Now Reading Thread

[Peter]

I tried 3 different books from Pratchett and.... failed/gave up/threw em away. I always found him to be a "try-super-hard-wannabe-Douglas-Adams-of-fantasy-by-making-up-extremely-strange-
stories-and-hiding-humour-in-between-lines-and-pages-or-even-chapters" -something... just my 2c. Never got warm with him.

[keyboardistmatt]

It's actually the Discworld version of Santa Claus... Death takes his place when the Hogfather has been kidnapped and... read the book! The whole series is highly recommended. And very unsuitable for reading in public places because you're constantly provoked to laugh out loud, which makes the people around you raise their eyebrows, unless they know Terry Prathett and understand 

I was sitting in a bookstore reading and laughing at Mort by TP.  People were looking at me in a strange way.

[Moonloop]

David Gemmell - White Wolf

[erik]

I tried 3 different books from Pratchett and.... failed/gave up/threw em away. I always found him to be a "try-super-hard-wannabe-Douglas-Adams-of-fantasy-by-making-up-extremely-strange-
stories-and-hiding-humour-in-between-lines-and-pages-or-even-chapters" -something... just my 2c. Never got warm with him.

There's a lot more to it! Discworld is not just fantasy with a twist, it's a mirror of our own world, where certain things are different but others are very much the same... It elegantly touches on subjects such as religion (Small Gods), journalism/the free press (The Truth), the music business (Soul Music) and so on... See also http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/discworld/themes.html

[keyboardistmatt]

That's a good site!

NR: Sound On Sound magazine

[Xanxtuary]

Now reading Dean Koontz - Strange Highway

Bit of a change of genre for me, but I like to take a break from epic fantasy from time to time.

Still haven't read any Terry Pratchett ... maybe one day I will get around to it!

[The Pope]

The Discworld Almanak - The year of the Prawn by Terry Pratchett and Bernard Pearson excellent work if you are into Brassicas!

[Moonloop]

Now reading Dean Koontz - Strange Highway

Bit of a change of genre for me, but I like to take a break from epic fantasy from time to time.

Still haven't read any Terry Pratchett ... maybe one day I will get around to it!

Used to love Koontz's earlier books but, to me, he's gone off the boil in the last few years 

Much preferred him when his books had one word titles and the plot involved the main character undergoing hypno-regression - which was like, every book... 

[Appelmoes??]

I started in part 3 from Wheel of Time. I liked the second book very much.

[CygnusX1]

Just started the Gormenghast trilogy, never read it before.

[Xanxtuary]

Used to love Koontz's earlier books but, to me, he's gone off the boil in the last few years 

Much preferred him when his books had one word titles and the plot involved the main character undergoing hypno-regression - which was like, every book... 

Well this one seems a bit contrived.  It's OK and like I said, makes a change from my usual fare.  But I wouldn't have gone out to buy it specially ... a relative passed it onto me after she had finished with it.  The best Koontz novel that I read was False Memory, although I recall liking The Bad Place as well.

[keyboardistmatt]

The latest copy of Sound On Sound magazine

[Deenfan]

I'm on "The Lake of Death" by Jean Rabe. A DragonLance saga book of course...

[Moonloop]

David Gemmell - The Swords of Night & Day

[Appelmoes??]

I just started with the first series of books from Robin Hobb. It took some getting used to, since it is written in the first persons form.

[Lady_Reaper]

I'm currently reading "Monstrous Regiment" By Terry Pratchett.
I go through books so quickly you might find I'll turn into a regular in this particular thread! 

[Appelmoes??]

I just started with the first series of books from Robin Hobb. It took some getting used to, since it is written in the first persons form.

My girlfriend didn't leave part 2 at my place Now I've got nothing to read

[keyboardistmatt]

Robert Westall - 'The Machine Gunners'

[Lady_Reaper]

I'm now reading The Ghatti's Tale: Book Two. Mind Seekers Call - By Gayle Greeno.

I did say I might become a regular here.....

[Xanxtuary]

Just started The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin.  I think I read something by her years ago but nothing since and since I've heard good things about her, I picked this one up the other day.  Four books in one, so it should keep me going for a while!

[Appelmoes??]

Scrolling through this forum made me just realise: I don't have music on!
Let's see what I can do about that...

...

Bob Dylan - I want you

Edit: Had so much beer, I can't read properly anymore... *copy-paste to 'playing topic*

[erik]

I'm currently reading "Monstrous Regiment" By Terry Pratchett.
I go through books so quickly you might find I'll turn into a regular in this particular thread! 

Good choice! Still haven't got/read that one, nor Going Postal and I saw that Thud! is out now too!
Allways good to have some Pratchett in store, as I just can't seem to get enough of it 
Now reading A Hat Full Of Sky

[Moonloop]

I just started with the first series of books from Robin Hobb. It took some getting used to, since it is written in the first persons form.

Hope you enjoy them, I think the 3 trilogies are some of the best Fantasy books I've read in a long time 

[Lady_Reaper]

Good choice! Still haven't got/read that one, nor Going Postal and I saw that Thud! is out now too!
Allways good to have some Pratchett in store, as I just can't seem to get enough of it 
Now reading A Hat Full Of Sky

It's a really good book, the ending was very touching (Although I'm just a closet softy). I'm the same when it comes to Pratchett, I go through them so quickly that the libarary's running out of books I've not yet read....... That's a good thing, right?

[Appelmoes??]

Hope you enjoy them,

I do