What are you reading? - Page 44

Rince · 1st October 2012, 19:12

Loving Hundred Zeros - site indexes/searches Amazon for $0.00 e-books.... Good way to expand out of my "standard" set of authors and try a few new things....

chiQ · 1st October 2012, 20:17

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Originally Posted by crocos

Balki Bartokomous, from a (IIRC) never specified Balkan nation.

Edit: the island was the ficticious "Mypos", and was implied as Greek.

Yep, that's why I referred to the character as Greek :P

He was lame.

Kryten · 1st October 2012, 21:53

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Originally Posted by crocos

Nice - cheers Kryten. I keep forgetting about Baen.

No worries - I've flipped out at least once that I can remember, followed by /forehead slap once I'd figured it out

Amazon's monthly specials are out for October and so I've nabbed a very cheap copy of The Sisters Brothers, which has been on my wish list for ages.

Today was a good day for buying new books, it seems!

crocos · 1st October 2012, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rince

Loving Hundred Zeros - site indexes/searches Amazon for $0.00 e-books.... Good way to expand out of my "standard" set of authors and try a few new things....

Had some pretty good books off Amazon for cheap/free, but I've had a LOT more shit ones; Tend to avoid unless it's a known author now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiQ

Yep, that's why I referred to the character as Greek :P

He was lame.

Don't you dis Balki!!!

(Well, put it this way: I'm not going to bother watching it again; Keep the childhood appreciation of it pristine)

Spink · 1st October 2012, 23:33

Been on a Robert A Heinlein kick, read Stranger in a Strange Land, Have Space Suit Will Travel and am reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Loved the first, loving the latest, middle was okay!

Rince · 2nd October 2012, 20:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by crocos

Had some pretty good books off Amazon for cheap/free, but I've had a LOT more shit ones; Tend to avoid unless it's a known author now.

yeah - true, but I've had a few good ones. Although I note most books seem to be Book 1 of x in the series y... so it's like the old shareware model for software by Apogee....

Golden Teapot · 2nd October 2012, 21:32

I've just started Captain Vorpatril's Alliance; as you'd expect from Bujold it's superb. I've gone the ARC route since I don't need a proofed version.

doppelgänger of someone · 2nd October 2012, 21:39

Joseph Anton - Salman Rushdie (his memoir). Yes THAT Salman Rushdie. Padma Lakshmi's ex husband. You lucky old coot.

Oh he wrote this and that book as well, pissed off a bunch of people etc. Not worth mentioning in the same sentence as Padma Lakshmi.

Kryten · 3rd October 2012, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Golden Teapot

I've just started Captain Vorpatril's Alliance; as you'd expect from Bujold it's superb. I've gone the ARC route since I don't need a proofed version.

I love Baen for this. I'm more than happy to pay more than double the final retail price for a book from an author I adore so I can read it months in advance. And yes, this is a fantastic book!

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill is another on my wish list which has made it to the $1.99 October specials. Making out like a bandit here, with my holiday reading now stacking up nicely.

pxpx · 3rd October 2012, 10:01

Have stared Neal Asher - Gridlinked. First book in the Agent Cormac series.

Pretty good so far. 5 in the series so it should keep me going for a while.

Kryten · 6th October 2012, 20:51

If you're after some space opera, Leviathan Wakes has been recommended to me by a crap tonne of people and what I've read so far it's fantastic and down to $1.99USD everywhere.

Wool by Hugh Howey is the Kindle Daily Deal today and at $1.99USD it's a damn steal. Finished it while in the USA last month and it was well worth the $7 or so I paid.

chiQ · 6th October 2012, 20:57

Wool is free on Amazon. Just grabbed it, and Leviathan Wakes, thanks

Yoda · 7th October 2012, 11:47

Leviathan Wakes is #1, Caliban's War (#2) has just been released too FYI.

Delphinus · 7th October 2012, 12:15

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Originally Posted by chiQ

Wool is free on Amazon. Just grabbed it, and Leviathan Wakes, thanks

Showing as " Not currently available" for me. Maybe some region restrictions? Is your account a standard NZ account?

chiQ · 7th October 2012, 23:24

My Kindle country is set to US. The US library is the best.

blur^ · 29th November 2012, 22:00

omg
new dresden files
no early night for me!

[Malks] Pixie · 29th November 2012, 22:42

Reading "Killing is Harmless" - pretty good, haven't played the game as it got pretty average reviews, may have to rent it out though.

Pixie

ilk · 29th November 2012, 23:02

Just finished the new Peter Hamilton - great north road, entertaining enough but so little depth for a 1000page plus brick.

Reading hydrogen sonata by Iain M Banks now.

creamcheese · 30th November 2012, 08:40

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Originally Posted by blur^

omg
new dresden files
no early night for me!

Sweet! I read all the previous books in a row, I been jonesing for this one since goddamn Ghost Story

Saladin · 30th November 2012, 08:52

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Pretty good

pxpx · 30th November 2012, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxpx

Have stared Neal Asher - Gridlinked. First book in the Agent Cormac series.

Pretty good so far. 5 in the series so it should keep me going for a while.

On Book 5 now. Good series, pretty light thematically but plenty of action.

chiQ · 30th November 2012, 10:50

I'm reading Bartimaeus (the first one). So far, so win

Luse · 30th November 2012, 11:00

Zombie Survival Guide.

Boring. Author trying to be too funny. Almost every paragraph starts with a sentence like "You'd think that using <weapon> would keep you safe and be very effective against <nameforzombies>, BUT YOU ARE WRONG!"

It's like reading a never ending 'Not' joke.

Deadmeat · 30th November 2012, 12:04

Rereading my way through the Discworld. Loving it. I'd forgotten what an ignominious introduction one of my favourite characters had;
"drunken Captain Vimes of the Night Watch staggered slowly down the street, folded gently into the gutter outside the Watch House and lay there"

crocos · 30th November 2012, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiQ

I'm reading Bartimaeus (the first one). So far, so win

#1 is the best in the series IMO, though the whole is tied together quite well.

chiQ · 30th November 2012, 12:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadmeat

Rereading my way through the Discworld. Loving it. I'd forgotten what an ignominious introduction one of my favourite characters had;
"drunken Captain Vimes of the Night Watch staggered slowly down the street, folded gently into the gutter outside the Watch House and lay there"

Vimes is my favourite character...aside from Gaspode.

Savage · 30th November 2012, 12:54

Finally started Dune.

Rince · 30th November 2012, 13:01

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, plenty of sex and violence mixed in with the SF.

crocos · 30th November 2012, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rince

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, plenty of sex and violence mixed in with the SF.

You'd probably like his 'Black Man'
(Not a euphamism)

Saladin · 30th November 2012, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rince

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, plenty of sex and violence mixed in with the SF.

Yeah his books always have one chapter long hard-core sex scene thrown in there - in his newish fantasy series it's gay sex, which I think he did just to freak out his readers.

Spink · 30th November 2012, 13:49

'bout to read the new brandon sanderson, emperor's soul or something. pre-ordered the new (last?) WoT book from mighty ape for a jan 8 release date too, yay for $50 mightyape vouchers ><

Kryten · 3rd December 2012, 10:13

The Sisters Brothers is a Western I'd had on my Amazon list for awhile and finally it had a price drop last month. Great book, incredibly violent but punctuated with a number of poignant moments that turned it from a dime-store action story to something much more meaningful.

I'm currently reading Joe Abercrombie's Red Country which finally had it's US release. Formatting issues aside, it's coincidentally another Western, just this time set in a fantasy world. Only 30% through but it's fully enjoyable so far.

I'm saving Caliban's War, the sequel to Leviathan Wakes for the beach in a few weeks time.

Nich · 3rd December 2012, 11:12

finally finished War and Peace.

i got a big back-log to get through now. Starting with: The Best Of Saki

aR Que · 3rd December 2012, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spink

WoT book from mighty ape for a jan 8 release date too, yay for $50 mightyape vouchers ><

Excellent. 2nd to last, right, RIGHT?!
His book 2 of Way of kings is out soonish as well iirc.

Yoda · 3rd December 2012, 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by aR Que

Excellent. 2nd to last, right, RIGHT?!
His book 2 of Way of kings is out soonish as well iirc.

Expected around spring our time, next year.

aR Que · 3rd December 2012, 12:55

Damn, need something ( a few, tbh) books to read over summer.
Sun + beer + book = chur.

blur^ · 3rd December 2012, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by aR Que

Excellent. 2nd to last, right, RIGHT?!
His book 2 of Way of kings is out soonish as well iirc.

memory of light?
its the end

chiquelet · 4th December 2012, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Nich

finally finished War and Peace.

Heh, I remember when you started it. Is it the kind of book you can put down, read something else, and then pick up again without being totally lost? I've had it on my bookshelf for 2 years, I just haven't been brave enough to start reading.

_Incubus_ · 4th December 2012, 10:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rince

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, plenty of sex and violence mixed in with the SF.

Don't be tempted to read the other two kovacs novels after this. They are shit.

Rince · 4th December 2012, 13:10

yeah - I had 3 people at work strongly recommend Altered Carbon, but only lightly suggest the other two.... I'll just see how it goes.

1st October 2012, 19:12	#1721
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	Loving Hundred Zeros - site indexes/searches Amazon for $0.00 e-books.... Good way to expand out of my "standard" set of authors and try a few new things.... __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

6th October 2012, 20:57	#1732
chiQ Frag-muff	Wool is free on Amazon. Just grabbed it, and Leviathan Wakes, thanks __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

7th October 2012, 23:24	#1735
chiQ Frag-muff	My Kindle country is set to US. The US library is the best. __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

30th November 2012, 10:50	#1742
chiQ Frag-muff	I'm reading Bartimaeus (the first one). So far, so win __________________ Gaming/phone/computing platforms are not indicative of groinal/physical/cognitive impressiveness.

30th November 2012, 13:01	#1748
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, plenty of sex and violence mixed in with the SF. __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman

1st October 2012, 23:33	#1725
Spink	Been on a Robert A Heinlein kick, read Stranger in a Strange Land, Have Space Suit Will Travel and am reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Loved the first, loving the latest, middle was okay! __________________ Weak hearts I rip.

2nd October 2012, 21:32	#1727
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	I've just started Captain Vorpatril's Alliance; as you'd expect from Bujold it's superb. I've gone the ARC route since I don't need a proofed version.

2nd October 2012, 21:39	#1728
doppelgänger of someone	Joseph Anton - Salman Rushdie (his memoir). Yes THAT Salman Rushdie. Padma Lakshmi's ex husband. You lucky old coot. Oh he wrote this and that book as well, pissed off a bunch of people etc. Not worth mentioning in the same sentence as Padma Lakshmi.

3rd October 2012, 10:01	#1730
pxpx	Have stared Neal Asher - Gridlinked. First book in the Agent Cormac series. Pretty good so far. 5 in the series so it should keep me going for a while.

6th October 2012, 20:51	#1731
Kryten	If you're after some space opera, Leviathan Wakes has been recommended to me by a crap tonne of people and what I've read so far it's fantastic and down to $1.99USD everywhere. Wool by Hugh Howey is the Kindle Daily Deal today and at $1.99USD it's a damn steal. Finished it while in the USA last month and it was well worth the $7 or so I paid.

7th October 2012, 11:47	#1733
Yoda	Leviathan Wakes is #1, Caliban's War (#2) has just been released too FYI.

29th November 2012, 22:00	#1736
blur^	omg new dresden files no early night for me!

29th November 2012, 22:42	#1737
[Malks] Pixie	Reading "Killing is Harmless" - pretty good, haven't played the game as it got pretty average reviews, may have to rent it out though. Pixie __________________ Civilised is as civilised does and civilised people walk among us.

29th November 2012, 23:02	#1738
ilk	Just finished the new Peter Hamilton - great north road, entertaining enough but so little depth for a 1000page plus brick. Reading hydrogen sonata by Iain M Banks now. __________________ "I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe!"

30th November 2012, 08:52	#1740
Saladin Nothing to See Here!	Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Pretty good

30th November 2012, 11:00	#1743
Luse	Zombie Survival Guide. Boring. Author trying to be too funny. Almost every paragraph starts with a sentence like "You'd think that using <weapon> would keep you safe and be very effective against <nameforzombies>, BUT YOU ARE WRONG!" It's like reading a never ending 'Not' joke.

30th November 2012, 12:04	#1744
Deadmeat	Rereading my way through the Discworld. Loving it. I'd forgotten what an ignominious introduction one of my favourite characters had; "drunken Captain Vimes of the Night Watch staggered slowly down the street, folded gently into the gutter outside the Watch House and lay there"

30th November 2012, 12:54	#1747
Savage	Finally started Dune.

30th November 2012, 13:49	#1751
Spink	'bout to read the new brandon sanderson, emperor's soul or something. pre-ordered the new (last?) WoT book from mighty ape for a jan 8 release date too, yay for $50 mightyape vouchers >< __________________ Weak hearts I rip.

3rd December 2012, 10:13	#1752
Kryten	The Sisters Brothers is a Western I'd had on my Amazon list for awhile and finally it had a price drop last month. Great book, incredibly violent but punctuated with a number of poignant moments that turned it from a dime-store action story to something much more meaningful. I'm currently reading Joe Abercrombie's Red Country which finally had it's US release. Formatting issues aside, it's coincidentally another Western, just this time set in a fantasy world. Only 30% through but it's fully enjoyable so far. I'm saving Caliban's War, the sequel to Leviathan Wakes for the beach in a few weeks time.

3rd December 2012, 11:12	#1753
Nich	finally finished War and Peace. i got a big back-log to get through now. Starting with: The Best Of Saki

3rd December 2012, 12:55	#1756
aR Que	Damn, need something ( a few, tbh) books to read over summer. Sun + beer + book = chur.

4th December 2012, 13:10	#1760
Rince SLUTS!!!!!!!	yeah - I had 3 people at work strongly recommend Altered Carbon, but only lightly suggest the other two.... I'll just see how it goes. __________________ Slow internet is worse than no internet. It's like putting your penis in once and then being required to make out for 2 hours --Matt "The Oatmeal" Inman