A Dance with Dragons. Having read only two Reek chapters, I can tell you book Ramsay is more terrifying and capable than show Ramsay. He's less a joker and more a sadist, what with lady Waynwood (or was it Hornwood?) and all.
A Dance with Dragons. Having read only two Reek chapters, I can tell you book Ramsay is more terrifying and capable than show Ramsay. He's less a joker and more a sadist, what with lady Waynwood (or was it Hornwood?) and all.
I've only watched one episode of GOT, but I get the impression that George R.R. Martin took a lot of liberties adapting his work to television. Right now I'm about three hundred pages into the fourth book of ASOIAF, which I've been assured is awful. So far, I disagree with that assessment.Originally Posted by Empath of the White
finally managed to find a copy of Eyes of The Dragon by Stephen King
It's not awful, it just catches a lot of flak because it doesn't feature any of the three central characters.
What Feev said. I had to read it twice because the first time I was so ticked Tyrion wasn't in it. But the second time around I got really attached to some of the new characters. At this point I kind of think ADWD is the weak point... but that may be because it's a transition point between the set up of 1-4 and the conclusion of 6-7.
I love Eyes of the Dragon, I feel like people don't pay enough attention to it.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
i've never read Eyes or Cycle of The Werewolf before and about books 4&5 of ASoIAF they're set during the same period, book 4 is set in kings landing and dance is set in the north and across the narrow sea
Thanks. I often start keeping a list, then flake out on updating it. I kept a full one in 2012 for the first time. I need to go back and figure out what I have read in 2013 (prior to those above) before I forget completely.You should start keeping a list in the 2013 Read Book List (if you want), I find it very convenient.
Thanks again for prodding me!
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Quoting this as it is good to know going in. I learned this concurrent timeline concept about Books 4 & 5 just before I launched into Book 4. It helped me a lot as I didn't spend the whole story going, "Yeah, but what about everyone else?!"
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I just finished Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon. I devoured it. The ending killed me. Not many books get to me that way (Simmons and King almost always do) but the ending to this one left me with a heavy heart. It's easily in my top 10 reads this year.
I felt I needed more McCammon after Speaks so I picked up The Nightboat, read a single (yes, one) page and put it down. It's very rough. And, come on... "Nazi ghost ship?" Life's too short for that.
Reading: Last Call by Tim Powers.
WELL, for some reason it tells me I cannot post in the thread about the Vanity Fair interview in the new issue. So I'll put it here and maybe someone can explain that little glich to me.
I subscribe to VF and just got my issue and there is an interview with Stephen King at the back. It's the "Proust Interview" they have every month. Maybe someone can move this to there...
On A Feast for Crows: I enjoyed Aeron, Euron, Victarion, and Asha's chapters the most. Marwyn was cool, despite the fact that he was in it for a very short while. Brienne's last chapter got more of an emotional reaction from me than the Red Wedding (book version, that is).
Dust & Decay the second book in the Rot & Ruin series. man do I love a good zombie novel
If you love me then love me..
Victarion and Asha are my favorites.On A Feast for Crows: I enjoyed Aeron, Euron, Victarion, and Asha's chapters the most. Marwyn was cool, despite the fact that he was in it for a very short while. Brienne's last chapter got more of an emotional reaction from me than the Red Wedding (book version, that is).Aeron and Euron, while not exactly endearing, are interesting characters as well. I feel like he could write an entire series on the Iron Islands. As for Marwyn... I feel interesting things are in store for both Daenerys and Sam. I can't wait to see where that goes.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
sk
Elves War-Fighting Manual by Den Patrick
Can't make out the title.
John
Jean (and others), you should try Koko - phenominal read (American bias again since it's about how Vietnam haunts a group of soldiers). Brilliant! Floating Dragon is pretty good too.yes, so far it's the only Straub book I really loveAwesome book! One of Straub's best! (pretty poor movie adaptation, though!)
sk
the only other Straub I have at the moment is Dark Matter; reading it now.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd be interested in your take on Dark Matter - it didn't work for me.
no Straub I've read so far really worked for me. I'll try to elaborate on it when I'm back
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For Straub, I've read Ghost Story, Koko, Floating Dragon, and the two books he did with King. The only one I really cared for was Black House, which I loved. The others...meh. Not a big Straub fan, obviously.
I really liked Dark Matter.
Just got my John Updike: The Collected Stories two-volume set:
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