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)

Manit0u

Poland17751 Posts

June 29 2016 13:46 GMT

#184

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.

Nyxisto

Germany6287 Posts

June 29 2016 17:41 GMT

#185

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

Poland17751 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.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

June 29 2016 18:42 GMT

#187

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 11 2016 20:29 GMT

#188

B.I.G.

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

Korea (South)404 Posts

July 16 2016 02:35 GMT

#190

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.

Nyxisto

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

United States41117 Posts

July 20 2016 02:40 GMT

#192

Surth

Germany456 Posts

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.

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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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RvB

Netherlands6277 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

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).

Nyxisto

Germany6287 Posts

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

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.

123Gurke

France154 Posts

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.

Surth

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...