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

[Cadillac]

Just finished the sequel to Viscious which is Vengeful . Book is great, I'll go a step further and say its better than the first book

Vengeful climax >>>>> Viscious climax, and for that the book is arguably better to me, hell I had more fun reading this sequel then I did reading the first one.

if this is the wrap up to the series and it ends as a duology I aint mad, this was great closing to the series.

 

[obarth]

Finally got around to the First Law Trilogy. Halfway through The Blade Itself.

 

[MidniteJay]

Sequel to The First Law series.

I'm only 22% in and it's already piff.

Finally got around to the First Law Trilogy. Halfway through The Blade Itself.

You in for a wild ride.

How you feel about Glokta so far?

 

[obarth]

Sequel to The First Law series.

I'm only 22% in and it's already piff.


You in for a wild ride.

How you feel about Glokta so far?

Glotka's probably my favorite character so far, besides Malacus Quai da gawdGlotka stays shytting on everyone he talks to in his headHe's a bitter, straight up ruthless dude, and the dichotomy of him being a cripple, who could fight with the best of them back in his day, makes his character even more intriguing.
I actually really like Jezal's character arc so far, even though he's clearly supposed to be unlikable.
Bayaz seems like he's all about fukkery. Dude stays trolling nikkas
It honestly took a while for me to get invested in any of the characters or the story in general. A map of the world would help me be a bit more oriented with how the characters are converging/make me feel a bit more informed on the different kingdoms and regions. Abercrombie is a good writer but not seeing GRRM when it comes to description.

 

[MidniteJay]

Glotka's probably my favorite character so far, besides Malacus Quai da gawdGlotka stays shytting on everyone he talks to in his headHe's a bitter, straight up ruthless dude, and the dichotomy of him being a cripple, who could fight with the best of them back in his day, makes his character even more intriguing.
I actually really like Jezal's character arc so far, even though he's clearly supposed to be unlikable.
Bayaz seems like he's all about fukkery. Dude stays trolling nikkas
It honestly took a while for me to get invested in any of the characters or the story in general. A map of the world would help me be a bit more oriented with how the characters are converging/make me feel a bit more informed on the different kingdoms and regions. Abercrombie is a good writer but not seeing GRRM when it comes to description.

I should have known you were gonna stan dude.

Yeah, Joe Abercrombie's world-building is weak but his pacing, plot twist and characters make up for it. This how his world look like though:

You probably already know by now but North are a clan based warrior society, Viking type muhfukkas where Named Men are usually at the top of the social order there. Gurkish Empire is a mix of Middle Eastern and African cultures, and Styria is renaissance Italy.


Make sure you checkout the standalone novels when you're done. fukkery on 1000

 

[nieman]

I'm almost finished Octavia Butler's Wild Seed...then it'll be on to Dwayne Smith's Forty Acres

 

[obarth]

I should have known you were gonna stan dude.

A 1/4 through Before They Are Hanged and I'm worried about da gawd

 

[O.Red]

 

[Ezra]

Bane

 

[NobodyReally]

Reading House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski. shyt is creepy and I really like the format being used for telling the story. It's like literary found footage.

 

[O.Red]

Bane

Man listen

 

[Ezra]

 

[Wise]

Just finished the Dapper Dan autobiography and Sex Money Murder (based on the Bronx gang from the 90s)

Both great reads

 

[Danie84]

...Hitman Brotha entangled with rapper beefs and international FUKKERY:

 

[Ezra]

That cover looks like a trashy romance novel