Finished The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, 3rd book in the 2nd era of Mistborn!
Read last 150 or so pages in a single sitting. Very interesting where the story is going.
After finishing it, I wanted to focus on the other books I was reading but the ending made me start the Mistborn: Secret Histories novella right away.
The novella takes place in Era 1 (at least as far as I have read) but the recommended order is after The Bands of Mourning, as mentioned at the end of the book. Pretty interesting so far.
Still Readings Ultra-processed Food by Chris van Tulleken and The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Caroll, but at very slow pace. Going to focus on them one at a time to speed them up.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Finished Skunk Works (About the Lockheed advanced research team) by Ben Rich, and The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin (about an adventure to test if an Irish leather boat could have made it to North america past the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland.). I’m starting Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. I’ve read Bookshops and Bonedust already, and the other book of the three is on hold at the library but I’m number 15 in line.
I’m in Dean R Kontz’s Forest of Lost Souls which is a gripping thriller starring one of the strongest female protagonists I have ever seen. She’s as good as Legolas except with a crossbow. It’s phenomenal.
Except i have a question – she runs with a wolf pack and the lead wolf is half domesticated dog, is that possible?
I Just finished the 5th Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinnimen immediately started the 6th. Absolutely loving the series so far and am trying to get caught up for the new book in May, super excited! Along with that i’m about halfway through Golden Son by Pierce Brown, second book in the Red Rising series which is another awesome series. would love more book suggestion always up for reading new series if anyone has some suggestions.
Just finished reading The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey.
I’m in the middle of listening to They Bloom At Night by Trang Thanh Tran, which I’m very much enjoying as a dystopian fluff book.
Swan Song: Robert R. Mcammon When I was much younger I stumbled upon this book, it was by far the longest book I had ever attempted to read at that age spanning nearly 900+ pages of read time. The beginning was detailed and slow to lift off but it made the rest of a book a cataclysmic domino affect. Its a post apocalyptic novel thats centered around the positive and negative forces in our society vying for the lead due to there not being any distractions or limitations anymore. Its a multiple perspective book with characters of different standpoints, backgrounds, and ages, if one character doesn’t float your fancy, theres another one that will. I continued to read for one perspective and became enveloped in another character quickly. The author does a phenomenal job at building each perspective into a final confrontation at the end. It was one of those books I just ran through, eating up the words and flipping through the pages I disconnected from reality entirely. It was such a well crafted book it broke me and I have never been able to read the same way since, I’m currently re-reading it. I just cant stay away
Empire of Gold - Book 3 of the Devabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty.
They have been much slower reads than most fantasy I have read. I am not convinced the ending will be worth the effort.
I just picked up Katabasis by R. F. Kuang first few chapters were fun. I’m thinking I’ll enjoy it more.
I loved the Devabad Trilogy. Though I think that was mainly because of the setting. Just found out that she wrote a short stories collection in the series during covid. In case you want to read more after finishing the series.
Body Count by Paddy Manning
https://www.booktopia.com.au/body-count-paddy-manning/book/9781925456752.html
Finished “The hydrogen sonata” by Ian M Banks. Went looking for something else to read, and stumbled upon “Bill the galactic hero” by Harry Harrison. I had read some of his books a long time ago, but didn’t even remember he was the writer. I was traveling for work a lot the last weeks and this was a nice simple read after Banks. I’m now following up with "Bill the galactic hero on the planet of the robot slaves.
2nd Murderbot book, and Pride and Prejudice with Zombies.
How are you liking Pride and Prejudice with Zombies? Added it to my wishlist when it was released, but never got around to getting it.
It’s funny, and very clever. But there’s no way I’d get through Pride and Prejudice with no Zombies. Hooooly shit, is it insufferable. Unless that’s intentional, and that changes at some point.
My wife wanted me to read the mist born novels, that were intriguing but the lead character killed me
I didn’t have any issue with it, but I have heard this from many people.
I finished Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. This was my least favourite book the first two times and I wasn’t looking forward to it, but it was really good this time through. I think it’s because I read a physical book instead of listening to the audiobook this time, and this one is much slower and more contemplative. Memories are such an important part of this story, so being able to read entire pages of scene-setting, that go in detail into everything that Dresden was seeing & feeling, and everything they mean to him, were much more effective in a medium that lets you sit with things for a moment and really take it all in. Loved it.
I’m in Fellowship of the Ring now, gonna alternate these with Dresden files. I only just watched the films for the first time in the last year or so and I read The Hobbit last month (didn’t watch those ones). No thoughts on it yet except I’m glad we didn’t stick around in Hobbiton for very long, I really don’t like the people there for the most part.
Ghost Story is contentious, it’s just such a huge change of pace from the typical book in the series, and much more introspective. I enjoy it more and more each time I read it though.
Almost finished with The lies of Locke Lamora. Havent found the rest of the gentlemen bastards in Dutch unfortunately.
Honestly, it’s the best of the bunch.
Finished: Foundation by Asimov. Pretty great, I liked the repeated theme that violence is just a bad solution, not a “wrong” one. You can sit around arguing philosophy all day, but if one path involves death and destruction and the other avoids it then it’s hard to argue with results
In progress: Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. I got a color e-reader for Christmas so I’ve been seeing what Manga is like on it. It’s funny and plays pretty fast and loose with its own rules. It’s also much faster than watching the show
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Did you read the trilogy? And/or the broader universe?
I read Foundations as a start, then went and read the rest of his universe, and a bunch of his other works too!
Love the entire DB universe, I own the omnis for DB but sold the DBZ ones ages ago. Wish I didn’t.
It’s raunchy and I love it. I had to warn my niece about gokus balls when I lent it to her, you know what I’m referring too…
Foundation was for my bookclub so I just read that. I have read I, Robot and Nightfall and do like Asimov in general, I may come back to the series time permitting
There have been multiple times reading DB that I had to remind myself it was written by a dude in Japan in the 80s who had no idea it would be popular, let alone become a global phenomenon. Roshi and Bulma early on is a little gross, and Goku is way too fascinated with people’s groins. It’s still pretty fun
Closed out Children of Men by P.D. James today.
I have a copy of the Left Hand of Darkness, but I can’t read a physical copy in the car while driving. Guess I’ll have to wait for the library to deliver the audiobook.
I think I’ll start Utopia by Thomas More tomorrow.
Just finished “The Rose Field” by Philip Pullman, book 3 in “The Book of Dust”. Was it good? I’m somewhat up in the air about that. I enjoyed the series but books 2 & 3 was just one book in 2 volumes; and that’s fine but it was somehow a bit… Unfulfilling. Ending felt a bit rushed as well; an additional 50 pages might have better fleshed out both the climax and a suitable epilogue.
Started “The Gone World” by Tom Sweterlitsch last night. Holy poop the 7-page prologue had me hooked immediately.
I really enjoy all of Pullman’s books, but I haven’t read any of the new dust books. I’m curious to jump in.
Agreed, that prologue is fantastic. I wish the rest of the book matched that tone and intensity better, but I still enjoyed it.
