What are you currently reading?

[WeDealInLead]

Pour LSD in Joe Haldeman's drink and that's what this book is like.

[Heather19]

Well I finally finished NOS4A2. It got a little better at the end but not by too much. And I just started Dr. Sleep. Found it kinda funny that right in the beginning of the book Charlie Manx was mentioned. I also caught a few mentions in NOS4A2 referencing some of King's stories. I guess they're giving nods to each other now.

[goheat]

Well I finally finished NOS4A2. It got a little better at the end but not by too much. And I just started Dr. Sleep. Found it kinda funny that right in the beginning of the book Charlie Manx was mentioned. I also caught a few mentions in NOS4A2 referencing some of King's stories. I guess they're giving nods to each other now.

Yeah, I just finished Mr. Mercedes and

Spoiler:

Judas Coyne from Heart Shaped Box is referenced indirectly at one point.

I probably missed some other references in it as well!

[SystemCrashOverRide]

I'm still picking away at Frank Herbert's Dune, quite enjoying it but taking my time.

He uses a lot of interior monologue and the POV shifts almost fluidly at times, I'm shocked how *un-irritating* I'm finding that.

[Stebbins]

Liked the content of the first book, but not a big fan of his style. Regardless, I intend to see the original trilogy through.

[thegunslinger41]

Anna Karenina in IPOD


Beautiful You -by Chuck Palahniuk (Hardcover on my nightstand)


Mr. Mercedes on my phone as an Amazon Ebook


-G

[jhanic]

My son took me to see the new Hobbit movie Sunday, so I plan on a reread of The Lord of the Rings. It's been a few years since I read it.

John

[Ruthful]

A Curious Madness: An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II, by Eric Jaffe

[jhanic]

I got out my copy of The Lord of the Rings, but I have an "omnibus" hardcover and it's just too physically heavy for me. So I'm rereading The Shining (I found my reading copy while digging out LOTR.) It's been a number of years since I read it. I'll be heading to a used book store soon to get paperback copies of LOTR.

John

[WeDealInLead]

Reading this:


Finished these:

[fearless-freak]

Baptism of Fire by Andrejz Sapkowski

[Stebbins]

[Dan]

Cemetery Dance Magazine #72
Listening to The Eyes of the Dragon - reread

[Maturins_Daughter]

I just finished reading "The Boys in the Boat" about the 1936 Olympic 8-man crew. It is a fabulous read. Reminded me of the movie Titanic, in that I knew how it was going to end, but the journey through the book was capitvating.

[Still Servant]

I just finished Those Who Wish Me Dead. I really liked it. I look forward to hearing your opinion.

Sorry, Dan. I forgot to come back here. I finished Those Who Wish Me Dead a while ago and I really enjoyed it. I thought it had a really nice pace to it and moved really fast once it got started. The twin hitmen were two of the best characters I've read in a book in a long time. They were pretty awesome! I know it's going to be made into a movie, and I can really see it transferring nicely. I thought the book had a nice cinematic feel to it.

Also, I remember you recommended Dan Simmons to me. I was at a used book store the other day and I saw Drood. I passed on it because it didn't interest me that much. I could go back and get it, but I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on it.

Lastly, has anybody read Red Rising? I'm hearing great things about the series and thinking of getting into it at some point.

[Heather19]

Also, I remember you recommended Dan Simmons to me. I was at a used book store the other day and I saw Drood. I passed on it because it didn't interest me that much. I could go back and get it, but I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on it.

Pick up The Terror and Summer of Night. Those are two of my favorite books.

[jhanic]

If you like Charles Dickens, you'll love Drood. I really, really enjoyed it.

And I completely agree with Heather19. Those are also great.

John

[Dan]

I just finished Those Who Wish Me Dead. I really liked it. I look forward to hearing your opinion.

Sorry, Dan. I forgot to come back here. I finished Those Who Wish Me Dead a while ago and I really enjoyed it. I thought it had a really nice pace to it and moved really fast once it got started. The twin hitmen were two of the best characters I've read in a book in a long time. They were pretty awesome! I know it's going to be made into a movie, and I can really see it transferring nicely. I thought the book had a nice cinematic feel to it.

Also, I remember you recommended Dan Simmons to me. I was at a used book store the other day and I saw Drood. I passed on it because it didn't interest me that much. I could go back and get it, but I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on it.

Lastly, has anybody read Red Rising? I'm hearing great things about the series and thinking of getting into it at some point.

Glad you enjoyed it. Drood is a hit or miss with people. I loved it, but it's very mixed in reviews. The Hyperion books are amazing; they are sci-fi. Children of the Night is a really good horror. The Terror is part horror and part historical fiction. I wasn't a huge fan but Song of Kali is well received. The only one I have not liked of his was Black Hills. Although I may give it another chance in the future.

[jhanic]

The one Dan Simmons book I disliked was Flashback. Just too political for me. I thought Black Hills was okay--not great, but okay.

John

[Still Servant]

Also, I remember you recommended Dan Simmons to me. I was at a used book store the other day and I saw Drood. I passed on it because it didn't interest me that much. I could go back and get it, but I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on it.

Pick up The Terror and Summer of Night. Those are two of my favorite books.

Thanks for the recommendations, everybody.

Heather, I will be sure to keep an eye out for those.

I'm thinking about going back to get Drood just in case I want to read it one day. I also love the way big books look on a shelf.

[mattgreenbean]

Speaking of big books on your shelf, I just finished Speaks the Nightbird by mccammon. I enjoyed taking my time with it, a few months. I felt like I watched a season of a tv series set in colonial times. Looking forward to the next few seasons (books)

Also listening to 1Q84 but am not sure now that I'm starting part two if I want to continue. Does anyone have an opinion on if I should keep going with it?

And when I feel like something short I've been reading Holes For Faces by cambell, which has been pretty entertaining.

[goheat]

Speaking of big books on your shelf, I just finished Speaks the Nightbird by mccammon. I enjoyed taking my time with it, a few months. I felt like I watched a season of a tv series set in colonial times. Looking forward to the next few seasons (books)

Also listening to 1Q84 but am not sure now that I'm starting part two if I want to continue. Does anyone have an opinion on if I should keep going with it?

And when I feel like something short I've been reading Holes For Faces by cambell, which has been pretty entertaining.

I love the McCammon Matthew Corbett series. I think you'll enjoy the rest of them immensely!

[goheat]

Finished Mr. Mercedes, now about halfway through Shift by Hugh Howey. If you have not read Wool by Hugh Howey (the first in the Silo trilogy) I strongly recommend it, and then to continue on! For a 'self-published' author (at least when he started the books), these are extremely well-written and highly addictive!

[Girlystevedave]

I vaguely remember hearing/reading about Wool before.
It has pretty good reviews, it seems.

[goheat]

I vaguely remember hearing/reading about Wool before.
It has pretty good reviews, it seems.

Yes, it kind of took off through word-of-mouth apparently. If you get a chance to read it (and the followups) I would say do so without hesitation! Also, check out his site at http://www.hughhowey.com/ where he blogs about self-publishing and other things.