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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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mememolly
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LlamaNamedOsama
United States1900 Posts
On July 26 2012 17:27 Vardant wrote: It was good, but didn't entirely convince me to continue in reading the rest. In the meantime, I started reading this. ![[image loading]](http://i48.tinypic.com/2mmfu2u.jpg) The Dresden Files is a great read, I found myself poring through all 13 of them in a couple weeks, wish #14 would come out soon xD. While waiting for that, though, I went with Jim Butcher's other series ^^ ![[image loading]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fu4GI_Yk9l0/TO9jbWyf4nI/AAAAAAAAAV0/sijUPoPktL4/s1600/Furies+of+Alera.jpg) | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Flicky
England2663 Posts
On July 25 2012 05:47 zalz wrote: My favorite active fantasy writer is Scott R. Bakker and his "Second Apocalypse" series. Most fantasy is set in medieval-europe times, whereas his takes place in a world inspired by the old testament, so about as grim as you can possibly get. He mixes his fantasy with a lot of philosophy, which isn't surprising since he pursued a degree in philosophy. His "Warrior-Prophet" had me in tears at one point, and the White-Luck Warrior had the most exciting fight scene I have ever read in a book. His prose is exceptional, much more so when you consider how poor the prose in a lot of fantasy is. I used to like GRRM more, but after two weak books I feel that Bakker's series is better. But he is currently a midlist writer, so he barely makes enough to live off the work. The first book is "The darkness that comes before," for those interested. I have read The Darkness that Comes Before, but isn't that series called "The Prince of Nothing"? The second apocalypse is just something in the book (I mean, they mention it at least). I quite enjoyed The Darkness that Comes Before but I wasn't devouring the book like others but it was definitely a good read (I'm not a particularly astute reader so take that as you will). I will be getting the second book sometime in the near future. It got very interesting near the end. I just finished reading The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. It's a pretty interesting book actually and a great look at how blacks were perceived as slaves (it was so casual and natural to them). There's one part where a character is applauded for his treatment of a slave (he says the escaped slave did a great job helping out but still gets him tied up and re-captured) which seems so crazy to us now. The book wasn't written as an anti-slavery book (not as far as I can tell) so the perception and treatment of the slaves is just sorta how it was. The last few pages were really frustrating but aside from that, worth reading (proabbly). I loved imagining the river and islands surrounding it and how care-free life was on the raft. There's also a lovely piece of perverse logic from Jim about King Solomon which I think is fantastic. I suggest reading it before summer is out. I have just started On the Genealogy of Morals by Nietszche and I'm working my way through the intro. I've not read a real philosophy text before (aside from parts of The Republic) so I am keen to see how I do. I'm not even that familiar with Nietszche but we'll see how it goes. Got a bunch of books after this but next is The City & the City by China Mieville. Never read anything by him and don't even know anyone who has but it sounded interesting and he's won awards or something so let's give it a go. After that there's a book of the Psychology of Persuasian and I'm giving Alex Kava one last chance to redeem herself with Hotwire. I don't think she will judging by the length of the book. I loved her first few books but at some point she became like the other best-selling thriller writers and lost all the things that made her books special (complexity, graphic nature with a likeable main character). If you like crime thrillers a bunch, I suggest you read her first Maggie O'Dell books in sequence. I'd love to know if anyone else agrees with me on this. | ||
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zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On August 23 2012 17:17 Flicky wrote: I have read The Darkness that Comes Before, but isn't that series called "The Prince of Nothing"? The second apocalypse is just something in the book (I mean, they mention it at least). I quite enjoyed The Darkness that Comes Before but I wasn't devouring the book like others but it was definitely a good read (I'm not a particularly astute reader so take that as you will). I will be getting the second book sometime in the near future. It got very interesting near the end. Well, the divison is: The entire series = The second apocalypse The first three books (The darkness that comes before, the Warrior-Prophet, the Thousandfold Thought) are called The prince of Nothing. The next three books (The Judging Eye, the White-Luck Warrior, and the soon to be released Unholy Consult) make up a trilogy called "The Aspect-Emperor." The final two or three books will be under another name, but it hasn't been announced yet because the author says that if he reveals that title, it would be a spoiler at this point. So all 8/9 books are collected under the "Second Apocalypse" title, and each group of 3 books has its own series name. | ||
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Flicky
England2663 Posts
On August 23 2012 17:23 zalz wrote: Well, the divison is: The entire series = The second apocalypse The first three books (The darkness that comes before, the Warrior-Prophet, the Thousandfold Thought) are called The prince of Nothing. The next three books (The Judging Eye, the White-Luck Warrior, and the soon to be released Unholy Consult) make up a trilogy called "The Aspect-Emperor." The final two or three books will be under another name, but it hasn't been announced yet because the author says that if he reveals that title, it would be a spoiler at this point. So all 8/9 books are collected under the "Second Apocalypse" title, and each group of 3 books has its own series name. Ah cool, thanks for the info. I didn't realise they were linked like that. If that's the case I should probably catch up so I get the books as they're released. | ||
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Qwyn
United States2779 Posts
On August 04 2012 17:18 LlamaNamedOsama wrote: The Dresden Files is a great read, I found myself poring through all 13 of them in a couple weeks, wish #14 would come out soon xD. While waiting for that, though, I went with Jim Butcher's other series ^^ YES! Jim Butcher is an amazing author. I've been collecting the rest of that series in the bargain bin (lol). Furies is a great series. At the moment I am rereading the Malazan series. Gardens of the Moon is a great book, have no idea why people say to read 2nd first (I have read up to 6). | ||
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Angryhorse
Sweden387 Posts
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Exoteric
Australia2330 Posts
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
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ghost_403
United States1825 Posts
Absolutely loved it. It's a story about a girl who goes missing in the forest one day, and comes back six months later only to find she's been gone for 20 years. At it's heart, it's a book about people who leave home who can't come back, because both their homes and themselves have been changed by their absence, something that really resonate with me. The book is packed full of symbolism and imagery and all that other stuff I learned about back in Lit 101 that I've forgotten, but I still found a way to enjoy it. 9/10 | ||
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Brainsurgeon
Sweden359 Posts
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cLAN.Anax
United States2847 Posts
Currently slogging through C. S. Lewis's "That Hideous Strength." Lewis has always been hard to read for me, and this is no exception. It's difficult to simply pick it up and read, but once you get the ball rolling, stuff starts happening, and you begin to see what he's getting at. And that always has me wanting to read on for more.  | ||
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Taesica
United States173 Posts
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SiegeFlank
United States410 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/jHsEu.jpg) You get to hear Neil deGrasse Tyson make all of these strong arguments for space exploration and explain important aspects of our history but there's never enough time to fully explain everything. Here he gets to explain every detail there is but in a way that's very digestible. It's been an excellent read thus far. | ||
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Critter
United States196 Posts
Next I'll probably pick up Storm of Swords again. I was re-reading the series while waiting for my local bookshop to get a Wise Man's Fear in, so I figure I'll finish the re-read. After that I'm thinking of either picking up one of a few books, but I'm not sold on any yet. The first is the third Mistborn book as I found the other two to be interesting, easy reads. The second is the Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I read his book The Heroes on a whim and liked it enough to consider picking up some of his other books. Thirdly is the Dunk and Egg novella series by GRRM. As stated I've read an enjoyed ASoIaF and figure a further delve into that world has got to be good. Fourthly is Orb, Sceptre Throne by Ian C Esslemont. I love the Malazan series, but moreso Erikson than ICE. Still, ICE's books give good insight into a world I'm very much a fan of. And finally, and most likely, Forge of Darkness by Erikson (which apparently get's released in the US a day before my birthday =D ). I actually didn't know about this book until I went to look up if ICE had released his fourth book yet. The Malazan series is one of my all time favorites, and while I'm cautious about how fleshing out such an enigmatic character will turn out, I'm also insanely curious. If anyone has read any of the above and has advice, I'd love to hear it. I'm probably going to read them all at some point as I have a very slow job where I get a lot of time to read, but having an order would be great. | ||
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Salteador Neo
Andorra5591 Posts
On August 25 2012 18:24 Critter wrote: I quite literally just finished put down The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. I've got to respectfully disagree with Qwyn, I think the book, and series, is fantastic and can't wait for the third novel to be released. I'd gladdly recommend the series to anyone who is a fan of the fantasy genre. Next I'll probably pick up Storm of Swords again. I was re-reading the series while waiting for my local bookshop to get a Wise Man's Fear in, so I figure I'll finish the re-read. After that I'm thinking of either picking up one of a few books, but I'm not sold on any yet. The first is the third Mistborn book as I found the other two to be interesting, easy reads. The second is the Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I read his book The Heroes on a whim and liked it enough to consider picking up some of his other books. Thirdly is the Dunk and Egg novella series by GRRM. As stated I've read an enjoyed ASoIaF and figure a further delve into that world has got to be good. Fourthly is Orb, Sceptre Throne by Ian C Esslemont. I love the Malazan series, but moreso Erikson than ICE. Still, ICE's books give good insight into a world I'm very much a fan of. And finally, and most likely, Forge of Darkness by Erikson (which apparently get's released in the US a day before my birthday =D ). I actually didn't know about this book until I went to look up if ICE had released his fourth book yet. The Malazan series is one of my all time favorites, and while I'm cautious about how fleshing out such an enigmatic character will turn out, I'm also insanely curious. If anyone has read any of the above and has advice, I'd love to hear it. I'm probably going to read them all at some point as I have a very slow job where I get a lot of time to read, but having an order would be great. I've read pretty much all these books and loved them :D Now I'm with the way of kings, by Sanderson as well. | ||
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Liszt
Austria86 Posts
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miercat
394 Posts
On July 18 2012 02:55 itkovian wrote: Just read these three books: One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/One_Day_in_the_Life_of_Ivan_Denisovich_cover.jpg) I really, really, really enjoyed this book. It would definitely go down amongst the top ten books I've read in my life thus far. It literally covers one day in the life of the protagnosit, and no detail is left out. There is a constant undercurrent of tension and excitement that pulls you through. The writing style is fast and easy to consume. From a historical standpoint, it is also very interesting because you get to see the inside of a gulag. I would recommend this book to anyone Next, I'm going to read the Hunger Games trilogy, and after that I think I'll reread and get caught up in A Song of Ice and Fire What are your top 10. Or top 10+. | ||
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