I was just thinking about this the other day. Because of the nature of reading you both have to actively think "this is the mountain region of this country" but you also passively imagine the area or have to passively keep the setting in mind. Setting is an easy one but even with vocabulary, each…
I have been kind of down recently. A lot of things happening and I don’t know where I’m going with life. But I just recently started reading eye of the world (the first wheel of time book) and I have so much excitement to pick it back up every time I have to put it down. I love books with lots of…
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
Nothing too deep in this post but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a lot of technical writing in it but I think it added to the immersion of the story. And Mark (main char.) was so easy going with everything and took his situation in stride. I won't spoil anything although I will put a tag just in…
I honestly feel like the His Dark Materials trilogy was the first work of art that made me truly understand and feel romantic love. When I read it as a 12 year old boy the last volume introduced me to feelings that I had never felt before and that went much deeper than lust or infatuation. I…
It wasn't that the ending was sad, I was just sad because I was saying goodbye to all the wonderful characters I got to know throughout this book (and yes I know there's more books). Daniel, Fermin, Julian, Nuria, the watchmaker, the school teacher, everyone...they all embodied such a strong and…
I'm rereading the Anita Blake vampire hunter novels and I swear Anita is just a sad submissive simp with Stockholm syndrome. It's not a reverse harem... I want my female characters to be very independent and strong willed if they are trying to protray a reverse harem... Not some sad chick who is…
The book was about 600 pages long but I honestly did not want it to end! Donna Tartt has such a way with words that her prose has left such a big impression on me. Even her describing foliage and environment was beautiful, like each word was carefully picked to hold up a sentence. I completely get…
I haven't finished the book yet, and I have no idea who the murderer is. I like it enough to start over to try and work it out, but only if there are enough clues in the text. I've avoided reading anything about this book (I'm familiar with the trope/stock storyline), so I'm not even fully certain…
Looking through bookstores, I always hear my grandmother's voice in my head saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover. There could be much more to it." I later realize that, while I love my grandmother, she was absolutely wrong in this case. You should judge a book by its cover, but not because that…
I'm feeling like I'm running out of time to do things, especially read. There are like 8 books I want to read right this moment, but I know that if I do that, I won't be able to truly experience any of them. I'm feeling as if I should have the wisdom of those books as soon as possible so that I can…
On paper it seemed as if e books would have turned copies of physical books into the next radio shack. I mean, you can ten books on you in a slim, portable, backlit device. With real books the more you carry the heavier they are, you need sufficient light and if you get too many you might have to…
Book Returned to Montclair Public Library 43-Years Overdue [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montclair/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/book-returned-to-montclair-public-library-43-years-overdue] By NATALIE HEARD HACKETT PublishedNovember 8, 2021 at 1:02 AM Last UpdatedNovember 8, 2021 at…
I was bored so I actually ran though a sequence of Goodreads profiles and complied these covers [https://i.imgur.com/HDO2Rut.jpg] to make a point. I'm a grown man. I rarely read YA, I've read about 5 of these and enjoyed maybe 2. But even the other ones just keep looking really enticing to…
I loved it. I've never felt/thought such thing while reading a book, but I loved every single sentence of it. By that I don't mean I loved the whole book as a whole piece (but obviously I did), I mean I loved every single sentence of it, one by one. Sometimes I read one sentence over and over again,…
Such a great mind bender. Have you read anything that reminds you of this show?
Most of my friends have collections of books they’ve read, or have a small library in their homes. My family only ever buys books on holidays, so we get 90% of our books from the library. When I am done with a book thats been purchased, and I don’t think il read it again, Il usually donate it or…
i had this book on my reading list for the longest time, so i finally caved in and bought the book around two weeks ago and i’ve finished it last night, and after having organised my thoughts, i decided i want to discuss it. i’ve read many other books in the past year, covid made me retake the…
I hear a lot of times that a lot of readers were reading fanatics when they were younger. Although I wasn’t much of a reader in elementary school (i simply did not have the focus to finish a book), I was a reading fanatic in middle school. My favorite series at that time was The Lunar Chronicles by…
And what a roller coaster. I’ve seen the 80’s version a few times, so I new most of the big beats going in, but you know how things change when they get adapted (or are buried in tainted land). I was fascinated by the descriptions of the pets not being quite right after they came back, and how…
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" is a sci-fi piece by Ted Chiang [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang]. I've always enjoyed Chiang's work but this is the first time I've come across this particular story. It may be my favorite work from him to date. It made me feel more human and alive,…
Just finished part one, and don’t wish to have it spoiled but just need a place to let out what I feel so far. This is truly the greatest novel I have ever read and I’m glad I waited till now that I’m in my later 40s. I feel as though I can appreciate it more. I’m amazed at how Tolstoy is able to…
Hey Fellow Bookworms, I’m here for a specific request today. I’m a college student. It’s my dad’s birthday and he LOVES reading. He was a stay-at-home dad and he was just absolutely wonderful. When I was a kid, he would go out of his way to get me any book I asked for and he would always read to me…
What is that one book that feels fresh every time you read it, no matter how many times you read it?
There are some books that feel fresh no matter how many times you read it in the past. You see a plot twist coming, yet you approach it with the same amount of enthusiasm that you had back when you read it for the first time. For me, any one of the Harry Potter series makes this list. The…
I was on a flight, talking to a woman who grew up in Paris, France. As a traveler, I'm always interested in what people around the world were assigned to read in high school. She gave me this list: * Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant * Germinal and L'Assommoir by Émile Zola * Les Misérables by Victor…
I am a longtime reader of Philippa Gregory and a history teacher. I know that she flubs the history or completely makes things up and while it makes me grit my teeth, I can get over it. But seriously, what I can't get over is her insane obsession with incest. That's what makes things bad for me,…
I'm currently reading Time Out of Joint and really enjoying it. It also reminds me a lot of the film the Truman Show, and parts of WandaVision where there's strange things happening and the characters are slowly being suspicious of their reality. Looking for similar books, bonus points if it's…
I [33f] recently went on a date with a guy [35m] who seemed cool and that we have a bunch in common. When we started talking about books and what we've been reading, I said I mostly love nonfiction and detailed a few of the books I've recently read about the history of WWII, Churchill, Bad Blood by…
I mean, shouldn't you read at your own pace? Why the big hurry to finish a book or anything in particular? I actually learned how to stop subvocalizing and sometimes chunk the words. However, reading too fast puts strain on my eyes. Currently reading Harry Potter and why should I speed read through…
I haven't read a book in a very long time, I'm so glad that I decided to start with Giovanni's room. It was so captivating and sensual. It has a woken me from a deep slumber and I am just so happy to have read it. James Bladwin taps into humanity of obligation and self-sacrifice in such a poetic…
I used to NEVER not finish a book. Now I feel like I do it all the time, like half the books I've started in the last few months. I just lose interest or I'm not motivated to pick it up and eventually it has to go back to the library. I'm not sure if this is because I'm less willing to waste my time…
I could be in the mood for a good adventure, mystery, sci-fi, or mythology type genre. Or leadership, how-to, history, outdoors, various world views…you get the picture. Pretty much anything?
I didn’t like history very much when I was younger. But I have recently discovered I enjoy it a lot when it’s narrated as a novel and I’m looking for suggestions. PS: preferably not English history, I already have lots of suggestions on that topic.
I thought Keyes did a fine job on developing pathos for pre-treatment Charlie, but once he had the treatment (Charlie, not Keyes), he turned into a thoroughly unlikeable person. The slide back to his former self restored some part of the pathos, but it felt mawkish, perhaps gratuitous. There didn't…
When I started reading, I was greatful for having the original edition (not the American one that the film is based on), but when I finished it, I felt that the ending lacks the organic structure of the previous chapters. It was an amazing book with characters who weigh in on the main character,…
...and I don't know if it is appropriate to post about the narrators on this sub, but I just have to say, Thandiwe Newton has done a stupendous job! I am still not done with it, in fact I only just finished the first part (her life in Lowood). I was listening to it on my way to work and the…
Suggest me some of your favorite reads of 2021! Some of mine have been Project Hail Mary and Piranesi
I knew nothing about Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower" before picking it up. It is well written, great characterizations, plot pace is perfect, the work of a fine writer at her best ... I had to stop and put it away, half-unread. Her depiction of collapsing America, riven by dissention as…
I've always loved how K-dramas present romance and the way that many of them seamlessly blend elements of fantasy into their modern world, some of my favorites are Goblin: The Lonely and Great God, Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon, Drama world, and Black. I would love any recommendations!
I liked Lost, I liked everything about it besides the damn end. Are there any REALLY good books similar to Lost out there? Thanks! (I don't care if it's Horror, Thriller or Mystery) EDIT: I meant literally the lost on an island with mystery things going on part :D