postjack Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Squee! Jack, have you read The Magicians by Lev Grossman? If not, it should restore your faith in the fantasy genre. It's basically a mashup of/homage to JK Rowling and CS Lewis, but way cooler and with drugs and sex. Book three of the series comes out this summer. Haven't even heard of it, thanks for the recommendation. added to amazon wishlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 As I know we have a few fans here... ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ creator Bill Watterson returns to the comics page — to offer a few ‘Pearls’ gemshttp://feedly.com/k/1ox4avK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Just finished Parasite by Mira Grant. Now counting down the days till the next book in the series is released. Not till November. Bollix. Edited June 20, 2014 by acidbasement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 After reading http://www.publicbooks.org/artmedia/love-factionally I just started... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 This choice was inspired by the brony movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch and John/Hank Green fan fiction written by Maureen Johnson. It's maybe a 10-15 minute read, and bloody hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Just finished a Mira Grant mininovella -- The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell. Brutal as some of her worst. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I need to catch up on Seanan-Mira McGuire-Grant. I swear she writes faster than I can read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I wish. I actually scolded her for taking time out to look at kitty pictures on Facebook. ( @ self ) I think I read somewhere that she has the next 3 books of October Daye done in her head, she just needs to get them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/05/unlocked-an-oral-history-of-hadens-syndrome-john-scalzi Holy crap John Scalzi has come up with an interesting idea. I just binge read the novella because I want to start listening to the audio book of the novel on my way into work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Finished The Beautiful Dead (which was wonderful, for those who don't follow me on Facebook. I read this over the weekend... I had seen this post a ways back and had the book on my Kindle and finally got around to it. What a great read. Fast paced, great world building and surprisingly poignant climax (that was admittedly admittedly a little telegraphed, but shockingly well done and powerful). If a post-apocalyptic Trenton occupied by the undead intrigues you, check it out. Thanks for mentioning it, Peter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Yeah. On everything. EDIT: except I think you need to add one more qualifier to the second-to-last sentence, because if you read just that, it might seem like Jeff's thing, but I don't think it's Jeff's thing. I just don't know how to qualify it. Something about "feels", perhaps? There ... there is killing, but there are also long stretches of not killing, probably at least one too many for Jeff's taste. Me (probably old news, as I'm a bit of a slow reader): Parasite by Mira Grant in non-virtual reading; The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman on Kindle/phone-blet (I am definitely the target audience to both these). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/05/unlocked-an-oral-history-of-hadens-syndrome-john-scalzi Holy crap John Scalzi has come up with an interesting idea. I just binge read the novella because I want to start listening to the audio book of the novel on my way into work. the book was good, but not great. acceptable cop drama based on fun ideas. the virus from the novella is brilliant tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 The Magician's Land came out recently and I just read it. This series is absolutely highly recommended for fantasy fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) Just finished Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss. Scary as hell. The best food book I've ever read while also being one of the best business books I've read. I've loved Mr. Moss' writing over at the NYT and that lead me to picking this up. Man, the food industry is a scary place. Like the tobacco companies, the food industry operates in a very morally grey area where they sell products designed to be used in moderation that they know people are hopelessly addicted to. This book probes the science, business tactics and history of the processed food business. Chapters on sugary cereals, lunchables and capri-sun drinks struck especially close to home as I had plenty of each of them growing up. Number one takeaway from the book? READ THE NUTRITION LABELS!!! Edited September 3, 2014 by TMoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 An A. O. Scott NYTs piece titled The Death of Adulthood in American Culturehttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/magazine/the-death-of-adulthood-in-american-culture.html?referrer=&_r=1 So good. "What happens to the boy rebels when the dream of perpetual childhood fades and the traditional prerogatives of manhood are unavailable? There are two options: They become irrelevant or they turn into Louis C. K." "The dominant voices in pop music now, with the possible exception of rock, which is dad music anyway, belong to women." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 A fun Atwood short Stone Mattress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just finished Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss. Scary as hell. The best food book I've ever read while also being one of the best business books I've read. I've loved Mr. Moss' writing over at the NYT and that lead me to picking this up. Man, the food industry is a scary place. Like the tobacco companies, the food industry operates in a very morally grey area where they sell products designed to be used in moderation that they know people are hopelessly addicted to. This book probes the science, business tactics and history of the processed food business. Chapters on sugary cereals, lunchables and capri-sun drinks struck especially close to home as I had plenty of each of them growing up. Number one takeaway from the book? READ THE NUTRITION LABELS!!! Kind of interesting how there is no daily recommended allowance % for sugar on nutrional labels right? I haven't read that book but just watched the "Fed Up" documentary Katie Couric did. Focuses mostly on sugar, "big food", and childhood obesity. Some really crazy stuff. Very similar to big tobacco in the 80s, as you said. I believe that sugar is insanely addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Postjack, if you have any further interest in the subject I can't recommend the book enough. It is flat out excellent. In other news, I saw that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet claimed this book to be their favorite business book of all time so I started it. Not bad so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Felt the urge for a detective book, reading Kate Atkinson's "Case Histories". I've never read her before, over halfway through and am quite smitten. Great writing, really fleshed out characters, and I still have no idea where it is heading, other than all these different strands she is weaving will come together in the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Gatsby. One of the many books I've snuck past so far in life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Me (probably old news, as I'm a bit of a slow reader): Parasite by Mira Grant in non-virtual reading; The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman on Kindle/phone-blet (I am definitely the target audience to both these). Needed something lighter to read while eating, so started The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire: Look at this, she already knows what the titles of the next books are and when they will be coming (and purportedly, what they are about): A Red-Rose Chain (September 2015, DAW). Details to come. Once Broken Faith (September 2016, DAW). Details to come. The Brightest Fell (September 2017, DAW). Details to come. Night and Silence (September 2018, DAW). Details to come. When Sorrows Come (September 2016, DAW). Details to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) First few dozen pages of Under the Dome... .... people on tv should not be alive... Edited September 29, 2014 by aardvark baguette 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 I enjoyed the first few episodes, but once they abandoned the idea of a limited run our mini series of the actual book and decided to just start making shit up as they went to keep it going, I lost interest really fast. The book was great. The series? A world of no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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