Thread: What are You Reading?

Cosperryan as I am sure you know The Silmarillion is like an academic tome when compared with the Lord of The Rings and not easy reading,nor is it an entertainig ripping yarn by any stretch of the imagination. My advice would be to lay it down and avoid it but others may differ strongly.

Originally Posted by diesel

The Silmarillion is like an academic tome when compared with the Lord of The Rings and not easy reading,nor is it an entertainig ripping yarn by any stretch of the imagination. My advice would be to lay it down and avoid it but others may differ strongly.

Oh yeah...it's like reading a really, really, really long Russian novel with even more names and characters you'll never remember...I tried that one two or three times, eventually, just put it down....agreed!

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Just finished Count Zero by William Gibson. Not sure what's next. Probably The Martian or Seveneves.

Didja like it?

Originally Posted by jgjgjg

Didja like it?

Not as much as Neuromancer. And I thought the ending was pretty terrible.

I'm currently reading The Revenant: a Novel of Revenge. It's the telling of High Glass's ordeal after being mauled by a Grizzly and abandoned by his comrades.

Update. Glass uses a razor to skin and clean a rattlesnake because most of his gear was stolen. It doesn't say what brand, though I'm guessing it's Sheffield company.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I'm currently reading The Revenant: a Novel of Revenge. It's the telling of High Glass's ordeal after being mauled by a Grizzly and abandoned by his comrades.

Update. Glass uses a razor to skin and clean a rattlesnake because most of his gear was stolen. It doesn't say what brand, though I'm guessing it's Sheffield company.

Worth the read?

Originally Posted by jgjgjg

Worth the read?

I'm undecided. I am a stickler for details and the author is oversimplifying some of the wilderness survival aspects of the story, which I find annoying.

Sorry to say, but I'm in grad school at night right now, so the only thing I'm reading are textbooks. Fundamentals of Management: Essential Concepts and Applications, by Robbins et al.

It's actually pretty interesting, but not something I'd recommend to someone reading for pleasure. ��

On the third (I think) book of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwall. Going to read that then change pace and see what else might grab me on the trusty Kindle.


Mick

Once again re-reading the books dealing with, fictitiously, the life and times of 'Judge Dee" told in the fourth book of the series by VanGulik:
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I first came across one of the books in about 1962 at a USN base library. Wasn't till the early 3rd Millennium that I found the rest.
Dee is an historical figure of early China. The books are well set and the characters firmly drawn. As detective, Judge,and jury, the Chinese Magistrate was a force to be reckoned with.
I would start with the book of shorter stories:
"Judge Dee at Work" which also has the only listing of the other books in proper order at the back of the book.

Again, I will suggest Alibris, a bookstore that handles books from many small dealers and has been a wonder for finding unusual books that of which I have heard at a very reasonable price.
Alibris - Buy new and used books, textbooks, music and movies

Enjoy the beach and a good book!
~Richard