S.T. Ockenner
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Uh...okay then.
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Now reading Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O'Brian, The Greek Coffin Case by Ellery Queen, and Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold. Recently read A Fortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. Cherryh.
Prince of Spires
Istar
Good Omens, by Pratchett and Gaiman. It's one of the few Pratchett novels I hadn't read, and so far I love it. It has all the quirky-ness and all the humor as a form of social commentary in a lighthearted but very much to the point sort of way that so far I have only found in Pratchett's works. The type of humor and writing very much fits with the earlier discworld novels like Guards Guards! So if you enjoyed those, give it a go 
S.T. Ockenner
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I love Terry Pratchett. I do need to buy some of his books sometime.Good Omens, by Pratchett and Gaiman. It's one of the few Pratchett novels I hadn't read, and so far I love it. It has all the quirky-ness and all the humor as a form of social commentary in a lighthearted but very much to the point sort of way that so far I have only found in Pratchett's works. The type of humor and writing very much fits with the earlier discworld novels like Guards Guards! So if you enjoyed those, give it a go
CupofJoe
Myth Weaver
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
Not a fantasy but an enjoyable who-done-it romp through Rome of AD70.
The plot in part at least has to do with stolen silver and who might be responsible....
Not a fantasy but an enjoyable who-done-it romp through Rome of AD70.
The plot in part at least has to do with stolen silver and who might be responsible....
kennyc
Inkling
Just Finished "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro. 4.5 stars. A bit different look at AI and told in first person from the AF (artificial friend) perspective. Excellent Work.
In Klara and the Sun, Artificial Intelligence Meets Real Sacrifice
In Klara and the Sun, Artificial Intelligence Meets Real Sacrifice
I'm currently reading "The Legend of Drizzt" (25th Anniversary Edition), Book II by the incomparable R.A. Salvatore. Book two is comprised of three outstanding tales: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver and The Halfling's Gem.
LCatala
Minstrel
Started Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth; really enjoy the colorful and vivid prose so far. Still waiting to see where the story is going.
CupofJoe
Myth Weaver
Terry Pratchett presents Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook
A good pastiche of the real Bradshaw railway guides with just enough Discworld whimsy to make it fun to read.
A good pastiche of the real Bradshaw railway guides with just enough Discworld whimsy to make it fun to read.
Balthazar, by Lawrence Durrell
Persephone Station, by Stina Leicht
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
The Myth of the Spoiled Child, Alfie Kohn
Persephone Station, by Stina Leicht
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
The Myth of the Spoiled Child, Alfie Kohn
Just started "The Moonsteel Crown" by Stephen Deas. It has all the makings of a cracker of a grimdark tale, though the voices of the characters come across as very modern, sometimes dangerously close to tongue in cheek. And some sloppy editing, which just gets me all riled up for no good reason.
Non-fiction re-read is "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle. A remarkable book for anyone interested in where talent and skills come from. I'm trying to figure out how its premise of 'deep practice' works for fiction writing.
Non-fiction re-read is "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle. A remarkable book for anyone interested in where talent and skills come from. I'm trying to figure out how its premise of 'deep practice' works for fiction writing.
S.T. Ockenner
Istar
I finished 1984 by George Orwell. I strongly recommend it
RachelR
Acolyte
Just started Darcy Coates’ new book, The Whispering Dead. She specializes in haunted house stories, my favorite subgenre.
RachelR
Acolyte
And finished. Very satisfying read, and I’m looking forward to the sequel.
Insolent Lad
Maester
I finally got around to reading Woolf's Orlando. I had never known how much Helprin's Winter's Tale stol—er, borrowed from it. And it's a decidedly better book. Magic Realism before folks were using the term.
kennyc
Inkling
I just devoured Three Elizabeth Strout books! I read the short story 'Signs' in The Story Prize winners....that took me to "Anything Can Happen" in which 'Signs' is the opening story of a set of linked stories and then back to the Pulitzer winner "Olive Kitteridge" followed by "Olive Again" - these are all sets of linked short stories set is the same small town and they are WONDERFUL. She is a master of third person Omniscient viewpoint! jumping seamlessly from one inner thought to another and never a bit of confusion!
Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout
LCatala
Minstrel
Finished Gideon the Ninth, quite good, bought the sequel already. Then I started and finished Dune, which was very good. Next I think I'll read The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro.
It's in my TBR stack right now.
Miles Lacey
Archmage
Prudence: The Custard Protocol: Book One by Gail Carriger. The tone is so pompous that i could be forgiven it was written in the Victorian Era! It is a steampunk novel with vampires, werewolves and an unhealthy obsession with female bloomers.
Just finished reading Tom Sharpe's Wilt. Truly one of the most funniest novels I've read and you'll never look at community college lecturers or pork sausages quite the same way again.
The Doomsday Ultimatum by James Follett was okay but very dated. Interesting twist at the end, though.
Just finished reading Tom Sharpe's Wilt. Truly one of the most funniest novels I've read and you'll never look at community college lecturers or pork sausages quite the same way again.
The Doomsday Ultimatum by James Follett was okay but very dated. Interesting twist at the end, though.
