Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Not bad so far. I just finished The Dark Tower series (loved it) so it is definitely an adjustment.
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Just started Howl's Moving Castle. Liking it so far!
Not exactly like the movie, but it's pretty close.
I legitimately did not know there is a book. It’s my favorite movie so I might pick this up.
A lot of Miyazaki's films are based on books! Kiki's Delivery Services is a book as well, and Secret Life of Arietty is based on The Borrowers.
Yes the book was first, and adapted for the movie. It's a trilogy. They did a good job on the adaptation, though there are some differences, as there always are. I'm reading it through my Library on Libby.
Currently reading Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy really fun reads though it got weird in some places
Pattern Recognition, William Gibson.
Gibson is tough to get into, personally, but his stories are very cool!
My current read is Abarat by Clive Barker.
I'd not heard of it until last week, when folks on r/books were singing its praises in a thread, so figured I'd give it a shot. Yeah, it's enjoyable. Definitely aimed squarely at the middle of the YA crowd, but it's an easy read at a time when my brain isn't letting me really get into any books.
Barker has a fascinating imagination. I finished Coldheart canyon recently. I almost walked away repulsed many times but there was good story under all his signature flair. After Imajica I will try to read anything he writes.
Currently working my way through the Three Body Problem series. They are very good but I'm not sure how much I'm enjoying them, they are pretty bleak in places.
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Currently reading Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder. Is it particularly good? Honestly, no. I think all the characters except for the protagonist are frustrating, and if she ends up in a relationship with any one of them I'll be greatly disappointed. Am I having fun? Kinda. I won't pick up the second book unless they introduce a great sequel hook, though.
The Murderbot Diaries.
I've been enjoying it, it has a surprising amount of heart for a series about an emotionally damaged not-robot.
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1356 by Bernard Cornwell. Its cheesey typical damsel in destress stuff set in a bloody french chevauchée, but I'll be damned if it aint a whole lof of fun. Think the expanse, but with horses as worse charachters.
I loved his Warlord Chronicles trilogy, and I'm onto reading the Sharpe series now. In terms of story he definitely has a formula that he sticks to, but it's a really entertaining formula so I can't really fault him for it.
I finally managed to read through Gardens of the Moon recently which I really liked, so now I'm on to Deadhouse Gates.
I just started reading the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. I am loving the dry humour and the perfect snapshot of London. It took me entirely too long to get to these due to going through an urban fantasy burnout, so I'm pleased I have so much to look forward to.
I started ‘watching the English’ by Kate Fox, it’s very interesting! Maybe it will help me blend in in the crowd a bit more.
I just finished Custer Died for Your Sins, and am about half way through Killers of the Flower Moon. So far it's definitely been worth the read.
The Shards by Brett Easton Ellis
Booooring. Can’t finish it lol.
Hi! I'm not on Beehaw (hope my responding anyway isn't problem) but want to see if I can comment.
I'm reading In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang today.
Of course you responding isn't a problem! We're happy to have you as long as you're willing to follow the only rule here, which is be(e) kind.
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Expeditionary Force: Match Game
I’m halfway into “Guards! Guards!” by Pratchett. My first story of his, and I’m having so much fun!
Once you've read that, get a copy of Nightwatch. Much the same cast of characters, but it's widely considered to be Terry's magnum opus. That book is a damn work of art.
#GNUTerryPratchett
Yeah, I already have planned to read the whole night watch saga. Then I’ll see what other side of the Discworld to move on to
You'll love these books!
Jealous you get to read them all for the first time.
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I usually have a print/ebook and an audio book (for the car) going at the same time.
For print book, currently reading Crooked Kingdom, one of the books in the Grishaverse series/world. I, uh, got a little obsessed after watching the first season of Shadow and Bone a year or two ago.
For audiobook, currently listening to Children of Ruin. Not too far into it yet, but I loved loved loved Children of Time (also listened to the audiobook version), so I'm excited to see where this one goes.
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I've been reading through the Anne of Green Gables series (L.M. Montgomery). It's one of my comfort reads, and I've been needing it.
I also just finished the Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood. I would have read more of them, but she hasn't written any more yet.
I highly recommend the focus on the family Radio Theatre dramatization of Anne of Green Gables! Obviously focus on the family is highly problematic and this is no endorsement, but you can find the CD version used. The score and sound production is high quality, and Anne is played by Mae Whitman, who voices Katara in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I'm currently reading through Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I'm a fan of SciFi, and cyberpunk especially. This book was on my reading list, and I decided to pick it up while in the bookstore the other day.
So far I'm really enjoying it. It feels a bit more pulpy than some of the other cyberpunk classics such as Neuromancer and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, but that's not a bad thing. It certainly doesn't take away from the entertainment in my opinion. Not every book needs to have a grand philosophy behind it.
I guess I should finally read Snow Crash, but other books keep getting in the way. I just finished Neuromancer which surprised me with how well written it was. No idea why, but I expected the classics to be more … exhausting.
Just over half way on The Justice Of Kings by Richard Shaw. Liking it so far.
The Trouble With Peace, by Joe Abercrombie. Glad to be in a mood where I enjoy his cheerful cynicism again. Curious to see if any good deed in the whole long tale (this is book 7, depending on how you count) will remain unpunished though.
Currently reading "Brave New World", Aldous Huxley. Next up Isaac Asimov's Foundation.
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The Two Towers. I’ve been needing to read more slowly in the past few years for health reasons, and I am finding lotr just so perfect for that. The nature descriptions are absolutely to die for.
"After all, why shouldn't I write about trees for three pages? It's my own book, my precious." - JRR Tolkien
PRECISELY.
Claudius The God, which I'm enjoying. (I watched the BBC adaption years ago, but only got around to reading the two books recently.)
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