Clash of Kings
Why does E=mc2 by Brian Cox
The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Lone Survivor

Blood Song - Anthony Ryan A+
Mistborn - Sanderson A

Well of Ascension - Sanderson A

The Gunslinger - Stephen King B+
Dune - Frank Herbert B
Dune Messiah Herbert B-
The Way of Kings - Sanderson A+
Words of Radiance - Sanderson A+

Warbreaker - Sanderson B+
liked it since it shed some light on some characters in the Stormlight Archive but obviously one of his early works

The Final Empire (Mistborn 1) - Sanderson A-
Great book and I'm excited to have more quality Sanderson to keep reading. On to Mistborn 2.

dune gets a "b"?

Random Walk down Wall Street by Malkiel, A+
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football by Keteyian and Benedict, A+
Freakonomic: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Levitt and Dubner, A+


Working on Game of Thrones by GRRM

I'm missing some but can't remember them. I'll have to come back and edit this list.

Dune just didn't do it for me. Not sure why.

Blood Song - Anthony Ryan A+
Mistborn - Sanderson A
Well of Ascension - Sanderson A

Hero of Ages - Sanderson A

About to finish 12 years a Slave. It's very informative about slave life in Louisiana. I wish it had some chapters about what his family in NY thought when he just disappeared out of nowhere. Maybe the last couple chapters will have some insight into that. B+

I've been watching the Vikings series on the History Channel and it has me interested in ancient Norse culture. Does anyone have any suggestions for books? I don't care if it's fiction or non fiction.

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Dresden Files.

Books finished in January:
1) The Great Santini by Pat Conroy A-
2) Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by John Feinstein C+

Books finished in February:
3) Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis B-
4) Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand A
5) The Master Mind of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs B-

Books finished in March
6) A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs B
7) Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff B

Books finished in April
8) City of Thieves by David Benioff A
9) The Story of a Soul by Thérèse of Lisieux A
10) Spin by Robert Charles Wilson A-

1) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: A+ -- Yep, the book was better than the movie.
2) Diablo III: Storm of Light by Nate Kenyon: C+
3) Galveston: A Novel by Nic Pizzolatto (guy that created and wrote True Detective): A+ -Great book, very quick read and would recommend to anyone that watched True Detective. Has a similar gritty feeling as the HBO series.
4) Star Wars: Darth Plagueis - B+ -Enjoyable backstory into who was Emperor Palpatine's master and how Palpatine was trained.
5) Promise of Blood - Book One of the Powder Mage Trilogy - A - Another quick, enjoyable fantasy book. Set in a time period akin to Pre-Industrial Europe where magic and industry are side by side. Subset of mages snort gunpowder like coke and use bullet time.

Audiobook: Duty by Bob Gates

Next up - The Passage by Justin Cronin

I read Help a Bear is Eating Me! a few months back. Anyone else read it? I have a meeting with the director who has the film rights tomorrow.

I took a new job in January and I now commute by rail an hour each way. So far this year, I've read:

All 5 Game of Thrones books
Unbroken
The Alchemist

I need to find another book to start, I'm sure I'll find something on this thread

The Gunslinger - Stephen King B+
Dune - Frank Herbert B
Dune Messiah Herbert B-
The Way of Kings - Sanderson A+
Words of Radiance - Sanderson A+
Warbreaker - Sanderson B+
The Final Empire (Mistborn 1) - Sanderson A-

The Well of Ascension (Mistborn 2) - Sanderson A
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn 3) - Sanderson A+

Loved the Mistborn Series. I'm running out of Sanderson novels to read and I'm getting sad. Great writer.

Just finished and really enjoyed Ready Player One.

That's my favorite book of the last 5 years. If you liked the mystery adventure aspect of it you should read Mr penumbras 24 hour bookstore

I just finished The Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay (Fionavar Tapestry #1)


Writing not too great, he definitely stole A TON of his world from Tolkien's Middle Earth, but the story is good. I'd give it a solid B.

Gonna finish the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy though.

Also finished Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey (The Expanse #1)

Really good sci-fi. Definitely recommend this one.

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So what you're saying is that we should not read that book

WOT book 10 done. The series is trying to speed up. Hope it does.

Blood Song - Anthony Ryan A+
Mistborn - Sanderson A
Well of Ascension - Sanderson A
Hero of Ages - Sanderson A

Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch A

Enjoyed the second Gentleman *******s book a lot but thought the Lies of Locke Lamora was better. Started book 3 yesterday.

Lies of Locke Lamora is flipping awesome.

Book #3 is good as well. #4 is coming out in the fall!

Audiobooks
1) Blade Runner/Do Androids dream of electric sheep: Phillip Dick - B
2) Side Jobs: Jim Butcher- A

Paperbacks
1) The Forever War: Joe Halderman - B
2) Inferno: Dan Brown - D
3) The Eye of the World - Jordan B+
4) The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom - A
5) Chasm City - Reynolds: A-
6) Divergent - Roth: C
7) The Great Hunt - A
8) 20k Leagues Under the Sea: Verne - A
9) The Dragon reborn - Jordan - B+

Currently reading

Shadow Rising: Jordan

Haven't read 20000 leagues under the sea since I was 11 or 12, but I remember loving it.

some books are just timeless and most of verne's books hit the mark for me. great re-read.

What I've read so far:
1) The Boys of Summer: Roger Kahn
2) The Expatriation of Franklin Pierce: Garry Boulard
3) James Buchanan, The American Presidents Series: Jean H. Baker
4) Team Of Rivals: Doris Kearns Goodwin
5) Crunch and Des: Philip Wylie
6) Wizards and Glass, Dark Tower IV: Stephen King
7) Scorecasting: Tobias Moskowitz
8) Andrew Johnson, American Presidents Series: Annette Gordon-Reed

Currently Reading:
Radical: David Platt

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Just finished the second book in Cronin's Passage triology. Holy crap, it was fantastic. The author is a professor down at Rice and a lot of the books events take place in post-apocalyptic Texas.

The third book comes out this fall.

I've been working on finishing Winter's Heart (Book 8 of WOT) for a couple months now and simultaneously reading The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America. I'm usually a very quick reader but these books have taken forever.

Will second the Hangman's Daughter series Tanya mentioned for the first two books, after that it becomes a little worn. R.W. Peake for historical fiction fans who like well researched detail. Erik Wecks one novel for sci-fi light. Eric Margolis for non-fiction contemporary fp.

Just finished Balance Point by Robert Buettner.

Blood Song - Anthony Ryan A+
Mistborn - Sanderson A
Well of Ascension - Sanderson A
Hero of Ages - Sanderson A
Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch A

Republic of Thieves - Scott Lynch A

And now, here I sit. 9 days until Skin Game comes out. I guess I can re-read Cold Days to prepare myself.

Rereading CS Friedman's The Coldfire Trilogy at the moment. Forgot how good it is.