Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)

[ciubaca]

reading american gods now

 

[Dirty D]

For ppl that have read Shantaram, the sequel was recently released. I haven't started reading it yet though:

The Mountain Shadow by Gregory David Roberts

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

how is this? i was going to order bill walton's books and this popped up in my suggestions. looks pretty good and reviewers are giving it nothing but praise.

 

[Dirty D]

how is this? i was going to order bill walton's books and this popped up in my suggestions. looks pretty good and reviewers are giving it nothing but praise.

It's a good read. Abrams does his research. Lots of good background details and stories I didn't know about, especially Kobe, KG and DeAngelo Collins.

 

[T-K-G]

back on my urban sci fi/fantasy shyt for this series

second i saw the author's name i copped cuz Vicious was fire to me

I walked right by this book in Barnes and almost picked it up but kept it movin'...maybe I should go back.

Just got done with this one

Superpowers, betrayal,tragedy, etc...not bad if you're into Sci Fi. Got any that are on your wishlist right now?

All the piff drops in July for me..

 

[Ezra]

Re-reading these two in anticipation for the 3rd book in the trilogy coming out in May

These books are great, and if the third lives up to the first two, it will be one of my favorite trilogies.

 

[ciubaca]

i Finished American gods....Boring as fukk.
Gonna read this next

 

[Ezra]

 

[ciubaca]

Gonna try my first John le carre book after watching The night manager miniseries

 

[pete clemenza]

Just finished the other day. One of those books I had to let marinate before I could form any thoughts about. In the end, I'm really black I read it. I really didnt know much about Marely and the political climate of the time in Jamaica. I spent almost as much time on wikipedia learning about that shyt as reading he book.

Having said that, it's an incredibly difficult book to read. It's a first person book and told via several different POVs. Several of the characters speak in Patois which was really tough to pick up at first.

Highly rec this book. It's hard to get into, but stick with it. The author Marlon James is about to blow up. HBO option the book. I hope the push it though development because parts of it are like the Jamaican The Wire.

He also said his next book is going to be an African Game of Thrones:



Can't wait for that

I'm reading this now.. I like it but its a tough read.

 

[Ezra]

I'm reading this now.. I like it but its a tough read.

It's a very tough read, but worth it. Took me a long time to fully understand the Patios. Once it starts to click, it starts moving.

 

[pete clemenza]

It's a very tough read, but worth it. Took me a long time to fully understand the Patios. Once it starts to click, it starts moving.

The Patios dialect isn't too bad at all.. its the switching of characters for every chapter that gets a little tiresome

 

[O.Red]

A little over halfway through this

Heard the author wrote the Dr Strange script so I decided to check it out

So far its

 

[O.Red]

back on my urban sci fi/fantasy shyt for this series

second i saw the author's name i copped cuz Vicious was fire to me

JUST saw a friend of mine reading A Darker Shade Of Magic

Should I check it out?

 

[ciubaca]

If you love a good simp story and a few GMB moments. Check this out