What are you reading?

Finished the Martian, that was really good.

Going to start on Roger Moore's autobiography next.

 

I have almost finished The Third Gate by Lincoln Child. I think it is my least favourite of his solo works so far.

 

I have just started Blue Labryrinth, the new Agent Pendergast novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child that became available on Kindle about half an hour ago.

 

So, Anyway... by John Cleese. An autobiography and let me recommend this. It's a great read.

 

I just added So Anyway to my very long Wishlist.

I really enjoyed the Pendergast novel.

Now I am onto Lost Horizon by James Hilton. I am alternating between the Kindle and the Audible version. The narrator is Michael de Morgan.

 

Rama II by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke

 

^^ Let us know what you think. There are divided opinions about that trilogy, to say the least.

 

I've been reading the Vampire Diaries series, as well as 41 by George W. Bush. Good reads.

 

This. The stories vary wildly, but many are quite clever.

 

The Fellowship Of The Ring and it is brilliant.

 

I seriously want to read some Octavia Butler.

I've already read the "Parable..." novels for college and "Fledgling" for pleasure, but I'm interested in reading "Kindred." Then, I'll branch out to one of the other trilogies.

 

I just bought it. Thanks.

 

No problem. I hope you like it.

 

Just started on Shift, the follow up to Wool.

 

The Wool series is very good. Enjoy!

 

Just finished Stephen King's "Revival". I truly adore King's books, really, but this one...I read the last words, said "nope. nope, nope, nope", closed it, and went to cry myself to sleep.

Okay, it wasn't that dramatic, but the "nope" part happened, and for good reason: the book is spectacularly well-written, with great characters and a very thrilling plot, but...boy fucking howdy, the ending is the most awful thing to ever bloody awful.

I won't spoiler this by saying how or why, but dayumn.... I think a bit of my soul just died. o.O

 

I had a similar experience with a recent read. Not Stephen King, mind you, but it was a great story with some interesting characters that made me want to keep finding out what happens. Towards the last quarter of the book, it switches to a different character and takes a nosedive into absurd territory so aweful it soured me on the experience. The whole time, I kept cringing and wanting to say, "No no no! Where are you taking this story, character?" I understood the context behind what the author was trying to do given what he had grown up with, but it was done in such a heavily-handed manner and felt in conflict with the tone and atmosphere he had created earlier in the story.


The earlier part of the story was a great adventure story about survival. Then the last part is about trying to spiritually redeem a tribe of cannibals. Wish I was kidding.

 

i enjoyed it. there were some dry parts but i'm curious about what happens in the next two books.

 

I had mixed feelings about it myself. Rendezvous With Rama is my favorite book, and this was really not what I wanted to see in a sequel. However, looking at it on its own merits, it was quite an epic SF story, with some interesting characters (particularly Nicole) and many fascinating ideas.

 

Joss Whedon, the Biography by Amy Pascale