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[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

So you recommend it? Just this week, I sold my 505. Getting it ready to ship, I found Mistborn and bunch of books that I thought were gone with my stolen computer. I want to re-read it soon.

Yes, certainly. If you liked Mistborn you will like The Well of Ascension too.

BOb

[SeaBookGuy]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

You just can't read Pratchett without the footnotes*. I have no idea how people with Kobos cope and hope they get the firmware update which includes that promised feature Real Soon Now.

* Although, since it sounds like you can get there and not back again, it might just be the book is likewise badly done† with one-way linking only. This is where the Kindle's Back button comes in handy on books I've had that were like that.

† A plague on both their lazy-@$$ conversion houses!

See also: Jen Lancaster's books

[caleb72]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I finished "A Room With a View" the other day. Is today the day to begin the discussion?

I was wondering the same thing myself. Thinking it might also be the time to nominate for next month.

Did you enjoy?

Regards
Caleb

[poohbear_nc]

I discovered the truly wondrous powers of ereaders - allowing what I call "viral" reading.

I began with "The Man Who Ate His Boots" (A. Brandt) -- yet another retelling of the Franklin expedition & all the British attempts to find the Northwest Passage -- which described Franklin's posthumous popularity in the popular press of that time -- including a prominent mention in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" -- which I had to check out -- and yes, he mentioned Franklin & his ships (Terror & Erebus) -- which led me to read more Conrad, then jump to Melville - for a fantastic nautical weekend -- all courtesy of books stored on my ereader - and instantly available.

It's a wonderful feature -- having the ability (and capacity) to load up with collections of classic literature -- and then being able to "dip in" at will. If this had been available when I was a kid, I probably would never have taken "my nose out of that book!"

[Crusader]

Looks like I'm picking the slow reads this week. Struggling with The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen Donaldson. Another one that goes nowhere slowly.

[Michael McLovin]

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I listened to Dance, Dance, Dance as an unabridged audio -- Rupert Degas does a terrific job narrating Murakami!

don't usually do audiobooks but i might give this a try.
there's just too big a gap between the release of the original and translated versions.
it's a bit frustrating knowing a new book is out but not yet available in english.

[Michael McLovin]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I've been dying to read iq84! My Japanese isn't good enough to read it in the original language (although I'd love to), and the English translation isn't out yet, unfortunately. I love Norwegian Wood, maybe I should re-read it, too...

it's only a short book, wouldn't take up much of your time
go for it

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by Michael McLovin

don't usually do audiobooks but i might give this a try.
there's just too big a gap between the release of the original and translated versions.
it's a bit frustrating knowing a new book is out but not yet available in english.

I agree! I really would love to get my Japanese to the level that I could read books in the original language.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

AThe Magic Kingdom of Landover, vol. 1 by Terry Brooks.

Well, that was fun. Quite light in tone, or so it seemed to me. We're never really in doubt that our hero will win the day. There's a little bit of recap at the start of the second and third parts that's irritating in an omnibus, but I suppose was necessary in separate books.

I'm going to go straight on with the next collection:
The Magic Kingdom of Landover, vol. 2 by Terry Brooks. I also bought this back in December 2009 from Fictionwise.

I fear that the series probably goes downhill, but I'll have to read them to find out.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Last week's Overdrive update for iPad was supposed to allow the footnotes to work, but it didn't for Pratchett's Sourcery. It almost worked. Except the asterisks just shuttled to the first footnote, and there was no way to get back to the page.

Give it a try in txtr or Bluefire and see if it works. If it doesn't, then it's the eBook and not Overdrive.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Crusader

Looks like I'm picking the slow reads this week. Struggling with The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen Donaldson. Another one that goes nowhere slowly.

it gets there - eventually, and then there is the second book ....

[Crusader]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

it gets there - eventually, and then there is the second book ....

Just finished it and the last 100 pages or so was much better. Please tell me the pace of the second book is faster. In any case I think I'm going to take a break and read some sci-fi for a while. After two slow-paced fantasy books I'm ready for something else.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Crusader

Just finished it and the last 100 pages or so was much better. Please tell me the pace of the second book is faster.

Not really. I'm a huge Donaldson fan, but I've always felt pretty 'meh' about Mordant's Need.

[gmw]

Originally Posted by Crusader

Just finished it and the last 100 pages or so was much better. Please tell me the pace of the second book is faster. In any case I think I'm going to take a break and read some sci-fi for a while. After two slow-paced fantasy books I'm ready for something else.

I found the second book much better than the first: faster and bigger. It still can't compare to Donaldson's Covenant or Gap series, but I found the second book a worthwhile read when the first had left me doubtful.

[kennyc]

I've only read The Thomas Covenant books but I loved them!