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

**Darkmagi** · 2011-01-15 19:34

QFT at Dresden. Can't wait for the new one

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**Chicomagiko** · 2011-01-15 21:56

Qalbert, your books waiting to be shipped have piqued my curiosity. Are they on scale of the likes of GRRM, Rothfuss or Scott Lynch?

**Qalbert** · 2011-01-15 22:38

I ordered them in august because my parents didn't know what to get my for my birthday, then they got something and decided to hold onto them for christmas, and I haven't gotten around to reading them yet. Isla and Cantih highly recommended them, so you could PM them.

**Chicomagiko** · 2011-01-15 23:28

PM them for me. I'm too busy eating a righteous bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats.

**Elrina** · 2011-01-20 12:45

Originally Posted by Man0warr

Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Also finished The Way of Kings by same author.

Great stuff. Actually just started re-reading Elantris last night, and reading his annotations for each chapter as I go, love the background info. Sanderson is a boss, love his books.

**Cantih** · 2011-03-21 20:39

Just announced, Neal Stephenson will have a new book out by the end of the year.

**Botosi** · 2011-03-21 20:48

Was covering for a security guard at my new job today and they let me pick out a book to read because pretty much I'd just stand there. After reading "Tick Tock" by James Patterson about a month ago (which I thought was pretty good) I decided to pick up "Toys" by him and read it today (for free and I got paid to do it

). Got up to halfway and so far it's pretty good. Any inputs on it?

**Guyverarmor** · 2011-03-22 08:22

Started reading the Dragonlance Saga books again. My all time favorite series. Starting with Dragons of Autumn Twilight... got about 80 books to go through.. gonna love it !

**Misharu** · 2011-03-22 21:16

Just picked up the last 6 books of Robin Hobbs Farseer/Livership Traders/Tawney Man trilogies. Pretty good so far

**Ace-o-fire** · 2011-03-23 22:14

Just finished Academically Adrift, and i'm about half way through DIY U

very interesting books for anyone going or sending some one to college.

**plue** · 2011-03-23 23:48

Originally Posted by Misharu

Just picked up the last 6 books of Robin Hobbs Farseer/Livership Traders/Tawney Man trilogies. Pretty good so far

It's good until you realize how fucking retarded the main character is. Every time he says he won't do something, he does it anyway 50 pages later in the book.

**plue** · 2011-03-23 23:52

Originally Posted by Qalbert

How is TBI? Someone recommended it to me but I haven't gotten to read it yet.

Love this series, it's some of the absolute best fantasy I've ever read. Social commentary and dark humor in the perfect amount, and none of that Robert Jordan crap.

**Tyche** · 2011-03-23 23:56

I read "The Lincoln Lawyer" when I seen the movie was reviewing fairly well at the box office. It's a bit grandiose, but it actually gives some pretty good insight into the process of a defense attorney.

**chikalin** · 2011-03-30 07:08

does anyone read classics anymore? or am i alone in that endeavor?

**Man0warr** · 2011-03-30 15:17

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, sequel to The Name of the Wind.

Amazing.

**Stilzkin** · 2011-03-30 17:06

Books I read in March:

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Slaughterhouse-5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West

**Pooky** · 2011-03-30 17:46

Just got done reading the "Sword of Truth" series a few weeks ago, now moving on to: A Mencken Chrestomathy, followed by H.L. Mencken's Smart Set Criticism.

Originally Posted by chikalin

does anyone read classics anymore? or am i alone in that endeavor?

Depends on what classics. Love your avatar btw, one of my favorite games.

**Ksandra** · 2011-03-30 18:08

Originally Posted by chikalin

does anyone read classics anymore? or am i alone in that endeavor?

when I fist got my nook I went on a free epub book crazy spree on the classics. Reread a lot of my favorites (Pride and Prejudice/great expectations/entire works of Shakespeare).

However, I have gotten so used to reading 700+ books thanks to people like Jordan and Martin, that I went through those classics fucking fast LOL. (like a book a day fast).

I am always up for picking them up now and then but they are usually fillers when I don't know what to read.

**Cantih** · 2011-03-30 18:27

Haven't read the series, but some people I know are going nuts about it because she publishes on a worse than George R.R. Martin timescale, but a new Jean M. Auel is out.