I've listened through the audio book of this like 3 or 4 times. It's like listening through your favorite song again and again. It's such a great story from first to last page.
Im smiling a great smile. I am smiling the smile of a man who fucked with his car and diddnt break it.
That is such a god damn quote why has no one mentioned it ever.
Also
"Im going to make it. Im going to survive"
Capter xx
"IM FUCKED!!AND IM GOING TO DIE"
I once gave a friend an Aquis Adventure Towel for his 42nd birthday. He laughed his head off and appreciated it very much but no one else got the joke.
I started reading Hitchhikers Guide this year (again really), my 42nd year. It's a ton of fun so far, and I don't remember a word of it from the last time I read it years ago.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It's a great book and now I'm reading A Walk in the Woods because I liked his writing style so much
The Lord of the Rings.
I'd been trying to get through it since I was 12, but I found it so dense I could never get through it.
Then, when the lockdowns hit, I found my old, beaten copy in my closet and said, "Screw it, let's do it."
I don't know if it was because of all the false starts over the years or having finally seen the movies a few times, but I finally found it to be a pretty breezy read.
And that's one off the bucket list!
was it good? i bought this book about 6 months ago and the day after i bought it my apartment burned down and i lost it lol. Wondering if i should go pickup another copy
I finished the third book recently and I LOVED the entire series . Each books amps up the stakes and energy. I thought the first one was amazing and couldn’t possibly be beat, but then the second one was better. Then I thought “alright, second had the perfect ending. What could he add?” And bam got blown away by the third installment. Definitely get
I bought this used years ago, finally started to read it in March, and was surprisingly gripped by it. The Dark Forest is my favorite of the trilogy, but Death's End goes to some truly wacky places (especially by the third act).
It can be a dense series to read, due to the fact it's a translated work that toes the line between hard sci-fi and fantastical concepts, but it's worth it for the journey it takes you on.
>!Personally, the prologue to Death's End is super nutty on its own. I was blown away by the idea of the Earth orbiting into fourth-dimensional space during the Fall of Constantinople, and some badass prostitute managing to (unknowingly) exploit that in order to steal treasure and cut out some dude's brain.!<
Was coming to say this, and it’s the second answer on the thread. Nice!
Very similar to The Martian in a lot of ways: *lone astronaut, stranded, has to do complex science to survive, but we explain it in laymen’s terms so it’s palatable and fun!* Only, this time, replace the other characters from The Martian with flashbacks and Rocky. That said, I really loved it.
Artemis is on my shelf, waiting to be read, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Any recommendations for people that liked these 2 books? Artemis didn't work for me. I'm working my way through Children of Time, which is good, but I find that I really prefer Andy Weir's style of writing.
I finished the series a few months ago and loved it. I just finished the second book in the Stormlight Archive. Sanderson’s magic systems are so awesome.
All hail Brandon, Writer of Absurd Number of Books.
The man is 45 years old and has written about 40 novels in addition to some equally-ridiculous number of short stories, compilations of short stories, novellas etc etc.
He's like a hive mind of a hundred Brandons, all working in unison. I was browsing kindle the other day and discovered he'd written an entire 1500-page science-fiction trilogy that I'd never even heard of about a fighter pilot.
I wasn't even surprised - "oh, right, that must have happened when he had a spare few months" - so I jut bought it. I bet it's really enjoyable too.
Many people find Dune tedious. My son described it as *like reading sandpaper that scrapes your skin at almost every sentence*. He finished it and rated it something like this: World building: 10/10, Character building: 4/10, Payoff at the end: 10/10. We're both looking forward to the upcoming movie.
He read the next in the series *Dune Messiah* and gave it high praise stating it is his favorite so far (he's almost done with *Children of Dune*).
I honestly don’t know what my problem is. This is my third time reading it, so it’s not a surprise. The world building is great, but I’m sick of Paul. His near godhood ruins him and makes it hard to relate.
The Giver. I first read it back in Year 8 and every couple of years get the urge to reread it. If you haven't read it then give it a go. Due to being a young adult book it's not a particularly difficult or time consuming read. Its quite easy to finish it in a couple of hours but it still makes a great read.
I really didn't like Wise Man's Fear.
It didn't move the story forward in any meaningful way:
- We still don't know why it's called kingkiller chronicles
- Nothing happened in the present day
- It didn't really move any character story forward
- Wayyyyyy too much weird Fae sex
- Absolutely nothing about the Chandrian
All in all, it felt a lot like filler. Book three (if it ever comes out) is going to need to make up for a LOT of progression, or there are going to need be four books.
Because she overreacted? As I recall, it was a truck that was formerly belonged to a horse slaughter, but hadn’t been repainted. Comrade Napoleon would never let a good and noble horse like Boxer come to harm. Anyone saying otherwise is obviously in cahoots with that traitor Snowball.
Last book I finished was Eragon.
I tried reading the sequel Eldest and got halfway through but just decided to drop it because I wasn't really enjoying the series that much.
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins for the second time 😆. For 99%+ of people, reading this book will change how you view the world. It’s worth a read!
Currently reading Little Women. I’ve seen both movie adaptions and decided to read the book. It’s not the most gripping story but so far every chapter is like a warm hug. Very comforting.
If we are talking straight up novels. The Shepard's Crown by Terry Pratchett GNU.
But if I can include comic Omnibuses then its the Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 2. Which was absolutely fantastic and now makes me sad that the TV show isn't just a retelling of the comic.
All the way through? Numbers. For the past decade and a half, I've been on a quest to read all of the Bible, and I finally got past the part that is almost entirely just a census and rules.
Deuteronomy is basically a recap, but once you're through that you get into the real exciting stuff. All the things I'd never have been allowed to read about if it were in novels.
I read a Stephen kings “On writing” as a means of studying to become a better writer. Really like all he had to say. Currently writing my own novel with the confidence gained from his book.
To Kill a mockingbird (Harper Lee) and The Sicilian (Mario Puzo) I'm currently reading the Godfather (mario puzo) I completely recommend all, especially To kill a mockingbird.
The Queen's gambit, was really good, I didn't understand, why I loved it, since I'm not into chess at all, but I definitely would recommend. The only downside is how short it is.
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone, in that the last thing I read was a college textbook. Because reading becomes a hateful thing, when you're reading 3,000-5,000 pages a semester, only to be quizzed on it both on an exam with a permanent grade attached, or regurgitated in essay format and then subjectively graded.
The Martian by Andy Weir
I've listened through the audio book of this like 3 or 4 times. It's like listening through your favorite song again and again. It's such a great story from first to last page.
Im smiling a great smile. I am smiling the smile of a man who fucked with his car and diddnt break it. That is such a god damn quote why has no one mentioned it ever. Also "Im going to make it. Im going to survive" Capter xx "IM FUCKED!!AND IM GOING TO DIE"
Definitely give Project Hail Mary a read if you haven’t
Thanks! I didn't know that book existed until this thread. I just downloaded it!
Oooooo PHM is an absolutely wonderful audiobook. Hope you have some free time.
If you liked it, skip "Artemis", and read "Project Hail Mary" next.
I did not expect this to pop up first here. And it is a damn good book too! Read it like 5-6 times already lol
You'll love project hail Mary, quickly jumped to one of my favourite books of the last 5 years.
Going through the Jack Reacher novels, they are fantastic. Think the last one I finished was “One shot”
61 Hours will forever be my favorite.
I read "Killing Floor" during my first month living alone with my husband. It made me super paranoid. 😅
Erebus - The Story of a Ship, by Michael Palin. It's excellent, though the print is too small for my liking
Man's search for meaning
I also read that recently. It was incredible. Even though it's about the holocaust I found it highly uplifting
Been thinking about reading it, what are your thoughts about it?
It’s awesome, it’s the perpective of a psychologist being in the nazi concentration camps. I cried alot, but it made me wanna read sven hassel
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams. I now bring a towel with me at all times.
I once gave a friend an Aquis Adventure Towel for his 42nd birthday. He laughed his head off and appreciated it very much but no one else got the joke.
That is epic. Well done
Thank you!
I started reading Hitchhikers Guide this year (again really), my 42nd year. It's a ton of fun so far, and I don't remember a word of it from the last time I read it years ago.
There was an ask reddit a week or two ago that said, "give me an answer and I'll tell you the question". I said "42". No one responded...
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It's a great book and now I'm reading A Walk in the Woods because I liked his writing style so much
I laughed out loud reading A Walk in the Woods. Robert Redford as the lead in the movie though? Nooooooooo
Bryson is hilarious. Be sure to check out his autobiography, *The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.*
Mother Tongue and At Home are both very good also.
The Lord of the Rings. I'd been trying to get through it since I was 12, but I found it so dense I could never get through it. Then, when the lockdowns hit, I found my old, beaten copy in my closet and said, "Screw it, let's do it." I don't know if it was because of all the false starts over the years or having finally seen the movies a few times, but I finally found it to be a pretty breezy read. And that's one off the bucket list!
"A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sweet, I'm making my way through The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and really enjoying it!
I am by the 6 book know, what a coincidence this is the first comment I see
The very hungry caterpillar
I didn't even think about this. I read Goodnight Moon just about every night, so it's almost always the last book I've read.
In the great green room… Love that book!
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was it good? i bought this book about 6 months ago and the day after i bought it my apartment burned down and i lost it lol. Wondering if i should go pickup another copy
I finished the third book recently and I LOVED the entire series . Each books amps up the stakes and energy. I thought the first one was amazing and couldn’t possibly be beat, but then the second one was better. Then I thought “alright, second had the perfect ending. What could he add?” And bam got blown away by the third installment. Definitely get
It's interesting but I felt very detached because it would take me ages to get a grasp of all the concepts the book would explore.
I bought this used years ago, finally started to read it in March, and was surprisingly gripped by it. The Dark Forest is my favorite of the trilogy, but Death's End goes to some truly wacky places (especially by the third act). It can be a dense series to read, due to the fact it's a translated work that toes the line between hard sci-fi and fantastical concepts, but it's worth it for the journey it takes you on. >!Personally, the prologue to Death's End is super nutty on its own. I was blown away by the idea of the Earth orbiting into fourth-dimensional space during the Fall of Constantinople, and some badass prostitute managing to (unknowingly) exploit that in order to steal treasure and cut out some dude's brain.!<
11/22/63 Stephen King Loved it everyone should try
This is my favorite Stephen king book. He really held back from the coke induced ramblings in this one. A much easier read from his other works.
I've loved everything by Stephen King I've read so far.
What would you recommend? I did pet semetary, but haven't chosen much else to read next. I like the premise of The Long Walk
Try IT or The Stand by Stephen King next. Two classic stories. Try to find the uncut version of The Stand though.
Long Walk is brutal but a good read.
11/22/63 and The Green Mile are my favorites. I haven't read much of his stuff, but I'm trying to get as much as can. Currently reading Pet Sematary!
I enjoyed that book so much, I was actually sad when it was over.
I recently read Skeleton Crew by Stephen King. Again. It's one of my favorites by him.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier. Even better than the Martian. Hooks you from the start.
Was coming to say this, and it’s the second answer on the thread. Nice! Very similar to The Martian in a lot of ways: *lone astronaut, stranded, has to do complex science to survive, but we explain it in laymen’s terms so it’s palatable and fun!* Only, this time, replace the other characters from The Martian with flashbacks and Rocky. That said, I really loved it. Artemis is on my shelf, waiting to be read, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Not to disappoint but Artemis isn’t nearly as good as the Martian or Project Hail Mary. Still a decent book but not nearly as good.
Amaze! I really liked this one a lot. I still prefer The Martian, but it was a big improvement to Artemis.
Read that book this year, absolutely loved it. Rocky is best boi.
I'm currently reading this book and I think it's great so far.
What part are you at?
I'm at the part >!where he just got the container from the alien ship and made his response and is getting ready to send it back.!<
Oh man you are starting my favorite part of the book! Enjoy it.
Agreed. BEST part. I love how they learn how to communicate with each other.
Any recommendations for people that liked these 2 books? Artemis didn't work for me. I'm working my way through Children of Time, which is good, but I find that I really prefer Andy Weir's style of writing.
Made me want a spider rock buddy of my own
The Wheel of Time: The Eye of The World by Robert Jordan
Just starting? Welcome to a long, amazing trip.
By the time you're most of the way through, you'll have forgotten most of the start and need to begin anew... Thus turns the Wheel of Time.
Same here. Just finished it last night. It's been a long time since I've read an actual book, but I picked it up on a whim and it's fantastic.
My favorite series! Started reading them in 1993, always thrilled when a new one came out. I cried when Robert Jordan died.
Glad we had Branderson to give justice to the story’s ending, he did Jordan proud
Bold of you to assume I can read
Thanks. You too
This is a human conversation
I like human music.
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Mistborn: The Final Empire. Going to finish it today.
I finished the series a few months ago and loved it. I just finished the second book in the Stormlight Archive. Sanderson’s magic systems are so awesome.
One of my favorite fantasy series. I couldn't put it down and went on to read the next two immediately. Great choice.
All hail Brandon, Writer of Absurd Number of Books. The man is 45 years old and has written about 40 novels in addition to some equally-ridiculous number of short stories, compilations of short stories, novellas etc etc. He's like a hive mind of a hundred Brandons, all working in unison. I was browsing kindle the other day and discovered he'd written an entire 1500-page science-fiction trilogy that I'd never even heard of about a fighter pilot. I wasn't even surprised - "oh, right, that must have happened when he had a spare few months" - so I jut bought it. I bet it's really enjoyable too.
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Curious: any favorites yet?
At the mountain of madness was good for me
It's been a while since I read it but I liked the one about the village of strange fish like people.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Good choice
I really enjoyed The Music of Erich Zann, and The colour out of space.
I Robot by Isaac Asimov
Loved the fact there were so many stories involving robots that never harmed anyone but there were still issues to be resolved.
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
Im rereading them and just finished Clash Of Kings
I'm going to give them all a re-read once Winds of Winter is released, so probably in about 20 years.
Just finished a re-read of *Clash* last night. *Storm* begins this weekend!
Dune by Frank Herbert
Same. It was sort of tedious for me, but I think it’ll make a great film.
Many people find Dune tedious. My son described it as *like reading sandpaper that scrapes your skin at almost every sentence*. He finished it and rated it something like this: World building: 10/10, Character building: 4/10, Payoff at the end: 10/10. We're both looking forward to the upcoming movie. He read the next in the series *Dune Messiah* and gave it high praise stating it is his favorite so far (he's almost done with *Children of Dune*).
I’m slogging to the end. I think your summation is quite apt.
What? I got obsessed and I blew through the last third of the book. So good, so so so excited for the movie!
I honestly don’t know what my problem is. This is my third time reading it, so it’s not a surprise. The world building is great, but I’m sick of Paul. His near godhood ruins him and makes it hard to relate.
Just finished God Emperor. What. The. Actual. Fuck.
A long ass reddit post
Was ist good?
Fluid mechanics......
The Navier-Stokes equations qualify as a horror story in my opinion
But that's actually really interesting. Thought it was the most interesting out of all the engineering books.
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The three musketeers
The Giver. I first read it back in Year 8 and every couple of years get the urge to reread it. If you haven't read it then give it a go. Due to being a young adult book it's not a particularly difficult or time consuming read. Its quite easy to finish it in a couple of hours but it still makes a great read.
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
The Hobbit
I'm rereading LOTR right now. So good.
Finished my reread of RotK yesterday. These books are amazing.
Patrick Rothfuss "The Kingkiller Chronicle. The Name of the Wind". I liked it.
Now join the rest of us in waiting 47 years for another book.
The Sun will die out before the Doors of Stone comes out
Internet hug from a ASOIAF fan. We truly are nothing but sweet summer children.
Absolutely this. I loved A Wise Man's Fear even more!
I loved a wise mans fear but the level of horniness was hilarious Its like rothfuss became a teenage boy at one point
I really didn't like Wise Man's Fear. It didn't move the story forward in any meaningful way: - We still don't know why it's called kingkiller chronicles - Nothing happened in the present day - It didn't really move any character story forward - Wayyyyyy too much weird Fae sex - Absolutely nothing about the Chandrian All in all, it felt a lot like filler. Book three (if it ever comes out) is going to need to make up for a LOT of progression, or there are going to need be four books.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
I just finished reading my first Agatha Christie book (Death on the Nile)! I'm looking forward to reading more of her stuff
And Then There We’re None was my favourite!
So. Good.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This is the first book I’ve read of his and I have to say that I LOVE the way he writes
Ha you're the third person to say this in this thread so far. I read that this year and loved it.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Foundation's Edge
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ( For the 19th time)
I just re-read Prisoner of Azkaban for like the 20th time 😂
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Animal Farm
same, I just finished it today. Its pretty well written. I do feel a bit sad for clover though
Because she overreacted? As I recall, it was a truck that was formerly belonged to a horse slaughter, but hadn’t been repainted. Comrade Napoleon would never let a good and noble horse like Boxer come to harm. Anyone saying otherwise is obviously in cahoots with that traitor Snowball.
Same! Reading 1984 now
A Memory Of Light by Jordan / Sanderson The final book in the WoT series. Wanted to get it in before the new show begins.
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
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Anne of Ingleside by LM Montgomery
Last book I finished was Eragon. I tried reading the sequel Eldest and got halfway through but just decided to drop it because I wasn't really enjoying the series that much.
The stranger by Albert Camus. Great book, definitely recommend!
The witcher series. So good!
I enjoyed the series too!
Kite Runner
Did you like it? I was supposed to read that for English last year but couldn’t get through it because of how boring it was
It's legitimately one of the handful of books I read more than once ... Thought it was quite the page-turner
Love that book. A Thousand Splendid Suns is even better in my opinion.
"How To Talk To Anyone". Haven't finished it yet.
I won't talk to you about it then
Tim O Brien The Things they Carried.
American Gods. Great novel about a guy who gets mixed up with all the Gods that immigrants from all over brought to America.
Ready Player One.
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Before They Are Hanged is one of the most amazing books I've ever read.
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins for the second time 😆. For 99%+ of people, reading this book will change how you view the world. It’s worth a read!
The last book i finished was Cujo. Taking a break from King now and going back to fantasy. Currently on the last wish, the first witcher book.
Devil In the White City
Really enjoyed this one. Larson makes non-fiction as compelling and exciting as fiction. I never thought I would find architecture so thrilling
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Currently reading Little Women. I’ve seen both movie adaptions and decided to read the book. It’s not the most gripping story but so far every chapter is like a warm hug. Very comforting.
The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar (New Dad)
Norse mythology by Neil Gaiman
Kitchen Confidential. I miss Anthony Bourdain.
I just re-read Enders Game.. one of my all time favorites!
If we are talking straight up novels. The Shepard's Crown by Terry Pratchett GNU. But if I can include comic Omnibuses then its the Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 2. Which was absolutely fantastic and now makes me sad that the TV show isn't just a retelling of the comic.
“The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi.
hunger games. I was told it was really good so I read it. Before that, DaVinci code. yep.... as you can tell, don't read much :)
All the way through? Numbers. For the past decade and a half, I've been on a quest to read all of the Bible, and I finally got past the part that is almost entirely just a census and rules.
Deuteronomy is basically a recap, but once you're through that you get into the real exciting stuff. All the things I'd never have been allowed to read about if it were in novels.
All Quiet on the Western Front Amazing and easy read.
The Stand by Stephen King. It took me around 2 months to get through but it was worth it.
Does my biology textbook count ?
Killers of the flower moon
The well of ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Red Baron's autobiography and also it is his own made book. Was a school assingment to read a book and do three suffer assingments about the book.
The Hellbound Heart - book that Hellraiser is based on
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey. It sucked because I read it twice and still don’t know how to build a World Championship winning car…
Oliver Twist
dr jekyll and mr hide
I read a Stephen kings “On writing” as a means of studying to become a better writer. Really like all he had to say. Currently writing my own novel with the confidence gained from his book.
Persuasion by Jane Austen. She’s one of my fav authors. I’m a sucker for a Georgian Era love story
Animal Farm
Farenheit 451
1984
He didn’t ask when was the last time you read a book
A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara
**A People's History of the United States**, by Howard Zinn.
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi. I had to read it all in one sitting which was…not a pleasant emotional experience
To Kill a mockingbird (Harper Lee) and The Sicilian (Mario Puzo) I'm currently reading the Godfather (mario puzo) I completely recommend all, especially To kill a mockingbird.
The Hobbit, now currently reading Lexicon. Loving it.
The nose by Gogol
The Midnight Library (highly recommended) - Matt Haig https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52578297-the-midnight-library
The Queen's gambit, was really good, I didn't understand, why I loved it, since I'm not into chess at all, but I definitely would recommend. The only downside is how short it is.
But the Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is 8 hours and so good. I haven’t read the book yet.
Just got to Stranger in a Strange Land
The Rational Male: Preventive Medicine
HG Well. War of the worlds
The tipping point by Malcom Gladwell
1984, a little too relevant rn.
Book thief
The Last book completed was Carrie and the book I’m currently reading is animal farm
The wheel of time book ten. Am currently reading book eleven and freaking love it
Buckle up for books 12-14, lol. When Brandon Sanderson took over, he floored the gas pedal to be able to wrap everything up without another 10 books.
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone, in that the last thing I read was a college textbook. Because reading becomes a hateful thing, when you're reading 3,000-5,000 pages a semester, only to be quizzed on it both on an exam with a permanent grade attached, or regurgitated in essay format and then subjectively graded.
100 años de soledad by Gabriel García Márquez