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What books are you reading right now?

Discussion in 'Tilted Art, Photography, Music & Literature' started by sapiens, Aug 12, 2011.

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  1. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    the defector by daniel silva...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 18, 2011
    #141
  2. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Fremen, Oct 18, 2011
    #142
  3. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    I'm about a third of the way into it. It's pretty engrossing and not what I expected. I've been hearing the hype about this book and its author for a while now, even from people who are usually literary fiction-y types. So many of its reader rankings are skewed unusually high (even for a "mainstream fantasy") that this was the final selling point for me to check it out.

    There are many familiar aspects to this novel that make it appealing. It reminds me of some of the Romantic novels I've read. There is something archaic about his storytelling, though his style is decidedly contemporary. It seems he's doing what few have done since Tolkien in terms of making a fantasy believable though ultimately keeping realism at arm's length (unlike Martin, who depends largely on "gritty realism").

    It's too early for me to tell, but that's my initial impression.

    I'm on the public library's waiting list for the sequel (thinking ahead). I'm currently 33rd in line for a 31-book pool. I'm glad I got in on that sooner rather than later.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Oct 18, 2011
    #143
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  4. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Thank you, that's aptly put.
    I just know I enjoyed reading it. :)
     
    Fremen, Oct 18, 2011
    #144
  5. SuburbanZombie

    SuburbanZombie Housebroken

    Location:
    Northeast
    Reading a book titled "Wired". Don't remember the authors name...was $0.76 on Amazon....getting my moneys worth so far...
     
    SuburbanZombie, Oct 18, 2011
    #145
  6. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm reading The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
     
    snowy, Oct 18, 2011
    #146
  7. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    white shadow by ace atkins...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 21, 2011
    #147
  8. ace0spades

    ace0spades Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Vancouver
    Patrick Rothfuss - The Wise Man's Fear

    Loved the Name of the Wind, so on to book two!
     
    ace0spades, Oct 21, 2011
    #148
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  9. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    The mention of Russian Authors brought to mind the books by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. They are still at my parent's house and I have not read them in years but they made a huge impression on me in my younger years.
    Reading the more personal accounts of some of the horrors that led to at least 60 million people dying really give you an appreciation for what we have in this country.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Oct 21, 2011
    #149
  10. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy.
     
    CaptainBob, Oct 23, 2011
    #150
  11. BIZ

    biz New Member

    Reading the Hyperion science-fiction saga by Dan Simmons. It's pretty amazing. I'm not much into science-fiction, but I'm hooked with this one. The characters and their origin stories are what really shine.
    I've read they might make a movie, but unless it's a brilliant director I doubt they can make anything decent.
     
    biz, Oct 23, 2011
    #151
  12. ace0spades

    ace0spades Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Vancouver
    Maybe we could do a mini book club for Wise Man's Fear? Since so many of us seem to be reading it right now :)
     
    ace0spades, Oct 23, 2011
    #152
  13. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    I'm still trying to find my copy of The Name of the Wind and re-read it, before I tackle the sequel. :)
     
    Fremen, Oct 23, 2011
    #153
  14. Candle

    Candle Vertical

    Location:
    Winnipeg, MB
    Currently reading Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Parks Canada Warden Service by J. Burns and M.J. Schintz.
     
    Candle, Oct 23, 2011
    #154
  15. ASU2003

    ASU2003 Very Tilted

    Location:
    Where ever I roam
    Steve Jobs biography on my iPhone.
     
    ASU2003, Oct 24, 2011
    #155
  16. m0rpheus

    m0rpheus Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Guelph ON
    A collection of Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E Howard
     
    m0rpheus, Oct 26, 2011
    #156
  17. DUDE2012789

    dude2012789 New Member

    Location:
    United States
    The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
     
    dude2012789, Oct 26, 2011
    #157
  18. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    great read...

    don't forget atlas shrugged...

    right now i am reading a heartbeat away by michael palmer...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 26, 2011
    #158
  19. DUDE2012789

    dude2012789 New Member

    Location:
    United States
    Atlas Shrugged is next on my list.. it's not going to be a light read haha
     
    dude2012789, Oct 26, 2011
    #159
  20. spindles

    spindles Very Tilted

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    "48" by James Herbert. One of my favourite authors - I picked this up at a second hand book sale :)
     
    spindles, Oct 26, 2011
    #160
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