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[Arcvasti]

That's why it reminds me of The Golden Compass.  I can't decide if it's good or not.  I think it would've been better if he'd focused on one or two subplots instead of burying you in history.

This gives me a question, what do you guys actually think about the Golden Compass? I personally find it really boring.

The thing I liked most about that series was how they replaced the word "electric" with "ambaric". Its a cute little plausible change that nonetheless makes the world seem a lot different then ours. That's basically it, though.

[Yoink]

I've run out of unread books to read (apart from a really rubbish one) so off I go to shop for secondhand books.
I would shop for new ones, too, but it seems the most convenient decent bookstore to me has morphed into a secondhand, charity-supporting bookstore instead. Might as well have a look since I am going past there anyway.

[FallacyofUrist]

I just finished reading Shadows of Self, book 2 of the Wax and Wayne Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson.

Incredible, just as I expected.

[Levi]

I keep reading my IDW transformer comics over and over again.  I think I might have a problem. 

Or maybe the comics being too much fun is the problem.   

[Whisperling]

I just finished reading Shadows of Self, book 2 of the Wax and Wayne Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson.

Incredible, just as I expected.

Statements like this are the only things that make me reconsider my dependence on the library for reading material.

You'd think it would possible for them to order a book before its been out for six months.

[Xantalos]

I just picked up this one called the Monstrumologist. Or rather re-picked it up, since I started reading it a few months back, forgot to keep reading it because busy times, and am now picking it up again.

It's actually really good!

[scrdest]

I just got a massive H. P Lovecraft pdf and am currently reading Shadow Over Innsmouth and finding it really quite good. I'm also reading the complete Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and also finding it pretty bloody good.

Pro tip: dagonbytes.com hosts all (AFAIK) Lovecraft stories for free if you want to read it online/as a saved page. White text on black background, nice for reading in the dark.

Speaking of, I can't recommend Charles Stross's Laundry Series books enough. It's a delicious blend of Lovecraft, Bastard Operator From Hell, grittier spy fiction and British humor.

[Cthulhu]

That's why it reminds me of The Golden Compass.  I can't decide if it's good or not.  I think it would've been better if he'd focused on one or two subplots instead of burying you in history.

This gives me a question, what do you guys actually think about the Golden Compass? I personally find it really boring.

The thing I liked most about that series was how they replaced the word "electric" with "ambaric". Its a cute little plausible change that nonetheless makes the world seem a lot different then ours. That's basically it, though.

I read the first two books as a kid and liked them, but I was a Jesus person back then and when I realized what they were getting at I didn't want to read anymore.  never got around to reading the third.

Along the same lines though, I always find it really jarring when people in fantasy novels use real-world expressions that wouldn't exist in their world.  The Black Company refers to "prodigal sons" several times and it's always like nails on a chalkboard. 

[Yoink]

I'm reading The Listeners by Monica Dickens. It's interesting so far... one character in particular is very relatable.

I bought it, The Canterbury Tales and a collection of Rimbaud's poetry (with translations) from a secondhand store the other day, not a bad haul.

[Arx]

Netted The Three-Body Problem, The Once and Future King, and the latest Rick Riordan for Christmas.

Really enjoying The Three-Body Problem. The translation is excellent. Looking forward to The Once and Future King, I've been wanting to re-read it for years. Close to a decade, maybe. I'll probably save the Rick Riordan for when I just want to read about good guys beating up baddies.

[Helgoland]

Goethe's Faust, at the recommendation of a close friend. I'm only in a couple pages - Mephistopheles is about to appear - and already there's so many quotable bits!

Das Pergament, ist das der heil'ge Bronnen,
Woraus ein Trunk den Durst auf ewig stillt?
Erquickung hast du nicht gewonnen,
Wenn sie dir nicht aus eigner Seele quillt.

Parchment, is that the sacred fountain
A drink of which forever quells your thirst?
You have not obtained relief
Unless it springs forth from your own soul.

Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunklen Drange,
Ist sich des rechten Weges wohl bewußt.

A good man, in his dark urges,
Is well aware of the right way.

[Amperzand]

I got around to picking up Terry Pratchett's last novel, Raising Steam. It seems fairly good so far, being basically a Discworld novel.

[Arx]

Half-tempted to sig that second quote.

I finished The Three-Body Problem. Very, very good. I don't know exactly what to pin it on, since there were chunks I didn't enjoy reading that much, but the cohesive whole is excellent.

[Helgoland]

Oh, I plan on using it quite often. It's a fairly good definition of 'good person'.

[Arx]

Decided to go ahead and do it. My last one wasn't in English either, and it was a bit 2edgy.

So thanks for giving me a new sigquote!