what are you reading?

[amanset]

I'm blessed with a boss who lets me read during the quiet spots at work (14 books since the middle of June ).



The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
Not laugh-out-loud funny, but certainly endearing with some beautifully crafted writing. I'd put off reading his stuff for too long, so I'm about to plough my way through everything he's done.

The series begins evolving from the next book (The Light Fantastic) onwards, becoming less a straight parody of fantasy and more a world in its own right. Mort or Guards! Guards! are probably where Discworld becomes recognisably... well, Discworld.

I found The Colour of Magic to be painfully unfunny and boring, putting me off reading any more of his work. If I was to try again, what woul dbe the best starting point?

[Cthulip]

At the moment I am slowly completing the RAMA quad by A.C.Clarke/Gentry Lee. Kinda nice sci-fi going on there, being read in remembrance of the author ofc.

Afterwards I am going to re-read Maldoror for the 20th time and am considering taking another poke at Stokoes "Cows" even though it's disgusting at best

[HGFB]

I found The Colour of Magic to be painfully unfunny and boring, putting me off reading any more of his work. If I was to try again, what woul dbe the best starting point?

Either Mort, Wyrd Sisters or Guards Guards.

[amanset]

Cheers.

[HGFB]

My personal recommendation would be Wyrd Sisters followed by Guards Guards but that's because I'm a huge Nanny Ogg and Commander Vimes fanboy

[Mat]

Currently on Chapterhouse Dune.
Is it worth reading the Brian Herbert stuff, or is the magic lost?
Quite enjoyed the series overall, but it's not what I'd consider one of my favourites. Just missing a certain something for me.

I'm also reading Watchmen (should really go in the comics thread I guess), and I'm having trouble seeing how they'll turn it in to a movie. I'm worried about how they'll change the characters and shift the focus. It's very different to what I was expecting, and I think it's about as far from the Hollywood model of comic books as a story could be.

I've got lots of good stuff waiting in the wings too:
Spook Country by William Gibson
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk Through Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahniuk
Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema
And Marvel Zombies 2

[cj2003]

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card - I'm listening through the Enders Shadow series.

so far, I find it the not quite as good as the other books in the series.

[SimonB]

Reading Cyril Adon's biography of Charles Darwin.

Listening to Pratchett's Jingo

[Mat]

Just finished Chapterhouse Dune, and I'd be really interested to hear from any of you guys who've read the "sequels", Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune, whether they're worth reading.
Interpretations of an author's worlds by other authors are often disappointing I've found.

[The Captain]

I'm a big fan of Dune, and after avoiding tne non-Frank stuff for a while I found Sandworms pretty good, if a little tired.

I'm currently reading The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester and have just finished No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, both of them stunning.

[thalamus]

While I'm Dead... Feed the Dog (Ric Browde)
Starts off as a nice little book (think Catcher in the Rye with a sense of humour), but the book steadily becomes a legacy of increasingly unbelievable situations and ultimately loses serious steam.

[spinlizard]

Fatherland by Robert Harris.

I read it years ago but had forgotten most of the plot. 2nd reading was still enjoyable.

[HGFB]

Currently reading The Last Theorem by Clarke and Pohl.

[merman]

Just finished re-reading Are You Dave Gorman?, now on Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure...

...and the worrying thing is, it's putting an idea in my head...

[thalamus]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
Just lovely. Really, really lovely.