Books discussion

[Great_Mage_Atari]

I'm waiting for the 4th book in the Inheritance series (Eragon). Love those books. Can't wait for the 4th.

[thespaceinvader]

Eragon.

Really?

Read Mistborn. It's better.

[Great_Mage_Atari]

nah man. That book is lame. Eragon is a classic now. Although the 2nd one is better.

[thespaceinvader]

OK, now you're just trolling.

Don't do that.

[Great_Mage_Atari]

What can I say? I'm as troll as a mole in a hole.

[thespaceinvader]

Seriously.

Don't do that.

[powershot]

I'm waiting for the 4th book in the Inheritance series (Eragon). Love those books. Can't wait for the 4th.

So am I, I hope it reaches my hopes.

[Shinobody]

[blissful ignorance]Mistborn?
What it is?[/ignorance]
(I asked similar question three times, so far.

2. "Pratchett? And what he writes?"
3. "Funny, there's anime based on Ghost In The Shell? Might give it a try."
4. "Battle for Wesnoth"? LOL, couldn't they think of better name for a strategy game?"

Every time it meant addiction and subsequent terrible shortage of free time.
*googlepeek* And it seems like this is the case again.
Damn.)
One question about the thread: Do comics belong here? (technically, you read them...)
More on topic: I'm currently trying to catch up with Discworld. So, just finished Thief of Time, looking forward to read I Shall Wear Midnight.

[thespaceinvader]

Yes, feel free to post about comics you're reading here here.

And yes, Mistborn is that good.

[thespaceinvader]

Just finished One of our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. I have never read such a meta book in my life. But it was brilliant. I'm really enjoying this man's writing.

Next challenge will be to see if I can track down a copy of The City and The City by China Mieville, which I've been itching to read for a while. If not, then another crack at Wicked is tempting.

I also recently finished Age of Darkness, the latest Horus Heresy book. Fun.

[Rigor]

just finished all 4 books of fire and ice just to find out there is a 5th book. is this one the last one? i will order it as soon as its out in paperback
right now i resumed reading the lion of the sun in the warrior of rome series which i paused because i was abroad and wanted to take fresh meat with me.

spoiler-alert for fire and ice book 4:

Spoiler:

i confess i didnt really understand what happens at the end: does really a child of the queen (=dragon) die at the end of book 4 or is it just some child that is killed and they found the bones?

i just checked book 5 one more time, and plz dont tell me its really that bad - some comments on it: http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Dragons-Son ... 238&sr=8-1

[thespaceinvader]

Just remembered the books I got this weekend. Next target is, in fact, David Attenborough's autobiog.

[uncleshelby]

Eragon is good, but Paolini is a huge Tolkein wannabe.

My brother read Mistborn, he loved it. He won't let me read it though...

Has anyone read Cinda Williams Chima? She's got some good Fantasy books.

[Evropi]

I am reading through War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy at the moment. It's the first fiction book I've read in a long, long time--but then again there is a certain degree of realism about it and it very much deals with historical events. I mostly read history books. I could never read a book such as Dune, I found its connection to the real world too weak and the liminal space of its universe stumped me so that I gave up and never finished the book. I also love Tom Clancy.

Anyway. I've just finished Part 1 of Book 1 and it is an absolutely excellent book. I would highly recommend it to anyone of a high reading level and lots, lots of time on their hands. You also need a good memory--I'm already getting overwhelmed by the sheer number of characters in this book! It's also the first book (note how I avoid using the word "novel", because this isn't one) I've read by Tolstoy and I can safely say that he was indeed one of the most magnificent writers of all time.

An excellent book; I've already got more enjoyment out of it than piles of other classical literature which I've never been a big fan of. But this is different. It is awesome.

[Boldek]

Eragon is good, but Paolini is a huge Tolkein wannabe.

Tolkein will be Tolkein, and you really can't mimic him. If you do, you either end up pretty cliched and mocked for it, or you perish along the way.

Finished P.W Catanese books, must say that even if they are childrens stories with as much character depth as Abbott and Costello, I found them pretty good.