I haven't had much free time lately, so I've just been reading old Deadpool comics. A friend gave me copies of #1-69 from the late-1990's.

sj911guy wrote: »

I'm currently reading The Fiery Cross, book 5 in the Diana Gabaldon Outlander series. My wife and I are hooked on the Starz T.V. series.

I recently finished book 6, A Breath of Snow & Ashes. The story continues to be good. I'm holding off on book 7 until there's some talk about when book 8 comes out. She's so slow in finishing this series.

I just finished 2666 by Roberto Bolaño and honestly, I need a break. It was brutal two months. So I read Vengeance of the Demon (the latest in Diana Rowland's Kara Gillian series) last week and started Skinwalker (the first book in Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series) this week.

Like I said, 2666 is a brutal read, almost a thousand pages long and it ranges literally all over the world from Europe to northern Mexico, covering everything from hardcore literary philosophy to sexual violence. It is a great novel, but reading it is the intellectual equivalent of running a marathon. If Haruki Murikami were Mexican, he'd have written this novel as five separate books. I would recommend it to people who want a challenge and don't read books expecting an ending that wraps up all the lose ends. Or as my wife claims, snobs who just want to say they've read it.

Vengeance of the Demon was ... eh. I love urban fantasy and the Kara Gillian series but this book feels like it was written purely as a transition between the first six books and the next ones. I enjoyed it and read it in two days so I can't complain about it, but it's not as good as the first six.

I want to like the Jane Yellowrock series. I really do. But I'm halfway through the book and I'm just not digging Jane Yellowrock. She's exactly the kind of female protagonist I've wanted to see in urban fantasy ... but the way she's written is kind of making me understand why you never see female protagonists like her in urban fantasy. But I'm hoping she'll evolve with the series.

I liked 2666. Like you said, Drakhan, it was brutal....especially the third book.....but also very good. It's been awhile. I've meant to read more of Bolano's books but haven't gotten around to it yet.

In the past couple of weeks, I've read My Name Was Judas by C.K. Stead and On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry. Both were good.

I'm currently reading Roxana by Daniel Dafoe. Not bad; perhaps a bit slow but it's still early. The action may pick up yet.

I don't even remember the boxers. Yeah, reading about all those murders was brutal. The idea may have been to dull your senses to the brutality of it all....the way the society's senses were dulled by living amid that uncertainty.
Regardless. Bolano's writing is really good and I'm looking forward to reading more of his books.

Finished The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro over the weekend. To be honest my thoughts throughout were "meh" until I got to the very last chapter then - wow. And not in a good way.

Now moved on to Still Alice on audio while reading Testament of Youth in between. Loving both

In the middle of reading Me Before You by JoJoMoyes. It's okay.

They should've used Thrawn for Star Wars Episode 7-9.

nossmf wrote: »

They should've used Thrawn for Star Wars Episode 7-9.

Don't even get me started, I'm still ranting about that! Disney can call the EU "Legends" all they want now, but it's still canon to me. (although I think they said they intend to re-introduce some EU characters into the new universe they're making, so my fingers are crossed that Thrawn and Pelleaon make the cut)

I just finished up a combo of reading and listening to Water For Elephants today, so it's new book time. I'm going to start reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn in the evenings and car ride to work and listen to The Fellowship of the Ring at work.

LuckyLeprechaun wrote: »

11/22/63. King's new book. It's pretty awesome. I'm savoring it as slowly as I can.

Just started The Pawn by Steven James. I picked up The King by Steven James while on a Motorcycle Run a week ago. When I got to the end, I realized it was part of a series. I'm now starting at the beginning.

I don't want to finish it in a good way!! Definitely recommend it to any one into fantasy or romance.

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

I just finished "Joni Mitchell - in her own words". Currently reading Rod Stewart's book in the car. Also up to Chronicles in the Old Testament and Romans in the New.