I am on the second book “The Great Hunt” of The Wheel of Time series.
How are you liking them so far? I kinda want to read those but Ive heard there are some suuuuper long and dry parts in the series that scare me away. Considering the size of that series a “small” dry patch could be like 4 books long lol
I have been enjoying them so far! However, I’ve heard the same that they do get a little dry in the middle. I’m going to do my best to power through it all though.
love that book! im on book 3 now
How are you liking book 3. Is the pace keeping up in that one?
I stopped on that book. It just wasn’t as good as the hype. I do plan on getting back to it at some point. I mean, millions of people can’t be wrong, can they?
Luckily I haven’t had too much of a preconception of the books. I picked them up because they had really good reviews and the series was finished unlike game of thrones. I have read all of the game of thrones books but I have no hope that that series will ever be finished.
Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov.
I think it’s the first modern science fiction book I’ve read, I read 19th century ones like Verne and Frankenstein before though.
Wow! Funny to hear Asimov described as modern (unless you mean it in the sense of modern vs. classical vs. post-modern etc.). But – I love those books and want to reread them someday… Enjoy!
Yeah, I guess it’s a bit weird to call a 70 year old or so modern haha. I was think in constrat with “classical science fiction”, as in “classical physics” like Verne’s books. That’s sort of a “lost” genre I think, unless you consider Steampunk to be sort of a successor.
Just finished John Scalzi’s “Lock In”, and enthralling and visionary read!
I haven’t read anything by Scalzi I haven’t liked.
Ooh I liked that one too!
Just read Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Wonderful subversions of many tropes (the classic ya love triangle for one) and filled with rage. It’s great.
Oh, hey! I’ve been wondering is it good, love her videos on YouTube
It’s a good read. The main character is very angry, very assertive, and very crafty. I would gush about the story more, but all the cool stuff is spoilers. If you ever wanted to see a protagonist go “You know what? I’m gonna burn it all down.” then this is the book for you.
Just started the Silo books. Got to the end of the show and I’m too impatient to wait for the next season.
Great show!!!
I adored that book series. Just flew through them. Didn’t end quite how I wanted but I still loved all of them. Hope you do too!
I loved the show too. Really tempted to pick up the second book.
Just started the third Southern Reach book, Acceptance. Wasn’t a huge fan of Book 2, but still down to find out more about the various mysteries of the series.
Loved this series, even if I felt lost at the end still. I have Borne and Dead Astronauts on my to read pile from Vandermeer now.
I couldn’t get through book two. I made it like 2/3 then read a summary
Moby Dick. My first read, loving it so far. 😁
Nice!! I was surprised how funny and entertaining it was. I fully expected it to be crusty and boring (because, old books, right?)
Just wait till you hit chapter 95, The Cassock. I took an AP English class more than 20 years ago that focused mainly on Moby Dick and that chapter still sticks out in my mind.
I’ve been reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Love it so far!
This is such a good book! I love novels that totally transport me to their world, and this is one of those.
I’m reading it too at this moment. In Dutch, by the way, which is funny as there are so many references to the Netherlands. Indeed a book to dive into and forget about the here and now, though it’s not particularly a walk in the park there and then. At times it feels a tiny bit slow, but I’m enjoying it so far.
Almost at the end of The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War in 1914 by Christopher Clark. Highly recommend it to all history lovers!
Never heard of this but I’m always on the lookout for something good that could make me slightly less dumb lol. WWI is a bit of a blind spot in media it feels like sometimes
Never heard of this but I’m always on the lookout for something good that could make me slightly less dumb lol. WWI is a bit of a blind spot in media it feels like sometimes
The wee free men by Terry Pratchett
Judgement of Mars by Glynn Stewart. I read the first four books in the series one after the other then took a break, so I’m looking forward to this next installment. This is the first sci-fi series I’ve read that also involves magic. The journey has been great thus far and I’m looking for more recommendations for books with the sci-fi and magic mix.
There was a discussion thread few days back for books that combine sci-fi and magic: https://programming.dev/post/276456
I’m still reading Malazan Book of the Fallen
Roadside Picnic! Any stalker fanatics here?
The Far Reaches which is a new collection of SciFi short stories from various authors. I just read #1 by James SA Corey, the duo behind The Expanse books and TV series. I thought it was excellent, great life lessons.
Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
In my queue. Can’t wait.
