What are you reading?

posted by Heretic

Been gradually grinding through a re-read of the Robert Jordan (finished by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death) Wheel of Time series. About 2/3 of the way through the sixth book. Of 14. Which all range from long to very long. But it's nice to actually read the whole series at once. Since I'd initially started reading it about 7-8 books into it, so it was a "binge on 7-8 books and then read each new one when it came out, using the Internet to fill in memory blanks due to being reintroduced to minor characters I last read about 2 years ago" deal. That way made it easy to miss out on subtle details and foreshadowing that I'm picking up on this time through.

I'm going to get to this sooner or later.

Have you read much of Sanderson's own stuff? The Stormlight Archives is a great series. I haven't read any Mistborn stuff.

posted by justincredible

I'm going to get to this sooner or later.

Have you read much of Sanderson's own stuff? The Stormlight Archives is a great series. I haven't read any Mistborn stuff.

No, but I'm thinking I'll pick up one of his series after finishing this because I think he did as good a job as possible with finishing this series. In short, Jordan really wanted to close it out in 12 books, saying that it would be 12 even if Tor had to develop a new method for binding books. Then he died with basically some stuff written out and other stuff in notes; his estate (primarily his wife) agreed to have Sanderson finish it; it was determined that only a 12th book would not work, making it turn into 14 when it was all said and done; and so, he essentially co-wrote three books with a dead man to end an epic fantasy series without there being any loss of quality.

posted by justincredible

Started reading 1984 again, for the 4th or 5th time.

I was a senior in high school in 1970 when I read it and I remember thinking how far off the year 1984 actually felt to me!  BTW, I also enjoyed it. 

Started reading a new apocalyptic novel called Winter World by AG Riddle. It was one of the recommendations on my kindle loading screen and sounded interesting. I'm about a third through it and I'm really enjoying it.

Also borrowed my father-in-law's copy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. That book is a beast, so it'll take a while to get through.

Finished the Night Manager. It was fine, just pretty dated. I thought the miniseries from a few years ago was actually better.

I am going nerd and started the first book of the Star Wars Legends Thrawn trilogy. Pretty good so far. 

i just finished the Dan Crenshaw book. It was a so-so book but the message is a good one (especially in this odd time we are living in). Before that I read Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink (very good IMO). now i'm wrapping up a harry bosch book and just picked up the Pioneers about the settlement of Marietta and then follows Putnam and Cutler accross the NWT.

Finished Winter World last night. GREAT book if you like sci fi. I'll start the 2nd book in the series tonight.

I'm about to start The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, which will be my 26th book of 2020. I was about 20% through the first book of a trilogy earlier this week but I didn't like it at all so I decided to move on. 

posted by justincredible

LOVE Dark Matter. Read Recursion next.

Just finished "Recursion" by Blake Crouch last night - wow.  

Recursion was Dark Matter squared.  Actually, it was "Dark Matter" meets "Groundhog Day" meets "Next" (Nicholas Cage movie).  This was a bit more difficult to grasp, there are a few websites that do a great job breaking down the plot intricacies.  One guy built a chart with all of the timelines so you could see how they lined up. 

Educational bonus:  I learned about DMT.

Glad you liked it. I plan on re-reading both books this fall. 

I bought Dark Matter some weeks ago and it is in my queue to read. I finished the first of the Star Wars Thrawn trilogy. I liked it as it was a good shot of decent Star Wars story, something we have not seen in a while. 

I'm about to start the Moon is a Harsh Mistress thanks to some recommendations on here. 

posted by ptown_trojans_1

I'm about to start the Moon is a Harsh Mistress thanks to some recommendations on here. 

Picked up Bleachers by John Grisham today. Read the whole thing. Will probably reread it soon. 

Started Human Action: A Treatise on Economics by Ludwig von Mises.

Finished The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. It was good, not as good as Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers, but good. Good sci-fi book and I did like how complex and thought provoking the idea of government and political philosophy was weaved into the book.

I'm now reading a quick book by Robert Simonson on the Martini Cocktail. It goes into the history of the Martini as well as provide old and new recipes. I have his two other cocktail book on the history of the Old Fashioned and recipes for cocktails with just three ingredients. They are great for not just recipes but the history of cocktails. 

After that, I have Dark Matter on deck. 

Once Upon a River by Lorian Hemingway. About 35% done and it's finally picking up.

Maus by Art Speigelman. Second time reading this awesome graphic novel format of the author's dad's experience in the Holocaust. 

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Maus by Art Speigelman. Second time reading this awesome graphic novel format of the author's dad's experience in the Holocaust. 

I read that years ago for a class at Ohio St. Great novel that I still have on my bookshelf. 

Ragamuffin Gospel

7 Principles for Making Marriage Work

Just over a 1/3rd of the way through Dark Matter. It is great so far. I'm looking forward to all the twists and turns. 

I can really see this made into a movie/ Netflix show.