Bisky's Twitterling's Scribbles! discussion

Are you enjoying it? :3

I'm reading Allegiant because... well, yeah...
I'm also reading 'The Power of Six' by Pittacus Lore. (Second book in the Lorien series.) I haven't read the first because they didn't have it in the bookshop, but I've seen 'I Am Number Four', so I understand enough of the background. I'm loving the book so far.

I'm reading 2 books at the moment. Both from Goodreads authors.

the first, Perfectible Animals, I'd say I'm enjoying it.

The other I'm reading, not so much, so I will not mention it. I had to put it aside before I skimmed and skipped too much of it. I can't get into the characters at all. Maybe I'll pick it up later when I am more in the mood for it and I hope I'll enjoy it then.

I'm reading Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Good, creepy read for October.

Africa: a Very Short Introduction. Oxford Books.

G.G I must say I'm very moody when I come to read books. I've been reading a fantastic book for about 5 months now, but its very complex and has a one liner every few minutes. Its very funny but also needs all of my attention, so I can only read it when I feel like it.

Dust by Hugh Howey. ♡ the wool series!

Found all these classic whodunits in Penguin, reading them all.

Dust! Yes!

Reading Startide Rising by David Brin.

I'm really enjoying the Ruby Red trilogy by Kerstin Gier, originally written in German.

1/3 thru "Fear for Me" by Cynthia Eden
Loving it so far

xD

I finished Ender's Game, and darned if I don't feel like starting it again.

@Mark, so it was good. I have it on my to read list. Maybe I'll tackle it next.

Ender's Game sounds like a good read. But I'll watch the movie first since the books are always better (want to give the movie a fair chance). I'm reading Gotrek and Felix: Giant Slayer. Loving it.

Jevon, agreed. Very rare when the movie can stand up to the book. Aliens was likely the only one I thought did. I might open that one up again for a read.

I like LOTR and the movies just as much as each other. I think it's because I don't class them in the same criteria as each other.

I think it all depends on the interpretation. I don't think a movie has to follow a book 100% of the time as long as it's a good movie and carries the same kind of feel as the book.

Though it rarely does happen like that :x

Bisky, true ! Sometimes deviation between the book and movie helps, especially in areas that bog down. LOTR is a series where I've enjoyed the movies more than the books, because the scenes and landscapes were so powerful.

I found some of the chapters in Two Towers abit dragging. Sometimes I think epic Fantasy has a habbit of putting in too much detail. Like Wheel of time and those bloody eyebrows on the Ogier xP

You're right, Bisky. It does not have to be 100% like the book, just be a good movie.

LTOR movies were great. The hobbit movie is also good, even though I thought they "Hollywood-ised" it too much.

But when you dealing with an audience that demands more punching, more chopping, more shooting, more explosions, who can blame them.

The hobbit was far too long. They should have just kept it to one movie. I just remember sitting in the cinema needing to pee and it going on and on.

@Bisky I thought the same. I mean each book from The Lord of the Ring has its own movie, and I'm fine with that, but the hobbit was only ONE book and not that thick either, and that they make such a long movie (3 hours of it) and it's only 1/3 of it? There is definitely something wrong with that.

However, I enjoyed the TLoR movies more than the books, even if I loved the books. For the Hobbit, I'm not sure. The movie was good but I am a bit reluctant to go sit for so long again and think that this will not be the end of it yet. :P

I also thought that Wheel of Times dragged sometimes, especially when Jordan feels the need to repeat the same thing over and over again, in case someone hasn't read the books before, and even at that, if it would have been once a book, but he was consistently doing it. Enough that I had to stop reading the series after the 7th (I believe).

Yeah I think the problem for me with the Hobbit is that brown wizard with the weird hair and that sub story with the necromancer.

I'm reading 'Another Day In Paradise' at the mo, for review ... quite enjoying it. Just finsihed 'The Torturers Daughter', which was brilliant.

I thought 'The Green Mile' was so close to the book when they made the movie, and I really enjoyed both. Another one I thought translated between book and movie well was 'Hunger Games'. I haven't seen Catching Fire yet though. :D

I agree, The Hobbit was far too long. I definitely enjoyed TLOTR a lot more than Hobbit. :3

I didn't like The Hobbit when I read it. I found it long and boring. The Lord of the Rings books were much better. I finished Dust and started Allegiant. I am also reading Dante's Inferno which has been interesting.

@Brian Funny as I read LOTR first and although I liked it, I read the Hobbit after and I preferred the Hobbit over LOTR. I know a few people who thought the same.

To answer the original question, I am, again, reading two books at a time. The first, The Betrayer by Nadia Bashoo, is a sequel to another one I've read a few months back. I enjoyed the first one and the second one is in the same vein, so yes I like it. :)

The other is a Goodreads giveaway I won. It's called Clipped by Devon McCormick. I only read a few chapters, but I like it so far. However, what I LOVE about the book is the cover. And no, not because it's a sexy torso, because usually I HATE those covers, but rather because of the feel. I'm guessing it's matte cover, but it's super soft and 3d-ish looking. It almost makes me regret having chosen glossy for my cover...

I have a friend who really enjoyed the first two LOTR movies, but was screaming at the screen for the third because it deviated. I was a little surprised by the way they decided that Arwen's fate was tied to the ring, but I couldn't really care too much, because of the settings. Everything (with the exception of Rivendell) was portrayed almost exactly as I imagined it in the books.

I've finished the Ruby Red trilogy, so I was getting ready to sink my claws into The Dresden Files.

@Claire I love Dresden! :P

I've only ever seen the TV series, so I'm really hoping it's as good (or better)!

I'd say much better, but that might be just me... I tend to prefer books over movies and TV shows aside from a very few exceptions.

I'm reading Pathfinder (by Orson Scott Card), The Scar, Monster Hunter International and Steelheart.

@Brian, I read Wool and Dust is on my to-read list, but I haven't gotten to it yet.

@Mark, I loved Ender's Game. It coaxed me into reading the rest of the saga, though the sequels feel much more fantasy than sci-fi. All told, I've probably read half a dozen books by Card and Ender's Game is by far the best. BY FAR!

@Harmony, I also thought "Hunger Games" was one of the better book-to-movie adaptations. Didn't like the third book all that much though, so my expectations aren't all that high for films 3 and 4. Why do they keep splitting final books into two parts?!

@G.G. I actually liked The Hobbit better than the LOTRs as well, though I read the books in middle school. Not sure which I'd prefer now.

More movies = more money. They might stretch final books into 3 soon.

Kevin, agreed ! I loved the first book, and was not able to find much interest in the two that followed Ender's Game. Hunger Games was excellently written as well, and I've yet to have a chance to see the movies.

Hunger Games movie was good. Haven't seen the second one yet, but the first was true to the story. The scene where Rue dies is so sad.

I am currently re-reading "The Jack of Kinrowan" by Charles de Lint. It's been a while and I love these characters. He is a fabulously talented writer!

Yeah, I hate this trend of splitting ONE book into TWO movies ... it's just too annoying. Especially when we have to wait an AGE for the sequel. I agree that it's probably just about the big bucks. (As opposed to big Books) ;p
I haven't seen Ender's Game, or read the books, but I've heard enough folks rave about it, so I'll have to dip a toe in the water soon, I think. :3

I'm reading 1Q84 and loving it!

I'm reading 'A Fine Balance'. I'm not entirely sure whether I like it too much, but my best friend practically thrust it into my hands and forced me to start reading... so it must have at least some merit ;)

Whispers in Autumn (The Last Year, #1)
Trisha Leigh. Great book just started Tisha's second book Winter Omens and from what my wife tells me I won't be disappointed. If you liked the Hunger Games you will like this read too.

David, I'll have to check that one out. I was very intrigued by the Hunger Games storyline. Have to admit, at first I wasn't. The thought of children killing each other turned me off, but my teen kept insisting I look at it, and wow ! Well written ! Can you share a little about the plot line of Whispers in Autumn ?

Mark wrote: "David, I'll have to check that one out. I was very intrigued by the Hunger Games storyline. Have to admit, at first I wasn't. The thought of children killing each other turned me off, but my teen ..."
I hit it cold without reading anything about it or even talking to my wife about the read. I did ask her if it was good, to have her smile at me in a seductive way and say YES. I don't want to give a single word away. Just know that it will start gripping you at a bout chapter three and then you will be hooked. Have fun and friend me and let me know how you liked it. This is a four part read of about 400 pages each.

I'm reading Allegiant right now, and I don't like it. In fact, I only thought I liked Divergent, and after starting Insurgent, I realized I wasn't buying the premise of the book. The only reason I haven't given up on the series is because I want to understand why the author created the world like she did and if she explains the stuff that doesn't make sense. I started Divergent after Allegiant came out. If I hadn't, I would probably not be reading it because it would have faded into the back of my mind.

I'm also reading a non-fiction tome on the French Revolution for research for one of my books. It is FASCINATING to take a glimpse into the society, context, and beliefs of people in another time and culture. However, it's hefty and dense--every sentence contains a lot of information--so I'm probably going to be reading it, bit by bit, for months. (I fly through most novels in a week/weekend.)

The story is all right, but I don't believe the world she created. Things like - What is the point of dividing into factions? (She never gave an explanation.) Why would they kick people out of factions and force them to be homeless? (Abnegation, the selfless faction, should take them in.) What's outside the fence? (No one ever WONDERS about that until the end of the second book, and she doesn't have any foreshadowing that she's going to explain it.) Basically, everyone just accepts that the world is the way it is and doesn't question it.

To a point, I suspended my disbelief, but it was getting stretched thin as the second book went on.

Oh, and she made Tris & her love interest have a big fight in the second book, which I felt was just a reason to add conflict without an actual reason behind it. I guess maybe that goes along with "everyone dies." Because, c'mon, WHY??

I'm working my way through Zealot, The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan. But to give my self a brain break I'm reading Anne Rice's latest..Wolves of Winter (have to say, I'm liking Zealot more than Wolves...just can't like the voice of Anne' characters in this new series)

Just started after finishing

Reading "A Tale for the Time Being." I've returned to some capital "L" literature in addition to my usual doses of f&sf.

I'm reading John Irving's A Prayer to Owen Meany for my Major Writer's class. It ain't too bad. But I'll definitely need to read something with more supernatural elements soon--haha

@Josh: That book is so good, but you will need something very light-hearted after that one...

I'm working my way through A Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma myself... and Steampunk: Extordinary tales of Victorian Futurism, edited by Mike Ashley, and probably something else that I can't remember at this moment. Side effect of grad school, I can't read one book at a time anymore.

The book already has made me snivel a few times, and I've only finished reading through chapter 3.

Are those titles related to your grad school degree or are they for leisure reading? :3

I'm almost done with my nightly read, The Gods of Mars, the second in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. It's interesting to read scifi that's so old they have something called a "Radio-aerogram" which when you think of it, is just old-tymey speak for "Text Message."

What to read next...

I need to pick a new book to start, I have a few options (books I've already bought but haven't started yet). I might go with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larssen. Saw and loved the American movie version and picked up the book afterward.