Reading in May 2009

I was handed Robin Hobb's 'Assassin's Apprentice' a couple of weeks ago by my boyfriend, I picked it up five days ago, and finished it 2 days ago - literally couldn't put it down. Must've done wonders for my electric bill - my computer was hardly on for those days! I'm now re-reading it before I steal all the rest of her books from my man when I go up to his this weekend...
*rubs hands together in glee*

STILL trying to struggle through Terry Goodkind 'Temple of the Winds', but this has taken a bit of a back seat now that I've found the Robin Hobb books...
 
Ickle Lulu said:
I was handed Robin Hobb's 'Assassin's Apprentice' a couple of weeks ago by my boyfriend, I picked it up five days ago, and finished it 2 days ago - literally couldn't put it down. Must've done wonders for my electric bill - my computer was hardly on for those days! I'm now re-reading it before I steal all the rest of her books from my man when I go up to his this weekend...
*rubs hands together in glee*
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She is brilliant.
I read the first 2 trilogies twice and loved them. Second time was just a few weeks ago before I read for the first time The Tawny Man Trilogy.
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the very same words my 56 years old coleague with degree in Computer Sciense told me when she returned from her 2 weeks holiday. I suggested to her The Farseer Trilogy....and now she is finishing The Liveship Traders :)
 
Ickle Lulu said:
I was handed Robin Hobb's 'Assassin's Apprentice' a couple of weeks ago by my boyfriend, I picked it up five days ago, and finished it 2 days ago - literally couldn't put it down. Must've done wonders for my electric bill - my computer was hardly on for those days! I'm now re-reading it before I steal all the rest of her books from my man when I go up to his this weekend...
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I got my boyfriend into Robin Hobb a couple of years back. Unfortunately, he's not the most dedicated of readers (he just doesn't put in the time, much as I encourage him to do so) so he's only gotten to about midway through book two, but he loves them anyways.

Interestingly, he liked the Liveship Traders (what he read of it, anyways), although I didn't. I think it's just a thing against boats and that sort of thing with me; I just don't like them. But I gave him my copy of Liveship, though I don't think he's read it all (book one, that is) yet.

Robin Hobb is an excellent author. The Farseer Trilogy really sealed my love of first person books. The Tawny Man series made me cry. Half my copy has tear stains on it! (Usually with me and books, it's chocolate!)

STILL trying to struggle through Terry Goodkind 'Temple of the Winds', but this has taken a bit of a back seat now that I've found the Robin Hobb books...
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You're better off with Robin Hobb. Much more rewarding! And, if you're having trouble with Temple of the Wind (I did) then I'm afraid to say that things are likely to only get worse from here on. I'm determined to finish the Sword of Truth series, but have had to resign myself to only being able to read a book or two (at most) a year. Anything more would probably send me crazy.
 
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Astra_ said:
I have read it. Twice. I really enjoyed it but I am not sure I was mature enough to understand it completely. For me, there was only the fantasy/mystic & adventure parts of the story, although I believe there is quite a bit more to it. One day, I am planning to re-read it once again.
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You really have to. Because my love to literature got a little extra boost from reading that book. Sometimes I get inspired from how an author (nevertheless translated) uses the language so freely. This is one good example of that.
 
BrightStar said:
if you're having trouble with Temple of the Wind (I did) then I'm afraid to say that things are likely to only get worse from here on. I'm determined to finish the Sword of Truth series, but have had to resign myself to only being able to read a book or two (at most) a year. Anything more would probably send me crazy.
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I think I've come to the same conclusion! I will finish the series, but it'll take a bit more time and dedication - glad to hear I'm not the only one though!

As regards Robin Hobb, my boyfriend's amused that I'm reading 'Assassin's Apprentice' a second time in the space between finishing it and seeing him (and therefore getting the other books), as if I can't bear to read anything else between times! :D
 
Ickle Lulu said:
STILL trying to struggle through Terry Goodkind 'Temple of the Winds', but this has taken a bit of a back seat now that I've found the Robin Hobb books...
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I have just finished reading 'Confessor' and am suffering from severe mental indigestion - with every book in the series, I've sworn I'll never bother with another one - why do I keep reading a series which i really don't actually like? Does this make me a masochist?
 
SallyC said:
I have just finished reading 'Confessor' and am suffering from severe mental indigestion - with every book in the series, I've sworn I'll never bother with another one - why do I keep reading a series which i really don't actually like? Does this make me a masochist?
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My boyfriend's taken to simply sighing whenever I tell him I'm reading another Sword of Truth book. Though I've yet to be able to explain why I keep on reading the series. I just do. I can't help it. He often likens my reading of it to falling down the stairs and not trying to help stop the fall. It's an interesting analogy, and one that makes a disturbing amount of sense to me.

It wouldn't be so bad, if, like I actually had nothing else to read. But that's not true! Not true at all! I have dozens of books in my to read pile, and many of them I KNOW I'm going to enjoy. Yet I seem to keep resigning myself back to Sword of Truth.

I just read Chainfire. I guess it was better than Naked Empire, that's for sure. I've heard terrible things about the ending (and even spoiled myself a bit on what happens), which makes my continued reading of the series makes even less sense.

I know it's not going to get any better and I'm just going to be very cross when I do finish it.

Ah well, people say I'm funny when I start ranting, so I guess at least it'll give THEM something to look forwards to!
 
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Just finished House of Chains. Another amazing book by Erikson and I'm glad I still have lots to go in the series.

At the same time, I'm taking a quick break to read Lies of Locke Lamora. I just bought it and I'm a little afraid it might not get along with my other books what with all the stealing and trickery, so I guess I'll have to just read it.
 
Hmm... well, I finished Valente's In the Night Garden. Then I started on Peadar O Guilin's The Inferior yesterday, but I should be done with that in a couple hours. Then it is back to figuring out what to read next.
 
Seak said:
At the same time, I'm taking a quick break to read Lies of Locke Lamora.
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I finally broke down and ordered myself a copy of this today. I know nothing at all about it, except it's received a lot of high praise, so we shall see what I think when it gets here.

I'll probably finish Outremer first though, so it'll be a couple of weeks before I get to reading it. Assuming it tempts me from amongst all the other books on my to read pile. I need to stop buying books! Especially this month, since I just had to pay a massive vet bill. I really, really need to stop!

Guess it could be worse though-it only cost me £2.76. Good ol' Amazon Marketplace!
 
BrightStar said:
Yikes, that is very confusing!

Not only is it confusing, it also doesn't make much sense to me at all. It's a shame that the series hasn't gotten more recognition; I'm really enjoying The Tower of the King's Daughter and already ordered the next book.

Didn't the Rivers series come after the Outremer series? I'm surprised, in a way, if it did. Outrememer feels a lot more polished than Rivers (though I enjoyed Rivers a great deal).
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Rivers came out after Outremer but that does not say necessary that it was written after since sometimes books get published based on interest in a specific kind of book, so there are lots of cases where an author published newer written books first and older written books later.

I liked the style of River but the setting did not excite me that much, while Outremer had everything, great setting, characters, the djinn :)
 
suciul said:
Rivers came out after Outremer but that does not say necessary that it was written after since sometimes books get published based on interest in a specific kind of book, so there are lots of cases where an author published newer written books first and older written books later.

I liked the style of River but the setting did not excite me that much, while Outremer had everything, great setting, characters, the djinn :)
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I think the Rivers world grabbed my attention more from the onset than Outremer's did: It (Rivers) was a far more interesting place, full of obvious mysteries and the sort of thing. Tower of the King's Daughter didn't seem to be as immediately appealing. The world building is a lot slower, but the more it develops, the more I'm enjoying the book even more.
 
Just finished Joe Abercrombie's excellent Best Served Cold. It's the perfect mix of black humor and violence, and a nice tale of revenge to boot!

Patrick
 
...And I have finished The Inferior. It was good, nothing spectacular. The setting was nice and interesting, but there was something about the prose that bothered me. Going to reread Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis.
 
In my local library today and browsing the Fantasy section, I came upon all three books of the Darkwar trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and thought 'Why not?'. It's been a good few years since I read Feist, and even though the quality was patchy in the last books that I tried(Conclave of Shadows; 1st book ok, 2nd dreadful, 3rd surprisingly good), I will always have fond memories of reading Magician twenty years ago and the start of Flight of the Night Hawks hooked me right in.
 
About 35 pages into "Snow Women," the first story of Fritz Leiber's Swords and Deviltry, the first book of his Lankmar stories. Good fun so far.

I haven't decided whether I'll read a couple of the Leiber's or just the one for now. If just the one, I'll probably go on to Peter Beagle's ... well, either The Innkeeper's Song or The Last Unicorn. Not sure which. Chances are I'll follow the one with the other, anyway.

Randy M.
 
Randy M. said:
About 35 pages into "Snow Women," the first story of Fritz Leiber's Swords and Deviltry, the first book of his Lankmar stories. Good fun so far.

I haven't decided whether I'll read a couple of the Leiber's or just the one for now. If just the one, I'll probably go on to Peter Beagle's ... well, either The Innkeeper's Song or The Last Unicorn. Not sure which. Chances are I'll follow the one with the other, anyway.

Randy M.
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Leiber is very good fun. I became a quick fan after the first couple stories. My only problem is, much like Jim Butcher, there is only so much I can read before I have to take a break from it.
 
Randy M. said:
If just the one, I'll probably go on to Peter Beagle's ... well, either The Innkeeper's Song or The Last Unicorn. Not sure which. Chances are I'll follow the one with the other, anyway.

Randy M.
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I'd recommend starting with The Last Unicorn.

As for Innkeeper's Song, well, I'd recommend just about any Beagle novel before it, but you may feel differently. It's what I would call his attempt at a fairly standard fantasy story and it just didn't work for me.
 
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