What are you reading right now?

NSW · 09-29-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoozeIsBack

Aye, first day I picked that book up... it was finished 3 days later. I couldn't put it down.

I'm sure once I get into the actual book, it will be fabulous. I haven't stopped reading it for lack of interest, but lack of time.

Clamz · 09-29-2008, 07:45 PM

I finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy a few days ago. Of the three things I've read by him, probably his overall greatest and most rich book. It explores a lot of the same themes that he touches upon for, say, No Country for Old Men, but to a far more satisfying and interesting degree.

Almost done reading John Updike's Rabbit, Run. While I'm certainly not gah-gah over it, this man's prose is one of the best I've ever read. Writing and narration that reads so goddamn well, and nothing as far as situations or incredible characterization is beyond his grasp.

joyboyo53 · 09-29-2008, 08:37 PM

the newspaper, and its a very very sad story

Molecules · 09-29-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jgd85

the newspaper, and its a very very sad story

ahhh **** don't get me started man! We need a thread to have a good moan because I'm not a happy chappy.

Fruitonica · 09-29-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Has anybody read anything by either China Mieville or Neil Gaiman? I keep meaning to check them out.

Mieville is hands down my favourite author, in particular his books set in the world of Bas-lag (Perdido Street Station and The Scar) although King Rat is a good book also. Building atmosphere is his strong point, he has a brilliant imagination and captures it in beautful densely written imagery. Although sometimes he can be a bit confrontational to read, he doesn't shy away from depicting some pretty ugly scenes.
Solid characterisation and plots that alway give you that 'wow this is ****ing bat**** awsome' feeling that I love in fantasy.
My only real fault with him is that his endings sometimes feel a little undercooked, and on rare occasions I get the feeling that he is trying a little too hard to be unpredictable and creative.

Gaiman is also good, stylistically he has a much lighter tone than Mieville and his prose is a more clear and straightforward. I'd start with American Gods and Anansi Boys.

Molecules · 09-29-2008, 10:55 PM

read a couple of the Neil Gaiman Sandman books. I like his concepts.

Fruitonica · 09-29-2008, 10:58 PM

I want to get into graphic novels, but no one sells them around here

Molecules · 09-29-2008, 11:05 PM

^^^Amazon is chock full of 'em. I only got into comics/graphic novels recently, I bought every issue of 2000 AD for like a year when I was younger... the big mistake alot of people make is thinking that comics = Marvel, DC and Superheroes... so wrong

adidasss · 09-30-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Fruitonica

I want to get into graphic novels, but no one sells them around here

Demonoid has loads, for FREE!...

adidasss · 09-30-2008, 03:08 PM

Incidentally, does anyone know of another good place to download books and comics from, aside from Demonoid? I'm a little annoyed that they don't have every book ever written...lulz...:|

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	read a couple of the Neil Gaiman Sandman books. I like his concepts. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	^^^Amazon is chock full of 'em. I only got into comics/graphic novels recently, I bought every issue of 2000 AD for like a year when I was younger... the big mistake alot of people make is thinking that comics = Marvel, DC and Superheroes... so wrong __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Incidentally, does anyone know of another good place to download books and comics from, aside from Demonoid? I'm a little annoyed that they don't have every book ever written...lulz...:\| __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Clamz Groupie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 40	I finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy a few days ago. Of the three things I've read by him, probably his overall greatest and most rich book. It explores a lot of the same themes that he touches upon for, say, No Country for Old Men, but to a far more satisfying and interesting degree. Almost done reading John Updike's Rabbit, Run. While I'm certainly not gah-gah over it, this man's prose is one of the best I've ever read. Writing and narration that reads so goddamn well, and nothing as far as situations or incredible characterization is beyond his grasp.

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joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	the newspaper, and its a very very sad story

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	I want to get into graphic novels, but no one sells them around here