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I am currently in the middle of The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
It's a story about a man and his son, travelling on foot through a post-apolcalypic America.
The story doesn't say exactly what happened, but society has collapsed, and the survivors scrounge the wreakage for whatever they can find.
I'm finding it unsettling in its real-life possiblilty. I also have two sons, and the dialogue between the man and the boy rings very true.
"Imperium", by Robert Harris.
The Dark World by Henry Kuttner.
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I am currently in the middle of The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
It's a story about a man and his son, travelling on foot through a post-apolcalypic America.
The story doesn't say exactly what happened, but society has collapsed, and the survivors scrounge the wreakage for whatever they can find.
I'm finding it unsettling in its real-life possiblilty. I also have two sons, and the dialogue between the man and the boy rings very true.
Ooh! Another one on my list. I'm currently in the middle of his "Blood Meridian" and I can honestly say it is one of the best novels I've ever had the pleasure to read. His writing style is just so hypnotic. It draws me in and makes it very hard to put down until I finish the chapter. Or 3. Definitely a great read if you're a fan of the old west and don't mind the violence in the descriptions. I hope his other books are this good.
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I just finished "The Silent Invaders," an old Ace Double novel by Robert Silverberg.
I'm about nine pages away from finishing "The Atlantic Abomination," by John Brunner. Giant monster from 100,000 years ago awakens in the ocean and mind-controls the @#%! out of Jacksonville, Florida. Wow.
Up next is either Robert Silverberg's "Spawn of the Deadly Sea" or John Jakes's "Brak the Barbarian." I've been undergoing a bit of an obsession with Brak lately, as you might know if you follow my Paperback Flash vintage paperback blog.
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss.
Picked up Witch World and Web of the Witch World on a whim. Good Lord, it's garbage. Unless you like watching Conan the Barbarian fight Nazis.
I'm reading the 1098-page compilation of the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft. Right now, I'm in the middle of Beyond the Wall of Sleep.
book link please.
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss.I keep hearing about that. How is it?
I liked it quite a bit. He brings some really fresh style to the fantasy novel.
Jim Butcher,"small favour" - Dresden kicks a$$ again:)
Henry Chang, "Chinatown beat"- Chinatown noir
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I'm reading the 1098-page compilation of the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft. Right now, I'm in the middle of Beyond the Wall of Sleep.book link please.
Here ya go. I got this beastie off the bargain rack for twelve dollars.
Here ya go. I got this beastie off the bargain rack for twelve dollars.I'm reading the 1098-page compilation of the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft. Right now, I'm in the middle of Beyond the Wall of Sleep.book link please.
This is now on my GIMME list. Thanks.
Just finished China Mieville's "Perdido Street Station" and Michael Chabon's "The Yiddish Policemen's Union."
Reading a Walter Scott novel ("Guy Mannering") for a little change of pace.
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This is now on my GIMME list. Thanks.Here ya go. I got this beastie off the bargain rack for twelve dollars.I'm reading the 1098-page compilation of the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft. Right now, I'm in the middle of Beyond the Wall of Sleep.book link please.
No problem.
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Just got back from Barnes and Nobel with the last copy of that HPL Lovecraft omnibus. I don't get the impression it's *everything* after reading the jacket, but it's certainly lots. Also picked up a volume of H.G. Wells and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Yay cheap books!
Nice score. I'd like to hear what Shiny and Russ have to say about that collection.
Pipe up when you're done, will ya fellas?
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No problem.This is now on my GIMME list. Thanks.Here ya go. I got this beastie off the bargain rack for twelve dollars.I'm reading the 1098-page compilation of the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft. Right now, I'm in the middle of Beyond the Wall of Sleep.book link please.
Very cool. Thanks for the link, Mr. Shiny.
After finishing A Feast of Crows, I have been looking for some gritty fantasy...Can any one recommend anything?
Try Joe Abercrombie's 'The First Law' trilogy. The first book is called 'The Blade Itself'.
There is some humour in it - moreso than A Song of Ice and Fire - but a lot of it is very dark, and fits well. Lots of violence and intrigue, and some very well written characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
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After finishing A Feast of Crows, I have been looking for some gritty fantasy...Can any one recommend anything?
Try Joe Abercrombie's 'The First Law' trilogy. The first book is called 'The Blade Itself'.
There is some humour in it - moreso than A Song of Ice and Fire - but a lot of it is very dark, and fits well. Lots of violence and intrigue, and some very well written characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
Cool, I will. Thanks Mishi!
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I concur. Joe Abercrombie's trilogy is wicked (in both senses of the word), pacy, funny, vicious and just blooming marvelous!
Then there's the ten-part series by Hugh Cook which you might find in second-hand shops. The Wizard and the Warriors is the first, and it's gritty and hilarious - to the level of leeches crawling up someones manhood in a swamp. The whole series is equally gritty, clever and funny.
(plus I have some B&N gc's buring a hole in my pocket...)
Me too... but many of them have like 23 cents to a buck fiddy left on them. I need to grab them all, go in and 'piggy bank' it one of these days.
Just finished reading Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time. Fiction; not your normal mystery story. A good intro to the Ricardian question.
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I'm eager to hear what you think of Kothar. I read it a while back, and it was better than I expected, with a few really fun moments. Not Robert E. Howard, mind you, but better than I thought it would be.
I just finished "Spawn of the Deadly Sea," by Robert Silberberg, and am on to SOJAN by Michael Moorcock.
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I'm eager to hear what you think of Kothar. I read it a while back, and it was better than I expected, with a few really fun moments. Not Robert E. Howard, mind you, but better than I thought it would be.
I just finished "Spawn of the Deadly Sea," by Robert Silberberg, and am on to SOJAN by Michael Moorcock.
I expect it to be pretty good. This is my second Kothar book, the first being Kothar: Barbarian Swordsman which I really enjoyed. You're right: It wasn't Robert E. Howard but I was entertained and the GM in me couldn't help but think that were some pretty good adventure ideas. It certainly was more than worth quarter that I payed for it at a yard sale.
Currently on the nightstand:
A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith. Basically a historical period piece following the life of Richard III's mistress Kate Haute.
India: A History by John Keay. A historical overview of the subcontinent of India from the Harrapan civilization to present day.
Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald. A return to the setting of his recent book about the India of 2047 I enjoyed quite a bit: River of Gods
Patrick
EDIT: OK, followed the link. Looks like the author tries to take a position between the Ricardian and Tudor positions, but closer to the Ricardian. Still love to hear your thoughts when you are done.
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In December 1930, the great economist Maynard Keynes published an article in which he described the world as living in “the shadows of one of the greatest economic catastrophes in modern history.” The world was then 18 months into what would become the Great Depression. The stock market was down about 60%, profits had fallen in half and unemployed had climbed from 4% to about 10%.
"Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul", by Edward Humes.
"The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", by John Boyne
"Target Five: It's Happening-On A Giant Islands Of Ice, by Colin Forbes,
and waiting for me is "The Club Dumas", by Arturo Pérez-Reverte;)
Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
All the RPG books I currently read are RPG books. However I am reading:
This weeks comic books
Fallout 3 Tactical Survival Guide
and
Dragons Revisited
Re-reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Started Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Inspired by the "Better Late Than Never?" column on The Onion A/V Club's website, I picked up Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls because I've never actually read it, it was available for $6 (gotta love that Strand bookstore) and I've never actually read any Hemingway.
Re-reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Started Fragile Things by Neil GaimanInspired by the "Better Late Than Never?" column on The Onion A/V Club's website, I picked up Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls because I've never actually read it, it was available for $6 (gotta love that Strand bookstore) and I've never actually read any Hemingway.
Good choice :), but to get the real hemingway experience, read a his short-stories (a farewell to arms is also good)
Yeah, I've got to add my vote for the short stories.
Mechanicum by Graham McNeill, Book 9 of the Horus Heresy Series.