What book are you reading at the moment ?

OrbitalDawn

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faniebraai said:
Why is that?
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He's got a very unique and unconventional writing style that a lot of people don't like. I think he's excellent and is great at atmospheric writing. Also great at world building.

Give it a shot if you're keen.
 
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OrbitalDawn said:
He's got a very unique and unconventional writing style that a lot of people don't like. I think he's excellent and is great at atmospheric writing. Also great at world building.

Give it a shot if you're keen.
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I'll give it a try sometime, but if i don't like the writing style, i'll stop immediately and not force myself to finish it like i have before with others.
 
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OrbitalDawn said:
I'd be curious to know what you think of China Miéville, fanie. Don't expect you'll like it, though. :)
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I read one of his books once (Kraken) and it was so so bad, I can't emphasize just how truly awful it was, but it put me off ever reading anything by him ever again. Which is a pity because I've heard such good things about his work but now I feel both nauseous and furious everytime I see his name. That someone could waste my time with such utter boring BS and confusing crap. First time ever I've wanted to burn a book.
 
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C4Cat said:
I read one of his books once (Kraken) and it was so so bad, I can't emphasize just how truly awful it was, but it put me off ever reading anything by him ever again. Which is a pity because I've heard such good things about his work but now I feel both nauseous and furious everytime I see his name. That someone could waste my time with such utter boring BS and confusing crap. First time ever I've wanted to burn a book.
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The City and The City wasn't too bad.
 
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C4Cat said:
I read one of his books once (Kraken) and it was so so bad, I can't emphasize just how truly awful it was, but it put me off ever reading anything by him ever again. Which is a pity because I've heard such good things about his work but now I feel both nauseous and furious everytime I see his name. That someone could waste my time with such utter boring BS and confusing crap. First time ever I've wanted to burn a book.
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Haha. Kraken is apparently quite divisive, even among fans. I haven't read it, personally. But I loved Perdido Street Station, The City & The City, The Last Days of New Paris, and This Census-Taker.
 
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Bridge over bloodriver by Kasja Norman

It is a very good book on the contemporary status of Afrikaners in SA. She spent some good time in all areas of SA. I enjoyed the book a lot.
 
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FYI if anyone's still interested - Altered Carbon series dropped this weekend and it's pretty good. Watch if you enjoyed the book(s). Quite a departure from the plot tho. (if memory serves).
 
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Just finished the Reckoner series by Sanderson - now working my way through Steven Gerrard's Autobiography - my story as an audiobook....

Starting to read The Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini
 
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Currently reading 3 books, due to the nature of them I'm chopping and changing a bit.

1) Bill Bryson - A short history of nearly everything

2) Michael Wolff - Fire and Fury

and one I started last night:

3) Barack Obama - Dreams from my father
 
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