Ludesfactor’s Comments (group member since Dec 29, 2010)

Ludesfactor’s comments from the BGGWW Books group.

I'm here; I just haven't been reading much and all the reading I've been doing has been for WW games (Blade Runner, Chronicles of Amber). I've gotten several new books thanks to Borders going under, not sure if I've put them all in the "to read" shelf or not. Well, that's the report from here, hope some others check in soonish ...

I'd like to nominate The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - mostly because I've been stalled on it for like 5 or 6 weeks (I did read Shades of Grey in there though). Set in Medieval England, it reads quite like A Game of Thrones and The Name of the Wind.

I'd go along with The Time Traveler's Wife - going to Borders today and will possibly pick it up. Stat - I've a couple recommendations for you: The Bookseller of Kabul and Lipstick Jihad. Both should pique your interest in feminist studies.

Even through book 4 there's not that much tying what is happening in the east to Westernos. One can only speculate when and what nature that connection will be ...
Still, it's an interesting and vivid subplot.

Finished this today. The ending is a quick tying up, no reflective summation, no repose.

This was my third reading and I found that I understood things so much better having those two previous reads plus the game Dune to fill in some of the details. The only chapter that partially left me scratching my head was the Baron's conversation with Hawat in part 3.

Should finish this today/tonight.

Wes wrote: Lyanna's death is described at some point.

Thanks, I don't think I've come to it yet then. Probably a Lannister did it.

Has anyone been paying _real_ close attention? I'm wondering how Lyanna (Ned's sister who was bethrothed to Robert) died, if it has been mentioned ...

Already knowing the story, I am paying attention to other aspects of the book. I notice Martin quickly laying out some of the backstories (close attention isn't necessarily required as he'll reinforce things as the stories move along). I was surprised there was a chapter on Dany and Viserys as early as there is. And he doesn't linger on descriptions. Very well constructed.

Not readily finding my copy of Dune, I may instead reread this ...

Yeah, I think that was from my first visit to the site ... removed after figuring out how.
I'd suggest putting Dune and AGoT on the bookshelf.
I also think we should make suggestions for what to include on the bookshelf. In that vein, how about The Name of the Wind and Where the Sidewalk Ends(?)? The former I've seen a lot of recommendations for and the latter I notice a lot of people have read and I've never heard of it before.

This is going to be tough ...

Thanks ... now to find my way back to the poll ...

My unread books probably number in the hundreds. As a good portion of my books are in boxes it's kind of hard to know/tell for sure.

At least I've broken the habit of buying more books than I read.

(And just thought of something I definitely want to read, though I don't know where it is - Mervyn Peake's Ghormanghast Trilogy.)

I voted, then tried to change my vote. No go.

I'm fine with (re-)reading anything except possibly American Gods which I read only in the last year or so.

Dune would be fun, it would be my third time and I also know where my copy is ...

present and perhaps accounted for ...

presently reading - Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book

next - Paul Theroux: Dark Star Safari

OR

- China Meiville: Perdido Street Station