November--What are you reading?

[rom90125]

I am a couple hundred pages into Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It starts slowly, but it is picking up now. I'm enjoying it.

cool...I just started it tonight. Previously, I was reading 'The Plot Against America' by Philip Roth.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Reading some non-fiction about the Black Death (another thing that also started in the Far East!) and Casear's 10th Legion. Good stuff so far. I tried to start the Secret Books of Venus by Tanith Lee but after the quick pacing of the various Knight of the Word series found it a little slow moving.

 

[Pielorinho]

cool...I just started it tonight. Previously, I was reading 'The Plot Against America' by Philip Roth.

Ooh, what'd you think of The Plot Against America? I listened to it on CD on my commute and thought it was brilliant.

Daniel

 

[D.Shaffer]

Just finished reading 1634: The Gallileo affair. (Not to mention the rest of the 1632 series of books) Not bad, but i've liked 1633 the best of the lot.

I've picked up the latest Honor Harrington book, and since I've never read them before, am about to start reading the earlier books on the CD. Now that's what I call a bargain.

 

[Eridanis]

About halfway through THE DARKEST ROAD, the third book in Guy Kay's Fionavar Tapestry. I'm realy enjoying it; even though you can feel it's a first-time fantasy author, his immersion in Tolkien's language and created-world-history (he helped Christopher Tolkien edit the SILMARILLION, for the three of you who don't already know ) sure as heck pays dividends.

I'm recommending it to the missus to warm her up for LOTR, which she's never read.

 

[WayneLigon]

Just finished IT. It was okay. About par for the course for most of King's books. Great build-up, weak ending, weird usage of sex. Having read Firestarter, The Shining, The Stand, and now this, I think I'll put King away forever. Maybe I'll read the Green Mile sometime, but I dunno.

I've read Dead Zone, Firestarter, Salem's Lot, The Stand, Dragon's Eye, and Pet Semetary. Of those, I liked Dead Zone the best. For the best of King, though, I think I have to say: his short stories in the first two volumes of short stories.

 

[Jdvn1]

I just finished Shadow Puppets--woo!

And then I'm moving on to Shadow of the Giant, and also to finish The Golden Compass(hopefully will finish that this week! )

 

[WayneLigon]

I finished Ithanalin's Restoration by Lawrence Watt-Evans (An Ethshar novel), and finally read Wrinkle in Time. Now I think I might get the collection with all four Wrinkle books, or... something else. What I'd like to read is more superhero prose fiction that is not (1) purposefully ironic or satirical, especially of the genre, and (2) not based on a Marvel or DC license, but I think I've mined out that field. I've started on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay, but it's slow going so far. Nice... but slow.

 

[Starman]

Finished it last night. It was good. Knowing about the

Spoiler

full-page splashes of the dead, the identity of the mastermind (and the fact that there was some sort of mastermind), and his motivation

kinda hurt my enjoyment, but it was still good.

Yeah, knowing what was coming would suck. It's great, though, when you read it a second or third time and can see all of the hints and clues pointing toward it.

Finished A Knight of the Word and started on the last book in the series that I own, Angel Fire East or something along those lines. Not too shabby. Very popcorn reading.

Terry Brooks was my first real exposure to fantasy fiction, so I still have a soft spot for him despite the fact that each of his Shannara books is a retelling of the last one and The Sword of Shannara, ummm, hews rather closesly to The Lord of the Rings. That said, I've always thought that the background for his Word and the Void trilogy would make for a great modern fantasy campaign.

A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin. Only just started reading ASoIaF.

Holy hell, can this man write. Is it normal to find yourself cheering for Daenerys though?

Welcome to the club. I have always liked Daenerys, though she does tend to draw a mixed reaction. I know a few people who don't really like her.

 

[Jdvn1]

... Aaand I just finished The Golden Compass. What an epic week. Lots of good endings.