Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by caleb72

I have the cycle in paperback on my shelves but I've never read it. Now I'm wishing for Kindle versions as reading paperback books that big seems like a complete pain now.

Ha! I just finished listening to Quicksilver on eAudio from my library. I enjoyed it but I did lose track of all the characters and what was going on a little bit because I've been distracted and I multi-task while I listen. I have them in used pbook format, too, but will try and listen to the eAudio. I loved when Daniel didn't recognize the Duke of York. There are also some other funny bits. I love the descriptions of clothing.

I should add, I have about 50 pages left of Anatomy of Ghosts and actually got the 2 books confused at one point, even though I am absorbing them in different formats. ;?P

[maianhvk]

I'm reading "The book thief" between classes at school. It was quite confusing at the begining but the story gets better and better! Totally awesome!

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm reading "The book thief" between classes at school. It was quite confusing at the begining but the story gets better and better! Totally awesome!

Lol, again we agree on a book! I started and stopped reading that book a few times and I kept getting put off by the first few chapters, but once I got maybe 4 or 5 chapters into it I couldn't put it down. It's funny, I usually won't give books that many chances.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm reading "The book thief" between classes at school. It was quite confusing at the begining but the story gets better and better! Totally awesome!

It sounds a bit grim from the description, but I've added it to my Amazon wish list. I might get to it in 2015 with a bit of luck....

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Young Flandry by Poul Anderson. An omnibus of the first (in internal chronology) three Flandry novels: Ensign Flandry, A Circus of Hells and The Rebel Worlds.

I really enjoyed that. Good action, interesting characters, and some excellent aliens (especially in The Rebel Worlds).

Next: F&SF, January 2002, which I picked up in the recent 60% off sale at Fictionwise.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm reading "The book thief" between classes at school. It was quite confusing at the begining but the story gets better and better! Totally awesome!

Loved it! Also quite enjoyed I am the Messenger by Zusak, though not quite in the same league.

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Lol, again we agree on a book! I started and stopped reading that book a few times and I kept getting put off by the first few chapters, but once I got maybe 4 or 5 chapters into it I couldn't put it down. It's funny, I usually won't give books that many chances.

I was about to give up but I thought, hey there must be a reason it has many 5 stars on Amazon and Goodreads! I'm glad my investment was a right one.

Originally Posted by pdurrant

It sounds a bit grim from the description, but I've added it to my Amazon wish list. I might get to it in 2015 with a bit of luck....

you're notorious - several hundreds books all at once is truly incredible! I think this Book Thief can wait 4 years all right!

Originally Posted by orlok

Loved it! Also quite enjoyed I am the Messenger by Zusak, though not quite in the same league.

what is it about?

[orlok]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

what is it about?

Paraphrased from Amazon and Wiki:

Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.

That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.

That's when Ed becomes the messenger. Throughout the book, Ed receives different playing cards in the mail. Each card is a different ace, and each ace contains a series of tasks, often in the form of cryptic clues.

Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?

[Aladyleyna]

Currently reading "The Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson, and I can see why everyone likes it so much. It's so beautiful, and the characters are so dimensional it's really amazing. I wish I could characterize as well as she can. And the amazing thing is, it's free! I'd gladly pay more than $10 for it.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

you're notorious - several hundreds books all at once is truly incredible!

That's a slight exaggeration. I only bought around 100 books this time (about seven months supply — in 2010 I finished my 100th book on 23rd July).

[caleb72]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm reading "The book thief" between classes at school. It was quite confusing at the begining but the story gets better and better! Totally awesome!

I've always been fascinated by that book but am yet to actually purchase it. It's been sitting on my wish list for ages though.

[maianhvk]

@ orlok: sounds really interesting! and good for a change, too! I'll put it on wish list...

Originally Posted by pdurrant

That's a slight exaggeration. I only bought around 100 books this time (about seven months supply — in 2010 I finished my 100th book on 23rd July).

you make me feel like I'm illiterate.

anyway, it is good, you will like it for sure go buy it!

Originally Posted by caleb72

I've always been fascinated by that book but am yet to actually purchase it. It's been sitting on my wish list for ages though.

I saw the translation of that book many times when I bought books, I was interested in it: the title attracted me and the hardcover version was absolutely gorgeous but I didn't like reading it in Vietnamese. Original version is always the best. I somehow ignored it for months.

I'm glad I finally brought myself to actually read it. I even considered getting a hardcover edition but you know, it's "cheap". Maybe later.

[siraks]

@ maianhvk

finished hunger games yesterday, very good book.

started catching fire this morning and at first i didn't know the direction it would take after the first book and i was a bit weary after reading how you mentioned it wasn't as good as the first but i'm into it as much as i was the first book. it's a very good series so far and plan to finish this and mockingjay by weekend's end then get to hard magic by larry correia.

now i know where all the hype was for the hunger games trilogy, glad i read and am excited to see the visual product when the movie comes out.

Spoiler:

it'll be neat to see how they interpret the book into movie form. will they keep us in the dark with regards to the other competitors in the games and focus on katniss and the people she interacts with? or will they show how everyone else is surviving in the games. will they show how haymitch, effic, cinna, portia, prim, gale, her mom and others in certain districts react during the games...there's so much left to interpretation because the book solely focuses on katniss and what's happening around her at that given time and never waivers so it'll definitely be interesting to see how that all plays out in the movie. that's all. enjoy.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by siraks

finished hunger games yesterday, very good book.

started catching fire this morning and at first i didn't know the direction it would take after the first book and i was a bit weary after reading how you mentioned it wasn't as good as the first but i'm into it as much as i was the first book. it's a very good series so far and plan to finish this and mockingjay by weekend's end then get to hard magic by larry correia.

now i know where all the hype was for the hunger games trilogy, glad i read and am excited to see the visual product when the movie comes out.

Well snap! Finished it last night, and started on Catching Fire this morning .

Agree completely in your assessment. Though Hunger Game's a bit "younger" than I would normally choose, I was really gripped, and kept wanting to get back to it.

[mklynds]

On Monday I read Hounded by Kevin Hearne.
It was a recommendation I got here at MR and it was great. I couldn't put it down. I don't really read "Urban Fastasy" but it was just too good to pass up. A great story with great pacing. I loved the humor in it as well as the scope of the book. It really felt like I was reading just one story of this huge world the author created. I look forward to his future works. One last note, I hate animals as characters, especially if they can talk! Yet I am pretty sure that the second best part of this book is the main characters pet Irish Wolfhound. Loved that it took something I had hated and turned it into something I want more of. Great Read! 5/5

Tuesday and Wednesday I read Magic Bites by Illona Andrews
This is the book the internet told me to read if I liked urban fantasy but didn't want a lot of romance. A butt kicking female main character was a great start. A fun take that was new to me on the traditional vamps and weres! And a cool take on magic. I didn't manage this in one sitting but It was the last thing I did Tuesday and the first thing Wednesday morning. I really liked the story. I loved that it had some dead ends in it. It add to the feel of the book. My one criticism is that there is a point when the author seems to just give the main character a break rather than the character achieving it on her own. Still an easy 4/5 in my books. I look forward to the rest of the books in the series. I have a few other books in front of them in my cue but am happy to have found another good series to read.

Today I started reading Storm Front by Jim Butcher
I only just started it. I am only 50 pages in and liking it so far. More to follow!