I have a blog where I post my book reviews. Have you read any good books recently?
I heard The Glass Hotel and Transcendent Kingdom are supposed to be really good, but I have not read them. Have you had a chance to read them? If not, have you read any good books recently?
I haven't, but I'll look them up when I have a chance. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss was really good.
Ah, I have not read it but I have heard of it. I remember Rothfuss wrote it throughout his nine-year advance to his B.S. in English. So I guess he took a lot of inspiration from all kinds of courses and personal interests/hobbies he pursued during that time. Do you think that was visible in the book?
I can't say that I noticed that when I read it. Maybe I'll re-read it to see if they are noticable on a second read. Either way, it was an amazing book for a debut novel.
I heard it is really long, but good, so I will have to check it out! Any other recent good reads?
Mercury Mind by Chris McCready. It by a local author, so I thought I'd give it a read.
I have not heard about that one. Is it from the fantasy genre? I read somewhere recently that fantasy is vital for the human mind, it was an interesting thought. 
It is a fantasy novel. About a kid who goes to wizard school.
Interesting. Why do you love fantasy books? I think for a lot of people the use and exploration of metaphors and allegories serves as an important tool in understanding reality. 
It the sense of wonder I feel when reading them. And dragons. Mostly dragons.