Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[Huntn]

Just downloaded this from my library to read on my Kindle.

Any good? For a moment I was thinking this was about Timothy Treadwell, the guy who loved bears but got eaten by one.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Any good? For a moment I was thinking this was about Timothy Treadwell, the guy who loved bears but got eaten by one.

Yes, it is very good. Another great one from the same author is Into Thin Air

 

[Designer Dale]

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook by Ben Mezrich.

Adding to the tech history that I have been into. Finished Insanely Great and iWoz. Waiting on Steve.

Dale

 

[Queen of Spades]

Just started Game of Thrones, just as good as I thought it would be. For those looking for a more focused discussion and a family tree, I just revived this thread: Any George R.R. Martin Fans?

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Just finished the first one and watched season one of the Game of Thrones TV show. Love, love, loved it. I dug how close they stayed to the book on the show, but I don't know if I want to watch season 2 first, then read book 2, as the books are more detailed and I'd be totally spoiled for the whole season. I'm also antsy and not sure I can wait until June or whenever for season 2 to find out what happens. Dilemma.

Also just finished up the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Great stuff, books two and three are better than one, in my opinion. I'll miss Lisbeth. Can't wait for the movie.

 

[Moyank24]

Just downloaded this from my library to read on my Kindle.

I remember reading that when I was a teenager....I thought that was just the coolest story.

I stumbled onto a documentary about him a year or so ago so I reread the book. It's amazing how my perspective changed in the years since I first read it.

It's just haunting...as was Into Thin Air.

I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it a try.

 

[Queen of Spades]

I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it a try.

Good choice. Just finished the series myself - I liked books two and three better than one, but I enjoyed them all. Let me know what you think.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it a try.

I expect that you will enjoy it, and, as Queen of Spades has already said, books two and three are (in some ways) even better. Personally, I found all three absolutely compulsive - almost addictive - reading. You'll love them. One of the things I liked especially is the considerable number of strong female characters - which is something of a rarity in fiction.

 

[iBlue]

Coincidentally when I gave my Hunger Games books to my mother-in-law her brother recommended I read The Girl with/who _____ series of books and I'm looking forward to that. I'm obviously a fan of the strong female character. Buying books is getting expensive so I think I'm going to join the local library to get my reading fixes.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Currently reading this on my Kindle.

 

[Plutonius]

Good choice. Just finished the series myself - I liked books two and three better than one, but I enjoyed them all. Let me know what you think.

Very good series but I enjoyed the audiobooks more. Trying to figure out the Swedish names (especially locations) when I read them took away from the reading.

 

[W1MRK]

Just finished the night circus. Was very good

 

[iMacdude313]

Just finished It's Kind Of A Funny Story, great read.

 

[mickbab]

On the iPad.

 

[Huntn]

On the iPad.

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I heard at times, he did not care for Bill Gates...grrr

I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it (Girl With Dragon Tatoo) a try.

I'm curious vat you think of it, hehe. As describe the first book as the triller vit no thrills. The next two ver better.

 

[Moyank24]

I heard at times, he did not care for Bill Gates...grrr



I'm curious vat you think of it, hehe. As describe the first book as the triller vit no thrills. The next two ver better.

I'll definitely let you know. It was a busy weekend so I just began last night.

And it seems like you've acquired some sort of speech impediment...you should get that looked at.

 

[And]

I'm curious vat you think of it, hehe. As describe the first book as the triller vit no thrills. The next two ver better.

I had this as my bookclub book about a year ago and was bored to tears after 50 pages and gave up. The cover made it look interesting, but then they do say don't judge a book by it's cover! ;-)

 

[Don't panic]

It's just haunting...as was Into Thin Air.
I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it a try.

I expect that you will enjoy it, and, as Queen of Spades has already said, books two and three are (in some ways) even better. Personally, I found all three absolutely compulsive - almost addictive - reading. You'll love them. One of the things I liked especially is the considerable number of strong female characters - which is something of a rarity in fiction.

that one is on my nightstand, coming up soon.
just finished "The emperor of all maladies" (a great non-fiction book, highly recommend ) and "the secret history of costaguana" (very enjoyable book that covers an area/period that i didn't know very well (history of colombia/panama using fictitious characters mixed with real ones)

if you haven't read Jeannette Walls books (The Glass Castle, Half Broken Horses) you should give them a try, i bet you'll enjoy them.

 

[acidfast7]

What are you currently reading?

I'm reading "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Q84

However, I'm quite sad, because after this I've read everything by him

Can anyone recommend another contemporary Japanese novelist?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay.

Absolutely stellar book. It's absolutely no surprise that it's been named by at least 5 publications as "best fiction of 2010." It's about an alternate 8th century China, where a young man can suddenly influence the future of an empire. The story is riveting and doesn't let you go. The characters are ALL developed incredibly well. Main characters and minor characters all are fleshed out. An amazing book, I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys historical fiction..


as an aside, I didn't know until I looked him up that Guy Gavriel Kay was the guy who edited Tolkien's stuff after he died. no wonder he's so amazing. I'm definitely going to pick up some of his other books now, when I get the time.

Agree re Under Heaven, it's excellent. Guy Gavriel Kay is a terrific writer; he doesn't produce much (unlike some of the bloated franchises one comes across) but what he does publish is exquisitely crafted and very well researched. As it happens, he is also extremely good on character development - and unusually good - for a male writer -on female characters.

If you come across his other books you are in for a rare treat. Tigana (set in a sort of Renaissance world), Lions of Al-Rassan (an alternative Spain during the Middle Ages0, and A Song for Arbonne (an alternative Provence the time of the troubadours and the Albigensian crusade) are all excellent, as is the two book sequence, The Sarantine Mosaic (set in an alternative Constantinople during the reign of an alternative alter-ego of the Emperor Justinian. Each of these are set in a different alternative world, as Kay is not one of those writers who endlessly recycles his work.

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I had this as my bookclub book about a year ago and was bored to tears after 50 pages and gave up. The cover made it look interesting, but then they do say don't judge a book by it's cover! ;-)

The first 50 or so pages of the first book are possibly the weakest part of the entire trilogy as Larsson is setting the scene, and introducing the characters. A lot of the stuff about the Vanger family has to be read carefully, as the relationships between them aren't always easy to work out.

However, whenever Lisbeth Salander puts in an appearance, the books simply rock.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Currently reading this, which I downloaded from my library.

 

[Huntn]

And it seems like you've acquired some sort of speech impediment...you should get that looked at.

I'm at a loss... multi-tasking while typing?... yeah that soudns goot.

Currently reading this, which I downloaded from my library.

The Stand- I'm trying to remember if this is the first end of the world book, other than nuclear war related stories like On The Beach, which I did not read, just saw the movie when I was a kid. Did you ever read King's short novel, The Mist? It was originally published as part of a compilation of short stories called Skeleton Crew. And a movie came out about 3 years ago. Great story about people trapped in a grocery store while strange critter wander the mist, accidentally unleashed from a nearby government installation, looking for something to eat... If you like Steven King short stories, Night Shift is also worthwhile. I remember one about these kids who skip class to go swimming in a pond. They get stuck on a swimming platform out in the middle with something "blob-like" in the water trying to get them.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Yes, I've read Skeleton Crew. Some of King's short stories are pretty awesome. As a teen, I loved The Long Walk.

 

[Moyank24]

I remember reading that when I was a teenager....I thought that was just the coolest story.

I stumbled onto a documentary about him a year or so ago so I reread the book. It's amazing how my perspective changed in the years since I first read it.

It's just haunting...as was Into Thin Air.

I just downloaded this one..i figured I would give it a try.

I just finished the 3rd book over the weekend...and Wow. Everyone was right in saying the 2nd or 3rd were better than the first. I really, really enjoyed them and look forward to seeing what they do in the film. And what a shame about the author.

Now on to Hunger Games...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I just finished the 3rd book over the weekend...and Wow. Everyone was right in saying the 2nd or 3rd were better than the first. I really, really enjoyed them and look forward to seeing what they do in the film. And what a shame about the author.

Now on to Hunger Games...

I'm really glad you enjoyed them - they have been my favourite thrillers over the past two years; and the large number of strong female characters made the books even better.

Actually, I've given the entire trilogy as a gift to friends (male and female) whom I know would enjoy a really good read, and not one of them have failed to be utterly enthralled. Yes, agreed, it is a shame about the author; I'd have loved the opportunity to explore his world further.

 

[mscriv]

Just started Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn. It's a good book so far and I can already tell that it's going to really challenge me in many areas of life.