Jason’s Comments (group member since Mar 25, 2014)

Jason’s comments from the Geekly Reader group.

Never too late to join in the discussion. That is what I love about Goodreads.

I will have to check out the Repairman Jack series. Very interesting.

I also loved Watership Down. I remember when I read it, I read it under a table with a bunch of blankets as if I was a rabbit in a burrow and read it in almost one setting. I can't wait for my kids to read it.

Great suggestions! I will add them to the poll. Thanks.

Soon it will be that time again for another poll on what to read in July. Any suggestions? What do you want to discuss?

Very interesting concept of using magic to forge items. I liked the different forged identities the main character had created. If you were a forger what kind of ID would you forge? The story was interesting and got me interested in reading more about this world.

Wow. May is flying by. Time to start discussing our May read. Thoughts?

Caitlin wrote: "I finished this book on Saturday, and as of today (Monday) I can't decide whether I liked it well enough to read the second one. I did like the way it ended, and for me the most interesting aspect..."

Caitlin, I really like your take on it. Not something I was really focused on when I read, but thinking back on it I can totally see the comment on social interactions. I knew there was something deeper here. And I saw you mentioned in a facebook post, that you had thoughts of The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril, which I also thought about as I read this. I am still trying to figure out what was going on in that tunnel/tower with the writing on the wall, etc. Is there a deeper, symbolic meaning?

The great thing about Goodreads is this discussion will be here waiting. Can't wait to see what you think.

What I got from the tunnel/tower debate was that w/ a tower there is a decent into "the unknown"...ending in a probable dead end and we're not going to like what's down there. Whereas, a tunnel signals the hope that there is a another side, and we may not like the journey in the dark but at least we'll get through it. And I feel like it kinda captures how I feel about where the book is headed. IF the story is a an uncomfortable tunnel then there is a chance to come out on the other side with answers and I'll keep going. But if we are just headed down a dark, strange buried tower, then I'm apprehensive about that. Do you think you will read the next one?

Yes I was very curious about the use of that phrase "very gently sci fi." What can it mean? It will be fun to see what they do.

As to your other post, I have started hearing a lot about that show Orphan Black. I need to watch it.

Yes, I got much the same feeling from the Dark Tower as well. It is one of those books that I had a hard time visualizing what was happening partly because I didn't want to have that running through my mind. But the story telling has really drawn me in. What did you think of the use of the character's roles rather than names?

The nominees were just announced. Has anyone read any of these?

Novels:
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross (Ace / Orbit UK)
Parasite by Mira Grant (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia (Baen Books)
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books)

Novellas:
The Butcher of Khardov by Dan Wells (Privateer Press)
"The Chaplain's Legacy" by Brad Torgersen (Analog, Jul-Aug 2013)
"Equoid" by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean Press)
"Wakulla Springs" by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 10-2013)

So I'll get the ball rolling...what did people think of Area X? What the heck is going on?

Oh and finally saw Thor 2. Meh.

Started watching Idiot Abroad, a BBC comedy travel show, and I have one more disk of Game of Thrones before the new season starts.

I am currently reading the 5th book in the Song of Ice and Fire, also starting Nights at the Circus, and reading the new 52 Wonder Woman series (which is pretty interesting).

Recently watched a documentary called Indie Games. Interesting look at independent game designers and their creative process.

What shows are you currently hooked on? Tell us about it.

What have you recently watched? Tell us about it.

What are you currently reading?

Who or what was the best villain you've ever encountered in a book and why?