What book are you reading now?

#1713097Post 401 of 4952014-04-07

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almost done with:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/T79OAr2.jpg[/img]

starting next:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/diN2sDX.jpg[/img]

#1713117Post 402 of 4952014-04-07

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an MBA Stanford B School student on the airplane I was just on sat next to us reading this book:

[url="http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products-ebook/dp/B00HJ4A43S"]Amazon.com: Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products eBook: Nir Eyal, Ryan Hoover: Kindle Store[/url]

Might be a good one for you Rezo

#1713328Post 403 of 4952014-04-10

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Dead Eye by Mark Greaney

#1713336Post 404 of 4952014-04-10

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#1713342Post 405 of 4952014-04-10

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I´ve just finished Aldous Huxley´s Brave New Wrold. It´s brilliant! can´t believe it was written in 1932

#1713416Post 406 of 4952014-04-11

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[url="http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-News/dp/346204527X/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1397240965&sr=8-15&keywords=frank+sch%C3%A4tzing"]Breaking News: 9783462045277: Amazon.com: Books[/url]

#1714155Post 407 of 4952014-04-25

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^^

I saw Limit at the library and it looked interesting, but the reviews say it seems to be way too long and too many characters just dumped in. I love long books and @ 960 this looked good, but from the reviews it doesn't seem to be worth it.

[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Limit-Frank-Schatzing/dp/1623650445/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398438441&sr=8-2&keywords=frank+sch%C3%A4tzing"]Limit: Frank Schatzing, Shaun Whiteside, Jamie Searle, Samuel Willcocks: 9781623650445: Amazon.com: Books[/URL]

#1714159Post 408 of 4952014-04-25

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just finished Ray Bradbury´s Farenheit 451. great!

#1714168Post 409 of 4952014-04-25

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[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][h=1]Slow Horses (Slough House) by [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Mick-Herron/e/B001JP3TOY/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1"]Mick Herron[/URL][/h][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR]

#1732006Post 410 of 4952014-10-24

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About to start on this one: [url="http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Enigma-Physics-Encounters-Consciousness/dp/019517559X"]Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness: Bruce Rosenblum, Fred Kuttner: 9780195175592: Amazon.com: Books[/url]

#1732007Post 411 of 4952014-10-24

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Just started Brooklyn Follies by Auster.

entertaining novel so far.

#1732011Post 412 of 4952014-10-24

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[IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/917gnM7dJaL.jpg[/IMG]

#1732641Post 413 of 4952014-11-04

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[url="http://www.businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwell-favorite-books-2014-11?utm_content=buffer28a5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer"]Malcolm Gladwell's Favorite Books - Business Insider[/url]

#1732663Post 414 of 4952014-11-05

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[IMG]http://www.michaelconnelly.com/wp-content/files_mf/cache/th_196fed19a57c6bc2e3b62660cdf2abbd_TheBrassVerdictMM2011.jpg[/IMG]

#1732682Post 415 of 4952014-11-05

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[img]http://i.imgur.com/2ZZiAt6.jpg[/img]

#1732683Post 416 of 4952014-11-05

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Anyone read this?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ieeYQqD.png[/IMG]

I used to read fantasy when I was a kid all of the time and was thinking about reading some again.

Brandon Sanderson is on book #2 of this series and it apparently is going to be a 10 book epic, and I'm pretty sure each book is going to be at ~1000 pages (the first two are already and this guy seems to not publish anything less than 700+). If this is good I can get started now and it would be cool to read something huge over the next 25 years and keep up with it.

#1732721Post 417 of 4952014-11-06

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[QUOTE=nick007;1145455][IMG]http://www.michaelconnelly.com/wp-content/files_mf/cache/th_196fed19a57c6bc2e3b62660cdf2abbd_TheBrassVerdictMM2011.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Any good ???

#1732735Post 418 of 4952014-11-06

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1145479]Anyone read this?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ieeYQqD.png[/IMG]

I used to read fantasy when I was a kid all of the time and was thinking about reading some again.

Brandon Sanderson is on book #2 of this series and it apparently is going to be a 10 book epic, and I'm pretty sure each book is going to be at ~1000 pages (the first two are already and this guy seems to not publish anything less than 700+). If this is good I can get started now and it would be cool to read something huge over the next 25 years and keep up with it.[/QUOTE]

Not this but I read his [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Mistborn-Trilogy-Brandon-Sanderson-ebook/dp/B004H1TQBW/ref=asap_B001IGFHW6_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415230226&sr=1-3"]Mistborn trilogy[/URL]. Good entertaining easy reads, interesting magic system. But as with a lot of 'new' writers, he is better with plot and ideas than actual writing. I'm more old school and prefer people who can actually write, and the only 'new' fantasy writer I've come across who can is Patrick Rothfuss ([URL="http://www.amazon.com/Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicle/dp/0756404746/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415240057&sr=1-1&keywords=kingkiller+chronicles"]Kingkiller Chronicles[/URL]), but some people find him slow with the plot.

Perhaps give Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy a try since it's only three books, I did enjoy it.

If you're after another 10-book series there is also Steven Erikson's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen"]Mazalan Book of the Fallen[/URL], heavy heavy stuff, I prefer it over George RR Martin, I stopped Game of Thrones after book 1.

#1732753Post 419 of 4952014-11-06

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[QUOTE=feather;1145550]Not this but I read his [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Mistborn-Trilogy-Brandon-Sanderson-ebook/dp/B004H1TQBW/ref=asap_B001IGFHW6_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415230226&sr=1-3"]Mistborn trilogy[/URL]. Good entertaining easy reads, interesting magic system. But as with a lot of 'new' writers, he is better with plot and ideas than actual writing. I'm more old school and prefer people who can actually write, and the only 'new' fantasy writer I've come across who can is Patrick Rothfuss ([URL="http://www.amazon.com/Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicle/dp/0756404746/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415240057&sr=1-1&keywords=kingkiller+chronicles"]Kingkiller Chronicles[/URL]), but some people find him slow with the plot.

Perhaps give Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy a try since it's only three books, I did enjoy it.

If you're after another 10-book series there is also Steven Erikson's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen"]Mazalan Book of the Fallen[/URL], heavy heavy stuff, I prefer it over George RR Martin, I stopped Game of Thrones after book 1.[/QUOTE]

You seem to read a ton more fantasy that I have lately for sure so you know much more than I, I'll check out that Erikson book.

I thought Sanderson got pretty rave reviews for taking over the Wheel of Time series and finally finished it off without all of the dragging on, so I thought he would be pretty good? I honestly have had the first book of WoT since I was in high school and it came out, but never started it... then heard it drug on...then homeboy died...and never bothered to start. Didn't seem worth the investment.

Thats the only thing I'm worried about is what you've said above, every book I've seen Sanderson write is like 500+ pages, so maybe he is more typing on the keyboard than worth the time?

#1732756Post 420 of 4952014-11-06

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1145536]Any good ???[/QUOTE]

I prefer his Harry Bosch novels - I am still in infant stages of the book where it is dealing with Mickey Haller (Lincoln Lawyer) but I do believe that Harry features in this one so then it will be a classic like all the rest.

#1732758Post 421 of 4952014-11-06

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1145568]You seem to read a ton more fantasy that I have lately for sure so you know much more than I, I'll check out that Erikson book.

I thought Sanderson got pretty rave reviews for taking over the Wheel of Time series and finally finished it off without all of the dragging on, so I thought he would be pretty good? I honestly have had the first book of WoT since I was in high school and it came out, but never started it... then heard it drug on...then homeboy died...and never bothered to start. Didn't seem worth the investment.

Thats the only thing I'm worried about is what you've said above, every book I've seen Sanderson write is like 500+ pages, so maybe he is more typing on the keyboard than worth the time?[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately a lot of books these days suffer from bloat but I didn't find Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy bloated.

Sanderson isn't bad, depends on the kind of writing you like, I might just be pickier with writing styles. He writes to progress the plot rather than the actual writing itself if that makes sense. Kinda like a good action movie vs an art house film?

Check out some user reviews [URL="http://io9.com/words-of-radiance-brings-epic-back-to-epic-fantasy-1541600095"]here[/URL]:

[QUOTE]Has Sanderson's prose improved since The Way of Kings or will it still feel like rubbing sandpaper on my eyes?

An exaggeration, but I really couldn't believe how bad the writing was after hearing all the hype for the first book. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]I don't understand people who complain about Sanderson's prose. It is one of his best qualities. His writing is engaging, clear, and almost never boring. I can't say that about almost any of the authors people tend to praise for their prose. It seems like the easier it is to get lost or bored, the better the prose is considered...[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]I found Way of Kings hard reading and nearly gave up several times - until about the last quarter of the book when everything else made sense! I am quite looking forward to this book but Im not going to rush into reading it just yet! As for his other books - Sanderson is simply one of the best Fantasy authors around at the moment - Mistborn was a masterpiece in my eyes and his new YA Reckoners series isnt so YA that adults cant enjoy it![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]I just can't understand people who complain about Sanderson's prose. . . his writing is so comfortable to me, easy to slide right into. Like an old friend. Has been since the first book.

Ah, well, can't win them all! :D [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]I don't think Sanderson is bad (he's certainly a much better writer than Robert Jordan or Terry Goodkind), but yeah, I've found his books pretty middling. Perfectly enjoyable and worth the money, but hardly deserving of the "new epic fantasy wunderkind" status that has been bestowed on him.

That said, I haven't read Radiance, so maybe it's incredible. After all, it does have "customs and cultures that are their own unique". What more could you want? [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]1. No, he's not a better writer than Robert Jordan. He's a more straightforward writer than Robert Jordan.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]Are you kidding? I read mistborn and I thought I was reading a highschool creative writing assignment. it's really really tainted me against Sanderson.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]I don't think anyone ever hypes his prose. They hype his world building, magic systems, character development, the epic scale of his stories, the way he can hide secrets in plain sight, and his effective foreshadowing. And from what I've read of his books, I concur.

His prose is very workman like, its just there to deliver the story, and it can be ugly at times. But The Emperor's Soul showed that he is no mug when it comes to prose. All said, I prefer a great storyteller to a great wordsmith, and hopefully one day Sanderson can become a master of both. [/QUOTE]

Without knowing your taste I would recommend giving him a fair shot :)

#1758889Post 422 of 4952015-12-10

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#1758896Post 423 of 4952015-12-11

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some weeks ago I finished Murakami's South Of The Border West Of The Sun.... I didn't like it very much.

Now I'm slowly starting A Confederacy of Dunces...by John Kennedy Toole

both in Spanish...

#1758901Post 424 of 4952015-12-11

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Isaac Asimov - Foundation (saga)

#1758910Post 425 of 4952015-12-11

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[QUOTE=diegoff;1177945]Isaac Asimov - Foundation (saga)[/QUOTE]

Oooh awesome!

#1759218Post 426 of 4952015-12-24

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Brotherhood of the Rose

#1759239Post 427 of 4952015-12-24

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Irvin Yalom - Creatures of a day

Another gem

#1759295Post 428 of 4952015-12-27

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H.P Lovecraft_The Shadow Over Innsmouth

#1759313Post 429 of 4952015-12-28

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[QUOTE=Simeon;1178615]H.P Lovecraft_The Shadow Over Innsmouth[/QUOTE]

I read all his stories... he´s the best at that genre, imo

#1759509Post 430 of 4952016-01-04

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[QUOTE=Micko;1178520]Irvin Yalom - Creatures of a day

Another gem[/QUOTE]

:David:

#1759543Post 431 of 4952016-01-05

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^buying that, cheers

#1759568Post 432 of 4952016-01-06

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The last symbol - Dan Brown

#1759570Post 433 of 4952016-01-06

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#1759898Post 434 of 4952016-01-17

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^nice

[QUOTE=Micko;1178520]Irvin Yalom - Creatures of a day

Another gem[/QUOTE]

First read I made it to the Dr who lost his brother to cancer....really liked the first 2 clients stories, hoping it picks up a bit after this chapter :).

#1759909Post 435 of 4952016-01-17

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Actually I just got finished with Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyers
Think I'm going to read Anna Karenina again by Tolstoy. I'm in a Russian mood :)

#1760126Post 436 of 4952016-01-26

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Millenium saga - Stieg Larsson

#1760134Post 437 of 4952016-01-27

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Lords of the North- Bernard Cornwell

#1760245Post 438 of 4952016-01-30

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Doesn't anyone read trash ???:lol:

#1760251Post 439 of 4952016-01-30

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John Daly - My life in and out of the rough

Primarily a golf autobiography but with a strangely compelling insight into the human condition.

#1760374Post 440 of 4952016-02-02

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Finally getting to: [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514C8aVV4gL.jpg[/img]

I guess it is being made into a movie with DeCaprio and Scorscese soon.

On the todo list:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ydsqKjx.png[/img] [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71MfJTNVENL.jpg[/img]

Music madethis place,we just kept itgoing...

What book are you reading now?