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Incanus

Incanus

Shadow Lord
CupofJoe said:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - Oh... Wow!!! Can that guy write?!?!?!
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Read that one last year. Recently read "Cannery Row".

The answer to your question is: Yes. Yes he could sure write. Wonderfully, at that. One of my favorites. If you haven't read The Pearl, you really should. Incredible story. I'm going to tackle East of Eden one of these days...
 
CupofJoe

CupofJoe

Istari
Incanus said:
Read that one last year. Recently read "Cannery Row".

The answer to your question is: Yes. Yes he could sure write. Wonderfully, at that. One of my favorites. If you haven't read The Pearl, you really should. Incredible story. I'm going to tackle East of Eden one of these days...
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The Pearl is now on my TBR list!
 
Mythopoet

Mythopoet

Dark Lord
I was forced to read The Pearl in middle school and consequently hated it. But I really like Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.
 
Brian Scott Allen

Brian Scott Allen

Dark Lord
Time to start something I've meant to read for years. The Federalist papers. I anticipate this to be one where I josh st chip away in between books.
 
Gurkhal

Gurkhal

Scribal Lord
I'm re-reading Sorrow, Thorn and Memory by Tad Williams and A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM. Two of the fantasy authors that I admire the most.
 
Incanus

Incanus

Shadow Lord
Gurkhal said:
I'm re-reading Sorrow, Thorn and Memory by Tad Williams and A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM. Two of the fantasy authors that I admire the most.
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Excellent timing--were you aware that the first book of a new series of Osten Ard is coming out next month? It's called the Witchwood Crown. I've been waiting for something like this for... well, I guess about since 1993 after To Green Angel Tower came out. Very exciting.
 
Gurkhal

Gurkhal

Scribal Lord
Incanus said:
Excellent timing--were you aware that the first book of a new series of Osten Ard is coming out next month? It's called the Witchwood Crown. I've been waiting for something like this for... well, I guess about since 1993 after To Green Angel Tower came out. Very exciting.
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I was well aware so I got myself three splendid new copies of the series, as well as "The Heart of What Was Lost" And will get Witchwood Crown at first oppertunity when I can get hold of it. :D

And its indeed very exciting to see more Osten Ard coming our way. I just hope that I'll be reasonably ready to start with The Witchwood Crown when I can get hold of that as well. Wonderful series to say the least.
 
Geo

Geo

Lore Master
So I just finished the Book of Amber; the compendium of the ten novels by Roger Selazny referred as the Chronicles of Amber. I read them all before -long ago- and I have to say that I liked them much more at that time. Nonetheless, Zelazny's take on the multiverse is superb and he's a master of vivid descriptions.
Done with that, I'll start A handmaid's tale, I also read this one as a teen and I wonder if I'll like it as much now.
 
skip.knox

skip.knox

Staff
Moderator
Now reading The Arm of the Sphinx, the sequel to Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft. As many reviewers have said, it's even better than the first, and the first was brilliantly original. Most original fantasy I've read in quite a while, this book is welcome proof that a book can be grim and dark without being grimdark.
 
DragonOfTheAerie

DragonOfTheAerie

Istari
I just started Throne of Glass.

There are lots of mature, nuanced YA novels with complex themes and writing. This, to be honest, does not look as if it's going to be one of them. I don't know yet, though, only about 40 pages in. Just read the first few chapters paired with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. I've got to read the series, anyway; I got the first four books in the series for Christmas from my Mamaw (who already read and loved the first book, and keeps bugging me semi-subtly about starting it...She loves books and will read anything, so i've been giving her everything I read, and more recently, using her as a test reader to see if a book is worth it. Lol). They're hardcover and gorgeous and look amazing on my shelf, and oh well. Too much of my shelf is unread. Gotta start tackling that.

It looks a bit fluffy, but, whatever. Could be fun; I'm entertained so far. And i've heard the books get better as they go along.
 
Demesnedenoir

Demesnedenoir

Dark Lord
Which takes me to a tangent... do the books get better or do we just get "into" the writer's voice? I've found this one of the issues when trying to critique single chapters.

DragonOfTheAerie said:
I just started Throne of Glass.

There are lots of mature, nuanced YA novels with complex themes and writing. This, to be honest, does not look as if it's going to be one of them. I don't know yet, though, only about 40 pages in. Just read the first few chapters paired with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. I've got to read the series, anyway; I got the first four books in the series for Christmas from my Mamaw (who already read and loved the first book, and keeps bugging me semi-subtly about starting it...She loves books and will read anything, so i've been giving her everything I read, and more recently, using her as a test reader to see if a book is worth it. Lol). They're hardcover and gorgeous and look amazing on my shelf, and oh well. Too much of my shelf is unread. Gotta start tackling that.

It looks a bit fluffy, but, whatever. Could be fun; I'm entertained so far. And i've heard the books get better as they go along.
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DragonOfTheAerie

DragonOfTheAerie

Istari
Demesnedenoir said:
Which takes me to a tangent... do the books get better or do we just get "into" the writer's voice? I've found this one of the issues when trying to critique single chapters.
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That's an interesting question. For me, I think my inner editor tears apart the writing style of everyone I read until I reach the point where I'm fully invested in the story, at which point I kinda drop the judging of the writing and let the story lead.
 
Insolent Lad

Insolent Lad

Master
I'm doing a reread of Haggard's "She" at the moment — and finding occasional bits I have unconsciously stolen over the years... :)
 
Geo

Geo

Lore Master
After a long week end without interruptions (nieces and nephews went to camp on the coast), I managed to finished Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's tale," which I found even more chilling than when I read it the first time as a teen, and also Diana Wynne Jones' "Howl's Moving Castle," which is absolutely surprising and so well crafted it's inspirational. I really liked how Wynne Jones takes well known details of classic fairy tales and integrates them into a totally new world.
 
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