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Doesn't matter if you loved the books you did read!

Currently reading: The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker - 84 pages in - his usual excellent quality so far The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts - too early to comment Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - too early to comment Rereading House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds - about 250 pages in - I forgot how epic and elegant Reynolds can be Also what are your top reads for 2016? Here are my top ten: 1. Dancer's Lament by Ian Cameron Esslemont 2. Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 3. Fifth Season by NK Jemisin 4. Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin 5. City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett 6. The Warriot Prophet by R Scott Bakker 7. Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone 8. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 9. Black Wolves by Kate Elliott 10. The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan

Anybody else listen to Trans Siberian Orchestra?

Reading The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat. This book is so sad. And so good

Anybody here read Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles? Finished it recently, and really liked it.

Good for you! Malazan is an awesome ride. Just a tip - don't google stuff. There is a high chance you will get spoilers.

This is sooo sooo good. Thank you very much for sharing.

Reading Outlander and Blood Meridian

Reading Blood Meridian and Outlander. 7 chapters into Blood Meridian and I really like the author's style. 2 chapters and a little bit into Outlander. Oh dear...

Absolutely loved this book, and I feel like it was a huge step up from book 1. The third book, which came out this year is great too.

Mozart's music of the night. Classical music is still my go-to for reading or working.

I agree with you on the rap. Except for metal I don't really listen to much of the pre-80s music though the exceptions are Led Zep, Beatles and Dylan. Have you tried some of the new alternative stuff like Of Monsters And Men? I like Jazz though I don't know as much about it as I would like to, So far I have listened to Coltrane and Charlie Parker. I don't know much about classical but I love listening to classical. I find it soothing and calming especially violin works like Vivaldi.. Have you listened to Trans-Siberian Orchestra? Very nice blend of Classical and Metal. In metal I prefer heavy, thrash and symphonic. I don't really like death metal and its variants as I prefer clear vocals. Love Maiden, Dream Theater and Opeth.

I am in the listening thread browsing through all the posts. A good way to discover new music, right? What other genres do you listen to? I am mostly rock and metal though I am a bit out of touch at the moment.

Just read Amanda Downnum's Drowning City. Quite good.

I don't stop by here very often but I am trying to change that. Nightwish's latest album is Endless Forms Most Beautiful and it it awesome. And yeah their new vocalist - Floor Jansen I believe is excellent, especially if you see her in concert. If you are new to metal and like symphonic metal try out Kamelot as well They are very very good. Also for a very heavy metalish sound with symphonic elements and a fantasy theme try Rhapsody of Fire. Do you post in the What are You Listening Thread?