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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/24/books/best-book-vote.html You can vote for up to three books from their list of 25, which were selected from reader nominations. The 25 are: * 1984 * All the Light We Cannot See * Beloved * Catch-22 * The Catcher in the Rye * Charlotte's Web *…

I loved the books cause it showed characters with flaws. Nathaniel was too brash and tried to be too clever. I love the world building cause I like reading about Jinns, such an elusive race. Bartimaeus is a pretty good character and so is Kitty Jones. In all honesty, it would have been another list…

Honestly going into the series I wasn't expecting much, just hoping for good little detective adventure. I wasn't expecting for the series to top my personal list. Dresden is possibly one of the most relatable characters I've ever read. How the author laid out Dresden's thoughts, feelings, and…

TLDR: I have realized that I have really small weird specific book themes/tropes that will automatically make me a give a book a try or put it down and I'm curious if other people have them. If so, I'd love to know what they are! I haven't read a TJ Klune book yet (even though I own House in the…

This is my favorite book ever. The way it was written was so good and the interview format was perfect. I was scared for a lot of the book and a few times I cried. The image of the battle of Yonkers will forever be in my brain. 10/10 The concept of the Quislings was really intriguing and I found…

Welcome readers, We're coming up on the end of the year and that means various "Best Books of 2021" lists are being released! We'll be using this thread to collect these "Best of" lists and awards into one place and will be updating it as more lists and awards are released. Without further ado,…

edit: spoilers below I say this as someone who used to claim that 1984 is one of my favorite books. While I can't confidently say that BNW is a better written novel than 1984 (the controller's discussion at the end of the book is a little heavy handed), I think it's a much better dystopian novel…

I just got mad. I'm from Bulgaria, English isn't my main language so forgive me if I make mistakes. I was at work and I saw an opportunity to read. I was reading Malazan Book Of The Fallen by the brilliant Steven Erikson and a colleague came and saw the fat book (Memories Of Ice, book 3 in the…

I find this book completely enthralling from front to back. What are your thoughts on Ignatius and where do you think he would be in todays culture? I suspect he would be bed ridden with fear of “big brother” and plotting a very counter intuitive series of journals to keep himself protected until…

As a Father, I find the story of Frankenstein amazing! My interpretation is that of a young man caught up in passion creating life but neglecting it. Then facing the horrible consequences of what his negligence created. Dr. Frankenstein is a young man in college who created life. Much like…

I've read a lot of classics I'd say. I've noticed a lot of the books have people who get sick a lot, or simply get sick from shock. A lot of the novels from the 1800s seem like the characters go pale because of the slightest of problems (there are a lot of people going pale for all sorts of reasons,…

I’ll start by saying this is as that I really really enjoyed this book. I spent every waking hour reading the book or listening to the audiobook while doing chores. To the point my arms were hurting from constantly holding the book. But the last couple of chapters left me not liking the…

... getting a hold of a really good book & then realizing from context clues that it must be part of a series? So, then you went to the library / bookstore / thrift store where you picked it up & you found all or some of the other books in the series. But, for some unfathomable reason, the…

I posted last week about how I finished book one and was so confused. Most (if not all) of you told me to keep going and it would get better, my questions would be answered. You were right! The Drawing of the Three was soo much better. I sped through it. The only problem is I now have about a 6 week…

I mean this in either a good or bad way. I just finished reading The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (thanks to the readers of this sub recommending it). And I don't even know where to put it genre wise. Is it sci Fi? Is it urban fantasy? Is it both? It had me mentally exhausted, in a good…

Holy shit downright the scariest story I've ever read! It's the second Tolstoy story I've read after 'family happiness' and I'm amazed with how accurately and and realistically Tolstoy describes the human experience. As someone who has high anxiety and is quite afraid of death combined with having…

As i neared the end of this book, I went on Google and searched "saddest books ever" and was not surprised to find      A Little Life in the first position of multiple lists. Its such a heartbreaking novel. The story follows four college classmates initially and later becomes the story of two.…

I didn't particularly "love" this book, but I did like it. A lot of the things were really intriguing to me in the story. The part where Mildred is talking to her friends about how they just stick their children in front of the TV to avoid trouble makes it hard to believe this was written back in…

tl;Dr - book was fucked in the best way possible. Subverts expectations without sacrificing anything important. Okay so a couple of things to mention before I rant. 1, I have no book friends for the most part - at least none who've read this. And 2, read the book first and I'll probably check out…

I'm curious to see if anyone else had a book they really didn't like (if not straight up hated) for one reason or another, but continued to read anyways. I can be an incredibly picky reader and if I don't like something as vague as the writing style of the author I will entirely forego reading a…

For months I’ve been perusing GoodReads in search of good sci fi books. Recently I got a library card and started using the Libby app. If you’re not doing this, you should. I’ve found that about 80% of the audiobooks I want to listen to can be rented there for free with a library card. That being…

I could probably narrow it to just two or even one book, which is Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace for the simple reason that I could’ve never recovered from addiction without it. When I first read it I was astonished by how much advice it actually has on recovery, and the sections on suicide…

Much to the bewilderment of other visually impaired people, I love to collect hardcovers of my favorite books. Something about being surrounded by the tangible evidence of the stories I love so much is beautiful and intoxicating, regardless of if I can read them that way. I bought a signed copy of…

I am thoroughly jealous of anyone who hasn’t read All Good Children by Dayna Ingram. The reveal totally sucker-punched me. I didn’t see it coming. When I read the book again, I was still affected, albeit not as strongly. It is not a deus ex machina twist and I still can’t see it coming even though…

I read a lot everyday. Sometimes I am reading all day long. I always have several books on the go so, at any given time, I am reading between 2 and 5 books. I read each for a few hours and then change to another one. I told one of my friends and he was slightly offended. Like if I was bragging or…

What are the next three books on your to read list? I’m interested to hear your answers and maybe some of these books are actually on my list. The first one for me is one of Us is lying by Karen McManus. On my huge list I have a lot of murder mysteries and this is the first one I’m going to read.…

I just saw on tv that there's a new remake of West Side Story coming out. This got me thinking what if books also got the same treatment as movies did. What if every 20-25 years a classic got rerelease but also rewritten by a different author? Would the new release be better? What changes would…

I've never met anyone who agrees with me that Elizabeth Bennet is the worst. Maybe it's because I'm not a romantic person but I just HATE how Austen has framed it where Elizabeth's mother/ best friend are shallow in their pursuit of security over romance and the only way to mark a "good person" is…

What a Rollercoaster. I am a fan of emotional auto biography already. And this book doesn't fail to deliver. Trevor noah talks about his early life. And It was quiet a read. I was hooked from the first few lines. I am lost for words as i JUST finished it like few minutes ago. And i still need to…

who the fuck says "sockfeet"? I have never heard that expression in my life, and I'm no spring chicken, and it was used in that book 1/2 a dozen times. Do people say that in Texas? Anyhow, that's not really a complaint, I liked the way it was written and found it to be really interesting and…

I never thought I'd read a book written by the Fresh Prince. "Will" is a very well told celebrity coming of age story, it's probably the best autobiography I've read. I highly recommend the audio book, he narrates it himself and it's one of the best produced titles that I have ever listened to. For…

Wow. I consider myself pretty well read; I read all different genres and subjects - but I have to say that this book tore me apart unlike any other. The writing style is not incredibly elegant or complex, as Garth Stein seems to prefer simplicity, from what I can tell. But man, this book just hit…

Well I had this conversation with someone who doesn't read much and asked me what I liked so much about reading regarding it's only words and no image. Their argue was that movies provide you with the picture too. Then I told them that when I'm reading I actually "see" the picture in my mind and…

So, I’ve read the first book in this series that’s been on my radar for a while. I hated it. Every word. As I finished each chapter, I wanted to tear the pages out and use it to wipe my butt. HATED it. I’m not going to name the series, because it’s not the point of this question; and, also, I’ve…

I've been waiting for this since I was 15. "The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend." It took 20+ years to get through the books and I'm so excited to get home tonight and watch this series that has been with me longer than almost all of my relationships.…

So I recently heard of Kafka and that he is supposed to be a literary genius or something, so I picked up a couple of his books, Metamorphasis, and the Trial. I read both and yes I think he is a genius. My take on his stories was that it was a comedy, it was a comedy showing the absurdity of human…

I mean I know they're out there, but it doesnt seem like the genre is as robust as it is in film. Theres the Parker novels but those are from the 60s. With how many books are detective mysteries, it seems it would be equally appealing for an author or reader to spin a web of complexities with a…

I’m fairly new to reading for fun (as an adult, I used to read all the time as a kid) and oftentimes have trouble opening up to others about what I’m reading. It might be in part because most of my friends don’t read much, but I always feel shy about what I’m reading. Especially if it’s not…

The way that the characters are written so deep and such a wonderful story with a lot of good and bad moments. I felt that Pierre was almost my alter ego I never related so much to a character like him. Sorry if I sound a bit too excited it's because this book is so good. If you guys want to let's…

I was one of those kids who loved reading growing up, specifically fantasy and sci fi, and then after high school pretty much stopped entirely, but this year in January I got super deep into warhammer 40k and found it has so much lore that enthralled me to no end, and I as I happened to start a new…

Welcome readers, Today is World Philosophy Day [https://www.philosophy-foundation.org/world-philosophy-day] and to celebrate we're discussing our favorite philosophical books! If you'd like to read our previous weekly discussions of fiction and nonfiction please visit the suggested…

So Im sure you all know that there has been a lot of talk about banning books and censoring books. It has gotten to the point where even bills are being drafted right now to "deal" with this issue. However, i feel there is something a lot of people miss which is a lot of these books that get…

I bought the book a year and a half ago but I never got around to reading it. I finally decided to read it last night and I finished it in one sitting. I seriously think this book changed my life, like I can’t stop thinking about Mariam and her story. I cried so hard by the end of the book and even…

Exhalation is a collection of short stories but the titular short story it contains "Exhalation" is a study in sheer, nihilistic beauty. It's like the elements of magical realism intersected with hard-core science mixed with existentialism. As I read this story, which was heavily centric on…

I just put down The Tattooist of Auschwitz, 70 pages in. I'm realizing I shouldn't even pick up books taking place in the holocaust. It could be a great book but the holocaust just makes me too upset. I also put down The Color Purple earlier this year because I was disturbed by the treatment. I…

There are many theories as to why GRRM hasn't published the 6th book in his epic series from being lazy to having other projects but one I don't hear enough about is that it might be impossible to actually finish. After book 3, when there were still many plots and sub plots dangling, rather than…

As suggested, I finished The Lies of Locke Lamora today and really just want to talk about it! For me, it's one of the only fantasy books I've read where our central characters aren't magic users. Yeah, they use magic for their disguises and ploys, but they themselves are just some ordinary…

It seems like it is a pretty standard part of school reading curriculums, but for some reason it wasn’t a part of mine growing up. I decided I wanted a change of pace this summer and wow, I did not expect what I read. The book itself is noticeably flat, but that’s not to say boring. Each…

So I'm reading a series of kids books (everworld). They're probably around 15 years old and I would guess they're aimed at 13-14 y/o. For reasons unimportant here 3 guys and 1 girls (aged 16-17) go through all the gear, items and equipment they have on them. One of the items mentioned is tampons. A…

I’m reading Project Hail Mary because I love science and sci-fi, but it’s a struggle to continue. Weir’s writing style is juvenile and painfully unfunny. Some examples from the first few pages: “You…be quiet.” “Okay. I think it’s time I took a long gosh-darned look at these screens!” “And that…

Just finished the first three books of the Vorkosigan Saga - what a ride! I wish someone had told me about them a long time ago, I don't think the series is getting nearly the attention it deserves. At first blush they are breezy, page-turning, character-driven sci fi, but there is so much happening…

Below is the mentioned opening paragraph which says: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the…

I'm a really slow reader and it takes me multiple times to focus on lines because my mind wanders. I also don't really have a big vocabulary so I have to look up words when I don't know them. I don't know why I'm really typing this but I guess I just want to ask if it's normal to read at a slow…

1. Dust covers are uncomfortable and stupid and should be tossed away. 2. The Catcher and the Rye is a good book and it's absurd how many people judge it as pubescent cringe. 3. Audiobooks are fine and people who judge audiobook listeners suck. 4. Hard cover books are far inferior to…

I can't believe it's over. Took me almost 2 years to read. On one hand, such an incredible series and on the other it was such a slog. I knew that if I started another book I wouldn't get back into this one so I persevered and it was totally worth it. The character arcs, the detail, it was all…

I was recently listening to an audio recording of The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris. The book was published in 1995 and relies heavily on telephone landlines, pay phones, and calling collect to advance the communication among the characters. It got me wondering: Does this constitute…

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…

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,…

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…

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 [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 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…

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'm reading War and Peace. I'm really liking and i'm reading it very easily. I had already read Karamazov Brothers, Crime and Punishment and The Master and Margarita. So it will be hard to choose what book is better. Reading Tolstoy made me think of what happened to Russian Literature.…

Every year on this day I'm reminded of Kurt Vonnegut's musings on the day from the novel Breakfast of Champions: > So this book is a sidewalk strewn with junk, trash which I throw over my > shoulders as I travel in time back to November eleventh, nineteen hundred and > twenty-two. > > I will come…

I majored in literature, and I often joke it's part of the reason that I "don't read literature." That is not entirely true, I do find that I tend towards genre fiction, young adult stuff, fantasy adventure, light novels, paranormal romances and stuff that puts entertainment over academic merit. At…

One of my all-time favorites. I know the movie was pretty close to the book, but I think it failed to really capture a lot of the subtlety. There's something about the way Hunter wrote that invited a certain slowness for me. More than once I stopped to try to understand references, people, that…

This book was so deep and it just plays with human emotions.The characters are so well written and this story just questions if there is any humanity left in this world.i can't stop my tears running down my cheeks while u get into the last 100 pages.i learned a lot about afganistan from this…

I joined the Harry Potter train late. I first saw the movies and was impressed by them. They are well made entertainment with a lot of heart. I later read the books and found them even better than the movies. The movies breeze past you because they cover a lot in a short span. Whereas the books,…

Unseen Academicals: Sometimes people fool themselves into believing things that aren't true. Sometimes that can be quite dangerous for the person. They see the world in a wrong way. They won't let themselves see what they believe is wrong. But often there is a part of the mind that does know, and…

It’s not hard to see why Jane Eyre is considered a masterpiece. The first that becomes apparent is the author Charlotte Brontë’s deeply beautiful command of the English language throughout the novel, with descriptions of vengeance like: > Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time. As…

If you're one of those people who "used to read for hours at a time" when you were a kid but now struggle to do even 15 mins straight, consider seeing an optometrist and having your vision checked. Many people's eyesight starts to degrade in their 30s or 40s. You might not notice it in your day to…

Just finished Jane Eyre and it blew me away! The best part of the book is honestly her character because the boldness of her spirit, her passion, and agency really struck a chord in me — it felt so modern for a book set in that era. I can imagine how groundbreaking this must have been. I can totally…

All I could think about while reading these books is what I would do if I had to try and raise my family in one of these countries that are ravaged by the drug trade. The fact that the books are based off of real life events make my soul hurt. I knew it was bad but these books really give you…

i just finished this novel for the first time yesterday and i’m devastated. that ending well and truly killed me off and i don’t think i’m ever going to recover. it’s been such a long time since i’ve connected with a book this much and it’s such a nice feeling, but now everything in my life can’t…

It is really hard to explain why and I am not sure how to write about it. However, I would like to express my gratitude toward the person who recommended it here in the comment section of r/books [/r/books] a couple(?) of weeks back so I made this little post to maybe make others aware of the book…

We tend to favor things that leave a good first impression, and as such I think we're more likely to run into things that leave us feeling let down. But what's a book where you've had the opposite experience? Where you started out distinctly not liking it. Perhaps the story took it's time moving…

A while ago I got bored and picked up the first book in the series, Written in Red. I'm not really sure why since it's not the type of book I usually read at all and I assumed it was a werewolf-esque romance (no shame if you like that, it's just not my thing) but it wasn't. It was absolutely amazing…

So, in my mid 40's I finally got around to reading Pride and Prejudice. I have to admit I was very pleasantly surprised by the book. It pulled me in. Never have I been so tempted to Google a book or read the last chapter so that I could find out what happened faster than reading could get me there.…

I don't have a favorite dedication - although I'm sure there are some great/creative ones out there - but my favorite epigraph is the from Steve Koll's Directorate S (2018), which chronicles "The CIA and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016" with a focus on the role of…

The Iron Dream is about a hero who finds himself drawn into an epic struggle against an evil empire of mind-controlling mutants who seek to destroy the forces of good. After rooting out one of the mutants, he gets in a fight with a bunch of rogues and wins a powerful, mystical weapon of old that…

A while ago, I read The Only Good Indians by Stephan Gram Jones that was recommended to me by an employee at my local book store. I bought it because it looked interesting and because she said it was good, and I didn't bother finishing it even though I was a hand full of pages left from finishing…

For context, I was born in 95 so I was there for the Harry Potter, Twilight & Hunger Games craze, and to be honest I miss it. The closest I can think of would be the mid 2010’s Game of Thrones phenomena, which was due in large part to the very successful HBO show. I know that the world was pretty…

It's just lazy. I dont care how down to earth or likeable a main character is. When the perspective comes across like every woman they encounter is either lusting after them, or being sized-up and put into different categories of dream-girl archetypes, it turns the otherwise relatable main…

I have read David Copperfield quite a few times so I enjoy reading it before bed. Why? Because I've read it before so there are no surprises. I've tried reading new books but they keep me up because I get excited about what happens next. Then I tried reading boring books and of course then I lose…

is how much I like Dolores' character archetype. I absolutely love reading about sassy, bratty, filthy, wild, and naive and yet precocious little girl characters (though I sure don't appreciate the sort in real life all that much). There's something really compelling about these characters in…

Quoth Siddhartha: “What should I possibly have to tell you, O venerable one? Perhaps that you’re searching far too much? That in all that searching, you don’t find the time for finding?” [...] “When someone is searching,” said Siddhartha, “then it might easily happen that the only thing his eyes…

As much as I don’t like to admit this but YA books are my guilty pleasure and I like to read a lot of them. However recently I’ve been wanting to delve into more classic literature but when I try to read it, I find it hard to fully comprehend what I’m reading and understand the plot which makes…

I wanted to open a discussion on how reading has affected your empathy? For better or worse, I'm curious to hear the different perspectives that people have. I was originally going to post this with my opinions and hoping people agreed with me and everything would be fine. So I hope people respond…

My suspicion is that people who are able to envision clearly and imaginatively what they are reading are the ones who continue to read throughout their childhood, teens and adulthood. I've read a few threads on Reddit and there seems to be the typical reader response that in their mind they have an…

I knew this series was well regarded when I started reading it, and I hate to be hyperbolic, but it exceeded all of my expectations. It was such a unique work of art, so broad and expansive, so imaginative and yet so anchored in realistic possibilities. It's one of those series that's left me sad to…

What was it about the book? Was it sadness? Ecstatic resolution? Maybe a deeply nurtured connection to a character, a bond just slightly transcending the boundary between the reader and the word, severed by the permanence of The End. Only once have I really cried reading, and the book was The Fault…

Just finished it today, picked up a copy for less than £2 in a charity shop last week and wow! What a great book! Found the story very captivating whilst still having the inferable depth that makes sci-fi great! Before this had read Asimov and Silverberg's "Nightfall" so was already expecting good…

Im done. I enjoyed his first two books but the wait for the third is too much. Even if he eventually publishes the third I won't be buying it or reading it. It also started to feel like Kvothe was becoming the neckbeards ideal vision of a man. I was worried that I would dislike him intensely by the…

After finishing Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov earlier in the year, I've finished reading Tolstoy's Anna Karenina today and it was brilliant. It was indeed quite comprehensive of the human condition, but not quite comprehensive enough; I feel like it skipped or censored through ellipses some more…

The bleak depiction of a loner who sits by himself all day, reading and comparing himself to others. Feeling like an outcast - looking down upon, and simultaneously admiring, men who don't think so much: men who can go through life and be brave, charging forth in stupidity without a deep sense of…

I love Emma. I think it might be my favorite Jane Austen novel (but who can pick?). However, a lot of my friends hate the namesake character. I mean really hate her. One friend of mine reads like crazy and has read every Austen novel except Emma--she simply can't bring herself to finish it because…

I can make do with very little physical description of a character. Take Terry Pratchett, for instance. I know Carrot is tall, broad-shouldered, red-haired, tanned, and very attractive, but I have no idea what he actually looks like in terms of specific facial features. Somehow that's enough,…

I read this book for the first time and liked it a lot. But the end of the book felt like it was so sudden and everything just comes to a halt. It wasn't until I reread the first chapter again that everything just clicked. The tweeting of birds was more chilling at the realization that these were…

I’m reading The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, and the fifth chapter has a paragraph that genuinely gave me butterflies. The paragraph is about a woman who’s forced moved on from a project she loved. Lenni, one of the two protagonists, has her life changed by this woman. And there’s…

My thoughts (disguised as a film quote): Yes, it is. In '48, Jackson released this; The Lottery !, her most accomplished piece. I think her undisputed masterpiece. A story so boring, most people probably don't get to the ending. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of…

I work six days a week, currently. I am almost always on social media especially reddit and instagram. Reddit eats up most of my free time. I notice there are many people on r/52book [/r/52book] who managed to read almost 100 books and still be on Reddit. I guess I lack self-discipline. I would love…

There are a lot of posts on here and other social media talking about how movie tie in covers and "now on netflix" circles/stickers ruin books for you. It's amusing because there are so many books I may have never heard of if they hadn't been movies or tv adaptations. I think it's important to draw…

Just finished The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki in about 1000 AD. Here are the key learnings I've taken away through constant repetition. I hope others will find this as useful as I have: * There isn’t a single sleeve in Japan capable of containing the tears shed by a broken hearted…

The last couple of years I've really gotten into audiobooks and one thing I really noticed is that I have to like or at least tolerate the narrator to that though the book. One example for me is the Witcher series, I was really excited because I've Heard so much good about it but not even ten…

I personally think this book should be required reading to graduate high school. I have heard about this book for years but never got around to reading it until now and was blown away by how relevant and timely it is to today's world despite being 25 years old. He covers all the logical fallacies…

For me it’s Wolf by Wolf, and it’s sequel Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin. I got the first book from a friend the year it was released after Christmas as she got 2 copies of it. It’s now one of my favourite series and whenever I talk about it, no one else seems to have heard of it or read it. But in…

My pops died in a motorcycle wreck about fifteen years ago. He was my best friend, and I get my love of all things sci-fi and fantasy from him. The year or so before he died, I remember him getting a new book series from a work buddy. It was WoT. He devoured it. He would miss his sleep schedule (he…

It was The Godfather for me. I had anger management issues, I had a strong superiority complex and it vanished almost overnight. From being a snob, I became a people's person. A total U-Turn. For me the clincher was, how the Don showed respect to his people, how he greeted them with warmth and also…

I've been a stay at home mom for nearly 5 years, and have struggled to find the time and energy to read books since my daughter was born, despite a deep love for the written word and an aspiration to write books myself. By the time she's in bed, my eyes and brain itch for sleep. Even when she did…

I read this short story maybe 12 years ago and wondered if we might end up in a similar world the story posits - one where people exist in pod-like enclosures, only connected to one another through a fantastical "mirror" which shows "satisfactory approximations" of peoples likenesses. Facebook, and…

Just read it, what a classic! Great for anyone who likes books about sci fi, the middle ages, or religion. It's set in the aftermath of a cataclysmic nuclear war. The survivors blamed science, and killed intellectuals and burned all the books they could get their hands on. A monastery in the desert…

So, I am an English teacher and have routinely taught various works by Bradbury over the years. But this title was totally new to me. I didn’t even know he’s written a Halloween book. I grabbed it to read, a bit each night, with my oldest two kids (12 and 8) and we LOVED it. It surprises me that…

I’m talking “New York Times Bestsellers” books that have sold millions of copies with errors, not a self-published novel on Wattpad. It drives me nuts!! I question how many eyeballs read the same thing and skipped over it. Idk, I just feel like if you are a successful and widely published author,…

So, I finished the Harry Potter series (the OG 7 books) some months ago and I absolutely fell in love with it. Now recently, a friend of mine gave me the 'Cursed child'. I had never heard about that book before and had 0 idea then about how it would turn out to be. I got excited as usual and read…

Hi Reddit, this is Neal Shusterman, bestselling author of 40 award-winning books for teens, and adults. My books include the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, the Unwind dystology, Challenger Deep (2015 National Book Award winner), the Skinjacker trilogy, and Dry—which I co-wrote with my son Jarrod—and with…

What a ride, an incredible book front to back. Really a shame how the movies don't do it justice. A mini-series would probably work better really. Amazing characters, memorable moments, images to forever haunt your mind. What's not to love? I'll miss the Loser's Club and the Terror of Derry.. truly…

Of my friends I’m the only one that’s REALLY into reading. I’ve tried to get a few ppl in my life to read with me so we can discuss the books but the plans always fall through. I like a variety of genres and if anyone wants to start a book club let me know!! I’d be willing to set one up if others…

I read a lot books on the history of intelligence / covert operations and for years have been trying to find a copy of "Beyond the CIA: The Frank Terpil Story" by Richard Lloyd and Antony Thomas (Seaver Books, 1984, ISBN = 086579023X). But I have yet to have found this book for sale anywhere…

I just finished this book today and I really enjoyed it! I thought it was very well written and am extremely creepy concept, very disturbing in parts. I loved the authors writing style, and how the characters felt like real people. I'm about to watch the film this evening to see how it compares. I'm…

Recently I did a reread of the Bartimeaus Trilogy (an amazing story about magic in London that should have gotten the hype HP did) to see if it held up past my high school self. My fiancé was reading it at the same time and we discussed how much of a Sass the narrator is, which was something I…

I've never really read a Charles Dickens book and a couple days ago I checked "A Tale of Two Cities" out of my school library and started reading it. And I'm frustrated; it's not really the book's fault, it's mostly mine. I heard good things about this book and I really wanted to like it. But…

I've often been told not to judge a book by it's cover, but I'm curious: How else are you supposed to choose? Something must grab you in order for you to choose a book to read. Sometimes it makes logical sense; for example, you might choose a book because you've read the author before and enjoyed…

Just looking for others that understand my woes! If I start reading a book and I like it I can't stop until I finish it which means I don't go to bed until late. Or once I finish one if I can start the next one in the series I have to start that one "a little bit". If I do manage to sleep without…

Hi everyone, English professor here. I got motivated to make this post because this weekend I finally finished an undertaking that you would think would be common in my profession but actually is not: I finished reading every book on the Modern Library's list of the 100 greatest English language…

I have been using goodreads as a source for books for many years now, but the declining quality of the website, lack of maintenance and the still lacking support of a night mode (which I require to actually survive looking at the page in the dark) hare driving me away from it more and more. Another…

So many people post about reading their first book in years, or having a hard time getting back in the habit of reading. This post is IN NO WAY a knock on them and I have nothing but respect for those who have been trying to pick it back up. That being said, though, I just can’t imagine not…

I recently started try to re-read House of Leaves...and I had honestly forgotten that the book is a friggin' acid trip in writing, to the point that I am genuinely wondering if I should let that beast lie. However, trying to take another bite at this beast got me thinking about a question to ask you…

I believe three years ago, back when I was in 11th grade, I read The Great Gatsby (it was one of three choices) for my English work. I liked it a lot back then, but I don't recall grasping it all. There were times when I was confused reading the story. Since I decided a week ago that I was going to…

The book was Halo: Cryptum by Greg Bear Reading lost its appeal for me a long time ago, and it was hard to stay focused on words on a page for years, but today I finished my first book in years and I am so happy. It's a small achievement, but an achievement nonetheless. I'm going to start reading…

I recently read and finished Frankenstein and it was one of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. The way It was written was so unique and the amount of perspectives you can read it in is extremely impressive. Some perspectives I don't really comprehend completely yet. Especially the…

Does a book need an actual message to be good? To have something to say? Of course "goodness" is subjective, in the eye of the beholder etc... But still, does a book about nothing have less value than something that actually has a message? Can a book about nothing, just pure power fantasy or wish…

I’ve now read Norwegian Wood, Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Murakami. I generally enjoy his writing style and I feel pulled in by his stories which has kept me coming back to his works. I just cannot get over how he writes women. They seem to solely exist as sex objects to…

No spoilers, just looking to talk about the quality of the book. I was blown away by this book. Her prose is so evocative and elegant, the descriptions so vivid, the pacing quick yet not rushed. The main characters are complex and layered in such a way that you become hungry to know them more…

The more I liked a book, the more bad I feel when I finish it. It's like there is an emptiness inside of me and suddenly a part of me is missing. I realize the world that I "came back" to and I feel so disappointed. I imagine how the world could be if we lived inside a world from the books,…

I am a full time student and I generally try to read a book when I can but I never can finish even 5 books a year. I am pursuing Mechanical Engineering so that can be why I am too afraid to give more time to reading other books than course books due to the course load. So I want to know how do you…

I love massive book series, especially sci-fi/fantasy. I really wish I could forget about and read The Wheel Of Time again for the first time. A few others would be Harry Potter, Runelords, The Culture series or Discworld books. I want to hear which books made you so emotionally invested in the…

Whatever the subject is in books (or any other media) You read reviews talking about how inaccurate and unrealistic that insert group of people here is. You see that criticism on books written by authors of that group or not. My problem with that type of criticism is how self centered it is. To…

A slow read, not too dissimilar to Stoner (another incredible book), Kazuo Ishiguro's "The Remains of the Day" is a great read. You wouldn't imagine having so many things in common with a Butler, but so many of his thoughts ended up resonating me in one way or another. The scene of his heartbreak…

I’ve been teaching the Gothic and Science Fiction at university for over 25 years here in London, and I’ve edited classics such as Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine. I’ve written books about topics that range from the invention of the concept…

I saw a bunch of people raving about this book in a book suggestion thread so I got the audio book from my library. My God.... it's like Eric Cartman dropped out freshman year, pounded out an incel manifesto and drowned it in Deus ex machina. How is every female character a manic pixie dream girl?…

In the past I honestly hated to jump between books while reading them, mostly because I loved the feeling of finishing one so much. But, I also had to fight myself through a whole book sometimes, otherwise I felt..., like leaving the book behind, incomplete. But nowadays it feels nice to jump…

Lots of genres come loaded with assumptions and stereotypes. Sci-Fi and fantasy are for "nerds" Romance books are for women etc. Because of this there must be loads of good books people miss out on. Personally, I avoid political/spy thrillers because I stereotype them as "dad fiction" and assume…

As a younger reader, I am interested in reading the classics and have read some of them eg.1984, The Outsiders, Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies etc. I know classics become classics because they bring new ideas to the table or have some deep allegorical meaning, and after reading some of these…

I really love science fiction like Snowcrash and Hyperion. The librarian around the corner recommend Exhalation, citing a philosophical underpinning. I also love short stories and this explores short stories. The ones I've read so far deal with regret, coping with mortality, the incompleteness…

and it was amazing. I loved the mystery and atmosphere of the world she built. After reading it I could just imagine exploring that place, discovering new statues, finding my way through the labyrinth. I'd say the first half of the book was my favorite, as the story unfolded it was still good, but…

Hello r/Books [https://www.reddit.com/r/Books/]! We are a small reading community called r/ClassicBookClub [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicBookClub/], and we read and discuss a chapter of a classic book each day in a dedicated spoiler free discussion thread. Our readers nominate and vote on the…

I was going through my kindle library and came across my collection of Flashman novels. I enjoyed these immensely, and am about to start reading them again. It did make me wonder, though; although these books are a savage lampoon of the upper echelons of Victorian society at the height of the…

I did a little math. George R. R. Martin is 73 years old. His a song of ice and fire books were realeased from 1996 until today. His longest time to release a book was book 5 (I haven't taken book 6 because it is not released). If we take distance of time the book we waited for longest (because…

It seems like in every novel I read women are sexualised? Like can they not exist in any other context? Can they not have more plot than romance?? So many male characters go by without any real reference to how attractive they are. But a woman appears and immediately we must know: is she hot? Almost…

Here's a question. Which is the most disappointing book you've read and why would you not recommended it to anyone? So after all the hype and talk, I grabbed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and The Push by Ashley Audrain. Unpopular opinion but the Midnight Library disappointed me. The entire…

So it's been a couple of weeks since I read Flowers for Algernon. I'm really thinking that it's my favorite book of all time. I know some may think it's not that profound, but for me I definitely believe it is a literary masterpiece, especially for it's time. I guess it's the whole concept of a lab…

I read a fair bit of fantasy, and it seems as though quite a few fantasy authors fancy themselves as poets as well. I don't have an intrinsic problem with poetry -- I have several favorites that I find are wonderful. However, when they are inserted into books, I pretty much universally hate them.…

Siddhartha was a difficult read for me as I would put the book down after reading a few pages. There are pages that really strike you but I felt dumb as I think I wasn't grasping the real message that was being conveyed (Another read is on the cards) The Egg by Andy Weir is a great summary of sorts…

Just read The Shining by Stephen King and I gotta say, wow! Haven’t had a book keep me that engaged for a very long time. I love how in the book Jack actually cared about his family, versus the movie where he looked like he wanted to kill them in the first scene lol. Loved seeing the slow…

“There are just some kind of men who—who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” After reading this line, it’s easily been my favorite book. What’s that specific line or quote that made you say, “Yup.…

While the old adage that “the book is always better” is usually true I’ve interestingly come off two reads recently where I thought the movie was done better: The Life of Pi and, The Prestige Granted I watched the movies first and didn’t get the true book experience, however with the prestige in…

For me it is when the (typically) fantasy protagonists has to face more than three enemies at once in some kind of a fight for life. One of the most repetitive playouts of this kind of scene is that the protagonist is said to know better than to believe he could get alive out of this and a few…

I'm about 200 pages in, and enjoying the straightforward, concise writing. Its word use is artful without being overly flowery, and its efficiency in setting scenes, establishing motivations, carrying the plot forward while hooking the reader with intrigues for the future is almost unbelievable.…

I know that a lot of different jobs technically give you enough time to read books, but I am interested in an anecdotal and completely unscientific poll of what jobs/careers you have as avid readers. Occupations which don't stress you out in the evenings and allow you to maximse your reading…

Having read all 4, it seems to me that there the digressions on Waterloo & Abbeys in Les Miserables and the Cetology of Moby Dick were essentially the equivalent of world building that we would see in a lot of 20th century genre fiction such as Lord of the Rings with the descriptive songs and lore…

And do you think it reflects more about you and the values you actually already had while you were reading it? For me, i read brothers karamazov and in the gajillion words it contain, the sentence i automatically remember from it was ivan's line: i respectfully return the ticket. When i read it i…

So, I read the book "No Language but a Cry" by Dr.Richard D'Ambrosio. The name of "Laura" was supposedly used in the game "Fatal Frame" as inspirartion from the book. I don't think the memoir is read a lot. It just left a huge impact on me about the struggles of human nature but also the inner…

I feel like the Dark Tower series should be known by all and I feel like if it came out later with the internet in every house and better effects for the movies to be made earlier it might have but you never know. It’s big in its own right but not like Harry Potter. What series do you think should…