Author Topic: The Currently Reading Thread v. A Clash of Kings (Read 292268 times)

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #735 on:** January 12, 2016, 07:36:48 AM »

Quote from: masterthes on January 11, 2016, 11:28:27 AM

Starting The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Let's see if I can finish all ten books

The original 5 book series is one of my favorite of all time, and I still re-read it every few years. I think it would make a fantastic film or Netflix series.

The second 5 book series is a sequel to the originals, and it is good too, just not godlike like they are (IMO). Of course, I read the original 5 a LONG time before the second 5 were written, so I may be biased.

Evermind · « **Reply #736 on:** January 12, 2016, 11:29:52 AM »

Finally got my latest package, apparently it was delayed due to a New Year and holidays and all. Wonder which one of these two I should start with...

Prog Snob · « **Reply #737 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:03:27 PM »

The Bible of the Adversary

Podaar · « **Reply #738 on:** January 12, 2016, 12:12:33 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on January 12, 2016, 07:36:48 AM

Quote from: masterthes on January 11, 2016, 11:28:27 AM
Starting The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Let's see if I can finish all ten books
The original 5 book series is one of my favorite of all time, and I still re-read it every few years. I think it would make a fantastic film or Netflix series.

The second 5 book series is a sequel to the originals, and it is good too, just not godlike like they are (IMO). Of course, I read the original 5 a LONG time before the second 5 were written, so I may be biased.

I've actually been meaning to read these books for a very long time. I just popped over to Amazon and ordered The Great Book of Amber to add to my collection. I'm excited to get started on them in a few days.!

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #739 on:** January 12, 2016, 02:40:31 PM »

Sacul · « **Reply #740 on:** January 12, 2016, 03:08:37 PM »

Quote from: Evermind on January 12, 2016, 11:29:52 AM

Finally got my latest package, apparently it was delayed due to a New Year and holidays and all. Wonder which one of these two I should start with...

Well, with Pale Communion, of course

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #741 on:** January 12, 2016, 10:17:01 PM »

Shadows of Self is good. Pretty different in tone from Alloy of Law, but I really enjoyed it. Can't wait until Bands of Mourning is out.

WDADU · « **Reply #742 on:** January 18, 2016, 12:13:42 AM »

Well, between Christmas, the New Year, my birthday, and then getting a cold that is still holding me back a little, it's been hard to read as much as I'm used to. I finished Stephen King's The Dark Half a few days ago. Pretty good. Really picked up in the second half. Started reading Andy Weir's The Martian right after. Really liking it so far, but I'm not very far into it since I've been mostly hopped up on NyQuil this past week. Now that I'm a few chapters in and I'm on the tail-end of this cold, I'm hoping to finish it soon.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #743 on:** January 19, 2016, 08:41:07 AM »

Finished King's The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. That was a lot of fun. He is an exceptional writer of short stories, and I love his collections.

Now reading Dean Smith: More Than a Coach, a collection of pieces issued by The Charlotte Observer.

masterthes · « **Reply #744 on:** January 21, 2016, 04:35:03 AM »

Finished The Courts of Chaos, so I'm done with the first half of the Amber books. Taking a bit of a break before reading the second half, and giving Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates a try

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #745 on:** January 21, 2016, 08:27:57 AM »

Quote from: masterthes on January 21, 2016, 04:35:03 AM

Finished The Courts of Chaos, so I'm done with the first half of the Amber books.

What did you think? I love those first five books.

masterthes · « **Reply #746 on:** January 21, 2016, 09:52:31 AM »

They were very solid books. I gave each of them 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. I'd definitely recommend them to any fantasy lovers, and Corwin is a very well written protagonist. I loved his "voice"

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #747 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:13:27 AM »

Prog Snob · « **Reply #748 on:** January 21, 2016, 12:52:24 PM »

Well, I'm back to reading geeky books. I'm reading The Book of GNS3, the new updated CCNA Study Guide (I have my CCNA already but I'm re-familiarizing myself with some things I haven't used in a while, and Mastering Wireless Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments. As for what I'm reading while on the subway, I was thinking of reading Paradise Lost.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #749 on:** January 21, 2016, 02:00:16 PM »

The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus by John Dominic Crossan

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #750 on:** January 21, 2016, 11:45:37 PM »

The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells

Genowyn · « **Reply #751 on:** January 22, 2016, 12:14:42 AM »

James S.A. Corey - Caliban's War

Train of Naught · « **Reply #752 on:** January 22, 2016, 01:56:45 PM »

Currently reading: Evermind - Hymns for the Soul

Will report back in 4 months when I finally finished this shit.

Evermind · « **Reply #753 on:** January 22, 2016, 02:07:27 PM »

Quote from: Train of Naught on January 22, 2016, 01:56:45 PM

Currently reading: Evermind - Hymns for the Soul

Will report back in 4 months when I finally finished this shit.

Come on, it's only 3600 words. You should've anticipated it when you signed up to do the roulette.

Sacul · « **Reply #754 on:** January 22, 2016, 07:16:53 PM »

So, how is Pale Communion?

lucky7 · « **Reply #755 on:** January 25, 2016, 04:52:18 PM »

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell which is not bad so far, I read Slade House last November and enjoyed it so now going through his other books.

Also reading The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore on my commute to work, I am loving that, so I will need to go to his previous books as well.

Over Christmas I read The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman. I did a trip to the US where I purchased The Magicians at Borders. It sat on my shelf for years and when I finally had the urge to read it I loved it, then read The Magician's King and The Magician's Land, they were all great books and I hope they are made into a movie soon.

Next up Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams .. he never disappoints .. great to hear people have read it here have enjoyed it!

masterthes · « **Reply #756 on:** January 26, 2016, 04:19:54 AM »

The Magicians is currently a TV series on ScyFy

lucky7 · « **Reply #757 on:** January 27, 2016, 02:59:29 AM »

Cool! I'm in Australia so our Syfy channel may get it... in two years!

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #758 on:** January 28, 2016, 09:44:14 PM »

Quote from: lucky7 on January 25, 2016, 04:52:18 PM

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell which is not bad so far, I read Slade House last November and enjoyed it so now going through his other books.

Read this last summer and really enjoyed it. I've also read all of his other books, excepting The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and the newest Slade House.

He's my favorite author at the moment; I absolutely love his style.

Shadow Ninja 2.0 · « **Reply #759 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:07:01 PM »

Got that one on audiobook (due to a free promotion Amazon was running) and am really looking forward to it.

masterthes · « **Reply #760 on:** January 29, 2016, 05:56:11 AM »

Chimera by John Barth

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #761 on:** January 29, 2016, 08:55:50 AM »

Quote from: Shadow Ninja 2.0 on January 28, 2016, 10:07:01 PM

Got that one on audiobook (due to a free promotion Amazon was running) and am really looking forward to it.

You'll have to let me know what you think of it.

Any Jonathan Lethem fans in here? Just finished Motherless Brooklyn and read Fortress of Solitude a few months ago. Highly recommendable, literary detective and coming of age stories, respectively. That coming from someone who doesn't normally like coming of age stories (might even say, despises).

lucky7 · « **Reply #762 on:** January 30, 2016, 03:40:05 AM »

Quote from: senecadawg2 on January 28, 2016, 09:44:14 PM

Quote from: lucky7 on January 25, 2016, 04:52:18 PM
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell which is not bad so far, I read Slade House last November and enjoyed it so now going through his other books.

Read this last summer and really enjoyed it. I've also read all of his other books, excepting The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and the newest Slade House.

He's my favorite author at the moment; I absolutely love his style.

I just finished The Bone Clocks this afternoon...boy was it long, compared with Slade House, it was good, quite different than what I normally read.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet I will read after Stephen King and the new Dean Koontz.

masterthes · « **Reply #763 on:** February 01, 2016, 07:56:48 AM »

The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough

ozzy554 · « **Reply #764 on:** February 01, 2016, 07:56:24 PM »

Finished book six of akira the other day. Now I'm reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K Rowling)

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #765 on:** February 05, 2016, 06:34:08 AM »

Strata by Terry Pratchett. This is obviously the book where he came up with the idea of a flat earth that later evolved into his disc world stories.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #766 on:** February 05, 2016, 11:06:07 AM »

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

ozzy554 · « **Reply #767 on:** February 05, 2016, 06:48:37 PM »

Foley is Good: And the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling by Mick Foley

lucky7 · « **Reply #768 on:** February 06, 2016, 05:46:21 PM »

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King.. I had read a few of the stories before. I loved the introduction to each story, and I loved the new stories!

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #769 on:** February 07, 2016, 12:40:32 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on February 05, 2016, 11:06:07 AM

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare

What's this obscure shit?

I'm reading Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything.

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Author Topic: The Currently Reading Thread v. A Clash of Kings (Read 292268 times)