Now Reading...

[ashaman7122]

Just finished -- Hellbox by Bill Pronzini (latest Nameless Detective novel)

Just started -- Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone...never read them, thought I would give them a shot.

 

[Justin G]

 

[orcslayr23]

A Dance With Dragons by George R R Martin.

 

[Bamafan]

I just finished Cloud Atlas. If you haven't read it, do so prior to the release of the movie. It is an amazing piece of fiction.

 

[Harvester]

I haven't read a Grisham book in over a decade. However, the description along with some stellar reviews on the twisting plot from critics lured me back. I cracked it open and....BAM....first person narrative.

Fuck.

However, I developed a great coping mechanism. The main character is of course a brilliant lawyer who is in prison. It just so happens that he is black. Thus, Morgan Freeman from Shawshank is narrating the novel for me in my head.

 

[Justin G]

Now this is fun stuff.

 

[ashaman7122]

Joyride by Jack Ketchum -- A bloody good time...!

 

[monoxide_child]

I haven't read a Grisham book in over a decade. However, the description along with some stellar reviews on the twisting plot from critics lured me back. I cracked it open and....BAM....first person narrative.

Fuck.

However, I developed a great coping mechanism. The main character is of course a brilliant lawyer who is in prison. It just so happens that he is black. Thus, Morgan Freeman from Shawshank is narrating the novel for me in my head.

to me it's totally freaking hilarious that you hate first-person so much
because you really only actually NEED to have Omniscient 3rd person for epic-world-building things like Frank Herbert's Dune Series, The Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Trek Novels, Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Large-Ensemble-Cast things like CSI Novels

i personnally love 1st person, i love Anita Blake, Anne Rice's Vampires, Rachel Morgan, Sookie Stackhouse, Katniss Everdeen

and now to be on-topic,
thinking about reading this series
http://www.goodreads.com/series/49942-zachary-nixon-johnson

 

[ashaman7122]

Taken by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole / Joe Pike #15)...always a good time!

 

[Harvester]

 

[Justin G]

Terrible cover, but a pretty good Lovecraft meets Blade Runner type story.

 

[ApolloFC]

Made it to chapter 18 of Jack Reacher #1 - roughly half way I believe? I'm starting to get kind of tired of it. Maybe I just prefer my cop stories to be 44 minute long tv shows.

 

[guardian26]

 

[jaimek]

I've heard this billed as an adult's Harry Potter. I'm only about a hundred or so pages into it, and I'm underwhelmed.

 

[Justin G]

I've heard this billed as an adult's Harry Potter. I'm only about a hundred or so pages into it, and I'm underwhelmed.

Really? I loved this book. The sequel was good too.

 

[Harvester]

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I've heard this billed as an adult's Harry Potter. I'm only about a hundred or so pages into it, and I'm underwhelmed.

I'm with you. I didn't finish it.

 

[Harvester]

 

[Justin G]

Nothing special so far...

 

[Meteornotes]

A friend of mine recommended this to me, saying "Don't read any descriptions of this, just read it. Trust me, you'll love it". And he was right. Unless it completely falls apart at the end, this is one of the best SF novels I've read in years.

dt

 

[Justin G]

A friend of mine recommended this to me, saying "Don't read any descriptions of this, just read it. Trust me, you'll love it". And he was right. Unless it completely falls apart at the end, this is one of the best SF novels I've read in years.

dt

I've heard good things about it. That may be my next kindle purchase.