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Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought...

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Finished:

Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks

Hellblazer, Volume 6: Bloodlines, by Garth Ennis

Reading:

The Time of Contempt, by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Consider Phlebas, by Iain M Banks

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Last week I finished:

Blood of Elves, by Andrzej Sapkowski

This week I begin:

Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks

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Finished since last week:

The Blade Itself, by Joe Abercrombie - I liked the shifting through characters and how Glokta gets a little internal dialogue while no one else really does. Looking forward to the rest of these as the set up is really good so far.

The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 1, by Judd Winick

The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 2.0, by Judd Winick

The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 3, by Judd Winick

The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 4: Gorilla Warfare, by Judd Winick

These were all a reread and it had been a decade or so since the last time I read them. They're quite short (three comics each, as opposed to a lot of modern collections that will do 6 issues each), but they are still ridiculously funny and well written.

Saga, Volume 4, by Brian K. Vaughn This is so good. So incredibly good.

The Ghost Brigades, by John Scalzi I loved the first book, and while this is in the same universe and follows up on some aspects of the story it's more of another chapter in that universe than a direct sequel. That's fine and makes me want to read the next book or two as well, but it has its own characters and events that expand the universe and start painting with slightly broader strokes.

Currently reading:

Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks Just started this and only got a couple chapters in, but the premise is quite interesting, and certainly haven't seen an opening chapter like that before.

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Finished Consider Phlebas, by Iain M Banks. According to some, not the best Culture book, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Probably pick up the series again eventually.

Now reading Making Money, by Terry Pratchett. Continuing to work through the Discworld books and enjoying every page.

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Just started Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks I know nothing about his Culture Series but I'm excited for a new sci fi adventure.

Also, just finished Carrion Comfort, by Dan Simmons Incredible villains and a great premise to work with- Simmons really shows his versatility after reading Hyperion and Ilium/Olympos

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Finished Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks which I had put on indefinite hold several years ago and started Urth of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe to learn more about Book of the New Sun which I read last year.

Consider Phlebas I liked, though I think I'll like the other books in the Culture series more. I'm not sure if I'll read them in the order they're listed on Goodreads or if I'll just read the best rated ones.

Urth of the New Sun is getting interesting already. I missed the world of New Sun apparently since I'm just eating it up. I will probably read the other books in the Solar Cycle too but perhaps not before finishing other books I've already bought.

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CONSIDER PHLEBAS, by Iain M. Banks Have always wanted to read it and ran into a copy at Half Price Books, so I am going for it.

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Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks

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Just started Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks never touched the series before, wanted to get at least some of it done before it gets the TV treatment.

Only recently got back to reading after not touching a book for over a decade, bought a new Kindle on a whim. In the last month or so I've done Seveneves and Anathem, Rendezvous with Rama, The Three Body Problem and Foundation.

Firmly stuck in Sci Fi and Spec fiction land, but i'll venture out when i'm caught up with the classics of the genres i like the most.

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So I started In the Woods, by Tana French. I tried reading it but the narrator began annoying me only a few pages in. He's exactly the sort of smug, superior bastard whose POV I can't stand. So now that book is on hold until I gather enough patience to give it another try.

Was in the mood for sci-fi so I began Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks. I haven't really tried space opera outside of watching Star Trek but it's interesting so far.

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Finished:

Saga Vol 5, by Brian K. Vaughn - like the first four, this was and continues to be amazing.

Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks - wow, what a disappointment. This is the first book in a long time that I nearly put down, and I'm somewhat kicking myself for not dropping it, but I was at about 80% or so and powered through against my better judgment. What started off with an interesting premise became absolutely terrible. The structure was a mess hitting a few highs with outlandish situations before the halfway point and then essentially doing nothing for the rest of the book. Spoiler This was just so frustratingly bad that I can't see reading anything else in the universe, which sounded interesting at the start. Spoiler

Currently reading:

About to start The Black Tides Of Heaven, by J.Y. Yang I was hoping to get all of the Hugo nominated novels (I did) and novellas (4/6) read prior to the awards being given out, but two novellas had much bigger holds in the libraries that had them, so I'm reading this next, and still waiting on the first Murderbot book.

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I finished Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood a couple days ago and picked up Consider Phlebas, by Iain Banks which I had put on hold quite some time ago. I had stopped at around the midpoint so started there and I think I'm liking it more now than when I originally read it from the beginning.

Oryx and Crake was very good, but I wish I had been given a warning about the content in the book before reading it. I didn't expect there to be anything as dark as what was in the book and none of the recommendations I saw for it had any warning about it at all. The chapter where pretty much all of the darkest parts came out at once was a shock and made me sad.

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Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks Picked up the last 3 Culture novels on a whim, loved them and now working my way from the beginning.