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The Guardian wrote:probably the most important novelist of the past two decades

Am I the only person who is turned off by these ego-stroking reviews that they put on books nowadays? Ugh, I see something like that and instantly put the book back down.

I simply ignore that. They put it on every single book, no matter how bad it is.

Reading 'The truce' by Primo Levi, the first book, 'If this is a man' made a deep impact on me. One of the absolute best of the authors writing about the camps.

I constantly read all the Drizzt books, but lately I can't put down Name of the wind, The Wise Man's Fear, and The Slow Regard for Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. The man is just a genius writer.

I'm actually thinking of wizzing just to create things in his books.

-Carmelo

I just finished the Ian Cormac series from Asher, loved them. Haven't read anything of Patrick Rothfuss, I will give it a try.

The Name of the Wind starts very slow. After 60% of the book, it becomes incredible. He really should be more popular.

-Carmelo

Almost done with Ready Player One. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One

The premise is interesting, is it any good?

Yeah, it's pretty damn good, especially if you like the concept of virtual reality and 80's pop culture.

I also recommend Snow Crash. One of the books that inspired The Matrix.

-Carmelo