Amph What book are you reading right now?

rothfuss recently been more willing to admit that, while The Kingkiller Chronicle is only a trilogy of main books, that does not mean there will not be a continuation of the story/further adventures of kvothe after The Doors of Stone (the current title for main book three)

i think this makes sense, exp considering like nothing of epic significance has happened in the "present" timeline of kingkiller, except to outline that **** is ****** up and the world is in need of some sort of heroic intervention, presumably from a re-mojofied kvothe. there's no way he can wrap that plotline up satisfyingly in a third book, especially not with all the stuff he still has to accomplish in the "past" timeline (like, killing a "king", for one thing)

there will be more (assuming the ****** ever gets around to "editing" doors of stone so we can actually read it, let alone writing the future installments)

 

Ah, thankies. It does say now that I look 196 pages.

 

It's good, but it is long and takes a while to get up to speed. It does have the problem that Sanderson is just not naturally funny as a writer, but he seems determined to refute this by having two characters in this series that are supposed to be witty. It's not such a big problem in this book, but in the next the clever wordplay becomes really pretty tedious, imo. Sanderson's great at world-building, plotting, and action, so the odd misstep regarding humour is by no means a deal-breaker.

 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It got rave reviews, sounds right up my alley, and last I heard, was getting a movie adaptation. Really looking forward to this one.

 

I gave TWoK a 5/5 stars but I don't know if I want to go through nine more books like that. Only because of time constraints. The character and world building was spectacular.

I'm reading Shield and Crocus by Michael R. Underwood now...which is about people who've been Sparked into abilities. I think I need to lay off the heavy fantasy after this

 

I feel the same way about Cook's Black Company books. He constantly tries to weave in humor with the silly antics of two misfit wizards. But since their antics involve magic and spells, it means that he has to spend an entire paragraph or so on describing what's happening. It's tedious, labored, and just plain annoying since they aren't ever funny.

 

Probably going to start Orfeo by Richard Powers later. It got a good review in one of the weekend papers and Waterstones had it in stock when I was in town this morning. Author has written other books but this is the first I've bought by him.

 

Moby-Dick, or, The Whale. I tried this in seventh grade, was bored out of my mind, and was unable to finish it. So I gave it another try as a mature reader. And I loved it. Structurally, it's all over the place, starting as a sort of naval adventure tale before digressing repetitively throughout the middle into passages on whales and whaling, and ending up as the semi-supernatural Shakespearean-Biblical meditation on any deep theme it can find. The book survives its diverse ambitions well, delivering on all fronts. Melville's writing is great. I just really enjoyed it.

 

Lone Survivor

 

The Forever King, by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy. Yet another "King Arthur returns in the 20th century" novel. It pushed all the right buttons for me; I read it in a day. Characters are believable and likable, except for the villain who is believable and utterly despicable. The story is familiar, but enough of a fresh take to keep it interesting. I'll keep my eyes open for more novels by these authors.

 

Rereading The Trial of Socrates, by I. F. Stone. An excellent examination of the possible motivations of Socrates
during his trial, in particular his predilection of directing condescending insults towards the court instead of a
plausible defense, even as the possibility of a guilty verdict and death sentence loomed.

 

Happy Hour in Hell, Tad Williams.

 

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Basically it's a book on fandom, nerds/geeks, fanfiction, and learning that you can grow up and still love things that came out when you were a child.

 

Which it is the 15th book in the Aubreyad, The Truelove, by Patrick O'Brian.

I'm at this stage where I don't want to read anything else but this series.

 

Still Game of Thrones

 

FRAGWAGON, you're going through 'em like smoke 'n' oakum. Three quarters of the way through the series now, but who's counting, right?

Have you read 21, the unfinished book? It's nice to get a little more of Jack & Stephen, but disappointing that there is no outline or notes to show where the story might have gone.

 

No, this is my first turn through the series. I took a long break in the middle of Nutmeg, missed the characters like crazy, and am back at it, reading hungrily as a sharp set Jack Aubrey tucking into soused hog's face.

 

**** it, I'm reading Bourne Supremacy now.

 

Lean In: Women, Work & the Will to Lead - Sheryl Sandberg



Sandberg created some controversy with her remarks about women needing to “lean in” to their jobs. Some women took that as Sandberg saying the underrepresentation of women in the workforce and in leadership roles in particular was the fault of women, not of an unfairly tilted system. Well, in this book Sandberg calls both sides to task. Yes, the system is broken, but also women too often allow themselves to be marginalized via their behaviors. And, for Sandberg, it’s women in power that will fix the system. Plusses here: this is obviously a passion project for Sandberg and it shows. She and her staff present an insane amount of studies indicating that gender bias isn’t just alive and well, it’s still absolutely pervasive. I’m not sure how anyone could read this book and come away thinking gender bias isn’t a big deal; it certainly is. It’s 2014, but these stats and studies will make your jaw drop and your head spin. Now, neither Sandberg nor her ghostwriter will be winning any prose awards; the prose is often clunky and the book is occasionally kind of hard to read for this reason. But it’s short; the body of the book isn’t even two hundred pages long. And the message? Important? Essential. The clunkiness of the book keeps it from being a great book; give this material to some wonderful prose stylist and you might have a masterpiece. But the immediacy, the passion and the shocking realities that this book puts in front of the reader? Those things mean it has to be a recommended book. I think everyone should read this book, probably. Very good. Recommended. 3 ½ stars.

tl;dr – clunky prose, but the way the book explores the pervasive gender bias of our society will change the way you look at gender and prejudice. Very good. Recommended. 3 ½ stars.

 

Now reading The Way Of Shadows by Brent Weeks.

 

Finished Use of Weapons last night. It was so so. The narrative structure was too confusing and caused the book to wander a lot. Over all, I didn't think it was as good as Consider Phlebas or Player of Games, although the plot twist at the end was interesting and unexpected. Next on my reading list is Sally Ride.

 

Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War - Max Hastings

 

Listen! The Wind, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Foreword by Charles Lindbergh, 1938. It's 1933 and the Lindberghs are returning to America from a survey flight to Europe in their seaplane. Anne's prose is beautifully poetic (she was a published poet). Charles' intro is also well-written and very different; his writing is as precise and well-thought out as his piloting was. This is a worthy follow-on to North to the Orient.

 

"And Eternity" by Piers Anthony

 

is this before or after he became nazi-president of the united states?