-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
What are you reading? (May 2010)
- Thread starter ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
- Start date
zero margin
Member
HarryHengst
Member
That book starts with one of the most awesome sentences ever.Beowulf28 said:Just started this and I'm hoping it starts to get interesting soon.
I just finished House of Leaves, and i'm not really sure what to think of it. I found it an entertaining read, but I had expected more from it. It was never really creepy or unsettling for me, although i'm not sure if the book ever intended for it to be that. I liked the dissertation style of presenting the story though, but i missed why the hell the book decided to have such weird layout at times. I did appreciate, towards the end, the layout taking the form of how the house looked, that was well done. Ah well, maybe i'm just not smart enough to understand what's so special about the book. :lol
Going to read some lighter material now:
I really liked the game, so looking forward to read the book it's based on.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Going back through my Phillip K. Dick pile.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
I just started A Clash of Kings again. It's probably the fourth or fifth time I've read it. After that I'll probably read The Name of the Wind again.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Starz is making a TV show about The Pillars of the Earth if you didnt know. Has Ian McShane in it.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Just finished:
And wept like a little bitch.
You'll love it. One of my favorites.
Starz?..Ah man really? Well that sucks.
And wept like a little bitch.
DoornicK said:Tomorrow I'll start:
You'll love it. One of my favorites.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:
Starz?..Ah man really? Well that sucks.
goldlion054
Member
bigcheese said:
Great so far. It's short, so I'll probably finish it tomorrow. I certainly would have loved it if I had to read it for school when I was younger--hard to believe I've never read it.
I read this with the class when i was in middle school, and have re-read it recently. It really is pretty great. A fun look into a radically different society. My first real exposure to the idea i suppose
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
BruceLeeRoy said:
They did a good job of Spartacus in the end....... dont think people like Legend of the Seeker though.
MIGHT HAVE SPOILERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSa6AhEWebA
Trailer doesn't look to bad, albeit a bit austere.
Guardian Bob
Member
Really good book so far! I'm about 2/3rds through.
Finished Diamond Dogs, Turguoise Days by Alastair Reynolds. The second of the two stories was more interesting, though both were a bit lacking.
Back home now so I'm catching up on my backlog of comics trades. Just finished The Walking Dead: Vol. 9, probably run through 10 and 11 next.
Back home now so I'm catching up on my backlog of comics trades. Just finished The Walking Dead: Vol. 9, probably run through 10 and 11 next.
MaizeRage25
Member
Reading The Girl Who Played with Fire right now, hoping to finish before the third one comes out.
Is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth any good??
Is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth any good??
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:
That really didn't fill me with confidence
I only watched a couple episodes of Spartacus but I thought it was pretty terrible has it gotten better?
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
BruceLeeRoy said:That really didn't fill me with confidence
I only watched a couple episodes of Spartacus but I thought it was pretty terrible has it gotten better?
Yeah about 4 or 5 eps in the show really hit its stride and turned incredible.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy said:
Wow really? Okay Ill have to pick it up again.
Last month someone asked if reading Stand on Zanzibar is worth it and it is if you don't read much that isn't ashamed that its a book, which is to say works that experiment with form. The problem with that though is that you probably have since that category runs the gamut from something like Dracula all the way up to A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Loss of Steam. If you have, then no it's not really worth it unless you want to reinforce your tinfoil hat Malthusianism or something.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I'm about 400 pages in at the moment. This series is really quite amazing. The first book, The Blade Itself, was excellent and it only gets better in this book.
mikekennyb
Member
DesertEater said:
In the last chapter. A prefect combination of great characters, great mood,
and an awesome story
Check out another book by Murakami, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running". It's a great look into the his mindset and a quasi-autobiography. As a runner myself I enjoyed his anecdotes about training for marathons and triathlons. Murakami's views on the different places he seems to spend his time (Japan, Hawaii, Boston) are interesting as well.
Lagspike_exe
Member
I like it. A lot.
moojito said:Just started it. After just finishing the name of the wind, this book has a tough act to follow!
I know what you're saying. Read them in that same order. Had a hard time thinking TFL could match up to Name of the Wind, which I loved. In my opinion TFL not only stood up to it, it quite comfortably eclipsed Name of the Wind. So, so good.
giri said:
I'll expand on this now that i'm over half way through, people seemed interested in the Book ( Nothing to Envy, Barbarra Demick).
Demick was the Korean Correspondant for an american newspaper for decades (LA Times i think) based out of South Korea, and towards the end of her days started interviewing defectors from North Korea. The book re-tells those peoples stories as she pastes them together to try to give as much of an understanding of daily life in NK, and in a communist country, as is possible for a country that doesn't let outsiders in to visit at all. It does tend to lean towards the negative view of NK and communism, but it's not overly blatant in your face criticism, just a majority of the stories lean that way.
It's certainly no biography, but it is an extremely interesting read none the less. I found my self reading it every spare moment i had on the weekend.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Karakand said:
No, I'm reading it. This was just a random image I picked up at Google. :lol
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Crescent by Phil Rossi
Just picked this one up, it's a book version of a podcast novel from a little while back (if you want to listen to the podcast instead of picking up the physical book, it's still free, www.crescentstation.com is the site, I think). Very creepy. It's in the same vein as Event Horizon or Dead Space, which is why I was immediately intrigued. I'm about 60-70 pages into it.
Book description:
Neuromancer
Member
I'm having a tough time with it, it's just not keeping me interested for some reason. I bought it though so I'll persevere.
VistraNorrez
Member
Lagspike_exe said:
What translation? The Pevear and Volokhonsky seems to be the best one now. I started reading the Constance Garnett one, and although I enjoyed it, it stopped at one point. Really want to get back into it.
Karakand said:
Huh? Books on tape can be some of the greatest things, especially when on long car rides.
Aklamarth said:
Hope it's (much) better than the last trilogy.
I wouldn't expect much. The first two books aren't very good but the last one is pretty decent. I'm interested to see where he goes from here. I would recommend reading the Demon Wars series if you're a fan of Salvatore.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Karakand said:
Jesus Christ, no. :lol
VistraNorrez said:
I don't have an English version of the book, my native language is Serbian.
Space Cadet
Banned
Finishing tonight:
I am taking a Children's Lit course over the summer which focuses on Harry Potter, so I have to read all seven books and the short novel in six weeks. Getting a start on them now. I forgot how good Rowling is at crafting a story, even if her writing in this one is a bit flawed in certain parts. Such a fun, whimsical story, though. Next up: Book 2.
I am taking a Children's Lit course over the summer which focuses on Harry Potter, so I have to read all seven books and the short novel in six weeks. Getting a start on them now. I forgot how good Rowling is at crafting a story, even if her writing in this one is a bit flawed in certain parts. Such a fun, whimsical story, though. Next up: Book 2.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Fantastic so far and not what I expected.
Similar threads
- Poll