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[timferius]

God, I'm so upset about Pratchett. I wonder if I should read something he wrote or just try not to think about it too much.

Read the fuck out of everything Pratchett you can get your hands on, he poured his life and soul in to his writing, it's the only fitting way to remember him.

[Zrk2]

I'm now onto reading Deadhouse Gates in the Malazan Books of the Fallen

I've noticed the jerk about them is growing stronger on the internet, but seriously, they're fucking awesome.

[Dutrius]

God, I'm so upset about Pratchett. I wonder if I should read something he wrote or just try not to think about it too much.

Read the fuck out of everything Pratchett you can get your hands on, he poured his life and soul in to his writing, it's the only fitting way to remember him.

I second this.

[miauw62]

Currently reading The Truth myself. ;_;7

[timferius]

I picked randomly, reading wyrd sisters now.

[Spehss _]

Currently reading "Understanding Artificial Intelligence", which is a collection of articles from Scientific American on the subject of AI. Next on the reading list is "How Machines Think: A General Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Illustrated in Prolog" by Nigel Ford and "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence" by Ray Kurzweil.

[FearfulJesuit]

Primeiras Estórias by João Guimarães Rosa. Intensive Portuguese vocab review over the past month or so means that it's actually not painful to read literary Portuguese anymore. I'll probably get onto some de Queirós next; I've read The Maias in English (highly recommend), because it's a seven-hundred-page behemoth. Probably I'll do one of his shorter novels, like O Primo Basílio.

De Queirós is probably the best nineteeth-century novelist that nobody's ever heard of (well, outside the Lusofonia, anyways). He's long, of course, but he's free of the dreariness that pervades Dickens.

[Quartz_Mace]

Been reading a French to English and anglais - français dictionary to supplement my French class. It feels pretty cool to be able to understand another language.

[flame99]

I suppose I might as well ask for a recommendation here, but could anyone point me to a decent fantasy book that's actually, y'know, fantastical? Like not yet another rehash of Tolkeins ideas. Something fairly unique. Game of Thrones is cool, but a bit dense.

[Arcvasti]

Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archives series sounds about right. His settings are always excellent. The books are pretty thick, but well-written enough to make reading them not a trial. Most of the rest of his books would also qualify.

[Emma]

I like Malazan Books of the Fallen, but they, like Game of Thrones, are slightly dense. (Personally I find them more dense.)

[Comrade Shamrock]

Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archives series sounds about right. His settings are always excellent. The books are pretty thick, but well-written enough to make reading them not a trial. Most of the rest of his books would also qualify.

I second this choice only read the first one but it was quite enjoyable. I'm currently waiting to get the second.

[Tack]

Oooh the second is where it really starts to get Anime.

Plus, More Kaladin. Let's not pretend that he's not everyone's favorite character.

Spoiler: Book 2, or 3 maybe (click to show/hide)

Now that the Ned Stark Archetype has gone the way of Ned Stark

... That's really starting to get muddled in with the 3 Brent Weeks light books.

[Arx]

I'll be honest, I got/get somewhat confused between Kaladin and the forumite named after him (I assume. Kaladin Skyspear is a massive coincidence otherwise). Not helped by the fact that I associate our Kal more with Shallan.

[flame99]

I think Kaladin is a bit of DF!Dwarvern. Not sure, though.