What are you currently reading?

[Jean]

Can't blame you for that.
I was looking at the DT books on my shelf last night, and thought: "Oh, what I would give to be able to experience that feeling again that I felt the first time reading those."
Especially Drawing of the Three.

I won't lie guys, I'm afraid that I'm going to go the rest of my life chasing that feeling with books, and never have it be quite the same as Drawing of the Three.

there's only one way to have it twice in this sad life, and it's not applicable to my English-speaking friends and TDT, alas. I am talking about first reading a book in your native language (provided the translation is very good and you don't know the original language yet), then in the original (provided you've learned it very well by then). I've experienced this outstanding delight - with tons of books I had known almost by heart since childhood (like Jane Eyre, or Dickens' novels, or Chesterton's stories, etc) - many times since I learned English. It's a crazy feeling: the book is the same - but not the same; you know it by heart - but you read it for the first time... again.

[Patrick]

Jean, that is a great perspective! I never thought about that. Happy you have that experience!

Currently reading THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, by Irving Stone. I've meant to start this book for years. Now that I have, I am enjoying it more than I ever expected.

[harrison ryan]

No on Warbreaker. Elantris is the only Sanderson I've ever read.

Is the Mistborn series straight up high fantasy, or is there a bit of steampunk thrown in? Tbh I'm very picky when it comes to fantasy, a lot of just seems so derivative.

The original Mistborn is basically just high fantasy, with magic systems and whatnot. A trilogy. There is now a standalone novel set in the same universe centuries later called The Alloy of Law that is steampunk. I have a copy of the ARC around here somewhere, but I haven't read it yet.

[Ruthful]

[ladysai]

Started "Under the Dome" by SK. Im enjoying it more than "Doctor Sleep" so far.

[Stebbins]

[Girlystevedave]

I started Joe Hill's Horns yesterday.

[Bev Vincent]

Just finished:



Just started:

[fearless-freak]

Worms of The Earth by Robert E Howard

The Revenge of The Dwarves by Markus Heitz

[Dan]

Just finished Usher's Passing by Robert R. McCammon
Started Hyperion by Dan Simmons

[Ricky]

Just finished:



Just started:

I like both of those covers.

[Ruthful]

[webstar1000]

On the Waste Lands now... my 3rd or 4th?? Love this book. The BEAR just went down. haha

[fernandito]

I started Joe Hill's Horns yesterday.

Well?

[Girlystevedave]

I started Joe Hill's Horns yesterday.

Well?

I've gotten about 65 pages in.
On the plus - Hill is a good writer.
The negative - I'm not even sure I like the main character yet.

Side note - I wish that I didn't know Hill was SK's son going into this. I feel like it's keeping me from having a completely neutral state of mind while reading it.

Alas! I'll keep going and see what happens. Hopefully, I'll find out that I love it since my husband bought me 3 Hill books for Christmas.

[Jean]

bears loved Horns

they are not sure they liked the main character, either. They even think the relations with him should be described in different categories.

Hope you'll love the book eventually

[Ruthful]

This is a slog.

[WeDealInLead]

A few things on the go

A Clash of Kings - GRRM. If they stopped feasting so much, maybe the story would go somewhere. 2/3 finished.
The Golden - Lucius Shepard. Elegant writing, cool story. I love Shepard, this is no exception.
Hangman - Michael Slade. A gruesome whodunit that pulls no punches. My third Slade and all three are five stars.
Voice of the Fire - Alan Moore. 30 pages left. No book has impressed me and messed with my head more. I've never read anything quite like it. Neil Gaiman wrote an introduction in the "new" edition.
The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers. Only three chapters in and I'm starting the book again. It's that good and I want to re-read it a week after I started it.
Robert J. Sawyer - Flash Forward. It's like a Canadian Crichton
Walter M. Miller Jr. - A Canticle for Leibowitz

[Lookwhoitis]

Red Dragon - Thomas Harris!

[Shadow]

[OchrisO]

Every time I see you pop up here now, this completely unrelated thing goes through my head:

[Joe315]

Finally got around to reading Red Moon. I enjoyed it. I actually thought he could of added more to the story. While he did end it, I thought it could have been longer. I was hoping his next book would be a follow up, but I read an interview of his that states he will go back to it at some point but sees at as a sort of Dark Tower type series where he revisits it every so often.

His next book does sound interesting though. He describes it as a retelling of the Lewis and Clarke trip to the Pacific Ocean.

Now on to London Falling and NOS4A2.

OK Joe315, I'll put what I think of "Red Moon" here since I don't really know if there is a review thread. I can never find anything by the search page.

Percy has, to me, a wierd writing style. It's kinda clinical and abrupt. The antithesis of Hemmingway. He is also about as subtle with his allegories or metaphors as being knocked up the side of the head with a sledgehammer. And I never felt like I got to really know the characters enough to give a farkle if something might happen to them.
That being said - the premise was good and the book was interesting enough that I actually wanted to see where he went with it. The ending was ok. And I give him points for having an ending. Seems a lot just kinda wrap up these days or leave you hanging for umpteen sequels.

Hope that helps, am trying not to give away anything. I think it is an entertaining read - and probably would make a good movie.

And just to be on topic, next up Darwin's Ghosts.

[Shadow]

Every time I see you pop up here now, this completely unrelated thing goes through my head:

Hahahaha that's f#cking awesome!!!

[Girlystevedave]

I started Joe Hill's Horns yesterday.

Well?

I've gotten about 65 pages in.
On the plus - Hill is a good writer.
The negative - I'm not even sure I like the main character yet.

Side note - I wish that I didn't know Hill was SK's son going into this. I feel like it's keeping me from having a completely neutral state of mind while reading it.

Alas! I'll keep going and see what happens. Hopefully, I'll find out that I love it since my husband bought me 3 Hill books for Christmas.

bears loved Horns

they are not sure they liked the main character, either. They even think the relations with him should be described in different categories.

Hope you'll love the book eventually

Ok. So, now I'm officially hooked on this book.
There's actual depth to the main character now, a bit more back story to make me sympathize with him, the plot is getting deeper and deeper, and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Jean]

it is a very... unorthodox book

bears are happy that you are liking it