What Are You Reading, Part 2

[aneonfoxtribute]

21 minutes ago, Eluvianii said:

Not a bad idea. Definitely better than hijacking threads and it would bring some needed activity to the WoT subforum. I might do the same as soon as I get on with Fires of Heaven. 

I might do that tomorrow then.

[+Slowswift]

Picked up Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones again on a whim. It -- and to a lesser extent, the first book, Dark Lord of Derkholm -- is one of my favorites by DWJ and just overall.

[aneonfoxtribute]

Uuuuuuuuuuugh I've been waiting so long for White Night. I just want to listen to mooooore.

[Briar King]

My favorite Dresden.

Ive read very little the last 2 weeks since Laura hit while still reading every day. Doubt I’ve read more then 3 whole pages in both my books combined.

[Briar King]

Dp. Phone bugged out

Edited September 10, 2020 by Briar King

[Benghis son son Kahn]

I'm nearing the end of Wrath, the 4th book in the Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne.

This series is absolutely incredible!!!!!!!!!!!  Most I've been gripped by anything since reading Mistborn and the 3 Stormlight books 2 years ago.

For Sanderson fans looking for other things to match the sheer emotional investment in the story and characters they feel when reading Cosmere books, with the same tremendous pacing, the Faithful and the Fallen will deliver.

This forum gave me a great gift with the Dresden Files popping up time and time again and encouraging me to pick them up, but also a huge misfire with Lightbringer as a common rec I saw for something similar to Sanderson (honestly the reading experience is nothing like reading Sanderson on that one, so I fear the hard magic system was too obvious a link).

But let me shout it to the rafters to fellow Sanderson lovers that Gwynne can scratch that same itch (with a lot more gore to go with the violence, so if you're ok with that aspect and love the Cosmere then it's a no-brainer).

[aneonfoxtribute]

Speak of the devil and so he shall appear. White Night starts today

[Briar King]

Loved it. Curious how you take it

[Eluvianii he/him]

Getting here in WoK, and seeing there are still over 100 pages left. Didn't remember this being that intense. 

 

Spoiler

[Orlion Blight he/him]

The Wrath of N'kai by a Josh Reynolds

[FriarFritz]

The Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics. Excellent stuff.

[NattyBo]

Rereading 2001: A Space Odyssey.  The first 5 chapters (The Moonwatcher stuff) is some of my favorite sci fi/anthropological fiction ever.

[Draginon he/him]

I finished Uprooted by Naomi Novik yesterday. Interesting story that was surprising how it went. I liked that it was a story where you kill the antagonist with kindness since those are more satisfying to me than killing them with fire, in a duel, exploding them or anything involving violent ends.

Doing an easy read next with the newest Disney Villains book Evil Thing: A Tale of That De Vil Woman.

[NattyBo]

The Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle 

[Briar King]

Terry Goodkind died today. Only read his 1st book. Never bothered with the others.

[Ammanas]

I heard about the Goodkind news. I read the first 15 or so that ended the the story until he decided he needed more money. I thought they were amazing when I was 14. I recently tried reading the first one and couldn’t get past the fourth chapter. I thought it was bad...My tastes have changed/evolved. Hope his family is doing well regardless. Currently reading Saints Blood by De Castell. Probably the very definition of a 3 out of 5 star book. This series is ok for me and I’m mildly curious to see what happens. Last I checked the kindle books are all about $2.99 each so I snatched them up.

[Dunkum he/him]

I've been warned against Goodkind, and some of the quotes I've seen from him (though none I recall, this was a while ago) made me think that was a solid choice.  more recently i've been considering checking the library for him to give him a fair shot, rather than just basing that decision on hearsay, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Briar King]

I think any fantasy fan should attempt Wizards 1st Rule and make the choice to drop or go on from there. I dropped. Goodkind is a running joke on Malazan boards. Not to many well read people finish him. Probably much better fantasy beginner books then genre familiars.

You likely won’t miss anything if you skip him but if you like WFR then kudos continue onwards. He does have fans out there for sure.

 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

12 hours ago, Briar King said:

I think any fantasy fan should attempt Wizards 1st Rule and make the choice to drop or go on from there. I dropped. Goodkind is a running joke on Malazan boards. Not to many well read people finish him. Probably much better fantasy beginner books then genre familiars.

You likely won’t miss anything if you skip him but if you like WFR then kudos continue onwards. He does have fans out there for sure.

 

The ending to WFR pissed me off sooo much! 

[thebubblesarealie he/him]

Don’t plan on trying Goodkind anytime soon

Anyway, I recently read 

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb (4.25/5, very good)

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (4.5/5 highly recommended for Sanderfans)

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (4.3/5, good solid fun, def reread worthy)

The City of Brass (3.5/5, good, but upon retrospection the characters can get kind of annoying)

Red Sister (3/5. I feel so bad rating this so low, because so much of it was so good, but the ending was just not it for me. It’s not too long, so maybe I’ll reread it before I send it back to the library to really get a feel for it. I was pretty distracted while reading it, to be sure. I’ve since gotten a bit better at staying focused.)

 

Currently reading

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. This book is really enjoyable in a really unique way. It’s such an original concept with such well realized characters that I don’t know how I’m not going to love it when I’m done.

[Cosmical Existence she/her]

Finished reading Thrawn and Thrawn: Alliances (by Timothy Zahn)  yesterday.  

Edited September 21, 2020 by Cosmical Existence

[Kasimir he/him]

Currently on Mark Charan Newton's The Broken Isles. I'm still really not feeling this series, though it's not unreadable, and I will be glad to be done with the book.

[aneonfoxtribute]

Finished White Night. Pretty good. 

[Briar King]

How good though?

[aneonfoxtribute]

Pretty good. I didn't find it to be anything too special personally. Not my favorite, but I didn't dislike it or thought it had any really big flaws.