SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, so I figured I'd start the thread. Currently reading Dog Days. Urban fantasy, possibly with a side or sprinkling of paranormal romance? It's too soon to tell. I guess you could say I'm still waiting for it to really grab me.

LOL, the clowns are eying me too!

Just finished, but haven't yet reviewed:

In the middle of:

Up next: and , which was a FirstReads giveaway.

I notice that I am very bad at not planning things, even when my plans keep failing to come to fruition. . .

Currently reading The Tiger Warrior and The City & The City. Other than the book club books I'm intending on reading The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, Pirate Latitudes and Stories.

Depending how I go on those as well as how quick my mail is I might try The Wise Man's Fear, The Heroes and A Kingdom Besieged.

Yarn is on my TBR pile too. Have you read Grey? I liked it. The Philosophical Breakfast Club looks interesting. Kind of like The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World or Crowded with Genius: The Scottish Enlightenment: Edinburgh's Moment of the Mind (which are on my metaphorical read someday pile).

I liked The City & The City and am thinking of re-reading it. Now that it's out in paperback I might actually buy a copy instead of just borrowing the library's.

Currently reading Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England. I've encouraged a friend at work to read A Game of Thrones ahead of the TV series and as we discuss it I'm struck by how much the mediaeval world of 12th century France and England was like this.

Oh wow, an Alison Weir biography that I missed. Have to put that on the TBR list too ... darn it. >.>

Snail in Danger (Nikki) wrote: "Oh wow, an Alison Weir biography that I missed. Have to put that on the TBR list too ... darn it. >.>"

To be honest there's not much detail about Eleanor herself but it does build up a fascinating picure of the world around her.

I've got a few books in progress. The God of the Hive, Mad Kestrel, Warriors and of course, I will be reading the book club selections for this month.

I'm reading Sword & Citadel by Gene Wolfe. Once I finish the Book of the New Sun, I'll probably blow through some crime books before picking up Endymion.

Finished The Painted Bird. I'd say it's a book that's a definition of existentialism, of continuing to live and exist, of trying to find meaning even amidst seemingly meaningless and chaotic events and tragedies. I'll write a review of it as soon a I process it. There's a lot to talk about in this book. Pretty intense.

I'm starting The Blade Itself. Fantasy Aficionado's March epic fantasy read. This should be a nice, fun contrast to the last book.

Snail in Danger (Nikki) wrote: "Yarn is on my TBR pile too. Have you read Grey? I liked it. The Philosophical Breakfast Club looks interesting. Kind of like [book:The Lunar Men: Fiv..."

Oh cool, someone else who's read 'Grey'. Such an unusual and fantastic book, I also have 'Yarn' on my TBR list (which is ridiculously long at this point, I have a pile of unread books on the floor...).

Does anyone else sit in front of their bookshelf each month to pick out their reads, or am I just a weirdo ;)

My dream list of books for this month starts with something I've long been waiting for; The Wise Man's Fear!

I've been on a Miles Vorkosigan binge, and am hoping to finish up Diplomatic Immunity, CryoBurn, and The Mountains of Mourning.

I have a few Subterranean novellas that are supposed to be in the mail: The White City, Blue and Gold, The Alchemist, The Executioness.

If I have time after all of that?! Well, I've heard so many great things about The Half-Made World, Among Others, and Good Omens. I would also love to return to Honor Harrington with At All Costs. Should be a great month!

Laurel wrote: "Does anyone else sit in front of their bookshelf each month to pick out their reads, or am I just a weirdo ;)

It's more of a weekly thing for me. I like the decision process of choosing my next read.

I'm currently reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, should be finishing it today.

Next will be Little Bee and then Heart-Shaped Box. Then, when I finally have my pre-order of The Wise Man's Fear in hand, I'll be re-reading The Name of the Wind followed directly by that. I also want to squeeze in The Blade Itself and maybe Elantris or Warbreaker too. And maybe some others.. Should be an awesome month!

As I received my copy of The Crippled God last week, I've started the reread of Dust of Dreams in eager anticipation of the end of the series.

I'm also about half-way through The Last Ringbearer - the demythologized version of the War of the Ring as seen from Mordor's POV.

Terence wrote: "I'm also about half-way through The Last Ringbearer - the demythologized version of the War of the Ring as seen from Mordor's POV."

And some of us are waiting for you to review it. No pressure...

I'll probably end up reading the entire Nightside series by Simon R. Green. Fun, easy and quick reads so far.

I'll try to finish both The Wise Man's Fear and Accelerando.

Dawn wrote: "I'm currently reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, should be finishing it today."

Let me know when you finish your review :)

eta: Wise Man's Fear is out? sonuva...

Today is the release date. I ordered it from SF book club though, and from what I hear they are slow with pre-orders. So I'm doing my best to wait very patiently for them to ship it, limiting myself to checking the order status only twice an hour :)

I need to set an alert or something to remind me of book releases.

Or maybe goodreads can do that for me somehow.

That's been talked about as a Goodreads feature, but as far as I know it hasn't been implemented yet.

Many big publishers will let you sign up for alerts through their web site.

yeah, but that's too much work and I'm a lazy mumblemumble

Snail in Danger (Nikki) wrote: "Yarn is on my TBR pile too. Have you read Grey? I liked it."

Haven't read Grey. . . won my copy of Yarn on Tor.com and was reassured that you didn't have to have read Grey first. . . :)

So far it's very strange. . . but I knew that going in, so I'm just trundling along, waiting for the moment when everything starts to make sense. :D

Ala wrote: "yeah, but that's too much work and I'm a lazy mumblemumble"

Amazon sends me updates on some of that stuff.. But I don't get to choose what I want to be reminded about, rather than just a blanket release reminded based on what I've bought from them. I'd much rather have a feature through GR as well!

Dan wrote: "Terence wrote: "I'm also about half-way through The Last Ringbearer - the demythologized version of the War of the Ring as seen from Mordor's POV."

And some of us are waiting for you to review i..."

Not to hijack the thread, but TLR is a bit of a slog to get through. If I were to rate this on its literary merits it'd get 1 star and I would have stopped reading.

As a Tolkienista, however, I'm compelled to finish and address the points Yeskov raises and what he does to Middle Earth.

Still plodding through A Feast for Crows.

stormhawk wrote: "Still plodding through A Feast for Crows."

"Plodding" - That doesn't sound good.

Sherri wrote: "Oh, and for those who want reminders -- GR does have THIS

http://www.goodreads.com/new_releases...

Not sure how to get to it regularly, though. There is a thread in Feedback with some links ..."

huh.

If they added that to their iphone app, and let us select which books to get a reminder for, I'd be happy.

The Wise Man's Fear is a book that I am not going to read. I read a spoiler of the book that makes me hate Kovthe worse as a character, what makes the story because everyone is a side character. Now I am reading The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence afterwards to We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

*le sigh*

Making the rounds.

Dawn wrote: "*le sigh*

Making the rounds."

All the people who love The Name of the Winds makes the round, and so do I to keep it balanced.

Because balance is very important. For that matter, I will not be reading The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence or We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Balance achieved!

Kevin is on a single-handed agenda to drop dung onto Patrick Rothfuss books wherever he sees someone that might read one.

Before We Have Always Lived in the Castle, I am going to read the Collected Stories of Drizzt, can't wait. If not going to read any one my other books, how about reading the Icewind Dale Trilogy anytime soon Dawn?

I like to choose the books I read based on recommendations of friends and/or people whose opinions I value. And regardless, my month is booked. Pun intended.

Dawn wrote: "I like to choose the books I read based on recommendations of friends and/or people whose opinions I value. And regardless, my month is booked. Pun intended."

How long is Icewind Dale going to stay on the tbr list, even though you own all the Drizzt book?

No one else is looking forward to Feist's new book? I know the series hasn't been that great for a while but this is the beginning of the end. I have to know how it goes.

I own a couple of them, they were an ex boyfriends, he forgot them when he moved out. Can't see throwing them away, since they are in plenty good shape. But I'm in no rush to read them, there are plenty of other higher priority books on my list that I'd rather read first.

Kim - I'm excited for it, but I have to read At The Gates of Darkness first. I've heard the new one is one of the best books he's written in a long time, so I'm really looking forward to it!

Dawn wrote: "I own a couple of them, they were an ex boyfriends, he forgot them when he moved out. Can't see throwing them away, since they are in plenty good shape. But I'm in no rush to read them, they are pl..."

Good point, well taken. Now I understand.

Dawn, give We Have Always Lived in the Castle a try. It's a personal favorite! Plus, you can read it in a single sitting if you want to. The story is surprising, well written, and a true classic!

It's Horror Aficionado's March read. I finished it last week. It is really well-written and can be interpreted different ways.

So I'm going to read The Wise Man's Fear.

And I'm going to be reading The Wise Man's Fear pretty hard.

And when I'm done, I might just read The Wise Man's Fear again.

Then maybe I'll read The Name of the Wind before doing yet another re-read of The Wise Man's Fear.

Awesome, Ala.....

Sounds good, Ala! LOL

I have to check what groups you're in so I can join and annoy you with my repeats in all my groups of what I've read. I'll make sure to repeat my introductions about myself as I join all your groups.

:P

Go for it. I mainly post here. The other groups i'm in are used for reading suggestions.

I still have to write the Hyperion 1&2 reviews. But I moved on to the sick psychological stuff I like. It's easier to write reviews about that stuff.

Took me a while to piece together my reviews for the two Hyperions... damned books, being all hard to describe and such.


Also, I'd reply more, but I have to go read The Wise Man's Fear.