What are you Reading Now?

[Demesnedenoir]

Those memory chips were erased by years of booze, heh heh. And the modern english version? meh. Absurdly perverted? Suppose that's determined by POV. The prof wanted me to pursue Chaucer in grad school, I wanted to chase women... That turned out well, I didn't even get my BA. I always had a bad attitude toward school time hoop jumping, LOL. Hell, skipped my own high school grad after graduating early. Hmm, how bout them tangents? heh heh.

 

[Mythopoet]

It's the sort of prose you can get used to. But then I've read plenty of old stuff, including the Canterbury Tales in ME... so, LOL. That sort of thing is a put off for the modern reader, no doubt. I doubt I'd be patient enough these days.

Yeah, I've gotten used to the prose and it doesn't really bother me. I read a lot of older classics though and usually dislike contemporary prose styles. I'm rather old fashioned. Though the excerpt I posted above is actually a passage that is more on the tolerable side of the spectrum of The Night Land. Much of it is far worse with absurd amounts of redundancy and sentence structures that make me stop and wonder "wtf?" But I still really, really love the story.

 

[Demesnedenoir]

That almost tempts me to read it... almost... LOL.

Yeah, I've gotten used to the prose and it doesn't really bother me. I read a lot of older classics though and usually dislike contemporary prose styles. I'm rather old fashioned. Though the excerpt I posted above is actually a passage that is more on the tolerable side of the spectrum of The Night Land. Much of it is far worse with absurd amounts of redundancy and sentence structures that make me stop and wonder "wtf?" But I still really, really love the story.

 

[Insolent Lad]

I've never tackled The Night Land but I remember reading Hodgson's The House on the Borderland ages ago. I don't recall it being a particularly difficult read though I'm not sure I was ever quite sure what it was about.

 

[Mythopoet]

That almost tempts me to read it... almost... LOL.

lol That's why I also recommend the retold version! It's virtually identical except for the prose style and more dialogue. (And also the MC actually has a name.)

I've never tackled The Night Land but I remember reading Hodgson's The House on the Borderland ages ago. I don't recall it being a particularly difficult read though I'm not sure I was ever quite sure what it was about.

The House on the Borderland is fantastic. It's writing is a bit old fashioned, but not anything like The Night Land. I don't really think you're supposed to know what it's about. Hodgson was basically writing cosmic horror before it was really a thing. Though many fans like to believe that House and Night Land are in the same universe.

Anyway, I've given up on Swordspoint. For me, it just revolved around sex way too much. The plot hinged on the sex lives of the characters and while it was never explicit, it was too close for my comfort. This is a personal thing for me, but I really don't want to watch what's going on in character's bedrooms (or living room floors) anymore than I'd want someone looking in on my bedroom. (To witness all those backrubs and the amount of anime we watch. ) And I wasn't expecting sex to be omnipresent in the story. The descriptions I'd read of it did not prepare me for that, so it was an unpleasant surprise.

 

[Demesnedenoir]

Oh, it's the weirdness of the writing that tempts me, heh heh.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

I am reading multiple Diana Wynne Jones books [my favourite author], and contemplating reading Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn, since I've read Mythago Wood and Lavondyss.

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

Just started Deadhouse Gates. Digging it so far, but it is still jumpy like Gardens of the Moon.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

^Is that a pun?

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

I highly recommend reading Amelia Bert's book The Truth of All That Is. It is a beautiful, beautiful book. :heart: I found it on amazon.

 

[Brian Scott Allen]

^Is that a pun?

If I said yes would you believe me?

 

[X Equestris]

Right now I've got a collection of all of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. It was a bargain at $ 0.99 on Kindle. I'm currently on "Red Nails". The style, and some of the themes, might not fly today but the stories are certainly entertaining.

 

[Russ]

Right now I've got a collection of all of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. It was a bargain at $ 0.99 on Kindle. I'm currently on "Red Nails". The style, and some of the themes, might not fly today but the stories are certainly entertaining.

I quite enjoy Howard as well.

 

[Geo]

Following my "one book per week" challenge for 2017, I just finished The Golden Mean, by Annabel Lyon. Historical fiction about the private lives of Alexander the Great and Aristotle, and their relationship as tutor and student. I have to say Annabel does a superb job bringing ancient Macedonia back to life. All those little details of the everyday life that not only show she took her research seriously but create a vivid world beyond the most often portrayed soldier's life and great battles of the ancient Greece are simply genius and ingenious, and a great example of effective world-building.

 

[Aeryn]

Right now I'm reading Half Bad by Sally Green. I still haven't figured out if I like it or not. The writing style isn't really my type, but on the other hand, I also quite enjoy it. This means I'm still in between with deciding whether I like it or not!

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

I just started His Majesty's Dragon, first in the Temeraire series...So far I'm completely hooked. Temeraire reminds me of Toothless. He's adorable. O_O The historical setting is enjoyable too.

I LOVE DRAGONS OK

 

[DragonOfTheAerie]

Following my "one book per week" challenge for 2017, I just finished The Golden Mean, by Annabel Lyon. Historical fiction about the private lives of Alexander the Great and Aristotle, and their relationship as tutor and student. I have to say Annabel does a superb job bringing ancient Macedonia back to life. All those little details of the everyday life that not only show she took her research seriously but create a vivid world beyond the most often portrayed soldier's life and great battles of the ancient Greece are simply genius and ingenious, and a great example of effective world-building.

I should do such a challenge...I have been wanting to read more.

 

[Mythopoet]

Right now I've got a collection of all of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. It was a bargain at $ 0.99 on Kindle. I'm currently on "Red Nails". The style, and some of the themes, might not fly today but the stories are certainly entertaining.

I really liked Red Nails. Sure, there are problematic bits, but the setting is truly a great work of imagination.


I finished The False House last night, which is the sequel to The High House by James Stoddard. It was even better than the first book.

 

[Geo]

One more week, one more book. An author I really like, Neil Gaiman, in a book I liked a lot but that it was not what I expected: The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Highly enjoyable and an example of taking risk with voice and style.

 

[Chessie]

I'm currently reading Story Grid: What Good Editors Know, by Shawn Coyne. He was a New York editor (apparently one of the best) and his goal in writing the book was to help Writers' learn how to edit their own work. Not sentences...We're talking character, plot, story. It's fascinating and I'm learning so much. If you're interested in sharpeningg your storytelling abilities, this is a good one!

Also finished reading Tempered Hearts (Hearts of Valentina saga), S.A Hutchinson. Okay...It's an elven romance! I loved it! So I downloaded the second book but I'll be sinking my teeth into The Snowfang Bride first.