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Added to read list.Been insanely busy lately so I really havent had much time at all to read, but I am slowly working my way through this
It is quite good so far
Added to read list.Been insanely busy lately so I really havent had much time at all to read, but I am slowly working my way through this
It is quite good so far
Just finished Infinite Jest:
So I have two favorite books. Catch-22 for general fiction. And Snow Crash for science fiction/cyberpunk. I waver between which is my absolute favorite, but they are both right there. It's truly the most amazing book, and has destroyed every subsequent book I've ever read.
It's been my intention in recent years to not give up on a book regardless of what I think (I've only failed on this once) so I should make it through. If you have any recommendations on companion material for a second read (or the annotated edition that you read) through I'll happily add it to my to-read shelf.Thanks for the explanation!
And I think Paradise Lost is something you can enjoy even if all you know about the story is "something something paradise something something don't eat that fruit something talking snake something something ... oops" It expands on that, gives additional backstory, including some scenes that don't appear in the Biblical story, has lots of elements that allude to or sometimes parody scenes in earlier epic poems (especially but not The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid (also Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics)).
I think that "missing something" is simply part of the experiencing really great literature; something would have to be fairly shallow for me to get it in its entirety on the first reading (let alone subsequent readings). I reread Paradise Lost last year in an annotated edition, and also read a book analyzing its designs and allusions, and it added a lot to the experience for me.
You know, I think at least 50% of the books mentioned in this thread make it to my to-read shelf.Added to read list.
I was prepared for Mistborn #2 to not be as good as Mistborn #1 but so far it's awesome. Love Sanderson.
Just finished Infinite Jest:
I feel so empty now. I want to go back.
The best part of Sanderson is how prolific he is. If you get into one or two of his series, you can look forward to a new book every year. He the anti-GRRM.
Unless you're thinking of the novels that tie-in to the story in an ancillary capacity like Hearts in Atlantis?
True, but where's my book 3 of Stormlight Archive?
Still reading:
It's ok. I'm not a huge fan. I don't really feel anything for Kvothe and I think the world and story are a bit boring. I'm enjoying it enough to finish it though.
Going to read The Farseer Trilogy after this. Going to be my first Robin Hobb books. Hope I like them.
Nope it was my first David Foster Wallace, I heard thanks to The End of Tour. Is it worth reading even if it was unfinished?You've read The Pale King?
Nope it was my first David Foster Wallace, I heard thanks to The End of Tour. Is it worth reading even if it was unfinished?
Just finished reading Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea
Was a pretty good read and something a little different. I finished it in a single sitting Sunday afternoon so its definitely a page turner that constantly kept throwing newer and weirder sights and events at the characters. Imagine a fusion of the weirdness and cosmic Horror of HP Lovecraft combined with the underwater adventures of Jules Verne.
The basic gist of the story without giving too much away is that its the late 1950's and a brand new, state of the art, experimental submarine is launching from France for its maiden voyage. Its crew consists of sailors and scientists and everything is going to plan. They head out to the open ocean and begin to dive and that's were issues begin to pop up. They can't stop their descent and keep going down further and further with the men aboard unable to do anything to avert their course.
They basically come to terms with their impending death as at the speed their going and the depths they're hitting the sub will smash into the seafloor before it ruptures from the titanic pressures around them. As they watch their descent on the read outs they count down the final distance to their demise... except nothing happens. They not only pass where the seafloor should have been but their descent continues without them able to do a thing about it. Then things start to get weird, really weird.
I don't want to get into too much more detail but lets just say things continue to escalate within the story and paranoia, fear, religious fervor and the like hit the crew hard and that's not even dealing with the odd phenomena they start to encounter and the even stranger sea creatures. It would make a wonderful movie if someone gave it a decent budget and the book itself has some great illustrations in it.
Good lord, Adam Roberts is prolific! This sounds great, but then all his books do, and there are just so many of them I don't know where to start (I've only read Jack Glass, which is great). I'm wondering if I would need to read the Verne in order to get the most out of this. Anyway, the paperback is out in two days, and I'm very tempted; great write-up!
That's not until next year, I believe. You gotta pick up a second Sanderson series! I'm thinking of adding Mistborn as my third.
That's not until next year, I believe. You gotta pick up a second Sanderson series! I'm thinking of adding Mistborn as my third.
Just finished Infinite Jest:
I feel so empty now. I want to go back.
Dang that reminds me that I've meant to do a book club for this for years. Who would be in if I did an "Infinite Summer" style book club, reading it over the course of a couple months starting in June?
Also, who volunteers to remind me at the start of May about this?
Dang that reminds me that I've meant to do a book club for this for years. Who would be in if I did an "Infinite Summer" style book club, reading it over the course of a couple months starting in June?
Also, who volunteers to remind me at the start of May about this?
I'd not actually heard of him before this book and funnily enough it was one of those times I've been at a bookstore and stopped and took a look at a book simply because the cover caught my attention. Luckily the story inside was pretty damn crazy and takes the whole,"trapped on a submarine" idea and takes it to some really weird and interesting places.
Reading the Jules Verne book isn't essential for the story but it probably doesn't hurt either and gives you a bit more insight into what's going on. I'd say just dive right in though if you like weird fiction, its not a huge book and I was able to finish it in an afternoon but I was burning through it and I'm a fast reader.
I will be keeping an eye out for more of the authors work though as I really enjoyed Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea.
It's been my intention in recent years to not give up on a book regardless of what I think (I've only failed on this once) so I should make it through. If you have any recommendations on companion material for a second read (or the annotated edition that you read) through I'll happily add it to my to-read shelf.
I've read the original Mistborn trilogy and Warbreaker. I don't think I'm going to read the YA stuff, at least anytime soon.That's not until next year, I believe. You gotta pick up a second Sanderson series! I'm thinking of adding Mistborn as my third.
I know most of you already picked up my book, but thought I'd mention that it's two years old this week, so I've got it on sale for $2 on Kindle. 2 years, $2.
And as always, thanks Reading-GAF, for being so supportive!
You rock! Thanks and enjoy!Bought. Thanks for the heads-up!
Read the Emperor's Soul, it's short and fantastic.I've read the original Mistborn trilogy and Warbreaker. I don't think I'm going to read the YA stuff, at least anytime soon.
Ive read the first book too. The anime is incredibly faithful that there wasnt much new. Scenes played out mostly the same.The English translation of Legend of the Galactic Heroes finally came out. Well, the first volume at least.
So I'm reading that.
I second this.Read the Emperor's Soul, it's short and fantastic.
I don't know about unlike able. He's arrogant at times for sure. I can't really point to why I found it interesting in any one area, but I found the first book to be enjoyable, overall. I'm onto the second after I finish this first Laundry Files book.Farseer is superb! I hope you enjoy them. Books 1 and 2 are especially wonderful. The finale is pretty good too, but I'd compare it to the end of Harry Potter...satisfying enough, but with some dawdling to get there.
I've heard mixed things about the Rothruss books now. I'm curious, but I've heard too much about the main character just being an unlikable and arrogant snot, and I'm not too big on those types of leads.
Been insanely busy lately so I really havent had much time at all to read, but I am slowly working my way through this
It is quite good so far
This sounds right up my alley. I'm fascinated by evangelical America, partly because I grew up in it. Thanks!