[July] What are you reading?

[KenM]

Elizibeth Moon's The Speed of Dark.

 

[Asmo]

Finished "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman and are in the middle of the third book of the "The Belgariad" by David Eddings. This is a trip down memory lane, it was the first thing I read after "Lord of the Rings" some 20 years ago. Still very entertaining.

Asmo

 

[DarrenGMiller]

I am now reading Wal-Mart Nation and am working my way through Necromancer Games' The Crystal Skull to work into my campaign. I am hoping to read some more David Gemmell after this and I also have Wars of the Irish Kings on my waiting list.

DM

 

[spatha]

A superb book. Enjoy.

It was and I did. Now that I am done The Deed of Paksenarrion I am reading Old Man's War by John Scalzi.

 

[Blue Eyed Frau]

I am reading Harry Potter " The Goblet of Fire " just reading it before the movie comes out in December..

 

[Cursed Quinn]

I just got Fool's Errand, by Robin Hobb. It's been so long since I read her books however, that I've gone back and started over from the beginning. Finished the Farseer trilogy, and am now on book 2 (Mad Ship) of the Liveship Traders.

Overall, I think I like the Farseer trilogy more than Liveship Traders. Gonna finish up Liveship so I can get back to FitzChivalry!!!

 

[DaveStebbins]

Well, I had a ten-hour round trip drive this past weekend, so I was able to finish the audiobook version of Blessed are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch. It is a wry and very enjoyable piece of fluff which made me laugh out loud a bunch of times. I'm currently listening to Nostradamus Ate My Hamster by Robert Rankin, which is interesting and also good fun.

Given that I have both a twelve-hour round trip and a 20-hour round trip in the car coming up later this month, I should be able to 'read' a few more books before month-end.

-Dave

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

I read Sorcery and Cecilia; or, the Enchanted Chocolate Pot and the first two of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels last week. Heading towards more Cornwell; the sequel to Sorcery and Cecilia doesn't really interest me.

 

[Gentlegamer]

Saga of Old City, by Gary Gygax

 

[Pielorinho]

Been getting a lot of audiobooks for my commute to and from campus these days. My latest two were The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon, a bit of Stephen King stupidity (the man's fantastic when he's on his game, but in this book he was very much off his game, and boyoboy does he suh-huck when he's off his game!) and something called Unnatural Exposure, by Patricia O'Connor or someone.

The latter was pretty unsatisfying: there was some cool story in there, but it was hampered by a very irritating protagonist (she actually got "Snotty Yuppie" tattooed on her forehead, in aromatherapy cappucino dye) and a supremely irritating voice reader.

My two latest books on CD are Pagan Babies, by Elmore Leonard (the last one I got by him was read by this marvelous Chicago guy with about a bajillion tons of attitude in each line), and Brave New World, which I've not read in about fifteen years.

In addition, I've just finished Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, by Kinky Friedman. Eh. It passed the time well enough, and I only winced at his too-hip-to-be-Borscht humor a couple of times. If you like Mel Brooks, you'll probably like this schlemiel.

And I read God Save the Mark today, a Donald Westlake humorous novel about the world's biggest sucker. It's pretty dang funny; I recommend it, especially if you're a fan of his great Dortmunder books.

Next up? The Liar, by Stephen Frye.

Daniel