Outread Aubrey! Challenge discussion

Currently reading a certain Firmament: Radialloy by a certain J. Grace Pennington. :)

I stayed up until 1am reading Insurgent. I am regretting my life choices.

It's not on Amazon yet, that's why you didn't know about it. :)

Aubrey wrote: "I was talking to the other Faith, darling. ;)"

I was wondering about that. Ahh! Too many Faith's here! :P

Katie: Ah, that would explain why I couldn't find it as I searched all over creation.

Alyssa: Radialloy. Good book. *Nods*

Right. I'm not going to do any more re-reading for a while, because I've done too much recently. (6 of the last 10 books I read.) So: I'm going to start by finishing The Left Hand Of Darkness and UnRoman Britain, which are on my 'currently reading' lists, and then I'm going to start on some of the things on my Kindle to-read list (Jane Eyre, The Three Musketeers, or The Beautiful and Damned).

Tell me off if you see me reading anything else until at least some of those are done, please. Because I'm terrible at following through with stuff like that.

Elisabeth wrote: "Joe wrote: "Ah, I love me a good Louis L'Amour story."

Which one is your favorite? Mine is Last Stand at Papago Wells."

I don't know which is my favorite its been a while since i read much of his stuff. One that sticks out in my memory though is "The man from Utah"

Now you are making me want to go to the library and check out a stack of Louis L'Amour. But I must resist and finish everything else i've started.

20% into "Snow Crash" the book is turning out to be pretty good. For the first two chapters though it was just plain weird. Weirdest book I ever picked up. It's straightening out, though. And the MC is named, of all things, Hiro Protagonist. (I told you, it was a weird book.)

Sounds almost spoofy, Katie...

It's worse than that, actually.But it's straightening out to have actual plot and relationships and be fairly interesting and all. And there's suspense, and it's scifi so I'll keep at it. The book is due back tomorrow, I guess, so I have until then to finish.

*Has now officially run out of Floyd* And as I expected, Silent Night pretty much killed me, but in a good way.

I finished UnRoman Britain. So I've fulfilled one of my promises. (I did read through my own recently-completed novel draft first, but that doesn't count! Honest!)

Haha, good, Olivia. And Season 2 starts in just a few weeks. :)

Joe wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Joe wrote: "Ah, I love me a good Louis L'Amour story."

Which one is your favorite? Mine is Last Stand at Papago Wells."

I don't know which is my favorite its been a while since i read much of his stuff. One that sticks out in my memory though is "The man from Utah"

Now you are making me want to go to the library and check out a stack of Louis L'Amour. But I must resist and finish everything else i've started. "

My favorite is "Ride the River". Resistance is futile! Do it anyway, the other books can wait. ;)

I had a favorite Louis L'Amour once, but I don't remember the title.

I finally finished Snow Crash! Even though my loan expired today it somehow didn't magically vanish from my Kindle! It was, well, it was an experience. I did write a review. I should warn anyone here interested in reading it, though, that it is not for those squeamish about content. No actual sex scenes, but just about everything else.

Now I have five days to read Harry Potter, finally, but all I really want to do is track down a copy of Julian Jaynes "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind." I'm starting to feel left out by not having read it yet.

I just split tea on my Kindle. I'm really hoping it still works as I was planning to start reading one of my to-read books on there today...

I just finished "Uglies", by Scott Westerfield. I can't wait to get the second book from the library.

I've been reading a really good manga called Noragami. Only the first four volumes have been scanlated (no official English release out yet) so I'm wishing I could read Japanese...

Joe wrote: I don't know which is my favorite its been a while since i read much of his stuff. One that sticks out in my memory though is "The man from Utah"

I looked for it, but I couldn't find one by that title. Did you mean Utah Blaine?

I'm over halfway through the first Harry Potter book. It's rather anticlimactic after having heard about it all my life--there's really nothing that remarkable about it.

Heh that's what I thought when I saw the first movie... I hear it gets better, though. The first one is rather... for eight year olds. =P

Theodora - I love that series! :)

Katie - The books 'grow up' as their readership did, I think. Though my favourite is probably b3.

Just read 'Clockwise' by Lee Strauss. It was...disappointing. Which is sad.

*is STILL working slowly on HP*

@Miriam: I've started to love it as well!

Reading The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. I'm enjoying it so far. I love how uniquely it was written.

Haha, the Harry Potter series is on my "to read" list this summer ... hopefully I'll finally get to it.

I've just started "Matched" by Ally Condie --Hope to get that done, maybe the trilogy in time for the dystopian sprint, but I have a book review I have to finish writing (and scholarship applications)! =P

Finally finished Seraphina. It was excellent, but there were a few issues I had with it.

Now I'm reading The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson. I'm only two chapters in and I'm loving it. The first chapter was exciting even though the characters were hardly doing anything. It was all in the dialogue at first, then later in the actions. The idea of two-dimensional chalk-drawings that move along the floor is intriguing.

I'm reading Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Because really, why not?

(Lots of reasons why not I guess, but I find it calming.)

Now I'm reading The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson. I'm only two chapters in and I'm lovin..."

I read that recently too, and quite liked it. I think it's ideal for anyone who was distracted from his or her study of geometry by whimsical flights of fancy ... which wasn't quite me, I'll admit.

And I quite like the idea of a main character who *doesn't* have the fantastical gift but has the knowledge and insight it needs ...

Zekkaina (LadyDragonKeeper) wrote: "How is Gakugan Alice, content wise? We have about ten volumes at the local library ..."

I do like it. After about five volumes this time around I felt like it'd be unhealthy to continue, but I intend to read more sometime.
It's not perfect. There is some content. I think the immorality might shock me more because it's a different style than the immorality that is common in America, if that makes sense.
At the same time, I've read like fifteen volumes of it now. It's not a positively rotten series, it just has some issues. I haven't read a lot of manga, but I get the idea those issues may be common manga issues (maybe).
And after all that I remember you're not sure if you were thinking of the right manga. Anyway, you could check one out if you want and see what you think. You may find the content too much or of the wrong type for you, or you may find it perfectly fine.

Theodora wrote: "I just finished "Uglies", by Scott Westerfield. I can't wait to get the second book from the library."

It's a good series! :D I'm not sure what I think of the theme. I'd be interested to discuss that with you, if you want.

I've undertaken the significant task of reading through the Animorphs series. I read it years ago (and some after that first time, but never again fully), and I've listed it as my favorite book series ever.
After reading The Invasion and getting a good portion through The Visitor, I already remember why I liked this series so much. ^_^

Well, that endeavor should give your shelf a good numbers boost, Shadow... XD

I've read a lot of manga so I might be able to tell you if your concerns are common manga issues... (Although it really depends on what magazine it was originally published in for what market. Shoujo is different from shounen which is completely different from seinen; while shounen published in GFantasy is usually very different from the shounen published in ShonenJump... but I kinda keep track of these things. XD)

Jonathan wrote: "I read that recently too, and quite liked it. I think it's ideal for anyone who was distracted from his or her study of geometry by whimsical flights of fancy ... which wasn't quite me, I'll admit.

And I quite like the idea of a main character who *doesn't* have the fantastical gift but has the knowledge and insight it needs ... "

You did? :D I'm no good with any kind of math, so some of it, whenever they go into any mathematical thing, I'm going "yeah. What he said." ^_^

I do too. I like how they make the duels and fighting sound so exciting, even though they're drawing 2D things and sitting on the ground only a few feet from each other. This is quickly becoming a potential favorite.

"I looked for it, but I couldn't find one by that title. Did you mean Utah Blaine?"

No it was in Monument rock. I think it was actually called the man called Utah. (It was about Utah Blaine though.)

I agree with Katie about HP being rather juvenile i'm on the last book and its still not super impressive (though most of them are better than the first one.)
The Chamber of Secrets was probably the dullest because it was so similar to The Philosopher's Stone.

I've read Total Recall, Starship Titanic, and I'm halfway through Nightwings. Next on the list is "I Am Legend," and I can't even predict what I'll think of it. Every time I go to watch one of the films based on that book I recoil with "Ew, I don't want to watch a zombie movie..." and yet they're all highly acclaimed! So we'll see how the book goes. :D

I'm reading Pennsylvania, which is dubbed as Amish Scifi. I have to admit I was not eager to check it out, but I read some of Michael's Hugh Howey fanfic The Silo Archipelago and found it appealing in a slow burn type of way. I'm hooked on Pennsylvania and am reading The WICK Omnibus Edition until the next part of Pennsylvania comes out (part 4, Friday). The Amish aspect really is like a survivalist who believes in God and is fighting to live an easy life in a raveged world, either from high tech super powers (Pennsylvania) or in the midst of the worst natural disaster of recent history (Wick). I don't think I've read a swear word yet, and while I won't put a book down for having some language, it is nice to read stories without it. His stories are great for many other reasons, but I thought I'd share with this group since I think ya'll will like it.

His newsletter recently gave a smashwords code to get Pennsylvania 1 & 2 for free. I can hook you up with it if you want, he said that's okay. Wick's first part is free on kindle.

I'm also interviewing him on my podcast (Adventures in Scifi Publishing) this week if anyone has a question they'd like asked.

Hey Tim! Glad to have you joining the discussion. :) I see a lot of your Goodreads updates as they post to Twitter, and you find a lot of interesting reads. :)

Hey! I'm in a whirl trying to finish my books and now have added ACX narrating to my podcasting and reading time. I thought about you folks and wanted to come in and say hi. I don't include PG or up type ratings in the books I recommend, so if you ever have questions about content, just ask.

Aubrey wrote: "Well, that endeavor should give your shelf a good numbers boost, Shadow... XD"

Yeah! Over sixty books there! :D Hopefully it won't take me most of the year to read them all... xD

Jenni wrote: "I've read a lot of manga so I might be able to tell you if your concerns are common manga issues... (Although it really depends on what magazine it was originally published in for what market. Shou..."
Oh. *doesn't speak manga fluently (to say the least)*

oh sorry - I didn't mean to be jargony... I just thought maybe I could tell you whether or not the issues you noticed were common in manga; maybe recommend some based on that?

Corey wrote: "Re-reading Zusak's The Book Thief and remembering why I loved it so much the first time through."

Oooh, I'm reading that right now. I love how it's written. :)

Over the last few days I read, and today reviewed, Fly Away Home by Rachel Heffington (debut novel by a writer friend!). And today I finished up Pistols for Two by Georgette Heyer. I liked the stories better and better as I went along—they're lightweight, but oh so charming. Heyer is like a cross between Austen and Wodehouse, if you can imagine that.

Finished "I Am Legend"! So many choices for what to read next...

Finished The Visitor yesterday! It's been a week or something since I started it, and now it's done! On to The Encounter, which I started, and which is narrated by Tobias. ^_^ (She changes POV from book to book.)

Jenni wrote: "oh sorry - I didn't mean to be jargony... I just thought maybe I could tell you whether or not the issues you noticed were common in manga; maybe recommend some based on that?"

Oh okay. That sounds good, although I'll probably be busy with Animorphs for a while. I'd like to read more manga sometime! Maybe I'll message you so I don't spam this thread up with the mention of various immoral issues..?

Katie wrote: "Finished "I Am Legend"! So many choices for what to read next..."

*can recommend books* O:) lol

Go ahead and message me; it's fine!

Just finished "The Silver Horde" by Rex Beach. An Alaska story with a bit of the flavor of a Curwood book, with a little less romance and a little more Francis-Lynde-ish business drama. Interesting.
Just got my first Georgette Heyer this week..."The Grand Sophy". I expect to like it after all of the comments from my friends here about it!

The Grand Sophy is going viral decades after its publication! :)

I read The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club yesterday—probably my favorite in the Lord Peter series so far. I'm just wondering why the Duchess has seemed to disappear from the series after the second book—I loved her!

I finished the Rithmatist last Friday. I loved it, and it's now one of my favorites. Now I'm reading The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, which has been fun and funny so far,