~Take a look, It's in a BOOK, Back She Goes~

by **Woody** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 22:07:25

Grotewold wrote:On to Hillbilly Elegy

Tore through that this week. Fantastic read

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 23:17:18

phatj wrote:
Warszawa wrote:Reading James Michener for the first time. Never really knew much about him or that he wrote historical fiction. Yes he is awesome.

Which book?

The Source - figured it best matched my interests. I love it so far but and writing is so smooth I think I could read anything he writes.

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 23:21:03

Woody wrote:
Grotewold wrote:On to Hillbilly Elegy

Tore through that this week. Fantastic read

There's a similar book that focuses on rural Wisconsin called the pilot's of resentment that I reviewed over the summer and its getting a lot of attention these days and is worth reading.

by **Grotewold** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 09:52:48

Woody wrote:
Grotewold wrote:On to Hillbilly Elegy

Tore through that this week. Fantastic read

I was surprised by how much I related to him, especially the stuff about social capital

by **JUburton** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:14:05

thats probably next on my list and the author was possibly unhappy but a little happy when trump won

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:03:17

This is freaking amazing news that I meant to post here yesterday. Don't know if it was posted elsewhere on bsg already.

I'm sure that one or more of you on here have read the first two books of the Kingkiller Chronicles. (If you haven't, and you are in any way a fan of fantasy books, I HIGHLY recommend them.)

Well, Lin-Manuel Miranda is a huge fan of them and he has reached a deal to produce the film/TV adaptations of the books, as well as the short stories/novellas from that universe.

http://www.tor.com/2016/11/29/lin-manuel-miranda-the-kingkiller-chronicle-adaptation-patrick-rothfuss/

If you've read the books, you know how much of a role music/poetry plays in the stories. And if you're just a fan of Hamilton, the tone of the song "The Story of Tonight" was inspired by scenes with Kvothe (the main character) and his drinking buddies from the first book.

by **jamiethekiller** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:11:40

heard great things about king killer chronicles. its on the list for me.

gotta send this over to my pal

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:18:24

jamiethekiller wrote:heard great things about king killer chronicles. its on the list for me.

Yeah, unlike Sanderson, Martin, or even the late Robert Jordan, what Rothfuss puts out is honest to god prose, yet still endlessly entertaining.

We're still waiting on book three, which is the finale, and no clear timetable for its release either. He's very young (43) though. But this is a series that can be read and re-read without any problems other than length of the two books.

by **slugsrbad** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:21:24

Second everything Richmond says. The first two books were great reads, and I mean to pick them up again soon.

by **heyeaglefn** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:22:27

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 17:59:55

heyeaglefn wrote:

I don't believe for a second that only 26% of US adults haven't read a book in 12 months. It's gotta be way higher than that.

by **Bill McNeal** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 18:26:53

Agreed, most people I know irl don't read books at all. Hell, personally I know I went years without reading a book in my 20's. Even now, I don't read as much as I would like to.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 18:39:56

yeah, assuming that means you targeted a book and read from page 1 to the end, I think the results are pretty promising

by **JUburton** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 20:22:31

Gonna be some self reporting bias there.

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 20:34:32

I've probably read 30+ books this year, and I feel like I'm slacking. Need to pick up the pace next year. Spend less time on BSG.

by **CalvinBall** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 20:41:19

TenuredVulture wrote:I've probably read 30+ books this year, and I feel like I'm slacking. Need to pick up the pace next year. Spend less time on BSG.

30 isn't even one a week. Unreal. You're educating our future?

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 21:22:22

CalvinBall wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:I've probably read 30+ books this year, and I feel like I'm slacking. Need to pick up the pace next year. Spend less time on BSG.

30 isn't even one a week. Unreal. You're educating our future?

I know I suck.

by **JUburton** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 21:36:41

Damn when I read 15 I feel like I deserve the Nobel prize for literature.

by **Woody** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 22:42:18

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:This is freaking amazing news that I meant to post here yesterday. Don't know if it was posted elsewhere on bsg already.

I'm sure that one or more of you on here have read the first two books of the Kingkiller Chronicles. (If you haven't, and you are in any way a fan of fantasy books, I HIGHLY recommend them.)

Well, Lin-Manuel Miranda is a huge fan of them and he has reached a deal to produce the film/TV adaptations of the books, as well as the short stories/novellas from that universe.

http://www.tor.com/2016/11/29/lin-manuel-miranda-the-kingkiller-chronicle-adaptation-patrick-rothfuss/

If you've read the books, you know how much of a role music/poetry plays in the stories. And if you're just a fan of Hamilton, the tone of the song "The Story of Tonight" was inspired by scenes with Kvothe (the main character) and his drinking buddies from the first book.

I'm struggling to finish Name of the Wind, but it may be partially me tiring of the Audible narrator. Also the main character so far seems like kind of a jerkoff?

by **Bucky** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 22:49:57

yeah, I'm slow to finish "Mr. Mercedes" because I hate the narrator.

audiobook format giveth, audiobook format sometime taketh away

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