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Finished Storm of Swords. HOLY GUACA-MOLE! I was going to take a break from this series but after reading the last few hundred pages of the book, I'm going to start A Feast for Crows right away.
 
Just finished Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. I enjoyed it a lot, but it was one of those books where everything fits together so perfectly at the end that it can't help but feel contrived despite not reading that way at all.

[quote name='Maklershed']BTW any Goodread members here set a 2012 Challenge goal? I read 25 last year so I'm doing 35 this year.[/QUOTE]

My goal last year was 35 and I ended up reading 64, so this year I think I'll set it at like 50.

I sort of wish they'd let you set the goal by page count instead. I don't really like how a 50 page book and a 500 page book count the same towards the goal. I mean, I realize they are both books and everything, but I think I could set a better goal for myself if I could do it by page instead. I want to read at least as much as I did in 2011, and setting a goal by book doesn't necessarily mean I will even if I meet the goal.
 
^ Just finished Gateway and it was fannnnnnnfuckintastic. I really loved it. Highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys a story about exploration of the unknown in space.

(and if you have any recommendations for other books like that please let me know)
 
[quote name='Maklershed']^ Just finished Gateway and it was fannnnnnnfuckintastic. I really loved it. Highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys a story about exploration of the unknown in space.

(and if you have any recommendations for other books like that please let me know)[/QUOTE]

There's alot of Pohl like that. I think "Boat of a Million Years" was another good one. Gateway is also the first book in a series as well.

Alot of Stephen Baxter's early works are some really good hard sci-fi with far reaching concepts as well.

No wait, Boat of A Million Years is by Poul Anderson. I always get him and Pohl confused.
Poul, Pohl, Poul.
 
Double post, but I don't care.

Reading



Which is appearently the 20th book in a series. It's very historically detailed and I've gone to Wikipedia several times just fo see who people like Hugh le Dispenser really were. Kinda slow moving, at least for a historical mystery. 100 pages into the book, and just now is the investigation starting to begin.
 
Decided to pick up the copy of Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson that my mother got my for Xmas. Just started an hour ago and at chapter 2. The irony of it is that I just realized, that to hold my place for a moment when I get up, been putting my Droid X in the page heh
 
In case other didn't know Baen (a mostly Sci-Fi/Fantasy publisher) has numerous free books for your e-reader posted here.

http://www.baen.com/library/books.asp

Does anyone know of any other publishers (Sci-Fi or otherwise) doing this? They're mostly posting just the first book in a series which is a great idea.
 
[quote name='eldergamer']In case other didn't know Baen (a mostly Sci-Fi/Fantasy publisher) has numerous free books for your e-reader posted here.

http://www.baen.com/library/books.asp

Does anyone know of any other publishers (Sci-Fi or otherwise) doing this? They're mostly posting just the first book in a series which is a great idea.[/QUOTE]

Sanderson did a few years ago with the first mistborn book.
 
You can get a lot of indie and self published e-books for free in the Kindle or Nooks stores if you read on those platforms. There's also some other e-book stores out there (if they're still in business) like Fictionwise and Books on Board that have freebies that are sometimes not DRMd (and thus you can convert them to the needed format for your e-reader).

A lot of times it's just the first book in a series that's free though. Sometimes it's a standalone novel though and they're just giving it away hoping that will spur sales of their other books etc.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']You can get a lot of indie and self published e-books for free in the Kindle or Nooks stores if you read on those platforms. There's also some other e-book stores out there (if they're still in business) like Fictionwise and Books on Board that have freebies that are sometimes not DRMd (and thus you can convert them to the needed format for your e-reader).

A lot of times it's just the first book in a series that's free though. Sometimes it's a standalone novel though and they're just giving it away hoping that will spur sales of their other books etc.[/QUOTE]

I mostly just use my Kindle Fire for web surfing and gaming. The kids like the touch games.

There's alot of free self-published drek on the Amazon store. But I'm afraid that's what it mostly is, drek. And I really don't have the time or energy to sort the wheat from the chaffe.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Finished up Devil in the White City[/QUOTE]
Awesome book. I've read all of Erik Larson's books and that ones definitely my favorite. I'm usually only into science but this one had me hooked.

I'm currently reading Einstein: His Life and Universe. Very good so far.
 
[quote name='eldergamer']I mostly just use my Kindle Fire for web surfing and gaming. The kids like the touch games.

There's alot of free self-published drek on the Amazon store. But I'm afraid that's what it mostly is, drek. And I really don't have the time or energy to sort the wheat from the chaffe.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I don't bother much with it for just that reason myself.

Too many great published books out there I want to read to put the time and effort into finding the gems among the self published and indie books.

For just cheap e-books, if you're on Facebook or Twitter like/follow the Official Kindle page/account on their and they'll post their daily deal every day.

Most of it is stuff I'm not interested in, but I've bought 5 or so the past few months for .99 cents to $2. Some where indie press stuff, some where really mainstream stuff like The Lincoln Lawyer.
 
[quote name='eldergamer']I mostly just use my Kindle Fire for web surfing and gaming. The kids like the touch games.

There's alot of free self-published drek on the Amazon store. But I'm afraid that's what it mostly is, drek. And I really don't have the time or energy to sort the wheat from the chaffe.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure you already know but just in case, Guttenberg.org has a great selection of public domain books...As long as you don't mind reading the classics.
 
[quote name='kill3r7']I'm sure you already know but just in case, Guttenberg.org has a great selection of public domain books...As long as you don't mind reading the classics.[/QUOTE]

Yep, and most of those titles are available for free in the Kindle and Nook stores as well.

Easier to get on those devices than sideloading the project Guttenberg books when available.
 
I'm more interested in the published or known authors like the free stuff on Baen's website. Thanks, though.

I still dont see myself reading on the kindle much. I do most of my reading at work (either on breaks or during slow/down time) and there's it's just easier to carry a paperback around.

Finally finished The Oath.

Probably have to do a fantasy book next since I have two of those checked out from the library.
 
No worries. I think the Kindle Fire sucks as an e-reader anyway personally. Screen is so narrow in portrait orientation that it's just weird for reading since it's such a skinny column of text vs. a print page.

Just doesn't compare to a regular Kindle that has a screen size/shape more akin to a book page, and the awesome e-ink screen and super long battery life. If you read a ton, you should check one of those out some time. Much more convenient that carrying a paperback around since you can have tons of books on a device thinner and lighter than a print book, and with the 3+ week batter life, no worrying about running out of juice like with the Fire or other tablet.
 
Finished Game of Thrones this morning, and it was outstanding. I'm not sure what I'll start next, even though I want to read the next one in the series. I might go with a shorter book or two in between.
 
I wouldn't wait too long before firing up the next in the series. There are so many names to keep straight it can be hard to jump back in after a break.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']I wouldn't wait too long before firing up the next in the series. There are so many names to keep straight it can be hard to jump back in after a break.[/QUOTE]


This is good advise. I read the first two back to back and then for whatever reason I didn't get to the next one until at least six months later and I had hard time remembering who was who (mostly the more minor characters obviously), why they were doing what they were doing, and where the locations were in relation to each other in the kingdom.
 
I'm still reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm absolutely in love with it. I have the sequel sitting on my shelf waiting to be read immediately after I'm done with the first one.
 
Finished a Canticle for Liebowitz after it getting so much praise in this thread. Pretty good morality story. It is usually listed as a post apocalyptic story, but I went in expecting The Road and the Postman and it is nothing like that.
 
Almost finished reading Robin Hobbs' Royal Assassin, second book of The Farseer Trilogy. Assassin's Quest, the final book of this trilogy, is up next.

The Farseer Trilogy is so much better than The Night Angel Trilogy - which had one good book (the first).
 
[quote name='Kylearan']Almost finished reading Robin Hobbs' Royal Assassin, second book of The Farseer Trilogy. Assassin's Quest, the final book of this trilogy, is up next.

The Farseer Trilogy is so much better than The Night Angel Trilogy - which had one good book (the first).[/QUOTE]

Yes indeed.
 
Finished Guns, Germs and Steel. Good read if a bit repetitive at times. Would have been better in print as the tables are messed up in the Kindle version, and it doesn't have any of the figures.

Planning on re-reading The Great Gatsby next. One of my favorites and I haven't read it for years.
 
[quote name='Kylearan']Almost finished reading Robin Hobbs' Royal Assassin, second book of The Farseer Trilogy. Assassin's Quest, the final book of this trilogy, is up next.

The Farseer Trilogy is so much better than The Night Angel Trilogy - which had one good book (the first).[/QUOTE]


Almost anything by Robin Hobbs is pretty good. I know I've read 2 if not 3 of the Liveships triology and the first book in the Farseer.

Her latest Forest Mage Trilogy isn't that great though. Only the first book was worth reading. The other two take ages to get anywhere.
 
I didn't expect there to be a reading thread on CAG, or any other gaming site for the matter. Glad to see the shared interests with other gamers. I'm still relatively new to reading novels and I plan to get more into it.

Anyways, I started The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
 
I'm not much of a fiction reader, and even then I can count the fantasy fiction I've read on both hands (LOTR, Chronicles of Narnia, and...? I think that's about it), but after watching the first episode of Game of Thrones around 2 weeks ago, I decided to read the book then watch the program.

I'm now finished with both the television season and book 1. Jumped right into Clash of Kings this evening.
 
[quote name='Thekrakrabbit']"The Hunger Games".

It is excellent, end of story.[/QUOTE]

I just finished Mockingjay a week or so ago. Excellent series.
 
[quote name='RockinTheRedDog']Finished Storm of Swords. HOLY GUACA-MOLE! I was going to take a break from this series but after reading the last few hundred pages of the book, I'm going to start A Feast for Crows right away.[/QUOTE]
I'm still reading, I'm about 400 pages in. Liking it so far.
 
Finished reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo last week. The first 50 pages or so, I thought, were very dry. Although, the book picks up in a big way from there on out. I'll also admit that I'm not the most avid or well-versed reader, but I've never been so creeped out while reading a book than when I was with Dragon Tattoo. I loved it.

Right now I'm burning through Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect.
 
Yeah, the first part of Girl with the Dragon tattoo is very dry as it spends to much time on the details of the libel case and the Vanger family history etc.

Once you get past that it's a great read, and the 2nd and 3rd books are fantastic as well and don't have a dry spell like that.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Yeah, the first part of Girl with the Dragon tattoo is very dry as it spends to much time on the details of the libel case and the Vanger family history etc.

Once you get past that it's a great read, and the 2nd and 3rd books are fantastic as well and don't have a dry spell like that.[/QUOTE]

I would agree with this. Though I did think the 2nd one did drag on some through the middle. I just finished all three books in the last couple of weeks after seeing the movie.

Now I am starting last NightSide book, The Bride Wore Black Leather. Too bad its the last one in the series as I really enjoyed the books.
 
[quote name='Clak']I'm still reading, I'm about 400 pages in. Liking it so far.[/QUOTE]

...you're almost there. Brace yourself.
 
^ His books are great if you can tolerate his rather shitty writing style. For such a great author, it just seems like he wrote all his books on a roll of toilet paper with a crayon and gave them to his editor to transcribe onto paper.
 
[quote name='omster']I just finished Mockingjay a week or so ago. Excellent series.[/QUOTE]

Won't be long before I get the rest of the series into my mind.
 
Finished The Great Gatsby the night before last, and started this last night:

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[quote name='crunchb3rry']^ His books are great if you can tolerate his rather shitty writing style. For such a great author, it just seems like he wrote all his books on a roll of toilet paper with a crayon and gave them to his editor to transcribe onto paper.[/QUOTE]

I like his writing style, so that's probably more a matter of preference. It feels very disconnected from the story, kind of like it detaches you from the characters so you feel more like someone reading the report of what went down as opposed to the events. Sort of a "this all happened already, but you're just finding out about it and there's nothing you can do" helpless feel.
 
Just started up


It's probably been 6months - a year since I fnished the first book in this series so it was a little slow going. About 50 pages in I'm just starting to remember whose who and what their motivations were.
 
Finished up Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (book 2 of the Heechee Saga). Good book and a great series so far. I highly recommend it if you liked the Foundation (Asimov) or Commonwealth (Hamilton) series. Having said that now, I hope the last two books don't take a nose dive but I don't think that will be possible at this point. :)
 
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