Kevin's Watch

sindatur wrote:

Avatar wrote:Man, I can't listen to books. It's too damn slow. (How long is a reading of, say, TWL anyway?)

--A

A disk holds up to 79:56. There were 20 files (so 20 Discs). I listen while commuting . Some of us don't read 350 pages a day

Wow...25 HOURS! On one book!? I think I've just been talked out of ever listening to books.

On the other hand, a small book like Chronicles of Amber is only about 4 discs.

Being a Dr. Who Who fan, there are some great Dr. Who Audio Plays, most of which are only a disc or two.

Lucimay says I can't start "Dust of Dreams" until I read, "Return of the Crimson Guard" so until they get copies at Borderlands or I get together with Lucimay again which is the preferable option, I am going to side track with "Bauchelain and Korbal Broach." Sorry Fist, you will have to wait until I catch up...

Ignore her if you like. It's one piece of information that doesn't impact on the main plot of Erikson's series, even though it's important in the larger scale of the setting.

But then I would say that, as I've pretty much decided against reading any more Esselmont - I have too many other books to read.

Avatar wrote:Man, I can't listen to books. It's too damn slow. (How long is a reading of, say, TWL anyway?)

--A

You can speed up the reading on your iPod

But really, I kinda like it because I tend to skip paragraphs and miss things when I'm eager to know what happens. Now I really read/hear it all.

This Hamilton trilogy is 22, 26 and 25 hours, respectively

Cameraman Jenn wrote:Lucimay says I can't start "Dust of Dreams" until I read, "Return of the Crimson Guard" so until they get copies at Borderlands or I get together with Lucimay again which is the preferable option, I am going to side track with "Bauchelain and Korbal Broach." Sorry Fist, you will have to wait until I catch up...

That's ok. All worth the wait.

And, of course, as I've said before, ignore Murrin.

Cameraman Jenn wrote:Lucimay says I can't start "Dust of Dreams" until I read, "Return of the Crimson Guard" so until they get copies at Borderlands or I get together with Lucimay again which is the preferable option, I am going to side track with "Bauchelain and Korbal Broach." Sorry Fist, you will have to wait until I catch up...

I'm almost done with "Return of the Crimson Guard", I could send it to you.

A few weeks back, I snarfed a book called The Magicians by Lev Grossman. It's apparently been out since mid '09, but i just found it in the airport bookstore. It was an enjoyable, quick read -- reads like a gritty Harry Potter. My friend who read it found it a little morbid, but I like morbid. It also pokes a serious bit of fun at the Chronicles of Narnia, which I liked. A sequel is due out this summer. I intend to pick it up for a read.

dw

Memories of Ice.

--A

Avatar wrote:Memories of Ice.

--A

Crap, crap, crap, crap, I gotta get reading if I'm going to keep my WGDs!

--A

Avatar wrote:

--A

You laugh now, but I've started Toll the Hounds! Yeah, eat it

I'll check back at the bookstore to see if RotCG is in yet and if not I'll perhaps start DoD. We shall see. I am powering through the three short novellas incorporated in Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. It's good stuff.

Orlion wrote:

Avatar wrote:

--A

You laugh now, but I've started Toll the Hounds! Yeah, eat it

Oops. I'm not even 1/3 of the way through MOI. Better get a move on.

--A

Stuck at page 398...Av is going to zoom right by me, again...

DukkhaWaynhim wrote:A few weeks back, I snarfed a book called The Magicians by Lev Grossman. It's apparently been out since mid '09, but i just found it in the airport bookstore. It was an enjoyable, quick read -- reads like a gritty Harry Potter. My friend who read it found it a little morbid, but I like morbid. It also pokes a serious bit of fun at the Chronicles of Narnia, which I liked. A sequel is due out this summer. I intend to pick it up for a read.

dw

Thanks, I've started on this myself...

Picked up "Return of the Crimson Guard" today and just finished "Bauchelain and Korbal Broach." I highly recommend it. It was a great fun read.

Just finished Paul Kearney's Corvus.

It's another brutal and uncompromising tale of warfare and survival written by one of the most underrated talents in the fantasy genre.

Check out the blog for the full review.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

"Warbreaker" by Brandon Sanderson. First one I've read by him. I'll finish it, but I'm not terribly impressed -- the two main characters are women, but the most interesting characters are men. And I'm halfway through and I still don't know what the title refers to.

House of Chains.

--A