Currently working my way through The Horus Heresy saga (False Gods at the moment)
So what are you reading? Part VI
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my I am starting Anne Rice's interview with the vampire series. and then onto the witches trilogy.
Just finished A Choice of Catastrophes and thought I'd try something a little "different." I'm currently ready the Star Trek: Nemesis novelization. Although, so far, I find the book better than the movie (and I didn't really find the movie all that bad, just not that great), I pine for Vonda M. McIntyre's novelizations and all the extra ...stuff... in them.
Reading : A Storm of Swords update - I'm absolutely floored by what just happened. I literally had to re-read the last part of the chapter to see if what I thought I read was what I actually read.This is an incredible book so far, but I'm in shock.
I have a pretty good bet what chapter you just finished. Certainly a sad chapter.
I finally read the last of the 4 books i recently bought. The last one being The Buried Age. It was one of the best Star Trek The Next Generation books i've ever read! All the actual physics stuff went way over my head because i am just a cook! I went to Towson College for 2 years but this shit was deep! I like the betrayal by a woman theme, who hasnt been there! Also the Picard as the archeologist is nice to see. A grand story with original aliens in grand Star Trek peace keeping tradition! Neat o torpedo indeed. And to finish it off with the little bit we saw from All Good things was nice, plus a little bonus about Data emulating emotions for the dork in me that always wondered why he smiled so much in the "old ones" (early seasons of TNG). As I had begun watching reruns that took place just as the series was ending that were in the 6 th and 7th seasons. I was under the impression that Troi and Will Riker meeting on USS Enterprise 17-01 D was a suprise to both, but we both know that to be crazy in reality and just not plausable. So its good that that was cleared up,as to be a show for Picard.
But back to the adventure i had just read. The story was intersting in that black holes somehow held all information. How could we extract this information- i have no idea. But what a neat concept! Indeed!
But back to the adventure i had just read. The story was intersting in that black holes somehow held all information. How could we extract this information- i have no idea. But what a neat concept! Indeed!
Since my Nook needs to charge, I've decided to take Prophecy and Change to read at work. I've been slowly working my way through this over the past few months, one or two stories at a time, but I think now I'm gonna just stick with it all the way through to the end. I'm jumping back in where I left off last time, with Chiaroscuro.
Yeah, I've been meaning to ask about that. I've heard alot of comments about the relationship between it and the play Andrew Robinson did at cons, and I was wondering if the story makes sense without seeing the play? Because the impression I've gotten from previous conversations is that it doesn't.
Just zipped through The Postman Always Rings Twice (not as good as Double Indemnity, still my favourite Cain novel) overnight - it was so short it wasn't worth updating my sig for...
Finished : A Storm of Swords - Review below
Reading : The Shack
A Storm of Swords : 5/5 stars
Amazing book! So much happens over the span of this one book that it more than makes up for the slower pace of "Clash of Kings", the second book in the series. Some parts were so shocking that I had to reread certain passages to ensure that I read what I thought I read which I'm not sure has ever happened before reading a novel. Other parts were tragic and difficult to make it through, especially for the characters I empathised with. One of the things I noticed about this book that took this one a step up for me was how multi-layered the characters have become which goes a long ways towards establishing believablity of the story and their motivations. There are no nefarious moustache twirling villians (well, perhaps the Mountain) or pure heroes which is a far more interesting story than most I've read.
As for the stories themselves......(with very little/vague spoilers)....Jon makes it through a pretty intense set of events to end up in an unlikely place. Catelyn continues to have tragedy upon tragedy heaped upon her and just when it seems she will finally have peace, the epilogue appears to change all that. Arya has her usual type of adventure and ends up in an interesting pairing for a while. Also, her story is a bit disturbing in how dark her actions/thoughts are becoming though I suppose given what she's going through, it's understandable to a degree...still, I worry about how she'll come out of all this. Samwell is a welcome addition that overlaps with Jon's story quite nicely. Tyrion's story continues to be among the best story in the books and his actions towards the end certainly throw things into disarray. Jamie ends up being an unexpected suprise of a character who I quite like in spite of his actions in certain places in book 1 and his pairing with Brienne was well done. Stannis becomes a more nuanced character here with Davos and Melisandre at his side. Sansa has gone from one bad situation where she's manipulated to another. I feel a bit sorry for her at times and other times not so much.
Bran's story is interesting, but very little happens with his group in this book. I love his companions, though it would be really cool if they end up being not so nice and not who they appear to be.
This book is clearly the best in the series up to this point and everything that defined and was good in the first two books was taken up a few notches. It's been interesting to see how the various characters are starting to interesect and it'll be even more fun as these events lead to the eventual coming of winter, the war with the others and how these various characters will fit into that end game. Highly recommended.
Reading : The Shack
A Storm of Swords : 5/5 stars
Amazing book! So much happens over the span of this one book that it more than makes up for the slower pace of "Clash of Kings", the second book in the series. Some parts were so shocking that I had to reread certain passages to ensure that I read what I thought I read which I'm not sure has ever happened before reading a novel. Other parts were tragic and difficult to make it through, especially for the characters I empathised with. One of the things I noticed about this book that took this one a step up for me was how multi-layered the characters have become which goes a long ways towards establishing believablity of the story and their motivations. There are no nefarious moustache twirling villians (well, perhaps the Mountain) or pure heroes which is a far more interesting story than most I've read.
As for the stories themselves......(with very little/vague spoilers)....Jon makes it through a pretty intense set of events to end up in an unlikely place. Catelyn continues to have tragedy upon tragedy heaped upon her and just when it seems she will finally have peace, the epilogue appears to change all that. Arya has her usual type of adventure and ends up in an interesting pairing for a while. Also, her story is a bit disturbing in how dark her actions/thoughts are becoming though I suppose given what she's going through, it's understandable to a degree...still, I worry about how she'll come out of all this. Samwell is a welcome addition that overlaps with Jon's story quite nicely. Tyrion's story continues to be among the best story in the books and his actions towards the end certainly throw things into disarray. Jamie ends up being an unexpected suprise of a character who I quite like in spite of his actions in certain places in book 1 and his pairing with Brienne was well done. Stannis becomes a more nuanced character here with Davos and Melisandre at his side. Sansa has gone from one bad situation where she's manipulated to another. I feel a bit sorry for her at times and other times not so much.
Bran's story is interesting, but very little happens with his group in this book. I love his companions, though it would be really cool if they end up being not so nice and not who they appear to be. This book is clearly the best in the series up to this point and everything that defined and was good in the first two books was taken up a few notches. It's been interesting to see how the various characters are starting to interesect and it'll be even more fun as these events lead to the eventual coming of winter, the war with the others and how these various characters will fit into that end game. Highly recommended.
On a non - fiction kick right now. Reading "George Washington: A life" by Ron Chernow
I am also reading three books by Simon Winchester: "Krakatoa", "The Meaning of Everything", and "A Crack at the Edge of the World". I just bought "Rocket Men" by Craig T. Nelson yesterday.
Should be a good October.
I am also reading three books by Simon Winchester: "Krakatoa", "The Meaning of Everything", and "A Crack at the Edge of the World". I just bought "Rocket Men" by Craig T. Nelson yesterday.
Should be a good October.
Finished Resistance yesterday. For such a big event, the book felt very ... small. Picard & Crusher's relationship just feels weird, though I suspect that's less a fault of the book and more just the newness of it all. Overall it just felt odd to be able to blow thru what should have been an epic event story in a day and a half.
Now reading Q & A. So far kinda meh.
Now reading Q & A. So far kinda meh.
Krakatoa's fantastic, Crack's pretty good, haven't read the other one.
Oh, and I think Craig Nelson who wrote Rocket Men is a different guy than actor Craig T Nelson...
I love Simon Winchester's almost ADD style of writing. So much delicious and unnecessary detail. (Why is unnecessary so hard to spell?)
As for the author of "Rocket Men" well I just have one word to say: COACH!!!
Thanks for the catch.
^It may have been derivative, but it was integral. 
(Calculus humor. That doesn't crop up often.)
(Calculus humor. That doesn't crop up often.)
^It may have been derivative, but it was integral.
I don't know - would Craig T. Nelson laugh at that?
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