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submitted 1 year ago by minorsecond@lemmy.ml to c/books@lemmy.ml

I'm about 70% through the second Jurassic Park book and it's ok. People on /r/books seemed to think it was even better than the first, but it feels like a slog compared to the first. I'm looking forward to moving on to Stephen King's The Stand.

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[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago

Currently reading Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent. It's a tough read because it's a lot of data and examples to prove his point. I'll definitely move onto something lighter for my next book

[-] SemioticStandard@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I have books scattered throughout the house, and so what I’m reading changes depending on where I am.

  • If I’m going to sit outside, I’ll grab the book I keep on the table next to the back door. Currently that’s Stephen King’s Bag of Bones

  • If I’m going to read in bed, then I pick up Tuesdays with Morris by Mitch Albom

  • If I’m going to read in the bath, I’ll grab my Kindle and work through Alma Katsu’s The Deep

  • If I’m in my office chair, I’ll work on The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defence, by Suzette Haden Elgin

Kind of a funny way of going about things, but there it is, heh

[-] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Currently reading "Between Two Fires" and absolutely loving it. It's creepy, funny, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I can't remember the last time I got sucked into a book like this.

[-] sorrowstouch@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Wee free men by Terry Pratchett. Brilliant so far, I'm about half way through. I'm currently reading the whole of the discworld series in order and would recommend it to anyone!

[-] xohshoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The Guns Above By Robyn Bennis.
If blimps were ever used in early 19th century warfare
Quite entertaining

[-] Flampt@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I'm 3/4ths of the way through The Name of the Wind.

Man has this book ever sucked me into it's world. I'd recommend checking it out if your into fantasy.

[-] Bovinity@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I loved this book so much when I was a teenager that I immediately re-read it after finishing it. The prose and pacing was sublime. Although I know some wouldn't agree. But the story just seems to meander in a delightful way. Another thing I enjoyed is the "stories with stories" aspect. I won't say more about that in order to spare you from spoilers, but I'd recommend a re-read asap if you're up for it. You'll find many connections you missed the first time.

[-] xohshoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've got some bad news about book 3...

[-] GiantPacificOctopus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think I’m more upset about doors of stone than GOT

[-] BreakNeckJim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Let's welcome a new member to the Kingkiller 3 waiting room... Haha

[-] exRedditor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’m currently chapter 4 in Crime and Punishment, Chapter 2 in The Count of Monte Cristo, and chapter 15 in Leviathan Wakes. I just started reading again since I feel like my depression is coming back. I wanna take my mind off right now with what’s happening to me mentally. Hopefully it gets better soon.

[-] Violet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm currently reading Moby Dick for the first time and I'm loving it. I didn't expect it to be so funny! This is the first book I've read by Herman Melville and his writing style is just beautiful.

I'm excited for you to start Stephen King's The Stand, it's one of my favorite of his!

[-] GlitterBandRebel@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I just started reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King. I normally mostly read sci-fi but I figured I'd take a break and read this one since I've heard good things.

[-] mcpheeandme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm 40 pages away from finishing "Annals of the Former World," an entertaining and eye-opening, if at times technical, read about geology and the forces that shaped and continue to shape the planet. It's a great read. Also explains my username.

[-] drinksa_vodka_drink@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm reading 2 and have stalled out on both: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid A path with Heart by Jack Kornfield

Maybe I just need a break from reading?

[-] Twaffle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I just started The Three Body Problem. I'm hoping the plot is engaging once it takes off, because so far the writing and characters aren't doing a whole lot for me.

[-] GreyShuck@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

My 'big read' this year is Finnegans Wake which I am reading weekly along with the reddit TrueLit sub. It would be a very different experience without the comments and interpretation from there, so that's something that I will be thinking about...

Otherwise, The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher, which is engaging and well paced, a Doctor Who novel from the '90s and am listening to Ron Hutton's Queens of the Wild. This books are always authoritative and entertaining but I have only just started this one so can't say a lot so far.

[-] ironeaglebird@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am currently starting my first Joe Abercrombie book, The Blade Itself. I have heard it compared to A Song of Fire and Ice, in terms of grim dark fantasy, but it did not grip me as quickly. I feel more that it is totally its own thing and that comparison hurts it a bit.

[-] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I am reading Once there were wolves. I am about 15% in. So far it is interesting. I am coming in blind so I am not sure what to expect.

[-] plum@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I finished Barack Obama’s autobiography recently. It was on the heavier side, so it took me a while to get through it. But worth it and very insightful into his presidency.

[-] Kuujaku@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@minorsecond Started Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule few days ago and already loosing sleep over it. It has hooks deep in my flesh, last night was bad i just coudn't stop until fell asleep... I have 4 next books of the series ready to go, i might be in trouble.

[-] kethali@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I'm finally reading The Martian by Andy Weir, picked it up on a whim when I brought the kids to the library on Saturday and I'm almost finished it now. I've actually had it on my Kindle for a while but never got around to starting it. I'm enjoying it, looking forward to reading his other books soon.

I read mostly on my Kindle, but I prefer (and miss) reading actual books. But most of my reading is done when its dark and not always able to turn on a light.

[-] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That's a fun book! I enjoy his stuff. Have you read Project Hail Mary? I recommend that next if you are looking for more of his work.

[-] kethali@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I haven't read it yet, but was planning on picking that one up at the library when I return this one. I've heard it was good from my friends that have read it.

[-] Ichebi@lemmy.pt 0 points 1 year ago

I'm listening to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I've been in a reading slump for a few months now. I'm struggling to find something engaging. This one is interesting but I'm not that invested yet.

[-] lich_hegemon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Piranesi is a weird one. I found it an incredibly engaging book, but that's probably because I'm a sucker for the aesthetic it presents.

[-] zephyrvs@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Manly P Hall, The Secret Teachings of all Ages Ted Kaczynski, Industrial Society and its Future

I tend to read 2-3 books in parallel and randomly continue reading based on mood. I love Hall's writing style and the amount of knowledge he put into the work and considering that he wasn't even 30 when it was first published, it's an incredible read for someone who recently had a spiritual awakening.

Rereading Ted's Manifesto after reading of his death yesterday. Its impressive how he foresaw what technology would do to our society and how disruptive the industrial-capitalist-technocratic trifecta would be for humans.

[-] GiantPacificOctopus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I’m shamelessly entering my romantasy / book tok era… I’m working my way through the throne of glass series now.

For the record my taste is not always such trash. My phase before this one was all the Hugo / Nebula award winners.

[-] Knoll0114@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Oh god Throne of Glass... even at 13 I thought that series sucked but each to their own! I'm currently in the Hugo phase a bit, or at least I wanna be when I'm done with the 5 books I'm in the middle of.

[-] GiantPacificOctopus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I haven’t read ToG yet… just finished ACOTAR… and I agree, it’s terrible, but imho it’s terrible the same way that “love is blind” is, and I can’t get enough of either. It’s a whole dang pendulum swing away from Hugo award winners though that’s for sure.

[-] Knoll0114@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hahaha it happens. Wonder where the swing will take you next?

[-] lich_hegemon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher.

Wonderfully captivating book. I only just started it (on chapter 4) but it brightens my day whenever I pick it up.

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I loved "the hollow places", is this in a similar vein or something completely different?

I'm 20% or so through Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It's cool, but not really my speed. Thinking of DNFing it and moving on to And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, which I also have checked out from the library.

[-] drinksa_vodka_drink@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't love either of those tbh. Pachinko seemed too long/slow for me but not a terrible book overall.

[-] PeWu@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Reading Overlord LN currently. It's amazing.

[-] lich_hegemon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Ohh what volume are you at? I caught up at volume 4, I think, a few years ago and it was so much fun. I think I'll pick it back up once I'm done with my current read.

[-] PeWu@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm around middle of volume 11, 6 more to go, and for now the whole read was well worth it

[-] Akasiek@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

I'm currently reading Stephen King's The Shining for the second time. It was the first the book that I read for the sake of actually reading, not because school made me do it.

I can't really remember the first time reading it but for now it's an amazing read.

[-] SemioticStandard@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

This is one of my favorite books. I’ve read it probably 4 or 5 times, and every time I come back to it, depending on where I am in my life, I get something different from it—as a son, as a father, as a man struggling personally, it just speaks to me on so many different levels.

[-] Violet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've also read The shining multiple times. Stephen King is one of the few authors where I enjoy rereading his stuff again and again. I've read a lot of really great books that I'm not going to pick up again and I wonder what it is that makes me want to reread the same book sometimes and not other times even if I really loved the book.

[-] jamie@lemmy.gtfo.social 0 points 1 year ago

I'm reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King. It has been a fun read so far.

[-] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Does that book jump between points of view quickly, the way The Stand does?

[-] jamie@lemmy.gtfo.social 1 points 1 year ago

No, it's all from the point of view of one character (so far, anyway).

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