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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain17952 Posts
June 29 2016 01:39 GMT
#181
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And yeah, I forgot that Fahrenheit 451 had far better ideas than writing, but it was still a fun reread.
corumjhaelen
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
France6884 Posts
June 29 2016 10:50 GMT
#182
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Los Detectivos Salvajes (Roberto Bolaño).
‎numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret, numquam minus solum esse quam cum solus esset
goody153
Profile Blog Joined April 2013
44088 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-29 11:43:43
June 29 2016 11:38 GMT
#183
I finished the 2nd Mistborn sequel after the original trilogy(Alloy of Law, Shadow of Self, Band of Mourning last book of the series still not out yet) though i would say that it's still decent and has a different style compared to the original trilogy. It's definitely not as good as the Mistborn Trilogy imo, the first trilogy was just grand, complicated and explosive.

The 2nd one didn't have the feeling that they were facing an unstoppable adversary that the trilogy always gave the feeling of.

Well i'm reading the first book of Malazan of the Fallen , it's a bit difficult to get into my proress is slow(but people say it gets better later)

this is a quote
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17238 Posts
June 29 2016 13:46 GMT
#184
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Making Money by Terry Pratchett

No other author can write in the way that you not only don't know how the story will end but you don't even know how the current sentence will end and still create a wonderful and cohesive story. Best author ever, re-reading some of his novels now that I discovered 10+ of them gathering dust on one of my shelves.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-29 17:42:08
June 29 2016 17:41 GMT
#185
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200 pages into the book, I like it a lot although I remember it getting some mixed reactions when it came out. Seems to be more focused on the plot and less heavy on the infodumps which I welcome
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17238 Posts
June 29 2016 17:44 GMT
#186
On June 30 2016 02:41 Nyxisto wrote:
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200 pages into the book, I like it a lot although I remember it getting some mixed reactions when it came out. Seems to be more focused on the plot and less heavy on the infodumps which I welcome


It's a good techno-thriller. Well worth reading those 1k pages.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
June 29 2016 18:42 GMT
#187
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"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
July 11 2016 20:29 GMT
#188
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"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
B.I.G.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3251 Posts
July 12 2016 20:54 GMT
#189
After finishing Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series I read (with some intermezzos) Night of Knives, Return of the Crimson Guard, Forge of Darkness, Dancer's Lament, and currently Stonewielder. This Malazan journey has already taken more than two years and I still have like 10 books to go. Although overwhelming and arduous at times its still fascinating to discover this huge world they created.

In the mean time I read a lot of other books like The Black Company, the Powder Mage, The Way of Kings, and The Six-Gun Tarot. Out of all I've read in 2016 so far I mostly recommend Dancer's Lament to Malazan lovers. Surprisingly good and Esslemont is truly becoming a match for Erikson in writing IMO.
phantomfive
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)404 Posts
July 16 2016 02:35 GMT
#190
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This gave me a new way to look at Tibet. It's not all giant mountains, there are green jungles, and wild rivers, including the deepest canyon in the world.

The book is structured as a mandala. First, it approaches the topic, then dives into it more deeply, then reveals its full secrets at the end.
To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own - Lincoln
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
July 16 2016 18:21 GMT
#191
I actually enjoyed Reamde quite a lot. Can anybody recommend me something along the same lines? I've read most of Stephenson's other stuff. Is Gibson's The Peripheral any good?
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-20 02:41:10
July 20 2016 02:40 GMT
#192
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"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Surth
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Germany456 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-20 07:40:47
July 20 2016 07:40 GMT
#193
Acrofales: I think Kraken is kind of like China Mievilles version of Terry Pratchett, if that makes sense. Not ony of my favorites of his, but still great fun.

Last read was Bolano's Savage Detectives. Corum is Ulises Lima and I am Garcia Madero, I think.

Latest bookhaul:
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reading these two right now. I dont understand a lot in the book about Robustness and Evolvability yet but what little I do understand I want to incorporate into my delandian idea of history. Mieville's worldbuilding I think doesnt work as well in short stories as it does in full novels.

Bought but not yet begun to read:
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based on the cover alone, this cant be as good as 2666. seriously, what an ugly cover!
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i believe your actions dishonour Starcraft 2 LotV cybersport!
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6196 Posts
July 20 2016 12:21 GMT
#194
On July 13 2016 05:54 B.I.G. wrote:
After finishing Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series I read (with some intermezzos) Night of Knives, Return of the Crimson Guard, Forge of Darkness, Dancer's Lament, and currently Stonewielder. This Malazan journey has already taken more than two years and I still have like 10 books to go. Although overwhelming and arduous at times its still fascinating to discover this huge world they created.

In the mean time I read a lot of other books like The Black Company, the Powder Mage, The Way of Kings, and The Six-Gun Tarot. Out of all I've read in 2016 so far I mostly recommend Dancer's Lament to Malazan lovers. Surprisingly good and Esslemont is truly becoming a match for Erikson in writing IMO.

I just started Dancer's lament this week (60 pages in). Liking it si far and Dancer and Kellanved are two of the best characters in the series imo. Crimson Guard and Forge of Darkness were good as well. Always nice to see all the crossovers of different characters. The Malazan universe is very enjoyable imo. It's size is massive and there's a lot of mystery in it.
123Gurke
Profile Joined January 2005
France154 Posts
July 23 2016 20:31 GMT
#195
I read Neuromancer again a few days ago. I guess this was about the fifth time (if not more) and I still like it a lot. First time I read it in English and compared to some of his short stories which I had read before, I was surprised how easy to read it was. I do not agree at all with the opinion that Gibson has not aged well. I have no idea why anyone would think so.

After that I read a version of Moby Dick for children to improve my French. The text was really bad, but the pictures were gorgeous. I would link the version I read so you can have a look, but I do not find it on amazon. I read somewhere that Moby Dick is a book for men who are at least 40, so I decided to reread it in a few years (not the version for children). I have already decided which translation. Waiting a few years will have the advantage that probably I will have more time to read when the kids are older.

I also read two of the Malazan books recently. I have been reading the series on and off for roughly eight years right now. I really enjoy the books from time to time, but they are just too long to finish the series when I have so many other things to do.

Is Los Detectivos Salvajes good? I read (most of) 2666 last year and it was definitely one of the two best books I read in a very long time (the other one being Herrndorfs cancer book www.wolfgang-herrndorf.de; I do not think that this has been translated, but if you read German, read this now).
"No," she said, "but sometimes I like to watch."
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-24 05:06:35
July 24 2016 05:05 GMT
#196
With Gibson I don't think it's the content or the age but the style that is off-putting. When I picked up Neuromancer for the first time a few years ago I thought I had forgotten how English worked because I read thirty pages and understood absolutely nothing.

Most of contemporary sci-fi is simply much more digestible.
Surth
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Germany456 Posts
July 24 2016 14:52 GMT
#197
Gurke: The Savage Detectives is great! In a way its even weirder than 2666, although I think that one will remain my favorite.
i believe your actions dishonour Starcraft 2 LotV cybersport!
123Gurke
Profile Joined January 2005
France154 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-24 20:03:39
July 24 2016 20:02 GMT
#198
On July 24 2016 14:05 Nyxisto wrote:
With Gibson I don't think it's the content or the age but the style that is off-putting. When I picked up Neuromancer for the first time a few years ago I thought I had forgotten how English worked because I read thirty pages and understood absolutely nothing.

Most of contemporary sci-fi is simply much more digestible.


OK, thank you for your answer. I guess I know now where we disagree I really like the language aspect in Neuromancer. Writing the way he does makes everything move fast without any delays by boring descriptive parts.

On July 24 2016 23:52 Surth wrote:
Gurke: The Savage Detectives is great! In a way its even weirder than 2666, although I think that one will remain my favorite.


Thanks! I am going to Germany in a few days. If I have the time, I will try to get a copy.

Edit: WTF. I just realized that the paperback version is supposed to cost 18 EUR. No way I will spend that much for a paperback.
"No," she said, "but sometimes I like to watch."
Surth
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Germany456 Posts
July 24 2016 20:56 GMT
#199
Huh, I got a practically new edition for 6,67. it was via amazon marketplace though. Buchpreisbindegesetz has been having the opposite effect of what it should be doing ever since the internet got big...
i believe your actions dishonour Starcraft 2 LotV cybersport!
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
July 24 2016 22:39 GMT
#200
The Savage Detectives is written for men in their 20s.
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
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