What I've realized on this re-"read" is that Erikson is truly a genius. Once you've read the series, digested and had time to reflect, revisit it. Every other sentence has far-reaching ramifications and foreshadowing. The way he keeps such massive amounts of information together is beyond astonishing. He may be moving into my top spot for fantasy, booting Martin out.
I love when series are well-crafted like this. It takes true art to write a book and have readers form opinions of them, but then after finding out events further down the road, re-reading that same book takes a whole new context. You might have a different perspective of characters' motives or realize minor events eventually become major catalysts. I am really looking forward to reading this series and somewhere down the road revisiting it. That might take some time. A ten thousand page reading commitment is tough when I have so many damn books on my bookshelf and such little free time these days.
I just bought The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo for 7 bucks at Costco, I thought it was worth a shot for that cheap
after seeing how highly regarded enders game is in one of the reading threads, i bought that. also got the last amateurs by john feinstein. thinking i might eventually get the lovely bones that seemed to get a lot of praise as well.
Dont give up on it til you read bout 200 pages, very slow in the beginning....but man does it pick up after that!
Currently reading Great expectations. Its pretty good so far but its very detailed which can be good or bad.
Rudy T's A Rocket at Heart: My Life and my Team I've read about half, should be able to knock out the second half on my plane rides tomorrow. I've liked what I've read so far.
Finished up The Book Thief last night, and it was just as good as I remembered it. At times the writing style is a bit odd. It's told from the perspective of death, and Zusak likes to foreshadow everything. This book, though, is not so much about the endpoint, but rather how the characters arrive there. The story and characters present a fascinating look at civilian life in Germany during WWII. It's a shame the book is classified as young adult because it is a rich, beautiful story. I highly recommend it. I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I've had it on my radar for a while and on my bookshelf for a few months. After seeing that Amazon readers who enjoyed The Book Thief enjoyed this title, it seemed fitting to pick it up. Sounds kind of quirky, offbeat, and different, but the reviews are fantastic.
Finished the Dark Elf trilogy this weekend. Good stuff. Again, it can't compare to the heavy modern fantasy epics we're seeing these days...but it's nice to switch gears. Just started Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombe. Fantastic book so far. Obviously about revenge. I wouldn't call it fantasy outside of it being set in a fictional world. The era is early renaissance-ish, as they have basic chemistry and medicine, but weapons are swords and bows. Main character is a badass lady general who is betrayed. That's all I'll give out at this point...it's not really a spoiler. Spoiler
I started reading Erikson a couple of months ago, I'm now reading 1 book every week. just an amazing series, It is together with Wheel of time my favorite series. I never re-read books, but i'm 100% sure I will re-read this series. Unbelievable.
Just finished reading "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. brilliant stuff. I was hooked to the book despite knowing what is going to happen/how it is going to happen.. Should watch the movies based on the incident now.
Based on recommendations here and elsewhere, I started reading Sanderson's mistborn trilogy. So far, so good. The writing is not as "refined" as I prefer, but the story is great. Paged through Karen Fonstad's atlas of middle earth that I found cheap. A great summary of the history Tolkien created with some incredible maps; by far the best maps I have ever seen for fantasy.
Whoa. I clicked on this thread to post Mistborn as well. Just finished the first book, and I thought it was great. Just started the second.
Did you read his First Law series (The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, The Last Argument of Kings) or did you start with Best Served Cold? I've got that trilogy sitting on my bookshelf but wanted to take a break from fantasy for a bit, especially considering the upcoming mammoth Erikson readathon. It's my understanding that Best Served Cold takes place in the same world after the events of that first trilogy. DarkHorse and rhadamanthus, the Mistborn trilogy is so cool. I loved that magic system, and Vin is a badass. I also thought the Inquisitors were a wicked foe to throw in. I can see why they chose him to finish Jordan's Wheel of Time series based off his work on the Mistborn trilogy.
Nope. I've been hearing the buzz on Abercrombe for a couple of years now and wanted to try him out. From what I understand, Cold is a standalone book. However, I will buy his trilogy now.
Read Don't Get Taken Every Time a couple of weeks ago. I not even looking to buy a car soon, but someone had mentioned on here. It was entertaining and educational. Not afraid to admit I've been a victim of the dealership's tactics. Currently reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I'm 3/4 finished but man it's slow. I realize that the story is about the relationship between the father and son. Maybe there's a huge payoff at the end that'll make it worth it... if i can ever finish it.
