Which book are you reading now? Volume XIV

[Valka D'Ur]

I stopped watching after the third one IIRC. Whenever one of them has caught me unawares on TV while channel-surfing I've always been struck badly enough by the characterisation to stick around for more than half a minute.

Oh, I dunno. I could easily imagine Daniel Radcliffe screaming and shouting and pouting the way Harry did in the novels. He has a tendency to bellow the Patronus spell (I thought that required thinking of something that makes you happy... those aren't happy-sounding shouts).

Don't knock the movies. They're what got me into the fanfiction and videos, which in turn prompted me to read the novels. Yes, I realize I'm doing this backwards, but at least I got here.

 

[Zkribbler]

I found Vurt. I was sure I had lost it.

 

[Kyriakos]

Btw, the Green Tea short story (Le Fanu) was crap.
It was like reading a significantly less talented Theophile Gautier. And I never liked Gautier either.

 

[jarred!]

I recently finished Galbraith's Troubled Blood, which was pretty good. I enjoyed how Robin and Cormoran's relationship progressed, and the mystery was elaborate and the clues subtle.

Now, I have ~100pp left of The Hypnotist, by Lars Kepler (originally published in Swedish). It's an entertaining thriller, but I can't help from constantly drawing parallels to Larsson's Millennium Trilogy (aside, I didn't read Lagercrantz's continuation of the series).

I have acquired a copy of New Spring by Robert Jordan, which I plan to read next. I don't read much in the way of fantasy, with notable exceptions being The Lord of the Rings, and Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle.

I finished The Hypnotist, the book was fun to read, but the ending was a bit blah. The towels in the bus and the fact the diesel bus even started, especially in the middle of winter, was a bit too contrived for me.

I have started New Spring but I haven't found myself wanting to pick the book back up again. I found The Lady of the Barge by W.W. Jacobs on Libby and read the stories The Monkey's Paw and An Adulteration Act. The former was nice and spooky, while the latter was more of a comedy.

 

[Synobun]

Finally got the first book of the Stormlight series by Brandon Sanderson, but I have doubts I'll finish it on time. 2900 more pages to go and I have 10 days left. When I "get into it," I can easily read 500-800 pages in a day, but when I don't, I read at a clip of between 30 to 50 pages a day instead.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

500 pages is impressive af!

 

[Synobun]

500 pages is impressive af!

This is on ebook settings, though I think the book itself does clock in at something absurd like 300,000 words.

 

[Synobun]

This is on ebook settings, though I think the book itself does clock in at something absurd like 300,000 words.

Correction: it clocks in at 383k words. (The Way of Kings, #8)

The man is a monster.

 

[Kyriakos]

Heard good things about it. Don't like the flowery title, but that isn't important ^_^

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

The Golden Boat is a selection of Rabindranath Tagore poems translated by Joe Winter. It has a short introduction on the poet, who often set his works (especially the shorter ones) to song and believed translation creates a new work, along with a Bengali glossary for untranslated words (e.g. Bengali months and plants) and a notes section. The curated works of poetry are in chronological order, and seem to focus on several subjects, chief of which are the monsoon, parting, and Hindu figures.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I started Empire of Gold today. Book three in a great series. Fantasy set in the world of Arabian Nights. Hugely creative and different. The author has created a dense and evocative world around the Djinn that is magical and captivating. City of Brass and Kingdom of Copper are parts 1 & 2.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Finished all 750 pages of Empire of Gold. It is an excellent series. Gripping. A Djinn world to believe in.

 

[sendos]

I received a book Watsonia by Don Watson. Anyone have any thoughts on this book?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I received a book Watsonia by Don Watson. Anyone have any thoughts on this book?

The title sounds like he named a country after himself?

 

[Birdjaguar]

I received a book Watsonia by Don Watson. Anyone have any thoughts on this book?

Watsonia
A definitive anthology that captures the masterful Don Watson at his best – powerful, insightful and funny.
Watsonia gathers the fruits of a writing life. It covers everything from Australian humour to America gone berserk; from Don Bradman to Oscar Wilde; from birds and horses to history and politics. Wherever Don Watson turns his incisive gaze, the results are as illuminating as they are enjoyable.

Watsonia displays the many sides of Don Watson: historian, speechwriter, social critic, humourist, biographer and lover of nature and sports. Replete with wit, wisdom and diverse pleasures, this comprehensive collection includes a wide-ranging introduction by the author and several previously unpublished pieces. No other writer has journeyed further into the soul of Australia and returned to tell the tale.

 

[EgonSpengler]

I started Empire of Gold today. Book three in a great series. Fantasy set in the world of Arabian Nights. Hugely creative and different. The author has created a dense and evocative world around the Djinn that is magical and captivating. City of Brass and Kingdom of Copper are parts 1 & 2.

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I've only read the first one, but I liked it. I think I might've bought the second one on sale this Summer, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2020 - "Edgar Wright and Longtime Collaborators Start Production Company With 3 Netflix Projects"

In conjunction with Netflix, the company has also optioned a sci-fi horror trilogy, The Murders of Molly Southbourne from Arthur C. Clarke award-winning novelist Tade Thompson, and an epic historical fantasy series inspired by Islamic folklore, The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy) from author S.A. Chakraborty.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I've only read the first one, but I liked it. I think I might've bought the second one on sale this Summer, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2020 - "Edgar Wright and Longtime Collaborators Start Production Company With 3 Netflix Projects"

I'd like to see Peter Jackson do the screen versions!

 

[AmazonQueen]

Nice haul of Xmas books, 8 in all, should mean I can endure our return to lockdown.
Bit worried by my other Xmas presents though. Some kitchen scales, a rice cooker, and a (of all things) piemaker. Almost like the family are trying to hint something.
And bleeping slippers. Almost as bad as socks.

 

[Takhisis]

I'd like to see Peter Jackson do the screen versions!

This kind of post should be infractable.

 

[Birdjaguar]