What Are You Reading, Part 2

[Argent he/him]

Guards, Guards!

 

I am hoping to finish the Night Watch subseries before Shadows of Self comes out.

[Gabriele she/her]

 

Also re-listening to The Phantom of the Opera. Love the musical, love the book, should really try some of Lerounx's (spelling...) other works.

Have you read Pratchett's Maskerade? 

[sanderfuss he/him]

I'm looking at maybe starting Pratchett. Now apart from Discworld, which other series would be a recommended start?

[sanderfuss he/him]

I'm looking at maybe starting Pratchett. Now apart from Discworld, which other series would be a recommended start?

[sanderfuss he/him]

I'm looking at maybe starting Pratchett. Now apart from Discworld, which other series would be a recommended start?

[sanderfuss he/him]

I'm looking at maybe starting Pratchett. Now apart from Discworld, which other series would be a recommended start?

[Left he/him]

Have you read Pratchett's Maskerade? 

Not yet, probably will in the next month or two.

[Ookla the Absent]

I'm looking at maybe starting Pratchett. Now apart from Discworld, which other series would be a recommended start?

Gerald Morris' The Squire's Tale series. It's absolutely fantastic, and I very very rarely rave about books.

I just finished rereading The Ballad of Sir Dinnadan, which is part of the series and references events in the other books, but you don't need to read any of the others in order to understand Dinnadan. It works as a great introduction to the series, which is a retelling of Arthurian legends from the point of view of some of the less famous or unmentioned characters (like Sir Dinnadan, and Sir Gawain's squire, the title character). The series is absolutely entertaining, although in a different style than discworld, and definitely grants appreciation of Arthurian legend and mockery of those who told it.

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

Oddly enough, A book on the freemasons by Michael Johnstone. It is quite fascinating.

[Argent he/him]

Finished Guards, Guards! by Terry Pratchett. I have mentioned before that I had read some Pratchett books about a decade ago, and that was apparently long enough for me to forget which ones. Well, Guards, Guards! was one of them, and I was as delighted to read it again as I was when I read it for the first time (probably more so, actually, because my original read was a translation, and much of Pratchett's play on words is lost there). 

 

I am now quickly making my way through Men at Arms, another book that rings some bells. 

[Left he/him]

I'm really struggling with Reaperman. It's really more a Wizards boom than a Death one, and suffers because of it.

I chugged through two hundred pages of Feet of Clay, the last night watch book I haven't read I think, and am quite enjoying returning to good old Sam and Carrot.

[Amanuensis he/him]

A History of Warfare by John Keegan, as suggested by Mr. Sanderson 

[StormingTexan he/him]

Really enjoying The Eye of The World so far. Reading the whole series seems a little daunting and I have seen a lot of mixed reviews about the second half of the books before Brandon took over but so far I cant put the first book down.

[Argent he/him]

Mixed reviews? You found good reviews of the second half?

[Zathoth]

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett and A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham. Multitasking.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Mixed reviews? You found good reviews of the second half?

 

I've met someone who said they "weren't so bad". 

 

Except for Crossroads of Twilight. He said that was a waste of time and tree pulp.

[Dunkum he/him]

I'll go to bat for them.  I maintain that Eye of the World and The Great Hunt are the worst and second worst in the series respectively (The Dragon Reborn, conversely, is maybe the best).  it gets a bit dicey again around book 7 or 8 (paranoid emo Rand is unbearable) then picks up again around 11 or 12 for the finish.  but I have honestly never understood the opinion (that I've heard from a coupel people) that says Crossroads of Twilight is the worst.  it just isn't that bad.

[Argent he/him]

Done with Men at Arms - such a great book. Out of my reread so far, it's one of the best.

 

On to Feet of Clay.

[Left he/him]

Finished Feet of Clay, hahaha beat you to it

Going to really dig into my reread of Kekkaishi so that I'm ready for the final volumes when they get here. I've got a really busy weekend though so i might not get as far as I'd like.

[Argent he/him]

Finished Feet of Clay, hahaha beat you to it

 

Curses!

[Dunkum he/him]

finished Gardens of the Moon.  thought it was pretty good, so I will have to locate the rest of that series, and my library is not very useful for that.

 

after that, reread New Spring, since I found it for cheap at a used book store recently.

 

currently on to Empire in Black and Gold.  only just started but it is interesting.

[Briar King]

finished Gardens of the Moon. thought it was pretty good, so I will have to locate the rest of that series, and my library is not very useful for that.

after that, reread New Spring, since I found it for cheap at a used book store recently.

currently on to Empire in Black and Gold. only just started but it is interesting.

Keep going. Malazan is a true treat. Keep going Apt is a great treat. I'm currently on bk 9 and just wow. So fun.

Now about WoT..... Your nuts!!!

[Dunkum he/him]

I think I managed to pick up a second Malazan book (though not book 2) and I think I have 1, 2, and 4 from Apt.  planning to go to a used book sale this weekend, so I'll be on the lookout for more of each there (in theory I could get the full series of both for less than $20 total if they have them).

 

as for WoT.  there is a definite dip in quality, starting around book 7 or 8 (haven't reread in a while, so I can't pinpoint it exactly), but books 3-6, and 11 or 12 through 15 are all good.  and even for those middle books, I liked Mat and Perrin enough for them to get me through.  some of the other characters and their storylines too, but always Mat, and usually Perrin.

[GreyPilgrim he/him]

So I have finally, after more than two years (yes I'm a slow reader but also very busy and generally don't devote much of the free time I do have to reading, at least not at this time in my life) made it to The Crippled God (final main arc Malazan book) and I will get through it by the end of 2015 if it kills me (I'll have to take a break from it to read Shadows of Self, which may complicate things).

[Who Sharded?]

I'll go to bat for them.  I maintain that Eye of the World and The Great Hunt are the worst and second worst in the series respectively (The Dragon Reborn, conversely, is maybe the best).  it gets a bit dicey again around book 7 or 8 (paranoid emo Rand is unbearable) then picks up again around 11 or 12 for the finish.  but I have honestly never understood the opinion (that I've heard from a coupel people) that says Crossroads of Twilight is the worst.  it just isn't that bad.

 

Yeah I find this opinion to be quite the head scratcher.  I don't think The Eye of the World or The Great Hunt are close to the worst in the series, and I even like both of them more than The Dragon Reborn.  And IMO Crossroads of Twilight is one of the worst books I've ever read.