I’m about 70% through the second Jurassic Park book and it’s ok. People on /r/books seemed to think it was even better than the first, but it feels like a slog compared to the first. I’m looking forward to moving on to Stephen King’s The Stand.
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I’m 3/4ths of the way through The Name of the Wind.
Man has this book ever sucked me into it’s world. I’d recommend checking it out if your into fantasy.
I loved this book so much when I was a teenager that I immediately re-read it after finishing it. The prose and pacing was sublime. Although I know some wouldn’t agree. But the story just seems to meander in a delightful way. Another thing I enjoyed is the “stories with stories” aspect. I won’t say more about that in order to spare you from spoilers, but I’d recommend a re-read asap if you’re up for it.
I’ve got some bad news about book 3…
Let’s welcome a new member to the Kingkiller 3 waiting room… Haha
I think I’m more upset about doors of stone than GOT
I reallyyyy want to start this series but I’m sad about the third book.
I’m listening to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I’ve been in a reading slump for a few months now. I’m struggling to find something engaging. This one is interesting but I’m not that invested yet.
Piranesi is a weird one. I found it an incredibly engaging book, but that’s probably because I’m a sucker for the aesthetic it presents.
I actually like the aesthetic as well, and I’m really enjoying the narrator but I’m feeling the anxiety emanating from Piranesi as he discovers the diaries ans it’s triggering me a bit :) But I’m enjoying it, I’m just wary for the explanation
I want to get back into audiobooks. I typically read before bed but listening to a book would be nice during the day.
Oh I do it while doing housework, dishes, sweeping, laundry, etc and sometimes to help me fall asleep but I’ll just re-listen to it the next day
I have books scattered throughout the house, and so what I’m reading changes depending on where I am.
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If I’m going to sit outside, I’ll grab the book I keep on the table next to the back door. Currently that’s Stephen King’s Bag of Bones
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If I’m going to read in bed, then I pick up Tuesdays with Morris by Mitch Albom
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If I’m going to read in the bath, I’ll grab my Kindle and work through Alma Katsu’s The Deep
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If I’m in my office chair, I’ll work on The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defence, by Suzette Haden Elgin
Kind of a funny way of going about things, but there it is, heh
I’ve got at least 5 going right now so no judgement!
I usually have several books going at once, but just based on that moment’s whim. This sounds like a more efficient and less cluttered way of going about it!
Perhaps, but the downside is that it takes me forever to finish any single one lol
I usually have two books going, one is a travel book (on my Kindle) and one is a home book. For whatever reason, I never pick up my Kindle to read at home.
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I’m currently reading Moby Dick for the first time and I’m loving it. I didn’t expect it to be so funny! This is the first book I’ve read by Herman Melville and his writing style is just beautiful.
I’m excited for you to start Stephen King’s The Stand, it’s one of my favorite of his!
I’m reading The Fifth Civilization by Peter Bingham Pankratz. It’s very good, sort of a blend of Mass Effect and the first book of The Expanse.
I’m currently reading Stephen King’s The Shining for the second time. It was the first the book that I read for the sake of actually reading, not because school made me do it.
I can’t really remember the first time reading it but for now it’s an amazing read.
This is one of my favorite books. I’ve read it probably 4 or 5 times, and every time I come back to it, depending on where I am in my life, I get something different from it—as a son, as a father, as a man struggling personally, it just speaks to me on so many different levels.
I’ve also read The shining multiple times. Stephen King is one of the few authors where I enjoy rereading his stuff again and again. I’ve read a lot of really great books that I’m not going to pick up again and I wonder what it is that makes me want to reread the same book sometimes and not other times even if I really loved the book.
Reading Overlord LN currently. It’s amazing.
Ohh what volume are you at? I caught up at volume 4, I think, a few years ago and it was so much fun. I think I’ll pick it back up once I’m done with my current read.
I’m around middle of volume 11, 6 more to go, and for now the whole read was well worth it
I love The Stand. It is one of my favorite books of all time.
I am currently reading three books. I am reading a physical copy of The Maid by Nita Prose and the MC is really exasperating. I am reading an e-copy of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hurari and it is interesting and easy to read. And finally I am listening to The It Girl by Ruth Ware whom I usually love but so far the story is dragging.
The Guns Above By Robyn Bennis.
If blimps were ever used in early 19th century warfare
Quite entertainingI just started The Three Body Problem. I’m hoping the plot is engaging once it takes off, because so far the writing and characters aren’t doing a whole lot for me.
@Twaffle
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It’s one of those where I absolutely loved the ideas, and was meh on the execution.I don’t regret starting that book, but I certainly regret finishing it just because everyone else seemed to love it :/
I just finished chapter 1 of Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface. I want to read more, which is always a good sign!
My ‘big read’ this year is Finnegans Wake which I am reading weekly along with the reddit TrueLit sub. It would be a very different experience without the comments and interpretation from there, so that’s something that I will be thinking about…
Otherwise, The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher, which is engaging and well paced, a Doctor Who novel from the '90s and am listening to Ron Hutton’s Queens of the Wild. This books are always authoritative and entertaining but I have only just started this one so can’t say a lot so far.
Started The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Dianne Haley, about a young Swiss woman in the Resistance during WWII. She lives near the border with France and helps someone who’s rescuing Jewish children and passes messages. Probably not the right time for a subject with that much weight for me though, plus my fiction brain is distracted by a 40 episode Chinese historical drama.
Just finished Devolution by Max Brooks and it was REALLY good. I would definitely recommend it if you’re in the mood for a thriller about Sasquatch!
I listened to this on audiobook and it was great. It had a huge cast.
@minorsecond The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois Bujold, and I love it.
