October 2015: What are you reading?

[ratsy]

@Vertigo I liked the idea. The second half of the book wasn't as good IMO, and the ending just got straight up strange. Overall it was interesting and I had to remember it was written in 1953 a couple times.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

It's done!!! I've finally finished Erikson's The Bonehunters! It's taken me an age...........

Have to say there are some absolutely fantastic chapters, but there is a whole lot to wade through in between. Definitely not my favourite of his Malayan titles

Graeme Reynolds High Moor series up next...

 

[WaylanderToo]

just starting on book 2 of Jodi Taylor's "The Chronicles of St Mary's" - really enjoyed the first one and book 2 seems to be going just as well

 

[tobl]

just finished with the survivor by vince flynn and now tryng for the second or third time to read the game of thrones.... maybe this time i get hooked.

 

[Mark Ragland]

just finished with the survivor by vince flynn and now tryng for the second or third time to read the game of thrones.... maybe this time i get hooked.

While I've read some of Flynn's books, I don't think I've read that one.

The GoT books are great, but they take patience. I've read them all, and waiting impatiently for the next one.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Tobl, whilst I like the A Song of Ice and Fire series, if it's not for you, that's cool. Personally, I'd try reading something else (in the past I used to force myself to read things, but now, with so many books out there, I'd far rather just try something new).

 

[tobl]

While I've read some of Flynn's books, I don't think I've read that one.

The GoT books are great, but they take patience. I've read them all, and waiting impatiently for the next one.

the survivor is the new book written in colaboration with kyle mills. unfortunely vince died so who knowes if we are ever getting another.

 

[tobl]

Tobl, whilst I like the A Song of Ice and Fire series, if it's not for you, that's cool. Personally, I'd try reading something else (in the past I used to force myself to read things, but now, with so many books out there, I'd far rather just try something new).

i normallly also do it thaddeus , i'm just trying because there were some problems in the other time i tried i can't relate to the books i guess i just going have to rely on the tv series lol and yes there are many books and series out there , some of them i'm waiting impaciently for the next installement

 

[Vertigo]

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - sadly disappointing sequel to the Rosie Project. More here.
Commodore Hornblower by C S Forester - Nothing at all disappointing about this great book. More here.

Back to SFF next with Gaiman's Stardust. Been a while since I've read fantasy.

 

[tobl]

i began the game of thrones and is it just me or is a bit of a dull? so far the books are not arresting my interest. don't get me wrong, they are not bad just not grabbing me.

 

[Mark Ragland]

i began the game of thrones and is it just me or is a bit of a dull? so far the books are not arresting my interest. don't get me wrong, they are not bad just not grabbing me.

They take a while to get going. You need to be patient with them.

 

[kythe]

I found GoT initially a bit hard to get into. Even though it is fantasy, there is relatively littlw magic/supernatural activity. It is a complicated story with far more main characters than most books. It also feels a bit bogged down by politics rather than a fast paced adventure.

But I was drawn in by the characters, and found myself caring for them more and more as the story progressed. By "A Clash of Kings", I couldn't put it down. The book's strength is in world building and complex, believable characters who are neither entirely good or bad (no epic heroes vs villains, all are relatable people). It is long, but I am glad I found the series.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

They're not for everyone. By book three I was seriously underwhelmed, and reading spoilers to speed the agony up.

I'm about to start The Minaturist by Jessie Burton. I also have Indigo Heartfire slowly being read on my kindle app. (Work is busy and the ipad isn't free much to read on...)

 

[Bugg]

I finished Marie Brennan's The Tropic of Serpents. Thoroughly enjoying that series, it feels really fresh and original.

This morning I've started on The Empty Throne, the eighth book of Bernard Cornwell's 'Warrior Chronicles'. Decided I wanted to read it with the versions of the characters I usually have in my head when reading them before the tv series comes along next week and I find the actors look nothing like I'd envisioned them

 

[Mark Ragland]

Just finished The Insider Threat by Brad Taylor. Started a YA novel called Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld.

 

[hitmouse]

Just read Glory Road by Robert Heinlein. Very peculiar and neurotic fantasy novel.

 

[TitaniumTi]

I've romped through Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus series. I almost bailed at Chosen, when I found myself cheering for the antagonists, but I really enjoyed Veiled. I'll be disappointed if future books don't show some serious character growth, though; the protagonist's combination of petulance, self-interest and hypocritical distaste for the self-interest of other mages does grate a bit.

Despite that, I have enjoyed the series. Thanks for the recommendation, BlueStocking.

I started two dystopian novels, which both seemed to be more about unusual characters behaving in unusual ways than about their respective disasters. I dropped The Wayfarer, by Fritz Leiber, halfway through, finding it too colourful for my tastes -- almost 60s psychedelic.

The Plague Tales by Ann Benson was original, and entertained me for a few days, but the characters acted in ways that I found unbelievable, given their backgrounds and training.

I'm continuing the audio-book version of David Weber's Like A Mighty Army from where I stopped a few months ago. I loved the first books of the series but, increasingly, they are books for technophiles and military enthusiasts.

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Very much enjoying High Moor, surprised how much it's got me hooked!

 

[kythe]

I'm about halfway through Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist. It's not as suspenseful as I had hoped. The characters seem a bit set-up - people with just the right credentials or experience will appear coincidentally where and when they are needed.

However, what happens to them is very interesting. The descriptions of magical happenings are superb. The story is definately enjoyable.

 

[Foxbat]

Just started John Wyndham's The Kraken Wakes