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

[Aksannyi]

Just read ASoIaF then!

lol... it's pretty crazy as a long-time WoW nerd how much you realize WoW has honored that series when you read it



they don't necessarily use any story elements or anything, but they use names and stuff CONSTANTLY

I'm working on it. I'm in the middle of the second book, but I borrowed Arthas from my boyfriend and it was a much faster and easier read. I read that actually in one sitting.

[Rulke]

Just started Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. It's written for younger audiences but after reading a couple sample chapters I fell in love it it.

[Jaybar]

Finally read Steelheart - I had no idea it was listed under Young Adult at my local library. It was quite a nice, short read as far as Sanderson novels go. Felt a little high-school-esque for a first person narrative (omg why does she hate me?) I guess that's why it was YA, lol. I prefer his other narrative styles found in many of his other works (Elantris, Mistborn, Stormlight Arch, Warbreaker).

Onto some other non-fantasy books. I have Slaughterhouse Five going now, and probably going to pick up a couple other Vonnegut books when I'm done thanks to this thread.

[Rulke]

^Overall I really enjoyed Steelheart too. I find it's hard to dislike Sanderson's writing.

[Nevermore]

Finally finished WoT book four the other day. I'm so glad to be done with it. It stopped me from reading anything else since I didn't want to start on another book yet had no desire to finish it. I'll be taking some time from that series, especially Faile and Perrin. It ended off well enough that I wanted to start on book 5 but I'd rather read some other books first.

Started and finished The Fault In Our Stars earlier today. It was a sad, quick read. Now I just need to figure out what I want to read next.

[AlexRuzhyo]

Anyone read any books about the video game industry, be it about a specific game or something else? I'm looking for something more entertaining than informative.

Also, started the Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch, as recommended by someone in the thread. Halfway through book two and got to say that I love it.

[Zetanio]

Anyone read any books about the video game industry, be it about a specific game or something else? I'm looking for something more entertaining than informative.

Also, started the Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch, as recommended by someone in the thread. Halfway through book two and got to say that I love it.

Ready Player One is a broad VG industry based book. It's dystopian and set a bit in the future but definitely deals with the VG industry.

There's also the Halo series, they are decent for the most part.

There's a quite a bit out there besides that but that genre isn't really my specialty.

[Cantih]

Anyone read any books about the video game industry, be it about a specific game or something else? I'm looking for something more entertaining than informative.

JPod by Douglas Coupland
You by Austin Grossman
and Halting State by Charles Stross

are directly what you're looking for.

There's also Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw, but it's a bit less about the industry than others.
And Reamde by Neal Stephenson has things like what you want in it, but it is NOT the sole focus of the book.

[Souj]

Finished Dresden Files: Skin Game
Ehhhhh. Maybe my second least favorite after Ghost Story.

Spoiler: show

First half was pretty boring. I Wasn't a fan of the parasite thing in his head before and now that it's a spirit baby, I dislike it even more.
Another book where the bad guy gets away again in the end. I thought this would have been a perfect place for Nicodemus to die. His fallen angel could have lived on, but I think I've had enough of Nicodemus.
And as the story goes on and Harry gets more and more crazy powerful allies, finding ways to sidetrack those allies so they can;t help is getting a little ridiculous.
Also getting ridiculous is all the fucking games Mab plays. I understand that's supposed to be fairy nature, but still.
And this book had the worst "purposely leave the reader in the dark so they can be surprised" moment ever in the Dresden series.

And now a question. What the hell exactly was Grey's motivation to help? Did I just entirely miss that somewhere in there?

[mallister]

Finally finished WoT book four the other day. I'm so glad to be done with it. It stopped me from reading anything else since I didn't want to start on another book yet had no desire to finish it. I'll be taking some time from that series, especially Faile and Perrin. It ended off well enough that I wanted to start on book 5 but I'd rather read some other books first.

Started and finished The Fault In Our Stars earlier today. It was a sad, quick read. Now I just need to figure out what I want to read next.

WoT is a labor of love. it's very uneven but it has some good payoff, and you have the added benefit of not having to wait a bazillion years between books now. end of book six is pretty badass. last two books in the series are pretty damn good too.

[synistar]

And so another update.

Reading Rogues right now, going about 2 short stories a day. If anything, it will open me up to some new authors I would never have heard of. A GoT story in regards to the Targaryens is in there. Rothfruss's story is about Bast.

In queue after that is American Gods, Neuromancer, Lord of the Rings, and a few Dresden Files books as light reads in between.

[Souj]

Dear metal god of space time, I offer you this cinnamon Teddy Graham so that you may spare me from a horrible painful eternity.


Pretty decent series thus far, though the present tense perspective drove me nuts when it used it.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Reading Lord of the Rings, after going through the Silmarillion, all the Lays I could find, and The Hobbit. The Hobbit wasn't nearly as vivid as I remember it; a lot of the dialogue is just "Bilbo said this, and the dwarves were very angry." or "And then the dwarves said this, because blah blah"

Turns out Bilbo is a lazy author.

LOTR is the opposite, which is kinda weird when you think about it. The movies take the Hobbit and expand on it into this huge epic, and they take LOTR and compress it into this huge epic. Goes to show just how epic LOTR really is.

Anyway, Frodo has been stabbed and Elrond's scout has found them and they're making for Rivendell. I kinda wish they'd kept more of the stuff in the movies. Like Crickhollow, Fatty Bolger, Buckland, and the Barrow Wights. Maybe even Tom Bombadil. Shoulda gone for a 6 movie series!

[Souj]

I'm sure if the LotR movies came out now, they would have been 6 movies minimum.

I actually couldn't finish the Hobbit. I was so bored reading it because of the lack of detail. Almost felt like I was reading a checklist.

[Rulke]

Tolkien had different audiences in mind when he wrote each series. I was really young when I read the Hobbit (10 or so) and I loved it but after reading Fellowship and part of Two Towers I quit, it was too wordy for me back then /shrug

[BaneTheBrawler]

i did that with the hobbit as a kid. started it when i was like 7-9, stopped because it wasn't engaging enough, then picked it up again a couple years later and fucking loved it. and yeah, that's why i said Bilbo is a lazy author, not Tolkein. Since Tolkein is p. much the least lazy author i can think of. Each is written as if it were Bilbo/Frodo doing the writing, and Frodo's style is much more diligent. He does the research to find out what other people were doing (Fatty Bolger, etc) and recall conversations in more detail, whereas Bilbo just kinda slaps it all together as best as he can remember. Lazy old hobbit.

[Wulfgang]

TOWER LORD (Anthony Ryan) IS OUT AS OF 3 AM ET THIS MORNING; RED ALERT!

Seriously though, if you have not read Blood Song (first book) and bought Tower Lord, put down the internet and go now. Blood Song was beyond awesome; 2nd favorite fantasy book ever.

[mallister]

the Laundry series, by charles stross. british secret service meets lovecraftian horrors from beyond time/space. really good. i wish the tone was closer to A Colder War (short story, it's free online, amazing), but it's still pretty damn good.

[Nullibicity]

Finished Tower lord the other day. It was not as good as the first book, I am very disappointed.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Finished the new Expanse novel, Cibola Burn. More Firefly-esque goodness. Would recommend.