I’m reading Reaper by Will Wight. It’s the 10th out of 12.
I just started The Restaurant at the end of the Galaxy. I’m slowly working my way through the Hitchhiker’s series. First book was good seeing where I’ll end up.
“Yumi and the Nightmare Painter” Brandon Sanderson, his new kickstarter book. Like most of his books, I often find them a bit slow to start, but get super invested (no pun intended) by about a third to halfway through.
I’ll definitely be grabbing that book once the mass market edition releases, although this one is really tempting me a bit more than even Tress did lol
I did prefer the adventure arc of Tress, but Yumi was more about characters and their relationships with each other.
Be Mine by Richard Ford. It’s the fifth book in the Frank Bascombe series. The first book, The Sportswriter, is one of my favorites and this one is solid as always.
Currently reading the Chronicles of St Mary’s series. I’m on book 10, which is the last one that I own, but I’ve really enjoyed the series so will definitely pick up the rest at some point.
It’s a series about historians who time travel to document historical events, so there’s an accurate telling of the story rather than things being disputed. It often ends up going wrong though. It’s rather light-hearted (apart from book 8 where everything goes a bit serious), and the humour is great. Similar humour to Terry Pratchett’s books, I would say, though I haven’t read loads of his work.
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
I’m on the mermaid story. I get why people who read the books/play the game have issues with the show, but as someone who started watching the show first, it’s really not that bad.
The Fall of Hyperion, 2nd book in the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons
I’m currently reading
twothree books in a snail speed.Gerald’s Game - Stephen King, I get in to the book with the knowledge that I might not like the book, mainly because I get bored really quicky if majority of the plot happens psychologically. And it does feels like it’s that type of book. However, what I’m not prepared was the subplot of
hidden or nsfw stuff
childhood sexual assault of the protagonist.
It makes a really hard read. Currently only reads on short sprints.
The Citadel - A J Cronin, didn’t realized the book was published in 1930s … and it shows.
Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes (trans. Tobias Smollett), reading this reminded me how boring I had become. It should be by all account, a very funny book, but though there are humorous situations, I hardly laughed. Again, reading in a snails pace.
The Way of Kings.
I read all of Sanderson’s major novels in order up to this point and I’m really enjoying TWoK.
Dude. It’s only up from here. I started my Cosmere reading with TWoK and was instantly hooked. They’re still my favorite Sanderson stuff for sure.
Make sure to read Secret History. It’s pretty short but really really good. Im not sure where would be the best point to put it but i read it after all the Mist Born books and Rhythm of War. Which i think is later than intended but it still felt right.
I read it after all tree books of the first Mistborn Trilogy, I think I preferred it that way, kept more of the mystery around the events of Well of Ascension and Hero of Ages.
Edit: Totally misread the second sentence, thought they hadn’t read everything.
The Path of Daggers, book 8 of Wheel of Time. I’m maybe 4 or 5 chapters in so got a ways to go.
Loved WoT. What’s been your favorite book so far?
Not sure I have a favorite really, but I tend to enjoy the chapters that follow Perrin or Matt more than the other parts of the books.
In general, I’m enjoying all the books so far though, reading them straight through.
I took a break (almost a week now) after reading Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. Before that, it was her The Bluest Eye. Thinking of reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
I finished started the cradle series about 2 months ago and finished the first 11 just as the 12th one came out. I find it so easy to read but it kinda made getting into something a bit more serious kinda hard lol. I really liked it tho and I think the ending was well executed.
I’m currently on a reread of red rising for the upcoming release of The 6th book. On book 2 at the moment and definitely quite enjoying it again. Would recommend checking the series out if you like sci-fi/fantasy
Still working my way through Gravity’s Rainbow, my 3rd time ever. This time I’m using a companion/guidebook and it’s definitely helping me get even more out of it. This has been my favorite book for a long time, and still is!
Did the same. I can recommend the Pynchon in Public podcast episodes also. Helped a bit with filling in some gaps. But I just took it chapter by chapter, reading summaries in between when I needed it. Easily one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Nice, thanks for the recommendation! I will check out the podcast.
Currently on book 3 of Malazan (Memories of Ice) and I feel like the story is picking up so much. I love it.
Oh man, I’m on my first re-read and finished Memories a little while ago. So goddamn good.
Malazan is one of the all-time greats, IMO. Took me a couple years to get through, (had to take breaks with lighter books every now and again, especially in the back half) but what a ride, holy crap. Memories of Ice in particular was amazing. Itkovian remains one of the most compelling characters for me.
I’ve only recently been introduced to the Grey Swords but I’m already so interested in their arcs. I also love how there’s been an explosion of lore compared to the first two books. This feels like the book that really opens the Malazan world up.
Wheel of Time! I’m nearing the end of book three. At this pace I’ll be done with the series in about 5 years 😅
Still my favorite series by a mile. I grew up with the series, and would reread the whole series before a new one was released. I was crushed when Robert Jordan died because I thought that meant the series would never be finished (and he seemed like a cool dude). I was ecstatic when they picked Brandon Sanderson to finish it, partly because he’s also one of my favorite authors, but also because that dude is a machine that cranks out quality writing at an insane pace.
I just finished rereading the series for probably the 15th time a few months ago, it might be time to start again.
P.s. it’s just getting started at book 3. Lord of Chaos (#6) is one of my favorites.
Its also a disappointment that we will never get the Seanchan sequel trilogy that only had one line of notes. It really is such a shame how much story telling potential is left for this world. Like we know in general of how the first four Ages go? Granted I’m not done with the series yet, but already I can tell how much will probably go unsaid.
Yeah, that was a huge disappointment. I’m just glad Robert Jordan was able to leave enough notes to complete the series at least. I remember when he made the announcement that he had a terminal illness, and was surprised at how much he focused on the readers in that announcement. Truly a loss for the whole fantasy community when he passed.
My advice is don’t hesitate to just read the wiki/cliff notes on the chapters if things start dragging on for you. It’s worth finishing, but some of the middle books have so little that happens.
