Recommend me a book!

[akots]

Originally Posted by BCLG100

I can't get enough of stuff by Joe Abercrombie, depends what you're in to.

He's very entertaining, I've read everything so far. I have his latest book, Red Country, did not start on it yet but planning to do so in the near future.

[barbu1977]

Looks like a good read. He's not at my local library yet!

Fortunatly he's been translated in French (I read twice as fast in French over English)

[Shabbaman]

Omelette dü fromage!

[BCLG100]

Originally Posted by akots

He's very entertaining, I've read everything so far. I have his latest book, Red Country, did not start on it yet but planning to do so in the near future.

I enjoyed it. It felt slightly different to some of his others but I can't place why. Perhaps it was the new area it was set in, I always love the familiar faces that arise in all his books though. I'm re-reading them all from start to finish now.

I also like Patrick Rothfuss a lot but that's quite different.

I saw a recommendation on a book website for Matthew Stover- The Acts of Caine. I've not been disappointed by what i've read. It's fantasy mixed with sci-fi. On occasion it can be a little hard to follow though, a bit like Steven Erikson in that it jumps around a lot in the final couple of books.

[Socrates]

Originally Posted by Shabbaman

Omelette dü fromage!

Ik houd van kaas.

[ProPain]

Someone gave me a nice ebook collection so I ended up reading the following

World War Z by Brooks : Really enjoyed it, reminds me of the Walking Dead. It's told in a documentary style, not zombie horror at all. Recommended

Songs of ice and fire : decided to read the books before I'd watch the series. People in this thread were worried the series would be crap, dunno how they feel about it now being the hit series it is. Enjoying the books, almost finished Clash of Kings.

[BCLG100]

Originally Posted by ProPain

Someone gave me a nice ebook collection so I ended up reading the following

World War Z by Brooks : Really enjoyed it, reminds me of the Walking Dead. It's told in a documentary style, not zombie horror at all. Recommended

Songs of ice and fire : decided to read the books before I'd watch the series. People in this thread were worried the series would be crap, dunno how they feel about it now being the hit series it is. Enjoying the books, almost finished Clash of Kings.

The series is quite good, I just couldn't really get in to it. I imagine i'll come back and watch it but knowing the twists makes the series a bit meh.

World War Z the book was very good, i enjoyed it lots. World War Z the movie, by all accounts, looks dreadful as it is not the same at all!

[akots]

Originally Posted by ProPain

... Songs of ice and fire : decided to read the books before I'd watch the series. People in this thread were worried the series would be crap, dunno how they feel about it now being the hit series it is. Enjoying the books, almost finished Clash of Kings.

IMO, GoT is quite brilliant with stellar or exceptional major actors and very solid secondary actors and overall, very enjoyable. Season 3 is very good. They tweak the plot but only a tiny bit here and there, nothing serious. I've read the books quite some time ago and really enjoyed the series. Maybe, this is because I partly forgot the details of the plot. Overall, it is probably the best fantasy/SciFi TV series ever made, can only compare with Farscape but there were no books for Farscape.

[akots]

Originally Posted by BCLG100

... knowing the twists makes the series a bit meh. ...

Well, they make a very convincing case of actually seeing things. I'd say that the directors tuned it down for those who read the books since they account for about a third of the audience for the series. This includes putting a lot of effort and style in little things, making it enjoyable to watch. Yes, knowing the red wedding is going to happen makes it less dramatic. But the actors played it very well which was a big surprise for me. And Danaerys adventures are also done splendidly. That actually looked somewhat overextended in the books but these scenes shine in the series.

[Shabbaman]

Originally Posted by akots

Overall, it is probably the best fantasy/SciFi TV series ever made

It doesn't hold a candle to BSG. Yes, it's a solid series, the acting is good, the CGI is good and not very obvious, but if you've read the books the series lack suspense or creativity. If you haven't read the books, it's probably brilliant.