[quote]I’ve since finished reading A Game of Thrones. Very well written, but the style it’s written in made it hard read a lot of it consecutively. Basically each chapter is written in the perspective of a different character somewhere in this vast vast world that the author has created, some of them only interacting with other main characters only once, maybe twice, in the entire book. So it was hard to get really into a character, and then not hear anything about him for another 3 or 4 chapters sometimes. Even with that though, if you like a fantasy setting where you can tell a vasts of time went into the creation of this world, it’s amazing and you’ll love every page of it just like I did. It’s just a slower read by nature, in my opinion.
On the other hand, I’m reading two books right now. I’m reading the 7th book in Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series. Another book with strong instantly likable characters, where you’ll even love the bad guys just for how complex and life like they are, even when they at their worst and you want to pause just from how sickening they can be. Plus he and the previous book I just described have really strong women that will take the main stage just as much as the male characters.
The other book I’m reading as well is Christopher Moore’s Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. It’s in the vein of all his other books, just absolutely crazy and absolutely hilarious situations and events. I mean no other person thinks quite like this man does, if you’ve never laughed out loud from reading a book, try anything that he’s written, it’ll guarantee you a laugh from page one.
Yay book boners.[/quote]
I plan to watch Game of Thrones on HBO, so there’s that. I bet you’re especially pumped about it.
Also, really? Are you trying to get on my good side? I’m glad you like it. It’s my favorite of his books that are set in Pine Cove. And how perfect would Woody Harrelson be as Constable Theo Crowe if they made a movie version? You’re welcome Hollywood.
I’m actually looking forward to it more so than I would normally for a book to movie type of show. I think the writing style should go well with it, at least I know how I’d go about it.
Well, again, Christopher is pretty amazing either way, and Woody would make an excellent stoner cop.
The last book I finished was The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It’s a book I would suggest to anyone except a feminist. There were some sexist comments made by one character I came to hate.
What I’m reading now is Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan. It’s the ninth book in the Wheel of Time series. If you like books that are hard to get through, read his.
Well, I recently finished The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind. I love the way he writes his characters, they behave so realistically and take up the forefront of his writing while the magic and fantastic events (which are also pretty amazing) often take a backseat to them. This book though definitely taking a different direction, not focusing around the main characters throughout the book at all, instead around new characters that he introduced in this novel. The main character, Jennsen, is the half sister of the actual main character, Richard, and she was born being hunted by their father (they both were). But since she’s lived in the woods with her mother all her life, she doesn’t know that Richard eventually killed their father, and assumed the role of ruler of the immediate lands. So when she hears of this she naturally assumes that he’s assumed the role of the hunter as well. Due some crazy events that take place, she assumes the role of the hunter instead of the prey, and sets out on a vendetta against him. And every chapter it felt like a facepalmed thinking to myself, NO he’s not the bad guy, you’re working with the bad guys damnit! No Stop! STOP STOP! God damnit! Very interesting read.
Now I’m reading A Clash of Kings, the sequel to A Game of Thrones. You can definitely tell that when he invisioned this series, it was for this book and probably the books after it. The first book just seems to kind of servers as a prequel to the greater story that is about to start.
A good zombie novel, though I thought the ending felt kinda rushed, but overall a good read. A sequel to “Dead City” which was juast as good even if it was short.
It’s “The Island of Dr. Moreau” (the Val Kilmer version) meets History channel’s “Swamp People” and the Patrick Swayze movie “Next of Kin”: which means if you are a fan of either of those, which I am, then you should enjoy this romp in the hay, which I did not, ultimatley.
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It’s “The Island of Dr. Moreau” (the Val Kilmer version) meets History channel’s “Swamp People” and the Patrick Swayze movie “Next of Kin”: which means if you are a fan of either of those, which I am, then you should enjoy this romp in the hay, which I did not, ultimatley.[/quote]
So its the book they made the movie Deliverance from? (Banjos begin to play in the background)
I’m always looking for something new to read, so I thought I would see what the rest of you are reading.
Currently I’m reading “Any Place I Hang My Hat” by Susan Issacs and “Maphead” by Ken Jennings. (Yes, the Jeopardy champion.) They’re both good, though I think “Maphead” is better.
