Beyond Reality discussion

Please tell us what you are reading, or planning to read, in September 2016!

I've finished reading The Steel Kisswhich is disappointing for a Lincoln Rhyme novel. Too many story lines which are unnecessary for the main plot. Perhaps he needs an editor?? Now continuing off topic, but have [book:Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies and Ruin waiting on my shelf in case I decide to switch books

I've finished The Steel Kiss which disappointed me; I usually really like this series, but this one had too many plot lines. Perhaps Jeffrey Deaver needs an editor?? I'm still reading off topic, but have Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies andRuin waiting on my shelf

Here is my review of The Temporal Void

I finished up with both Young Bleys and The White Order. The next book in each series (Childe Cycle and The Saga of Recluce) continues directly from each of these books, so they are already in my "to read" pile.

Next will be The Grey Horse and probably the upcoming Deverry cycle book, Days of Blood and Fire, aka A Time of War.

im currently reading a short story from Star Trek: The New Voyages in between working my way through The Dark Tower, currently on The Waste Lands.

I am still reading Seveneves, and I just read Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" this morning (Edition: The Lottery and Other Stories). I have read this story many times and it never fails to amaze.

Joey wrote: "I am still reading Seveneves"

How are you liking it? Compared, say to Snow Crash

Jim, this is my first Stephenson, and it is quite fine.

Joey wrote: "Jim, this is my first Stephenson, and it is quite fine."

Thanks. It's on my TBR shelf.

I finished The Grey Horse and gave it 6/10. While it was very readable and gave a great portrait of life in the west of Ireland in the 1880s, with a bit of Irish mythology thrown in, it just didn't grab me. I liked it but didn't love it, although I found the main characters to be refreshingly non-stereotypical.

Next up is our next Deverry book and then I have an Anne Perry mystery up next.

Jim wrote: "Joey wrote: "I am still reading Seveneves"

How are you liking it? Compared, say to Snow Crash"


I DNF'd Snow Crash, but I really liked Seveneves. They are pretty different.

I finished The Boy Who Dared - it was ok, great (true) story with mediocre writing. Now I'm on some light Regency romance with The Reluctant Widow, and am also picking at a few short stories here and there. Hard to have brainpower for more challenging reading at the start of a new school year!

Been away, switched computers and sort of forgot about you guys. heh.
Finished Empire of Ivory. Wasn't as good as it should of been. Lots of stuff happened but there really wasn't anything holding everything together. Lots of set up for future stories

I heard Gene Wilder passes away, remembered I had a copy of his memoirs. Pulled it out and started it. Pretty good
Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art

Justine wrote: "Jim wrote: "Joey wrote: "I am still reading Seveneves"

How are you liking it? Compared, say to Snow Crash"


I DNF'd Snow Crash, but I really liked Seveneves. They are pretty different.
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Interesting. I rather liked Snow Crash. And I'm looking forward to reading Seveneves.

Finished an off topic book (not great) and am ready to start Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies

Here is my review of The Fires of Heaven.

Gene Wilder's Memoir was pretty good

Started something I stumbled upon last week.
Tour of the Merrimack: Volume One

Not sure what I think yet, has some glimmers of good but also bad

I have finally gotten around to starting Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series and am on the third book. I'm really enjoying them and am going to put the computer down now and get back to Barrayar

Ken wrote: "Gene Wilder's Memoir was pretty good

Started something I stumbled upon last week.
Tour of the Merrimack: Volume One

Not sure what I think yet, has some glimmers of good but also bad"

Tours of the Merrimack - great fun. I've been a fan of R M Meluch for a very long time. This series is laugh out loud funny and great entertainment.

Susan wrote: "I have finally gotten around to starting Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series and am on the third book. I'm really enjoying them and am going to put the computer down now and get back to [book:..."

Love those books! Poke around in the archives and you will find our group discussions from when we did a series read a few years ago :)

just finished Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies which I enjoyed and recommend. Now started on Ruin

I just finished The Reluctant Widow and am hoping to make it to the library tomorrow to pick up my loan of Days of Blood and Fire for our Deverry discussion, along with Hook's Revenge, which I requested after reading a review on a blog I follow.

About halfway through Perdido Street Station. I think it should be called "A Wish For Wings That Work - With Monsters" (apologies to Berkeley Breathed). Entertaining, but a very dense read. Well worth it so far.

Jim wrote: "About halfway through Perdido Street Station. I think it should be called "A Wish For Wings That Work - With Monsters" (apologies to Berkeley Breathed). Entertaining, but a very dense..."

That's one of my favorites. I think the slake-moths are some of the most terrifying monsters I've encountered in all of fiction.

Here is my review for Foundation

going to start with Revenger and end the month with A Night Without Stars.

Here is my review for The Darkness That Comes Before.

Definitely not an easy book to get through.

I started Inferno by Larry Niven but have not had much time to read. I will probably read the sequel, Escape from Hell, right after this.

I finished Days of Blood and Fire and thought it was the best Deverry volume yet!

Next up is some YA fiction that I've seen a lot of my students reading, Eleanor & Park.

Finished Perdido Street Station. Wrote a review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...