Which book are you reading currently? #3

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I have just finished Paths Not Taken - Simon Green's latest Nightside novel. It isn't as good as the previous books in the series but it is still decent.

I have started on Drinking Midnight Wine, again by Simon Green. Mr. Green certainly loves writing about uber-characters and this book has them a plenty although making the main character an average guy who is completely out of his league is quite a departure from Green's usual approach

This one started a little slowly but it has really become quite interesting. I really don't have a clue where the plot is going, if it is going anywhere at all.

 

Lady of the Lake (part of "The Wither") by A. Sapkowski. Also The Masakado Lesson by William Kennedy.

 

I finished Drinking Midnight Wine. The plot never really amounted to much and the ending resolved itself way to quickly and easily. The sad thing is, I have pretty much come to expect that from Simon Green. The man can create great characters and dialogue but he seems to have real trouble with coming up with a good story to use them in.

I have started on 1632 by Eric Flint. I have barely started but it seems decent (but not great) so far. I picked up the novel mostly because the sequel was co-authored by David Weber so hopefully 1632 will continue to be, at least, decent and then 1633 will be better.

 

Finished Sharpes Battle by Bernard Cornwell the other day. Quality book, as always. Anyone who hasn't read his stuff, really should do.

Currently reading Deception Point by Dan Brown.

 

I'm re-reading the entire original nine Dragonlance books. Right now I'm on War of the Twins.

 

done with abc murders as well as the secret of chimneys also by christie, man i love her books. i was going to start pratchett's monstrous regiment but i'm now thinking whether or not i should re-read one of my agatha christie books..

 

The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lillian Jackson Braun. Only one other Cat Who book I haven't read and hopefully I'll be getting that one for Christmas.

 

decided to start monstrous regiment

 

'The Eliza Stories' by Barry Pain.

 

Guhing at The Hunchback of Notre Dame - which I'm not feeling at all inspired to read and has so far proved quite boring. No doubt it will end up swallowing one of my bookmarks soon and be added to the pile of 'books I can't be bothered finishing'.

 

Revenge of the Sith - Matther Stover

 

@ kuemper - You have my condolences. That has to be one of the most poorly written movie adaptations of all time - and movie adaptations normally are pretty bad to begin with.

 

David Gemmel's Ravenheart...do you think Braveheart gave him any incentive to write this series? I'm at page 10 and they got the kilts, claymores and name already.

 

Tom Paine: A Political Life by John Keane.

 

Blindness by Jose Saramago - it is exceptionally funky

 

Catch a falling star by Ken McCoy

 

War of the Flowers by Tad Williams. Not bad so far, it almost reads like a Pratchett that's gone serious (not too serious, mind). It's much more entertaining than the quite morose Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. He still has the tendency to torture his main character though...

 

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit

 

_The War of the Flowers_ is a pretty good book, overall. Unfortunately, the second part of the book is not as good as the first, IMO.

 

I'm reading The Idiot by Dostojevsky.