My fiance enjoys this author and that book in particular. He enjoys it so much that he is constantly rereading it, and refuses to part with it for an hour for me to read it.

American Gods is great (the follow-up Anansi Boys is excellent too), but I enjoyed the story of Neverwhere a little more.

Well, as part of the series it was a waste of time-- but looking back on it, that was a pretty good stand-alone story (I don't think it really required much knowledge of the rest of the world or what had been happening-- at least, not much of it). The epic of a flight across a continent, and the politics that took that victory and turned it into a tragedy.

It just... hasn't really been referred to in the later books more than a couple of times, and even then it doesn't feel like it really *changed* much of anything... for the most part. Though there are a few hints that it might come up as more important in a future book.

Blair Unbound by Anthony Seldon

I bought American Gods for a friend, she says it was great as well...I been meaning to read Neverwhere (which somewhere on my floor...)

I would also suggest reading Pendragon by D.J. McHale. And somewhat The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (LGW is basicly the 'true' story of Alice in wonderland. it is 3 books, Books 1 and 2 are out with the 3rd coming out next year. The author decided to release one every two years )

I finished reading "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" by Tucker Max. Yeah, classy, high-brow stuff right there.

I'm on a WoT reread spree and am finishing up the Fires of Heaven again.

Someone suggested the The Looking Glass Wars to me recently, I really want to find a copy to read that next. Through the Looking Glass is one of my all time favorites.

Lovecraft binge currently. Just finished the Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath.

my gf is currently reading American Gods, sounds really cool from what i've heard.

i'm reading A Beginners Guide To Reality and The Pig That Wanted To Be Eaten by Jim Baggott, getting my philosophy on. heheh. though some of the stuff gets lost on me, wish i had a smarter mind to discuss book with and dumb some things down as i went along. But thats only a few parts that are that hard, its a very interesting read.

I just finished Watchmen, and it was uh-mazing.

Hmm, I've been looking for some new things to read, this thread may prove helpful.

Recently I finished Catch-22 (which I am ashamed that I had never read before) which was hilarious and brilliant. I also read Dissolution, an interesting detective story set in Tudor England.

I'm guessing the American version, because that would be weird otherwise.

Me too!

American Gods and Neverwhere are both great, but I liked American Gods more. It's very entertaining.

Right now I'm reading some Sherlock Holmes stories, they're fun.

Okay so I'm a sucker for post apocolypic books, they fascinate me

World War Z by Max Brooks-An oral history of the Zombie War. It's awesome. It's based around a fictional outbreak (typical zombie stuff) but takes a realistic look as to how people might surivive and what would happen to the world. Addresses political and economic problems as well as individual survival stories. It's not so much fantasy, it's a "what if" book. So maybe zombies aren't realistic, but this book makes it realistic. It's not about eating brains and skin. My favorite chapter is about some chinese naval officers stole a nuclear submarine and survived the war under water, how they watched people trying to flee on boats, how they had difficulty with medication and food, and how they eventually returned. It's a fun read.

Year Zero by Jeff Long-Weird book. Basically, it's about how an ancient artifact from the time of Jesus was opened and a modified form the the plague was released on the world. Then it adds in some twists about cloning jesus. It sounds bizaar...and it is.

And I just re-read

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky-My favorite book ever!

edit: I forgot one!

Monster Island by David Wellington-Typical zombie book. I don't like it as much as World War Z and this one is really on the fantasy side. Still fun to read. I love zombies!

Just finished reading Watership Down, good times.

Hmm, have to check out this list though, I love books

Love that book! I should re-read it. I think I missed the allegory the first time through because I was so engrossed in rabbits beating the crap out of eachother.

Just started reading, I am a America and so can you.

I'm not reading anything at the moment, I just finished "Dark Space" by Marienne De Pierres and she hasn't released the next one yet (I may wait for supernova next year so I can buy it from her like I have all her books)

I'm kinda in the mood to re-read the Witches of Elieanan by Kate Forsyth though (she is awesome )
It's a story about an alternate world where magic is a true force and they are in a similar state to the burning ages at the beginning of the books

I just finished Johnathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Absolutely fantastic book. Thinking of possibly picking up the King Raven trilogy next.

Um, the Twlight Series by Stephany Meyer, anything by Sara Douglass and the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey.

I just finished a bunch of series, like Liba Bray's trilogy and much of Sara Douglass's work. I need to go raid a bookstore, I'm on my last book unread book I care about!

(I get a lot of free advanced reader copies, but most are lame and boring.)