What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
11-02-15, 12:16 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Finally (finally) finished Seveneves. The story was ok, but just way way way way too much technical detail--at some point, just get on with the damned story!
Anyway, now reading this:
Anyway, now reading this:
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11-02-15, 01:28 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Spoiler:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_%28novel%29
I'm almost done with it, a very quick read. It's been fun, though. Not very deep, but there are some heavy tones to it here and there.
11-05-15, 11:40 AM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
I enjoyed that. It reminds me a bit of Iain Banks' Culture stuff. I like the positivity of the book, it's a refreshing break from the relentlessly dystopian tone of most SF these days.
I just finished Mark Lawrence's "The Liar's Key" which is the sequel to "Prince of Fools", a book I really enjoyed. The book is sort of a combination of Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" series and Stephen King's Gunslinger series.
"The Liar's Key" has a lot of exposition that better establishes what exactly is going on in this world. Lawrence has a unique vision for fantasy and this book subverts a lot of the stereotypical motifs. The pacing of the book is a bit uneven and the characters remain weakly defined but this is pretty good stuff.
I just finished Mark Lawrence's "The Liar's Key" which is the sequel to "Prince of Fools", a book I really enjoyed. The book is sort of a combination of Joe Abercrombie's "First Law" series and Stephen King's Gunslinger series.
"The Liar's Key" has a lot of exposition that better establishes what exactly is going on in this world. Lawrence has a unique vision for fantasy and this book subverts a lot of the stereotypical motifs. The pacing of the book is a bit uneven and the characters remain weakly defined but this is pretty good stuff.
11-06-15, 12:27 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Started:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond..._Event_Horizon
Spoiler:
I really enjoyed the first book in the Gateway series. I hope this one is just as good.
11-10-15, 06:30 PM
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11-15-15, 10:34 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Just Finished:
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
I really enjoyed this. I think it's the best book in the series so far.
Just Started:
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
I really enjoyed this. I think it's the best book in the series so far.
Just Started:
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
11-23-15, 12:43 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
I think he's on the cusp of becoming something really good. Several already think he has, but his first two books, while both decent, didn't fully resonate with me. He's still on my short list of newer authors to watch however.
11-23-15, 01:01 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Not a bad book (interesting plotline and characterization at times) but nowhere near as interesting as the first two.
11-23-15, 03:20 PM
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Re: What Are You Reading? (November 2015)
Finished:
I really enjoyed the writing, but frustrated at how little gets resolved. And given that I see this author has only published 1 more book in this series in the 8 years since the first one, I'm fearing any satisfying resolution is a long long time coming (if at all).
I really enjoyed the writing, but frustrated at how little gets resolved. And given that I see this author has only published 1 more book in this series in the 8 years since the first one, I'm fearing any satisfying resolution is a long long time coming (if at all).
