Raistlinmc Posted March 24 Clone Share Posted March 24 I'm looking forward to reading that and watching the new show of it on Nexflix! Super good reviews for the show so far too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted March 25 Clone Share Posted March 25 On 3/24/2024 at 11:48 AM, Suzuki Stumpy said: Just finished reading The Three-Body Problem. Blimey, it was good. Now got the second and third books arriving tomorrow. I have the 2nd and 3rd books but I've never been able to talk myself into reading them. 3BP was an amazing work from the standpoint of pure imagination and originality, but the writing style really bugged me. I don't think I've ever seen so much exposition in one story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted March 26 Clone Share Posted March 26 I finished SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene Wolfe and am now into the next book in the series. I love the dreamlike atmosphere and pulpy adventures. Severian the torturer apprentice reminds me of Ishmael the landlubber whaler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki Stumpy Posted March 26 Clone Share Posted March 26 6 hours ago, cailano said: I have the 2nd and 3rd books but I've never been able to talk myself into reading them. 3BP was an amazing work from the standpoint of pure imagination and originality, but the writing style really bugged me. I don't think I've ever seen so much exposition in one story. True. The setting in revolutionary China and the (necessary for Westerners, I guess) explanation of the historical context did detract slightly from the story flow (which is one of the reasons I suspect the Netflix adaptation moves much of it to the UK), but still and incredible piece of work. Hopefully, the sequels will flow better - primarily because of their length. They’re both far larger volumes than the first… Still, I’ve just embarked on reading the first book of the Silo trilogy for now, so they can wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted March 26 Clone Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, KingArthur said: I finished SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene Wolfe and am now into the next book in the series. I love the dreamlike atmosphere and pulpy adventures. Severian the torturer apprentice reminds me of Ishmael the landlubber whaler. I just finished that series, including Urth of the New Sun. Extraordinary stuff. Not the easiest read but unlike any other fantasy novels I've read. That bizarre fever dream feel is pervasive throughout each book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leons1701 Posted March 26 Clone Share Posted March 26 10 hours ago, Suzuki Stumpy said: True. The setting in revolutionary China and the (necessary for Westerners, I guess) explanation of the historical context did detract slightly from the story flow (which is one of the reasons I suspect the Netflix adaptation moves much of it to the UK), but still and incredible piece of work. Hopefully, the sequels will flow better - primarily because of their length. They’re both far larger volumes than the first… Honestly, the historical stuff was the best part of the book as far as I was concerned. The second book wasn't bad but I didn't like it as much as the first, never got around to the third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxanthymir Posted March 26 Clone Share Posted March 26 5 hours ago, leons1701 said: Honestly, the historical stuff was the best part of the book as far as I was concerned. The second book wasn't bad but I didn't like it as much as the first, never got around to the third. Same experience here. I didn't finish the trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil_Bottletop Posted March 27 Clone Share Posted March 27 How to Lose the Time War was one of those stories where I wanted more meat or less fat. That's how I've been describing it so far. There's a structure to the book that flips back and forth between 'present tense action' and 'letters to another person'. By the end, I wanted either more of the former or less of the latter, but only because I thought it would have been provocatively insightful to have more of it. I kept wanting it to be more important. It was important, but I kept wanting it to be extremely relevant. The wordplay in the letters is cheeky and a little overdone in some places, but I also admit that I would have done the exact same thing if I were the author. I wouldn't have been able to help myself, and I suspect they couldn't either. For a quick read -the audiobook was 4ish hours- it had a very solid ending and a decent pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 I'm around 450 pages into Battle Mage and heads up, it's a lot of fun. I'll post more thoughts after I finish it in a few days but this novel does NOT have slow parts. Or at least it hasn't yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil_Bottletop Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 The Cabin at the End of the World. I'm almost halfway through it and I'm really hoping for a decent payoff. It's been pretty predictable so far, even though I've not even seen the movie (but I did see the trailer for it, which covers the premise of both book and movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughtrade Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 The Tax Code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butchern Posted April 15 Clone Share Posted April 15 Wendell Berry is amazing. Every word is a delight. Halfway through A Place on Earth and paused to read some of his poetry. Beautiful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxanthymir Posted April 18 Clone Share Posted April 18 Started God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailano Posted April 21 Clone Share Posted April 21 I finished Battle Mage, which delivered on the expectations set initially. It's a fun, fast-paced novel that straddles the ground between YA and Adult fantasy. Basically, there's nothing in Battle Mage that I, as a parent, would find objectionable for a 12 or 13-year-old, but it doesn't seem to be specifically aimed at young adults. In that way, it's similar to some of Brandon Sanderson's work. Battle Mage has many of the elements that many of us started reading fantasy for. It's got a lot of battles, plenty of magic, knights, dragons, demons, evil wizards, the whole bit. The author knew what he wanted his book to be, and he stayed the course. If you're in the mood for a traditional epic fantasy read with good pacing and a lot of action, Battle Mage might be the book you're looking for. On the other hand, if you're looking for a fantasy novel that breaks new ground or delivers a deep emotional impact, you can safely pass on this one. Next up for me is Nicholas Eames's Kings of the Wyld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFreebornManoftheUSA Posted Friday at 04:01 PM Clone Share Posted Friday at 04:01 PM I just finished Exiled from Camelot, a pretty good modern Arthurian novel. The focus was mainly on the relationship among the Knights and handling betrayal and loyalty, etc. It made me want to finally read The Once and Future King, which I'm doing now. I usually read a fiction and a non-fiction at the same time. I'm also reading Whitney Webb's One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein. It's starting out pretty interesting and goes well with watching The Octopus Murders on Netflix. I might be becoming a conspiracy guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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