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Yes this is a great series. After this is done, I'm planning on reading the complete collection of H.P Lovecraft.Gizmo1990 said:
I liked them, they have a good pace and it was refreshing reading about a new world. Also, they kept me interested enough that I read all 4 books back to back in about a week. Just a piece of advice, don't get attached to anyone.MrTwo said:
Oh, I know... I skimmed through the first page (viewing Esc on one's phone is not the easiest task) saw a few WH40K titles and when I saw one subtitled with 'sci-fi comedy' a part of me went 'WTF?!', but upon 'Ciaphas Cain'... yeah, he's a right barrel of laughs. He has an amusingly innate ability to find trouble!Sonicron said:
Currently reading Neil Gaiman's Stardust since I am only just now getting round to touching the damn thing since I bought it 2 years ago >.>
Though, my big read that I'm most excited for is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy which I got last week. I'm saving that for my upcoming 12 hour flight. Hopefully I'll have finished it by then. If not, then I'll know I'm officially the world's slowest reader. >.>
Though, my big read that I'm most excited for is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy which I got last week. I'm saving that for my upcoming 12 hour flight. Hopefully I'll have finished it by then. If not, then I'll know I'm officially the world's slowest reader. >.>
Just finished J.V Jones' The Barbed Coil. It was, like nearly all books I read, of the fantasy/sci-fi genre ("swords and sorcery" would describe it best).
It was alright, but nowhere near as enthralling as the rest of her books. (Still waiting on "Endlords", the supposedly final book in her Sword of Shadows series)
Just started "Best Served Cold" by Joe Abercrombie. Only a few pages in, but if it's anything like his other books (the "First Law" trilogy), it'll be good.
If you're looking for suggestions of this genre, I definitely suggest David & Leigh Eddings (in particular, "The Redemption of Althalus") along with Douglas Niles (The Icewall Trilogy... and for nostalgic feel "The Rod of Seven Parts")
It was alright, but nowhere near as enthralling as the rest of her books. (Still waiting on "Endlords", the supposedly final book in her Sword of Shadows series)
Just started "Best Served Cold" by Joe Abercrombie. Only a few pages in, but if it's anything like his other books (the "First Law" trilogy), it'll be good.
If you're looking for suggestions of this genre, I definitely suggest David & Leigh Eddings (in particular, "The Redemption of Althalus") along with Douglas Niles (The Icewall Trilogy... and for nostalgic feel "The Rod of Seven Parts")
The Way of The Wolf - Book one of The Vampire Earth - E.E Knight
Here's a blurb:
Welcome to David Valentine?s world. It is a world where conquered humans occupy a role somewhere between livestock and slaves. A world ruled by unearthly monsters of such dark intent and limitless hunger that they can only be called Vampires.
Violently orphaned at the age of eleven, Valentine?s aimless life changes when he meets a group of men bearing arms against the vampiric invaders and their human allies. These men are Wolves: elite guerilla fighters engaged in an ongoing battle to win back the Earth.
The Way of the Wolf is not an easy road to travel. Few men or women can master the disciplines involved, and those who do rarely survive for long. But for young David Valentine, compelled by the losses of his past and the dreams of his future, there can be no other choice. It is a choice that will lead him to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings?and to horrors worse than any he has ever faced.
I personally love this book and am in the process of acquiring the other 6/7-ish books in the series.
Here's a blurb:
Welcome to David Valentine?s world. It is a world where conquered humans occupy a role somewhere between livestock and slaves. A world ruled by unearthly monsters of such dark intent and limitless hunger that they can only be called Vampires.
Violently orphaned at the age of eleven, Valentine?s aimless life changes when he meets a group of men bearing arms against the vampiric invaders and their human allies. These men are Wolves: elite guerilla fighters engaged in an ongoing battle to win back the Earth.
The Way of the Wolf is not an easy road to travel. Few men or women can master the disciplines involved, and those who do rarely survive for long. But for young David Valentine, compelled by the losses of his past and the dreams of his future, there can be no other choice. It is a choice that will lead him to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings?and to horrors worse than any he has ever faced.
I personally love this book and am in the process of acquiring the other 6/7-ish books in the series.
I'm really looking forward to Crime and Punishment. Not so much War and Peace though due to the stigma surrounding its intense difficulty. Out of interest, why does a more recent translation matter?Koroviev said:
Thank you for the Master and Margarita recommendation, I'll bear it in mind when I get around to buying a copy. You seem to know a good deal about books = ]
EDIT: Forgot to reply to this guy:
Well, the module was called Theodore Dreiser and the American City which focused on the era of American Literature where Literaru Realism and Naturalism really came about so I guess you're looking at similar things that I did.Vern5 said:
We studied: Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane. I don't remember too much about it.
Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger. A self-help story for children about a happy-go-lucky street urchin who turns his fortunes throughout the series and ends up becoming a rich and upstanding member of society.
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. A book that I thoroughly enjoyed despite everyone else in my class hating it, and my lecturer (who is the world's leading expert on Dreiser) constantly harping on about it. It's a great naturalist novel written by a man whom many regard as "the father of naturalism" in literature. I will be hugely surprised if you're not studying Sister Carrie in your class and would be appalled if you said you're not looking at any of Dreiser's work.
We looked at various other extracts and short stories from Dreiser novels but I can't remember them all lol.
I just finished Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, which is quite depressing but it's good. I'm currently reading Brisingr by Christopher Paolini, fantasy genre, and I'm also reading All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque which is a book about World War 1.
I've literally just noticed that you mention Orwell has released a new book! 1982 eh? When did that come out?DeanoTheGod said:Also currently reading Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1982 by George Orwell (Finally!) and re-reading The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Awesome book, also not very long, can finish in a couple of days!)
Iain Banks is a good writer, he also has a set of Sci-Fi if that's more your thing, under the name 'Iain M Banks'.
Iain Banks could become my favourite author if I ever got around to reading any of his other books. So far, I've only delved into The Wasp Factory and Transition. I enjoyed both immensely but I have to say that I liked his Sci-fi better than his standard fiction. Although in saying that, The Wasp Factory was his first novel so...who knows. What would you recommend?
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
Both are surprisingly good Fantasy genre.
Both are surprisingly good Fantasy genre.
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello. Seems a good read thus far and his other book - 'The Medusa Amulet' is definitely worth the time.