What book are you reading?

[Lord Winter]

The Martin books are good but I don't think the world he has built is as deep or engrossing as other series, like Eriksson or Jordan. A good series but by no means the best, the characters are all black and white as well with, maybe, the sole excpetion of Tyrion, who I really dislike.

Really? I found the characters much more round and complex then your typical fantasty or even most modern fiction in general. Sure there are some one sided characters like Dany, but those are balanced out by people like the hound.

Currently finishing up the Martian Chronicles by Bradbury. It takes the form of a series of interconnected short stories outlining the colonization of Mars and the effects that it has on that world. The thing that I enjoyed about it the most is the strong characterization that Bradbury manages to achieve in such a short space. There are few recurring characters but few if any feel like filler or one dimensional.

[Cyclops]

Re-reading the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam.

Wake! for Morning in the bowl of night
Has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight
And Lo! the hunter of the East
Has caught the Sultan's turret in a noose of light.

I'm trying to memorise a little poetry now and then, I have 1/5th of Horatius Holds the Bridge by TBabs locked down but its boring as hell, aside from a couple of great moments.

[CountArach]

A good series but by no means the best, the characters are all black and white as well with, maybe, the sole excpetion of Tyrion, who I really dislike.

I'm about half way through the second book and I don't see how people could dislike Tyrion. The constant height puns iritate me, but I can look past that to see a character who is deeply flawed, but largely due to his physical problems.

Really? I found the characters much more round and complex then your typical fantasty or even most modern fiction in general. Sure there are some one sided characters like Dany, but those are balanced out by people like the hound.

Yeah I have to agree - I think Martin creates a world with many shades of grey.