Reading Books For Pleasure

[seela]

I could get into reading some Gaiman. Or, re-reading.
I was going to suggest The story of O, since I've never read it, and it seems to hold a common interest.

Or anything else. I will read anything, if anyone is burning.

There was a bdsm book club thread, but it feel out of use, it seems. It was started by Furry Fury. That was specifically for bdsm themed books. Maybe if you want to read O together, you could revive the thread. I'm also pretty sure they have read O before, so it might be interesting to see what older posters have thought about the book.

I always wanted to participate in the book club thread, but I never had easy access to the books they were reading, because my eyes don't like reading e books, because I already spend all my work days staring at the computer screen. O would be a book I could read too. Not sure I'd participate, though, because I've read it before and thought it sucked balls.

Edit: Here's the thread http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=420513

 

[JoanneA]

*sticks a grocery bag over seela's head*

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[FurryFury]

90.) James Baldwin a Biography by David Leeming 3.5/5

91.) The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 4/5

 

[FurryFury]

I'm ALL about it.

Omg lit book club!

 

[FurryFury]

92.) Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 3.5/5

 

[JoanneA]

I finished Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and it was so good.

It tells about an imaginary African dictatorship called Aburiria. Lots of good insight into how the world works, lots of humor, lots of absurd details. Magical realism at its finest, really.

The ending wasn't the strongest I think, but I find it hard to pinpoint what exactly it is that I thought should have been different. Excellent story.

I would love this. It's available but overdue here. It reminds me of a folk storytelling show from the 80s where I'm sure there's a version of Rikki Tikki Tavi in one of the episodes.

Good luck finding it though.

 

[FurryFury]

The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel by Dean Koontz 4/5

 

[gracie920101]

I just finished Far Away Home and I'm very unhappy with the ending. I abhor the latest trends that all writers are writing in a serial style. If you plan to write a sequel, please don't make it so obvious when ending your book.
Spoiler alert: this book ended with the heroine standing on the train platform waiting to board to return to NY and her first love.
Aggghhhhhh!

Just make the book a little longer, finish your story and stop wasting my time and money!

 

[Shadoleopard]

One of my favorite stand alone stories is science fiction. David Weber's old soldiers. 10/10.

 

[Shadoleopard]

Though, were I going for kinkyish books, I'd have to say the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K Hamilton.

 

[pete]

just finished the 3rd book of the 'girl with the dragon tattoo' series, very well done.

i pulled "cloud atlas" off the shelf but for some reason don't feel compelled to start in on it...

 

[FurryFury]

Yeah. All sex, all the time and her Anita Blake books have gotten to be more kinky as she found her way in relationships and kink.

Though, were I going for kinkyish books, I'd have to say the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K Hamilton.

94.) The Celestial Steam Locomotive by Michael Coney 2/5

95.) The Adventures of South Pole Pig A Novel of Snow and Courage by Chris Kurtz 3/5 (Juvenile Novel 22)

96.) The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson 3.5/5

 

[FurryFury]

Glad to hear it. I'm pretty sure I stopped with the second one in the series which was ridiculous if somewhat enjoyable.

Book one took me three tries to finish and could have used a good editor, IMO. I really don't give a single fuck about the Swedish Magazine Business, for instance.

Tried to read Cloud Atlas once. I figured the book had to be better than the movie I didn't make it through but, maybe next time . . .

just finished the 3rd book of the 'girl with the dragon tattoo' series, very well done.

i pulled "cloud atlas" off the shelf but for some reason don't feel compelled to start in on it...

 

[FurryFury]

Last book of 2016 for me;

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 3/5

First book of 2017 for me;

The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein 4/5

Does anyone else have any set reading goals for 2017?

 

[HisArpy]

I haven't set any reading goals yet other than I need to get back to reading instead of writing. Reading for pleasure I mean, not proofreading. I'm a terrible proofreader, it takes me several run-throughs to find stuff and even then I don't catch everything.

We have a target date of March 25th for publishing so I'm really busy with all the little things that go with that plus finishing the other books in the series.

I do have Winter Halo by Keri Arthur on my to-read list. Her other book City of Light was interesting because it wasn't the usual run-of-the-mill Sci Fi Fantasy universe. I'd say a 3.5-4/5.

 

[seela]

Does anyone else have any set reading goals for 2017?

I do!

My constant goal is to read books by a more varied bunch of authors. Different genders, races, nationalities, ages etc.

But the city library also offers a 50 book challenge every year and I'm gonna do it again this year. It's not really a "challenge" per se, and they make sure to remind people it's not a competition and reading should be fun.

They don't list books people should read, but instead they list categories or descriptions. A book that has a proper noun in the title, a fantasy book, a book where nobody dies, a book that's been written under a penname, a book written on the year you were born etc.

You can mark one book to several categories too, if you want and it fits, so 50 categories is not too daunting a task. It's just a fun way to find something new to read.

What's your reading goal?

 

[Bookaddict72]

I do!

My constant goal is to read books by a more varied bunch of authors. Different genders, races, nationalities, ages etc.

But the city library also offers a 50 book challenge every year and I'm gonna do it again this year. It's not really a "challenge" per se, and they make sure to remind people it's not a competition and reading should be fun.

They don't list books people should read, but instead they list categories or descriptions. A book that has a proper noun in the title, a fantasy book, a book where nobody dies, a book that's been written under a penname, a book written on the year you were born etc.

You can mark one book to several categories too, if you want and it fits, so 50 categories is not too daunting a task. It's just a fun way to find something new to read.

What's your reading goal?

Is this like the PopSugar list? I have done that as a group on Facebook, but the challenge was that you couldn't use a book in more than one category.

 

[seela]

Is this like the PopSugar list? I have done that as a group on Facebook, but the challenge was that you couldn't use a book in more than one category.

I don't know what the PopSugar list is.

The rules of the library challenge are very loose, because the sole point of it is to encourage people to read. That's what I like the most about it. There is a discussion group for the challenge and it's always been really supportive and fun. The librarians also help people find books that fit to the categories. And actually one of the categories is reading a book recommended by a librarian.

It's especially fun to do the challenge this year, because my local library reopened after two years of thorough renovations. Now I have all "my" librarians back. Yay!

 

[FurryFury]

Sounds like a good goal!

I haven't set any reading goals yet other than I need to get back to reading instead of writing. Reading for pleasure I mean, not proofreading. I'm a terrible proofreader, it takes me several run-throughs to find stuff and even then I don't catch everything.

We have a target date of March 25th for publishing so I'm really busy with all the little things that go with that plus finishing the other books in the series.

I do have Winter Halo by Keri Arthur on my to-read list. Her other book City of Light was interesting because it wasn't the usual run-of-the-mill Sci Fi Fantasy universe. I'd say a 3.5-4/5.

Great! I did it two years ago, the popsugar challenge.

In my book club on fetlife, The Kinkster's Book Club, I made the following reading challenges.

A.) I challenge myself to post at least twice a month in this group (hopefully) interesting threads or articles about books or reading. I hope all group leaders will be active and do this too.

B.) I challenge myself to help out in the group challenges.

C.) I challenge myself to at least try any books feature each month here and in my local book clubs and keep this group going.

D.) I challenge myself to read at least one juvenile novel a month this year.

E.) I challenge myself to read at least six books to widen my knowledge of diversity.

F.) I challenge myself to read 100 books this year not including picture books.

G.) I challenge myself to do the 2017 Scavenger Hunt that this group has created together.

2.) **Passenger** by Alexander Bracken 3/5

I do!

My constant goal is to read books by a more varied bunch of authors. Different genders, races, nationalities, ages etc.

But the city library also offers a 50 book challenge every year and I'm gonna do it again this year. It's not really a "challenge" per se, and they make sure to remind people it's not a competition and reading should be fun.

They don't list books people should read, but instead they list categories or descriptions. A book that has a proper noun in the title, a fantasy book, a book where nobody dies, a book that's been written under a penname, a book written on the year you were born etc.

You can mark one book to several categories too, if you want and it fits, so 50 categories is not too daunting a task. It's just a fun way to find something new to read.

What's your reading goal?

Here is this year's popsugar challenge. I found some of the categories to be quite difficult when I did it two years ago.

http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2017-42561300

Is this like the PopSugar list? I have done that as a group on Facebook, but the challenge was that you couldn't use a book in more than one category.

Yay!

I don't know what the PopSugar list is.

The rules of the library challenge are very loose, because the sole point of it is to encourage people to read. That's what I like the most about it. There is a discussion group for the challenge and it's always been really supportive and fun. The librarians also help people find books that fit to the categories. And actually one of the categories is reading a book recommended by a librarian.

It's especially fun to do the challenge this year, because my local library reopened after two years of thorough renovations. Now I have all "my" librarians back. Yay!

 

[BattlingSoul]

Does reading comic books count...?

Seriously...

 

[FurryFury]

Yes.

Seriously.

So do audio books.

Does reading comic books count...?

Seriously...

 

[twister947]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer

 

[HisArpy]

What a title. Almost makes me want to go buy and read it. Probably something like Steel Magnolia's, right?