What book are you currently reading? [Archive]

Anger

08-15-2011, 06:52 AM

You must be an idiot.

What do you think people did back in the day before they could
sit on a computer and make stupid R&F posts like you are doing?

I'm pretty sure you aren't educated much to say the least.

My post count is higher than yours.

That means I am smarter. Book reader.

Harrison

08-15-2011, 06:55 AM

Anger

08-15-2011, 06:58 AM

Game of Thrones

I just finished Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, and am waiting for his next book about the main characters from that series, The Omen Machine.

SoT was fucking amazing. Slow in the middle, but worth every bit of it.

Goodkind's writing got a bit drab for me around the 4th book or so. 1-3 were good though, with Wizard's First Rule of course being the best.

I mean uhh...BOOKS? HOW DO THEY EVEN WORK ANYWAYS??

Harrison

08-15-2011, 06:59 AM

Like I said, it got a bit slow in the middle, but it picks back up and wraps up pretty epic-like.

His new book is supposed to continue the story of Richard, Kahlan, etc. Though it isn't on the same arc as SoT.

deneauth

08-15-2011, 07:03 AM

500 pages into 'A Feast For Crows' and it is a flop comared to 'A Storm of Swords.' Looking forward to the 5th book though.

deneauth

08-15-2011, 07:04 AM

*compared*

quido

08-15-2011, 10:12 AM

I just finished Superfudge. It was amazing.

Farley Drexel Hatcher: you rule!

Shannacore

08-15-2011, 10:14 AM

Judy Blume ruled shut up

quido

08-15-2011, 10:25 AM

I wasn't being sarcastic, Tralina.

I actually heard recently that there was a fourth book added to the series. I intend to pick it up!

quido

08-15-2011, 10:26 AM

Tralina's Favorite: Are You There God? It's Me, Tralina.

Shannacore

08-15-2011, 10:29 AM

Tralina's Favorite: Are You There God? It's Me, Tralina.

hahahah.

fishingme

08-15-2011, 10:32 AM

I just realized that Tralina sucks cocks

Deadmantis

08-15-2011, 10:44 AM

The Wyrmling Horde by David Farland, book 7 of 8 of the Runelords series.
http://www.runelords.com/
Not as good as the previous books but I will finish it. Hate to stop so close to the end.

superapan

08-15-2011, 11:05 AM

I'm reading "Stjärnor och äpplen som faller", which I can highly recommend.

Labyrrinth

08-15-2011, 11:25 AM

I'm reading "Professional SharePoint 2010 Development"

It's dry...

iNteg

08-15-2011, 11:51 AM

I'm reading the Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford, as well as The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham. I need to start GoT though.

Slathar

08-15-2011, 01:02 PM

lol what kind of idiot reads a book

Koota

08-15-2011, 01:49 PM

wat is a book

Doors

08-15-2011, 01:55 PM

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MXAuXinXQKw/RpGLPY3mHaI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FaCgDbi86hw/s320/revenge.jpg

Kalifa

08-15-2011, 02:58 PM

dexter books

Eternal-Elf

08-15-2011, 03:17 PM

I read enough on these forums to satisfy my book urge.

Thanks

karsten

08-15-2011, 03:51 PM

i been reading bill bryson's "a short history of nearly everything" and then recently "at home"

read them, my nerdy pals

Ektar

08-15-2011, 03:59 PM

the only book I ever read that wasn't for a school assignment was the fellowship of the ring, which I fell asleep during multiple times and never made it all the way through.

I don't read books.

Hasbinbad

08-15-2011, 04:01 PM

A Dance With Dragons

Anyone who is not either finished with or currently reading this book is a(n) |InsertFavoriteEpithet|.

naez

08-15-2011, 04:17 PM

books are for morans

Glitch

08-15-2011, 04:20 PM

omg do some of you people play everquest AND read fantasy novels?

ahahahahaha

Kimmie

08-15-2011, 04:57 PM

A Dance With Dragons

Anyone who is not either finished with or currently reading this book is a(n) |InsertFavoriteEpithet|.

I just hope the dear George lives long enough to finish the damn series...I get nervous every time I see his picture.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__faI83aSYiQ/S8xmFvgez3I/AAAAAAAAAss/CyQuxLN4FNM/s1600/013.jpg

naez

08-15-2011, 04:59 PM

kris kringle ass mutherfucker

Drem

08-15-2011, 05:02 PM

currently reading medium raw

Fourthmeal

08-15-2011, 05:03 PM

Move to off topic plz

deathgirl

08-15-2011, 06:37 PM

ASOIAF has made me moist multiple times

Humwawa

08-15-2011, 06:57 PM

I just hope the dear George lives long enough to finish the damn series..

I think the same thing... I didn't really give a crap when Robert Jordan didn't finish his extremely drawn out drivel of a series, but GRAWR Martin (as my friends and I call him) doesn't look nearly as healthy...

Live, damn you - live!

Chanur

08-15-2011, 08:06 PM

I am reading Wuthering Heights and Way of Kings currently.

Zereh

08-15-2011, 08:20 PM

Vonnegut's Timequake.

JayDee

08-16-2011, 02:30 AM

lol books

Azmere

08-16-2011, 03:40 AM

We could of ended this thread with page one and Terry Goodkind / Sword of Truth.

Read alot of other similar genre books and nothing even comes close.

Omen machine shipping today!

jarshale

08-16-2011, 12:11 PM

Right now I'm making my way through a collection of HP Lovecraft. I got a complete collection in hardcover for $8 at barnes and noble. fuck yeah mountains of madness is awesome so far

Ihealyou

08-16-2011, 01:39 PM

Currently reading this thread. Its pretty good so far, I can't wait to see how it ends.

Knuckle

08-16-2011, 06:50 PM

last book i read was my knights of the dinner table collection, books 50-72..Im wanting to order all the older and newer ones now..Read my entire Drizzt series of 20 some odd books and haven't delved into my dragonlance books in like 5 years. Guess I'm book burnt :(

Chanur

08-16-2011, 07:21 PM

Right now I'm making my way through a collection of HP Lovecraft. I got a complete collection in hardcover for $8 at barnes and noble. fuck yeah mountains of madness is awesome so far

I was pretty bummed they canceled the Mountains of Madness movie.

PS Sword of Truth couldn't lick the sweat off GRRM's sack.

Harrison

08-16-2011, 07:49 PM

I was pretty bummed they canceled the Mountains of Madness movie.

PS Sword of Truth couldn't lick the sweat off GRRM's sack.

So far, it isn't as good. It's great, but not AS good. That's my opinion on it so far.

jarshale

08-16-2011, 08:33 PM

I was pretty bummed they canceled the Mountains of Madness movie.

GODDAMMIT

Misto

08-16-2011, 08:38 PM

The last *whole book* I read was The Catcher in the Rye and that was in the 8th grade.

21 now X_x

Cyrano

08-16-2011, 09:03 PM

Wizard's First Rule is the most difficult book I've tried to read. To put it this way, I've finished two other books including ADWD and still have 300 pages left of WFR. First off, Richard is a faggot. He turns down being a wizard because he wants to be a guide? Second, I'm sick of Kahlan beginning ever sentence with "[Insert Richard or Zed] I never..." before trailing off so Richard can rant about his feelings or their "friendship". I'm confident this book with was written by Goodkind to impress a girl he fawned after from High School. This guy:

http://www.bookotron.com/agony/images/2003/03-news/07-21-03/terry_goodkind.jpg

Has created one of the most unbelievable female characters I can recall in a major novel and fused it with the most redundant dialogue I can recall. I'm sure it gets better, but there's been an easy 200 pages worth of bullshit someone at the editing house should have cut out. I get it, Richard loves Kahlan but their love isn't allowed because of magic which he hates. OMG it's like fantasy Romeo and Juliet! Give me a fucking break, dude is straight trash.

GRAWR however writes like a man giving a historical detail built from the memoirs and diaries of countless players in a grand war theater. One thing that cracks me up in his world is how all the "true men" characters have beards and how women mock guys without facial hair while jumping on guys with beards. Shit cracks me up because I can't help but think of his nasty Logger Santa style he's set up in 24/7.

Chanur

08-17-2011, 01:57 AM

Wizards first rule is one of the best in the series. I would quit while you are ahead.

Azmere

08-17-2011, 02:11 AM

Wizard's First Rule is the most difficult book I've tried to read. To put it this way, I've finished two other books including ADWD and still have 300 pages left of WFR.

Cyrano it sounds like you may have strayed a bit outside of your reading level. You might try getting a few more books under your belt.

Harrison

08-17-2011, 08:32 AM

Cyrano it sounds like you may have strayed a bit outside of your reading level. You might try getting a few more books under your belt.

Arkyani

08-17-2011, 08:59 AM

The last books I read was "The Gunslinger" series by Stephen King. Absolutely amazing series of books. I got hooked on the first one and didnt put them down until the end of the 7th.

Raavak

08-17-2011, 09:01 AM

I'm reading "Decision Points" by Bush 43, also known as Grand Master G-Funk.

Kelven

08-17-2011, 09:05 AM

Harrison

08-17-2011, 09:11 AM

I read Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears - years ago, but sputtered out on Blood of the Fold.

Does the series get better? I couldn't make it past 100 pages into book 3, just seemed totally redundant by that point.

It varies from person to person, but that's about when it "slows down" for a lot of people.

It really does pay off to finish it. It's fucking amazing.

visage

08-17-2011, 09:13 AM

Ayn Rand , Anthem

Kelven

08-17-2011, 09:16 AM

It varies from person to person, but that's about when it "slows down" for a lot of people.

It really does pay off to finish it. It's fucking amazing.

Guess I'll give it a shot, just seems like reading 8 more books just for the payoff is a bit much o.O

Feachie

08-17-2011, 09:17 AM

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

Harrison

08-17-2011, 09:19 AM

It picks up a lot sooner than that.

Temple of the Winds, Soul of the Fire, and Faith of the Fallen are amazing. (the next three for you)

I trudged through Pillars of Creation, which was the only book of the series I had to struggle to finish it was so slow. The rest I generally thought were flat-out great.

After Pillars, the rest ramp up starting at amazing and going from there until the conclusion.

Ripcord

08-17-2011, 10:36 AM

Ben Franklin's autobiography. You don't know baller till you know Ben F. Dude invented lightning and the back-handed bitch slap. Also free on kindle app so why not.

Azmere

08-17-2011, 11:05 PM

I trudged through Pillars of Creation, which was the only book of the series I had to struggle to finish it was so slow. The rest I generally thought were flat-out great.

I've re read the sword of truth series three times however I've always opted out of re reading "The pillars of creation" it's sorta necessary backstory but you could get by without reading it. What I find most odd is when I encounter die hard wheel of time fans who dislike the sword of truth, however, I've never been able to read the Wheel of time past book 7 and I've tried 2-3 times.

Haven't seen it mentioned yet and I like this thread so I'd advise the First law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie it's an easy 3 book series I found enjoyable, nothing to shout home about but worth a read and fairly short. Also almost any dragonlance or drizzt series is worth a read.

Cyrano

08-17-2011, 11:49 PM

I've re read the sword of truth series three times however I've always opted out of re reading "The pillars of creation" it's sorta necessary backstory but you could get by without reading it. What I find most odd is when I encounter die hard wheel of time fans who dislike the sword of truth, however, I've never been able to read the Wheel of time past book 7 and I've tried 2-3 times.

Haven't seen it mentioned yet and I like this thread so I'd advise the First law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie it's an easy 3 book series I found enjoyable, nothing to shout home about but worth a read and fairly short. Also almost any dragonlance or drizzt series is worth a read.

Drizzt wore me out, get tired of the good guys always winning and when Wulfgar comes back it was too much. Likeable characters and the setting is really nostalgic for me since EQ essentially ripped it off, but his story arcs are redundant from book to book. I also read them sequentially instead of in the order they were released so not sure if that changes things.

As much as I was surprised, because the movie was such an abomination, the Eragon series is solid.

Sorry we disagree about Wizard's First Rule, I finished ADWD a few nights ago so I'm back in WFR and I find myself skimming through paragraphs, the characters just have no depth for me. They all seem very shallow in terms of development and predictability. Perhaps that's not true in the long run but then I'd argue it's a fault of his pacing.

Azmere

08-18-2011, 12:53 AM

I'd agree about the Drizzt hence the "worth a read". I've read all of the Eragon stuff and It's not bad but it kind of lets me down on the geared for 12-15 year old age range.

Cyrano have you ever read the dragonlance dragons of autumn twighlight winter whatever and spring something? those are pretty good definitely the EQ feel.

I guess I just love the sword of truth, to each his own. If you don't like it after wizards first rule as much as I hate to say it I wouldn't advise trying any more as I think WFR is one of the best in the series.

Ender's Game anyone? Didn't like books 2-4 of the ender series but the alternative series ender's shadow with bean is pretty good.

Cyrano

08-18-2011, 02:14 AM

Ender's Game is one of the only Sci-Fi book I've ever read back in high school, loved it. Totally blew my mind back then.

I tried reading the Hitchhiker's Guide series and stopped midway through the second one. Granted I hated Gatsby in high school and loved it on my second read through in college. I suppose perspective changes everything.

I recently picked up the Landover Omnibus and read the first one but didn't find myself wanting to proceed into the next ones. Honestly I feel like Martin has ruined fantasy for me. ASOIAF is so beyond anything I've ever read that I'm starting to find all the other books lacking in grit and character development. I'll probably pick up some Cormac McCarthy next week to satisfy one of those issues.