Started the next book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, Cold Days
Since it’s the 14th book in the series, I can’t say much about it without spoiling what happened in the previous books, but things have become very interesting. Though, the more the things change, the more they stay the same, Harry is still out of his depth, and stakes are still sky high.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Finally hit book 14 of wheel of time today, A Memory of Light. I think the entire series is something like 4.4m words all in? Taken me since later January to get here, I just glad I going to finish it this year.
Really enjoyed the series as its scope allows you to wallow in the characters and settings. However your could probably cut a couple of the books and not miss them that much as the pace slows down after a while.
Congratulations on nearing the finish line! Would love to hear what you thought about the ending.
I agree about cutting couple of books, this would have been a better series if they had told the same stories in about 8-10 books.
Thanks! Its going to be a little while before I get to finish it, slowly chipping away at it each evening now I am back at work
Transformations, by Marcella Althaus-Reid and Lisa Isherwood.
Dungeon Crawler Carl #7
About to start audio book 4. It’s been fun so far!
HI ZEV!
Goddamnit Donut!
Came to post Carl. Happy I was beat to it. also listening to heretical fishing. both super good.
Glurp glurp!
I’ve never read The Grapes of Wrath before, but now I’m about a quarter through it.
You can tell that Steinbeck really lived that hard depression life and had an abiding love for the other people who did too, warts and all.
Its a classic that is worth reading
Been going thru the Discworld series in published order, and now on A Hat Full of Sky. I think it’s #30ish out of 40ish in the series? It’s taken a number of years, but I’m also getting a bit sad that I’m nearing the end and there won’t be any more. Pratchett was a treasure.
I really should go read these again, it’s been so long that I hardly remember the stories in these books. I just read a synopsis of this book, and it hardly rings a bell. It must also have been at least 15 years ago, Terry Pratchett was still very much alive when I started reading them.
I literally just finished The Shining. Somehow I missed this one in the past, but it was a really good read.
I’m also about 1/2 through The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson. Ironically, I’m reading it in the midst of a long trip and it’s giving me a lot of things to contemplate.
I have yet to read The Shining too! For a long time I thought I have read it, but then recently found out that I was confusing it with The Stand, so should pick it up some day now.
I have heard mixed things about Mark Manson’s book, would love to hear what you think about it.
Hello! Finished the book and found it pretty interesting. I like the idea of changing your perspective and thinking about what you really care about.
I’m in a bit of a midlife crisis and this ended up hitting pretty close to home. In fact, I took a large chunk of time off to do some traveling and contemplate what I want.
It really got me thinking about how much I don’t want to continue working in tech, being super burnt out, and actually do something I want to gives fucks about.
I was also disappointed to find out “With great power, comes great responsibility” was from Spider-Man haha
What did you think?
Hey, I am going through a bit of midlife crisis too! It’s pretty mild as far as there crisis go though.
I haven’t read the book yet, have been thinking about it, that is why asked your opinion. Going to check it out.
As for “With great power, comes great responsibility”, it’s a super famous line for anyone who know about Spider-Man, didn’t know he had that in the book 😀
Bill Bryson - The Lost Continent
It’s funny and a great read as Bryson always is, but I noticed for the first time that my values have changed since I first read it.
He pretty regularly comments on how overweight people are, and doesn’t mind describing exactly what he finds unattractive in older or overweight women.
I guess I just got fat friends and find that distasteful now.
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Quest (Farseer trilogy 3/3). Devouring those on a holiday like I used to blaze through books as a kid!
I read them earlier this year and absolutely loved the first one, especially its prose and somewhat meandering style.
Loved the other two a little less but still definitely enjoyed having read them, and now l wonder what else of hers to dive into!
There’s plenty more books/trilogies staged in the same world she built!
Few people know how to torture a protagonist like Robin Hobb does.
Ill Met in Lankhmar (1995) by Fritz Leiber in it’s first unabridged german translation from 2004.
It is absurd, how underrated Leiber is up to this day. He was so much better than many of his contemporaries.
Look for “The Big Time.”
He did a lot of short stories set in The Change War, a conflict that ranges across all of the Universe, from the Big Band to the Heat Death. Two sides, the Spiders and the Snakes, recruit beings of all races to rewrite history.
Thanks for the tip, that sounds pretty interesting. I look forward to read that and his other SciFi and horror stuff when I am through with Fafhrd and the Grey Mousling.
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/10-686/Fafhrd-and-the-Gray-Mouser
Because you’d only waste your money on food and rent.
Someone listed r Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds in a comment about decent hard Sci-fi and my copy just came in the mail today
The Book of Dust, Volume 3: The Rose Field
If you liked His Dark Materials this continuation of the story is pretty epic and the last book was just released!
Oh I’m just almost finished a reread of the first 3, then the 2nd two to set me up for the new one
How are these? I grew up reading His Dark Materials and they are my favorite books from my childhood. I have all 3 of The Book of Dust books, I just haven’t started them yet.
They expand on the universe and continue the story in an awesome way! You won’t be disappointed!
The Stormlight Archive. This will be my 4th time. They’re my comfort books.
Just started listening to Words of Radiance. I’m not the biggest Sanderson fan but I think he’s okay and I understand why people like his stuff. It does feel a little bloated though. I’m interested to find out if I’ll fall in love with Dalinar like everyone else seems to have.
Yeah, Dalinar is easily my favorite.
My rereads on that series looks like a stairway down as I do a full read through before each new book comes out haha
It’s better when it’s fresh! I started when 3 books were out and reread leading up to each new book as well.
Haha I paused my Rhythm of War re-read to start Wheel of Time. Love Stormlight. What’s your favorite book of the series so far?
I read Wheel of Time as well! Loved those too.
Oathbringer is my favorite, though I also really like Rhythm of War.
Oathbringer is also my favorite haha.
RoW is great too, but I love the deep dive into fabrials.
I am reading (maybe re-reading) The House of the Spirits. A friend said we read it in high school and I do remember reading One Hundred Years of Solitude in highschool as part of a magical realism unit but I can’t really remember if I did the House of the Spirits. Its great and I can’t put it down.
Ooh, I read The House of the Spirits years ago, such a good book! I read Paula by her before that, but I preferred this one.
It’s been great so far I am going to read some more from her
I’m most of the way through Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. This book has gone in directions I was not expecting, and I’ve loved every minute of it. Should finish it in the next couple of days and it’s definitely getting my recommendation.
Dark Matter was the first book I read by Blake Crouch. I loved that book and I love pretty much every book of his I’ve read. He is one author that I will buy a new release, or older one I haven’t read, without even looking at the back cover. I love his high intensity and quick paced writing.
I’m so happy you are enjoying it! I wish I could read it over for the first time again!
The pacing is excellent! You think you’ve finally reached a calm point and then you get gut-punched with a completely unexpected event. It’s been a while since I’ve found a book so hard to put down too. I keep saying I’ll read 1 more page and before I know it I’ve read 10.
Definitely going to check out his other stuff. I’ve actually got a copy of Recursion downloaded to my ereader already.
I got this recently and will be his first book I’ll read, it seems like it will be a good choice.
