Reading in May 2010

Lady Envy said:
And what exactly does the authors gender have to do with why you dislike the book? Care to elaborate further? I'm not going to argue that Fitz's self pity and bouts of depression was annoying (because it was) but I don't see how this has anything to do with gender.
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I'll take this to the above thread. ;)
 
I am currently reading The Desert Spear by Peter V Brett

the new POV's in the first chapters threw me off a little bit but i find i am enjoying them so far just waiting to see what all the Mary Sue is about
 
Lately I've read:

The Ghosts of Manhattan - really enjoyed it.
I am Not a Serial Killer - other than Changes, it has to be my favorite read so far this year.

Currently reading:
Way of the Wolf - First of the Vampire Earth trilogy, still early but liking it.
Blood Bound - 2nd in the Mercy Thompson series, and enjoying it. I think I'm liking it more than the first one so far.

After I finish Blood Bound, I'll probably go with the next in the series.


Edit: Forgot to mention I also read Retribution Falls. A really fun ride.
 
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Cymric said:
I am currently reading The Desert Spear by Peter V Brett

the new POV's in the first chapters threw me off a little bit but i find i am enjoying them so far just waiting to see what all the Mary Sue is about
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Reading it myself and I do not recall The Painted/Warded Man having long chapters like these. Over a hundred pages in and it just keeps going and going. It's a great story but wow.
 
I'm still going full steam into the Long Price books: now more than halfway through An Autumn War. I think it's a very good series with interesting plot and pacing, good writing without too much filler. I have one small complaint, but it's a personal one, not something to bash the author about: I thought there were a little too much tears shed all over the second volume and what i read of the third. It didn't seem so obvious in A Shadow in Summer, but now every couple of pages one of the main characters seems to burst into tears. It's true that the situations are desperate or highly charged with sentiment, but I've come from a background were "men don't cry" / period.
 
1/3 into Shadow's Edge (Night Angel, #2) by Brent Weeks
Good so far. Maybe a bit better than the first book. Some unexpected moments.
 
I finished The Misenchanted Sword today. I was pleasantly surprised by the book, and quite pleased by the ending. Was actually sorry when the book was over, which is (sadly) becoming a rare thing for me in a book these days.

Now I'm reading Sharon Shinn's Wrapt in Crystal. Normally, I love everything this author writes, so I'm expecting a good read. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely taken with the book so far --- though it's too early for me to pinpoint exactly why. I'm interested though, so still keen on seeing where things go with the story.
 
I'm a bit over halfway through Under Heaven and it's been quite good so far.
 
I'm a little over 1/2 way through The Judging Eye by R. Scott Bakker. I'm liking it so far...the feeling of reading new material in one of my all-time favorite series is nice, but not a lot is happening. Heavy on set-up, not so much delivery yet... Nor is there enough Kellhus for my liking. I detest the man, but I love reading his character.

Excited to see what the Black Halls are all about though!
 
Just started Lammas Night by Katherine Kurtz. Man this was a hard book to FIND. Seems interesting so far, only about 20 pages in. I'm looking forward to the occult/witchcraft thing with WWII as a backdrop. I can already tell i've never read anything remotly like it.
 
Currently reading two "middle books" of trilogies.

Almost finished Bloodheir by Brian Ruckley. It's been surprisingly cool so far, big improvement over the mediocre Winterbirth. Aeglyss is a fantastically creepy villain.

Also half way through Jade Man's Skin by Daniel Fox. More of the same - if you liked the first book, you'll like this one, and vice versa. Fortunately I loved the first book. I have no idea where the plot is going, which is cool, after Robin Hobb's ultra-predictable Dragon Haven.
 
TheEvilKing said:
... I have no idea where the plot is going, which is cool, after Robin Hobb's ultra-predictable Dragon Haven.
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Interesting, I have not read about that series here, is it good? I liked her Assassin books, did not really care for her Live ship Trilogy, but thought her Second Son series was pretty good (not willing to read them again, but good enough), so do you think I would like that new series of hers?
 
I gave up on Mieville's Perdido Street Station after a couple hundred pages and moved on to The Well of Ascension by Sanderson. It's not that I wasn't enjoying Mieville, it's just that I'm not in the mood for it right now. I found his writiing to be incredibly vivid but I was craving something more alongs what Mistborn had provided. I will return to it although I noticed the bookmark imps have stolen my place keeper. They usually don't strike so quickly but book marks seem to have the same appeal to children as string does to kittens.
 
tyriseus said:
I gave up on Mieville's Perdido Street Station after a couple hundred pages and moved on to The Well of Ascension by Sanderson. It's not that I wasn't enjoying Mieville, it's just that I'm not in the mood for it right now. I found his writiing to be incredibly vivid but I was craving something more alongs what Mistborn had provided. I will return to it although I noticed the bookmark imps have stolen my place keeper. They usually don't strike so quickly but book marks seem to have the same appeal to children as string does to kittens.
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I tried to start Perdido Street Station last year and had the same problem. It wasn't that it wasn't good, it's amazingly vivid in fact, it was just that it was really slow with no real point for the first bit. So I quit with the option of returning as well. :D
 
tyriseus said:
I gave up on Mieville's Perdido Street Station after a couple hundred pages and moved on to The Well of Ascension by Sanderson. It's not that I wasn't enjoying Mieville, it's just that I'm not in the mood for it right now. I found his writiing to be incredibly vivid but I was craving something more alongs what Mistborn had provided. I will return to it although I noticed the bookmark imps have stolen my place keeper. They usually don't strike so quickly but book marks seem to have the same appeal to children as string does to kittens.
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Might I suggest King Rat by China Mieville? It is less...heavy than the other books I have read from him. It is more along the lines of an adventure story, and is not a massive book like the others. Perdido Street Station was not as many pages as some author's books, but the sheer amount of stuff in it made it large in my mind. For these reasons I think King Rat may be more what you are looking for at the moment.
 
Just finished Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley today and really really enjoyed it. Not sure if I'm going to start Bloodheir next or The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I'll decide tomorrow.
 
Just finished Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and, by the end, I loved it. A great ending it had too.

Moving on to the next in the trilogy, Royal Assassin.
 
Seak said:
I tried to start Perdido Street Station last year and had the same problem. It wasn't that it wasn't good, it's amazingly vivid in fact, it was just that it was really slow with no real point for the first bit. So I quit with the option of returning as well. :D
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To me, starting with the section of the book titled "Metamorphis" and the emergence of the slakemoths, is where the book really started to pick up.

I think the approach to new Crobuzon to start the book is one of the great sequences I have read in fantasy or science fiction. Incredible stuff.
 
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