MilanMania "Book Club"
#1
Similar to the thread on what music you are listening to, I thought it would be cool to see what people were reading from time to time. Oftentimes, I feel the desire to read something new but it's hard to just choose a book at random without having someone provide a recommendation.

To get the ball rolling, I was feeling to read something fantasy oriented and G.R.R.M is taking ENTIRELY TOO LONG to release Winds of Winter Dodgy Dodgy Dodgy (the sixth book in the Song of Ice and Fire series). I did some searching online and many websites and forums recommend reading the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series. I just purchased book one and will try to sink my teeth into it asap.

Do we have any other avid readers on the forum?
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#2
I read quite a bit of fantasy and Malazan is to date the only series I gave up on. It was just getting too hard to keep track of all the names and the places and the amazingly cryptic writing. If you are a slow reader however, go for it coz the story still is good.

Off late I read, The Lions of Al Rassan, Under Heaven, River of Stars, all by Guy Gaveriel Kay. If you like your heart being broken by the twists at the end then give him a go. The guy;'s writing style is unique and I like it very much.

If you want an easy to read, fun book with loads of politics then give Jennifer Fallon a go. Her Hythrun Chronicles and second sons series are pretty good, easy read.

Also Please read The Accursed Kings. It was the inspiration for Game of Thrones and all the 6 books in the series are incredible and based on real French History.

and of course, Wheel of time. That is still my favorite fantasy series. 14 books. Incredible story. It does go slowish and very descriptive around book 8 but if you can make your way through that, it picks up soon after.

Others I Liked were the First Law Series, the Kingkiller Chronicles (Kvothe ftw), Mistborn, The Broken Empire.

Currently I am reading The House war and the Sun sword series'. Don't read them. The characters are great, the story pretty good too but the writing is beyond amateur. I am doomed to finish the series coz I want to know what happens, but I am raging as the writer goes on random rants, repeats things ad infitum and I have literally given one stars to the books on Goodreads. she is desperate to increase the word count it seems and tries too hard to be like other more successful authors. It is a pity coz had she written it in a normal way, the books would've been a very good read.
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#3
I tend to struggle for time to read much lately, so at the moment most of my reading consists of the books I read to my 2 year old son Big Grin

I want to eventually get around to reading Bounce by Matthew Syed, it's meant to be pretty decent.
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#4
Have not read very little fiction in recent years, even decades. Mostly non-fiction and learning books Big Grin my last read was Noam Chomsky's Failed States.
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#5
I'm pretty similar reza, I read very little fiction these days, but end up reading non-fiction and textbooks a lot more.
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#6
Smart people like me don't need to read. Stuckup Grinundwech
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#7
I tried reading non-fiction for a bit but quickly got bored. Malcolm Gladwell writes good, easily relatable books in case anyone is interested.
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#8
I do read fiction and non-fiction together, especially football stuff. Buying a Kindle years ago was the best decision I ever made. It just makes everything so easy and it is incredible how you can get a lot of reading done during your day with it. I mean we spent a ridiculous amount of time commuting and waiting around for things. Makes it easy to read during those breaks.

My current goal is to finish 52 books this year and so far I am lagging behind.
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#9
(05-28-2016, 06:05 AM)somedevil Wrote: I do read fiction and non-fiction together, especially football stuff. Buying a Kindle years ago was the best decision I ever made. It just makes everything so easy and it is incredible how you can get a lot of reading done during your day with it. I mean we spent a ridiculous amount of time commuting and waiting around for things. Makes it easy to read during those breaks.

My current goal is to finish 52 books this year and so far I am lagging behind.

Kindle is awesome. Love my Kindle! 

Currently on a re-read of Wheel of Time... Waiting for them to announce when they'll start filming the TV Series...
Anything Brandon Sanderson I like. But I think I've read all of it...
Moving onto PAtrick Rothfuss next I think... 

In case you haven't picked up the theme... I like Fantasy...
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#10
I have recently read Another Day from David Levithan.

More precisely, I translated it to my mother language, for some bucks Big Grin I'm broke like Milan Big Grin
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