[March] What are you reading?

[Enforcer]

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King, book 2 in the Dark Tower series. Just picked this up about a year after reading The Gunslinger. I like this one loads better.

Wait until you read Book 4, that's my favorite one so far. Unfortunately Book 6 and what I've read of 7 have been the weakest, in my opinion. I can't say I wasn't warned...

 

[EricNoah]

I grabbed book one (Quicksilver) of the Baroque Cycle trilogy by Neal Stephenson. Gonna give that one another try (gave up about half-way through book 1 maybe 2 years ago).

Also picked up The Faded Sun trilogy (CJ Cherryh, all-in-one paperback) and grabbed Dead Beat (Dresden Files series, Jim Butcher -- never heard of it before but it looked interesting).

 

[kingpaul]

I just started Wicked and am about 1/3 - 1/2 way through. Interesting book so far.

 

[S. Baldrick]

"A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

 

[sckeener]

I'm in the middle of R. Scott Bakker's Warrior Prophet and Greg Keyes' The Blood Knight.

 

[delericho]

Last week was a good week for reading. I read "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman (excellent book, but too quick a read - I found myself having to buy a new book in Southampton airport to avoid running out), the end of "Cityscape" (pretty decent, but not the best in the series) and "Barrow of the Forgotten King" (seemed like quite a good adventure; I didn't like the layout, and am becoming less keen on the Delve format as I see it used more often... but that's off-topic in this thread).

I'm now reading "Dungeonscape", which is okay but has an odd mix of topics in chapter 1, and "Harlequin" by Bernard Cornwell, which I'm thoroughly enjoying. It's about a young English archer in France just before the Hundred Years' War. Perhaps the most entertaining part is that every single town he lays waste to is somewhere I've been in the last twelve months, which amuses me greatly. (So, maybe having to buy an extra book was not too bad, after all.)

Next up is probably "Shaman's Crossing" by Robin Hobb, although I might give "The Darkness That Comes Before" by R. Scott Bakker another go.

 

[Storm Raven]

I just finished Farmer's The Sea of Trolls which was good, although clearly aimed at the juvenile market. I'm working on Ellison's Deathbird Stories right now, then it's Morris' The Last Sorcerers. After that, I'll be finally getting to Brin's second Uplift series (Brightness Reef, Infinity's Shore, and Heaven's Reach) After that, I have piles of stuff to get to.

 

[atom crash]

I'm currently reading Jasper Fforde's The Fourth Bear, the second book in his Nursery Crimes Division series. Good stuff, very quirky humor and razor-sharp literary wit that turns all you know about nursery rhyme characters on its ear.

I just finished reading Storm Front, the first book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. I'll continue reading that series as soon as I'm done with The Fourth Bear.

Originally posted by kingpaul
I just started Wicked and am about 1/3 - 1/2 way through. Interesting book so far.

Read it last year. One of my favorite books. I'd recommend reading Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister next.

Originally posted by Rl'Halsinor
1. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

I tried reading this one a while back and gave up after about a hundred pages. It was too dry for my tastes. You'll have to tell me your impressions of the book when you're done.

Originally ported by Enforcer
Wait until you read Book 4, that's my favorite one so far. Unfortunately Book 6 and what I've read of 7 have been the weakest, in my opinion. I can't say I wasn't warned...

Yes, book 4 is a good one. It really gets into the reasons Roland is the way he is. But I also liked books 6 and 7. I had my doubts at first, for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has read the last two books of The Dark Tower -- but which I won't post here for fear of spoiling it for those who haven't gotten there yet -- but I have to say that I realize it worked, and I am greatly pleased at the way it all turns out in the end.

 

[Enforcer]

Yes, book 4 is a good one. It really gets into the reasons Roland is the way he is. But I also liked books 6 and 7. I had my doubts at first, for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has read the last two books of The Dark Tower -- but which I won't post here for fear of spoiling it for those who haven't gotten there yet -- but I have to say that I realize it worked, and I am greatly pleased at the way it all turns out in the end.

Seriously, don't read the spoiler text if you're reading or interested in reading The Dark Tower series.

I didn't say I don't like 6 and the half of 7 I've read, just that they're weaker than the first 5. I really hate that

Spoiler

King put himself in there--totally broke my suspension of disbelief, whereas before I could take things like Blaine the Mono, Oz, the Wolves of the Calla, all of it at face value. And I'm at the point in 7 where Eddie's dead and all that's left is to save the author who put himself in the damn books. I'll finish it, but I'm not really looking forward to it.

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

About half way through Goblet of Fire (started re-reading the Potter books in anticipation for July), as well as getting back up to speed on the rules for Mutants&Masterminds 2e.