What are you reading right now?

Hitch · 04-16-2013, 12:41 AM

Philip Roth meets Philip Roth....I might just about go insane...

LoathsomePete · 04-16-2013, 09:45 AM

Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist

While Feist's Riftwar saga contained every fantasy cliche known to man, I have heard that his stuff gets better over time. I've decided to start with the Krondor's Sons series and see if there's some improvement, if not I'm onto bigger and better fantasy.

The Batlord · 04-16-2013, 09:51 AM

Somehow I don't think that a book called Prince of Blood is going to be much of an improvement. And does R.A. Salvatore's writing get better over time? Cause I got stopped cold by just how brain numbingly cliched his second book was. I seem to remember a rainbow bridge. Like, not even in a particularly fantasy setting. It was just leading to a normal town. Like, as if rainbow bridges are just par for the course in everyday life in R.A. Salvatore's books. Just, no.

LoathsomePete · 04-16-2013, 10:07 AM

Never read anything by R.A. Salvatore so I can't really comment. Even if this two part series sucks donkey balls I can read it in a day, so I won't squander too many brain cells if it does turn out to be awful. I'm mostly reading it to give me the proper context so I can start reading some of the later novels where Pug and Tomas are the main characters, because they have extended lifespans and I'm interested to see how they grow.

scleaves · 04-18-2013, 08:05 AM

Fiction - Eldest

Nonfiction - Music Theory for Computer Musicians, by Michael Hewitt

Bushbr89 · 04-24-2013, 01:25 AM

My fiance and I go to half price books quiet often. We have a bad habit of buying books about ten times faster than we read them. She is only a dozen or so books shy of having the entire Danielle Steel and Janet Evanovich collection. And I am currently re-reading L. Ron Hubbards Mission Earth series. I am missing numbers 4 and 5, but i count on finding them before i get that far seeing as i just started.

The Batlord · 04-24-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bushbr89

I am currently re-reading L. Ron Hubbards Mission Earth series. I am missing numbers 4 and 5, but i count on finding them before i get that far seeing as i just started.

I go to a half price used book store too, and they have a bunch of L. Ron Hubbard books there. I keep thinking of buying one just for the novelty factor. Are they actually any good?

Bushbr89 · 04-24-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I go to a half price used book store too, and they have a bunch of L. Ron Hubbard books there. I keep thinking of buying one just for the novelty factor. Are they actually any good?

His science fiction is. thats actually how scientology started. he bet his friend 100$ he could get one of his SF books turned into a recognized religion.

He's a great story teller. the Mission Earth Series makes the Anti-hero the protagonist, and the do gooder space marine is the guy you end up hating

FRED HALE SR. · 04-24-2013, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I go to a half price used book store too, and they have a bunch of L. Ron Hubbard books there. I keep thinking of buying one just for the novelty factor. Are they actually any good?

My go to is Bookman. I have a Kindle though too.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...yy_96BDEaSVs4w

Bookman has cool people sign also, met Dean Koontz there.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-24-2013, 03:27 PM

Kindles are the ****

04-16-2013, 09:45 AM	#4652 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist While Feist's Riftwar saga contained every fantasy cliche known to man, I have heard that his stuff gets better over time. I've decided to start with the Krondor's Sons series and see if there's some improvement, if not I'm onto bigger and better fantasy. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

04-16-2013, 10:07 AM	#4654 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Never read anything by R.A. Salvatore so I can't really comment. Even if this two part series sucks donkey balls I can read it in a day, so I won't squander too many brain cells if it does turn out to be awful. I'm mostly reading it to give me the proper context so I can start reading some of the later novels where Pug and Tomas are the main characters, because they have extended lifespans and I'm interested to see how they grow. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

04-16-2013, 12:41 AM	#4651 (permalink)
Hitch Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 80	Philip Roth meets Philip Roth....I might just about go insane...

04-18-2013, 08:05 AM	#4655 (permalink)
scleaves Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 76	Fiction - Eldest Nonfiction - Music Theory for Computer Musicians, by Michael Hewitt

04-24-2013, 01:25 AM	#4656 (permalink)
Bushbr89 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 27	My fiance and I go to half price books quiet often. We have a bad habit of buying books about ten times faster than we read them. She is only a dozen or so books shy of having the entire Danielle Steel and Janet Evanovich collection. And I am currently re-reading L. Ron Hubbards Mission Earth series. I am missing numbers 4 and 5, but i count on finding them before i get that far seeing as i just started.

04-24-2013, 03:27 PM	#4660 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Kindles are the ****