[March] What are you reading?
DungeonsNDads
First Post
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire core rulebook whilst prepping a new character for our session tomorrow. Woot.
EricNoah
Adventurer
Iron Druid was serviceable, Quantum Thief was quite good, Power of Habit was good until the end when I realized there wasn't going to be much about practical application.
I did not stick with Quiet. Golem and Jinni is very good so far.
I have a lot to pick from for my next audiobook. I'm going to attempt Sisterhood of Dune but I have doubts that it will do the trick. Considering Side Jobs (Dresden Files short story collection) instead.
Nellisir
Hero
OK, I'm like 5 pages into Baudolino and it's great so far.
On a different note, though, has anyone read The Darkness That Comes Before by R Scott Bakker, and if so, what did you think of it? I have it, but it's not immediately appealing and looking it up, it's apparently book 1 of a trilogy that is itself part 1 of a 3 part set (two trilogies and a duology).
On a different note, though, has anyone read The Darkness That Comes Before by R Scott Bakker, and if so, what did you think of it? I have it, but it's not immediately appealing and looking it up, it's apparently book 1 of a trilogy that is itself part 1 of a 3 part set (two trilogies and a duology).
EricNoah
Adventurer
Ooh, one of those books I saw at the public library once and thought "I should read that soon" and then promptly forgot about it for years. Thanks for the reminder! I read The Prague Cemetery a couple of years ago and greatly enjoyed it. I also muddled my way through Focault's Pendulum; and The Name of the Rose is one of my all-time favorites.
EricNoah
Adventurer
After waffling on my audiobook choice, I have settled for Off to Be the Wizard. http://www.amazon.com/Off-Be-Wizard.../ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
Quite entertaining so far.
Quite entertaining so far.
I have just started Dirty Streets of Heaven, by Tad Williams. Williams might be best known for some ofhis more epic works, liek the "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" series, in which he essentially rewrites the Lord of the Rings for more modern sensibilities.
It is only in Dirty Streets of Heaven, however, that I have learned Williams' range of writing. It is, for lack of a better term, in a completely different "voice" than other work of his that I've read. Still well-written, in general, but is sounds and feels quite different. It is refreshing to see an author stretch into different styles like this.
For the curious - Dirty Streets is basically a noir detective story, but the main character is an angel.
It is only in Dirty Streets of Heaven, however, that I have learned Williams' range of writing. It is, for lack of a better term, in a completely different "voice" than other work of his that I've read. Still well-written, in general, but is sounds and feels quite different. It is refreshing to see an author stretch into different styles like this.
For the curious - Dirty Streets is basically a noir detective story, but the main character is an angel.
tomBitonti
Adventurer
Just finished The Burning Dark by Adam Christopher.
Although uneven, and over-explained at the end, it was still a good read, and refreshing as a blend of science fiction and ghost story.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910115-the-burning-dark
Thx!
TomB
Although uneven, and over-explained at the end, it was still a good read, and refreshing as a blend of science fiction and ghost story.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910115-the-burning-dark
Thx!
TomB
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