I am reading mangas these days. Read first 4 volumes of Attack on Titans, but since I am reading these through 3-in-1 omnibus, going to read till 6th volume at least. Will decide the next book after that.
What about all of you, what have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Just finished Blindsight by Peter Watts (fucking excellent, possibly a new favourite)
Gonna try tackling House of Leaves again now that I’m all done school!
Get echopraxia too (the sequal)!
Planning to! I also really wanna check out the rifters series, I really am quite fond of his style of writing.
Interesting, haven’t read a hard sci-fi book in quite a while, going to check it out.
Definitely recommend Blindsight!
It’s time. I’ve started my annual trek through Middle-earth. I’m reading the first book of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’ve been looking forward to this all year long. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to lose myself in Eriador.
I’m on my second attempt at the Lord of the Rings. The first attempt was I think in middle school with a copy from the library.
I hope you enjoy it. At this point, having read it every year for like 20 years, I must conclude that it is my favourite book. That being said, Tolkien’s writing, especially the slower pacing, is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, so don’t feel bad if you just can’t get into it. There’s plenty of other great books to read.
Not quite reading it every year, but every five years or so. It is such a comforting read and one of my favorites as well.
I’m currently very slowly making my way through The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem. Still in the setup phase about 20% of the way through; looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Last week, read/finished The Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell. Heavier on the romance than I normally go for, but the actual plot was intriguing, and the fae were thankfully kept quite alien. Kinda insta-lovey, kinda eye-roll romance trope-y in places, but if you don’t mind that, it might be worth a look.
After the game came out, I also read invincible, and solaris as well after watching the movie. Now I have developed a soft spot for soviet era sci fi.
Nice! Only thing I’ve read of that genre is Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers, so this’ll be my second (recommended if you haven’t checked it out yet).
I’ve just finished The Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny. It’s book three of the Amber Chronicles. I’ve read it many, many times before, but not for about twenty years.
How are the Amber Chronicles?
Working through the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown I’m on the third book Morning Star at the moment.
I was at a local book store and saw Pierce Brown’s book, but they didn’t had the Red Rising in stock atm. Should get to it soon-ish.
I just finished Pachinko. I don’t get the hype. Interesting historical perspective regarding Koreans in Japan that I didn’t have. Decent story premise, but really flat writing. I cared enough to finish the book, but overall it was a big “meh” for me.
I’m listening to:
Couriers Outbound The Wandering Inn, Book 19 By: pirateaba
https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=The+Wandering+Inn
I listen to a LOT of audiobooks (+60 last year). This is one of my all time favorite series. The worldbuilding is on par with Discworld.
If i had one complaint, its that the author has TOO MANY plotlines. Which i think is a common problem with Royal Road books.
The wandering inn is still on my “to try” list, but I always get discouraged when I see the page count of the first book whenever I’m looking for something new to read. Maybe I’ll try after summer.
You aint lying, I cant imagine the page count! Its a massive series. But I listen to the audiobooks and I cherish every moment. The latest book is something like 48 hours.
I dont think there is a book I look forward to more than The Wandering Inn. I think the first book is something special! The author is still getting around a couple small rough points in their writing, but the story is just amazing. I envy people reading it for the first time.
Doing a reread of Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe with chapter by chapter with alzabo soup along side!
Fantastic! I’m looking forward to my first reread of this series. Been 8 years since the first read though, so I’m waiting at least another 2
I’ve been holding off on short sun so I can really treasure the first read. Definitely a series I would wipe from my brain so I could read it fresh again haha.
I’m having a Mistborn summer, already coming towards the end of #2 of 7! Sandon Branderson sure does write long books, but these are like popcorn, lots of action and easy reads
Sanderson is a machine. I love how prolific he is. Whenever I’m in the mood to read his style, there’s always something new to pick up.
I read the Mistborn books about 10 years ago – and the follow-up series maybe 3 years ago. Very fun!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/125163/just-add-mana
Just got started but I’m finding it pretty funny.
Continuing on with my summer reading, I’ve picked up I, Robot (Asimov) and Professor and the Madman (Winchester) from the library.
I also checked out Hatchet (Paulsen). My niece is reading it, figured it’d be fun and quick to join in.
On the listening side, I’ve been going through Disrupting the Game by Reggie Fils-Aime since he reads the audiobook himself. It’s very directed towards the business advice angle, but there’s good biographical and Nintendo history info in there.
Struggling my way through Star Wars Planet of Twilight. Kids are out of school so harder to find dedicated time to read, but I also didn’t enjoy her last book either. After his is Dungeon Crawler Carl book 4.
This author (Barbara Hambley) just seems to want to describe everything as much as possible, yet there’s nothing to base it on. Yeah sure you’re talking some trees, but what are they? The lore just seems so empty.
Hey! How far along are you in the Star Wars books?
Unless I’ve miscounted, 99/141 of the legends books. The list is my brothers, so it’s the ones he’s read. I’ve gone from top to bottom.
I recently picked up I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway and thought it was pretty good. So I looked for some more stuff by him and found Carrier Wave. It’s a mixed bag. The first parts are great, but then it kind of loses its way and meanders for a while, then the ending is just meh. It’s strongly influenced by The Stand (especially the ending) and World War Z so if you like either of those it might be worth a look.
After Carrier Wave I started There Is No Antimemetics Division and I’m about halfway through. It’s really good.
I am currently reading the Pizza and Focaccia chapter from Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish. I’m planning on making pizza later this week and realized I hadn’t read the methodology in one sitting.
I am also reading Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. I’ve started with with the Universal History of Iniquity. I’m enjoying them very much.
Currently working my way through This Inevitable Ruin the 7th book in the DCC series. Really enjoying this series and glad I picked it up.
Also listening to Queens at War the last book in Aliison Weir’s series on English Medieval Queens. Thr series has been a bit hit and miss. Feels at times the Queen being documented isnt always at the forefront, but its a lot of information I never knew.
