SithLore

Any readers among us? What ya been reading?

Me im reading the Storm of Swords (Book 3 of GOT) and Talisen by Stephen Lawhead

Navigators of Dune.

I'm re-reading 1984, but my recommendation of the year (well, last year really), is the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie... or just anything by him actually! I think you'll get more of a kick out of the other books after reading the main trilogy though.

As much as I loved the first Patrick Rothfuss book I don't understand the huge buzz around him, especially compared to a writer like Abercrombie.

Fellowship of the Ring.

Again.

Jay, I'm reading the first law series slowly, and youre right. Abercrombie is a fun writer!

I'm also finishing the Broken Empire trilogy.

Had to quit the bane trilogy for now in favor of those two. Karpyshyn is good enough buy I couldn't stay hooked.

I'm finally getting around to finishing the inheritance cycle (eragon books), then am probably going to start into the horus heresy books

Tried to read the first horus heresy book. Found it tough going. It's my problem with 40k in general- there's a lack of human scale to identify with/care about.

A big thing I like about the fiction is how even the humans are wholly alien to everything we as a species currently stand for. I can see how that might be difficult in book form though, tough to empathize with characters and such

Jay I was reading 1984 for awhile I need to pick it up again once i am done with the 2 books im currently reading

Taliesin is the first book in the Pendragon Cycle pretty much is about the parents of Merlin really good read

1984 is a fantastic read. I read it in my late teens when I was going through a "learn the classics to be interesting at parties" phase.

However, it suddenly seems all too relevant! So I thought I'd revisit it.