Was brilliant, obviously. Gogol's descriptive, elaborating style takes awhile to get used to, but it is really beautiful when you do.

Currently reading:
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Read it before, but reading it again for a course. Probably top 3 of my all-time favourite books.

Reading Next: Ulysses, Anna Karenina, The Luzhin Defense.

sam!zdat

United States5559 Posts

January 22 2013 23:41 GMT

#282

Anna Karenina is amazing. I should definitely get around to read Dead Souls soon.

Syntaxs

Germany57 Posts

January 23 2013 07:19 GMT

#283

1) What you just finished reading (or gave up half way through):
Happened once, was LOTR 1 (blame me now but the first 200 pages.... dear lord)
2) What are you currently reading

In case of it being hard to see what it is: Adam Fawer - Improbable
Almost done by now and I can say holy moly what a good read!
(Combines good story telling with elements of maths and physics)
3) What you plan to read next
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(It's Adam Fawer - Gnosis)
I am curious, so far I really like Adam Fawer

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

January 23 2013 07:29 GMT

#284

On January 23 2013 07:27 mbr2321 wrote:
Just finished!
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How did you like those books? I'm a little skeptical about the JKR book, as it doesn't have the greatest reviews from goodreads. But it is extremely popular.

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

January 23 2013 07:56 GMT

#285

Reading

Want to start the Dresden Files series and Wheel of Time heard they are very good.

rezoacken

Canada2719 Posts

January 23 2013 08:19 GMT

#286

Reading

and

LiLSighKoh

United States588 Posts

January 23 2013 08:31 GMT

#287

I got this book Thursday, didn't read it over the holiday weekend but, I'm already at 287/400+. I'm that into the book, I really like it, shows a whole another culture of Japan in which I never even knew about in Gieshas. Seems like it's a lost art form in these modern days which is kind of sad, i appreciate these old traditions to be a Geisha and such. Next for me is to watch the movie!

craz3d

Bulgaria856 Posts

January 23 2013 08:32 GMT

#288

On January 16 2013 04:51 Amazering wrote:
Next up: Dune
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Never read it, but I have heard great things about this book. Can't wait to get around to reading it, unfortunately I have trouble when reading more than one book at the same time, so it will have to wait.

It'll start a little slow and then you won't be able to put it down.

Flicky

England2670 Posts

January 23 2013 08:39 GMT

#289

Can we get a mod decision on which 2013 What are you reading thread is the main one? We have two.

sam!zdat

United States5559 Posts

January 23 2013 09:51 GMT

#290

@rezoacken: yes! my secret plan is to get everyone in the world to read Red Mars! the series is incredible, probably my favorite novel

YoucriedWolf

Sweden1456 Posts

January 23 2013 10:24 GMT

#291

sam!zdat recommendation? I will be reading that one as well. And I do like the nebula award...

Glioburd

France1911 Posts

January 23 2013 10:41 GMT

#292

Currently reading :

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Encdalf

Germany66 Posts

January 23 2013 10:55 GMT

#293

Last finished:
Foundation trilogy by Asimov
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Currently reading:
A song of ice and fire
3/4 into the first book
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Next up:
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snotboogie

Australia3550 Posts

January 23 2013 11:07 GMT

#294

On January 23 2013 17:39 Flicky wrote:
Can we get a mod decision on which 2013 What are you reading thread is the main one? We have two.

Made a post in Website Feedback. Hopefully they close the other one as this one is pretty active with good discussion going on.

fourtytwopetunias

United Kingdom6 Posts

January 23 2013 11:37 GMT

#295

I recently finished the Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson (Better known as 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and so on).
It was definitely up there are one of my better reads; and great to see a female character take the intellectual and kick*ss reins for a change.

I am currently reading 'The Hunger Games' trilogy now. I suppose I feel like friends have deserted me when I finish a book so I tend to stick to trilogies or ongoing characters.
Again, female main character here. Totally coincidental I swear!

I am open to suggestions for next reads? I was hoping to go on to read 'Damned' by Chuck Palahnuik, but it has not claimed very good reviews... apparently he has lost his mojo.

Previously I tried to start reading 'The Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying' by Sogyal Rinpoche (1992) but then I got a kindle as a gift, and feel like I am cheating on the gift-giver if I pick up a paperback now :/

I would highly recommend Colin Bateman's novels with Dan Starkey as the main character. Hilarious and edgy.

corumjhaelen

France6884 Posts

January 23 2013 11:53 GMT

#296

On January 23 2013 18:51 sam!zdat wrote:
@rezoacken: yes! my secret plan is to get everyone in the world to read Red Mars! the series is incredible, probably my favorite novel

Some ideas are really good, but god how long and boring it can be, especially toward the end...
Edit : that being said, I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, and I read it 10 years ago

Syn Harvest

United States191 Posts

January 23 2013 11:53 GMT

#297

On January 23 2013 20:37 fourtytwopetunias wrote:
I recently finished the Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson (Better known as 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and so on).
It was definitely up there are one of my better reads; and great to see a female character take the intellectual and kick*ss reins for a change.

I am currently reading 'The Hunger Games' trilogy now. I suppose I feel like friends have deserted me when I finish a book so I tend to stick to trilogies or ongoing characters.
Again, female main character here. Totally coincidental I swear!

I am open to suggestions for next reads? I was hoping to go on to read 'Damned' by Chuck Palahnuik, but it has not claimed very good reviews... apparently he has lost his mojo.

Previously I tried to start reading 'The Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying' by Sogyal Rinpoche (1992) but then I got a kindle as a gift, and feel like I am cheating on the gift-giver if I pick up a paperback now :/

I would highly recommend Colin Bateman's novels with Dan Starkey as the main character. Hilarious and edgy.

Damned by Palahnuik is awful in my opinion I really liked his early work. Fight Club and Lullaby especially are very good but Damned is lackluster at best.

The Hunger Games as well was a disappointing read. The first book is pretty good but it goes off a cliff after that. Catching Fire is okay and has a few decent moments. Mockingjay is absolutely awful. about a third way into book 2 the series starts becoming so predictable and derivative. The story line of the third book is just so cliche and terrible and I feel as if she writes worse and worse as the series continues. On the bright side their are a lot of poorly written child on child violence.

aloT

England1042 Posts

January 23 2013 12:11 GMT

#298

I think that the hunger games had the concept for one of the best dark saga's ever. It had everything. It could have been another 1984. But damnit to hell half the focus was on an unrealistic and childishly portrayed love triangle.

fourtytwopetunias

United Kingdom6 Posts

January 23 2013 13:17 GMT

#299

On January 23 2013 20:53 Syn Harvest wrote:

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I love all of Chuck Palahnuik's book, which is why I don't want to read Damned. It is like meeting Pat Sharp Djing at your Uni 'disco' and realising your childhood hero is questionable.
Mind you, my real childhood hero Neil Buchannon has just went up a few notches on the 'cool' spectrum seen as he is in the Punk scene. Anyway...

I am halfway through the second book now, if what you say is true and not just personal opinion, then I might just cry myself to sleep tonight