Rate the last book you read. [Archive]

Lydon

10-04-2009, 03:01 PM

Book - Southern Vampires (1): Dead Until Dark
Author - Charlaine Harris
Rating - 8/10

It's the basis for the TV series called "True Blood." The beginning was tedious, followed by random dramatical bits and a very dramatic finish. All in all it was a good read, albeit a tad cliche'd with regards to vampires and their way of life. The setting and main character are not things I can identify with at all, but it was different and helped to make things slightly more interesting.

SpoOkie

11-04-2009, 06:04 AM

He's Just Not That Into You
Author: Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
5/10

Seriously one stupid book, i knew everything that was all ready in it. And the stories they made up were so slapstick it's just irritating.

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Confessions Of An Economic Hitman.
Author: John Perkins
10/10

Just read the damn thing! Seriously on of the coolest books I have ever read.

Kage

11-04-2009, 10:12 AM

The Scar - China Mieville
8/10

This a side story to Perdido Street Station.
It lacked the authenticity and the grittiness of the characters that Perdido Street Station had.
All and all a good read if you are looking for something that is NOT your classic fantasy template.

Cloud

07-05-2009, 02:40 PM

Book - Confessions of a Crap Artist
Author - Philip K Dick
Rating - 7/10

One of his non-sci fi books. Was an enjoyable read, he got the characters down well.

But I kept longing for some kind of super-natural or tech event to happen. Guess I'm just too used to his sci fi stuff :P

Wenzdayz

07-05-2009, 02:42 PM

Lets see: Accounting Principles for Law students
Authors: Berry - et al(means various others)
Rating - 1/10

it helps me absolutely F all with what i need to learn!

Maplassie

07-05-2009, 02:43 PM

NAG
Authors: Nag Staff
Rating: 7/10

This months book was rather iffy

Dohc-WP

07-05-2009, 02:58 PM

Penthouse May 2009 :D

Authors: ThePenthouse people
Rating: 20/10

Got a new perspective on perky boobies err... I mean goodies :p

Stefan9

07-05-2009, 03:48 PM

Stolen Throne by David Gaider. The Dragon Age Origins Novel.

7/10. Pretty good story and I like the writing but then I have liked all Gaider's writing in all of his games. But it was good for a first novel. I liked how there was no happy ending for anyone.

Lydon

27-05-2009, 08:33 PM

Giving this a shameless bump so that the new folks can know of its existence :)

Voicy

27-05-2009, 09:22 PM

Lets see: Accounting Principles for Law students
Authors: Berry - et al(means various others)
Rating - 1/10

it helps me absolutely F all with what i need to learn!

bwhahahahahahahah!

Ou Wenzdayz jy's darem te oulik vir woorde, meisie!

Mine:

The Silmarillion
Authors: J.R.R. & Christopher Tolkien
Rating - 10/10

It revolves around the history of the Lord of the rings fantasy. Explaining where the elves, men, dwarves, orcs, etc. come from as well as the hierarchy including the Balrog (10 of them were the bodyguard's of Sauron's master, Melkor) to name but a few. Extremely interesting, but complex reading.

Isengard

27-05-2009, 10:45 PM

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
9/10

You all know the story :). Minus the Old Forest bit.

Voicy

27-05-2009, 11:09 PM

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
9/10

You all know the story :). Minus the Old Forest bit.

Kinda sucks how they left out the whole story with Tom Bombadil. :(

* And Radagast the Brown, who was the one who summoned the eagle king to save Gandalf *

Isengard

27-05-2009, 11:19 PM

Yeah, I found their omissions to be rather strange because they are such an integral part of the tail. But it doesn't matter I suppose, Peter Jacksons Lord of the Ring and J.R.R. Tolkiens are two different beasts, meant to be enjoyed in different ways :D.

PythonFSi

28-05-2009, 01:23 AM

Lydon

28-05-2009, 01:26 AM

I'm reading the second Southern Vampires at the moment. I'm enjoying it a lot more than the first. It's a lot more adult too haha. Somehow vampire sex just doesn't do it for me though :D

PythonFSi

28-05-2009, 01:28 AM

Vampire and human, or vampire with vampire?

sycogrim

28-05-2009, 09:38 AM

Dean Koontz - Lightning 8/10 this book is amazing I wish they made a movie about it...

phoenix

31-05-2009, 07:49 PM

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett.

As good as Pratchett usually is up in Lancre.
I can't help but feel that whatever social commentary or satire he may be delivering is lost on me though. Well, the critics seems to see things I don't. I'm just htere for the jokes and the story.

Dixie

08-06-2009, 08:19 PM

Men are from Mars...
That's as far as I got...

phoenix

08-06-2009, 08:28 PM

C'mon Dixie, it isn't a particularly difficult or long book to read for a laugh. Did it bore you?

Dixie

08-06-2009, 08:30 PM

No, couldn't stop peeing myself at the trollop!

It still sits on my mantel - for later light-hearted reading :)

Impish

11-06-2009, 11:59 PM

Kiss of a demon King - Kresley Cole
10/10

Long awaited in Immortals after dark series, this is one hot author. I drool over the guys in these books, not your sappy heroes and the women teach their guys a lesson or two. Super hot supernatural.

Lydon

12-06-2009, 12:11 PM

Evernight - 10/10
Stargazer (Evernight 2) - 10/10

Really enjoying this vampire series! Can't put the books down.

Dan

12-06-2009, 12:18 PM

I'm slowly ploughing through 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts:

Shantaram is a novel influenced by real events in the life of the author, Australian Gregory David Roberts, filled with mostly fictional adventures. In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years' imprisonment in Australia after being convicted of a series of armed robberies of building society branches, credit unions, and shops, which he had committed to feed a heroin addiction after his marriage ended and he lost his daughter. In July 1980, he escaped from Victoria’s Pentridge Prison in broad daylight, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for the next ten years.

He then flees to India where the novel is set.

A brilliant read, although a bit daunting at 936 pages and what looks like a 6pt font size. Plus, the guy had to write it three times after prison guards trashed the first two versions.

Highly recommended.

sycogrim

12-06-2009, 12:28 PM

I must recommend some of the Dean Koontz collection damn that guy can write.... must get the latest novels though :p

phoenix

13-06-2009, 08:51 PM

'The Infinite Book' [J.D. Barrow] #oh the irony...

The author takes us on a short and pleasantly non-technical tour of the history of the concept of infinity in religion, philosophy, mathematics and physics.

No HIgher Grade or University-Level maths required for this one. [which is more than I can say for a Hawking/Penrose collaboration I found at my library a few years back. :eek:]

Solitude

23-06-2009, 10:11 AM

Book - Neverwhere
Author - Neil Gaiman
Rating - 5/10

I haven't read the comics or watched the tv show. I am a fan of Neil Gaiman though.

Neverwhere could have been much better. It's got a brilliant idea behind it and there are some interesting bits but the characters seem a bit underdeveloped and I for one didn't care about the characters all that much. Some parts of the book felt rushed.

The ending almost saved it. Almost.

Dohc-WP

23-06-2009, 10:38 AM

Raka :p :p:p

sycogrim

23-06-2009, 10:42 AM

I'm slowly ploughing through 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts:

He then flees to India where the novel is set.

A brilliant read, although a bit daunting at 936 pages and what looks like a 6pt font size. Plus, the guy had to write it three times after prison guards trashed the first two versions.

Highly recommended.

i just checked on the Exclusive books website damn this book looks extremely awesome... planning on buying it soon definitely :D

Dixie

23-06-2009, 11:54 AM

Axis Catalogue. Very informative!

Dohc-WP

23-06-2009, 12:05 PM

Axis Catalogue. Very informative!

are the flash drives turning u on ? :eek:

Maplassie

23-06-2009, 12:36 PM

or the color inkjet printers

Dixie

23-06-2009, 12:45 PM

Actually the webcams...

Lydon

20-08-2009, 01:38 AM

*beings casting Rebirth*

*thread accepts resurrection request*

*angel music and a column of light appears*

I just finished The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, the author of Twilight.

Now this was an interesting one.

It involves a symbiotic species of being from another planet, known as "Souls," that basically take over Earth by inhabiting the bodies of humans. They've done this on a number of planets where intelligent life was present, and Earth is the latest "victim." They only choose planets where they feel the inhabiting races are too violent or unappreciative of their planets.

The story is the tale of a particular soul, named Wanderer, who inhabits a body, but doesn't quite manage to "kill" the human inhabiting the body. She instead has complete control over the body, but shares it with the human in question - Melanie. The problem is that Wanderer inherited many of Melanie's traits...such as particular likes and dislikes, and, of course, whom she loves and hates.

I'm not going to spoil the story, but it's quite post-apocalyptic and rather ironic. The souls are afraid of the few surviving humans who are all in hiding and vice versa. Each deems each other as dangerous. Wanderer embarks on the quest to ensure that Melanie's little brother isn't "seeked" (the process of having one's body taken over) and the rest is for your enjoyment :)

There's definitely clear hints as to who wrote it, but it's slightly darker and less cheesy/soppy. I think because it doesn't involve teenage hormonal vampires adults may enjoy this one more. I found it quite interesting and wouldn't actually mind seeing this adapted into a movie as it as quite a bit of sci-fi to it.

All in all a bit long, but a good read: 8/10

Gimaru

24-08-2009, 12:39 PM

The Hobbit

9/10

Great classic!! :D

Lydon

24-08-2009, 02:15 PM

I really should read the hobbit again. It's been ages!

I'm reading Wizard's First Rule at the moment (TV series - Legend of the Seeker). Loving it :)

mcryan

24-08-2009, 02:20 PM

I'm reading Hypnotic Writing by Joe Vitale. No, it is not a fiction title. I'm enjoying it, though there are several things I disagree with and that are conflicting with other studies I have done. Though not a bad read, and has some great tips in creating copy that sells.

Gradius

24-08-2009, 02:37 PM

The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan

Brilliant book :) Just have to read the rest of the trilogy

8/10

Lydon

24-08-2009, 02:46 PM

The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan

Brilliant book :) Just have to read the rest of the trilogy

8/10

LOVED that series.

They get better :cool:

Melek

24-08-2009, 07:52 PM

Visual Basic 2008 For Dummies

9/10

Who would have thought learning V.B while still in grade 10 would be this difficult:(

But overall its a good book for "Noobs" like myself:)

firefly137

24-08-2009, 08:34 PM

THE SHACK
by: William P. Young

9/10

want to find out what the love GOD has for you then here you go... (not being relegious or anything.... this book has really opened my eyes... ow and BTW im NOT!!! and i say NOT!!! a reader, but this book really ment something to me... so go ahead.. read it!!)

:D

eek

27-08-2009, 01:46 PM

2/10...it was the in-flight magazine on Mango!:(

fayainz

27-08-2009, 02:45 PM

wow I didn't know so many people still read books... great to know :D

Solitude

31-08-2009, 08:41 AM

The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison
9.1/10

I enjoyed it a lot. Great novel set in Tibet and I was glad to see that it's the first in a series, so I'm ordering the next book today.

Pyr0

03-09-2009, 05:09 PM

I read quite alot in the last 3 weeks, since I can't play WoW...

1 - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Damn hilarious! 8/10

2 - No Highway - Written in 1948, this is about airplanes and a study relating to fatigue fractures that they might encounter. Quite a good read if you can stomach the old english - 5/10

3 - Digital Fortress by Dan Brown - A book that keeps you reading all the time! Definitely recommended - 9/10

4 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - It is scary to come across certain references from different authors concerning stuff like this. Much better than the movie. - 8/10

At the moment I'm reading Angels and Demons, also by Dan Brown. So far it looks to be a good book. I love the fact that Brown does extensive research on the subject that he is writing about. I will let you know what I think of it.

Azimuth

03-09-2009, 05:33 PM

I love the fact that Brown does extensive research on the subject that he is writing about. I will let you know what I think of it.

He makes most of it up.

If you want to read something with real historical backup, Try Umberto Eco instead.

Wlad

03-09-2009, 06:02 PM

Waiting Period by Hubert Selby Jr. 9/10

Brilliant book by a brilliant author, a bit confusing at times, Selby's writing style can only be described as unique. Currently busy with Requiem for a Dream, also by Selby.

Pyr0

03-09-2009, 06:45 PM

He makes most of it up.

If you want to read something with real historical backup, Try Umberto Eco instead.

I can imagine that he makes most of it up, he is a fiction writer. But alot of the things that he writes about can be found in other independent authors' work. And not just the fictional authors.

Lydon

03-09-2009, 09:06 PM

Angels and Demos was a nice movie...but not my type of reading so I don't think I'll touch the book.

Wlad

03-09-2009, 10:03 PM

Anyone here ever read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski? The craziest, weirdest, psycho book I have read in my life. It took me more than a year to finish it because it was so damn confusing, but a very, very good read.

Damienalexi

04-09-2009, 11:18 AM

The McDonalds Take Away Menu. It was nice haha

ZAP_Tech

04-09-2009, 11:42 AM

Microwave Manual, after i blew the darn thing... Now that was a shocking read

Lydon

04-09-2009, 12:50 PM

The McDonalds Take Away Menu. It was nice haha

Did they fax your order through along with the menu? Considering everything is so thin I'm sure it could fit.

L4m1ngt0n

25-01-2010, 09:17 PM

Im reading two at the moment
1) Spud : John van de Ruit (I havent read it)
2) Thomas Fukiyama : The End of History (political read about the end of the cold war and a new era etc)

Pr⊕phet

25-01-2010, 09:18 PM

quite long thread here.
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?63230-Books-Books-Books

currently busy with
The Religion
Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of HP Lovecraft

Raven Gold

25-01-2010, 09:29 PM

I've only ever read one book that wasn't prescribed for school. :(

But I'm wanting to get a Good Sci-Fi novel, any sugestions?

Wlad

25-01-2010, 10:07 PM

American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
Bombroof - Michael Robotham
Requiem for a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr. (Speaking of which, anyone here ever read anything by Selby?)

Cobalt

26-01-2010, 09:40 AM

Stephen King - The Dark Tower (book 7) - Amazing Sci-fi/Fantasy series
The angels game - CArlos RUiz Zafon (Read shadow of the Wind first...also seriously good)
The wheel of time series (starting at book 1 and reading them all again)

mcryan

26-01-2010, 11:01 AM

I've only ever read one book that wasn't prescribed for school. :(

But I'm wanting to get a Good Sci-Fi novel, any sugestions?

I'm reading Mission Earth at the moment and it is really awesome! Its a dekalogy but in the last month I've finished 3 volumes. I just can't put it down. Its that good. So for a good satire sci-fi, that's a great choice!

Maplassie

26-01-2010, 01:09 PM

I read the autotrader on the loo now.

It's utter crap, excuse the pun, prices are sky high!

Gir

26-01-2010, 01:29 PM

I've only ever read one book that wasn't prescribed for school. :(

But I'm wanting to get a Good Sci-Fi novel, any sugestions?

Maybe Try - iain banks - the play of games.... awesome... his Sci is pretty cool... and had a little influence on the Halo series.

Tsar

26-01-2010, 01:36 PM

Robert jordans-wheel of time book 3 Dragon reborn.

I think it is the best fantasy series out there by far.

Alan

27-01-2010, 10:54 AM

Dish magazine

0/10. More crap on DSTV this month

Disturbing amount of goblins, fairies, mermaids, elves and fantasy crap in this thread. How can you people read that stuff. Silly kids go do something more constructive like taking drugs :D

BUTTERFLYXXX

27-01-2010, 01:05 PM

angels & demons by dan brown, still got 90 pages or so to go then i may start "the lost symbol" by him or "house of night: marked" by pc & kristin cast.

the former i'd give 12/10! a good read (and i'm not a big reader, but trying to become one :o)

Tsar

27-01-2010, 02:25 PM

phoenix

27-01-2010, 06:44 PM

"Magic Universe" by Nigel Calder is a gem of a book.
I think I may want to buy it at some point.

Alan

27-01-2010, 07:56 PM

Well I do both lol.

Then there is no hope for you ;)

:D

Tsar

27-01-2010, 07:58 PM

Lol but there is nothing like reading a book on opium. Nah I am just joking I read my books sober.

larch

27-01-2010, 09:38 PM

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is a novel based on the Assassin's Creed series written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. It is a novelized version of the popular Ubisoft game Assassin's Creed II, except it is set only in the 15th century; and does not contain the present day events that happen during the game. The novel was released in the UK on the 26th of November, six days after the UK release of Assassin's Creed II. Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honor, he will learn the art of the assassin. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli - knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live.

To his allies, he will become a force for change - fighting for freedom and justice. To his enemies, he will become a threat dedicated to the destruction of the tyrants abusing the people of Italy. So begins an epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy. I found the novel while browsing through Exclusive Books during my holiday, and I must say it is a really good read and recommended for anyone who likes the Assassin's Creed franchise. The novel stays pretty close to the story of the game with only minor differences here and there, but nothing that is big enough to distract from the overall story and at R180 a pretty good bargain. Not to mention that the book art is absolutely gorgeous.

http://www.prophecy.co.za/forums/uploads/1261483185/gallery_3017_167_51690.jpg

Magnarmalok

28-01-2010, 09:14 PM

Busy with Eye of the World now by Robert Jordan....LOVING it

iOverflow

29-01-2010, 12:30 AM

Book - Dragon Weather ( From the Obsidian Chronicles)
Author - Lawrence Watt-Evans
Rating - 9/10

Old but quite a cleverly written fantasy book

THIRT13N

29-01-2010, 01:08 PM

Dean Koontz - Your heart belongs to me...was a good read enjoyed it alot. Nice twist towards the end!!:D

Gimaru

02-02-2010, 09:08 AM

The Warlord Chronicals, consists of 3 books:

The Winter King
Enemy of God
Excalibur

Author: Bernard Cornwall

My comments: FUCKING AWESOME, best books I've EVER read. EPIC is all I can say. Epic.

10/10

Wlad

02-05-2010, 07:22 PM

Got John Dies at the End by David Wong as a birthday gift on friday. Has anybody here read it? Apparently it's like a horror comedy, but pure comedy and pure horror, i.e it's not a horror book trying to be funny or a comedy novel trying to be scary. Only at Chapter 3 now, so far it's pretty weird shit, a lot of crazy stuff going on.

The last book I finished was Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. Brilliant book, so much better than the movie. I cannot describe how depressed this book made me feel at times, the shit these characters go through is insane. Selby really is one of the best authors that ever lived.

Murph

03-05-2010, 07:46 AM

Got John Dies at the End by David Wong as a birthday gift on friday. Has anybody here read it? Apparently it's like a horror comedy, but pure comedy and pure horror, i.e it's not a horror book trying to be funny or a comedy novel trying to be scary. Only at Chapter 3 now, so far it's pretty weird shit, a lot of crazy stuff going on.

Sounds interesting - want to check it out.

Just read: Stephen King - Different Seasons - awesome - better than the movies on which they're based

Wlad

03-05-2010, 07:36 PM

Dude, do yourself a huge favour and get a hold of this book, it is freaking awesome. I haven't enjoyed reading a book so much in a very long time, when I start reading this I just do not want to put it down. The shit that happens in this book is just insane, e.g. in the prologue there is a "monster" (shaped like a man) that is made of several chunks of meat (with a turkey for a head) that chases the protaganists around - and it talks. It just keeps getting weirder from there ...

So far the book is pretty funny though, David Wong has a really cool writing style and there's some awesome one-liners in there. Haven't really gotten to the scary parts yet, but there are a couple of things that have freaked me out so far.

Murph

03-05-2010, 07:48 PM

Ordered it off take2 this morning :)
So he writes under pseudonym as well

Wlad

03-05-2010, 07:58 PM

Cool man, you won't regret it. :D Yeah, the book is written in first person as if the writer himself is retelling it, i.e. the main character in the book is David Wong himself. His real name is Jason Pargin. He is also the editor in chief of cracked.com

Murph

03-05-2010, 08:29 PM

Yeah I'm checking out cracked.com now - lmao at the childrens toys videos :D

Wlad

04-05-2010, 12:31 AM

I just checked that now, freaking hilarious. "You can smack it, you can whack it! Balzac!" LMAO :D There is a lot of funny stuff on that site.

Here's a link if anyone wants to see some real funny shit: http://www.cracked.com/article_18494_15-unintentionally-perverted-toys-children.html

Murph

04-05-2010, 07:19 AM

Wlad

11-05-2010, 08:20 PM

John Dies at the End by David Wong - 5 fucking stars! One of the best and funniest books I have ever read. This is also one of the craziest/weirdest books I have ever read and I highly recommend this to anyone who likes laughing and being freaked out at the same time. There's some pretty creepy shit in there along with a lot of hilarious one-liners and a bit of drama as well. Really awesome read. :D

Wlad

30-06-2010, 10:30 PM

TheBigKahuna

30-06-2010, 10:48 PM

Hm,
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgress.
Seriously this book is soo much better than the crappy movie which in most cases is always the case.
Enjoyed it from start to finish, loved the dialect and russian slang (i.e nadsat) and unique plot. This truly is a classic.
10/10

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Some of the good old psychological horror short stories of the great H.P Lovecraft. This man is a genius! Loved his themes of fantasy, science fiction and the inabilty the human mind the comprehend the horror of celestial beings that transcend the peripheries of time itself.
Short stories include - Call of The cthulhu, Behind the wall of sleep, Necronomicon, Dagon, Polaris, The Rats in the walls etc.
I love this dude..even though he was a Racist Nazi lol.
9/10

Wanna try Catcher in the rye... Have you guys read it? What did you think about it?

sycogrim

01-07-2010, 09:13 AM

The General book of Ignorance hehe... WICKED facts i must say definitely a 10/10 for me considering its a non-fiction book and its a must read for everyone :)

symbolofmylife

01-07-2010, 02:18 PM

Busy with David Icke - Alice in Wonderland and the World Trade Center Disaster. Ok so far. I love conspiracy stuff.

Then also, Bret Harts' "My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling" is an awesome all time fave of mine. Goes way behind the scenes of the 90's WWF biz and goings on...a lot that viewers did not know at the time. Easily give it a 10! Story's awesome and if you were a fan of the "sport" (yes, i know it's fake) at the time, well worth it.

Wyvern

01-07-2010, 04:00 PM

Just finished The Magician - Raymond E Feist (again :P) Still a 10/10 book, such a brilliant story and it never really gets dull.

WokenFury

01-07-2010, 04:43 PM

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan - 10/10. A really good story that is written extremely well, I cannot wait for Broken Angels to arrive at Exclusive Books so I continue the story of Takeshi Kovacs. :D If this book is anything to go buy then Crysis 2 is gonna have one hell of a story to tell.

Richard Morgan is writing for Crysis 2?! Awesome news! I've got all of his books, and apart from The Steel Remains I've loved all of them.

As for rating the last book I read: the Old Man's War trilogy by John Scalzi is in my top ten of sci-fi writers next to Iain M. Banks, Neal Stephenson, Peter F. Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, and Frank Herbert. 9/10

Wlad

01-07-2010, 06:49 PM

Richard Morgan is writing for Crysis 2?! Awesome news! I've got all of his books, and apart from The Steel Remains I've loved all of them.

As for rating the last book I read: the Old Man's War trilogy by John Scalzi is in my top ten of sci-fi writers next to Iain M. Banks, Neal Stephenson, Peter F. Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, and Frank Herbert. 9/10

LOL, your username suddenly makes a lot of sense :p Why didn't you like Steel Remains? I haven't read it yet, but I've heard that a lot of people who love his other books don't like it. :confused:

Voicy

01-07-2010, 07:02 PM

I don't read much, but I have taken a liking to listening to audiobooks while driving, since most of my trips are 4-9hrs long.

I've just finished the following Dean Koontz titles and thought they were pretty cool!

Relentless 8/10

Book critic is critical!

Velocity 9/10

A barman goes off duty and finds a note stuck to his car "Get the police involved in this I will kill an elderly woman active in social work. If you don't get the police involved in this I will kill a beautiful young school teacher." What do you do?

Then the Odd Thomas series 9/10 was my favourite:

Odd Thomas
Forever Odd
Brother Odd
Odd Hours

You really grow attached to the main character who lives a quiet life as a short order fry cook with the unique ability to see dead people.

WokenFury

01-07-2010, 07:19 PM

LOL, your username suddenly makes a lot of sense :p Why didn't you like Steel Remains? I haven't read it yet, but I've heard that a lot of people who love his other books don't like it. :confused:

Hehehe. I always used Jerichau, but this one is more unique.

Well it's not sci-fi, it's fantasy, and slightly stereotypical fantasy at that, so people expecting Takeshi awesomeness were disappointed. There was also a gay sex scene I had to skip before I chunked. I'm not against poofs, but I don't want to read about it :/ If you happen to be gay or don't get the heebie-da-jeebadies reading about it then you might like it.

Wlad

01-07-2010, 07:31 PM

Hehehe. I always used Jerichau, but this one is more unique.

Well it's not sci-fi, it's fantasy, and slightly stereotypical fantasy at that, so people expecting Takeshi awesomeness were disappointed. There was also a gay sex scene I had to skip before I chunked. I'm not against poofs, but I don't want to read about it :/ If you happen to be gay or don't get the heebie-da-jeebadies reading about it then you might like it.

I don't really go into any books with any expectations and Altered Carbon was actually the first real Sci-Fi book I read. Usually stick to some fantasy (particularly Robert Jordan) some thrillers (Michael Robotham, Ted Dekker) and any obscure/unorthodox books I come across (Hubert Selby Jr., Mark Z. Danielewski, David Wong). Im also not gay or really bothered if there is a gay sex scene in a book, as long as I don't have to see it in a movie I'm fine :p I don't easily get bothered by stuff like that in books (if it is within context), it's sometimes interesting to see some of the "stranger" things people come up with.

WokenFury

02-07-2010, 09:11 AM

powderbucket

02-07-2010, 09:31 AM

Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee.... a very, very good book. Give it a 9/10 because 10/10 is too much for the hateful main character.

Wlad

02-07-2010, 11:01 AM

It's _really_ graphic. You should get it and let me know if you get siffed out ;)

I take it you've read the Andrzej Sapkowski translations? Very different vibe to The Witcher game, much lighter, but still good.

Just started reading Way of the Shadows by Brent Weeks, quite good, not your stereotypical fantasy so far (until they whip out a dark lord or long quest).

I've read some pretty sick stuff before, but I'll get it eventually (after finishing the Takeshi novels) and let you know how it goes.

Yeah, I've read The Last Wish and about half of Blood of Elves. The only thing that put me off Blood of Elves were all the political discussions between the kings etc., I just wasn't in the mood for it. Will start reading it again once Times of Contempt is near release (if it ever does get published in English).