[Jan05] What are you reading?

[MonsterMash]

Now started The Invisible Man by HG Wells

 

[Thanee]

Since I just finished A Game of Thrones, I suppose it's the second part now.

Mr. Martin is a very cruel man!

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pants]

Since I just finished A Game of Thrones, I suppose it's the second part now.

Mr. Martin is a very cruel man!

Bye
Thanee

Wait till you get further in.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

I'm rereading the Silmarillion now. Just finished the Valaquenta and starting on Quenta Silmarillion.

 

[ragboy]

Finished Book 1:Across the Nightingale Floor of the Otori Trilogy and into Book 2:Grass For His Pillow. Written by Lian Hearn (pseudonym) for an Australian author (well actually living in Australia, born in England I believe).

Looks like Book 1 will be turned into a movie ... will be very interested in how its done.

Where did you hear that? I really liked the first one and got the second one. I read Nightengale so long ago, that I was lost when I started Grass. Guess I'll have to re-read.

As for reading:

Story: The People of the Black Circle - Howard... a re-read and one of my favorites.
Book: Callisto - Lin Carter... just discovered him which is odd since I'm a pulp hound.
Gaming: Sharn, City of Towers - Seems interesting.
Comics: Star Wars - The original series...Just dug all 101 of the darn things out of my attic. They stink of the 70's but there are rare gems among the silliness.

 

[ragboy]

Blood Meridian

Absolutely one of the best books ever. I've read it a couple of times and there are scenes that just won't get out of my head... for better or worse. His stuff earlier than this was more disturbing but less effective. His newer stuff went a little more commercial but still has impact. This is still his best.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Deathstaker Return by Simon Green

 

[Pielorinho]

Absolutely one of the best books ever. I've read it a couple of times and there are scenes that just won't get out of my head... for better or worse. His stuff earlier than this was more disturbing but less effective. His newer stuff went a little more commercial but still has impact. This is still his best.

I agree--this is one of the most intense books I have ever read, in the sense that I was frightened to put it down. Scenes of surreal, plausible terror; beautiful prose; rich, awful characters.

I do suspect that if you don't speak any Spanish, it'll be just about impossible to follow, though: characters often have protracted conversations in Spanish without benefit of translation, if I recall correctly.

But man. Those Indians in the wedding party outfits. Holy crap.

Daniel

 

[Pylar]

I just finished The Ordermaster, the latest book in L. E. Modeset's Recluse books. It did a great job tying up the loose ends in the last book. His stuff is always a fun read.

Currently I've got the second book in the Black Company series. It's written alot differently then the first and having a problem getting into it, but I'm sure I'll push my way through.

 

[Green Knight]

I read "The Trial of Cyric the Mad" (a Forgotten Realms novel) just yesterday. It was pretty good, considering that I read the whole thing inside of a day (I'm a quick reader when the novel's enjoyable, while I read at a glacial pace when I'm not enjoying the book). I'm going to start on "Beyond the High Road" later today (another Forgotten Realms novel). After that, I'm going to see about tackling A Song of Ice and Fire. I've got the entire trilogy sitting on my bookshelf, quietly mocking me, but I haven't had the nerve to try reading them, yet.