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I was disappointed by the latest Discworld book, Raising Steam. It all felt so perfunctory: here is the invention of the steam engine, here is how the railway expands, here are a few associated inventions like railway sandwiches to punctuate things, plus a cultural/religious allegory. There was so little of the characteristic wit and charming prose that usually ties his books together. Characters were off-puttingly self-referential, specifically Moist. The actual story being told was more like a sequence of events.
I know it can be attributed to his circumstances with Alzheimer's and having to dictate his writing, which deeply sucks. But, yeah.
Currently reading the new Dresden Files book which is a little trashy but fun.
I just finished reading a chapter in my psychology textbook about the sexual response cycle.
That's about as interesting as my reading has been lately, outside of Achaea. :P
"Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to? You will never find that [everlasting] life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. As for you, Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, night and day, dance and be merry, feast and rejoice. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man."
What have I read recently.... D&D 3.5 Players Handbook?
I also read the Da Vinci Code a while ago and was having Assassins Creed flashbacks. It's a good, fast read.
Let's see, suggestion wise. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (anything by him, honestly) is fascinating, a take on vampirism including a bunch of extraneous facts about parasites that tie in with the book.
If you are a dragon person, I feel honor bound to tell you to go read Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight and the series created around it.
And the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong is intense smutty fun. That's pretty much the only way I can describe it.
I have no time to read anymore. This is making me wax nostalgic.
Just finished reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. I enjoyed the book loads; the writing is very attention-grabbing and the magic-based plotline, while simple, is embellished by religio-political wordplay between characters that eventually intensifies into deceit, betrayal, genocide and more bloodshed.
Starting to read Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson as well. This one appears to move away from medieval-themed ideas of kingdoms, sword fights and the like and leans more towards a sci-fi outlook.
"Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to? You will never find that [everlasting] life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. As for you, Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, night and day, dance and be merry, feast and rejoice. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man."
Have! I just about have all of the books he wrote. He's like, one of my favorite authors.
I'm waiting for the price of his books to go down before I get them because they're like...RM 90 here :X Which is like the cost of a full tank of gas.
I want to read them so bad though aghhhh
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eBooks! I r reading on my Kindle though.
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
Shadow's of self definitely worth the read.
It has what is probably the saddest scene he's ever written in it though. Be warned.
Tragic, to put it simply.
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Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both
For a wounded man will shall say to his assailant
"If I live, I will kill you. If I die, you are forgiven"
Such is the rule of honor
Aside from that, I only read textbooks.
I've read it before, but goodness, it's so British and excellent :O
The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde. #7 in the Thursday Next series. I thought it ran off the rails after #4; I didn't like the direction he took #5, and #6 felt really rushed. This was a return to form after #6's detour, diving back into the absurd fantasy grounded in mundanity that is the series' strength. The main annoyance for me was all the major (secondary) plot threads from the last couple of books that are still waiting for some resolution. #1-4 were their own little quadrilogy, so I'm hoping #5-8 will be the same and certain things will be brought back and wrapped up in the next one.
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
How the Irish Became White, by Noel Ignatiev.
I'm re-reading Wuthering Heights after not reading it for like 10+ years because something in Achaea reminded me greatly of it. It was one of my favorite novels growing up and it's still really good.