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Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-11 16:01:48
January 11 2018 16:00 GMT
#41
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

I had the book recommended to me by a few friends. It was a decent book, but the more it went on, the more it fell short. It's an intriguing mystery, but kind of low stakes. It loses what made it interesting about halfway through. Also a few more spoilery problems I have:

+ Show Spoiler +

I don't get why the main character is so invested in the mystery after a certain point. It's just curiosity.
The mystery of who Fermin is just dissolves away.
EVERY female in the book is beaten, killed, raped, impregnated, imprisoned or enslaved in some way.
The mystery is resolved in a 60 page section that just explains everything which, to me, isn't satisfying.
I don't believe the love between Daniel and Bea. It just suddenly begins and apparently lasts.
After nine months of locking his daughter away, Senor Aldaya still isn't over it and leaves her to die in there? Excessive even for this world.
Any black/white characters are just portrayed as one or the other. Julian becomes a tragic hero despite being a monster. Fumero is just a monster.
The mirror between Daniel and Julian doesn't really amount to anything and is pretty coincidental.


I probably have more issues, but can't remember them. It's like a worse Archimboldi story from 2666.
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21242 Posts
January 11 2018 23:30 GMT
#42
On January 10 2018 21:54 Flicky wrote:
I have money again now. I think you recommended three of the four to me.


I'm flattered lol. Which ones?
TranslatorBaa!
Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
January 12 2018 00:46 GMT
#43
On January 12 2018 08:30 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 10 2018 21:54 Flicky wrote:
I have money again now. I think you recommended three of the four to me.


I'm flattered lol. Which ones?


The Unconsoled, The Glass Bead Game (IN GERMAN WOAH) and The Easy Chain. There's still a bunch of Sheep recs in my list.
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18825 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-12 01:37:43
January 12 2018 01:11 GMT
#44
I'm suddenly inspired to start back up on my leisure reading habit, especially now that I've gotten the hang of my new job. I'm gonna heed Cheep's advice and start with the The Lost Scrapbook, then reread The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, then try to push through Women and Men by Joseph McElroy, then come back to Dara's The Easy Chain.

Edit: My reread of Canticle will go on the back burner lol
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Archeon
Profile Joined May 2011
3253 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-12 05:14:41
January 12 2018 04:35 GMT
#45
On January 09 2018 06:15 maybenexttime wrote:
I checked the series' name, and it's actually Mistborn. :-)

Alloy is the first part of an independent sequel series set in the Mistborn universe, but chronologically (and in terms of when it was written) it's the fourth book. I had fun reading alloy, but it's definitely more of a light book compared the initial trilogy, so my recommendation to start with mistborn: the final empire still stands.

Or you just read both
low gravity, yes-yes!
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21242 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-12 04:59:07
January 12 2018 04:58 GMT
#46
I was super unimpressed by The Moviegoer personally. Someone called it "The Stranger, but in New Orleans and worse," and I'm inclined to agree.

On January 12 2018 09:46 Flicky wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 12 2018 08:30 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
On January 10 2018 21:54 Flicky wrote:
I have money again now. I think you recommended three of the four to me.


I'm flattered lol. Which ones?


The Unconsoled, The Glass Bead Game (IN GERMAN WOAH) and The Easy Chain. There's still a bunch of Sheep recs in my list.


Awesome :D
TranslatorBaa!
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18825 Posts
January 12 2018 11:16 GMT
#47
I have a soft spot for Walker Percy works but I can see why The Moviegoer wouldn't work for some. A big part of why I like it deals in my personal ties to Catholicism and visits to New Orleans.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
January 12 2018 12:01 GMT
#48
On January 12 2018 10:11 farvacola wrote:
then try to push through Women and Men by Joseph McElroy


Let me know what that's like. Hadn't heard of it before, sounds like it could be special.
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
A3th3r
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
United States319 Posts
January 12 2018 21:53 GMT
#49
On January 12 2018 01:00 Flicky wrote:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

I had the book recommended to me by a few friends. It was a decent book, but the more it went on, the more it fell short. It's an intriguing mystery, but kind of low stakes. It loses what made it interesting about halfway through. Also a few more spoilery problems I have:

+ Show Spoiler +

I don't get why the main character is so invested in the mystery after a certain point. It's just curiosity.
The mystery of who Fermin is just dissolves away.
EVERY female in the book is beaten, killed, raped, impregnated, imprisoned or enslaved in some way.
The mystery is resolved in a 60 page section that just explains everything which, to me, isn't satisfying.
I don't believe the love between Daniel and Bea. It just suddenly begins and apparently lasts.
After nine months of locking his daughter away, Senor Aldaya still isn't over it and leaves her to die in there? Excessive even for this world.
Any black/white characters are just portrayed as one or the other. Julian becomes a tragic hero despite being a monster. Fumero is just a monster.
The mirror between Daniel and Julian doesn't really amount to anything and is pretty coincidental.


I probably have more issues, but can't remember them. It's like a worse Archimboldi story from 2666.


this shouldn't matter but the high stakes ramp things up for me where it makes it seem a little more impactful, maybe a little more interesting. Anyways that's obviously a plot device that is "cheating," so to speak. It's sort of like a seemingly unnecessary romantic subplot that seems contrived just to spice things up a bit. The core of any good book is a story of success, a romantic/dating plot, or some sort of epic good guys vs. bad guys story. Literally there are no other plotline structures that are any good other than those three types. Since I've been working the night shift lately I have had more time to read or spend money on computer games made by engineering startups during the daytime. I have been reading the nonfiction book "The Art of Seduction" by Robert Greene as well as "Citadel" by John Ringo, which is excellent fictional sci-fi
stale trite schlub
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3323 Posts
January 13 2018 02:11 GMT
#50
I just finished reading Carrie by Stephen King:

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It was an interesting book. I started it already knowing the plot of the book but nonetheless, it was still a good read especially for Stephen King's first published book. I'm a big fan of his works, and I just came into possession of a kindle and put all his works on it. I plan to read them all! I guess, you'll see a lot of Stephen King posts by me. Next up should be:

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김택용 Fighting!
The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-15 16:26:40
January 14 2018 15:39 GMT
#51
The last i read:

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God Emperor of Dune

This was a reread and i still think it's the best of all the dune novels. Here all the themes and motifs of the series climax and you understand why the (in comparison weaker) 2nd and 3rd novel were needed. Would definitely recommend the dune series to anyone, very rich thematically.

Currently reading:

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The Buried Giant

This is my first Ishiguro novel (i actually discovered him through the nobel prize blog on TL) and i enjoy it a lot so far. Beautiful prose with a nicely structured plot which also adds to the themes developed here. I don't really wanna spoil anything but we follow husband and wife through early britain (i don't think it is specified when it actually plays but around 6th century) with added fantasy elements.


Next i wanna read:

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When breath becomes air

I will just quote wikipedia here:
autobiographical book written by Paul Kalanithi. It is a memoir about his life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House on January 12, 2016

Interesting topic i think, not much more to say yet.
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21242 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-15 00:35:13
January 15 2018 00:27 GMT
#52
I read Laurus by Evgeny Vodolazkin. One review called it "Russian Name of the Rose" which I didn't find accurate at all; the only real similarity was close-ish time periods - medieval Russia as opposed to medieval Italy.

Laurus has a lot of langauge/word games, and transitions fluidly between contemporary (anachronistic) language, Old Russian, pseud-Old Russian, and various dialects. The translation replicates this with pseudo-Middle English and Middle English a lot, and some contemporary slang phrases. It also has a lot of interjected scenes of contemporary/later-than-14th-century-Russia scenes.

A fun book even if it wasn't exactly what I expected. It's about a doctor/Holy Fool who travels throughout medieval Russia and Europe, and makes a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, taking on different names and living different lives, as what I presume was a way to show the multitudinous nature of the "Russian soul" or Russian experience.
TranslatorBaa!
Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
January 15 2018 19:45 GMT
#53
Little thought I was having:

Poll: How long is your "favourite" book?

251-400 pages (7)
 
37%

401-750 pages (6)
 
32%

750+ pages (6)
 
32%

<100 pages (0)
 
0%

100-250 pages (0)
 
0%

19 total votes

Your vote: How long is your "favourite" book?

(Vote): <100 pages
(Vote): 100-250 pages
(Vote): 251-400 pages
(Vote): 401-750 pages
(Vote): 750+ pages



Numbers are a little arbitrary and "favourite" book isn't always easy to answer, but do your best!
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3323 Posts
January 15 2018 21:07 GMT
#54
My favorite book is The Stand by Stephen King. Its 1000+ pages
김택용 Fighting!
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21242 Posts
January 16 2018 05:35 GMT
#55
>having a single favorite book
TranslatorBaa!
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4726 Posts
January 16 2018 08:30 GMT
#56
On January 16 2018 14:35 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
>having a single favorite book


This. I think we have found a traitor.
Pathetic Greta hater.
Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
January 19 2018 12:48 GMT
#57
V by Thomas Pynchon. I liked it quite a lot. Typically, took a little while to settle in, but it's quite different from Crying of Lot 49 with regards to accessibility. There are a lot more "ordinary" parts of the book where things are pretty easy to follow and you get character interaction that's more down to earth. But yeah, a very enjoyable read. Some great quotables (comparing old arguments to retching up bad food) and some amazing different sections of writing (the Fausto chapter stands out).

I think that I'm a little more used to Pynchon and I know what to expect has made this a really fun read. Definitely going to work through the rest of his stuff and save Gravity's Rainbow for near the end.
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18825 Posts
January 19 2018 12:57 GMT
#58
V is my favorite Pynchon, I find it the best marriage of his spastic, scattershot style with what comes as close as possible to a coherent narrative. He comes back to that sensibility post Gravity's Rainbow in Vineland and Mason & Dixon too imo. I also highly recommend his collection of early stories, Slow Learner. I found that it really opened up his less accessible writing through giving you a glimpse of how he came to his unique style.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Flicky
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
England2662 Posts
January 23 2018 19:07 GMT
#59
To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.

It's really good.
Liquipedia"I was seriously looking for a black guy" - MrHoon
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18825 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-23 19:15:36
January 23 2018 19:14 GMT
#60
Fuck yeah it is, you seem to be reading from a list of my favorite books lol
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
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