What are you reading?

So new comic day was Wednesday, kinda like how new game day is Tuesday, and so I splurged a bit since I am getting back into the groove of collecting and reading comics. I did pick up a few "New" comics as well as a few trade paperbacks (which are a whole "season" of comics combined into one book).

I am a HUGE Ed Brubaker fan and so I am trying to build that collection up while at the same time get into a few current and ongoing comics. I was able to snag Point Blank at half price and I also picked up the Deadenders TPB (Trade Paperback) which includes Deadenders #1-4. Can't wait to read that book!

With that purchase I of course got a free "Comic Shop News" paper and that issue, #1347, had a write up about a comic simply titled "Uncanny." It's premise got me really excited and so I noted who the author and creator were (Andy Diggle) and looked into their bibliography. I come to find out he has a current on-going series called "Snapshot" and so I picked it up. Basically as a tester to see how he story tells. Within 3 pages it was instant gold to me. Another, typical, crime drama thriller.

Damn why did I start writing this at 3am?... Well If I remember I will finish this off with the rest of what I recently acquired.

Currently I have been reading some comics created by Alan Moore, I'm looking for comics that are in the style of this writer, do you got any tips?

Also reading some good books:

Carlos Castaneda - The lessons of Don Juan
George R.R. Martin - A feast for crows ( game of thrones part four )

Emma Donoghue - The Sealed Letter

The complete 1Q84 trilogy, by Murakami

On China - Henry Kissinger

Expected it to be drier than your average grade school history textbook, but surprisingly enjoyable, and if you have interest in the history of the Chinese empire, highly recommended.

"Critical Path" by Buckminster Fuller (Non-fiction)
"Perelandra" by C. S. Lewis (Fiction)

"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" was amazing. (Arseface is reading)
"1Q84" is on my reading list. (thebigpill is reading)

I haven't read anything in a looooong time, used to read all the time.
Last stuff I guess was the Night Watch books and Battle Royale

Everything by Murakumi is on my do want list after reading Kafka on the Shore

Last week I read (if you can even call it that) "The Elements of Typographic Style" by Robert Bringhurst.

I'd call it a mandatory reference for anyone interested in the subject.

"Odd Thomas" by Koontz, tho I haven't touched it in a few days.

Finished 1Q84, going to read The Castle by Kafka next and probably try to get my hands on some stories by Chekhov. Chekhov didn't believe in filler of any kind. I'm interested in what kind of stories that mindset produces. Plus, there are very few modern writers who hold themselves to such a high standard, so the quality of his work should be a lot higher than most of the stuff I've read.

Just read the first three books in the Old Man's War series.

If I was allowed to swear on the forums, I'd say they're ******* amazing!

I recently finished the first book of "The Witcher". Such a shame the publishers decided to skip the second part and go straight to the third, as the universe is just amazing, so detailed.

Before that I read all of the "Splinter Cell" books, if you are a fan of the game, highly recommended. I might order "Hitman" soon.

I saw the movie. :lol:


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I'm on the home stretch for Metro 2033. It made playing Last Light a little bit annoying because they have to reintroduce characters to the players who might not have even played the first game when you get to know them in the book. Next on the list is Roadside Picnic.

I assume you read The Last Wish. Make sure you read the second book (Sword of Destiny) before moving on to the series proper (the first of which is The Blood of Elves), as it has some critical events in it. There should be English fan translations online that are quite good, assuming English is your language of choice. (You can find them in forums and the like.)

If you can't find it, PM me, and I'll see what I can do.
(Mods, I'm not advocating anything questionable here. I'm sure all who go this route would instantly buy the books were they available.)

[EDIT]Here, I'll save you some work:
http://en.thewitcher.com/forum/index.ph ... anslations
To the mods: The link is on the Wikipedia page, but I realize this is still a gray area. If you feel it necessary to delete the link, I'll understand.

Thanks sylvester, funnily enough right after my post I came across that link and got the second book printed out for me by someone, thank you for your trouble pointing it out though!

Lulz, 'Sword of Destiny'. Can you think of a more generic fantasy book title? :lol:

I'm reading something from Terry Pratchett. If I can't think of anything better I'll just grab a Pratchett book from my collection and dig in. I squeezed in The Hobbit a couple of weeks ago, haven't seen the movie though.

I really should get off my lazy *** and find me a new author.

Miecz Przeznaczenia is the actual title. (Which means Sword of Destiny in Polish. )
However, it's pretty hard to find a fantasy novel that doesn't have a cliche title. (Excluding Terry Pratchett.)

Easy solution, don't read fantasy, read real literature instead :]