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Which book are you reading currently? #4

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Taluntain, Oct 31, 2005.

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    I have finished Red Death and all I can say is that the entire novel feels like it is nothing more than one hugely inflated origin/flashback that would normally take up 10 pages or so. I kept wondering when the actual plot would start - but it never did.

    I have started on Death and the Maiden (book 2 of the series) and it looks like more of the same so far. :rolleyes:
     
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    Topper Takes a Trip was incredibly enjoyable. :)

    Am now reading Cabal by Clive Barker.
     
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    I have finished Death and the Maiden - there was a bit more of a plot to this one but it was fairly poorly done and the ending was just plain annoying. The old vital information just falls right into the main character's lap in the nick of time plot gimmick just makes me want to :rolleyes: .

    I have started on Death Masque (book 3). More of the same so far.
     
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    Just finished "The World According to Clarkson" by...well...Jeremy Clarkson. Gonna start Digital Fortress by Dan Brown tonight.
     
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    Currently reading Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone series. It's like seeing an old friend again after twenty years of being apart.

    And since I'm feeling nostalgic, I actually just came across my old 3-book (Players Handbook/DM Guide/Monster Manual) AD&D set. Probably won't read any of them cover to cover, but still a nice stroll down Memory Lane...
     
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    I have finished Death Masque. It was about the same level of quality as Death and the Maiden but at least the resolution of the plot wasn't so lame.

    I have moved on to book 4 - Dance of Death. More of the same so far.
     
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    Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. Seems pretty heavy going to begin with. He doesn't really explain things much! Hopefully things will make more sense later...
     
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    Yeah, it is really heavy going and to be honest, I'm still not sure what happened half the time. But I just love the overall concept and each little character is so different and individual. The series also gets better as it goes along.
     
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    about to start Tyrant by VM Manfredi. Should've read Narnia when I was younger.. can't really get into it now so I think I will stop with the lion, the witch and the wardrobe instead of finishing all the books.
     
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    Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey - lots and lots and lots of porn...
     
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    ... a Harlequin collection that includes 4 novels were the romantic lead is a Sheikh of some sort.

    :angel:
     
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    I changed my mind on reading Digital Fortress...so I'm reading The Narnia books instead, for the first time :D
     
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    good for you on the first, and good luck to you on the second dave. as i mentioned in my previous post, i couldn't really get into narnia :/
     
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    Pfft. CS Lewis > Dan Brown.
     
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    Not to be a twit, but why are you still reading the series?

    Indeed. It's rather unique among fantasy (I've read) in that respect. If you can get over that, erm, hurdle, you'll have loads of fun with it--it really is an excellent book. If you can't, you should probably skip it.
     
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    I am still reading the series because I bought the set of four together on e-bay and I figure that I might as well read them once.

    If you look over my posts in this thread you can see that I can typically keep up a book a day pace so it isn't exactly a huge investment of time for me to finish the series.

    I will probably finish book four during my train ride tomorrow and be started on something different.
     
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    I'm reading Canticle at the minute, it's quite slow paced, but well written and entertaining. I recommend it to those who haven't read it already.
     
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    I picked up Eragon yesterday on a friend's recommendation, and started reading it around 11 pm. At 1 am, I realized that I was still reading and that I really needed some sleep if I wanted to function in class. I'm finding it an engrossing read.
     
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    I finished Dance of Death yesterday. Elrod apparently decided that it would be good to ramp up the plot in this one, unfortunately the ending really fizzled out. Oh well, at least I am finished with the series.

    I have started Spirit Ring by Lois McMaster Bujold. I am nearly 50 pages into it but it seems like I have barely read anything. I really don't know what to think of it yet except that either I somehow ended up with a large print version for the visually impaired or that the printers decided to try and make the book look bigger than it should be by using a large font and really spacing things out.
     
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    Still re-reading "A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold" by George R. R. Martin in preparation for A Feast For Crows. This book is actually much better than I ever remembered! It's enough to make me want to use a dire-wolf all the time in NWN.
     
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