Books, Books?, Books!, Books...What are YOU reading? aka the WoT, GoT, Orson Scott Card thread

**tyven** · 2011-10-19 15:31

Originally Posted by Moridam

A little over halfway thru Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian right now. Great stuff.

I've also got House of Leaves sitting here, my friend lent it to me months ago but every time I try to start it I get distracted/uninterested really quickly.

house of leaves was brutal for me to get into.

**Penthesilea** · 2011-10-19 18:17

Currently reading two books...

The Origin of Species

Don Quijote (in spanish)

**Zetanio** · 2011-10-19 18:26

Fall of Giants - Ken Follett

Pretty solid read, first of his 3 tomes called the Century trilogy.

It's fictional characters carrying you through WW1.

It gets a bit herky jerky with timing but I recommend it for all history buffs.

**Delirium** · 2011-10-26 00:43

Just finished the Hunger Games trilogy. I read the first book in one sitting. I paced myself with the other two, but I enjoyed them all a lot.

**Tyche** · 2011-10-29 22:25

Anyone read Palauniuk's "Damned"? Just grabbed it as something to read as I fall asleep.

**Caiyuo** · 2011-11-13 21:24

Originally Posted by Tyr

Just finished the fifth book of A Song of Ice and Fire. I'm dead inside. I don't want to read anything anymore ever ;(

Hurry up Skyrim...

bingo, kill me now. just finished this morning.

also, I'm looking at The Hobbit after The Hunger Games and noticed there are a variety of versions. Anyone feel strongly about which version would be best for a first-time read? I keep seeing the 2nd edition of The Annotated Hobbit being praised but I don't know if that's from the perspective of someone re-reading looking for insight or what.

**Tajin** · 2011-11-13 21:46

The Litigators by J. Grisham nice bathroom book the first 100 pages had me laughing hard.
Son of Neptune by Rick Jordan was ok.

**Souj** · 2011-12-12 23:29

Finished American Gods. Still not sure what to think of it.
I found some of it boring and sometimes it seemed to drag on a bit, but aside from the few random "someplace in America" stories, it wasn't just wasted space and it came together very nicely.
Apparently the author of the book is writing for the upcoming tv series based on the book for HBO.

Spoiler: show

Now to decide if I should start reading The Hunger Games, start reading the Harry Potter series(which I am very hesitant about doing, but I figure I should at least give the series a chance), World War Z, or House of Leaves.

**Bweigelt** · 2011-12-13 00:53

Just picked up The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham. It's just as good as his other stuff but a little more traditional. It's really sad his books don't get more attention, his Long Price Quartet is the best fantasy series I've ever read and yet it barely sold at all in North America.

**Eticket** · 2011-12-15 00:54

Originally Posted by Souj

Now to decide if I should start reading The Hunger Games, start reading the Harry Potter series(which I am very hesitant about doing, but I figure I should at least give the series a chance), World War Z, or House of Leaves.

World War Z was amaaaaaaaazing. If you like the alt-history type stuff, it's a must read.

**Rulke** · 2011-12-15 01:07

^I downloaded a preview of World War Z on my Kindle, but haven't gotten to it yet. About 75% through The Gunslinger (book 1 of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King).

**Silenka** · 2011-12-15 10:04

With the recent death of Anne McCaffrey, I'm rereading the Dragonriders of Pern in chronological order. It's too bad I don't own all the books, but that's what the library is for! Her son has gotten pretty good at taking up where she left off, I hope we see a lot of good stuff from him in the future. Anyone who hasn't read these books and enjoys stuff like dragons and pre-industrial society politics should check them out.

**Rulke** · 2011-12-15 11:32

^ Glad to hear some positive stuff about her son's writing. I am still vary wary of investing in his stuff, however from what you've said I might see if I cant pick one or two up at the used bookstore where I still have some credit (heh, sitting on it for over a year now since I got my Kindle >.>; )

**Brill Weave** · 2011-12-15 14:53

I've actually been going back and rereading a slew of Mechwarrior Dark Age books. I forgot how much politics plays into every single story. Some of them have been awesome reads. Others, not so much.

**Indalecia** · 2011-12-15 18:16

Todd McCaffrey's books are pretty good, I just want some more Ninth pass stuffs

**Ivaden** · 2011-12-15 19:21

Originally Posted by Souj

Now to decide if I should start reading The Hunger Games, start reading the Harry Potter series(which I am very hesitant about doing, but I figure I should at least give the series a chance), World War Z, or House of Leaves.

I actually just finished the Harry Potter series a few days ago after putting it off for my entire childhood. It did not disappoint, whatsoever.

Funny enough, I'm probably going to start The Hunger Games here soon. But seriously, give HP a shot. I'm not a big reader, nor am I the fastest reader, but I went through book five and six in about three days (granted I was passenger to an 18 hour road trip for the last half of 5 and first half of 6). Could not put them down.

**Silenka** · 2011-12-15 19:44

Originally Posted by BGtemp

^ Glad to hear some positive stuff about her son's writing. I am still vary wary of investing in his stuff

From a technical standpoint, his first couple books (Dragon's Kin/Dragonsblood I think) could stand to have been written a little better. The stories, however, are very very good, and all of his books so far deal with the 3rd pass, which - after you read one or two of them - get very exciting to read about and expand as the timeline goes on. Dragonsblood I haven't re-read yet but I remember it being an extremely exciting read plot-wise so I'm looking forward to reading it again. Currently on Dragon Harper, about one of the major 3rd pass characters (a harper, obv) and it's really good.

His stuff also deals with groups of people/animals and history that Anne's books didn't touch on as much - watch-whers, the Shunned people who were outcast from holds, and discovery/rediscovery of many things. Reading about less touched-upon aspects of Pern is really interesting, too.

@Indy: I think there is a new post-9th pass book coming out called After the Fall is Over, dunno who was writing it, when it's coming out or what it'll be about though. Might be a wrapup of the 9th pass books in general, which would be cool.

**Indalecia** · 2011-12-15 20:35

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**shukudai** · 2011-12-17 12:14

I just finished reading Patrick Rothfuss' first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, and he's a fantastic story teller (literally). For anyone who likes a nice big thick ass fucking fantasy book that's got some meat to it, this is what you're looking for. Also, some excellent humor moments in it that made me burst out laughing irl, which is extremely rare. I can't recommend this enough.