reyaes Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 So the other day I overheard a bus driver who claimed to read 200 books a year. A friend of mine has already read about 15 this year. Is anyone here as avid of a reader? Quote
phersu Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Just finished Kafka on the Shore, next is Crimson Labyrinth. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 So the other day I overheard a bus driver who claimed to read 200 books a year. A friend of mine has already read about 15 this year. Is anyone here as avid of a reader? I possibly used to be, but I finished less than ten properly long books in the last six months. Quote
reyaes Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I possibly used to be, but I finished less than ten properly long books in the last six months. That's still a lot more than myself. I honestly don't think I've actually finished a book outside of English class. Quote
Lexyvil Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I'm currently reading "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan (A must read) and "A Song of Ice and Fire (The third book called A Storm of Swords). Quote
eineajern Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 I'm thinking of buying Ready Player One is it any good? Quote
Youko Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I should probably say upfront that in addition to being a collage student I work part time in a library and that last summer I won a gift certificate because I read more over the summer then any other librarian in our library system, these two facts should give you an idea about my attitude towards books and reading. my top twelve authors are Brandon sanderson david weber jim butcher Glen cook J.R.R. tolkien Jack campbell Joe abercrombie Mark lawrence Patrick rothfuss scott lynch Steven erikson and H P Lovecraft in no particular order. I couldn't possibly say what my favorite book but I would say the best one I have read so far this year is Erin Morgenstert's the Night Circus and I have no idea how it managed to elude my for three and a half years. Quote
Mugi Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 I just finished the first two books in the Miss Pregrines Home For Peculiar Children series, definitely excited for book 3. I kind of want to go back and read through It by Stephen King, maybe Night Shift.. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 I started to read Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest. I really like the format of these books, and logic interests me, so whatever. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 I started to read Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest. I really like the format of these books, and logic interests me, so whatever. Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 You know, I think it's about time I started getting back into non-otaku literature. It's been quite a while since I've read any books like that, and it's something I don't have a lot of experience with either. Would anyone have any recommendations on fantasy and/or adventure stories? I'm not gonna be too picky on the setting and whatnot, but I'd like it to have to have a good amount of world building to it. I've read a couple popular series like Harry Potter and Inheritance. And while I have not yet finished either, I'm kinda more in the mood to pick up something different. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Would anyone have any recommendations on fantasy and/or adventure stories? Comedy – Terry Pratchett Serious, gritty fantasy – George Martin Steven Erikson R Scott Bakker Best fantasy which doesn’t really fit into a category – Neil Gaiman Cerebral/intellectual fantasy – Neal Stephenson China Mielville Steampunk - Gail Carriger Scott Westerfield Cherie Priest Kenshin_sama 1 Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Hmm, found quite a few interesting books under those authors. The two I'm mainly interested in are Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!" and Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel". Thanks for the suggestions, Rooke. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 The Ocean at the End of the Lane is beautiful. Definitely read it. There are a handful of amazing fantasy authors I can't recommend enough: - Scott Lynch. There's a lot less magic in Scott Lynch's works than in a lot of fantasy, but there's also a lot more style. His heroes are not magicians: they're the best con men you'll ever hear about. His quantity of output is definitely a little iffy (I think he had several years of writer's block), and his only series is incomplete, so if you don't like reading incomplete stuff, maybe don't go for him... But if you can accept that you're not getting the whole entire story right now, nor for a large number more years (maybe not ever), you should go start reading The Lies of Locke Lamora right now. - Brandon Sanderson is the king of modern fantasy, IMO. His world-building is bettered perhaps only by Terry Pratchett, but unlike Pratchett, his works are serious (which I don't say as a negative - just a difference). Putting magic into the world, and making it systematic and believable, is his forte - it may not sound like much, but if you see it in action you'll probably appreciate it. He is also ridiculously prolific, so if you like what you read, there's a hell of a lot more out there. Mistborn is a good starting point to see if you like his style. My favorite is probably his novella The Emperor's Soul, which you can easily read in a few hours. - Brent Weeks has one complete series (The Night Angel trilogy) and one nearly-complete series (Lightbringer) under his belt. I've talked about The Night Angel earlier in this thread, but basically, it's extremely compelling (he just pulls you through the pages), and it's the only series I can recall reading that gets better with every chapter. The ending is gorgeous. I just finished the first Lightbringer book yesterday, and it's looking like it will be even better than the Night Angel series - I think he's picking up some of Sanderson's influence in terms of systematizing his magic, because Lightbringer does a way better job with magic than Night Angel did. Kenshin_sama 1 Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Thank you very much as well. Gosh, I'm seriously excited to read these. I'll try going to the library sometime this weekend to see if they have any of them (they probably will). Quote
Getsuya Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 I just started up the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. This is my first foray into historical fiction and man am I loving it. My favorite thing so far is one of the crooked officers keeps saying 'says so in the scriptures' to back up the most horrendous things. Anyway the books are set around the Napoleon era and are about a hapless private in the British army. I assume he at some point becomes a hero and goes on to have all kinds of adventures and battles but for now he's at the absolute bottom of the heap, barely managing to hang on to his life (more because of dirty army politics than because of enemies trying to kill him). It's exciting, gritty, real stuff. I keep finding excuses to go out for long walks so I can listen to more of it (I'm listening to the audiobook version, highly recommended). The strange thing is, the last book on tape I listened to where the reader had a heavy British accent was Alice in Wonderland, so it's kind of a shock going from an innocent children's story to an incredibly bawdy and dark war story. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Bought the whole The Maze Runner quadriology in a box set (even though I know another prequel is in the works), though I'll finish up Graham Priest's Logic: A Very Short Introduction first. I have decided to drop Dan Simmons' Hyperion for the time being. Quote
B0X0R Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Been reading Lost on Planet China. I am fairly entertained by it. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Still reading Logic: A Very Short Introduction. I finished the first Maze Runner book, and I also borrowed two more A Very Short Introduction books from the school library: Particle Physics and Socialism. I'll also borrow Capitalism somewhere down the line. I'll go "one Maze Runner- One Very Short Introduction- one Maze Runner" and so on. I want to read a grand space opera, so I am planning to restart Hyperion after I go through all six books (three in Maze Runner, three in VSI). Also Isaac Asimov is a fucking GENIUS. (Just read The Last Question) Quote
Uni Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Is it ok to ask for recommendations based off light novels? Was just looking for a book with similar characters and dialogue from Gekkou, cynical/sarcastic characters with some mystery thrown in there. Thanks Quote
Funyarinpa Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Finished Logic: A Very Short Introduction. Moving on to The Scorch Trials (The second book of The Maze Runner). I borrowed Mostly Harmless (by Douglas Adams) from the library today, so that's what I'll be doing after I finish Socialism: A Very Short Introduction. Quote
suikashoujo Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Lately, after reading Fight Club, I've been reading everything by Chuck Palahniuk that I can get my hands on. Right now I'm reading Lullaby, which is pretty interesting ,to say the least. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Lately, after reading Fight Club, I've been reading everything by Chuck Palahniuk that I can get my hands on. Right now I'm reading Lullaby, which is pretty interesting ,to say the least. IIRC he has a book about a woman who fucks 600 men consecutively on camera Quote
arakura Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 IIRC he has a book about a woman who fucks 600 men consecutively on camera Quote
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