What are you reading? : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:02 am

Byzantium: Decline and Fall by Lord John Julius Norwich.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:44 am

The things they carried by Tim O'Brien

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:02 am

Can't wait till May 1st and the reprint of A Roadside Picnic comes out.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:58 am

I've only got two books on the go at the moment. I've nearly finished George RR Martin's A Dance With Dragons (the latest in the Song of Ice and Fire series). Which is fantastic, already eagerly anticipating the next book.

And I've recently started The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett. One of the funniest books I have ever read, even by Pratchett's standards. What's not to love about little blue men with Scottish accents that fight all the time?

That still might be my favourite or second favourite Pratchett.

So many people reading aSoIaF! Can't wait to re-read and then read Dance. I want to re-read because I forget a lot of the stuff. I'm sure I'd get by, but I want to absorb some more details.

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:38 am

I used to devour books by the truckload, then 18 years ago I replaced text fantasy with video game & film fantasy. So I don't read much anymore and when I do, I mostly re-read old favorites. Stuff like older Stephen King, Asimov, Alan Dean Foster, Fiest, Jack L. Chalker, R. Matheson. And Sherlock Holmes. And Watership Down, I can re-read that one forever.

I do still like to buy/read non-fiction stuff like Ebert's film review/essay books and nature/science, history, & humor writers.
Or when they combine travel with humor, like A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:26 am

I'd never heard of that. Looks kind of like a creepy pasta type thing? Are they actually well written?

That website will devour hours of your life.

My favourite is the lego.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:23 am

That website will devour hours of your life.

My favourite is the lego. :tongue:

Alright, but if I get too creeped out it's everyone here's fault

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:33 am

Resident Evil Underworld and I just found the link for dovahkiin gutenberg so I'm reading those too

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:42 pm

I'd never heard of that. Looks kind of like a creepy pasta type thing? Are they actually well written?

Yes most of them are well written. I suggest reading SCP- The old Man and The Tower

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:30 am

Trying to start up ghost soldiers.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:04 pm

Resident Evil Underworld and I just found the link for dovahkiin gutenberg so I'm reading those too

Wow, if I had a Kindle, I'd totally get the Skyrim stuff.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:23 am

Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card. Had it for about 2 weeks now and couldn't even open it because I was always working; I just got laid off though so I finally have a chance to read it.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:09 pm

Currently, Die storie op Wolraad Woltemade.

I'm reading it and then retelling it.

I read a lot. Other than the pleasure stuff I posted earlier, I'm in at least 5 different books for school...

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:32 am

The ice and fire series by George R.R. Martin. I'm currently half way through A Clash of Kings.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:06 am

The Stand by Stephen King.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:40 pm

The Stand by Stephen King.

Nice. That was my first by him, and still my favourite.
Uncut version?

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:49 am

Nice. That was my first by him, and still my favourite.
Uncut version?

I remember that was made into a movie/series. I never did watch it or read the book but my sister was big fan.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:29 am

Some of that stuff is surprisingly interesting when you're not being forced to read it.

I used to read different sections of my history book when we were assigned questions on another section. I'd find myself pages into the Vietnam war or something like that.

I'm currently reading Stephen King's 11/22/63. It's great. I paused on reading it a few days back and I'm going to continue it.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:20 am

I'm almost finished with Game Of Thrones (the first book) from ASOIAF. I plan on starting with Gardens Of the Moon (from The Mazalan Book Of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson till I wait for "A Clash Of Kings" to be delivered.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:01 am

I feel like a complete fool, I only just found out that Brian Jacques died over a year ago. I suppose there isn't really any way I could have known but still his books were my favorite as a kid, I mean... Hackworthy is a name from one of his books. This makes me very very and all the more sad having not known for a full year.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:22 pm

Just started the Hunger Games. So far not as good as I'd hoped. Present tense writing annoys me, and six chapters in, the girl still won't stop rambling on about her dead dad and how much her mother svcks. Maybe the author thinks that if she constantly makes note of all the shallow characters, they'll somehow become deep.

I feel like a complete fool, I only just found out that Brian Jacques died over a year ago. I suppose there isn't really any way I could have known but still his books were my favorite as a kid, I mean... Hackworthy is a name from one of his books. This makes me very very and all the more sad having not known for a full year.

Same. I didn't know till last month. On deviantart, I came across http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=brian+jacques#/d397lbf.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:00 am

Half way through ASOIAF; A Feast For Crows.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:06 am

I remember that was made into a movie/series. I never did watch it or read the book but my sister was big fan.

Yeah, it's good. I've only read the uncut version (which is why I was asking him). I'm not exactly sure what he added, but it was like 400 pages (goes from 800 to 1200 in paperback at least) so I'm sure some parts I liked were "new".

Anyway, if you like/love post-apocolyptic scenarios and that kind of stuff (people trying to live and survive, create some sort of society) I'm guessing you'd like the Stand.

I feel like a complete fool, I only just found out that Brian Jacques died over a year ago. I suppose there isn't really any way I could have known but still his books were my favorite as a kid, I mean... Hackworthy is a name from one of his books. This makes me very very and all the more sad having not known for a full year.

I'd actually heard that.
I remember when I was a kid, EVERYONE had some of his books, but weirdly (because I read a lot and loved talking animal stuff) I never actually read one of his books. Believe it or not, I was planning on reading one at some point anyway (I don't really mind reading kids books, if they're good). You think they'd hold up at all to a non-kid?

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:56 pm

Crime and Punishment, not an easy book to read O_O.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:53 am

I've been reading "'Salems Lot" by Stephen King and "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales" (bunch of stories) by HP Lovecraft.