Oct-21-2012, 07:34 PM (UTC)
Hi guys, the incorrectly named dinosaur is back! I could tell you that I've been swamped with work in real life, but it would be a half-truth at best. While obtaining two Masters' degrees has been time-consuming, I haven't had much to do in recent months on account of being currently unemployed... well, except for a parttime job as mailman that is, but having finished college it's time to get a proper job... and that's not easy these days. So allow me to list what I've been reading recently:
The Prince of Nothing trilogy by R. Scott Bakker (The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet and The Thousandfold Thought) Years back, I tried to read The Darkness That Comes Before and couldn't get through it. The beginning of the novel bombards the reader with people, places and parties and has an unclear narrative thread. However, if you persevere you'll be rewarded with a very compelling story. I highly recommend this trilogy.
The Inheritance trilogy by N. K. Jemisin (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms and The Kingdom of Gods) Jemisin is a fairly new author and this is her first series, about the interactions of gods and mortals. I recommend this one too.
The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun) Another series, unconnected to Inheritance. I liked it a bit less, but it's still okay. Other people didn't like that series, but loved this one, so it's all matter of perspective, I guess.
Market Forces by Richard Morgan. Morgan is hit-and-miss for me. I loved The Steel Remains, but I hated this book.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. This book is a classic, but I kept wondering why. It's not bad, but it's not that great either, and I found it difficult to take serioisly at times.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Again, it wasn't bad, but why did it win all those awards?
Test of Metal by Matthew Stover. One of the last MtG books (the line has recently been discontinued) and it's actually pretty decent, if not great literature.
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. You guys are going to kill me for this one, but I didn't like this book at all. I know Kay is a highly regarded author, but his style just doesn't work for me.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Now this is a literary sensation that I can get behind. I really liked this story.
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis. This one has been on my to-read pile for ages. A bit weighted down with theology, but the planet Venus was beautifully imagined, even if it's nothing like the actual planet. The next book on the trilogy, That Hideous Strength, is also on the pile, although I've heard that it's not very good.
And I'm currently reading:
The First Book of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber. An omnibus of the first four books about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Robin Hobb constantly mentions these and I have to say, they're pretty entertaining.
The Prince of Nothing trilogy by R. Scott Bakker (The Darkness That Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet and The Thousandfold Thought) Years back, I tried to read The Darkness That Comes Before and couldn't get through it. The beginning of the novel bombards the reader with people, places and parties and has an unclear narrative thread. However, if you persevere you'll be rewarded with a very compelling story. I highly recommend this trilogy.
The Inheritance trilogy by N. K. Jemisin (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms and The Kingdom of Gods) Jemisin is a fairly new author and this is her first series, about the interactions of gods and mortals. I recommend this one too.
The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun) Another series, unconnected to Inheritance. I liked it a bit less, but it's still okay. Other people didn't like that series, but loved this one, so it's all matter of perspective, I guess.
Market Forces by Richard Morgan. Morgan is hit-and-miss for me. I loved The Steel Remains, but I hated this book.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. This book is a classic, but I kept wondering why. It's not bad, but it's not that great either, and I found it difficult to take serioisly at times.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Again, it wasn't bad, but why did it win all those awards?
Test of Metal by Matthew Stover. One of the last MtG books (the line has recently been discontinued) and it's actually pretty decent, if not great literature.
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. You guys are going to kill me for this one, but I didn't like this book at all. I know Kay is a highly regarded author, but his style just doesn't work for me.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Now this is a literary sensation that I can get behind. I really liked this story.
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis. This one has been on my to-read pile for ages. A bit weighted down with theology, but the planet Venus was beautifully imagined, even if it's nothing like the actual planet. The next book on the trilogy, That Hideous Strength, is also on the pile, although I've heard that it's not very good.
And I'm currently reading:
The First Book of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber. An omnibus of the first four books about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Robin Hobb constantly mentions these and I have to say, they're pretty entertaining.
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...imagine how I'll feel if you see fit to come back and share your 2012 Reading List with us!! 
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