What is the best and/or worst recent book you've read?

[Gollumite]

I read a ton while I was in school, then got distracted by music for many years. I find recently that my passion for reading has returned and that both good and bad books help with your writing. With that in mind:

What is the best and/or worst books you've read that are relatively new releases (within the past couple of years)?

[Bookstore Guy]

For this, I would go check out the "Books" forum. Also you can go through the link in my sig. to my review site.

[Gollumite]

Thanks for the reply. I'm new to the forum, so I haven't quite figured out where everything is yet.

[Bookstore Guy]

no worries, friend.

[Bookstore Guy]

Now, an answer your question, Winterbirth was dreadful, while Best Served Cold was full of awesome.

[Bastille]

I just finished a book called "In the Serpets Coils" and it wasn't badly written but just was a bad book in plot and charaters. I wonder now why I even finished.

[Shaggy]

Stoneheart . . . was odd. The plot was interesting, but the writing (and grammar) were so awful it was nearly painful. I didn't bother with the sequels.

[ErikHolmes]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever.

I know a lot of people like them, but I thought they just stunk. To be honest, I never finished even the first book. I think I read 90% of it then gave up, tired of shedding tears of boredom.

[Bookstore Guy]

hey Erik, did you every read that first Age of Misrule novel? what were your impressions of it (since I know you are really into those types of novels)?

[ErikHolmes]

They're on my list, but I've been absorbing all of the Dresden books lately.

[Bookstore Guy]

Fired.

[Recovering_Cynic]

Who's fired?

[Bookstore Guy]

Erik for not being psychic and reading the books I want him to read.

[Slamel]

Best book I've read recently?  Best Served Cold.  Go check out our review of it, posted today.

[Patriotic Kaz]

Storm of Swords was bad ***!!!