I'm reading a Peter F Hamilton book at the moment
my mate has been pestering me to do so for ages, and I have given in to shut him up. I'd read the previous ones, and the trilogy you talk about and they were pretty average sci fi I'd say. This new one is the biggest fucking book in the world though. I swear it weighs about 5 fucking kilos.

My mate thinks it is the best book he's ever read. I recently came to the conclusion that this is because he is immature.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 24 May 2010, 15:19, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Not a huge Hamilton fan
really liking Asher & Macleod at the moment, Adam Roberts stuff is clever but sometimes makes my head hurt, not instantly accessible, the Takeshi Kovacs books of course are ace for mindless daft space punk violence
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 24 May 2010, 15:22, Reply)

It's always awkward
when you're recommended a book and don't enjoy it. I got told by a friend that I simply must read Robert Jordan, and found it quite awkward to say I didn't want to borrow the rest of the books because they were a bit dire.

I think I've done that to Larry Vest with Robin Hobb though
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 24 May 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I recall liking Robert Jordan when I read it before
and have been intending to recap and finish the series, however, I did also like David Eddings in the past and I can't bear to read his stuff any more because it was tripe.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 24 May 2010, 15:33, Reply)

Argh the fucking wheel of time
I gave up and almost lost the will to live at book 6.

Luckily I work with two guys with similar but ever so slightly different tastes book wise so we are always lending each other new and different stuff, can be hit or miss but more hits so far.

Not really got the classics apart from a shelf full of Asimov and the 70's stuff from Moorcock at his peak
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 24 May 2010, 15:35, Reply)