TownieDeac
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Also Ted Chiang's short stories are excellent. I really enjoyed Exhalation.
Any other series in this area that y’all think are a must read? I’ve thought about reading a few Discworld books. Read American Gods by Gaiman and didn’t really enjoy it as much as a lot of others seem to
I liked three body but it didn’t really make me wanna read the rest of the series
Also reading a lot during quarantine and got on a bit of a fantasy kick. Finished the Malazan series over the last 9 months or so. I’m going to take a break before reading the two available prequel books. If you love epic fantasy and are willing to invest in a long, dense series Malazan is well worth it. The author is an anthropologist by training and it shows in his examination and treatment of society and the lore.
Also read the two Kingkiller Chronicle books that are out, The Color of Law about systemic racial issues, white fragility, A Room With a View (not for me but it was on my shelf and I hadn’t read it).
Currently working on the Traitor Baru Cormorant and when this is done will finish the First Law trilogy. I primarily got into the First Law because I kept reading Best Served Cold is one of the best standalone novels in the fantasy genre but you really need to knock out the trilogy first. Definitely enjoying the series though.
If you haven't read the Machineries of Empire series, seems like you'd like it based on these other books you're mentioning. cookoutdeac has been pushing me to check out the Hyperion Cantos. I still have a decent stack on my bookshelf to get through.
I'm reading A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace. I'm having a little bit of a hard time getting into it. Just read the Omnivores Dilemma, which was interesting. Before that I knocked out Invitation to a Beheading and Notes from Underground.
Which King novels did you read?
I thought The Sympathizer was just fine
Blaze(Bachman book)
Sleeping Beauties
The Institute
Elevation
I am now a Stephen King completist.
Nice. I haven't gotten to those yet. How is The Institute?
I'm currently working through the Bill Hodges trilogy. Finders Keepers was pretty meh, but the ending got me excited for the finale.
How so?
as in only fine, not great
you're right that it drags a bit and the story structure is pretty basic
but there are enough interesting moments to make it not a waste of time
Finished it today. Not quite sure why it made so many top novels of the decade lists. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't revelatory or anything.
Finished it today. Not quite sure why it made so many top novels of the decade lists. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't revelatory or anything.