The Books/Reading Thread

[Sirjack]

lm reading China Mieville's' The Scar at the minute. Just finished King Rat, and 2 or so years ago read his brilliant Perdido Street Station.
l don't normally read fantasy - lm much more sci-fi bent, but these works are really intriguing stories, coupled with identifiable characters. Well, if you can identify with mutant humans/aliens etc

 

[Einherjar86]

Mieville is fantastic. His more recent work is great too; and if you are a fan of science fiction, then check out Embassytown. It's Mieville's only full-blown SF novel, and it's spectacular.

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

I'm reading Catching Fire...

 

[no country for old wainds]

lm reading China Mieville's' The Scar at the minute. Just finished King Rat, and 2 or so years ago read his brilliant Perdido Street Station.
l don't normally read fantasy - lm much more sci-fi bent, but these works are really intriguing stories, coupled with identifiable characters. Well, if you can identify with mutant humans/aliens etc

<3

 

[EternalMetal]

Im still getting through my first read of Lord of the Rings. Anyone here ever heard of it?

 

[CiG]

Nope.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Im still getting through my first read of Lord of the Rings. Anyone here ever heard of it?

I love when people try to invent books that nobody has ever heard of in order to sound well-read. Who would make a book about rings? That sounds terrible.

 

[no country for old wainds]

and when people try to invent authors. cmon, nobody's fooled by 'michael moorcock'

 

[CiG]

Stormbringer is actually the name of a legendary vibrator.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

and when people try to invent authors. cmon, nobody's fooled by 'michael moorcock'

Yeah, nobody would read a story about an albino.

 

[Einherjar86]

Short, spoiler-free review of Annihilation, the first book in Jeff Vandermeer's 'Southern Reach' trilogy.

http://roadsidepicnictalks.blogspot.com/2016/09/review-annihilation-by-jeff-vandermeer.html

 

[SentinelSlain]

My copy of Janson's History of Art came today, looking forward to reading it. I glanced over it and read the introduction in a reference library and thought, I have to get this cool book.

 

[CiG]

Recently started this.

Stephen King just due to the fact that his books are everywhere can often feel worn and suffocating, but I do enjoy many of his books. This one has been great so far, just a few chapters in.

It's basically about the world ending via a deadly flu-like plague.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

It stumbles a bit towards the end (as is typical with King) but on the whole it's pretty great.

 

[CiG]

Cheers, now I feel resolved to definitely finish it. I'm also halfway through Clive Barker's first omnibus.

 

[EspaDa]

Took up this one a few days ago just after finishing Catch-22.

 

[CiG]

 

[Talos of Atmora]

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Stormbringer is actually the name of a legendary vibrator.

Lord of poon
I CALL YOU!
Help me cause this pussy to QUUUAAAKE!

 

[CiG]

Elric Muffdiver!