CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Finally starting The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I've been wanting to get to this for a long time and I'm super hyped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Finally starting The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I've been wanting to get to this for a long time and I'm super hyped. been on my to be read list for a looooooong time, still haven't gotten around to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I really enjoyed Pillars of the Earth. I think I read the sequel too. Some mood music while you read: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 There's the original trilogy, plus a prequel that released back in September. I plan to read all of them. I love historical epics and Middle Ages Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Check out Sharon Kay Penman. The Sunne in Splendour is one of my favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Thanks, I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Main book is War of the Wolf which I’ve just started. I’ve been listening to a charity reading of Lord of the Rings but it’s been a few weeks since an update - so I’ve started reading that to my daughter (as I left The Hobbit at work accidentally). Also on the last 1/4 of the Graveyard Book which is great and also left at work. I could also mention with my class at school we’re reading The Witches, which they’re absolutely loving. Sting of the Dump after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Just finished Pillars of the Earth. I waited too long to read that one. Pretty sure that's gonna be one of my all time favorite books. There's definitely some issues with the historical accuracy, but the book was just so good, I can overlook them. Really loved the characters, especially Jack and Aliena. And William Hamleigh is one of the most terrible villains I've ever come across. I'm definitely going to read the rest of this series soon. I think I'll take a short break, though, read some shorter novels first. Don't want to burn myself out. In the meantime, I'm going to get tack to Eleanor Roosevelt, since I've neglected her the last several days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I've still been reading the Bible every night and have become extremely close to Jesus. My life has already changed for the better with my thinking and overall health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 90% through Rhythm of War. I picked it up last night and saw I was almost done and thought, nice, the climax should be starting soon. Then I saw that there's still 200 pages. lol, sometimes books are too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I read The Survivors by Jane Harper, it was okay. Middling murder mystery. I think I’ve decided to return to Stephen King for now and read Finders Keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I ended up reading Along the Broken Bay by Flora Solomon just to continue whittling down my WWII fiction. I got burnt out on the genre, so I space them out now. It was decent, but a bit too...colonial? For my taste. Set in the Philippines and really made Filipinos look simple and subservient. Anyhoo, I started Finders Keepers after that and I just finished it. It was great. Stephen King writing a book about books. Good stuff. I’m eager to read the conclusion to this trilogy, but I’m not optimistic for Det-ret Hodges fate. Gonna switch gears and read The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson next. Should be a quick one. I'm also trying to whittle down my BOTM backlog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 finished reading Koontz's latest, The Other Emily....disappointing, and am now proofing a book for another author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I'm in a long-running reading lull. I have a metric ton of books to read but can't decide where to start. I've started about four or five but can't seem to stick with any one of them. So far, I've started: Apollo's Arrow by Nicholas Christakis Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (for the 100th time ) The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't) by Brené Brown I stopped after about 20 pages of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 15 hours ago, Nokra said: I'm in a long-running reading lull. I have a metric ton of books to read but can't decide where to start. I've started about four or five but can't seem to stick with any one of them. So far, I've started: Apollo's Arrow by Nicholas Christakis Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (for the 100th time ) The Meritocracy Trap by Daniel Markovits I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't) by Brené Brown I stopped after about 20 pages of each. might try reading something totally outside your normal tastes, see if that sparks anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 So finished War of the Wolf and enjoyed it, but then hit a mild rut - so I’m reading a behaviour management book for a bit of work research and finished My Sister, the Serial Killer, which was OK. I grabbed Shackleton’s Boat Journey from my shelf and put it by my bed to read- but I’m more interested in starting War and Peace after reading g the first few pages and not finding it horrendous. Stupidly, I’d also feel proud of myself if I managed to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I didn’t wanna wait, I started End of Watch by Stephen King today. This series has been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 The Removed by Brandon Dobson. Native American author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Cemetery Road by Greg Iles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 7:50 PM, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I didn’t wanna wait, I started End of Watch by Stephen King today. This series has been great. pretty sure we covered this before but The Outsider has a connection to this series, and the title story from the If it Bleeds collection he put out last year is also connected, though read The Outsider first as its connection is more to that novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 25 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: pretty sure we covered this before but The Outsider has a connection to this series, and the title story from the If it Bleeds collection he put out last year is also connected, though read The Outsider first as its connection is more to that novel. We did! Which is why I'm reading them all in order. Dunno when I'll get to The Outsider, but I loved the Mr Mercedes trilogy. I'm really digging SK as of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Started Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 3 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Started Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. actually like the movie version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 8:51 PM, EternallDarkness said: actually like the movie version I never saw it. Maybe I will once I’ve finished the book. I got hardcover copies of Gerald’s Game and Dolores Claiborne today. Looking forward to them. SK has become a favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Giving War and Peace a go...not a rubbish start and I love the reference to Napoleon, but I’m the context of the era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Now reading When These Mountains Burn by David Joy. This guy is a great Southern lit author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Started The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor. Early, but it has me quite interested. Also picked back up my nonfiction, the first volume of Eleanor Roosevelt. I hadn't touched it in weeks because I've been reading some great novels, but I need to finish this. I'm into the politics stage of her life now, and that's more interesting, so it should go faster from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Re-read Shadow and Bone for the third time..and finally actually started the second book in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Starting The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 "Invincible" comics, thanks to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Now starting Revival by Stephen King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Sooley by John Grisham. It’s a basketball book and it’s pretty good. Going to start Life After Death by Damien Echols for my nonfiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Disco Elysium 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I've been working through 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, into the third book right now. I've enjoyed it so far, I'm not sure why it is so maligned by a large subset of his fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Bloodporne said: Disco Elysium By the way, this was a compliment. Fucking amazing game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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