Flights of Fantasy discussion

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Ha!

Currently reading The Atrocity Archives.

Started reading The Cure for Dreaming. I enjoyed the other book I'd read by this author, In the Shadow of Blackbirds, though the modern writing/dialogue she uses is bothering me more in this story than the other...

Nicki wrote: "I've... been reading the bits of lore text I find in Skyrim. That counts, right?"

Sure. ;)

Nicki wrote: "I've... been reading the bits of lore text I find in Skyrim. That counts, right?

Video games sort of ate my soul this month."

LOL. If that's the case I should be done with my challenge by this week. I'm in the same boat with Elder Scrolls.

Sons of Anarchy consumed what parts of June I could manage for "me" time.

So last night I started Sons of Anarchy: Bratva.

Also just started Finders Keepers & about to wrap up the audio of The Dragon Keeper.

I am reading Station Eleven. It's very good so far.

Just finished Red Rising, it was good, not what I expected, though. Hoping to start Ready Player One as a buddy read, and then maybe The Final Empire or Half the World.

Debating about whether to start London Falling or The Neverending Story.

Think I'm leaning towards LF since I've just finished an MG book and chef it with a YA. On the other hand, LF seems potentially heavy, and I'm not sure whether I'm in the mood for heavy during the holiday weekend...

Hmmm...

Got it. I'll start LF and if it's not catching me, I'll swap!

SCratch that. I remembered I have The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld that Jer bought me for one of our anniversaries, and I'm gonna stick with that instead.

I started Station Eleven and Cracked, two so very different books :)

colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "SCratch that. I remembered I have The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld that Jer bought me for one of our anniversaries, and I'm gonna stick with that instead.

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Love it!

I don't know what to read, tbh. I'm still reading The Atrocity Archives but other than that I'm just flipping around from place to place.

I know the feeling when I don't know what to read :)

now listening to The Iron Trial, I totally could not get into her first other book White Cat but Iron Trial is awesome.

finished The Iron Trial, 4 *, it sucks to wait till September for book 2, now listening to Cinder & The Crown Conspiracy, reading Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Started The Fold yesterday... Really interesting so far. I'm already 1/3 of the way through and can't wait to have time to read more.

Has anyone had any contact with Nyssa in the last couple of weeks?
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Alan

alansplace wrote: "Has anyone had any contact with Nyssa in the last couple of weeks?
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Alan"

Now that you mention it, I haven't. Now I'm worried. :(

MrsJoseph wrote: "alansplace wrote: "Has anyone had any contact with Nyssa in the last couple of weeks?
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Alan"

Now that you mention it, I haven't. Now I'm worried. :("

As am I. She seems to have disappeared in the 1st week of June (the last I heard from her personally was June 1st and her last public message on MobileRead was on June 7th)
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Alan

She was in AE as of the 16th, but I haven't seen her since then.

Becky wrote: "She was in AE as of the 16th, but I haven't seen her since then."

I just dropped her a PM. Hopefully she'll et back with me.

MrsJoseph wrote: "Becky wrote: "She was in AE as of the 16th, but I haven't seen her since then."

I just dropped her a PM. Hopefully she'll et back with me."

I PMed her on June 25th (on MR) and then emailed her on July 2nd both had no response.
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Alan

:(

Alan,

Ok. So I just heard back from Nyssa. She said that she's ok but is really busy.

She said she's very appreciative that we thought about her and sends (((hugs))). She said she hasn't gotten an email from MR about your PM. :(

MrsJoseph wrote: "Alan,

Ok. So I just heard back from Nyssa. She said that she's ok but is really busy.

She said she's very appreciative that we thought about her and sends (((hugs))). She said she hasn't gotte..."

Yes, all is well. I got an email from Christa informing me of the response you got. Then Nyssa answered my days old PM and said she never got my email, so I sent her a test email which she did receive. Oh well, and like I said earlier -- All is well. . . . and Thanks!
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Alan

About to start Sandman Slim

Kat Desi wrote: "About to start Sandman Slim"

This sounds entertaining!

I am currently reading The Gospel of Loki. It is okay so far; I want to love it, but am not sure that's going to happen. However, I am a Norse mythology buff, and I will finish it.

Sinistmer wrote: "Kat Desi wrote: "About to start Sandman Slim"

This sounds entertaining!"

I'm liking it so far! :)

For something lighter, I went with a YA fantasy one of my students recommended, The Iron-Jawed Boy by Nikolas Lee. I just finished it this morning and I really enjoyed it. It was creative and colorful and I'm looking forward to reading the sequels.

Kat Desi wrote: "Sinistmer wrote: "Kat Desi wrote: "About to start Sandman Slim"

This sounds entertaining!"

I'm liking it so far! :)"

Sandman Slim is a fun run. I read the sequel Kill the Dead recently & I plan to continue the series.

Started Go Set a Watchman yesterday. I was a bit trepidatious about starting this, because of the reviews I've seen and (view spoiler)[Atticus turning into a racist asshole (hide spoiler)]... but, honestly, thus far I'm more perturbed by the fact that things have only started to pick up about halfway in, and that the first half of the book is more what I tended to think of as the more boring parts of Mockingbird.

Just finished Naomi Novik'sUprooted.

colleen the fabulous fabulaphile wrote: "Started Go Set a Watchman yesterday. I was a bit trepidatious about starting this, because of the reviews I've seen and [spoilers removed]... but, honestly, thus far I'm more pertu..."


Welp. Color me not surprised considering Go Set a Watchman was the first original draft of what became TKaM.

I have read that Lee's editor had a big hand in what became TKaM. Due to this - I only have academic interest in GSaW.

MrsJoseph wrote: "Welp. Color me not surprised considering Go Set a Watchman was the first original draft of what became TKaM.

I have read that Lee's editor had a big hand in what became TKaM. Due to this - I only have academic interest in GSaW. "


Yeah, it definitely suffers from first-draft-itis.

Oh! Finished up the Enchanted Forest Chronicles:
Calling on Dragons
Talking to Dragons

These were cute-ish but no where near as cute as the first two books. *sad face* I bought the omnibus, however. ;)

I'm sorry, Nolan. Did the world run out of other books? O_o

The only Koontz I've ever read was the first Odd Thomas.

Nolan wrote: "So Colleen... I'm assuming after you read the first Odd Thomas, you lost total interest. That bad, huh? "

Actually, no. It's one of those I keep meaning to get back to, and just never do, though I did nab several of the books recently from a friend...

Mostly it's that the first book was (view spoiler)[an unexpected gutpunch, and I was so depressed by the ending I haven't been able to make myself revisit the series. (hide spoiler)]

Just begun Sworn in Steel, which I've been meaning to read for ages.

Bit surprised the backstory isn't the actual start of the book, as it sounds great, but otherwise I'm liking it (only a little way in, though).

Just finished Dave vs. the Monsters: Emergence by John Birmingham. I have just started The Yard by Alex Grecian for a face-to-face mystery book group.

Nolan wrote: "Becky wrote: "I'm sorry, Nolan. Did the world run out of other books? O_o"

Ouch Becky lol... are you insinuating that I'm wasting my precious time on this particular Koontz novel or is this coming from a more general, collective sense of all of his works? "

LOL It's more the second one. I do have a few of his that I haven't read yet, but I'm in no hurry because most of his books are just... not good. The exception is Intensity, which is pretty damn good. But as a whole, I consider Koontz to be a hack who was lumped in with better authors and has just ridden on their coattails all the way to the bank.

I agree with Becky about Koontz.

I've read several ok ones, but I will say that Odd Thomas and Life Expectancy were excellent.

100% reading slump over here/

Currently reading Fables Vol. 22: Farewell. I will miss this series, but I agree it's time for a wrapup.

I'm in the middle of The Shining (not to be confused with our current group read "The Shining Girls") and also slowly but surely working on Hark! A Vagrant.

I'm like 8 books behind on my reading goal. =\

Started The Gates this morning. Not far in at all - barely started really - but I do appreciate the wry humor I've already encountered.

Nolan wrote: "Just started Perdido Street Station and Soulless."

You're like a reading variety pack! That's like the equivalent combination of licorice and peanut butter. LOL

lol

I should specify that I like that quality. It keeps things interesting.

still not really reading anything but I'm starting a buddy read of my favorite series today.