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Maklershed · Jun 1, 2014

Maklershed · Jun 1, 2014

Reading Words of Radiance ...

[/url] Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson[/IMG]

obin_gam · Jun 1, 2014

Just started

I didnt like Leviathan Wakes at all. But this one began exceptionally well (in retrospect I would actually suggest skipping Leviathan as it isnt really needed) and I think I will come to love it!

Chittagong · Jun 1, 2014

Incredible book. Can't remember when I have last laughed so hard.

HORRORSHØW · Jun 1, 2014

Dune and The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All. Trying to rinse the bad taste of Ready Player One from my mouth. They're good chasers.

Jintor · Jun 1, 2014

Much more forceful than Homicide so far, but I guess that's because it's dealing with a large-scale social problem rather than the day-to-day of a homicide detective's life.

Cdammen · Jun 1, 2014

Funny, heartwarming, insightful, scary, obnoxious, etc. There is so much variety in moods and themes and I'm only five chapters into it. This book is a compilation of original stories by 28 westerners living in China.

If you like books about culture shock, or travel books in general, I'd also recommend: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060577207/?tag=neogaf0e-20

cZarKastic · Jun 1, 2014

Just pick this up. I loved the entire series. I felt that it was a bit anti-climatic at the end. I was, however, glad that it was not the saddest ending I have suffered through this year.

Necrovex · Jun 1, 2014

I have a question about Fables. When was the comic originally suppose to end? I remember a few gaffers saying Vertigo decided to continue the series due to its popularity and it suffers slightly because of it (though I know Tragic says otherwise). The 50/50 challenge is also why I want to know so I can make an accurate mark on my rap sheet.

Dr_LucienSanchez · Jun 1, 2014

After finishing the MaddAddam trilogy last year, I'd been wanting to read The Handmaid's Tale again. Such a good book.

enemyairship · Jun 1, 2014

and

Waiting for a few books to hit paperback later this year so I'm catching up on my backlog. Added to that, though, I recently got these two books. Summer always makes me want to explore the wilderness.

ZQQLANDER · Jun 1, 2014

Finished Gardens of the Moon and am now working through Mitchner's The Source

Mr.Towel · Jun 1, 2014

Necrovex said:
I have a question about Fables. When was the comic originally suppose to end? I remember a few gaffers saying Vertigo decided to continue the series due to its popularity and it suffers slightly because of it (though I know Tragic says otherwise). The 50/50 challenge is also why I want to know so I can make an accurate mark on my rap sheet.

Volume 11, War and Pieces is the volume that contains the ending that Willingham planned for the series, so it wraps up a lot of the series' plot threads. I believe they did announce that issue 150 would be the actual end of the series now, but I haven't read it since that volume so I don't know what it's looking like now.

Plasticine · Jun 1, 2014

Finished Joe Hill's NOS4A2 the other day. I've enjoyed all of his books to date, and this was no different. At nearly 700 pages, it's similar to the doorstops his father cranks out, but it definitely doesn't feel like a long book. The pages just flew by, and the various roads the novel took all felt justified. I never felt like Hill was wasting time. It also helps that his prose is so strong and vivid. He's definitely a far more technically accomplished writer than his father ever was. The characters were all well-developed and I felt like I understood and related to all of them on some level. It's really a magnificent book.

Up next:

This will be the first Kealan Patrick Burke book I've read. After reading a couple of longer novels, I thought I'd try something short and (hopefully) punchy.

Cade · Jun 1, 2014

obin_gam said:
Just started

I didnt like Leviathan Wakes at all. But this one began exceptionally well (in retrospect I would actually suggest skipping Leviathan as it isnt really needed) and I think I will come to love it!

I liked LW but I much preferred Caliban's War also. I'm reading the third book, Abaddon's Gate:

Kind of an odd start but I'm only 1/6th through or so. Great series, though.

MLCodest · Jun 1, 2014

Still working my way through Game of Thrones. I'm loving it though so far, and I've already got the other books all queued up and ready to go. I feel it's going to be a good month for reading.

Karu · Jun 1, 2014

Currently reading...

Surprisingly not that impressed, but as with most of his books, it is wise to withhold any judgement til I'm done.

and...

For the rest of the month I plan to read David Simon's Homicide.

Jintor · Jun 1, 2014

Karu said:

the gaffer who wrote that will be happy

Homicide is great

Necrovex · Jun 1, 2014

Mr.Towel said:
Volume 11, War and Pieces is the volume that contains the ending that Willingham planned for the series, so it wraps up a lot of the series' plot threads. I believe they did announce that issue 150 would be the actual end of the series now, but I haven't read it since that volume so I don't know what it's looking like now.

Yeah, it was confirmed issue 150 will be the final issue.

I'll read up to volume 11, and then a nice break from the series until I return to the states in a few years. By then, all of Fables should be done. Thanks for the answer!

So far, I am enjoying Earthsea, but I'm not getting the hype behind it thus far (only 25% into the first book).

SolKane · Jun 1, 2014

Started this yesterday:

Fevaweva · Jun 1, 2014

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I've just started it. Its pretty good, if fucking weird as all hell. First ever Murakami novel

ebullientprism · Jun 1, 2014

Only about a third of the way in. Very good so far.

ymmv · Jun 1, 2014

Charles Williams is one of my favorite crime authors of the 1950/60ies. Quite a number of his books have been turned into movies.Judging by the many French movies based on his books, I'd gather he's quite popular in France. But then again, the French have always been in love with US film noir. The French genre description even became the official term in English.

fakefaker · Jun 1, 2014

Reading The Stranger's Woes by Max Frei.

Didn't notice his one leg stretches off into infinity.

terrdactycalsrock · Jun 1, 2014

Neil Gaiman did a fantastic job of distilling an episode of Doctor who down to 45 pages. You get to learn a little of time lord history, and theres an interesting villain that plays, very cleverly, on the concept of time manipulation

X-Frame · Jun 1, 2014

Finishing up the series: Heaven's Queen (Paradox #3) by Rachel Bach.

ohohdave · Jun 1, 2014

Read a book.

LProtag · Jun 1, 2014

Seems like a quick read and I haven't had a chance to read it yet so... yeah.

Maklershed · Jun 1, 2014

Oh, forgot to mention I'm also listening to One Summer: America 1927 via audiobook.

One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson

For those with Goodread accounts or doing the 5/50 challenge, do you count audiobooks as a read book?

JoJoShabadoo · Jun 1, 2014

Re-reading The Tunnel (1948) by Argentinian writer Ernesto Sábato.

Incredible book. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it, or has never heard of it. It's short and can be read in one or two sittings.

An unforgettable psychological novel of obsessive love, The Tunnel was championed by Albert Camus, Thomas Mann, and Graham Greene upon its publication in 1948 and went on to become an international bestseller. At its center is an artist named Juan Pablo Castel, who recounts from his prison cell his murder of a woman named María Iribarne. Obsessed from the moment he sees her examining one of his paintings, Castel fantasizes for months about how they might meet again. When he happens upon her one day, a relationship develops that convinces him of their mutual love. But Castel's growing paranoia leads him to destroy the one thing he truly cares about.

AngmarsKing701 · Jun 1, 2014

Jintor said:
the gaffer who wrote that will be happy

Homicide is great

Always awesome to see a gaffer's book in this thread. Still waiting to see mine pop up.

In the meantime, currently reading:

ymmv · Jun 1, 2014

AngmarsKing701 said:
Always awesome to see a gaffer's book in this thread. Still waiting to see mine pop up.

In the meantime, currently reading:

Great series. I've thoroughly enjoyed the first three books.

AlStrong · Jun 1, 2014

Just started this... Did a random search on Ringworld (wasn't expecting any sequel considering the time between novels) after re-reading the Anno Dracula books (#1,3,4).

I've only read the Ringworld novels though, but so far it seems safe to jump in. I'll probably re-read them all after this.

On a side note, the book itself is rather bendy. Feels kinda cheap. :[

Zippedpinhead · Jun 1, 2014

Finished up words of radiance, I'll have to update my 50 books challenge. It was so good! I've been really impressed with sanderson.

So they wife just passed me the two other Gillian Flynn books (shArp objects and dark places) but I'm not sure if I want those or something else.

Recommend me some epic fantasy/sci fi GAF.

krrrt · Jun 1, 2014

I'm past the halfway mark in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell and reading a few books about Germany in the years just after the second world war and the entire denazification process but don't know the titles off the top of my head.

Lionheart1827 · Jun 1, 2014

I started reading this last week:

Heard a lot about it and its pretty good so far. Its a very strange book so far but its interesting.

ShaneB · Jun 1, 2014

Yay new thread.

Still making my way through this..

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

corn_fest · Jun 1, 2014

Just started Book 3, really liking it so far. There have certainly been a lot of sections which, if they weren't written so well, would surely be incredibly boring (multi-chapter long narrative backstories for secondary characters), but it's done a remarkable job of keeping my attention.
This book manages to pull of the most subtle and believable mixing of reality and unreality that I've seen across any media so far. Things get dreamlike and hazy, but never to the point where the plot loses its grounding in reality.

brianjones · Jun 1, 2014

recently finished:

On the Road (Kerouac) - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

The Third Man (Greene) - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

now reading:

holly golightly the OG manic pixie dream girl?

Maklershed · Jun 1, 2014

Zippedpinhead said:
Finished up words of radiance, I'll have to update my 50 books challenge. It was so good! I've been really impressed with sanderson.

So they wife just passed me the two other Gillian Flynn books (shArp objects and dark places) but I'm not sure if I want those or something else.

Recommend me some epic fantasy/sci fi GAF.

The Chronicle of the Black Company
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series
The Dagger and the Coin series
Pushing Ice
The Commonwealth Saga
The Heechee Saga
Expanse trilogy
Th Foundation Series

theapg · Jun 1, 2014

50% through it, I am loving The Sisters Brothers. Does anyone have any recommendations for similar books?

Squall5042 · Jun 1, 2014

Reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami.

Very strange book, enjoying it, about 70% done, kind of hoping things start to become a little clearer.

Maklershed · Jun 2, 2014

theapg said:
50% through it, I am loving The Sisters Brothers. Does anyone have any recommendations for similar books?

I thought it was similar to The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, although Brothers Grossbart is set in Medieval Europe. Very fun book.

The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington

YesNOnoNOYes · Jun 2, 2014

Still tackling China Mieville's King Rat. I cant seem to chug through books the way I used to. Not enough time. Sad.

Jintor · Jun 2, 2014

Is anyone out there in BookGAF following the current Amazon/Publishing Houses kerfuffle? I don't have a clear idea of what's going on

survivor · Jun 2, 2014

Finished some stuff that I started reading last week.

Life on Mars was a pretty cool poems collection. Some sci-fi aspects thrown in, themes of space exploration and so on. I was able to understand and appreciate most of them. Also finished reading Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk which I liked, the way Bravo squad got paraded around, American culture and support towards the war and Billy and the other members attitude toward all of it. Only weak part was the cheerleader subplot, just felt like it was a pointless addition.

Decided to check out The True Meaning of Smekday after reading the news about the movie adaptation which changed its name to Home. It's a pretty fun children's book, some smart humour, creative story elements and I also liked the comics parts inserted into the novel. Although it was really hard to read through the downtime portions of the story since the writing style isn't that engaging. Still, it should make for a fun movie and I'm wondering how/if the story will be retooled for the movie.

BearPawB · Jun 2, 2014

FINALLY FINISHED THIS DAMN BOOK.
It was ok. Moments of brilliance spoiled by general boredom. Well written....but i guess i prefer more "story" in my story....

Also just read/listened to this in the past day and a half:

I am in the last 30 minutes and so far it has been a fun read. Not as good as Gone Girl, but seems as though the ending might be better, but it is still too early to say. I just let out and audible "OHH SHIT" though.

Apparently will also be a movie. Seems like it could be a good one.

I will get Sharp Objects next time i have an audible credit.

Any other book "murder" book recommendations? Sometimes I just like a good mystery story, you know?

East Lake · Jun 2, 2014

Re-translation of the bible.

Enjoying the footnotes just as much as the actual writing.

YesNOnoNOYes · Jun 2, 2014

Squall5042 said:
Reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami.

Very strange book, enjoying it, about 70% done, kind of hoping things start to become a little clearer.

I can't quite enjoy Murakami books. It's so full with ~enigmatic~ unresolved stuffs, and his women characters are always so intentionally mysterious and oversexed.

But I did enjoy the Lieutenant Honda bits in that book.

RepairmanJack · Jun 2, 2014

Reading:

Listening to:

Really liking this so far, but I think I would have rather read it.

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