Very good book detailing the life of a "modern" family during the Guomingdang era with the onset of Japanese occupation.
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HaruHaru
United States988 Posts
Very good book detailing the life of a "modern" family during the Guomingdang era with the onset of Japanese occupation. Reading: | ||
Vindicare605
United States15731 Posts
Currently: A Game of Thrones - George RR. Martin. | ||
Malaz
Germany1257 Posts
On November 17 2011 06:28 Xardean wrote: Show nested quote + On October 26 2011 10:35 Malinor wrote: Until last week I was reading and now I am in part two of this ten book fantasy series: I haven't read too many fantasy novels until now (LOTR, one book of the Eragon series, Joe Abercrombie's First Law series plus the follow-up, Harry Potter-if that counts) but since quite some time I felt the urge to dive into a long series. I am pretty picky when it comes to this stuff because I always fear that I end up in another world with brutal orcs, noble elbs or majestic dragons. Also I don't like to start yet unfinished series, because I don't feel like waiting another 5 years for the next book. And let's be honest, the quality of most series drop significantly over time, so waiting endlessly only to be disappointed is just cruel. I ordered this book and the first part of The Dark Tower from Stephen King (since both series are finished and seem to not drop in quality if you can trust the reviews), and decided to continue with the Malazan series (since the western-style of The Dark Tower is not my favoured setting). I very much enjoyed the first book. You are thrown right into the story and most characters aren't really introduced that much, so you have to figure out stuff by yourself as you read along, which can be hard sometimes. The world is a bit heavy on powerful, mysterious and old creatures, makes you wonder a bit how human protagonists should survive in such a setting, let alone have any real amount of power. But it seems basically everyone is killable (even the gods), which is quite nice. Overall this could shape up to be a very nice read over the next couple of months. Good to see some other people are reading Eriksons books. you will not be disappointed with the series especially if you made it past the first book. I've read all of them and if you have any questions about the series feel free to PM me ^^ I love Erikson and the whole Malazan series, hence my nickname. My favourite fantasy series along with the a song of ice and fire series. At the moment I'm reading this book: My father read it a while ago and recommended it to me. I'm done reading 2/3 of the book and I'm really liking it so far. It's writen by an Australian and takes place in a village close to Munich in Nazi Germany. Despite the setting it has light moments and I had to grin quite often. The writing style of the author is quite unique, for example he uses some German/Bavarian expressions throughout the story which I personally found quite cool. Oh did I mention the narrator of the story is death himself? Definitively worth reading | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41115 Posts
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Hesmyrr
Canada5776 Posts
PAST City Wilds: was interesting book to read about subject I never think about + Show Spoiler + PRESENT Extreme Fear: enjoying the read very much + Show Spoiler + FUTURE Ego Tunnel: I wouldn't know + Show Spoiler + Edit: Oh man, I should have waited three more days and just made a 2012 thread instead xD | ||
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