OMG BOOKS! ... for people who read books

[chimera]

And OMG how could I forget Lev Grossman!  For all of you who have been longing for a Harry Potter replacement, but something decidely more grown-up, his books The Magicians and The Magician King are just the ticket.  Apparently there's one more to come.  rynne, on the other hand, needs to read Codex.

[r00]

Thanks for the suggestion!  I will look into these.

[Aaron]

For anyone who hasn't read it yet, Justin Cronin's The Passage is The Stand for the 21st Century, with less religious overtones.  But really well-written.

I bought it, and while I'm not that far into it, (about 20%) it's reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllly good. I haven't plowed through a book like this in a long time.

[luna]

I'm about 25% ...definitely really good!

[r00]

Ok Passage is on my list.  I am glad to hear such awesome reviews.

Right now I am reading A Clash of Kings and enjoying it so far.  I am just sitting around wondering who's going to die next because a lot of them are really asking for it.  lol

[kristin]

I bought it, and while I'm not that far into it, (about 20%) it's reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllly good. I haven't plowed through a book like this in a long time.

I downloaded it to my kindle, but haven't started it. 1Q84 is taking up all  of my reading time right now.

[Aaron]

Now I'm at 41%. I think I like it better then The Stand. 

I don't remember the last time I read so much my eyes hurt as well.



Kinda a spoiler but not really anything ground breaking. (if you want to go in knowing nothing don't read, but I'm not ruining anything either.)
[spoiler] I LOVE that it's monsters/vampires as the evil in the book, instead of the super flue like in TS. Also I love that the time line is on a lot larger scale. The start of the book is around 10ish years from now, and then it jumps to 100 years... I really have no clue what is going to happen which is nice. With TS it was always going to come down to good vs evil.  I also can't wait to see how Amy ties in to it all.   [/spoiler]

[sin]

Really glad "Tales of The Continuing Time" (those that have been released) have been re-released as e-books, after being out of print for forever.  Hadn't realized the new one had been released (after a 17 year hiatus).  Daniel Moran hasn't lost a step, in spite of the long layover, even if he lost his other eye, and, I understand, is completely blind now.

[Aaron]

Just finished the book. I really liked it. I'm also kinda sad that I'm starting another book series that isn't finishes (Game of Thrones I'm looking at you.) All in all the book is really good. It didn't drag a long which is nice.

[kristin]

I read the Hunger Games the other day over the course of a few hours. The actual writing was horrific, but the story was pretty good. One of the few books I think might translate BETTER on the big screen.

[r00]

I enjoyed that whole series.  Cant wait for the movie!

edit:

The actual writing was horrific, but the story was pretty good. One of the few books I think might translate BETTER on the big screen.

That's exactly how I felt about the Mazerunner series.  The writing was so amateur, but the story was decent from a movie standpoint.

[Aaron]

Has anyone read Atlas Shrugged? One of my coworkers commented it was his favorite book.

[Goose]

Listen to Ron Paul talk for about 10 minutes, its about the same as reading Atlas Shrugged.

[chimera]

Kiddo, if you're going to read an Ayn Rand book, may I suggest The Fountainhead.  If you're okay with that then I guess you could take on the doorstopper called Atlas Shrugged.  Is that guy a Rush fan too? 

Or let me put it another way: Ayn Rand is for teenagers who don't know any better. 

[Aaron]

Thanks Chim. (And Goose  )

So then what do adults read that know better? Cuz I need a new book.