Reading Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. The premise is pretty interesting, can’t wait to see where he takes it.
As mentioned last week, @[email protected] and @[email protected] are working on something related to Bingo card for books.
Keep your eyes peeled, just one week (or so) to go.
Also, welcome @[email protected] as a newly minted mod of this community!
Now to topic at hand, what have you been reading or listening lately?
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Just about finished with Emperor of Ruin by Django Wexler. It’s fun, escapist fantasy. Decent characters and decent story, even if it is the over-troped “only this small band of ragtag individuals can save the entire world from a supremely powerful magician.” It’s the 4th and final book in the series, so there is no sitting around waiting for the next one.
Still trying to finish:
- Slewfoot (book)
- Eleanor is completely fine (book)
- Haite Kudasai (manga)
But university/ thesis is wrecking my time and in the weekends feel a bit to tired to read.
University / thesis are important. Don’t worry about the other stuff, it will be here when you are finished with those.
Men In Arms by Terry Pratchett.
Mort by Pratchett. I can’t believe it took me this long to actually get into Discworld.
I finished up the current Murderbot books and am working on some short stories and novellas by Ursula K Le Guin (The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas) and T Kingfisher (Minor Mage, Illuminations)
Is the series still going on? Or has it finished?
The authors has indicated that there will be more on the way and it’s definitely not reached a point one could call concluded. But I don’t know anything beyond that.
Ahan. Thanks for the info!
Shogun, James Clavell.
Inspired by the recent adaptation which fell short in a couple ways for me, I went back to the novel which I listened to a few years ago and found it… doesn’t quite hold up as well as I remember. At the very least, I wish there were an abridged version, or even better, a full-cast abridged dramatization. There’s just so much of it and much of it is repetitive or unnecessary, at least the second time around, in my opinion. There’s too much glorification of a hyper-violent fascist feudalism for my taste. Also, it isn’t quite as accurate as it would like to be- No carrier pigeons in Japan at that time, and the author gets some of the Japanese wrong for instance.
That said, it really is quite a good book. The politics and drama, while somewhat exhausting, are also gripping and anxiety-inducing on behalf of the characters. The world feels real and lived-in, and invites and rewards investment and attention. The climax is especially rewarding.
I give it 6/10: Well worth it if you have the time and like historical fiction and political drama. Could be a slog for those with short attention spans, like myself. Ralph Lister is a great narrator. I recommend an abridged version if possible.
Interesting.
Just checked, the book is part of a series, but they are all in different places. Is the story in the books linked or just different books linked due to historical fiction genre?
I haven’t read the others, so I can’t speak to them, but I think I read they share a fictional timeline. Probably mostly what you said though.
Ah okay. Thanks for the info.
Last chance to see by Douglas Adams
State and revolution by Vladimir Lenin (its his birthday)
Society of the spectacle by Guy Debord (not his birthday 😔)
Reading English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee and listening to Jane Eyre.
Still reading the Alphabet series by Sue Grafton.
Currently on B is for Burglar and making progress; soon I’ll read the next one as well.
How are you liking the series?
I have A, B, F and L. Thinking about starting reading A is for Alibi soon, and if I like it, start collecting the rest of the series.
I like it. I just won’t spoil the series.
Finished Southern Gods from last week on Sunday (it was ok), and spent last night picking out something new. Ended up with Stargazy Pie by Victoria Goddard, which seems pleasantly light and cozy so far; should be just about long enough to last a week.
Also, grats Jaymes!
Act Of Oblivion by Robert Harris.
Listening to Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey (book 3 of The Expanse). I gotta say, the narrator sucks pretty bad. He pronounced the spice cumin as “Come In”.
PHYSICAL AND EBOOKS 1. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote* 2. Parasite by Mira Grant* 3. Symbiont by Mira Grant* 4. Chimera by Mira Grant* 5. How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them by Barbara P Walter.* 6. Animal Farm by George Orwell* 7. Just After Sunset by Stephen King* 8. The Murder At The Vicarage by Agatha Christie 9. Feed by Mira Grant 10. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover 11. In The Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace* 12. Deadline by Mira Grant 13. Countdown by Mira Grant 14. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 15. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 16. Blackout by Mira Grant 17. Elevation by Stephen King 18. The Woman In Me by Britney Spears* 19. It's Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders* 20. Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie* 21. The Firm by John Grisham* 22. Sitting Pretty The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig* 23. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover 24. The Last Stand Of The California Browncoats by Mira Grant 25. In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune* 26. My French Whore by Gene Wilder* 27. The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg* 28. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 29. The Grownup by Gillian Flynn 30. Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King* 31. The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 32. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King* 33. Verity by Colleen Hoover 34. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman* 35. The Exchange by John Grisham* 36. Double Homicide: Santa Fe, Boston by Jonathan & Faye Kellerman* 37. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham* 38. No Time Like The Future by Michale J. Fox 39. The Death Cure by James Dashner 40. The Kill Order by James Dashner 41. The Fever Code by James Dashner 42. Dolly Parton Songteller by Dolly Parton with Robert K. Dermann 43. Mean Baby by Selma Blair 44. 1984 by George Orwell 45. The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley 46. A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to The Future by Michael J. Fox 47. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore 48. The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams 49. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes 50. Throttle by Joe Hill and Stephen King 51. The Fold by Peter Clines 52. Full Throttle by Joe Hill 53. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin 54. The Hollow Places b y T. KingFisher 55. Something Wicked This Way Come by Ray Bradbury* 56. Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan 57. The Fireman by Joe Hill 58. The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert 59. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 60. Theodore Boone:Kid Lawyer by John Grisham* 61. Theodore Boone:The Abduction by John Grisham* 62. Yes Man by Danny Wallace* 63. Theodore Boone:The Accused by John Grisham* 64.Theodore Boone:The Activist by John Grisham* 65.The Soul Thief by Charles Baxter* 66.Theodore Boone:The Fugitive by John Grisham* 67.Theodore Boone:The Scandal by John Grisham* 68.The Assault On Reason by Al Gore* 69.Theodore Boone:The Accomplice* AUDIOBOOKS 1. Lords Of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2. Guns by Stephen King 3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4. Bird Box by Josh Malerman 5. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 6. The Guardians by John Grisham 7. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 8. Thank you For Smoking by Christopher Bukley 9. Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson 10. I'll Be Gone in The Dark by Michelle McNamara 11. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 12.The Storyteller by Dave GrohlWow, that’s a lot of books. How long did it take to read all these?
I read between 150 to 200 pages a day on average. Started January 2nd to present time. Today reading Gerald’s Game by Stephen King. Book I read before but been a long time. Also some of those were short stories I either bought on kindle our got from Libby.
My goal is 100 but believe I will surpass that. I do hope to listen to 25 audiobooks as well before end of year.
But since I don’t drive a delivery truck anymore it might not happen. Only listen when commuting or working on Lego.
150 to 200 pages a day is a very good amount. Respect!
Good luck with your audiobook goal!
What’s with the asterisks? Also what has been your favorite from that list?
Reading “A tale of two cities” by Charles Dickens. I am not too far into it, but so far it’s been really enjoyable! The English accents are really hard to follow for someone whose native language isn’t English, but I’m getting used to it.
Listen to audiobook it’s a interesting story. Does OP want a complete list? Because just finished my 69th book for the year so far and 12 audiobooks. Goal is over 100 stories read by end of year which probably accomplish before the end of June.
Ah, just replied to your other post.
The idea is generally to share what you are reading since the last time you posted in one of these thread (which are posted weekly), or just what you are reading lately.
Also, 69 books and it’s just April, that’s really cool. With this speed, you can have around 200 books by the year end. Would love to see how your journey progresses.
Yeah decided to keep a detail list. I am reading between 150 to 250 pages a day. Keep in mind some on my list are short stories but my wife says they count. Having a library card and a Libby account been great for that.
And on what reading now hard to clarify. The last book on my list I started and finished yesterday and was 80 pages into Gerald’s Game by Stephen King.
Probably finish it today our tomorrow depending on how busy we get a work.
That be neat to do 200 but for now just trying reach 100 mark. I keep three books on hand at a time so we will see. I post a big pic of all the physical books at the beginning of next year and screen shot of the ebook reading list.
I should really start listening to audiobooks more often. I just looked and the book is freely available on Librivox, so I may switch back and forth between reading and listening from now on. Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome. I use Libby sure beats having pay Audible every month.
Jurassic Park (the book) - first time reading it after watching the movie multiple times.
Interesting. How are you liking it so far?
Very interesting and different in some ways than the movie.
