Super September - What literary offering are you currently reading?

[Memnoch]

Blood of the Fold - Terry Goodkind, although as the 2nd book did this is beginning to follow a very similar general plot and a little bit of frustration is beginning to creep in!!

 

[tiny99]

Re-reading "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

 

[j d worthington]

Someone sent me books, I think he'll kill me if I won't read HPL first.

Nah. Though I won't guarantee Nesa not sending the Wind-walker for a visit....

 

[Lacedaemonian]

http://www.temeraire.org/

Reading Temeraire by Naomi Novok. It is very much a military/historical fiction set in the the Napoleanic wars. However, there are dragons which are basically like the air force. It is an excellent idea and really well thought out. The only negaitive aspet is that the dialogue stinks a bit and the main character is so 2 dimensional and wooden that part of you wants him to die or at least suffer a life time of unhappiness.

I will post a review once i am done reading it.

 

[fancying_fantasy]

I just started The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I would tell you what its about but I have this nasty habit of judging a book by its cover and not reading the inside cover. I think it gives away too much of the book. So far its good though.

 

[Rosemary]

Still re-reading! Now The Dragon's Doom by Ed Greenwood, the 4th in the series.

Although I just suddenly realised that this series is full of sword fights, chopping with axes and various other ways of producing blood and guts! Something I don't usually like reading too much of...so why these books?

 

[aarti]

@aarti: Thanks for the reply. Sounds like something I'd definitely enjoy, then. Keep me posted when you finish it ... though it's likely to be at least several months before I get that far in my "to read" list.

Well, it's unlikely I'll finish it any time soon, anyway. I'm reading it with an online book group, and am trying to keep to the schedule. It's nice, as this way I can read two books at once, which is something I generally don't do. One at night, to keep up with the group (and as the group is for classics, it's unlikely that I would have picked up Armadale on my own), and then a more personal read for every day. I like the system so far!

 

[nixie]

Into a Dark Realm Raymond E Feist

 

[j d worthington]

aarti: Nope. If you're reading it like that, considering Collins, it'll be a while. That's fine. I'd still be interested, as it looks like it's going to be at least a year before I get around to it ... *sigh*

 

[T5.2]

Now I'm reading the classic first Flandry book; We Claim These Stars, by Poul Anderson.
One can certainly see how the writer has developed over the years.
This book is certainly much more juvenile in tone than his more recent work.

 

[Thadlerian]

Was about to start reading Flowers for Algernon, but it's gotta wait; I've just purchased the book I've anticipated most this year: Terry Pratchett's Wintersmith. Anything else gotta wait

 

[j d worthington]

Still working on The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, but should finish it by tomorrow (I hope). Very interesting novel, though the translation seems a shade flat and pedestrian here and there. However, I can easily see where it influenced writers like Hawthorne and, more especially, Irving. And it certainly fits in with that transitional period between the true Gothic and the later supernatural/suspense tale, having much the structure the Gothics inherited from the Arabian Nights (stories within stories within stories). Also has a fair amount of humor, from dry wit to broad satire. Very entertaining, and well worth reading for anyone who enjoys older types of fantasy writing.

 

[Leandra]

Was about to start reading Flowers for Algernon, but it's gotta wait;

Is there a book called so? I've only read the shortstory (and will be seing the play soon-ish... hopefully)

 

[Aleksei]

Well, I've read quite a lot this month, don't think I can remember them all... Two that sprung to my mind is Into a Dark Realm, by Raymond E Feist, and The Candle of Distant Earth, by Alan Dean Foster. Thought both were good.

 

[Thadlerian]

Is there a book called so? I've only read the shortstory (and will be seing the play soon-ish... hopefully)

There's both a novel and a short story, both by Daniel Keyes.

 

[optimist]

Cabal by Clive Barker. Also Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.

I read China Mieville's King Rat recently - fabulous tale and great fun.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an old favourite.

 

[Lissa]

I needed something light so I have been rereading Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series. I'm on the last book Dead as a Doornail. They make me laugh. Next in line to read is Maria V. Snyders new book Magic Study (second book in her series). Her first book Poison Study was very good.

 

[Nesacat]

Thadlerian ... I've been waiting for Wintersmith. It's not on the shelves here yet. Have fun and tell me what you think please.

Optimist ... Cabal is very good. All dark and brooding and hopeful at the same time. I have Dragon Rider but have not read it yet. Read King Rat very recently (was just introduced to Mieville) and loved the descriptions of London. It's a whole new country almost. Have always been fascinated by Dorian Gray and go back to it regularly. Often wonder what I or people I'm close to would have done in the same situation.