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[ahtlas7]

finished last week

You can read a bit here: https://g.co/kgs/FASRCL8
The book had some fun action scenes but for being highly rated it was slow and uninteresting in too many places.

currently reading:

Dune
What is there to say, it’s Dune.

and

Book 1 of Guin. I love the anime so the book was highly recommended. Started reading a few days ago and enjoying it so far.

 

[kikkis]

Finished lost metal. Now starting Stormlight archives. How have you liked it?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I just finished Special Topics In Calamity Physics. Really good book. I'm going to start reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier And Clay most likely next week

 

[Jsisto]

Finished reading Lord of the Rings. The Scouring of the Shire is probably the best part of the story and an amazing culmination of the Hobbits entire arc. Such a shame that they decided not to put it in the movie, but I understand it would have been challenging.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

TexMex

I started The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier And Clay by Micheal Chabon this Tuesday and I'm already halfway through. I'll be able to finish this most likely by the weekend. So far it's fantastic and thanks for reccomanding I read the book as soon as possible

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Reading Blood Meridian. One chapter a night. There's layers to this book that you do need a certain knowledge of, in terms of flow and structure I can completely keep up with it but I do lack the understanding.

I often cite a summary to see if I've misinterpreted anything and so far I've not missed a thing on a narrative level. It's things like in Chapter 5 when the Kid and Sproule travel across the wilderness there's a constant mentioning of a certain plant they come across. On some Reddit thread it was said it can be used for medicinal purposes so when they needed something like that they were completely oblivious to a potential life saving fix. I wasn't really shocked at the violence with the Native Americans so far, I was DEFINITELY shocked at them being booty bandits though.

 

[TexMex]

Reading Blood Meridian. One chapter a night. There's layers to this book that you do need a certain knowledge of, in terms of flow and structure I can completely keep up with it but I do lack the understanding.

I often cite a summary to see if I've misinterpreted anything and so far I've not missed a thing on a narrative level. It's things like in Chapter 5 when the Kid and Sproule travel across the wilderness there's a constant mentioning of a certain plant they come across. On some Reddit thread it was said it can be used for medicinal purposes so when they needed something like that they were completely over oblivious to a potential life saving fix. I wasn't really shocked at the violence with the Native Americans so far, I was DEFINITELY shocked at them being booty bandits though.

Very comfortable admitting I'm too dumb for this book. I was constantly reading a page and then going back to re-read it because I felt like I missed something. I know this is supposed to be his masterpiece but it's my least favorite of the four I've read.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Very comfortable admitting I'm too dumb for this book. I was constantly reading a page and then going back to re-read it because I felt like I missed something. I know this is supposed to be his masterpiece but it's my least favorite of the four I've read.

Have you read the one with the MC who is a serial killer, what's that like?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I admit to only reading The Road by that author and not enjoying it

How's his other works?

Werewolf Jones

 

[hollams]

The Mike Hammer Collection Vol.1.

 

[TexMex]

Have you read the one with the MC who is a serial killer, what's that like?

I’ve read The Road, No Country for Old Men and All the Pretty Horses. Completely loved all 3.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I just got 54 Pages into The Talisman By Stephen King and Peter Straub. So far it's been interesting so far.

 

[TexMex]

My first Murakami book but won't be my last. Can honestly say I've never read anything like it. Just loved it.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

My first Murakami book but won't be my last. Can honestly say I've never read anything like it. Just loved it.

I only read 1Q84 and loved it. I'll be reading his other stuff eventually

 

[TexMex]

I only read 1Q84 and loved it. I'll be reading his other stuff eventually

I’ve heard it’s great and certainly sounds like it. I just didn’t want to start there, it’s a tome!!

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I’ve heard it’s great and certainly sounds like it. I just didn’t want to start there, it’s a tome!!

That's understandable. It's a massive book

 

[calistan]

My first Murakami book but won't be my last. Can honestly say I've never read anything like it. Just loved it.

I love Murakami, he's a one-off. He revisits the same themes over and over, so once you get into a Murakami groove, a lot of his work blends into a single surreal experience. I sometimes have trouble remembering which plot belongs to which book, but they are all amazing.

My favourite is definitely The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I've read that so many times, my copy is held together with tape (my fault for reading in the bath). It's the most perfect and mysterious Murakami novel.

 

[TexMex]

I love Murakami, he's a one-off. He revisits the same themes over and over, so once you get into a Murakami groove, a lot of his work blends into a single surreal experience. I sometimes have trouble remembering which plot belongs to which book, but they are all amazing.

My favourite is definitely The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I've read that so many times, my copy is held together with tape (my fault for reading in the bath). It's the most perfect and mysterious Murakami novel.

I bought Wind Up (and Norwegian Wood) when I bought Kafka, so it’s definitely next. Will get to it this year for sure.

Lonesome Dove up next!

 

[Cfh123]

Years ago on Neogaf there were monthly What are you reading? threads with the Mr. T cartoon of him reading a book. Sadly we don’t have those anymore.

 

[kikkis]

Words of radiance read. I thought it had intense moments more evenly spaced rather just the end. Still almost million words spent in basically one location. It works fairly well, but it's bit unorthodox for fantasy book.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Just saw this bracket on Stephen King novels that the Boston globe put together. Some of the seeding is weird; It is #1 but the Shining is the last seed at #16.

https://www.boston.com/tag/stephen-king-book-bracket/

I just finished wizard and glass, #4 in the dark tower series. Definitely one of my favorites of his but I've only read 7 or 8 of his books. Just started salems lot as it's related to the dark tower series. I took a look at the stand but that books always been colossus even before he added a couple 100 more pages!

Excited to read a vampire book in October. I wanna read Dracula after my King binge. Someone had a thread recently about the book and King talks about reading it at 12 in the prologue of salems lot

 

[Lunarorbit]

Finished salems lot and an on the wind through the Keyhole, which is book 4.5 of the dark tower.

Really enjoyed salems lot. A little slow in the beginning with explaining who all the towns folk are but King can really write the hell outta NPCs.

 

[wkuraido]

My first Murakami book but won't be my last. Can honestly say I've never read anything like it. Just loved it.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (novel) and After the Quake (short stories) are also both excellent!

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[Redeeming Casualty]

A new book store opened up in my downtown and I recently picked up Da Vinci by Walter Issacson. I loved his biographies on Einstein and Jobs so I can't wait to dig into this one! Love how in his writing he makes everything make since to me when I read it. Reading can be difficult and always has been for me from a young age. So I'm glad I found a writer who's books I can read and enjoy.