I finished Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, and started The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. It’s a thin book, and I am almost at the end.
The book is interesting, though I didn’t like the writing style much, but I guess it suits the story, the way it’s told.
What about you? What have you been reading?
Edit: So, I made this post 2 days ago, but turned out there was some issue between lemmy.world and discuss.online so my posts and comments weren’t showing up here. It seems the issue is resolved now. So, that’s why the date is 2 days old, and thread is posted late.
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I’m currently rereading Terry Pratchett’s Witches subseries of the Discworld books. I’ve also been working my way through everything by Charles Stross, which I am absolutely loving
Nice! I have been thinking about starting the Discworld series, once I am done with Dresden Files. I have read a few of the novels, but not near enough the full series. I have few of the starting one, so going to start in the written / published order.
Have you read any other subseries of Discworld, which one is your currently your favourite?
My favorite Discworld book is his last, The Shepherd’s Crown. After doing the whole library, I felt it ending well. Then you read the afterword by Rob Wilkins… you get all the feels.
Haven’t read that, will look forward to it, but its going to be a while before I reach that point.
That’s why I’m reading Witches again, so I can end up on that one
Currently making my way through The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch.
These books are pretty high on my wishlist, how are you liking the series?
I’ve been enjoying them! They’re a fun read so far. I haven’t gotten too far into the third book yet, but the first two were excellent reads.
Please Look After Mother by Kyung-Sook Shin. Finding it a little slow right now but I heard it’s an emotional read so i’m willing to stick with it.
I have never read a proper book from South Korean writer (not counting web novels and manhwa). Would like to hear your opinions once you are finished.
Currently reading The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. Excellent both as ethnography and as multivalent critique of capitalism.
I finished Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane, which was an enjoyable read. He’s a great writer and a great plotter. This book is very much in the vein of what he does, but he changed the perspective around and it works. It isn’t his best book, but it’s refreshing.
I started The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I’ve never read anything by him before but I’ve always heard about this book. Finally picked it up, and it’s very early going, but I love what I’ve read so far. I’m going to end up having more to say about this book.
I’m listening to The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I read it in hardcover sometime not that long after it came out, but it’s fun revisiting it. I remember the writing differently than it sounds.
I have heard a lot about Dennis Lehane, would have to read him soon. The Historian also looks pretty interesting, adding it to my list.
Would love to heart moe about The Unbearable Lightness of Being once you have finished it.
I’m re-reading “The Many Coloured Land” by Julian May (an amazing sci-fi series), highly recommended
I like to read a few of my favorite books every few month. I just finished Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and started the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
Hitchiker’s Guide to Galaxy is probably one of my favourites too. Very few books that have made me laugh out loud.
Haven’t read Good Omens yet, but it’s on my list.
And wow, you must be a fast reader, sometimes it takes me a few months to just finish one book. 😞
Just started The End of Loneliness after giving up on my third attempt at Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring. Time to admit my love for fantasy novels in my early teens didn’t follow me into adulthood.
Well there is nothing wrong with your taste changing, as you grow, but as far as fantasy is concerned, the genre has evolved a lot since LotR days. There are so many sub-genres in fantasy, you should be able to find something you like. Mention the kind of books you want, and I am sure someone will give you the recommendations.
Re-reading the original Ringworld series by Larry Niven so that I can read the newer Fleet of World series. Currently on Ringworld Throne.
Did you know there is a fediverse reading tracker called Bookwyrm? You can find me here! https://books.infosec.exchange/user/xavier
The name Ringworld seems familiar, but I don’t think I have ever read it. How are you liking the series?
Boowyrm is pretty nice, I took a look around a while back, but haven’t moved to it as my main tracker. Currently using LibraryThing for my cataloging needs. It’s a centralized site, but it’s a pretty good one.
