July's Jubilant Joust At New Books

[Tansy]

Oh and The Name of the Wind is still partly read, will get round to finishing it eventually.

 

[Nikitta]

I've now read Ash, a Secret History and thought it was good even though she did seem a tad over competent. Surely, she gets into some very deep trouble and she does sometimes fail, but still... In the long run, that much competence became a bit much for me. OTOH, I really liked the character of her surgeon, so at first I thought that Ash was the best character, but that shifted during the book. Good book, all in all and worth a read.

I'm now up for some non-fiction and have started in on The God Delusion.

 

[Pyar]

I have just finished Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke and am now starting Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula Le Guin.

 

[Nesacat]

Am reading Death at Intervals by Jose Saramago ... about three quarters through and it's very good.

 

[Rosemary]

Finished The Gods of Amyrantha, now on to The Palace of Impossible Dreams, both by Jennifer Fallon. Very, very good fantasy.

I like Jennifer Fallon's stories, although I haven't read those two yet, so will add them to my 'to get' list!

Finished reading The Twisted Citadel by Sara Douglass and have started on Voice of the Gods, Book three of the Age of the Five by Trudi Canavan.

 

[GOLLUM]

Am reading Death at Intervals by Jose Saramago ... about three quarters through and it's very good.

Grr...post just got lost in cyberspace so here goes again...

Yes, been there done that, it's a very good read. Do you have all of Saramago's published work? I made it a specil mission of mine to collect all of his stuff. Along with Calvino, Marquez, Eco and Rushdie (amongst others), he forms part of my loosely-named Magic Realism collection.

 

[elvet]

I'm on the last of the Book of Words trilogy - Master and Fool. I'm pleasantly surprised with the books, though it's fairly typical fare. I'm especially enjoying the conversations of the 2 guards (Bodger and Grift) and the archbishop and his servant (Tamalisk and Gamil).

 

[GOLLUM]

I'm on the last of the Book of Words trilogy - Master and Fool. I'm pleasantly surprised with the books, though it's fairly typical fare. I'm especially enjoying the conversations of the 2 guards (Bodger and Grift) and the archbishop and his servant (Tamalisk and Gamil).

Well Yes the books aren't bad and Bodger and Grift are a higlight for sure but let me know what you think once you've read here current series. It's awesome!

 

[elvet]

Well Yes the books aren't bad and Bodger and Grift are a higlight for sure but let me know what you think once you've read here current series. It's awesome!

That would be Sword of Shadows? I was going to wait for the omnibus edition (listed 2008 on fantastic fiction), however Amazon has it coming out 2010 and Capter in 2011. I may just get the single books.

 

[Lenny]

Not content with the three books already in my hand luggage, I bought (without spending a single penny of my own money! Vouchers are amazing, sometimes) Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's The Stand.

I only managed to get round to reading one book in Malta, and it was Dune, and I really liked it. I picked it up simply because I've heard good things about it from other Chronites, and I'm glad I did... though now I need to go and buy the second book.

 

[Pyar]

Not content with the three books already in my hand luggage, I bought (without spending a single penny of my own money! Vouchers are amazing, sometimes) Frank Herbert's Dune and Stephen King's The Stand.

I only managed to get round to reading one book in Malta, and it was Dune, and I really liked it. I picked it up simply because I've heard good things about it from other Chronites, and I'm glad I did... though now I need to go and buy the second book.

You picked two great books. The Stand is very good also it wasn't very scary imo.

 

[Nesacat]

GOLLUM ... have all of Saramago's work that can be gotten here in Malaysia and via Silverfish. Death at Intervals is the newest.

Have finished Jose Saramago's Death at Intervals
... On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This understandably causes great consternation. There is initially celebration as people believe they have achieved the great goal of humanity - eternal life. But will death's disappearance benefit the human race or will this sudden abeyance backfire? Then seven months later death returns, heralded by purple envelopes informing the recipients that their time is up. Death herself is now writing personal notes giving one week's notice. However, when an envelope is unexpectedly returned to her, death begins to experience strange, almost human emotions.

Also started and finished Iain Banks' The Wasp Factory in one sitting resulting in me turning up for work with no sleep. I'd read it many years ago and then my book was permanently borrowed by persons unknown. Finally found a copy a few weeks ago in Borders.

The book is as strange and surreal as it was all those years ago. Still one of my favourites from this writer.

 

[Talysia]

Finally moving on to Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Line.

 

[Hypnos164]

Finished:

Moonshine (Rob Thurman) - an enjoyable episode in this urban fantasy series
The Second Summoning (Tanya Huff) - diverting but not as enjoyable as her other series imo

Currently reading Sethra Lavode - Steven Brust - which sadly is the last of the Paarfi books for the minute..

 

[Lady of Winterfell]

Yesterday I finished Dragon Prince. There were parts of the story I liked, and other parts that I didn't. I may continue on in the series at some point, haven't quite decided yet.

Now onto Guy Gavriel Kay's The Last Light of the Sun. I have heard good things about this author, so am hoping for a good read.

 

[D_Davis]

Almost finished with the first Carlucci book, Destroying Angel.

It's pretty good. It's interesting, too, that Carlucci isn't the POV character in this book.

The book is very dark, somber, and contains an oppressive atmosphere. It is well written, and the author paces everything with skill. While it is not exciting, something interesting happens in each chapter, and so I always feel compelled to keep reading.

Bladerunner meets Seven is a perfect description.

 

[Connavar]

Almost finished with the first Carlucci book, Destroying Angel.

It's pretty good. It's interesting, too, that Carlucci isn't the POV character in this book.

The book is very dark, somber, and contains an oppressive atmosphere. It is well written, and the author paces everything with skill. While it is not exciting, something interesting happens in each chapter, and so I always feel compelled to keep reading.

Bladerunner meets Seven is a perfect description.

I read in a member review on librarything that its Noir myster + SF. I

I love Noir + SF.00

What kind of world is it ? Without giving away too much. Im thinking about mooching it from bookmooch.

 

[D_Davis]

I read in a member review on librarything that its Noir myster + SF. I

I love Noir + SF.00

What kind of world is it ? Without giving away too much. Im thinking about mooching it from bookmooch.

It's good. I thought of you while reading it, I think you will dig it.

The world is kind of cyberpunky, but more dirty. It's a very grimy setting. Have you ever seen the films Delicatessen, or City of Lost Children? The setting reminds me of this, but only more vile and violent.

It's easier to describe it in terms of cinema...also imagine Tekkonkinkreet meets Ghost in the Shell. with a thick layer of soot and grime.

The plot is pretty typical police/mystery, but the setting and characters make it interesting.

 

[woodsman]

Finished The Winter King from Bernard Cornwell and into the next book of the series: Enemy of God.

 

[murphy]

Reading James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential. Rather depressing considering I live in this city and did during the period the book covered.