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[TheBiggerFish]

d'oh?

[Emma]

Yeah, the Name of the Wind starts off with a framing story for the first bit. And then goes through the main characters childhood. Then it picks up substantially. I personally really like the "Silence of three parts" as a beginning.

I've almost finished now and I've got to say that it picks up significantly when he gets to the Arcanum. I feel like it's one of the few books I've read that actually do the "magical education" business well instead of pathetically.

[Yoink]

Currently I am sitting on a verandah reading Possession by A.S. Byatt.
I am enjoying it greatly so far, although perhaps readers looking for something fast-paced and action-packed would do well to look elsewhere. Now,  if you will excuse me I am going to get back to it.

[Bumber]

Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality happy happy boom boom swamp swamp swamp

[Arx]

Currently reading through Magician's Apprentice by Trudy Canavan. Seems reasonably good so far.

[Vector]

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[TheBiggerFish]

Yep, so far as we know.

Hi!

[Arx]

This is the new book thread, right?

PTW. I guess I'll post my challenge reading list here later.

I've been meaning to get my act together and start a new 52 books thread for about two months now.

[Vector]

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[Emma]

You can either make a new thread or fold it into this thread. Either works.

[Vector]

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[Bauglir]

While I see this thread at the top of the boards, I've just finished Daemon, and will be starting Freedom^(TM), the sequel, once it gets here (along with another book >___>). Daemon was quite good - I wouldn't say it's a classic, but it's fun, and I got a little chuckle whenever I saw that the author had done his research (he even cites one of my textbooks!).

[Arx]

My feeling is that it should be separate. Ok, I'm going to go make a thread.

(Arx, if this is against your desires--I'm sorry!)

Nah, suits me fine. Now I don't have to get off my lazy butt.

[moondowner]

I wish I could read more nowadays. Like, 5 times more, as when I was a teenager. Anyway, right now I'm finishing Aickman's "The Wine-Dark Sea", which is a collection of weird fiction/horror short stories. Subtly awesome, like everything Aickman wrote.

[hops]

I'm reading Sun Tzu's Art of War. Like all famous books, it's not really a scintillating read since all of its important ideas have already been spread out in cultures and become common sense. It's kind of like reading a book on how to turn on a computer.