We are halfway into 2012, and I’m still 5 books short of the halfway point of my goal of reading 50 books this year. Looking back at the 20 novels I’ve read, I can say that it’s been a pretty interesting reading year so far. I quite surprised myself this year by reading, and actually … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Reading
A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords is the 3rd book in the series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Much like the first two books, it uses the perspectives of different characters to give a more or less complete picture of the events taking place in the novel. As in the first two … Continue reading »
Authors / Books / Non-Fiction / Society
The Psychopath Test: A Story of Madness
I’ve been a Jon Ronson fan ever since I read his first book Them: Adventures with Extremists, where he interviews David Icke who thinks the world is run by giant alien pedophile lizards. His second book, The Men Who Stare At Goats deals with paranormal practices in the US military to create super soldiers who can … Continue reading »
The NPR’s Top 100 Sci-Fi / Fantasy Books
Earlier this month I took the NPR’s top fantasy / sci-fi novels survey which asked people to choose their top 10 favorites novels/series from over 230 titles. Not being a wide sci-fi / fantasy reader, I thought it would be a piece of cake to choose my top 10 favorites. The endeavor proved harder than I … Continue reading »
Books / Fiction / Literature / Rants
Currently reading…all sorts of books
I’m going to try reading several books at the same time. I read multiple books simultaneously sometimes when I can’t get into a particular book, or when I’m undecided as to what to read next, or when several books catch my interest all at once. The first book I’m reading is A Storm of Swords … Continue reading »
A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings is the second book in the series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. *Contains some spoilers* Like the first book, A Clash of Kings is told from the perspectives of different characters. Continuing from A Game of Thrones, events in A Clash of Kings are told from the … Continue reading »
Cult Books
A few months ago, while attempting to pack things away for my move to my new apartment, I found an old article printed on yellowing, recycled paper, on “Cult Books.” Quite an interesting article, it first tries to define what cult books are, then lists novels accepted my most people as being “cult books.” After … Continue reading »
Currently Reading: A Clash of Kings
*Warning: contains some spoilers* When last we heard from the chapter characters of A Game of Thrones, a lord had died and was mourned by his sons; a girl in love had learned to hate, while another had became a boy; a woman had become a mother to a king; another to dragons; a small … Continue reading »
Authors / Books / Fiction / Review / Television
When You Play The Game of Thrones…
A Game of Thrones is the first book in George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire series. There are currently 4 books in the series, with a 5th, A Dance with Dragons, coming out in a few months. A Game of Thrones, which was recently turned into a mini-series by HBO, is an … Continue reading »
Books / Fiction / Non-Fiction
Reading Side Dish: The Story of Sushi
One of the hardest things about reading fantasy or sci-fi, for me, is trying to get back to reading regular (non-fantasy and non-sci-fi) books afterwards. Well-written fantasy/sci-fi books suck you in to their worlds, making it hard to return to reality. As is the case with me and A Game of Thrones, which I am … Continue reading »
