November - What are you reading?

[Wolflord]

Right now I'm 3/4 of the way through Clash of the Sky Galleons (Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell). It s a really enjoyable read so far. Next book is New Edge of the Anvil: A Resource Book for the Blacksmith (Jack Andrews).

Blacksmithing is a big hobby of mine.

 

[Lazybones]

Just started Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the sequel to his Lies of Locke Lamora. Thus far it's sort of like Casino Royale meets Fahfrd and the Gray Mouser.

Just finished The Elves of Cintra, the second in Terry Brooks's new Genesis of Shannara trilogy. In some ways all of his books are sort of alike, but he can still put together a nice tale. I initially though that the merging of his Word and Void and Shannara series would be gimmicky but it works.

On the library order list:

The Brave Free Men, second in Jack Vance's Durdane trilogy. The first book wasn't as good as some other Vance but I'm sort of a Vance completist and this is one series I hadn't been able to find in print for quite some time.

Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik, fourth in her Tremaire series (Napoleonic Wars in a world where dragons exist).

Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss. I don't know much about this one but I believe I saw it mentioned in one of these threads a few months back.

So no shortage of things to read this month.

 

[megamania]

Just barely the 2nd and I have read more of "The Hunter's Blades" collection by RA Salvatore

Also Read New Avengers #35 comicbook which once more has me going "where can they go after this"

Also going through my new Dragons of Eberron book

 

[Asmo]

I've read it 2~3 years ago - and it was... better than Da Vinci Code, at least IMO. But this doesn't mean very much.

Well... November project: The Scar by China Mieville.

Cheers, LT.

I read the Scar earlier this year, and while Miéville is an exellent writer, his stories are as exiting as watching paint dry.
I would rather read anything by Brown - it´s at least an (often) entertaining and easy read.

Asmo

 

[Kida]

I'm currently reading In the Amazon Jungle (Septemberr 11th release) and Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister. Both quite enjoyable so far.

 

[bento]

About half-way through "Darwinia: a Novel of a Very Different Twentieth Century" by Robert Charles Wilson.

So far we're with an expedition exploring primeaval Europe, but I can tell its going to veer off in a completely different direction in a chapter or two.

 

[WhatGravitas]

I read the Scar earlier this year, and while Miéville is an exellent writer, his stories are as exiting as watching paint dry.
I would rather read anything by Brown - it´s at least an (often) entertaining and easy read.

Asmo

Eh, if I want a easy-relaxing read, I'll get more Dresden Files (which I intend to do).For The Scar (so far) and PSS by Miéville - it's true, his expositions are... a wee bit slow (they take about 1/4 of the books), but then the ball gets rolling - and it rolls fast. And the slow exposition is balanced by good descriptions and interesting characters (though they all seem to be - something not grandma-friendly).

BTW: Finished the first half of The Scar now... so much for November project...

Cheers, LT.

 

[Tolen Mar]

I'll finish 'The Singing Sword' in the next day or two. I haven't decided yet what to pick up once I'm done. I dont want to try and read all nine volumes of the camulod chronicles in one go. I tend to burn out on a series when I do that. Maybe its time for 'Brother Odd' finally.

 

[Zaukrie]

I'm about 100 pages into the final book in the His Dark Materials trilogy (the Golden Compass books), The Amber Spyglass.

I think I just used the spoiler tag below:

I confronted my 11 year old about the agenda of these books, he said read book 3 - it isn't necessarily about what you think dad.

I'd certainly recommend these books as much more well written and interesting than their location in the bookstore as teen books would indicate.

 

[Pants]

Just started Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the sequel to his Lies of Locke Lamora. Thus far it's sort of like Casino Royale meets Fahfrd and the Gray Mouser.

Reading that as well. About 3/4 through so far. Lynch does some interesting 'Tarantino-esque' things with his plotting style. Makes reading his books very interesting, but after a while, I just get damn tired of it and want to continue on with one time-frame story.

Thankfully, he does just that.