The Books/Reading Thread

[EspaDa]

I'm sitting an English Literature exam tomorrow, and I have to be familiar with such titles as Mrs. Dalloway, Great Expectations, and Gulliver's Travels. Not really excited about these books. Fortunately, there's also Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness in the programme.

 

[Einherjar86]

Heart of Darkness is so good. Conrad in general is amazing. I think The Secret Agent is my favorite, followed by HoD.

I also love Mrs. Dalloway, it's one of my favorite modernist novels. Undergrads tend to hate it though, haha. Speaking of which, happy birthday Virginia Woolf.

 

[rusty water]

I have read so far, up to chapter 7 of ` the Sun also rises` by Earnest Hemmingway. This book is easy reading, in that it all goes in very easily. He is clearly an accomplished writer with his own style. The reason I am writing this, is that, so far the characters haven't done anything but drink, and drink, and drink heavily. It has been a constant of going out to French bars and getting drunk and nothing else, nothing else. Now I, myself do not drink anymore, I gave it up a few years ago, yet after reading this book each night I feel drunk. And when I wake up in the morning I am ( almost sub-consciously ) feeling that I am expecting a hang-over.
I am not sure if this book reflects his lifestyle in any way, but if it does, he must have been a real piss-head.
I shall carry on through the book.

 

[Einherjar86]

I have read so far, up to chapter 7 of ` the Sun also rises` by Earnest Hemmingway. This book is easy reading, in that it all goes in very easily. He is clearly an accomplished writer with his own style. The reason I am writing this, is that, so far the characters haven't done anything but drink, and drink, and drink heavily. It has been a constant of going out to French bars and getting drunk and nothing else, nothing else.

That's Hemingway. Dude liked to drink, so that's what all his characters did.

 

[Doomguy]

I'm growing bored shitless with all the nonfiction history and politics texts I've been reading for my coursework and need to balance it with some fiction - what are three or so absolute must reads or good starting points of the fantasy genre? Seems to be great discussion of it here

 

[CiG]

Harry Potter.

 

[unknown]

I'm growing bored shitless with all the nonfiction history and politics texts I've been reading for my coursework and need to balance it with some fiction - what are three or so absolute must reads or good starting points of the fantasy genre? Seems to be great discussion of it here

Way Of Kings
Gardens of the Moon
Name of the Wind

 

[Vegard Pompey]

The Black Company.

 

[Einherjar86]

Way Of Kings
Gardens of the Moon
Name of the Wind

I still haven't read Name of the Wind. Heard good things though.

 

[EspaDa]

I'm growing bored shitless with all the nonfiction history and politics texts I've been reading for my coursework and need to balance it with some fiction - what are three or so absolute must reads or good starting points of the fantasy genre? Seems to be great discussion of it here

Malazan Book of the Fallen

 

[The Ozzman]

Harry Potter.

No.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I'm growing bored shitless with all the nonfiction history and politics texts I've been reading for my coursework and need to balance it with some fiction - what are three or so absolute must reads or good starting points of the fantasy genre? Seems to be great discussion of it here

scott bakker - the darkness that comes before

along with the aforementioned malazan book of the fallen and the black company.

i don't really like the name of the wind so much, it's fun and well written but too much of a blatant nerd wish fulfillment fantasy, my eyes were rolling at times

 

[CiG]

Reading:

 

[rusty water]

Earnest Hemmingway in his office writing ` The Sun also rises`.

Actually, I saw him on the Bus station last week calling everyone a Bastard.

 

[no country for old wainds]

@TageRyche what would be your top book recommendations from the past few years? i love thrillers/mysteries/procedurals/pulp/etc as long as they have some character, atmosphere, creativity.

 

[Dak]

Reading:

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I just bought Angels of Caliban and Legacy of Caliban: The Omnibus. Looking forward to them.

 

[Sirjack]

anyone read ready player one
what an absolutely cracking book
my new keyboard is on its way.
lm about to start reading jeff vandermeer' the southern reach trilogy which l hear is amazeballs
and neal asher's trilogy is bonkers

 

[CiG]

I just bought Angels of Caliban and Legacy of Caliban: The Omnibus. Looking forward to them.

Nice, do you plan to read Descent of Angels?

 

[Einherjar86]

Got this in the mail today--contemporary weird horror by the writer whose work inspired the movie Pontypool. Very excited:

 

[Dak]

Nice, do you plan to read Descent of Angels?

Is that another HH book?