Hermit Advocate Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Just finished Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and am starting Markus Zusak's The Messenger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luftschlosseule Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Second part of the Princess series, The Mermaid's Madness, and so much better than the first part because the translation really sucked. I think it was by a native English speaker who translated stuff into German without knowing nuances. "to carry a child" was translated 1:1, but "carrying a child" in German sounds pretty ridiculous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StupidDream Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 07/08/2017 at 1:20 AM, time traveller jedi said: I'm about to finish "forward the foundation" by Asimov. I love the foundation series <3 (has anyone read it, by the way)? Awesome books! I love everything Asimov wrote, very forward thinking. I'm currently re-reading Magician, by Raymond Feist. I sort of have it in my head to read the *entire* riftwar cycle, from start to finish... I only ever read the first 3 books before. I think there are something like 35 books in that series... Might take me a while 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AssassinBabs Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just started in Crown of Midnight writen by Sarah J Maas. Second book of the Throne of Glass Serries. Fantasy novel about a sertain assassin; Celeana Sadrothien. I loved the first book, waiting for the time I read the whole serries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (Oh, I am going to look for the Throne of Glass series now.) Brotherhood of Thieves: The Wardens by Stuart Daly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atheno Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/6/2017 at 7:20 PM, time traveller jedi said: I'm about to finish "forward the foundation" by Asimov. I love the foundation series <3 (has anyone read it, by the way)? I read the trilogy, haven't read the others. Good trilogy, though, may have to pick up some more Asimov some time. I just almost finished The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury. Short stories, still have one left. It's been good, wouldn't recommend it as a person's first Bradbury book but there are some winners in there. Also, reading Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card. It's just kind of all right. It's a novel but it reads like an extended essay or whatever. Various other books, including a very basic book on Mac computers. I don't want to say I'm computer-illiterate... so I won't. After all, I'm using one right now, so I'm good. Now where's that mouse or whatever? Let's see.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luftschlosseule Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. Seems like after a few YA novels I need a bit of nice writing to be able to keep on reading. Although that guy reads from 2017-perspective very racist. But well, the stories are a century old. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vmdraco Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 "God's Word or Human Reason? An Inside Perspective on Creationism" by Johnathan Kane, Emily Willoughby and T. Michael Kessey. Basically a book dissecting arguments towards creationism and the evidences to back it up, but done in a way that other books haven't: being that it's written by people who used to be young-earth creationists and are now accomplished scientists and/or artists. I first discovered the book through Willoughby because I love her paleoart on dA. And I put this book on my wishlist only to have it given to me for my birthday this year! I'm a giant slut for this stuff uggghhhhh talk science to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rosendust Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karacoreable Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 A Clockwork Orange What. A. Book. It's painfully slow progress because of the Nadsat and it's very very disturbing. But apparently it's worth reading, so on I go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
time traveller jedi Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 20/08/2017 at 9:46 PM, Atheno said: I just almost finished The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury. Short stories, still have one left. It's been good, wouldn't recommend it as a person's first Bradbury book but there are some winners in there. Ohhh, I love Bradbury. I'm currently reading the illustrated man (very, very good), but I've also read fahrenheit 251 and a few tales by him. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jackninja5 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 The Great Wall: China Against the World. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers Good sci-fi/space and aliens and AI characters and such, with interesting cultures and social stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piotrek Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 7.08.2017 at 2:20 AM, time traveller jedi said: I'm about to finish "forward the foundation" by Asimov. I love the foundation series <3 (has anyone read it, by the way)? I read both the Asimov books and (I think) some of the volumes added by other writers. I liked it, though one thing that cracked me up was some of the gadgets invented by Asimov in the initial novels (written I think I late 40s?). I mean stuff like nuclear ashtray or nuclear knife You can see that it was written in the era was nuclear energy was seen some sort of wonder. I'm now reading some sort of supernatural whodunnit (in Polish, as I usually do), as least that's what it shapes up to be. Supposed miracles, talk of an evil spirit possessing a village, a severed head and a cop with a difficult past- sounds like it can be an interesting book. I'm not going to give you the title, because it's won't tell you anything 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tja Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 The trilogy: Shards Of A Broken Sword by WR Gingell. It's nice, so far. I found 25 or 30 free downloads on Amazon for kindle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tja said: Shards Of A Broken Sword Sounds appropriate, given your avatar pic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlessYourFace Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I have just finished Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith ((1950's Soviet Russia where crime isn't supposed to happen, but the detective comes upon crime and gets exiled as he tries to solve the case, based on a true serial killer)) and enjoyed it so much I went straight for his next book (not in the Leo series however---sure those will be next), The Farm ((so far a he-said, she-said psychological thriller kind of read)) Highly recommended to all! I'm also reading Go Ask Alice ((a diary of a young, drug addict runaway)), which is just getting to the gritty part. Might finish that up today actually since I'm halfway through and it's a short book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StrangerThing Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I just started Wool by Hugh Howey. It sounds interesting and I love that, to some degree, knitting is mixed in with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argar Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 The Defenders of Shannara: The High Druid's Blade by Terry Brooks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StupidDream Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Just finished reading George Orwell - Keep The Aspidistra Flying. Not bad... I can see why it was his least favorite book, but there are some good themes in there, however its hard to love the protagonist. Mostly I just wanted to shake him out of his ridiculous state! The ending had a bit to be desired also... Think I'll get back to the Fiest. Magician, book 2 now... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tja Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 27 minutes ago, Poseidon said: Think I'll get back to the Fiest. Magician, book 2 now... Fantastic! If you enjoy those, follow up with his Daughter Of The Empire series. It's great that he allowed us to view life from both sides of the Rift. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LibrarianLady Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Blood of Dragons, by Robin Hobb. Rain Wild Chronicles are great books, I'm definitely going to check out Hobb's other works! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arekathevampyre Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Journals by Kurt Cobain An interesting insight to Kurt's life as the book is full of scans of his journals . Full of emotions and you can really see him in a different light through this book . Apparently there is an updated version (with more content) released in paperback in 2003 . Mine is the original 2002 hardcover version . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karacoreable Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 1 hour ago, LibrarianLady said: Blood of Dragons, by Robin Hobb. Rain Wild Chronicles are great books, I'm definitely going to check out Hobb's other works! Love those books!!! They're amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebodysomeone Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Dark tower- Stephen King Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leolith Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 H. G. Wells - The Time Machine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atheno Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 The Dark Half by Stephen King. Premise might be a bit dumb, but I'm really enjoying it. King's a good writer. Violent at spots though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hatpin Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Shogun, the first of four books in James Clavell's Asian saga. Heavy going at first but I'm really appreciating the historical detail and grounding. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences, by John Allen Paulos. I like to alternate between fiction and math/science. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carbomb Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Making my way through the 9/11 Commission Report and Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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