4/8/2011 10:41:58 AM

^Should be titled "Following the Bloodshed of Islams Attack on the World Trade Center... Aftermath"

4/8/2011 11:42:40 AM

No need to write that book, just pop on Fox News

4/9/2011 12:32:34 AM

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4/9/2011 7:19:13 AM

4/12/2011 11:29:44 AM

4/12/2011 11:30:52 AM

just finished


just starting

5/8/2011 10:48:27 AM

Anyone help me out with a new suggestion for a series to read?

I've read through the Vampire Earth series from EE Knight recently. Most everything else has just been a standalone book.

I'm a fan of post-apocalyptic stuff mostly. Swords and sorcery really isn't my thing, but the Dresden books by Jim Butcher did keep me entertained through about 4 of them.

5/8/2011 3:30:32 PM

I'm reading book 1 of the Malazan series now. Gardens of the Moon.

It's alright but it's not up to snuff with the ASoIaF books like I was led to believe.


I find that the less I have to ask "Why doesn't he/she/they just...." the better a story is. If a story can still be dramatic and suspenseful when the characters are written as logical and intelligent human beings then it's normally a good story. Malazan isn't doing that so far.

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5/9/2011 3:15:08 AM

Quote :

"^Should be titled "Following the Bloodshed of Islams Attack on the World Trade Center... Aftermath""

oh god..the george bush quote on your profile explains it.

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5/9/2011 7:14:47 AM

5/9/2011 7:42:16 AM

i've not been especially impressed by this trilogy...it's not bad by any means, but i don't have any trouble putting it down...just started this one, though, so maybe it'll get really good really fast

5/9/2011 7:57:46 AM

interesting. That is a trilogy I own that I haven't gotten to read yet.

5/9/2011 8:08:00 AM

Just finished this. I've known the backstory for a while, but was surprised at how many interesting characters popped up. And I did find it pretty hilarious how Nike is the evil super villain in this book.

5/9/2011 8:19:46 AM

^^ yeah, it's been on my list for a while now...i expected more (again, not BAD at all, it's just that i've become used to reading books that i couldn't wait to pick back up again)

i feel like you and i have pretty similar taste in books, so when you get around to it, i'll be interested to hear your take

5/9/2011 8:25:26 AM

agreed and I'm sure I'll post. Probably won't have a lot of time to read it until fall though with PE studying and then ADWD this summer

5/9/2011 9:46:08 AM

Need some new fantasy to read. Any suggestions?

I think I'm finally going to try out the The Farseer trilogy.

5/10/2011 9:02:14 AM

So, I enjoyed the Sweet Valley books when I was young, really young, like 10. So, I thought, "hey, why not try out the new book?"



It was quite possibly the worst book I've ever read. It's a waste of time, and ruins what little bit of childhood nostalgia I had for the original books. Yes, I should have known before I picked it up that it wasn't going to be award winning, but I did expect just a little bit more! At least a good brain candy novel--but it didn't even meet up with that expectation!!

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5/10/2011 10:57:16 AM

just finished


about to start

5/10/2011 11:16:22 AM

Read "Room" in 2 or 3 days last year--really liked it though quite different from most of what I read.

Currently:

5/10/2011 3:17:16 PM

So who's read any Robin Hobb? Thinking about starting on the Farseer Trilogy.

5/11/2011 11:54:55 AM

I'm still reading Ivanhoe for some weird reason I'm just not getting into it to where I just can't put it down....

5/11/2011 1:46:52 PM

About to Start:

5/11/2011 3:53:58 PM

Finally started reading American Gods. Just haven't gotten around to it. Got about 10% through the book last night. I was like, WTF, with some of the stuff. Great start though. Should be a quick read.

5/12/2011 9:36:55 AM

Finished the Night Angel trilogy a couple of weeks ago. The third book wrapped up things nicely though I enjoyed the first two more.



Since then I've read a couple of Star Wars books (Red Harvest & Deceived). Not the best Star Wars books but I read about every one they publish. Death Troopers was better than Red Harvest. Deceived is the second of the books leading into "Star Wars: The Old Republic" MMO that should be out this fall. It was more interesting than the first one (Fatal Alliance).



Just started Dead Reckoning yesterday.



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5/12/2011 9:50:47 AM

Started a practical guide to racism by c.h. dalton the other day. it's hysterical.

5/12/2011 10:58:31 AM

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5/22/2011 8:32:02 PM

Really good.

5/22/2011 8:54:18 PM

5/25/2011 5:58:00 PM

im not a book reader by any means, but i wanna check out Jim Miller's SNL and ESPN books

5/25/2011 6:12:21 PM

I own the SNL one. looking forward to reading the ESPN one

5/25/2011 6:49:20 PM

The Robin Hobb stuff is good.

For some reason Hyperion didn't really do it for me. Maybe space opera just isn't my thing

5/25/2011 7:35:31 PM

Reading the second Malazan book


Listening to my second Discworld book (listened to the first as an audiobook also, loved the narrator)

5/25/2011 7:43:29 PM

Just finished


Starting

6/7/2011 7:16:34 PM

6/7/2011 11:44:59 PM

all-in-all, abercrombie's first law trilogy was just okay...i don't know, it seemed flat somehow

having never read anything by tad williams before, i picked up shadowmarch back when it was new and none of the other books were out (and so i've never read the rest of the series)...picked it up again a couple of weeks ago

6/8/2011 7:45:08 AM

Currently struggling through



About to put it down, I might try to get through a few more pages but it is becoming too much like work.



Next up

6/8/2011 8:07:13 AM

6/8/2011 9:09:47 AM

^^Too much like work? Now I haven't read that book in particular, but I find McCullough to be one of the most readable in the history genre. Tends to keep it interesting and not get too dry. Hmm.

I've been on a small James Patterson bender--5 out of my last 6 books have been The Midnight Club, Kiss The Girls, Along Came A Spider, Pop Goes The Weasel, and currently Roses Are Red. Not particularly deep, but entertaining.

6/8/2011 11:20:57 AM

^ I agree about McCullough and parts are very interesting, however, he delves into partisan politics of the New York State House in 1870's for long periods of time, it gets a little tedious.

6/8/2011 11:57:38 AM

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6/8/2011 9:01:09 PM

6/8/2011 9:02:07 PM

"The Idiot," by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

I'm starting to feel pretentious and stupid at the same time. Fucking book...

6/8/2011 11:02:19 PM

Reading The Name of the Wind to try and tide myself over until A Dance With Dragons. It's okay, not great. Bunch of my friends read it and loved it, though.

6/13/2011 12:18:32 PM

The Stand

6/13/2011 12:30:18 PM

6/13/2011 7:22:02 PM

Got some B&N gift cards for my birthday...
I like psychological thrillers.
Anyone have recommendations for some?
I did a google search and came up with 3 possibilities..."House Next Door", "Straw Men", and the Charlie Parker series

any opinions or other recommendations?

6/19/2011 1:35:37 PM

how's linchpin? I like seth godin. I read his blog occasionally, but I have to wonder if his books are actually useful.

6/19/2011 2:13:43 PM

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