What are you reading? - Page 52

crocos · 13th May 2016, 16:38

It's not THAT bad. It's not like it's "Sandworms of Dune".

Kryten · 21st June 2016, 22:47

Thanks to the local library I now have "Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen" and goddamn, Cordelia is just the fucking best. 20 pages in and I think I'll be up all night reading more!

MadMax · 22nd June 2016, 11:31

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...stealing-light

Delphinus · 22nd June 2016, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryten

Thanks to the local library I now have "Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen" and goddamn, Cordelia is just the fucking best. 20 pages in and I think I'll be up all night reading more!

I better start with #1

Kryten · 22nd June 2016, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

I better start with #1

I started on the series a very long time ago now, but it's generally recommended to read the stories in chronological order, rather than publication order. So that's starting with Shards of Honor, then Barrayar (Cordelia centric) before finally getting to the first Miles book, The Warriors Apprentice (ignoring the novella's and short stories, that is).

This is how I read them and it's Lois's own recommendation.

Delphinus · 22nd June 2016, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryten

I started on the series a very long time ago now, but it's generally recommended to read the stories in chronological order, rather than publication order. So that's starting with Shards of Honor, then Barrayar (Cordelia centric) before finally getting to the first Miles book, The Warriors Apprentice (ignoring the novella's and short stories, that is).

This is how I read them and it's Lois's own recommendation.

Like this?
https://www.goodreads.com/series/982...nal-chronology

Kryten · 22nd June 2016, 14:20

Yup, that's a good way to go. I don't think I've yet read the books that come before Shards of Honor, to be honest!

MadMax · 25th June 2016, 17:34

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Originally Posted by MadMax

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...stealing-light

not sure how i finished a 600page book in days. this is one fast read

Ab · 14th July 2016, 17:43

Seveneves. Allow me to summarise: the subject of orbital mechanics is super fascinating and women are bitches.

Cyberbob · 5th December 2016, 13:06

Jim Butcher - Storm Front

Cyberbob · 29th April 2017, 20:55

Andrzej Sapkowski - The Last Wish

Anyone else read The Witcher novels?

_Incubus_ · 1st May 2017, 17:55

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Originally Posted by crocos

It's not THAT bad. It's not like it's "Sandworms of Dune".

Oh boy, now that was a stinker....all of the Herbert Jr and Anderson additions to the Duneiverse were appalling. I'd like to know how much of the Hunters/Sandworms were actually from the notes Frank left behind...

Ab · 1st May 2017, 18:05

Everything after "Children" is shit, Frank jumped the shark long before he stopped writing.

Redneck · 2nd May 2017, 00:25

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Originally Posted by Ab

Everything after "Children" is shit, Frank jumped the shark long before he stopped writing.

I held on all the way up to Chapterhouse, desperately hoping to reclaim the glory of the first three. It's so easy for an author to lead you on after such incredible highs, even when your better judgement is saying "Dude, you know this is shit right? Right?"

Baxton · 2nd May 2017, 09:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Andrzej Sapkowski - The Last Wish

Anyone else read The Witcher novels?

am considering trying. worth it?

Kryten · 28th November 2017, 11:52

Oathbringer is the shiznit. Gutted we had to wait so long given how prolific Sanderson is, but the wait was worth it!

Delphinus · 28th November 2017, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryten

Oathbringer is the shiznit. Gutted we had to wait so long given how prolific Sanderson is, but the wait was worth it!

Truth. I've nearly finished it.

Ab · 28th November 2017, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redneck

I held on all the way up to Chapterhouse, desperately hoping to reclaim the glory of the first three. It's so easy for an author to lead you on after such incredible highs, even when your better judgement is saying "Dude, you know this is shit right? Right?"

One of the bits of Dadwisdom I've tried to impress on my spawn is "it's never too late to stop reading a bad book".

Macca@Work · 29th November 2017, 09:23

The Red Daliah by Lynda La Plante

She wrote a lot of stuff like The Governor (sp?) and Prime Suspect.
Some guy emulates The Black Daliah murders in the U.S in the 40s
and thinks its a load of fun.
This is one of Lyndas' darker books.

Kryten · 29th November 2017, 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

One of the bits of Dadwisdom I've tried to impress on my spawn is "it's never too late to stop reading a bad book".

Even into my advanced years that still bloody hard to do sometimes.

crocos · 29th November 2017, 16:26

Recent book that I enjoyed:
Daniel Suarez' "Daemon" and "Freedom TM"
(two volumes, but it's really only one book)
Good cyberthriller, despite a few technical inaccuracies that the pedantic side of me raged about.

Lightweight fantasy escapism of the moment:
Christopher Nuttall's "Bookworm" series.

Lightspeed · 29th November 2017, 16:56

I'm tempted to re-read the Ancillary Justice series again this summer. Maybe it's too soon, but the series is so freaking good. Also on the re-read list is Hamilton's Reality Dysfunction series.

crocos · 29th November 2017, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

the Ancillary Justice series

Most recent book in the "Imperial Radch" trilogy - Ancillary Mercy - is my next read. "Justice" and "Sword" were stonkingly good for a debut novel, let alone a first series.

Cyberbob · 5th December 2017, 16:38

About to go and grab Andy Weir's Artemis. But for now, here's The Egg

xor · 5th December 2017, 18:45

How we'll live on Mars - Stephen L. Petranek
CISSP - isc2

Ab · 5th December 2017, 19:43

I haven't read much new fiction in a while. Right now I've got a few things on the go at once:

Alexander Hamilton (biography) by Ron Chernow
In Defense of a Liberal Education by Fareed Zakaria
All the public domain short stories by Philip K Dick (thank you Gutenberg Project)
It by Stephen King
I also grabbed a bunch of the "Science Fiction Megapack" Kindle bundles from Amazon during the US Black Friday sale, lots of 20th-century SF short stories.

It's long enough since I last read It that the locations look different in my mind this time around. It's weird because I can still remember how I originally pictured the places while seeing them differently now.

Ab · 26th December 2017, 15:01

Latest:

The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B06XDV5..._X7zqAbDJDJT1Z

pxpx · 26th December 2017, 20:47

Just started:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaza..._of_the_Fallen

Lightspeed · 25th February 2018, 15:29

I just finished Stoner - John Williams.

It's a story about a boy raised by dirt farmers in the early 1900s who goes to university. Written in the mid '60s.

It's an excellent book, but a hard read. I'd read a chapter every few months. It's painful, but fascinating which what is kept me reading.

Deadmeat · 25th February 2018, 18:37

The wheel of time series. On the second book and it's engaging but it sure seems like it takes ages to get anywhere.

Cyberbob · 25th February 2018, 20:51

I watched the 80's TV show, saw the movie, and played the text based PC game, but I'd never actually sat down to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so that's what I'm doing now. Absolutely love it.

Savage · 25th February 2018, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadmeat

The wheel of time series. On the second book and it's engaging but it sure seems like it takes ages to get anywhere.

Loved this series; finished it in stages over nearly 18 years

It does get longwinded at times, but still enjoyable

StN · 26th February 2018, 07:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

I watched the 80's TV show, saw the movie, and played the text based PC game, but I'd never actually sat down to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so that's what I'm doing now. Absolutely love it.

For completeness, track down "...and another thing" and "The Salmon of doubt" if you can. The latter was posthumously pieced together from what they found on his various Macs.

orpheus · 26th February 2018, 10:16

Just finished my 2nd read through of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Enjoyed it just as much as the first read a couple of years back. So many 80s pop culture and gaming references.

The movie is out in a few weeks too, so hopefully they stay fairly true to the book, but with Spielberg at the helm, we shouldn't be too worried right

aaand, there is a sequel coming as confirmed by the Author late last year.

spigalau · 28th March 2018, 16:08

Just listened to Ready Player One on audible, not a bad listen and then followed it up with a read of Armada by Ernest Cline.

Ab · 28th March 2018, 16:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

I'd never actually sat down to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

BAN HIM

MadMax · 10th June 2018, 11:01

The Art of War. A surprisingly relevant and easy read.

The introduction the copy I've got talks about how relevant it is in today's world. And it certainly is - from business to politics to international current events it's a little too relevant.

Nich · 10th June 2018, 23:26

The Art of War is great. I also recommend.

My current reading:
- The New Human Rights Movement - Peter Joseph
- 12 Rules For Life - Jordan B Peterson
- The Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday

and my favourite best current read....
- The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous

[Malks] Pixie · 11th June 2018, 07:59

Making News: The Political Economy of Journalism in Britain and America from the Glorious Revolution to the Internet - edited book.

Quote:

The work's underlying thesis, played out across the volume's eight chapters, is that the free-market approach favoured by contemporary Internet-focused journalists as well as by many of today's media business savants will ultimately prove incapable of producing the kind of reliable, high-quality reporting serious news organisations were expected to deliver prior to the technological revolution of the late-twentieth-century arrival of the Internet.

Native · 11th June 2018, 10:56

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Originally Posted by spigalau

Just listened to Ready Player One on audible, not a bad listen and then followed it up with a read of Armada by Ernest Cline.

Really struggled with Armada. Seems a poor rehash of a single slice of Ready Player One.

His developing skills as a writer were overshadowed by the great quirky story of RPO, where as in Armada the storyline just doesn't carry him.

Andy Weir's follow up from the Martian - Artermis - on the other hand I found was an engaging story and good writing.

Obviously just my 2c.

On another note, if anyone enjoyed Starshoop Troopers, Old Man war or more recently Marko Kloos's Frontlines series, I'd highly recommend Jason Lambright's valley trilogy. The first book is average but the second and third book are a few of my favourites in the genre.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jason-Lambr..._cont_ebooks_1

22nd June 2016, 11:31	#2043
MadMax Stuff	http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...stealing-light __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.

10th June 2018, 11:01	#2077
MadMax Stuff	The Art of War. A surprisingly relevant and easy read. The introduction the copy I've got talks about how relevant it is in today's world. And it certainly is - from business to politics to international current events it's a little too relevant. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity. Last edited by MadMax : 10th June 2018 at 11:04.

13th May 2016, 16:38	#2041
crocos	It's not THAT bad. It's not like it's "Sandworms of Dune". __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

21st June 2016, 22:47	#2042
Kryten	Thanks to the local library I now have "Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen" and goddamn, Cordelia is just the fucking best. 20 pages in and I think I'll be up all night reading more!

22nd June 2016, 14:20	#2047
Kryten	Yup, that's a good way to go. I don't think I've yet read the books that come before Shards of Honor, to be honest!

14th July 2016, 17:43	#2049
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Seveneves. Allow me to summarise: the subject of orbital mechanics is super fascinating and women are bitches.

5th December 2016, 13:06	#2050
Cyberbob	Jim Butcher - Storm Front __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

29th April 2017, 20:55	#2051
Cyberbob	Andrzej Sapkowski - The Last Wish Anyone else read The Witcher novels? __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

1st May 2017, 18:05	#2053
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Everything after "Children" is shit, Frank jumped the shark long before he stopped writing.

28th November 2017, 11:52	#2056
Kryten	Oathbringer is the shiznit. Gutted we had to wait so long given how prolific Sanderson is, but the wait was worth it!

29th November 2017, 09:23	#2059
Macca@Work	Thriller At Its' Best. The Red Daliah by Lynda La Plante She wrote a lot of stuff like The Governor (sp?) and Prime Suspect. Some guy emulates The Black Daliah murders in the U.S in the 40s and thinks its a load of fun. This is one of Lyndas' darker books.

29th November 2017, 16:26	#2061
crocos	Recent book that I enjoyed: Daniel Suarez' "Daemon" and "Freedom TM" (two volumes, but it's really only one book) Good cyberthriller, despite a few technical inaccuracies that the pedantic side of me raged about. Lightweight fantasy escapism of the moment: Christopher Nuttall's "Bookworm" series. __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية Last edited by crocos : 29th November 2017 at 16:29.

29th November 2017, 16:56	#2062
Lightspeed	I'm tempted to re-read the Ancillary Justice series again this summer. Maybe it's too soon, but the series is so freaking good. Also on the re-read list is Hamilton's Reality Dysfunction series. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

5th December 2017, 16:38	#2064
Cyberbob	About to go and grab Andy Weir's Artemis. But for now, here's The Egg __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

5th December 2017, 18:45	#2065
xor	How we'll live on Mars - Stephen L. Petranek CISSP - isc2

5th December 2017, 19:43	#2066
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I haven't read much new fiction in a while. Right now I've got a few things on the go at once: Alexander Hamilton (biography) by Ron Chernow In Defense of a Liberal Education by Fareed Zakaria All the public domain short stories by Philip K Dick (thank you Gutenberg Project) It by Stephen King I also grabbed a bunch of the "Science Fiction Megapack" Kindle bundles from Amazon during the US Black Friday sale, lots of 20th-century SF short stories. It's long enough since I last read It that the locations look different in my mind this time around. It's weird because I can still remember how I originally pictured the places while seeing them differently now.

26th December 2017, 15:01	#2067
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Latest: The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B06XDV5..._X7zqAbDJDJT1Z

26th December 2017, 20:47	#2068
pxpx	Just started: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaza..._of_the_Fallen

25th February 2018, 15:29	#2069
Lightspeed	I just finished Stoner - John Williams. It's a story about a boy raised by dirt farmers in the early 1900s who goes to university. Written in the mid '60s. It's an excellent book, but a hard read. I'd read a chapter every few months. It's painful, but fascinating which what is kept me reading. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

25th February 2018, 18:37	#2070
Deadmeat	The wheel of time series. On the second book and it's engaging but it sure seems like it takes ages to get anywhere.

25th February 2018, 20:51	#2071
Cyberbob	I watched the 80's TV show, saw the movie, and played the text based PC game, but I'd never actually sat down to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so that's what I'm doing now. Absolutely love it. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

26th February 2018, 10:16	#2074
orpheus Jedi Knight	Just finished my 2nd read through of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Enjoyed it just as much as the first read a couple of years back. So many 80s pop culture and gaming references. The movie is out in a few weeks too, so hopefully they stay fairly true to the book, but with Spielberg at the helm, we shouldn't be too worried right aaand, there is a sequel coming as confirmed by the Author late last year.

28th March 2018, 16:08	#2075
spigalau	Just listened to Ready Player One on audible, not a bad listen and then followed it up with a read of Armada by Ernest Cline. __________________ Spig.

10th June 2018, 23:26	#2078
Nich	The Art of War is great. I also recommend. My current reading: - The New Human Rights Movement - Peter Joseph - 12 Rules For Life - Jordan B Peterson - The Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday and my favourite best current read.... - The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous