Kind of like the what are you listening to thread, but about books!
I don't know about you but I'm always looking for new book suggestions so....
What are you reading? Are you enjoying it? Should we read it too?
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Kind of like the what are you listening to thread, but about books!
I don't know about you but I'm always looking for new book suggestions so....
What are you reading? Are you enjoying it? Should we read it too?
I'm usually reading two books at once - one fiction one nonfiction.
So currently I'm reading Under the Dome by Stephen King and Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman.
Under the Dome is really interesting so far. I love the ideas that King comes up with. Stephen King used to be a really guilty pleasure read of mine but I'm over my fake haughtiness of reading. He's gross and crass but really a great horror writer.
Surpassing the Love of Men is a book about the history of the romantic friendship between women... It's really fascinating.
At the moment the only books I'm actively reading (aside from a few unfinished zombie novels) is the Sookie Stackhouse series. I read all the books and just waiting on the new one to show up in May.
Are they good? I read the first one and got to a quasi rapey scene and was kinda turned off by it so I put it aside. I've seen the show and I enjoy it but apparently the show and the books are different.
Yes, they awesome. I tried to read just one at a time, and soon realized I should start ordering 2 at a time because I sped through them so fast.
The show and books are very different. VERY different. Producers added alot of useless drawn out crap to the tv show for content. Season 1 plot was somewhat the same. They strayed from the story heavily in Season 2 and kept very few book elements in Season 3 unfortunately. The Fae don't dance around in sparkly dresses like they're on ectasy, they actually kill things. Secondary characters are just that, secondary. All supernatural beings stay true to their nature (fighting and biting) so yes there's sporadic examples of feeding and breeding which is expected but not distracting. The books make much more sense and are far more humorous and entertaining.
I may be full of myself but is this a reference to me? If it is, I'm sorry I swear I will get back on it. I just need some free/alone time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombiehead
Back on topic, some formulas for special relativity in terms of time... Nothing major. But for fun, I'm reading the Lord Of The Rings series again. Probably go through the Forgotten Realms books I have, again.
Is Forgotten Realms the books with Drizzt?
If you haven't read it, you need to read the novel for I Am Legend. The movie was good, but didn't stay true to the story almost at all. Totally different story. Plus the book actually explains much more about the outbreak, and even explains the story's title.
j0be, awesome ending. Have to by a whole book to read 50 pages though. Another good one in the genre is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
Currently listening/reading From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time by Sean Carroll. The arrow of time. Not saying I follow it but I am paying attention. Any one care to explain entropy?
Teether
Not at all. I was refering to stories like World War Z, The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten, and Morning Star Strain. I think those are names. I made the mistake of reading J.L. Bourne first and now nothing is good enough. I'll get back to them eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wicked Sid
This post. Facebook statuses. Work emails.
Never been a novel/story/book person.
But i can read, and quite well. No stuttering or slow downs when reading aloud. Why did i just get all defensive?
I've got a pile of books sitting on my desk that I intend to read and I've decided to start with Glen Cook's: The Black Company. Haven't gotten too far at all but I've heard good things about it.
Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by mascaria
@ZombieHead,
Cool, they sound pretty good.
I've read the J.L. Bourne's, can't wait for his third installment, "I am Legend", portions of "World War Z", it never really interested me, and I'm currently reading "The New Dead" which is a collection of zombie stories. After that I will probably read "The Recent Dead", another book of zombie short stories.
Rereading the Elric series
Just downloaded 2 books, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies & Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer, Not sure how they'll be but I'm going away for a few days and hope to get some reading in.
Very true..after J L Bourne it is very hard to find anything as good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombiehead
I tend to go with audiobooks..the Day to Day series is awesome.have you heard any good ones?
I just finished Pillars of the Earth recently and am currently looking for a good book. I just checked out the J.L. Bourne site. Looks like I found what I was looking for. Thanks!
I have been reading the Dies the Fire series, it is about what happens when technology STOPS and we have to go back to Medieval style living and such... Read it, it is good...
I dont read much, I like story though. I love the Harry Potter books. the ending is outstanding. I cant really get over it. The movies sucked though. like super hard...
I just finished Carrue Ryan's "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" - a great zombie book that doesn't use the word zombie, and just started Jonathan Maberry's "Bad Moon Rising".
Currently reading through Separation of Power, which is part of Vince Flynn's series of books (it follows a CIA operative named Mitch Rapp) and also reading the paperback versions of the Walking Dead comics (just finished volume 11)
Only recently started ready again recently, topics of interest are action/thriller, mystery and of course any novels with zombies in it...lol, suggestions are welcome
Lee Child The Killing Floor. About halfway through it. Pretty good. Hoping it doesn't go the route of the Harry Bosch books and age the character up so much as the series goes on.
I love the Vince Flynn, Mitch Rapp books! Did you read the newest one that deals with Rapp's recruitment and training? Pretty good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by BoomerXL
Right now I'm reading Gladiator by English author Simmon Scarrow, another series following the (mis)adventures of Macro and Cato in the Imperial Roman Army.
The books are better in some ways--For example, the Maenad doesn't die in the book and in fact hardly shows up at all. She just makes the rounds to various vampire territories and demands tribute (an animal to tear apart) or else she causes an insanity in vampires that makes them super destructive.Quote:
Originally Posted by mascaria
A lot of books these days are long on concept but a bit short on execution. Her writing isn't fantastic, but it gets the job done.
I like the Parasol Protectorate series of books. Again, long on concept, but better written.
I'm reading the nonfiction "The Other Brain" and I just finished "Tooth and Nail"
Halo Crytum
Today, I finished read the Chaos Walking trilogy. Imagine living in a world where all your thougths were projected out of your mind, that's what this book is. A boy named Todd is forced to leave his hometown and warn the rest of the world of Mayor Pretiss's army he has built up and stop him. Anymore would be spoilers, but I was expecting the worst from this book when my friend loaned it to me. I was pleasantly surprised by the awesomeness of it. It's an emotional rollar coaster as well, I teared up multiple times, if your into that.
im currently running through the harry potter series yet again. gonna brush up on the books and movies for my blog so i can review 7 part 2 with a Huge recource of info. but normally whatever i can get my hands on.
Have you listened to them on tape/cd? Jim Dale is excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeyd2tall
A friend loaned me Day by Day. And Bourne's facebook page actually lead me to We're Alive. The book was brilliant and I'm eternally grateful for being lead here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombiehead
I have all 7 audiobooks and they are spectacular! I've read the first 5 books but having the audiobooks makes it easier at work! I have way too much going at home lately to ready anything but when I do I'm using reading one book or another in the dragonlance series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eviebae
Currently finishing At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (for the second time) and about to re-read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.
i'm currently on book 7 of John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series, i'm a few books behind, but it is an excellent series. it's aimed at teens but it deals with some adult situations, like Drug abuse and torture. it follows a guy named Will from the age of 15 into adulthood, it's a great adventure series, he'd kick Harry Potter's ass, haha. but yeah, if you love bow and arrows, castles, epic battles, horses and other midevil type things then this series is a must read.
it's kind of a mashup between Fable and Assassin's Creed.
Just about to start Ken Follet's World Without End. My wife just picked it up for me at our local resale bookstore. Waiting for J.L. Bourne's D.B.D.A. Beyond Exile.
That's a Great Book!!! Right now I am reading Do androids dream of electric sheep, after that I will probably read The Rising by Brian Keene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tandem25
Today I had no book and began writing one instead. It was oddly satisfying. Highly recommend it if your in between books at the moment!
Haven't read that one yet...guess I could read it though since I know it's a prologueQuote:
Originally Posted by Leedo2502
Last night I finished project x. It was pretty good.
I just picked up Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (she wrote Seabiscuit). So far it's fantastic. Definitely recommend.
Just finished "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig followed by "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals" by the same author.
I'm also reading some book by Tad Williams. I can't even recall the title at the moment as it is by my bed. Not his best effort.....
I really need to pick up some new books. It appears that a trip to the book store is on the agenda for this weekend too.