What are you fuckers reading now?

[Jordan90]

I just re-read all four of David Gemmell's incredible fantasy series The Rigante: Sword In The Storm, Midnight Falcon, Ravenheart, and Stormrider. This is one of the greatest fantasy series out there, but it always gets less hype than the big names like Game of Thrones and Wheel of Time.

Then, while reading Gemmell I also read all three of Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart series. Fast action, cute love story, evil villians, cool superpowers...literally a rollicking good read lol!

 

[Sean]

I just re-read all four of David Gemmell's incredible fantasy series The Rigante: Sword In The Storm, Midnight Falcon, Ravenheart, and Stormrider. This is one of the greatest fantasy series out there, but it always gets less hype than the big names like Game of Thrones and Wheel of Time.

Then, while reading Gemmell I also read all three of Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart series. Fast action, cute love story, evil villians, cool superpowers...literally a rollicking good read lol!

I'm schizophrenic about Sanderson. Some of his stuff I think is great and some I just can't finish. I think he did a good job of wrapping up Jordan's WoT.

 

[Jordan90]

I'm schizophrenic about Sanderson. Some of his stuff I think is great and some I just can't finish. I think he did a good job of wrapping up Jordan's WoT.

His Stormlight Chronicles can start to drag in the middle, for sure lol. I found I tend to like his shorter novels like Steelheart, Legion, and the shorter Mistborn novels.

I feel like that's just a weakness of fantasy novelists in general though...they write too much and then the book drags in the middle, and the series drags in the middle as well. WoT did the same. God, I hated Book 8 (I think it was?). The story line with Perrin just. would. not. end.

 

[Sean]

His Stormlight Chronicles can start to drag in the middle, for sure lol. I found I tend to like his shorter novels like Steelheart, Legion, and the shorter Mistborn novels.

I feel like that's just a weakness of fantasy novelists in general though...they write too much and then the book drags in the middle, and the series drags in the middle as well. WoT did the same. God, I hated Book 8 (I think it was?). The story line with Perrin just. would. not. end.

WoT could have lost three books in the middle without detriment. I suspect Jordan's publisher saw them as a cash cow and wanted as many as possible.

 

[jomar]

Seriously considering a re-read of Dune before the new movie comes out. Might only have time for the first book though.

Been a long time since I first read it. Curious to see how my interpretation will change.

Seems like I read the new movie ends halfway through the first book.


Just finished The New New Thing by Michael Lewis.

Just started Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect by Bob Rotella

 

[Jordan90]

WoT could have lost three books in the middle without detriment. I suspect Jordan's publisher saw them as a cash cow and wanted as many as possible.

Agreed!

And I may be committing blasphemy to some readers here on Lit, but I feel like Harry Potter did much the same. Rowling just got too big, too fast, and during her later books editors allowed her to leave in scenes, plotlines, and even characters that had no business continuing on (I'm looking at you, Hagrid).

The movies ruthlessly pared that extraneous material down lol.

 

[torchthebitch]

The Power. Naomi Alderman. You would probably like it Fata.

Also, Language Society and Power, Mooney and Evans.

 

[FataMorgana]

Animal by Lisa Taddeo. Compelling, depressing and leaves you feeling a bit icky. Can't put it down though.

 

[FataMorgana]

Animal by Lisa Taddeo. Compelling, depressing and leaves you feeling a bit icky. Can't put it down though.

Jesus that was a cracking read.

 

[FataMorgana]

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig.

It's ok, very Stephen King ish.

 

[Islander55]

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. I am only half way through so will not make a judgement yet but it is definitely different and interesting.

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Facing Reality by Charles Murray

 

[Sean]

Facing Reality by Charles Murray

Of course you are.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition – by Paul Watson

 

[BlondieLadi]

Rabbits by Terry Miles

 

[pecksniff]

Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America, by Kurt Andersen.

 

[Rightguide]

American Marxism~Mark Levin

 

[Scareltt]

Down the Rabbit Hole we go!

I’m in the middle of Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison.

I wasn’t really into watching the Girls Next Door but I might actually watch them. I’ve clearly run to stuff to watch.

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[FataMorgana]

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig.

It's ok, very Stephen King ish.

I really enjoyed this, LTR I think it might be up your street too.

 

[FataMorgana]

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[quietlylooking]

I'm about 3/4 finished with The Witch Elm by Tana French. It was agonizingly slow to start, but at about chapter 6 it started to get interesting. Can't put it down now. Looking forward to finishing hopefully this weekend.

I felt the same about The Witch Elm initially, but really liked it overall.

Currently reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and am entranced by it.

Eyeing Animal by Lisa Taddeo for my next read based on Fata's comments upthread.

 

[FataMorgana]

I felt the same about The Witch Elm initially, but really liked it overall.

Currently reading Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and am entranced by it.

Eyeing Animal by Lisa Taddeo for my next read based on Fata's comments upthread.

I really enjoyed The Witch Elm.

Ooh let me know what you think of Animal. I ordered her other book Three Women on the back of that. Don't even know what it's about!

 

[lovetoread]

I really enjoyed this, LTR I think it might be up your street too.

i bought the audio but havent started it yet

i might get my king card revoked but billy summers was so boring i stopped reading. i will go back to it eventually

but i highly recommend this series

monstrous

its a series about monsters. i loved the first two books but you can tell this was written by someone not from the US as there are a lot of re letter switches and extra u's.

 

[FataMorgana]

i bought the audio but havent started it yet

i might get my king card revoked but billy summers was so boring i stopped reading. i will go back to it eventually

but i highly recommend this series

monstrous

its a series about monsters. i loved the first two books but you can tell this was written by someone not from the US as there are a lot of re letter switches and extra u's.

Once in a while he knocks out a stinker. I felt like that about Insomnia and Needful Things. Not keen on Tommyknockers either.

I nearly re read The Dead Zone the other day, I think that's my fave. And the Kennedy one. I haven't read his last few but I have The Institute somewhere. Maybe that one next then.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

I just reread Ghost Story cuz got a copy at library book sale for pennies. It doesn't really hold up imo. Never a big fan of Straub to begin with but that one I remember as being solid. Disappointed.
However I also reread Dune for maybe 4th time I think. It still holds up. But man the sequels. Talk about hit amd miss.