unknown
fuck ftagn
going along the Bolano train, I just got Last Evenings on Earth...plan to tackle it and several others this summer
The Books/Reading Thread
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End of Glory
Crucify Your Faith
Since I'm appreciating Caladan Brood so much I'm gonna try to read Steven Erikson's book/books. Only problem is that I'm a fatass idiot who finds reading books boring..
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
You'll probably hate them, as Erikson's prose is kinda difficult to get into. He likes to not tell the reader what the fuck is actually going on and expects them to interpret for themselves. I find this rewarding, but others probably hate it. Also, the first book is quite slow.
crimsonfloyd
Active Member
Re: Bolano- Loved both 2666 and Savage Detectives. Both are structurally very original works. Savage Detectives especially. It's like a collection of short stories embedded in a diary.
Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
It's excellent. Once you get into it, you just keep going. The way Bolaño handled prose is nothing short of amazing. And I wasn't that into the story itself from the beginning.
Need to read that. Could you classify it as a pop science book?
Love short stories, and that book was great. Waiting for the paperback version of The Return to be released. The Picador covers are awesome.
That's what he does so well; taking a shitload of characters, having them tell their stories separately and yet weaving it all together. And it's like he just starts out writing about some trivial subject and just keeps going, and eventually a story comes out.
rms
Active Member
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
Einherjar86
Active Member
End of Glory
Crucify Your Faith
Fuck it... I'm too lazy anyway. I'll just take a drive to McDonalds or Burger King, pick up something to eat and just enjoy some Bathory and Caladan Brood instead.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
That's a good plan, too.
Ein - Yeah, the Siege of Pale hits and it's amazing, and then it gets kinda slow until the Adjunct releases the Jaghut Tyrant. There are some cool assassin scenes thrown in there and I certainly enjoyed the book, but compared to Deadhouse Gates, it's slow. Deadhouse Gates starts kinda slow, but once you get about 150 pages in, shit constantly moves. At least, so far.
Ein - Yeah, the Siege of Pale hits and it's amazing, and then it gets kinda slow until the Adjunct releases the Jaghut Tyrant. There are some cool assassin scenes thrown in there and I certainly enjoyed the book, but compared to Deadhouse Gates, it's slow. Deadhouse Gates starts kinda slow, but once you get about 150 pages in, shit constantly moves. At least, so far.
Dak
mentat
Finally had time to finish
followed by
Too bad Dubois didn't heed his own warnings. I found the books mostly complementary rather than at odds, as some reviewers were inclined to present them.
followed by
Too bad Dubois didn't heed his own warnings. I found the books mostly complementary rather than at odds, as some reviewers were inclined to present them.
unknown
fuck ftagn
less than 200 pages from finishing Perdido Street Station. I fucking love it. I don't know why it took me so long to finally tackle it (my copy still has the Border's sticker on it from when I bought it). Picked up the following books recently:
Dark Gods by T E D Klein
The Ceremonies by T E D Klein
Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector
and the following five books by Lord Dunsany:
Dark Gods by T E D Klein
The Ceremonies by T E D Klein
Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector
and the following five books by Lord Dunsany:
unknown
fuck ftagn
followup: finished Perdido Street Station because I had the day off today and fuck me. I haven't been drawn into a book like that in god knows how long. The worldbuilding is absolutely impressive. The book took a long goddamn time to take off (I'd say it was a good 100 pages before I got into it...it's 600 pages), and Mieville's prose style was very dense and fluffy I thought. I also think he also cut some corners--particularly near the end--but other than that I was absolutely floored by it.
Einherjar86
Active Member
How so?
Nice! I love that novel so much. I had a false start with it because it's so slow to pick up; but once it does man...
Now you can move on to The Scar and Iron Council.
Dak
mentat
dwellerINTHEdark
Curator of the mausoleum
Forgot to mention that I finished 'House of Leaves' a little while back. Fantastic novel. I'm sure I'll eventually re-read it to get a better grasp on the events. It would make for a really cool movie, though I'm sure that would turn into a disaster. There's the companion piece, 'The Whalestone Letters'. Anybody give that a read.
Currently reading Erickson's 'Deadhouse Gates.' Yeah, Caladan Brood brought me here. It's great thus far.
Currently reading Erickson's 'Deadhouse Gates.' Yeah, Caladan Brood brought me here. It's great thus far.
unknown
fuck ftagn
I read the Whalestoe letters once and wasn't particularly impressed with it. May need to give it another go.
Glad to see people here are reading the Malazan Book of the Fallen. I'm currently rereading it. Started Toll the Hounds yesterday. I'm pretty bummed that I have to wait a while for the rest of the Kharkanas Trilogy and even longer for the Toblakai trilogy, which is presumably going to be the best thing ever.
Considering making an effort to get into Tolkein. I feel like I should be into that stuff but I've never been able to get into it.
Considering making an effort to get into Tolkein. I feel like I should be into that stuff but I've never been able to get into it.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
The Kharkanas Trilogy is the one that predates the main trilogy, right? Have you read any of Esslemont's novels?
Yeah. So far only Forge of Darkness has been released, but I thought it was great. The prose is in a different style from the main series, and I loved it.
I've read everything that's been released to date. The Esslemont novels are markedly inferior to Erikson's in every way. Stonewielder in particular was an absolute slog. His first two, Night of Knives and Return of the Crimson Guard, are actually pretty good, which is fortunate as they're by far the most important.
Assail is coming relatively soon, but I can't say I'm particularly worked up over it. I just hope Esslemont's got a better editor this time around.
I've read everything that's been released to date. The Esslemont novels are markedly inferior to Erikson's in every way. Stonewielder in particular was an absolute slog. His first two, Night of Knives and Return of the Crimson Guard, are actually pretty good, which is fortunate as they're by far the most important.
Assail is coming relatively soon, but I can't say I'm particularly worked up over it. I just hope Esslemont's got a better editor this time around.
