bright moonanyone have a recommendation for a good book or series of books?
at the moment, feel like something historical fiction or non-fiction, fantasy, sci-fi or in any way generally thought provoking...
So I've read two from my list but now I seriously need to study. I'm never panicky or stressed over exams but I do like to know something when I'm going in.
Don't regret the reading though and I'll reward my study efforts with Abhorsen tomorrow :)
Don't regret the reading though and I'll reward my study efforts with Abhorsen tomorrow :)
tom h@bright_moon Oh man, I really loved the Old Kingdom books as a teenager
@tomharris somehow I never finished them! when I was picking up abhorsen in my lovely local secondhand book shop the lady at the counter asking if I was reliving my teenage years! Laughing, I told her good books cross into all age groups
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Can't wait to get stuck into it.
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Can't wait to get stuck into it.
Benjamin@bright_moon That is very broad.
Um, two trilogies I have read more than once each:
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Magician's Guild by Trudi Canavan
@Guardian yeah, my book choices are usually from all over the place so left it broad on purpose.
i've read the trudi canavan ones but red mars is totally new to me. i will definitely try those out.
thanks
☀ FlowFX@bright_moon The Expanse.
@flowfx oh, looks interesting.
thank you
thank you
Khurram Wadee ✅@bright_moon The Disc World series?
@mkwadee I don't know why but for some reason I just never got into Terry Pratchett's books.
Are they worth it? I think i'll add them to the list too.
cheeeeers
Are they worth it? I think i'll add them to the list too.
cheeeeers
@bright_moon To be perfectly honest, I read several of them in my late teens (a long time ago) but they are cleverly written and parody conventional fantasy books. Try The Colour of Magic to get you going, but then you go on to Mort or Wyrd Sisters, etc. You said you were interested in series and although the books are not sequential as such, they are set in the same universe and certain characters and themes recur. I would start at your local friendly library.
@mkwadee ok, i'll follow your advice/recommendation and start with The Colour of Magic. thanks for that
also, I would live in my local library if they allowed it but with work/study I haven't had the chance to read for pleasure in a long time. cannot wait to start again
@bright_moon It'll be interesting to see what you think.
@mkwadee it's never really interesting to see what i think as its usually a churning surge of unintelligible words with no logic or reason.
i know what you mean though, it's always interesting to see what others have thought of books you enjoyed or found thought provoking.
@bright_moon We used to discuss book and their themes to death back then but now a simple "I like it," or "It's not my cup of tea," suffices.
@mkwadee yeah, i get that too but I love listening to others discussing books.
i notice things then that maybe i didn't really focus on before or hear someone else's take on it. interesting
i notice things then that maybe i didn't really focus on before or hear someone else's take on it. interesting
Bᴬᴿᴼᴺ Vᴼᴺ WᵁᴺᴰᴵᴮᴬᴿWas just talking about this author with @RunningInCircles. I never read any of his work either. Seems like a choice for a good zany distraction, though, if/when needed.
@wion I m a little ashamed to say I still haven't read one yet but I will before I'm back in college.
I'm trying to cram in lots of reading and everything else before studies become too intense.
I'm trying to cram in lots of reading and everything else before studies become too intense.
Far-Sight Fire@bright_moon
-slides in, real smooth-
The Old Kingdom Series by Garth Nix is a really good fantasy/spec-fic sequence of books. I have a tattoo from the series because I love it so much.
my best pitch of it is usually "ok so one of the main characters is a librarian, necromancer and has a magic pet dog who is a little bit sarcastic and the necromancy is controlled by bells."
It's a very good series.
@Darksabre oh, what a reminder! i read Sabriel and Lirael but somehow i don't think i read Abhorsen at all.
something happened and disrupted the flow of my reading, i guess. i have such an urge to read them now, from the beginning.
*sneakily bumps sabriel to the top of the pile*
btw, that is surely the best pitch for any book, ever!
Yeah! There's Abhorsen, Over the Wall, Clariel and Goldenhand that you gotta catch up on.
So terribly sorry that you have so many cool books to read.
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@Darksabre so not sorry at all. just super impatient.
@Darksabre lost my reply there... problems with divided attention. I'm currently flicking through poetry while studying.
I would read for the majority of the day if I could get away with it and I have so many books to catch up on. I'll have a busy summer I think.
I would read for the majority of the day if I could get away with it and I have so many books to catch up on. I'll have a busy summer I think.
wildwalkerwoman✔️@bright_moon Have you read any NK Jemisin?
Recommend ALL her books - ALL OF THEM! There's one complete trilogy (Inheritance), one 'duo' & a second trilogy due for completion later this year.
@wildwalkerwoman no, I haven't read any of her books at all.
I love the recommendation for ALL of her books! Surely a good sign when everything she wrote has been recommended :)
Thank you
I love the recommendation for ALL of her books! Surely a good sign when everything she wrote has been recommended :)
Thank you
mykola 🙃🌎🤘NK is great as well, I feel like you can really watch her improve as a writer over time from talented to exceptional. @bright_moon @wildwalkerwoman
[nice] JEC 🌞@bright_moon have you tried any Gene Wolfe?
@jec no I haven't read any of his. I've so many books to catch up on.
would you suggest any specific one to start or are all his books very good?
would you suggest any specific one to start or are all his books very good?
@bright_moon I'm not sure I would call his books "very good" but I did enjoy reading Book of the New Sun. It is very complex and multi-layered so you have to put in work as a reader.
@jec oh, that's no issue. I don't mind putting in the work. As long as they make me think in some way I'm happy to try anything.
Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning and Seven Surrenders are mind-blowing. @bright_moon
@mykola ok, a strong recommendation! added to my list. I actually started one of those, Seven Surrenders I think, but I left it on a train and then somehow forgot about it until you mentioned it. Will definitely get to them. thank you
just found a book voucher I forgot about so I'm heading to the bookshop as well as the library. woo hoo
just found a book voucher I forgot about so I'm heading to the bookshop as well as the library. woo hoo
@bright_moon Seven Surrenders is the sequel to Too Like the Lightning and order really matters a lot - def read TLtL first!
@mykola could have been the other way around, who knows as my memory is shocking.
Duly noted. Always important to read in order, at least the first time
Duly noted. Always important to read in order, at least the first time
David Philipe Gil@bright_moon The Law of One series
@davidpgil so I've heard of these, or at least heard arguments about whether they are real -as in from a extra-terrestrial life-form -if I can remember the arguments correctly.
Thank you David, I'll add it to the growing list.
Thank you David, I'll add it to the growing list.
:two_hearts:Euphoria@bright_moon
Yes! Alas, it's only on Amazon, but I HIGHLY recommend the EarthCent Ambassador Series by E.M. Foner, which starts with Date Night On Union Station.
Clever, witty and very, very amusing.
There's a 12th book coming out soon and I can't wait to read it!
@Euphoria that sounds good. At this rate it'll take a while but I'll get around to it :)
thanks
thanks
@bright_moon
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
McB@bright_moon Ever tried "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss?
@mcb I didn't think but the name stuck a chord so I googled it. I have read it, pretty sure it was a present but I don't remember it all that well. That sometimes happens when I read to many books in a rush or if I'm feeling a bit off.
Either way, I must root it out and reread it.
Either way, I must root it out and reread it.
@bright_moon There's always the sequel to enjoy as well, "The Wise Man's Fear".
I'm re-reading the books at the moment, so its very fresh in my mind.
@mcb I might get around to that one eventually ;)
@bright_moon Its worth reading, though I enjoyed the book about Auri, "The Slow Regard of Silent Things" more.
I threw up a reading list (i.e. books I'm going to read for the first time) a couple weeks back or so. A fair mix of genre in the list, but it sounds like similar interests.
First up on my list (as soon as the book arrives) is "The Wake" (historical fiction), by Paul Kingsnorth, which I understand is already targeted for the screen too.
@wion That sounds interesting. Think I'll add that to my list too.