Comments on: Watcha Reading?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:38:14 +0000

In reply to Arlene. Yeah, they're fairly grim! If you're going to take a break, it would probably be good to do so after book 3. The fourth and fifth books take place during the same time, but each covers a different set of characters, so it's best to read them back-to-back. (It's kind of a weird structure, actually. It came about when Martin was taking so long to finish the fourth book and decided to split it in two.)

By: Arlene

Arlene — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:15:19 +0000

I’m reading those Song of Ice and Fire books for the first time right now, almost done with the third one. They are really good, but man, they kind of feel like an emotional kick in the face. I think I might need to take a break after the third one and read some lighter fare. Like much lighter fare. Along the lines of How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Goodnight Moon, lol. That is what I said after the first one, though, and yet I continue to lose sleep reading them. And hey! I now know what my friends mean when they describe how depressing something is in units of Ned Stark.

By: Daeron

Daeron — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:21:08 +0000

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.

What? I happen to like the classics.

By: Dorsai

Dorsai — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:13:07 +0000

Live, Free or Die AND Citadel by John Ringo. I am almost finished with both.

By: Jonathan B

Jonathan B — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:32:58 +0000

The Dragonkeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul is a very good series.

My current reading is Infantry Attacks by Erwin Rommel. It was written in the 1930s as a training resource for infantry officers, based on Rommel’s experiences as an infantry Lieutenant in the First World War.