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

**Eticket** · 2013-02-28 01:16

Originally Posted by Rhinox

Wow. Just the description of what that book is is putting me to sleep

It's crazy. It's a very tough read though. The sequences when they actually talk about the house and explore it though it more than makes up for the slow parts.

**Rhinox** · 2013-02-28 08:09

So finally finished wise mans fear. Loved it so much.

I don't want this series to end

**Byrd** · 2013-02-28 10:24

Originally Posted by Eticket

It's crazy. It's a very tough read though. The sequences when they actually talk about the house and explore it though it more than makes up for the slow parts.

Agreed. Part of me wanted to just skip all the Truant parts and the extraneous footnotes and read about the house, but I actually think those helped build the suspense, even if I didn't pay 100% attention to them. The changing geography of the page layout struck me as a nice touch of atmosphere, but actually more distracting than engrossing.

**Shade** · 2013-02-28 10:52

Originally Posted by Vobent

Finished the first two books of Codex Alera, liking them so far. Definetly a change of pace from the last few books that I read which were pretty depressing.

Unfortunately the library doesn't have book 3 so I'm gunna read a few discworld books and try to get through book 3 of Robin Hobb's dragon city bullshit book..I have no faith that I'll finish that

Hahaha... I liked those books, but I'm a sucker for dragons. I'm under no assumption that they're high literature, though. I understand that there's a preceding trilogy or two that I just wasn't aware of before reading them, and haven't gotten around to checking out. They're supposed to be good or something. w/e!

I'm halfway through the last Codex Alera book now. They're pretty fun, not heavy reading by any means.

**Doombear** · 2013-02-28 11:42

This alone has me interested in the Codex Alera series:

The inspiration for the series came from a bet Jim was challenged to by a member of the Delray Online Writer’s Workshop. The challenger bet that Jim could not write a good story based on a lame idea, and Jim countered that he could do it using two lame ideas of the challenger’s choosing. The “lame” ideas given were “Lost Roman Legion", and “Pokémon”.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2013-02-28 14:12

That actually sounds really awesome...

**Shade** · 2013-02-28 14:22

Apart from being a pretty great writer, Jim seems like he's a pretty cool guy, lol.

**Komm Suesser Tod** · 2013-02-28 20:30

Originally Posted by Rhinox

So finally finished wise mans fear. Loved it so much.

I don't want this series to end

I know, I felt the exact same way. Even if Kvothe's story ends, there is so much more to happen in the world he created, especially with how everything seems to be falling apart in the present.

**Wulfgang** · 2013-02-28 21:24

The Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham is freaking awesome. Only 2 of 5 books are out right now, but the third comes out in March I believe.

**shukudai** · 2013-02-28 22:21

Originally Posted by Komm Suesser Tod

I know, I felt the exact same way. Even if Kvothe's story ends, there is so much more to happen in the world he created, especially with how everything seems to be falling apart in the present.

There is a great re-read of the series where the author, with the help of those who comment, break things down and analyze it. Rothfuss even comes in and answers some questions at the end. I actually wrote like two paragraphs here then realized, no point. If you liked the Kingkiller books, go here: http://www.tor.com/features/series/p...othfuss-reread

Read. Enjoy. Lookit all the things you maybe missed, I know I was so wrapped up in the story I missed a lot. The three things a wise man fears? The reference's to ramston steel, stuff about Denna. After reading all that, I felt super blind

Just proves what an incredible story teller he is. Whenever book three comes out, I am taking off work for the two days it'll take to devour it.

**tyven** · 2013-02-28 23:47

Originally Posted by shukudai

There is a great re-read of the series where the author, with the help of those who comment, break things down and analyze it. Rothfuss even comes in and answers some questions at the end. I actually wrote like two paragraphs here then realized, no point. If you liked the Kingkiller books, go here: http://www.tor.com/features/series/p...othfuss-reread

Read. Enjoy. Lookit all the things you maybe missed, I know I was so wrapped up in the story I missed a lot. The three things a wise man fears? The reference's to ramston steel, stuff about Denna. After reading all that, I felt super blind

Just proves what an incredible story teller he is. Whenever book three comes out, I am taking off work for the two days it'll take to devour it.

This is fucking awesome

**Zetanio** · 2013-03-01 00:00

Finished Dune and the second one while stuck in Denver on a layover. I love the writing but it's a bit all over the place. I may need to reread but I was getting confused between

Spoiler: show

. By confused I mean it was hard to tell who was being referenced. That may be due to shitty PDF formatting.

**Jakson** · 2013-03-01 09:09

Originally Posted by Graelinn

This alone has me interested in the Codex Alera series:

You know what happens when Sci-Fi writers make bets?

Scientology. That's what happens.

**Byrd** · 2013-03-01 10:13

Originally Posted by Jakson

You know what happens when Sci-Fi writers make bets?

Scientology. That's what happens.

I'd say L. Ron Hubbard won that bet. “You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”

Vobent · 2013-03-01 15:34

Originally Posted by Shade

Hahaha... I liked those books, but I'm a sucker for dragons. I'm under no assumption that they're high literature, though. I understand that there's a preceding trilogy or two that I just wasn't aware of before reading them, and haven't gotten around to checking out. They're supposed to be good or something. w/e!

I'm halfway through the last Codex Alera book now. They're pretty fun, not heavy reading by any means.

I've read the Farseer trilogy (assasin's books) and the Tawny man Trilogy (fools books) and they were both pretty good. The thing I hate about this series is mainly the characters. And by mainly, I mean it's all the characters.

**Chocoboy** · 2013-03-01 21:18

Salvatore's last book in the Neverwinter series, The Last Threshold, releases Tuesday... many man tears will be shed.

**mallister** · 2013-03-02 01:18

no way, you mean he's finally ending the gravy train??

**Shade** · 2013-03-05 13:35

Just finished Chuck Palahniuk's "Rant: An Oral Biography."
It was okay but.. strange. I'm not really sure what it says about Mr. Palahniuk that a book about a megalomaniacal schizophrenic anarchist is his MOST relatable work.

Reading the goodreads reviews for his books are kind of amusing, because they're pretty much half and half 5 star "This was awesome!" reviews and 2 star "what is this plebian shock value bullshit".

Next up, I just started "Snuff". Let me transcribe you guys an excerpt:

"Today, her last performance. The opposite of a maiden voyage. Up those stairs, to anybody after the fiftieth dude, Cassie Wright will look like a missile crater greased with Vasoline. Flesh and blood, but like something's exploded insider her."

"Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of all things erotic.

Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie."

Jesus Christ, lol.

**mallister** · 2013-03-05 16:34

chucky p's always a wild ride. read haunted if you haven't. i read some of it aloud at work and made a dude puke.

**Rhinox** · 2013-03-05 16:39

is that what that south park episode was based on?

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