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    Quote Originally Posted by Girlystevedave View Post
    Saturn Run by John Sandford.
    I don't know if I should have heard of him before now, but I only randomly picked this book up off the shelf at Walmart because I recently quit a book mid-read and was desperate for some fantastic sci-fi story to quell my thirst. I am really really enjoying this book so far.
    For Sci-fi if you have not read the Hyperion Cantos by Simmons you should give that one a shot. For a light fantasy I just finished Elantris by Sanderson and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Girlystevedave View Post
    Saturn Run by John Sandford.
    Ah, John Sandford - author of the first book (Rules of Prey) I ever read that made me say, "I can do better than that."

    [Just an amusing FYI; I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from reading Sandford; like anyone else, he's quite good for those that enjoy what he does.]
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    Quote Originally Posted by Girlystevedave View Post
    Saturn Run by John Sandford.
    I don't know if I should have heard of him before now, but I only randomly picked this book up off the shelf at Walmart because I recently quit a book mid-read and was desperate for some fantastic sci-fi story to quell my thirst. I am really really enjoying this book so far.
    For Sci-fi if you have not read the Hyperion Cantos by Simmons you should give that one a shot. For a light fantasy I just finished Elantris by Sanderson and thoroughly enjoyed it.
    I've got Hyperion on my shelf at home, but have yet to start it. I keep hearing great things about it though.

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    Saturn Run by John Sandford.
    Ah, John Sandford - author of the first book (Rules of Prey) I ever read that made me say, "I can do better than that."

    [Just an amusing FYI; I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from reading Sandford; like anyone else, he's quite good for those that enjoy what he does.]
    You know, I looked up his other works on Goodreads and it looks like most of his works are crime drama, which I'm not much into. Maybe Saturn Run will be the only book of his that I enjoy.

    Also, he's written a shit ton of books!

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    You guys, I'm having a tough time getting into The Terror. I'm about 130 pages in and I don't know how much more talk about ice melting and coal burning I can take.

    I'm giving it some time because it's such a mammoth novel, but my interest is quickly waning.

    At what point does this pick up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    You guys, I'm having a tough time getting into The Terror. I'm about 130 pages in and I don't know how much more talk about ice melting and coal burning I can take.

    I'm giving it some time because it's such a mammoth novel, but my interest is quickly waning.

    At what point does this pick up?
    WOW. I couldnt put it down by then. I loved that book. My fav Simmons I have read so far!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    You guys, I'm having a tough time getting into The Terror. I'm about 130 pages in and I don't know how much more talk about ice melting and coal burning I can take.

    I'm giving it some time because it's such a mammoth novel, but my interest is quickly waning.

    At what point does this pick up?
    Oh no. I also loved it from the beginning and devoured the book. Could not put it down.

    I am almost done with The Abominable by Dan Simmons. It's taking me awhile to read this one for some reason. I like it, and had been dying to get to the Yeti's, but once I got to that last part of the book it wasn't as good. It seemed to switch into an entirely different type of book.
    Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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    Just finished The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis by Ernest May & Philip Zelikow.

    It pretty much is what it says it is - transcripts of White House conversations before and during the CMC - whether you think you will or won't enjoy this, you're right.

    Certainly this was a tense time for the people involved, but even knowing the general background, two things stick out as especially frightening:

    Spoiler:
    - How hard JFK had to push to get his people to send word to Turkey-based American personnel that they were NOT to launch nuclear weapons without his express instruction to do so

    - The fact that the Joint Chiefs still recommended an airstrike on Cuba after receiving Khrushchev's message of acquiescence.
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    Just started (on p 27) I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes - so far, so good.
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    I promised Heather I wouldn't give up on The Terror, so I'm still reading that. 200 pages in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    I promised Heather I wouldn't give up on The Terror, so I'm still reading that. 200 pages in.
    Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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    The Terror is a book I keep meaning to read but there's always something else to read first. I'll unfuck that next winter. It doesn't really seem like spring or summer are the ideal time for it. Snowed in mid-december is more fitting, I think.

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    I liked that book. It felt like a slog but an enjoyable slog. I mean I was engaged and captivated throughout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WeDealInLead View Post
    The Terror is a book I keep meaning to read but there's always something else to read first. I'll unfuck that next winter. It doesn't really seem like spring or summer are the ideal time for it. Snowed in mid-december is more fitting, I think.
    It's definitely good to read when you're snowed in. I opted for The Abominable (which I hadn't read yet) for my winter read a few months ago, so now I have to wait till next winter to re-read this one.
    Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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    I am reading through The Colour of Magic right now. Not as funny as I thought it would be but I have a feeling it would be if I played D&D or read those types of books as a kid.

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    About to start Shift by Hugh Howey. Loved Wool... hope this is as good!
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    Quote Originally Posted by zelig View Post
    I liked that book. It felt like a slog but an enjoyable slog. I mean I was engaged and captivated throughout.
    I think that's what I'm having trouble with. The story moves along at the speed of molasses.

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    That's how The Abominable felt for me. I enjoyed it but it was slow moving. The Terror on the other hand, despite its length was such a quick read for me. I think I finished it within a week (which for me is super fast). I couldn't put it down.
    Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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    Hey guys, is Hyperion by Simmons worth a read? What about the Fall of?
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    It's a classic. You'll have to be patient with it though. It's as dense as Ilium and Olympos but each book is twice as long (plus two more books).

    Just finished Pilot Light by William Ashbless (yeah, yeah, it's Powers and Blaylock). Hilarious stuff. A single sentence and than two pages of footnotes about pretty much nothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WeDealInLead View Post
    It's a classic. You'll have to be patient with it though. It's as dense as Ilium and Olympos but each book is twice as long (plus two more books).

    Just finished Pilot Light by William Ashbless (yeah, yeah, it's Powers and Blaylock). Hilarious stuff. A single sentence and than two pages of footnotes about pretty much nothing.
    ILLium was the only book in my life I did not finish. I found it so cumbersome and drag-on like. Perhaps not one to read then?
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    Maybe others can chime in. Once the action starts, it's pretty much non-stop plus the goddamned Shrike is one of the most badass/enigmatic characters in science fiction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by webstar1000 View Post
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    It's a classic. You'll have to be patient with it though. It's as dense as Ilium and Olympos but each book is twice as long (plus two more books).

    Just finished Pilot Light by William Ashbless (yeah, yeah, it's Powers and Blaylock). Hilarious stuff. A single sentence and than two pages of footnotes about pretty much nothing.
    ILLium was the only book in my life I did not finish. I found it so cumbersome and drag-on like. Perhaps not one to read then?
    It took me a long time to read and at first I wasn't liking it but after reading both Hyperion and Fall I am very happy I did. Well worth and great story.
    That said I have yet to pick up Endy and Rise from the shelf to read. Maybe I'll give them a go after I finish the Mistborn series

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    I tried reading the Colour of Magic but found it dull. I feel like if I were into D&D or high fantasy more I would like it but I finished the first two short stories within and have no want to read the last 2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    I promised Heather I wouldn't give up on The Terror, so I'm still reading that. 200 pages in.
    one of my favorite books; I don't think I'll reread it any time soon, but it definitely impressed me like few books did

    currently (re)reading: Demons, by Dostoyevsky (hi Mattrick)
    love it immensely

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