capital "D", Sulis. I've read that Brian Sanderson, who's supposedly been brought in to complete the series has said that the last volume has been extended to three books, each to be at least 250,000 words. You are much more patient than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I hope your determined with a capital "D", Sulis. I've read that Brian Sanderson, who's supposedly been brought in to complete the series has said that the last volume has been extended to three books, each to be at least 250,000 words. I'm such a masochist, LOL! damn, well our new library has just opened so I might wait until they have them then. The Count of Monte Christo.........still. It's taking me ages as I keep finding new TV shows to watch instead of read I was the same way about Anna Karenina got to the last chapter and never finished it. I found it a very tough read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scantron20 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 first time I've ever posted in the books section! I just started reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte... for some reason I'm wanting to read all the classics... I finished Little Women a few months ago and when I'm done with this one I'm going to start Great Expectations... all were bought at Barnes and Nobles for around 5 bucks each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I just started reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte... for some reason I'm wanting to read all the classics... I finished Little Women a few months ago and when I'm done with this one I'm going to start Great Expectations I've been reading about one classic per year, I started off with Anna Karenina which I found to be a tough read and the only Bronte I've read was Wuthering Heights I can recommend that one, it's dark though. I read some Jane Austen years ago: Pride & Predjudice and Emma that's as far as I got with Austen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 I do believe I will knock off a couple of chapters of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'm halfway through book nine of the wheel of time series and masochist me bought books 10 & 11 today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I have been reading Interview With the Vampire. My reading list was getting scant and my library is doing construction so I can only choose between paperbacks and children's books. They had it in paperback so I picked it up. Unfortunately the reading is going slowly because I've been spending all my free time watching back episodes of Dexter while knitting Christmas presents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I've just started on book ten of the The Wheel of time series and book eleven awaits will this series never end? we haven't even got to Tarmon Gai'don yet and the author has croaked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilla Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I have Word Virus: The William S Burroughs Reader from the library. Inside, it also contains a spoken word CD. He has such a distinctive voice. I like it when he reads “The Mummy Piece.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gog Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 After waiting years for the 3rd book of Koonz's Frankenstein series, I finally see it is out. So, I am reading the first 2 books again before reading the third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Really. I've never read it, but I have some friends who will be elated. I'm reading Christopher Pike's Season of Passage, per Mara's recommendation. It took me a bit to get into... his writing style is terse. His sentences are so short. At first it was like STOP STOP STOP STOP and it was a bit jarring... but I got past it and into the story The prologue reminded me of the Doctor Who episode where the off-world strip miners found Satan. Now it's reminiscent of that, Crichton's Sphere, and the later books in Bradley's Mists of Avalon series. It's definitely holding my attention, I went through half the book in pretty much one sitting. I didn't finish it last night because The Vampire Diaries was on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Sweet! I love reading from recommendations. I'm in the middle of The Handmaid's Tale. I lost it for a few days during the move, but I'm back on track now. I'm enjoying it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Whew! You're a brave woman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep Murderer Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. He sounds like he thinks he invented everything, but it's been fantastically fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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