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I recently got back into reading after my hand issues. I read the hobbit for the very first time and got hooked on comics. Would love some good recommendations since I used to read Star Wars and halo books mainly
Star Wars has The New Republic series which I've so far liked and read.I recently got back into reading after my hand issues. I read the hobbit for the very first time and got hooked on comics. Would love some good recommendations since I used to read Star Wars and halo books mainly
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I finished The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The "Scouring of the Shire" was weird.
Otherwise, I liked it.
Some of the things in the books were weird, like the Tom Bombadil stuff.I like that chapter but I understand why some might not, and why it doesn't make it into the movies.
I'm still reading Childhoods End, I've not been reading much lately, I need to fix that.
I need to re-read that, I read it in high school for fun. Now that I'm older and I've read a bunch of other Vonnegut books I think I'd like it even more.Started a re-read of Slaughterhouse-Five and it's just as good as I remember. Vonnegut is just brilliant.
You just reminded me that I still haven’t read The Lost Metal. I need to get on that.Finished The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. It was nice to get back to the world of Scadrial, looking forward to picking up the rest of the books soon.
Next up, I'm gonna prove love and read Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus.
The thing about the Scouring is that it's thematically integral to so much of the novel, more a thematic and story climax than a narrative one. Consider the nature of the Shire and what it might represent, what it means to the characters and their quest, the pervasiveness of evil, the constant themes of industrialization and nature throughout the work with the interplay thereof and how those define this section.I finished The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The "Scouring of the Shire" was weird.
Otherwise, I liked it.
I like that chapter but I understand why some might not, and why it doesn't make it into the movies.
Great book - loved how it was written as a slight mystery for a good chunk of it. The introduction of the FBI makes for such a turn in the course of events it’s hard not to root for the U.S. government at that point.I’m about halfway through “Killers of the Flower Moon”. I highly recommend it. It’s an extremely interesting and heartbreaking bit of American history. Want to get through it before I watch the movie.
I went to university for English Literature & Rhetoric, and haven't read this until now. What can I say? I read maybe 100 books over that degree. Do you know how many fucking books there are? Lots.
"Captain's Log" was fantastic. I should see Voyage of the Demeter.
That's going to be quite the whiplash! I like Mistborn a lot, even if it's a bit rough around the edges in a lot of ways. I should go back and revisit it at some point.finished Killers of the Flower Moon. Now reading Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.
Thank you for the recommendation! i just requested my library order it and place a hold for me.I've mentioned this work earlier in the thread, but you might be interested in La Ruta del Hielo y la Sal by José Luis Zárate.
Following up on this, I’ve finished the book again.I’m currently in the middle of my eighth? ninth? reread of Infinite Jest. Or re-listen, I suppose. The audiobook is just so damn good. I think it might be my favorite book of all time. When I finish the audiobook, I’m gonna read the paperback again.
I might be addicted to it. Which ironically is very relevant to the plot of Infinite Jest.
As for me, I'm reading:I'm reading The Road, good so far.
Also, there's a nice Humble Bundle for Discworld books right now. They are on Kobo so you have to use Calibre to remove the DRM if you want to use on non Kobo devices.
Infinite Jest is one I should probably read someday.
Yeah I intentionally chose something light and easy after “Killers of the Flower Moon”. So far I’m enjoying it. It’s nothing revolutionary but it is a nice easy read.That's going to be quite the whiplash! I like Mistborn a lot, even if it's a bit rough around the edges in a lot of ways. I should go back and revisit it at some point.
I hope you like it! And, yeah, the Daily runs every year beginning in that timeframe if you ever do decide to check it out.Thank you for the recommendation! i just requested my library order it and place a hold for me.
Also reading Dracula in that format is very clever! Should I ever read it again, I’ll have to remember that.
“Gosseyn was cold with the cold which derives from the nervous system.”
An author referenced at least once in a Godard film, and the plot is about as clear as a later era Godard film, this pulp SF novel from the 40s reads like a surrealist take on the genre.
The writing is so bad it wraps around to being amazing
Unsurprisingly a favorite of Philip K Dick
Its also like, proto Dienetics
Imagine an entire book of sentence like that.“Gosseyn was cold with the cold which derives from the nervous system.”
…what. That sure is a sentence all right
Used books? I do not know the english term for used books stores in usofa, but here we have stores that only sells used books. Usually the prices are way lower.Anyone have tips for keeping reading costs down while not having a public library? The real dilemma is that after relocating I now live in an unserviced area. Getting a PLAC/resident card at the nearest library is an option for the future, but I can't fit it into my budget right now.
Going from having a library within walking distance to this has been a real culture shock for me.
I have some of his books but I so far I only read a collection of short stories (that became movies later on). And damn, his prose and his plots are so are so captivating.Finished up Ubik, my first Philip K. Dick book.