Had a busy week, so couldn’t get much reading done. So still at pretty much the same place in Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (first book in her October Daye urban fantasy series).
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Fluent Forever (Rivised edition). I heard good things about the book and wanted to pick up some strategies in my own endeavours.
I’m currently reading The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang. It’s Joan of Arc meets Pacific Rim but done really well. I have about 130 pages left before I finish.
I grabbed “The Shadow Out Of Time” by H.P. Lovecraft in the new section of my local library and holy shit!!
I just finished up The Expanse with the final novella after restarting the series on book 7 last week and now I’m back into fantasy land with book 10 of The Wheel of Time, Crossroads of Twilight. Sadly this is the lowest rated of the series and supposedly the “final boss” of “the slog” between books 6 and 11. Robert Jordan is just so easy to read and/or listen to though so I’m still having a good time, even if not a lot happens. I’ll probably plan on polishing off the remaining 4 books after this and then I need to decide what series I’ll start next.
Having recently finished book 10, yeah, it’s sort of difficult. It’s kind of the culmination of Jordan’s navel gazing where the whole book has maybe two chapters that move the plot along, and not a lot at that. Practically nothing happens, and the progress could’ve been just quickly summarized in the next book. Note that I did like the book, and I’m not saying it’s bad or anything, just sort of emblematic of what I find most annoying about Jordan’s writing. Luckily, the next book picks up the pace considerably and develops a sense of urgency.
I’m currently reading Catalyst Gate by Megan E. O’Keefe, it’s the third book in The Protectorate series. It’s so good! I’m totally digging this series. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s really scratching the itch that The Expanse series left me with a few years ago. Just so good.
I also just finished up Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17. They are cute books that are good for a quick break between heavier stuff.
Currently reading gone girl. I have watched the movie but my friends said the book is worth it too. Started yesterday. Also I have been reading crime and punishment in irregular intervals. It has been 2 months since I started it and I am halfway through.
I read this before the movie was a thing, knew nothing about the story going in, and LOVED it!! Did not see it coming!
I’m reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
I’m not sure how much I like it. It does a very good job of giving a look into African society around the time of slavery and missionaries, so I can see why it is touted as such an important novel. That said, I don’t love the writing style or the characters.
I recently went to my local library and grabbed a book called Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness written by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield.
I’m only 2 chapters in but it’s about all the things Attenborough has learned about the oceans in his prolific lifetime.
And as usual he makes you feel like shit because of what humanity is doing to the environment while also making you hopeful that humans will change and learn how to live symbiotically with the world around us.
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I completed book 8 of Dungeon Crawler Carl yesterday and now I’m on to the new Dresden novella OutLaw.
I just finished DCC 8 for the second time today. I like to speed through a new book, then go back and read/listen to it at a more leisurely pace to make sure I catch details and highlight themes, foreshadowing, favorite bits, etc. Also to see how I did with my first round of highlighting foreshadowing. 😁
Can’t wait for the next two!
Can’t wait for Mirror Mirror, going to speed up on Dresden Files and catch up by the time it’s released.
Yeah, following it regularly.
How do you like October Days so far? I know my wife enjoyed those.
Well, urban fantasy for me is a comfort food, so I wasn’t ready for some of the stuff she went through. Haven’t made my mind about it yet.
I just started reading The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson, book twelve of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. I’ve never read any Sanderson before, so it’ll be interesting to see the tonal differences in writing.
This was me year before last, and then last year was basically a Sanderson deep dive. I love both Jordan and Sanderson. Wheel of Time is my comfort food.
Oooh, interesting. That was my first introduction to Sanderson too. Would love to hear what you think about it.
Same as OP, that’s where I was introduced to Sanderson. I went on to read pretty much everything he’s written. 😅
The most major change will be how quickly everything moves when Sanderson writes, he has a tempo well suited for the general audience while Jordon can meander - poorly at times.
Very nice, I just started 10 and I’m excited to see how the books change when Sanderson picks up the reins. I have loved the series so far though, but I read almost all of Sanderson before even starting The Wheel of Time.
I should be finishing up both The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebeca Skloot, and Small Gods by Terry Pratchett this week. Not sure what’s next yet.
The Dog Stars
I just started listening to this I am about an hour in and so far it is really great. The story is starting nicely and really pulled me in. I have never heard the narrator before but he is really good. His voice really works for the content.
