K.M. Weiland's Read 100 Books in 2016 Challenge discussion

Just wanted to have a thread for any interesting discoveries that come up during the read-a-thon :)

1) William Golding is a really good writer! I remember with horror how my english teacher and class butchered Lord of the Flies, but now I read his second book: The Inheritors and was blown away by the experience!

2) Terry Pratchett and Fritz Leiber have an amazingly similar style! I have read a couple of both their book, and while they may be separated by many decades, they both have characters that cunningly subvert expectations, and both authors obviously take joy in word-play. And both are hilarious! (and sadly very uneven in writing..)

Lord of the Flies is great. Rightfully a classic.

I posted about this Reading Challenge on my blog with 50 ideas for choosing books: http://www.iennivens.com/read-100-books-in-2016/. More ideas welcome!

Hey all!
Yesterday I read the best 1st chapter of the year. PLACEBO by Steve James. It really sucks you in and smacks you in the face. My emotional response was off the charts! And it's just getting started...

I recently discovered Amelia E. Barr...she wrote about a hundred years ago, and was an excellent historical fiction writer herself...the one I'm reading now is a story of the occupation of New York during the Revolution. Very interesting facts of the time period! Also very Christian.

Song of a Single Note, Amelia E. Barr (no GR reviews yet.)

More great discoveries.

All the Birds, Singing follows a sheep farmer on a northern island - and slowly digs back chapter by chapter into her past in australia. - its like the movie memento, and constantly re-evaluates my opinion of the MC.

The Wake absolutely blew me away. A historical novel of the aftermath of the 1066 invasion of England. It uses a mix of old and modern english, and weaves themes of racism, religion, politics, nationalism, history - all with a compelling main character. Hard to get started, but probably the best book i've read for .. well, a long long time.

This past week:
Gordon Holmes (pen-name of Louis Tracy)--if you like mysteries, Agatha Christie, or Sherlock Holmes, these are great ones! Already on my second.

Hey all, currently reading Neuromancer and seriously thinking of shelving this book. I know it's really popular but I'm having trouble relating to the characters and seems pretty boring so far. Ugh. I'll read some more and see how it goes.

Totally get you. I feel it works better as a story that plays with expectations of noir or heist stories. Didn't like it so much on first read, but after watching Casablanca and The singing detective, it seemed to make more sense, and the characters become more... interesting...

Yeah, I'll finish eventually. Otherwise I feel like I can't give it an honest assessment. I'm a sucker for completion. Once I start, I have to complete it. Unless I find it utterly offensive.

Reading The Pawn, by Steven James. He is one my new favorite authors!