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Astinus January 18th, 2016 5:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pikadots (Post 9059247)
I have so many books to read/finish. DX I keep buying new ones, reading a little and putting them down!

There's actually a Japanese term for that: tsundoku. It's such a perfect word to describe my bad habits when it comes to books.

Currently reading:

The Crystal City by Orson Scott Card - the last book written for the Alvin Maker series. I do like it, but I'd like to just get it over with so I can move on to the Enderverse series.

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke - the beginning with Moon-Watcher was the most interesting part. I've been told that the book is boring and I should just watch the movie instead, but I can't stop reading a book when I'm in the middle of it. So I'm powering through and am counting down to when HAL 9000 gets more scenes.

And a Digimon fanfic, if that counts.

dad January 18th, 2016 8:04 PM

brave new world, it can get a bit confusing at times but so far so good

Kirestananderson01 January 19th, 2016 4:03 AM

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Jessie January 19th, 2016 5:59 AM

I'm currently listening to the Outlander series. Time travel, romance, adventures, very good!

starseed galaxy auticorn January 20th, 2016 2:06 PM

Queen of Rogues by T.T. MacDangereuse

This is an Adventure Time book... because let's face it... ADVENTURE TIME IS AWESOME even Jack Barakat likes it lol.

Sanguine January 23rd, 2016 3:15 AM

I'm currently reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It's the first book of the Gentleman Bastard series, and honestly, if the quality of the book speaks for the rest of the series then life's gonna be great for the next month!

gimmepie January 23rd, 2016 5:40 AM

I'm currently reading A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin. It's the second of the A Song of Ice and Fire series and every bit as brilliant as I would expect.

Judge Mandolore Shepard January 23rd, 2016 6:54 AM

One book I am currently reading is the newest Halo novel, which came out last year. Said Halo novel is Halo: Hunters in the Dark by Peter David

Vincent January 24th, 2016 2:26 AM

Brothers and Sisters. Let us indulge ourselves in the magnificence known as American Midnight, the first book of the The Damaged Posse series, by B.R. Snow. It's got romance, it's got mystery, it's got thriller, it's got humor; deeply balled into one great noir package.

Astinus January 25th, 2016 3:04 PM

Currently reading Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic. It's a collection of essays written by other authors and such about their personal experiences reading Ender's Game. Some of the essays are interesting, others are weird, and the answers Card gives to questions asked by common fans make me drop the book in disbelief.

Judge Mandolore Shepard January 26th, 2016 6:53 AM

Another book I am currently reading is The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to today by Thomas E. Ricks

Hannah January 31st, 2016 6:08 AM

I am currently reading Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff and I'm not really sure if I like it or not ahaha. (I just finished reading Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick and it was a great read, definitely recommend it for those looking for a nice book)

Gaea February 10th, 2016 5:24 PM

I'm currently reading both Game of Thrones and the Deadman Wonderland manga.

VanillaMiltank February 11th, 2016 1:31 PM

Right now I'm reading Dodger by Terry Pratchett :)

Astinus February 13th, 2016 2:55 PM

Moved on to Ender's Game and Philosophy: Genocide is Child's Play, which is a collection of essays taking an in-depth look at various things about Ender's Game. A lot of them are interesting, and I've jotted down notes about things I want to think about more.

milkyfriend February 18th, 2016 1:33 PM

Been in somewhat of a reading slump for about 5 years, but literally yesterday got a book called Uprooted for my birthday and I can't recommend this more! It's certainly pretty cool - really wonderful story and wonderful writing style too
Gonna go ahead and recommend The Moomins to anyone who hasn't read them either, the best item of literature I've ever encountered! C:

Neintendo March 1st, 2016 7:46 PM

Starting the Game of Thrones series, wish me luck guys! I want to finish it before I watch the TV show.

Astinus March 2nd, 2016 2:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Neintendo (Post 9143323)
Starting the Game of Thrones series, wish me luck guys! I want to finish it before I watch the TV show.

I wish you all the luck getting through that series! I heard that the books are really good, but they take a serious commitment to read. I only read the first book so far, and have plans to read the rest of the series at some point.

I'm currently reading Ender's Game and Philosophy: The Logic Gate Is Down, which is the second book of that particular line. The essays inside aren't as interesting to me as the ones in Genocide Is Child's Play, but maybe it's because I was hoping for the essays to discuss more than the Just War Theory.

EC March 2nd, 2016 2:33 PM

Been reading "Welcome To Night Vale" since early January. I'm a few chapters in, and would like to finish it soon, but I'm always so busy doing other things at night. Certainly hope to have it done by Spring though. Loving it so far.

Margot March 2nd, 2016 5:02 PM

I'm currently reading Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

It's very interesting! In 1995, Chicago experienced a week-long heat wave that killed over 700 people: more than any of the hurricanes/tornadoes/other natural disasters that had hit the states. So this sociologist decides to scrutinize the different policies in place, as well as social factors that may have lead to such an abnormally high death rate. I can't get enough it <3

Esper March 3rd, 2016 9:41 AM

I'm reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Somehow I thought I had already read it and was just picking it up for something to read between other things and I realized I never had read it after all. I like it, but she's one of my favorite authors so I pretty much like anything she's written. I like her take on scifi and I've been on a small scifi kick. Previously I'd read Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente, which was a little confusing to get into because it throws you in the middle of a kind of alternate history where the things people though about the universe back in the 19th century are the reality of the book (like Venus being a pleasant, if rainy place to live and not an oven with sulfuric acid rain). I also read Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie which was okay. Found out after finishing it that it's part of a series and it does have a kind of first-book-in-a-series since it makes a big point of something things and doesn't give any closure on them. Still, both it and Radiance were different kinds of scifi and I like to see that.

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Originally Posted by milkyfriend (Post 9124293)
Been in somewhat of a reading slump for about 5 years, but literally yesterday got a book called Uprooted for my birthday and I can't recommend this more! It's certainly pretty cool - really wonderful story and wonderful writing style too
Gonna go ahead and recommend The Moomins to anyone who hasn't read them either, the best item of literature I've ever encountered! C:

Uprooted is really good and engaging. I'm not surprised it helped you out of a slump.

milkyfriend March 3rd, 2016 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Esper (Post 9145398)
Uprooted is really good and engaging. I'm not surprised it helped you out of a slump.

Yeah it's so fabulous! About 300 pages in, which is crazy fast for me considering I'm such a slow reader and I have so much work on

starseed galaxy auticorn March 10th, 2016 12:02 PM

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

I'm actually pretty content about reading and finishing it. I got it at the library, and I have always been a Potter fan... yet I've never actually read the books. I don't care much for the movies, except the first one. Don't get me wrong, it's not that they are really bad. The main reason is because one of the movies has giant talking spiders in it. This is a major trigger for my arachnophobia. :c So, that's why I decided to read the books instead. It won't be as bad as watching that movie.

VanillaMiltank March 10th, 2016 2:04 PM

Currently, Quidditch Through The Ages :)

Astinus March 10th, 2016 2:24 PM

Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston - With Johnston writing alongside him, the book reads like a classic Card, only less...crazy!Card. There's still some in there, but it's not as apparent.


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