Tom
Istari
Taking another shot at The Silmarillion. (Now that spring break is almost over, of course.) Wish me luck!
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Geo
Lore Master
Best of luck!
I re-read it every couple of years. It always springs a sense of renewed hope in me.
teacup
Dark Lord
Just finished Joe Abercrombie's Half A War (Shattered Sea book 3) - I saw most of what happened coming, but still absolutely loved it. Now I have to wait for his Sharp Ends collection to come out in paperback :c
Going to start Kameron Hurley's God's War next. Loved her Worldbreaker Saga books, so if this series is even half as good I'll be happy.
Going to start Kameron Hurley's God's War next. Loved her Worldbreaker Saga books, so if this series is even half as good I'll be happy.
Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd.
This history is fascinating and I love his style.
This history is fascinating and I love his style.
kennyc
Grandmaster
Rereading for the umpteenth time - Ernest Hemingway On Writing by Larry Phillips.
Picked up a copy of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf with photographs throughout the text. Also, military SF novel called Starstrike by W. Michael Gear. Premise seems to be that aliens come to earth in 1990 and conscript U.S., Russian, and Israeli soldiers and ship them off through space to go fight for them somewhere. So far, it's pretty good.
kennyc
Grandmaster
I've also been reading a couple of collections edited by Ben Marcus. They are incredible. He has somehow included a bunch of great stories that I have not previously read (along with a few that I have but are worth rereading).
Both highly recommended:
New American Short Stories
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
Both highly recommended:
New American Short Stories
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
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Mythopoet
Dark Lord
Well, I finished Tokyo Babylon manga and am considering whether or not to continue on to the sequel series X/1999 even though it's unfinished.
I also finished Rilla of Ingleside reread. In some ways, the book is the most interesting of the Anne of Green Gables books because it gives a close look at an important period of history like the others don't. Rilla is was written only a couple years after WWI by someone who lived through it from a Canadian perspective which is extremely fascinating. The POV is a girl whose brothers and sweetheart fight in the war from very early on and it provides an in depth and historically accurate look at how Canadian people felt about the war while it was going on. It is just fascinating to read how they vilify "the Kaiser" as pretty much being the epitome of evil and seem to think they are fighting this war primarily to rid the world of the evil of expansionism. At the end, they believe that they have won and have changed the world for the better. It's almost heartbreaking because none of them know what's in store. It's dramatic irony of the sort only real life can provide since this book was published long before WWII. Honestly, I think it is worth a read for anyone interested in that period of history.
I am still slowly working my way through LOTR. I want to take my time and savor it so I am reading it in little spurts in between other things, highlighting heavily and thinking about the story from a more experienced perspective. (I've read a lot of classic fantasy since my last read of LOTR.) I'm really enjoying it.
I also finished Rilla of Ingleside reread. In some ways, the book is the most interesting of the Anne of Green Gables books because it gives a close look at an important period of history like the others don't. Rilla is was written only a couple years after WWI by someone who lived through it from a Canadian perspective which is extremely fascinating. The POV is a girl whose brothers and sweetheart fight in the war from very early on and it provides an in depth and historically accurate look at how Canadian people felt about the war while it was going on. It is just fascinating to read how they vilify "the Kaiser" as pretty much being the epitome of evil and seem to think they are fighting this war primarily to rid the world of the evil of expansionism. At the end, they believe that they have won and have changed the world for the better. It's almost heartbreaking because none of them know what's in store. It's dramatic irony of the sort only real life can provide since this book was published long before WWII. Honestly, I think it is worth a read for anyone interested in that period of history.
I am still slowly working my way through LOTR. I want to take my time and savor it so I am reading it in little spurts in between other things, highlighting heavily and thinking about the story from a more experienced perspective. (I've read a lot of classic fantasy since my last read of LOTR.) I'm really enjoying it.
AJ Stevens
Master
I'm on a Malazan re-read, which I'm thoroughly enjoying. Currently nearing the end of Midnight Tides, which was a bit of a slog for the first half of the book, but the second half is picking up the pace.
I'm also reading Melissa McPhail's Cephrael's Hand in situations where I only have my phone on me. Quite a lot going on at the start of that book, but it's gradually settling down.
I'm also reading Melissa McPhail's Cephrael's Hand in situations where I only have my phone on me. Quite a lot going on at the start of that book, but it's gradually settling down.
Acolyte
Russ
Dark Lord
So on my vacation I read Dwarves by Heitz and thought it was very good, classic epic fantasy. Will definately be reading the rest of the series.
My only two disappointments lay in myself, for my German not being good enough to read it in the original version, and in the translation. I found the translation contained too many modern or pop culture words that threw the book out of whack. "Ditto" particularly comes to mind. I do know enough German to have a very strong feeling this book would have been much more powerful and moving in the original language.
My only two disappointments lay in myself, for my German not being good enough to read it in the original version, and in the translation. I found the translation contained too many modern or pop culture words that threw the book out of whack. "Ditto" particularly comes to mind. I do know enough German to have a very strong feeling this book would have been much more powerful and moving in the original language.
Devouring Wolf
Mystagogue
King of Assassins by Jenna Rhodes. Its what I read between other, better books. Not to say its a bad book, but I did start reading the Elven Ways series in middle school. It completely blew my mind as to what high fantasy could be, but alas reading it now, its flawed and more than a little cheesy. I still love the series, but its hard for me to read the book straight through. It has to be taken in little dosses.
Hopefully my sister will bring me back The Iron Dragon's Daughter from the library today so I can start on that. Though I've a feeling my sister will like it more than me.
Hopefully my sister will bring me back The Iron Dragon's Daughter from the library today so I can start on that. Though I've a feeling my sister will like it more than me.
Brian Scott Allen
Dark Lord
I'm now reading best served cold. First blood was great.
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Mythopoet
Dark Lord
I've been reading The Green Pearl, the second of the Lyonesse Triology by Jack Vance. I'm about 60% through and enjoying it immensely. Jack Vance has such a great and distinctive writing voice.
Incanus
Shadow Lord
Oh, yeah--the Lyonesse books are great, though I still like The Dying Earth books a little more. Thank goodness for Jack Vance!
Russ
Dark Lord
Can't beat that Morrell guy...
His sex scenes are something else lol. I certainly wasn't expecting that level of heat in a fantasy novel.
I started a Caribbean Mystery last night. Oh, hello Agatha Christie. We meet again.
As a sidenote, I joined a fanclub of hers on Goodreads so now I have a group to discuss her mysteries with. Yay!
Russ
Dark Lord
His sex scenes are something else lol. I certainly wasn't expecting that level of heat in a fantasy novel.
I started a Caribbean Mystery last night. Oh, hello Agatha Christie. We meet again.
I wonder if we just had an example of oblique dialogue?
I was talking about David Morrell, author of First Blood.