TSF Book Club
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@nzzp said in TSF Book Club:
@r-l if you don't actively hate fantasy, read Patrick Rothfuss. The Name Of The Wind, and The Wise Man's Fear. Outstanding - have reread multiple times, bought copies to loan/gift. Exceptional writing.
Don't do it! He still hasn't written the third book in the trilogy, and you might be waiting for a long time for it. He's too busy doing live stream DnD gaming haha
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@R-L Give The Last Thing He Told Me a go. It's not a great book but it's enjoyable and a page turner.
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@machpants ah now I understand why @nzzp keeps rereading it, so he doesn't forget the story whilst waiting for a third.
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I couldn't find a better thread to post this, but this one seemed most appropriate.
The Order of Adjectives: Why It Matters Where You Put Descriptive Words
If you've ever asked yourself why we English-speakers say 'The big black hairy dog' instead of 'The black hairy big dog,' then this post is for you. Three years ago, New York Times writer Matthew Anderson posted this image on his Twitter feed, a statement by author Mark Forsyth from
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Might put this in the movie thread too for obvious reasons
Anyone read other books by Andy Weir? they author of "the Martian"
I loved the film so read the book and very much enjoyed it, did he just hot one rich vein or are his other books good too?
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Third book of Rothfuss' King killer is announced at long fucking last
Aged well.
I recommend The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. He's more known for horror, but this was a cracker first fantasy. Crude, funny, but deep. First of a series but standalone thankfully
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@kiwiwomble said in Books:
Might put this in the movie thread too for obvious reasons
Anyone read other books by Andy Weir? they author of "the Martian"
I loved the film so read the book and very much enjoyed it, did he just hot one rich vein or are his other books good too?
If you like these books, you might like Daniel Suarez as well, similar vein.
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@machpants said in Books:
Third book of Rothfuss' King killer is announced at long fucking last
Aged well.
I recommend The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. He's more known for horror, but this was a cracker first fantasy. Crude, funny, but deep. First of a series but standalone thankfully
Will give it a look after I finish the current queue:
Shogun - never got around to reading this previously but was prompted by someone on twitter. She's a slow burn. About half way through.
I remember playing a game based on this for my C64 back in the 80s. Never understood it.
Leviathan Falls - last book in The Expanse. Sort of thinking I should let the current season of the show on Prime finish before I hop into it.
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@nta im thinking the expanse books might be my next ones, dont think i'll watch the series so will jump in soon
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@machpants said in Books:
Third book of Rothfuss' King killer is announced at long fucking last
Aged well.
I recommend The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. He's more known for horror, but this was a cracker first fantasy. Crude, funny, but deep. First of a series but standalone thankfully
Will give it a look after I finish the current queue:
Shogun - never got around to reading this previously but was prompted by someone on twitter. She's a slow burn. About half way through.
I remember playing a game based on this for my C64 back in the 80s. Never understood it.
> Leviathan Falls - last book in The Expanse. Sort of thinking I should let the current season of the show on Prime finish before I hop into it.
Made no difference to me, I finished just before it started. It's so many books ahead, and so much has changed it might as well be different characters.
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@kiwiwomble said in Books:
@nta im thinking the expanse books might be my next ones, dont think i'll watch the series so will jump in soon
As @Kirwan says above - the books and TV show part company early in the piece. Otherwise it would be packing 9 seasons and barely holding at the seams.
Both are excellent as standalone ventures.
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it more a case on not getting another streaming service
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@kiwiwomble said in Books:
it more a case on not getting another streaming service
Find one to drop temporarily, watch all 6 seasons, then flick it.
Prime is cheap as chips.
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@machpants said in Books:
Third book of Rothfuss' King killer is announced at long fucking last
Aged well.
I recommend The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. He's more known for horror, but this was a cracker first fantasy. Crude, funny, but deep. First of a series but standalone thankfully
Will give it a look after I finish the current queue:
Shogun - never got around to reading this previously but was prompted by someone on twitter. She's a slow burn. About half way through.
I remember playing a game based on this for my C64 back in the 80s. Never understood it.
Leviathan Falls - last book in The Expanse. Sort of thinking I should let the current season of the show on Prime finish before I hop into it.
Mate, Shogun is brilliant, it's in my top 2 all time with Red Storm Rising.
The catholic stuff is a bit dry, I've read the book about 5 times and usually skip a bit of that
But Toronaga and Blackthorn are 2 of the coolest cats around, alongside Dirk Struan from Taipan
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@kiwiwomble said in Books:
Might put this in the movie thread too for obvious reasons
Anyone read other books by Andy Weir? they author of "the Martian"
I loved the film so read the book and very much enjoyed it, did he just hot one rich vein or are his other books good too?
Martian was Apex.
Project hail Mary good fun
Artemis is ok to poor depending on your life perspective
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Dave Grohl: storyteller
Not bad at all. Not so much an autobiography as just a series of stories from.his.life told in order.
He's in many ways an excitable child who never had to grow up.
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And in a complete change of pace I'm re-reading Stephen Donaldson's The Gap series
Bleak. Daaaaark.
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@mariner4life said in Books:
And in a complete change of pace I'm re-reading Stephen Donaldson's The Gap series
Bleak. Daaaaark.
Raaaaaaape. Yeah it's great but fuck me a real downer
