Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24101790-20140806025947/@comment-24101790-20140815195212

LOLSKELETONS wrote: I've sort of been slacking on my reading lately, but I've got a few on my to-read list:
 * House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Friend of mine recommended it to me a while back, only recently got a copy of my own.)
 * The Martian by Andy Weir (Also the guy who wrote An Egg.)
 * The Remover (Never got around to reading this. If I don't like what's posted here I probably won't buy the book though.)
 * The Passenger by Chris Petit (Got it as a gift not long ago, and from what I've been told, it's a really good, really engrossing read.)
 * A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin (Hype + been told it's good)
 * War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Been festering on my shelf for about three years now, been meaning to set aside some time to at least read the first volume.)
 * Watchmen (Technically a graphic novel, but what the hey.)

I recently tried reading The Divine Comedy. Gave up about half-way through Purgatorio due to the horrible translation. I don't know if it was just that one translation or if Italian poetry just wasn't meant to be translated into English. I thoroughly enjoyed House of Leaves (although Johnny Truant's asides due seem to be a bit 'wall-of-text-y', but the story is interesting and maybe it's just me, but it feels like a really long, well-written creepypasta)

"A Song of Fire and Ice" is an entertaining read, but each book is like 1000+ pages so that's either a good or bad thing. Additionally he's got two more books left (or more...) and I'm a little worried he might not make it. (Especially in-between writing in the Wild Card series.)

I think I got just enough books to keep me tided over for the next year or so. Thanks for all the great recommendations, keep them coming.