What’s everyone reading? I’m on book 10 of the Wheel of Time, and Creatures of Light and Darkness by Alan Dean Foster
Tunnel rat on royal road. I like the premise and the interactions with ai and humanity.
Ouuuuuuu, I’ll have a look
Currently, I’m reading A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
The chosen mode for the story flow has been a bit challenging for me, but not so much as to overcome my interest in the story. I’ve enjoyed it much and will see it through.
Such a gorgeous cover too.
Just about to finish Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. Great book, this is my second read through. Next up for me is a first time read of All the Seas in the World by the same author.
Was reading Release That Witch but dropped it pretty fast. Other than that, catching up on the latest volume of Ascendance of a Bookworm, patiently waiting for Re:Zero vol 22 and slowly making my way through the Spice & Wolf audiobooks
I’m currently reading “Les Enfants de Ji” from Pierre Grimbert. I like to read some French fantasy authors once in a while. Otherwise, I was taking a break from the Wheel of Time, the next book on my list being the seventh one.
On my Kindle, I just finished re-reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut for the first time in probably 15 years. Helluva book, and reading it as a teenager certainly changed the heading of my moral compass. Still deciding what to read next.
I’ve also been re-reading my paper copy of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It warms my gay little heart.
Popular opinion: Vonnegut is a based author.
I’ve not read How you lose the time war, but have had it recommended repeatedly.
Popular opinion: Vonnegut is a based author.
Yes, absolutely! Definitely a very rated author. Although I will admit I haven’t read much of his. I do have Cat’s Cradle on my wishlist, so maybe I’ll pick that up.
I’ve not read How you lose the time war, but have had it recommended repeatedly.
It’s fantastic, I love it so much. It’s mostly written as an epistolary novella, and at times is very poetic, so it’s definitely not for everyone, but I highly recommend it to anyone even kinda into that sorta thing.
But also, I finished Wheel of Time for the first time last year. What a journey! I pretty much binged it so I didn’t really experience “the slog”, and loved nearly every minute of it. Is this your first read through?
It’s mostly written as an epistolary novella, and at times is very poetic
Dang, that sounds…totally up my alley!
Re:WoT
I mostly only have time to read omw to/from work, so even though it was all I was reading, it only got maybe an hour or two a day of my attention. And broken up attention at that, what with changing buses and trains, walking between etc etc.
I did WoT mostly the same! I was reading on my breaks at work, and a bit at home, and I was doing about one book a month. Eventually my work allowed us to use headphones while we worked, so I switched to the audiobook versions and absolutely blazed through Path of Daggers, Winter’s Heart, and Crossroads of Twilight, the shortest in about two days. After becoming alarmed at how quickly I went through those, I switched back to just reading, and did the rest like that. I find it’s good to savour them, and have more time to process everything. Enjoy the rest of your WoT journey! It’s a good one!
I’m going to need to get the last 5 books, I’ve been buying them in chunks of 5. I also don’t really want to give amazon more money, so I’ll have to look around for somewhere else to buy the ebooks…
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Keep us updated on Book of the New Sun?
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Currently reading The Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng’en and translated by Anthony C. Yu. I’m at very beginning and it’s pretty challenging but that might be because English is not my native language. I’m liking it though.
I’m close to finishing Assassin’s Aporentice. Robin Hobb is great at writing characters and their interactions. It feels like Fitz has an organic community all around him.
Robin Hobb…😘👌 chef’s kiss, S tier author.
I’ve probably reread the Assassin and Farseer series 6 or 7 times. You’re in for a good run of reading!
Just finished the first book. It was incredible. I’m taking a break to read the first Earthsea novel then I’m hopping back in the saddle
Earthsea is a fuckin banger!
I’m reading The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. So far it’s excellent. I feel it’s criminally underrated on Goodreads.
I’m rereading (listening) to A Song of Ice and Fire series, currently in the early part of Storm of Swords. I really fell down the theory rabbit hole in the last couple years and finally decided to reread them all after bouncing off a couple of unrelated nonfiction books I had been struggling through.
I couldn’t get past the halfway mark of the second book. Just something about his writing style that just doesn’t jive with me. Like the story and characters were interesting, but reading it felt like work.
I found this as well. The audiobooks in particular have a soporific effect on me. Love Roy Dotrice as a narrator but the content is extremely dry, and that is coming from someone who rereads the Silmariliion regularly.
Hmm, audiobooks solve this problem for me since I can kinda let it happen while driving or doing absent minded chores.
I can definitely understand that being a turnoff. There is an aspect to this reread where I am questioning a bit as to how much I actually like the books themselves, versus the idea of them I had in my head after reading so many fan theories and such.
Can’t get into audiobooks, think the issue is the narrator in my head is better than the audiobook narrator in most cases.
That’s fair, Audiobooks were absolutely killer for me in restarting reading as an adult. I’m a pretty slow print reader, and the frustrations of that combined with general lack of adult free time really stifled my reading till I started to use overdrive to get audiobooks from the library.
What is your opinion on the wheel of time? I’m reading it currently, crown of swords I think. I really enjoy it, but at times I feel like there are some random plot twists haha
Most of the plot twists pan out, they’re not just tossed in there!
Honestly, I read up to the 9th or 10th book when they were relatively newly released, never got around to finishing the series. I’m on my second read of the series and I’m around where I stopped last time, and I wish I had made it through the first time.
You’re almost there! The ending is totally worth getting to.
It’s not a trudge now, just don’t have loads of time to put to it…
The Wheel of Time will always be one of the most impactful books of my life. I really needed it when I was immersed within. I’ve been wanting to reread for some time, but I’ve been holding off until I really need again. 💜
I’ve read a few of the books several times and have done the whole series beginning to end twice. Definitely important books in my life. Hell, I have two of the chapter markers tattooed on me.
That’s some dedication. 😊
On book 9 (Winter’s Heart) of the Wheel of Time right now, albeit for the 4th time! If it’s your first read of the series I hope you’re enjoying it, it’s my favorite of all time. Book 11 is one of the very best!
I also just started The Prince of Nothing series, for which I’ve heard good things. I’ll have more to say about it later.
Join us in c/wheeloftime! More engagement is always good
I definitely will! I already subscribed to it a day or two ago (still pending, I guess). Thanks for the reminder to visit anyway!
Lately I’ve been going through the Cosmere for a second time and I plan on starting Earthsea today!
