francozola 2,040 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Strange! I just finished 1Q84 recently and have started reading The Idiot by Dostoevsky. How did you find 1Q84? I read some reviews that said it was too long and dragged out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Awesome book, it is only a collection of the "best tweets". HILARIOUS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion 2,476 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Book CollectionI am currently not reading anything because I am fucking lazy during summer! OMG, you've read Kingkiller Chronicle Is "O Mundo de Sofia" any good? I have it here but haven't started.P.S: Damn! You've read A Song of Ice and Fire in english. But I've read HP in english and you did not, fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I gave up on 1Q84 lol. Got about a third of the way through but some of it was really fucking boring especially all the repetitive stuff. The actual storyline is interesting but right now I really can't be arsed to read 600 more pages of that. Might try this again some time in the future. Started The Ghost Brigades, the sequel to Old Man's War which I finished a few weeks ago. Decent military sci-fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 OMG, you've read Kingkiller Chronicle Is "O Mundo de Sofia" any good? I have it here but haven't started.P.S: Damn! You've read A Song of Ice and Fire in english. But I've read HP in english and you did not, fair enough.Patrick Rothfuss is one of the best Fantasy writers of all time! Sofia is good, but it is a totally different type of book. More philosophical and grown up. Worth reading...I started HP when they didnt even had the movies. All I knew in English was to say hello and count to ten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbrooks0811 25 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 It's been recommended to me by my mentors that I do more "outside reading" on areas that interest me professionally, so I recently picked up Regulating Wall Street: The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance. Definitely nothing to write home about, and it's nothing I can talk about at a weekend party...but it's interesting in some strange way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonBLUE 819 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 This guy's books are awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion 2,476 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Patrick Rothfuss is one of the best Fantasy writers of all time! Sofia is good, but it is a totally different type of book. More philosophical and grown up. Worth reading...I started HP when they didnt even had the movies. All I knew in English was to say hello and count to ten! Well, I began reading HP when there were only Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets. I read both in portuguese but then I couldn't wait for translated versions anymore and bought the following books in english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Roar 240 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Just finished reading The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OnkelDal 27 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Just started "Storm of Swords" 3rd novel from the "Song of Ice & Fire" series.I just finished the book "Legend" by David Gemmell. My favorite author. I read his "Troy" series and they were fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URSUS 0 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I'm currently reading Dan Brown's Lost Symbol. Robert Langdon 3rd adventure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Just started "Storm of Swords" 3rd novel from the "Song of Ice & Fire" series.I just finished the book "Legend" by David Gemmell. My favorite author. I read his "Troy" series and they were fantastic!Part one is good. Part two - or Two Weddings and a Shitload of Funerals, as I like to call it - is incredible. I'm currently reading Dan Brown's Lost Symbol. Robert Langdon 3rd adventure! Read it, couldn't really get into it. The antagonist just wasn't believable. Shame really, could have been a Raiders of the Lost Ark-style adventure, but Brown just divulges in himself to the nth degree in this. Just finished reading The hitchhikers guide to the galaxyEpic series. All I'll say is 42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Epic series. All I'll say is 42. Do not read the sixth book, it will ruin your love for the series...Just started "Storm of Swords" 3rd novel from the "Song of Ice & Fire" series.It is by far the best book of the series, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Do not read the sixth book, it will ruin your love for the series...It is by far the best book of the series, enjoy!I only ever thought there was five anyway! And aSoS is the best book if you like action, outrageous set-pieces and bloody-big-bloodbaths. However if you prefer to look at character development, reading Cersei's or Sansa's chapters in A Feast for Crows shows just how good Martin is at delving into the minds of his own characters. In terms of plot, literally nothing new has happened since A Clash of Kings. Pound for pound I think that is the strongest of the books, alongside the original installment. However what you get with A Storm of Swords is the development of a new political intrigue in Westeros, and that is as engaging as any of the battles in A Dance With Dragons, for instance.And who else found themselves liking Stannis more and more as the books go on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I only ever thought there was five anyway! And aSoS is the best book if you like action, outrageous set-pieces and bloody-big-bloodbaths. However if you prefer to look at character development, reading Cersei's or Sansa's chapters in A Feast for Crows shows just how good Martin is at delving into the minds of his own characters. In terms of plot, literally nothing new has happened since A Clash of Kings. Pound for pound I think that is the strongest of the books, alongside the original installment. However what you get with A Storm of Swords is the development of a new political intrigue in Westeros, and that is as engaging as any of the battles in A Dance With Dragons, for instance.And who else found themselves liking Stannis more and more as the books go on? Stannis has honour which is something seriously lacking in most characters. Of course, Ned Stark had honour too. Having noble traits usually means a quick death from Martin. I still like SOS the best of the books. Martin is at his best with plot development and political maneuvers. There's so little happening in the last couple of books which means they've really bogged down IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchercoat 60 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Lionheart...by Sharon Penman.. the story of his Crusade, slow start, the King of Sicily has just died and it's all about to go off...Just finished Dead Men Rising about the Welsh Guards In Helmand province really emotional and thought provoking read. As an ex-Tom I'd recommend it highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchercoat 60 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Pratchett's imagination is incredible. But it's comes in second to his wit. A terrific writer Spike and The Colour of Magic is a cracking read. If you haven't read it yet Spike look out for his 'Unseen Acidemicals', a great look at his version of football..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I only ever thought there was five anyway! And aSoS is the best book if you like action, outrageous set-pieces and bloody-big-bloodbaths. However if you prefer to look at character development, reading Cersei's or Sansa's chapters in A Feast for Crows shows just how good Martin is at delving into the minds of his own characters. In terms of plot, literally nothing new has happened since A Clash of Kings. Pound for pound I think that is the strongest of the books, alongside the original installment. However what you get with A Storm of Swords is the development of a new political intrigue in Westeros, and that is as engaging as any of the battles in A Dance With Dragons, for instance.And who else found themselves liking Stannis more and more as the books go on? Yeah, someone created a sixth book and it got released about a year agp. (Maybe it is his son, but I am not risking to say it is)Yeah again, I prefer the pace of aSoS, but you reviewed it brilliantly. About the question, what Toronto said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Stannis has honour which is something seriously lacking in most characters. Of course, Ned Stark had honour too. Having noble traits usually means a quick death from Martin. I still like SOS the best of the books. Martin is at his best with plot development and political maneuvers. There's so little happening in the last couple of books which means they've really bogged down IMO. Stannis is going to die anyway. Well, that's my theory. This is a Song of Ice and Fire. There's obviously going to be a cataclysmic confrontation between Dany and the Others. Can't wait for it. Like you say, a man with a shred of honour is not a man who plays the Game of Thrones. By that line of thought, if GRRM kills off Jaime Lannister, I will kick his ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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