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Spartan said:
I struggle to read Koontz because of his pompous writing style. He uses the most obscure and strange words to describe the most mundane tasks like walking,sleeping and whatever else he wants to make difficult for the reader. I remember having to stop mid sentence and try and determine what the hell he meant, and I remember having to skip sentences because his meaning was just too confusing. At least that is how it was during the years of 2000-2006. Writing should be concise and easy to read not something difficult and tiring.
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I find his writing easy to read, and entertaining . I suppose we all have preferences.
 
I've finished reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and damn, what a book!!!! Best book I've read. Period. The nuances in his writing style. He literally writes his stories as if he was a novelist, a poet, and a playwright all wrapped into one and it's just a delight because it's subtle and not overbearing on the mind. Great pacing, great characters, and he also challenges some tropes in the fantasy genre and fiction in general. I think this counts as one of the few fantasy books I regard as literary fiction (granted, I've read less fantasy than sci-fi or any other subset of fiction).

I'm currently reading the next book in the series (The Kingkiller Chronicles), The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.
 
Saint_Dee said:
I've finished reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and damn, what a book!!!! Best book I've read. Period. The nuances in his writing style. He literally writes his stories as if he was a novelist, a poet, and a playwright all wrapped into one and it's just a delight because it's subtle and not overbearing on the mind. Great pacing, great characters, and he also challenges some tropes in the fantasy genre and fiction in general. I think this counts as one of the few fantasy books I regard as literary fiction (granted, I've read less fantasy than sci-fi or any other subset of fiction).

I'm currently reading the next book in the series (The Kingkiller Chronicles), The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.
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I've heard that The Name of The Wind is a must-read. I think I might get to that next after your recommendation Dee :)

I'm currently reading At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft. I've wanted to read Lovecraft for ages now. I've always been a fan of Call of Cthulhu games (tabletop and PC). It's a bit embarrassing that I've never actually read a Lovecraft book. I can recommend what I have read of it so far.
 
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HawkerZA said:
Does manga also count?

I'm reading "Planetes".

Currently on chapter 12,this page was a bit creepy.
http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/362/03-012.0/compressed/Planetes_v03_008.jpg
http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/362/03-012.0/compressed/Planetes_v03_009.jpg
http://z.mfcdn.net/store/manga/362/03-012.0/compressed/Planetes_v03_010.jpg
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The best place for Manga is probably Comic Books:

http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/509-Comic-Books

There are a few of us that stick around there. It's unofficially Avenged87's home. SaintDee is there often too.
 
Saint_Dee said:
I've finished reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and damn, what a book!!!! Best book I've read. Period. The nuances in his writing style. He literally writes his stories as if he was a novelist, a poet, and a playwright all wrapped into one and it's just a delight because it's subtle and not overbearing on the mind. Great pacing, great characters, and he also challenges some tropes in the fantasy genre and fiction in general. I think this counts as one of the few fantasy books I regard as literary fiction (granted, I've read less fantasy than sci-fi or any other subset of fiction).

I'm currently reading the next book in the series (The Kingkiller Chronicles), The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.
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The third book is being release mid next year as far as i know... which i hate... i really love the series... i want to read it now... Ive finished the third book in the City series... now to wait for payday...
 
I've completed "World War Z" by Max Brooks. Very well written and I especially love the South African connection in the story. This book I can really recommend to anybody that is looking for a good Zombie novel. It is written in the form of interviews held with survivors of the Zombie war, each telling their own story and how the war affected them and their part of the world. Be warned: this is nothing like the Brad Pitt movie.

After that I felt like reading a classic, so I decided on "The Invisible Man" by HG Wells, a novella that was originally published in 1897. The biggest problem with books from the Victorian era is that the English usage is usually archaic, making it difficult to follow for modern English speakers. "The Invisible Man", however, was not a difficult read. In short, it is about a scientist that discovers a way to make objects (or people) invisible. He performs the procedure on himself and quickly develops a God-complex, seeing other people as mere playthings to be manipulated for his own amusement. Unfortunately he quickly discovers that there are more draw-backs to being invisible than there are advantages.
An excellent read as well, but not something every Sci-fi fan will enjoy.

Currently I am reading "The Survivors Club" by J Carson Black (free book for Samsung users on Kindle for Samsung). It is a good detective novel with imaginative plot twists. My one issue with the novel thus far (completed about 3/4) is that a lot of effort was made to introduce the detective, Tess McCrae's photographic memory but after that it is only used in passing (recognizing somebody in a picture, remembering some detail about a dog, etc). It may come to the fore again in the eventual solution, but it doesn't feel that way. Still a good detective novel, well written.
 
I'm in the midst of these two - just finished with To Rise Again At A Decent Hour and about to begin The Zone of Interest.

To Rise Again At A Decent Hour (this novel has also been shortlisted for the Man Booker prize) explores the absurdities of modern life and one man's search for meaning. The author is the National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris. The protagonist Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and an atheist not quite willing to let go of God. Makes for a very interesting read.

The Zone of Interest is next on the list. The fourteenth novel by noted English author Martin Amis, the story is set in Auschwitz. It is the story of a Nazi officer who has been enamored with the camp commandant's wife.
 
Walter_Bettencourt said:
I'm in the midst of these two - just finished with To Rise Again At A Decent Hour and about to begin The Zone of Interest.

To Rise Again At A Decent Hour (this novel has also been shortlisted for the Man Booker prize) explores the absurdities of modern life and one man's search for meaning. The author is the National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris. The protagonist Paul O'Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn't know how to live in it. He's a Luddite addicted to his iPhone, a dentist with a nicotine habit, a rabid Red Sox fan devastated by their victories, and an atheist not quite willing to let go of God. Makes for a very interesting read.

The Zone of Interest is next on the list. The fourteenth novel by noted English author Martin Amis, the story is set in Auschwitz. It is the story of a Nazi officer who has been enamored with the camp commandant's wife.
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"To Rise Again..." sounds like something I'll love. I'll have to check it out at some stage.
 
I recently discovered my sister had been hiding a few of the Dark Tower books! So I got started with book 2 now, Drawing of the Three (have read book one, and mentioned so previously :)).


w00t \o/
 
I'm looking for a local retailer that will be able to find something for me, I have the respective ISBN numbers.

Anyone have an online resource they use, or any recommendations?
 
BeoTeK said:
I'm looking for a local retailer that will be able to find something for me, I have the respective ISBN numbers.

Anyone have an online resource they use, or any recommendations?
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I assume you have already tried all the regular sites like Takealot, Kalahari and Exclusive Books? You can also buy from Amazon but shipping/import duties etc makes it a last resort.
 
Mister 44 said:
I assume you have already tried all the regular sites like Takealot, Kalahari and Exclusive Books? You can also buy from Amazon but shipping/import duties etc makes it a last resort.
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Yes, I have tried that. I found it on eBay, but like you say ^^^
 
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