Sorry this isn’t a book suggestion, but I thought it’d be kinda fun - I have a tradition of giving my pets punny writer names. Currently I have F. Scott Fishgerald and Margaret Catwood (Maggie for short). I’m getting a new kitten, a boy, and he doesn’t have a name yet! Best ideas I’ve had so far are…
The Giver is an excellent book and yes, while I was introduced to it as a child and its perfectly acceptable book for kids to read, the messages and lessons in the book go far beyond that of a child or teenager will understand. Looking back it is a profound book that should be read and understood…
So I watched Wheel of Time on Amazon and I was hooked immediately. Then Amazon had 50% off the collected box sets this weekend and I bought all of them for super cheap. I started reading it last night and before I knew it I was at page 178. I couldn't put it down. And this is just me reading what…
I want y'all to tell me a situation where you said a word out loud and learned later (or immediately, to your embarrassment, if someone corrected you on the spot) that it is actually pronounced differently. And of course you must have learned this word from a book. I'll start: So back when I was…
Just listened to the audio version of Danny Trejo's autobiography "Trejo". He self narrates the audio book which is really cool. He's not the greatest narrator, but one you get used to the way he talks, it's overall better that he's telling his own story. He lived a crazy violent life in the…
As a user of Goodreads for years, I have very mixed feelings on the platform. It should be a goldmine of information (millions of ratings and reviews, book recommendations, interactions with authors), but I often find it underwhelming in practice. A few things that stand out to me: Most books have…
Tl;dr Charles Dickens made me smart Ever since David Copperfield was assigned as reading in my first year of high school, I have devoured his works and revisited them on an annual basis. His style of writing has elevated my language, speech, and vocabulary to such degrees that colleagues and…
This sounds weird, but online I keep seeing people say that they “rented” a book from the library, and this feels weird to me. I’d usually say “borrowed” or maybe “checked out.” In my mind renting implies payment, but I think more so it’s just weird because I feel like I’ve never heard “rented” used…
My wife and I got married young, and over time we have grown apart as people quite a bit. I love her very much and accepted the differences between us but she doesn't love me anymore, and is no longer happy, so we're splitting up. I've moved out already. The whole thing is very sad for me but we are…
Let me tell you, the Libby app has been a total game changer for me! But perhaps maybe I am just late to the game! Before moving overseas, I was always at the library borrowing books, I could go through multiple books a week. Once I moved, books, especially English ones are just not as available,…
I just wanted to gush a bit. The writing is beautiful, the characters are amazing, and the ending was satisfying. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve read a book that left me satisfied on the last page. I love the sweet blend of fantasy and realism and man oh man the suspense!! I was on the…
just WOW what a good read. Reasonably short but absolutely full to the brim with story, the descriptions were intricate and poetic, the letters were so fun it was really like reading correspondence between two soldiers/lovers, I've never been one for time travel story with how confusing things can…
Bonus points if it portrays late 90s/early 2000s.
As audiobooks have allowed me to greatly increase the number of books I consume, I've been branching out into new areas and a gave Murder On The Orient Express a try. I didn't love the narrator but I can get past that and enjoy the story for it's merits. The set up was good and the ending was…
Ive been meaning to read something related to assassins, but im unsure what’s good and what’s not. (Action/Fantasy whatever comes up)
Back when I was in jr high, I used to read a lot of books. Mostly Science Fiction and some random Stephen King. But sometime during high school I got out of the habit, and literally haven't read an actual book since then. Got into computers and programming in college, so I ended up filing my free…
So, I’m in shock. This was a rough experience. It was the first true crime book that I’ve read, but I was totally immersed in the story. Yes, the whole thing is distressing and unpleasant, but following the story from so many different angles is an interesting reading experience. There’s no way to…
The thought just hit me that I'm probably impaired in this regard, for lack of a kinder word. Whenever a book starts going into describing how a city is structured, to the left of the church is a river that runs through x y and z. On the other side is a hill that towers over... And etc and etc. I…
I am often blindsided by twist endings in books. So often, especially with popular books, people ask "oh, did you figure out the twist?" and almost always, I did not. The thing is, unless it's a legit "whodunit" type mystery (ie, The Hunting Party), I don't even really try. Literally three times…
Look, I’m 24 years old and I pretty much think I have problems with ,growing old’ and would like to read a book which gives me advice how to handle that time between childhood and adulthood. Like for example preparing me, that my parents will actually die in a couple of years. Or giving me advice,…
Over the past year (probably longer), I've been struggling with depression and enjoying a lot of things I previously enjoyed. Video games, movies, music, reading. I was getting back into reading after getting my kindle around 2 years ago and was able to read some older sci-fi I enjoyed, and new…
A few months back, I read Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. I first picked it up because I was intrigued by the time travel aspect. As I read it, it definitely got me thinking about aspects of racism and slavery that I never considered before. I really wonder why this hasn't been adapted into a film…
I've read On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, and since then I have become amazed by the prose poets are able to write. The way they convey their thoughts and feelings is, to me, out of this world. Don't mind me, I love poetry, but seeing these artists take on a novel length project…
He's arguably one of, if not the best science fiction writer/s. He also does absolutely fantastic fantasy as well. He's got a very dense style that can be difficult to get into, and his books are meant as rereads. Give them a try though, you won't regret it. His work on The Book of the new sun…
I have a couple books that I can read over and over again, yet never get tired of. The Harry Potter series is one for me because the story is so wonderful and I always pick up on new things and hidden references. Plus, it’s kind of nostalgic. The Virgin Suicides is another one. I adore how the book…
I'm uninitiated, but I assume that a poetry book can't be tackled like a regular book, or is it? I don't think I would enjoy the book if I had to read the same page over and over again without a specific strategy. What kind of method do you use, or with your experience, what works best to extract…
This book was BRILLIANT. I really loved Evelyne as a character and it was fascinating to read about her life. She was so real, like a friend. It’s the kind of story that sticks with you for weeks after you’ve read it. The author really did it! Have you read it? Are you planning to? What did you…
I'm rereading The Expanse series. The loving descriptions of large amounts of coffee consumed by the crew have this espresso shooter craving big, steaming cups. I may not have a spaceship or deadly missions on the edge of what's known, but I can sip for a while and ponder the universe. How about…
Good morning everyone, I'm getting interested in philosophy and I'd like some books to start. Since I'm quite young I'd start with some easy books, but I don't mean high school books, even some university ones would be good to start. I spend almost all my free time thinking (also OVERthinking) so…
Finished it 20 mins ago... Well, it was an awesome listen, the narrator was outstanding in the majority of the book because of how much enthusiasm and excitement is conveyed. Although, the last chapter is what got me especially with how much self-conflict I've been going through. I doubt a lot of…
I saw a post about books from your youth that you reread and realized they didn’t age well. On the flip side, what’s a book that you loved and read at a young age that you reread recently and still loved? I want to hear all about your books that stood the test of time and were still just as good in…
I let you define difficult. For me, difficulty may concern the subject matter, word usage, complexity of a story...or never-ending sentences, as this example from Woolf's To the Lighthouse shows: "She was now formidable to behold, and it was only in silence, looking up from their plates, after she…
I know everyone who likes mythology has probably heard of Percy Jackson but there’s a continuation of the series called Heroes of Olympus that not as many people seem to know about. I actually prefer this series to the Percy Jackson’s and want more people to know about it The books still include…
I know the movies pretty well. Being that they’re so long I can’t decide if knowing what will happen next will taint the reading experience.
I haven't felt this ecstatic after reading a book since "The Secret History". 3 days ago. I found a reddit link [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/the-best-books-of-2021/] leading to "Penguin Random House" 's list of 2021's best books. I had just finished a few books and was looking…
I was having a discussion with some friends about how a lot of the books we read as teens or our early twenties just did not age well. It was interesting how we each had a book that we use to love and now looking back at it we don't know what the hell we were thinking. For me it was the Perfect…
And it is one of the best novels I've ever read and probably the best in the historical fiction category. It might just be the best story ever told. Never before has a book gripped me this much. It contains all these devious, entertaining, bloodthirsty and incomprehensible and unpredictable…
I mean an objectively bad book: poorly written, with weak characters, bad plot, etc. or a badly conceived non-fiction book that, for some reason, changed your life in a positive way. In my case it was (supposedly) non-fiction: Chariots of the Gods. I read it as a teenager and even at that time I…
Pulitzer Prize winner. I didn't think this one would appeal to me but I decided to give it a chance and I'm so glad I did. It takes place in the period of the rise of Hitler to the bitter defeat. Both at times darky disturbing and touching tracing a young German boy and a young French blind girl…
I really wanted the book to end by the time I was starting the third part. But after a couple of chapters in, I really fell in love with the book once again. But the last couple of chapters were really heartbreaking. I didn't realize that the characters had become my friends and it would be this…
It was incredibly emotional, detailed, and just so good. I’m not gonna lie, I cried at the end, just because the storytelling is so powerful at explaining the grief, guilt and sadness that Patroclus has, and the pain that Achilles goes through. It so damn good. My experience was enhanced by…
Hi ppl! What are your TOP 3 books you would like to re read before you die? I've never really been a reader in my life but I want to change that. Could you recommend anything awesome? anything is fine! any genre!
Ok, so I recently watched the movie and I quite liked it. I know the book series is huge, and I've never really read any book series before, so that's something to take into consideration. To help with the suggestions, my favorite books are Steppenwolf, One Hundred Years of Solitude and the…