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caleb72 · 11-01-2011, 02:17 AM

I just finished reading Fate's Mirror by M.H. Mead. I would classify this as a cyberpunk thriller with its fair share of lingo and cyberspace. Gets the

from me.

I've got a review of it on my site.

Now I'm reading Solis by Attanasio. This one is for my own enjoyment and to make an insignificant dent in the piles of unread books I own. I'm about halfway through and it's great. Tracking nicely for a 4 star rating from me.

coderserdar · 11-01-2011, 05:27 AM

alexandre dumas pere - the cenci

it is a good historical crime book
i fell like i was reading the jeanne dark's crime version

coderserdar · 11-01-2011, 05:28 AM

guy newell boothby - a strange goldfield

a mystery book which looks like a gothic book
it uses paraphysical elements

coderserdar · 11-01-2011, 05:29 AM

guy newell boothby - a professor of egyptology

a good mystery book which placed in cairo

HomeInMyShoes · 11-01-2011, 09:13 AM

Finished up Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Really enjoyable. On to Edward Riche's The Nine Planets.

thinkpad · 11-01-2011, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

This is all nice and fine that you are reading it. Why do you recommend this trilogy?

Don

I never said that I recommended it, just that I was reading it

But I do find myself enjoying it so I guess that is some sort of recommendation, along with the fact that I'm now on the last book

.

I started reading the first book and thought that steampunk is not for me, but as I read on I found it interesting and so far I haven't been put off or gotten bored

The story propels forward and each book has a new adventure not repeating the old with no cliffhangers between the books which I like.

Traye · 11-01-2011, 01:51 PM

I've put A Discovery Of Witches to one side for now. Although I hate doing that, it's gotten a bit boring and I want to read something else.

So I've started The Well which I downloaded from the Kindle store for a couple of quid. It's pretty good so far.

I also got Into the Badlands too, which I'm looking forward to reading as it was recommended by someone here.

orlok · 11-01-2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coderserdar

i didn't hear about this
but i will investigate that author and his books...
thanks

His first, The Hunter, was made into one of the best hard-boiled crime movies ever made, Point Blank with Lee marvin.

Quote:

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

I am reading Dexter by Design from the library on my phone. Very good morbid laughs for Halloween.

Just finished the latest one, Double Dexter, which was good fun as usual. Though I did detect a slightly harder edge to our murderous friend creeping in, where The Code was in serious danger of being voilated

.

Latinandgreek · 11-01-2011, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Finished up Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Really enjoyable. On to Edward Riche's The Nine Planets.

I will have to put that on my TBR list!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traye

I've put A Discovery Of Witches to one side for now. Although I hate doing that, it's gotten a bit boring and I want to read something else.

So I've started The Well which I downloaded from the Kindle store for a couple of quid. It's pretty good so far.

I also got Into the Badlands too, which I'm looking forward to reading as it was recommended by someone here.

I did the same thing with "A Discovery of Witches".

I've got so many books on the go that I'm embarrassed

kennyc · 11-01-2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Finished up Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making..

Love that title! Perfect for the title thread!

maianhvk · 11-01-2011, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Traye

I've put A Discovery Of Witches to one side for now. Although I hate doing that, it's gotten a bit boring and I want to read something else.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I did the same thing with "A Discovery of Witches".

It's that bad?

Latinandgreek · 11-01-2011, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

It's that bad?

Well, it's not the worst thing I've read, but it isn't interesting enough to hold my interest when I know I have much better books waiting to be read on my ebook reader.

coderserdar · 11-02-2011, 03:49 AM

alexanrde dumas pere - la konstantin

a good hystorical mystery book too
author has a good humour
and the fiction of the events in book are so detailed and good...

WT Sharpe · 11-02-2011, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I will have to put that on my TBR list!

I did the same thing with "A Discovery of Witches".

I've got so many books on the go that I'm embarrassed

I'm embarrassed to admit I've bought so many books I haven't yet read. I'm getting better; now I just download the samples and keep them in a separate folder until I'm ready to buy & read them.

afa · 11-02-2011, 08:22 AM

I am done with Prince of Thorns. Good book, a pretty solid debut from Mark Lawrence. I was a tad disappointed with the book, though; I had heard a fair bit about him and many saw him as an Abercrombie-esque author, but I can't say that was correct. Sure, his book has a lot of violence and the characters are, for the most part, b******s. But the similarities more or less end there. His style and prose isn't anything like Abercrombie's. Prince of Thorns seems to emphasize that everything is hopeless, whereas Abercrombie at least shows a glimmer of hope (before yanking it away). All in all, Abercrombie's status as my favorite author remains secure (and comfortably so).

I also felt PoT (now there's an unfortunate abbreviation) was a bit too rushed. Don't get me wrong - I don't look for Jordanesque levels of minutiae, but I do like a little detail. This was far too minimalistic for my taste, although I know some find it appealing (yes, I'm looking at you DiapDealer!). We were rushing headlong from one scene to another, without ever pausing for breath or just to take some time to reflect on and assimilate the events. For me, Abercrombie strikes the best balance between giving you enough information to feel as if you are in something big, without ever going into unnecessary level of details or 'infodumps'.

I also found Lawrence's mix-and-match style of world-building a little jarring. It is clearly a Fantasy, and yet there are plenty of tie-ins to the real world, in the form of references to Christ and Plato, as well as other references to ancient Rome and Greece. Not saying I disliked it, necessarily, just that I found it peculiar, and a little confusing. Does this mean that The Broken Empire is based in some sort of alternative Earth? Post-apocalyptic, maybe? Or is it truly a completely imaginary world, but one where Lawrence has decided, for convenience and perhaps realism, to share Earth's past with? I suppose we'll have a better idea as the series progresses.

All in all, I would say it is a very good, but not necessarily great, novel. I would still recommend it, though. Let's say a 7.5 out of 10.

And now, I shall be starting The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.

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11-01-2011, 02:17 AM	#11251
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I just finished reading Fate's Mirror by M.H. Mead. I would classify this as a cyberpunk thriller with its fair share of lingo and cyberspace. Gets the from me. I've got a review of it on my site. Now I'm reading Solis by Attanasio. This one is for my own enjoyment and to make an insignificant dent in the piles of unread books I own. I'm about halfway through and it's great. Tracking nicely for a 4 star rating from me.

11-01-2011, 05:27 AM	#11252
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	alexandre dumas pere - the cenci it is a good historical crime book i fell like i was reading the jeanne dark's crime version

11-01-2011, 05:28 AM	#11253
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	guy newell boothby - a strange goldfield a mystery book which looks like a gothic book it uses paraphysical elements

11-01-2011, 05:29 AM	#11254
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	guy newell boothby - a professor of egyptology a good mystery book which placed in cairo

11-01-2011, 09:13 AM	#11255
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Finished up Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Really enjoyable. On to Edward Riche's The Nine Planets.

11-01-2011, 01:51 PM	#11257
Traye Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 18288 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle, Sony PRS505, Ipod touch, iPhone	I've put A Discovery Of Witches to one side for now. Although I hate doing that, it's gotten a bit boring and I want to read something else. So I've started The Well which I downloaded from the Kindle store for a couple of quid. It's pretty good so far. I also got Into the Badlands too, which I'm looking forward to reading as it was recommended by someone here.

11-02-2011, 03:49 AM	#11263
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	alexanrde dumas pere - la konstantin a good hystorical mystery book too author has a good humour and the fiction of the events in book are so detailed and good...

11-02-2011, 08:22 AM	#11265
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	I am done with Prince of Thorns. Good book, a pretty solid debut from Mark Lawrence. I was a tad disappointed with the book, though; I had heard a fair bit about him and many saw him as an Abercrombie-esque author, but I can't say that was correct. Sure, his book has a lot of violence and the characters are, for the most part, b*****s. But the similarities more or less end there. His style and prose isn't anything like Abercrombie's. Prince of Thorns* seems to emphasize that everything is hopeless, whereas Abercrombie at least shows a glimmer of hope (before yanking it away). All in all, Abercrombie's status as my favorite author remains secure (and comfortably so). I also felt PoT (now there's an unfortunate abbreviation) was a bit too rushed. Don't get me wrong - I don't look for Jordanesque levels of minutiae, but I do like a little detail. This was far too minimalistic for my taste, although I know some find it appealing (yes, I'm looking at you DiapDealer!). We were rushing headlong from one scene to another, without ever pausing for breath or just to take some time to reflect on and assimilate the events. For me, Abercrombie strikes the best balance between giving you enough information to feel as if you are in something big, without ever going into unnecessary level of details or 'infodumps'. I also found Lawrence's mix-and-match style of world-building a little jarring. It is clearly a Fantasy, and yet there are plenty of tie-ins to the real world, in the form of references to Christ and Plato, as well as other references to ancient Rome and Greece. Not saying I disliked it, necessarily, just that I found it peculiar, and a little confusing. Does this mean that The Broken Empire is based in some sort of alternative Earth? Post-apocalyptic, maybe? Or is it truly a completely imaginary world, but one where Lawrence has decided, for convenience and perhaps realism, to share Earth's past with? I suppose we'll have a better idea as the series progresses. All in all, I would say it is a very good, but not necessarily great, novel. I would still recommend it, though. Let's say a 7.5 out of 10. And now, I shall be starting The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.