Lord_Griff wrote:

Did I give my review of 7 deaths of Evelyn?

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

Stopharage wrote:

Recently finished The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Best to go into it knowing as little as possible. It's probably the most original bit of writing I've seen in years. It's extremely disorientating and for much of the first half of the book you'll be utterly flummoxed by what on earth is going on. It's a (possible) murder-mystery set in a Cluedo-esque setting with a wide cast of characters, most of whom are deeply unlikeable. There is also a consistently shifting narrative and the whole thing has a touch of Sexy Brutale. Recommended.

Agreed on all of this. It’s fantastic, properly original. Mentioned this past time; my 9 year old girl is called Evie Hardcastle so that got me to pick it off the shelf in the first place.

Roujin wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Man's too cool for the forum these days

Truth is stranger than fiction. Err everybody go get Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle though please. It's damn good. In fact just read everything Raven Books puts out if you like a little darkness and suspense.

acemuzzy wrote:

My recent reading: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.  Interesting read, does lots of good stuff, wasn't quite as stunning as I'd hoped, but still definitely recommended.

Nope.

The Girl with all the Gifts by M R Carey

A pen name for some guy who writes comics apparently

A very original take on the apocalypse... fast moving and interesting with good characters and gripping action scenes it’s very good

I didn’t know there was a sequel?

Hah

Ah well to be fair it didn’t need a sequel I guess ..

Ordered Dril's book because why not we are all heading into the void anyway

Neil Gaiman - Norse Mythology

An entertaining read.

I'm afraid I have academic study to do

regmcfly wrote:

I'm afraid I have academic study to do

I backed da sharez0ne's card game.

Finished three body problem.

The physics stuff was rudimentary and felt like a thin concept repititiously flogged. The story had a few glaring holes and an inconsistent "enemy". The setting was nice and evocative, drawing various parallels between two cultures. Ending was a damp squib.

So after a fairly long time, I have come to the end of Oathbringer, book three of the stormlight archive. This is epic in every sense, 1227 pages, huge stakes at play, an incredibly detailed world and a story that ebbs and flows wonderfully before culminating in one the most ridiculously exciting and thrilling finale I think I have ever read.

Despite being a huge book, it focuses mainly on a handful of characters that are all brilliant. But especially the ‘main focus’ of this book, Dalinar Kholin. He is easily my favourite character in the series, wonderfully noble yet almost utterly broken by his past. You cannot help but root for him.

This being Sanderson though, the world building is simply outstanding. The magic system is complex yet brilliant and allows for some insanely cool action. The history of the world is detailed and also highly interesting, the more you find out the more it affects the story in interesting and shocking ways.

This is book 3 of a supposedly 10 book series and each one has been an absolute treat. It has the potential and the quality to rival the Malazan series if he keeps up the high standard set here.

Thoroughly, thoroughly recommend.

tigerswiftly wrote:

I've still not tried Sanderson.

The only other Sanderson I have read is the first Mistborn book. He is a very easy read and has a cracking imagination.

Aaroncupboard wrote:

Stopharage wrote:

I've read Lost Girl by him, which I enjoyed. Fairly unrelenting throughout. A friend has read The Ritual and he thought Lost Girl was far better. Set in a future Britain where criminal gangs operate freely in some towns and cities, there has been an explosion in number of refugees and the gulf between rich and poor is further increased. A father goes in search of his daughter.  I've just finished Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. Was another enjoyable read and had a nice vein of humour running throughout. It's a relatively short and easy read although I thought the preface was the best section of the novel.  Now onto The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, which I can safely say is the first time I've read Chinese sci-fi.

Cheers, Lost Girl was the one that looked the most intriguing when looking through his bibliography. Will give that a go first. How is the Three Body Problem? Got that and the sequel on Kindle Daily Deals so was planning on reading them next.

@aaroncupboard - The third of the Cixin Liu's trilogy is the Kindle Deal of the Day at 99p. Think it's the first time it's seen a price drop.

Stopharage wrote:

Aaroncupboard wrote:

Stopharage wrote:

I've read Lost Girl by him, which I enjoyed. Fairly unrelenting throughout. A friend has read The Ritual and he thought Lost Girl was far better. Set in a future Britain where criminal gangs operate freely in some towns and cities, there has been an explosion in number of refugees and the gulf between rich and poor is further increased. A father goes in search of his daughter.  I've just finished Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. Was another enjoyable read and had a nice vein of humour running throughout. It's a relatively short and easy read although I thought the preface was the best section of the novel.  Now onto The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, which I can safely say is the first time I've read Chinese sci-fi.

Cheers, Lost Girl was the one that looked the most intriguing when looking through his bibliography. Will give that a go first. How is the Three Body Problem? Got that and the sequel on Kindle Daily Deals so was planning on reading them next.

@aaroncupboard - The third of the Cixin Liu's trilogy is the Kindle Deal of the Day at 99p. Think it's the first time it's seen a price drop.

Cheers for the heads up! Will have the whole trilogy ready to go then!