What are you currently reading?

The Way of Kings.

I read all of Sanderson’s major novels in order up to this point and I’m really enjoying TWoK.

The Fall of Hyperion, 2nd book in the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons

Wheel of Time! I’m nearing the end of book three. At this pace I’ll be done with the series in about 5 years 😅

The Three-Body Problem. It's okay but I'm having trouble understanding why it got so much acclaim.

I'm currently reading I Robot by Isaac Asimov, it's very well written and I'm finding the dichotomy between such an old view of what the future may be like with the futuristic themes quite amusing.

Would definitely recommend any sci-fi fans give it a shot. It's not nearly at the same scale as our modern day space operas but it's really quite interesting so far.

Network Effect by Martha Wells. I went back and re-read the previous 4 in the series and its been great fun.

Over twenty years after first reading books one through eight (all that was released at the time), I'm finally going through all 16 books of the Wheel of Time! :D

Book 2 of the Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan. Two systems of magic, black powder rifles, regicide, gods. Can't put it down.

The third and last entry in Jamisin's Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky. Good God it's great. Hard to break into the series and I always feel like I'm a step behind the plot, but not so much that I've lost the thread entirely and just want to give up. It's a delicate dance between author and reader that takes such a deft and skilled touch that I'm floored by not just the skill involved but the gall it takes to skate so close to totally alienating your audience. But damn does it pay off.

A quote from it I grabbed to share earlier:

When a [society] builds [a city] atop a fault line, do you blame its walls when they inevitably crush the people inside? No; you blame whoever was stupid enough to think they could defy the laws of nature forever. Well, some worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares. Don’t lament when those worlds fall. Rage that they were built doomed in the first place.

The Storm Is Upon Us - an explanation and history of what the whole QAnon hoax actually is/was including how it affected so many families when their relatives became obsessed with the conspiracy. Been meaning to read it for a while.

I just started The Restaurant at the end of the Galaxy. I'm slowly working my way through the Hitchhiker's series. First book was good seeing where I'll end up.

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

I'm on the mermaid story. I get why people who read the books/play the game have issues with the show, but as someone who started watching the show first, it's really not that bad.

Currently on book 3 of Malazan (Memories of Ice) and I feel like the story is picking up so much. I love it.

Still working my way through Gravity's Rainbow, my 3rd time ever. This time I'm using a companion/guidebook and it's definitely helping me get even more out of it. This has been my favorite book for a long time, and still is!

technically I'm currently reading The Art of Fermentation, which has a lot more to say then just how to make your own kimchi. It's a manifesto and it's incredibly well researched. I say technically because while it's my most recently read book, I haven't read for over a month

I'm jealous that you get to experience Will Wright's Cradle series for the first time. I can only hope his new series will be just as good.

I was reading Drew Hayes's Spells, Swords, & Stealth series recently but I'm having trouble getting invested in the fourth book. Actually, my enthusiasm for the series has been waning since the first book ended. The central conceit doesn't feel as fresh and charming now that there are actual canon explanations for things.

"Yumi and the Nightmare Painter" Brandon Sanderson, his new kickstarter book. Like most of his books, I often find them a bit slow to start, but get super invested (no pun intended) by about a third to halfway through.

Just finished cradle series recently. I was pretty pleased with how he pulled it together at the end.

The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay. Short stories.

Today I will start "New Achilles" by Christian Cameron. I have high hopes as he never let me down so far. He is I think my favourite historical fiction novelist after the greats such as Waltarinand Graves.

Earlier I finished a non-fiction book called Producing Desire by Dror Zevi; it was about the evolution of gender relations and sexual life in the Ottoman Empire. Sounds niche but I recommend it.

I just finished Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Even Though I Knew The End by CL Polk. I enjoyed both but wasn't super wowed by either. I'm not sure what I'll read next but..I've got options 😅

Slowly working my way through Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary on breaks at work. Not far enough in yet to have a firm opinion on it.

In terms of stuff I have opinions on, I just recently finished Robert Jackson Bennett's Locklands. The Founders Trilogy was overall was a fascinating read. Not 100% sure how I feel about the ending, but I loved the world, characters, and language/definitions as magic. (Kind of hard not to, as an engineer specializing in how tech and software interface with biological systems. :P)

Book 3 of the First Law Trilogy - it's good without being great.

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. I don’t understand it all, but it is nevertheless quite interesting to learn about our universe. It’s a lot more in depth than for example the Cosmos series by Dr. Tyson. Actually I like both, each for what they are.

the perfume burned his eyes by michael imperioli and one hundred years of solitude. both r alright so far

I'm reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.

I'm maybe a 3rd of the way through and my mind has been blown at least 3 times. It's very eye opening to learn about the earliest societies and the reason we believe the things we do.

It would be hard for me to not recommend this book to everyone... Especially if you have even just a small interest in history and anthropology.

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis, it drew me for the first 70 or so pages, then it’s pretty slow for the next 250

Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind, by Harold Bloom. I'm preparing for a production of the play this fall and a friend passed this copy to me. I'm not a huge Bloom fan but he has interesting insights into the play.

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

A great read so far. Very lovable main character constantly finds himself being tossed between hope and despair.

On book two of the Hyperion series. The fall of Hyperion.

The Path of Daggers, book 8 of Wheel of Time. I’m maybe 4 or 5 chapters in so got a ways to go.

I’m reading The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge from Rainer Maria Rilke right now. Top notch if you’re looking for a disjointed narrative.

Darien by C. F. Iggulden. It's been sitting on my shelf for years, so I've finally pulled the trigger and started it. I haven't read much yet, but so far so good. :)

I took a break (almost a week now) after reading Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. Before that, it was her The Bluest Eye. Thinking of reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

Finished Yellowface then followed up with The Curse of the Marquis de Sade. Getting my dose of the book publishing community and trading.

Currently reading the Chronicles of St Mary's series. I'm on book 10, which is the last one that I own, but I've really enjoyed the series so will definitely pick up the rest at some point.

It's a series about historians who time travel to document historical events, so there's an accurate telling of the story rather than things being disputed. It often ends up going wrong though. It's rather light-hearted (apart from book 8 where everything goes a bit serious), and the humour is great. Similar humour to Terry Pratchett's books, I would say, though I haven't read loads of his work.

I'm reading Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. I was engrossed right from the prologue, and it's been hard whenever I've had to put the book down!

I'm taking a second stab at House of Leaves. I got about halfway through a few years ago and then my life went nuts and I forgot about it. I'm enjoying it, but definitely getting through a lot more slowly than other books I've read recently.

I'm reading Black House by Peter May

I finished started the cradle series about 2 months ago and finished the first 11 just as the 12th one came out. I find it so easy to read but it kinda made getting into something a bit more serious kinda hard lol. I really liked it tho and I think the ending was well executed.

I'm currently on a reread of red rising for the upcoming release of The 6th book. On book 2 at the moment and definitely quite enjoying it again. Would recommend checking the series out if you like sci-fi/fantasy

I've put ocean's echo on hold to reread the son of Neptune (second Percy Jackson series) while my son reads it, and also rereading the hobbit to my kids at bedtime.

The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs. I highly recommend it. I have never been especially into puzzles but learning about all the different kinds has made me very excited to try them all out!

Be Mine by Richard Ford. It’s the fifth book in the Frank Bascombe series. The first book, The Sportswriter, is one of my favorites and this one is solid as always.

I'm currently reading two three books in a snail speed.

Gerald's Game - Stephen King, I get in to the book with the knowledge that I might not like the book, mainly because I get bored really quicky if majority of the plot happens psychologically. And it does feels like it's that type of book. However, what I'm not prepared was the subplot of

It makes a really hard read. Currently only reads on short sprints.

The Citadel - A J Cronin, didn't realized the book was published in 1930s ... and it shows.

Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes (trans. Tobias Smollett), reading this reminded me how boring I had become. It should be by all account, a very funny book, but though there are humorous situations, I hardly laughed. Again, reading in a snails pace.

Kill the Farm Boy by Kevin Hearne and Delilah Dawson

So far is very alright. Very light reading where they’re just going out of their way to parody all the typical fantasy tropes. Almost a Christopher Moore feel but not as sharp

I’m almost done with Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam. It’s interesting, but I don’t really like it.

Just finished Maeve Fly by CJ Leeds, and about to start on Secret Project #3/Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson.