I didn't like the Regulators too much, and Desperation as well. King calls these novels fruits of a troubled period for him, It is much...much better.
Sure, recommend another book, thanks. What is it? It is just what I recommended. What is? It? Exactly, what is it you recommended? I just said: it? WHAT IS IT? THE BOOK I JUST RECOMMENDED! Next, let's discuss music. I was always a fan of The Band. Which....? (I almost feel old enough I should mention what the hell I'm referencing, but shrug) And, to stay on topic, I'll mention I'm reading The Man in the High Castle from the Library of America's Philip K. Dick Four Novels of the 1960's which is pretty daunting to have four novels in one book! Also reading short stories from George Saunders collection Pastoralia, and just got The Last Picture Show today from the library, which is short so hope to knock it out between something, at some point.
Enjoy. It is one of, if not the best fantasy series on the market. Until you realise it's been 6 years since the last time Martin finished a book. At least the next one's finally coming out next month.
Isn't it a tv series now? or am i totally mixing that up? I'm currently reading Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. VERY good so far
It is, on HBO. I'd go so far as to say it's my favourite show on tv right now. Whoever is responsible for the casting deserves all the bonuses. Not sure what I think about Joe Abercrombie- I love his writing style, but his plots often leave me cold.
The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells It's an oldie but a goodie, if I'm allowed to use that cliche
Ah nice, will probably check it out, heard alot of good stuff about it! Also yeh, he does have a tendancy to write quite brutal stories, erfect for me ^^
Everwild by Neal Shusterman. It's 2nd in a trilogy and the first book was a lot better than I expected so I had to finish it out. I'm think I'm only on chapter 4 though.
Yay! A book very similar to this ("H.G. Wells: A Collector's Book of Science Fiction") has a special place on my shelves. I'm currently reading "Ahab's Wife" by Sena Jeter Naslund. It's wonderfully written with great characters and story. I'm wary of reading anything based off classic literature, but this one is unique from the original (not a re-hash with a twist) while still staying true to the feeling and characters.
I just finished Ranger's Apprentice Book 1, and found it decreasingly interesting as I read on. Now I'm reading Tales of Desperaux and I love it!
Don't scream, I heard people seriously diss these books but I am reading Eragon and plan on reading Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. I'm finding Eragon hard to put down and very interesting. It's making me very into the world of fantasy. Does any one suggest anything like it? Nothing like Twilight!
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald. I should have this finished tonight, I started it this morning. So far I'm freaking loving it! If the second half is as good as the first half has been, then this might even be the start of something beautiful between myself and Mr. Fitzgerald. Honestly, everything good that has ever been said about this book is fully deserved. edit: Finished The Great Gatsby. I loved it.
The new Culture novel by Iain M. Banks, Surface Detail. I started it a couple of days ago, and thus far it's excellent. It's the sort of book I like to savour, so I seem to be reading it at a snail's pace, one chapter per sitting. Of course, then tomorrow will dawn and I'll be spending the whole day curled up in my room with it. I've been looking forward to having a chance to do that for months.
Yesterday... or well the day before yesterday, I finished A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin. Now I am currently reading A Feast for Crows. Sorta bummed that some of my favorite characters are not PoV characters this time around. But I am interested by some of the new PoV characters and what's continuing to happen to Westeros.
Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. I've actually heard "Jeanne d'Arc" instead of "Joan of Arc," so obviously it took me a little while to figure out they were both the same thing. (Silly me) But her history actually is very interesting to learn about and I want to discover more in-dept about her past and why she was marked the heroine of French during the war with the English. So I picked up this book and luckily, it was from one of my favorite authors, Mark Twain. ^^ Even though it's going to take a while for me to finish reading it up, it's currently the top ten books I would recommend to somebody. ^^
I'm still working towards my goal of 50 books this year despite my hectic schedule, which is about to only get worse. Anyway, I'm just getting back to Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad. So far I like it, but it's start is pretty slow. Also, I can't help but compare it to Apocalypse Now.
I guess I'm reading one book, but following two. Currently Reading: The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum - which I am enjoying so far. Though, I'm slightly annoyed with myself at the moment. I've read this book before and didn't even realize it. If anyone has read Ludlum before, you'd know that his prose is often slow-moving and riddled sometimes with too much detail. There have been a few books that I've picked up by Ludlum that I couldn't finish because it was just way to exhausting to read since you literally have to swim through a sea of details before finding the plot again and I thought the Bourne books were those books. Nope, I did finish Bourne books and did enjoy them. They weren't plagued with as much detail as his other books so that is good. But what annoys me is that I can't remember what happens in the book and can't recall the details until I read the page to which a sea of familiarity falls over me and I get this "aha" moment where I 'remember' that part. Another part of me is annoyed generally because this is the THIRD book this month that I picked up thinking I've never read it when in fact I have. The books have something about them that made me pick them up again from a sea of other books, but not enough to where the plot or character ring any bells when studying the synopsis. Only once I start reading do I realize that, "hey wait a miniute, I've read this before." The other book I'm following is No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. First audio-book ever. I have read the book before, but now am listening to the audio version of the book on my drives out on the town. It's interesting, and a little funny - but I don't think I like audio-books to be honest. It totally takes the fun out reading and your imagination. Half of the fun is you giving the character their voices and so having someone else instead give you their voice of what they think the character sounds like seems to take half of the magic out of the books. It could also be McCarthy's prose in the book. It's very mechanical and so that might be it, but either way, I think I prefer reading than listening to the audio version.
