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u/Successful_Pop8936 1d ago
Finished: Aftermath by Harald Jahner
Finished: Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh
Started: Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple
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u/-GardenOfEve24 1d ago
Started: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Half way through so far)
Started: Planting The World by Jordan Goodman
Finished: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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u/saturnidae_black 1d ago
Started:
Make your bed: little things that can change you life...and maybe the world, by Admiral William H. McRaven (US Navy Retired)
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u/si3erral0ren 1d ago
Finished: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Started: Abigail by Magda SzabĂł (highly recommend)
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u/Winter_Locksmith_803 1d ago
Finished Broken Country, pretty good. Started Yesteryear, tbd.
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u/Aggressive-Stay-1304 1d ago
I just finished Broken Country this week. Had a hard time getting into it, then couldn't put it down...then found Beth insufferable, then liked the ending.. I need to talk about it with someone đ
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u/Vonstracity 2d ago
Finished: Mistborn original trilogy (Brandon Sanderson) Started: Elantris (also Brandon Sanderson)
I think I'm invested as I just ordered most of his books..
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u/MajMusaLawrence 2d ago
Everyone talks about The Count of Monte Cristo as the ultimate revenge fantasy, but re-reading it (or reading it for the first time), what stuck with me was how deeply depressing Edmondâs transformation actually is.
In the first quarter of the book, heâs this impossibly innocent, optimistic kid who just wants to sail his ship and marry MercĂŠdès. By the time he escapes the Château d'If and sets up his intricate chess board of retribution, Edmond Dantès basically ceases to exist. He genuinely believes heâs the hand of God on Earth.
The brilliance of Dumas isn't just watching bad people get what they deserveâit's watching Edmond slowly realize that executing "godly vengeance" requires you to murder your own capacity for normal human happiness.
For those whoâve finished it: do you view the ending as a triumph, or a tragedy for what he lost along the way?
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u/rustyletters 2d ago
Started:
Ring Shout, by P. Djèlà Clark
Finished:
Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy (5/5 stars)
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u/SirUlrichVonLichten 2d ago
I finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. Wow. I really adored it. However, I did have some mixed feelings while reading. To understand where I'm coming from, I first need to list the other books I have read this year prior to starting Monte Cristo.
They are (in the order I read them):
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
A view from the Stars by Cixin Liu
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami.
As you can see, some heavy hitters...in particular those first three I read. I would describe those first three as "change your brain chemistry" reading. Really monumental stuff. My favorite of the ones listed was East of Eden, with Les Miserables follwoing closely behind.
Now I went into Monte Cristo with high expectations. Recently people having been lauding it as one of the greatest works ever. So my expectations were very high. I will say that I loved the first 300 pages of the book. It felt very introspective and the story of Edmond Dantes being imprisoned and escaping was so well done. I really felt as if I was in Edmond's head. Especially when he was in prison with the Abbe.
But a strange thing happened after he escapes and takes on the role of the Count. He stops being our POV character and becomes like the shark from Jaws, weaving in and out of the story, manipulating and moving chess pieces to exact his revenge. It's entertaining and fun (especially when he takes on different disguises and personalities), but it's so different from the first 300 pages. I mean that in terms of the style of writing. The book no longer feels introspective, but instead for 600 or so pages after the first 300 pages, the writing feels more like a stage play. Even the dialogue feels more...hollow. It's like I'm reading a book from a different author! The characters felt so real in the first 300 pages, but in the following 600 they feel like caricatures. Now I'm sure that's intentional, as it shows how his three enemies have grown more and more superficial and corrupt as the years have passed. But the book felt so much less philosophical and beautiful than those first 300 pages. I'm not saying the middle of the book is bad by any means. It's still really good and it is fun to watch the Count manipulate everything to his satisfaction.
However, I will say that the final 300 pages of the book were so tremendous. When everything fell into place. And all the plots and schemes were revealed. It was so so satisfying and I did feel that the book returned to the style of writing that I enjoyed so much from the first 300 pages. It became beautiful again.
So I would say that the first 300 pages are great. The middle 600 pages are entertaining and that the final 300 pages are tremendous.
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u/bookish___4132 2d ago
Finished:wuthering heights by Emily brĂśnte Started: heart lamp by Banu Mushtaq
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u/Tinybeertje 2d ago
Am in a Janet Evanovich vibe as I need some silly giggles, will reread some Stephanie Plumâs probablyâŚ
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u/fishblahp 2d ago
Finished :
When the Whales Leaves, by Yuri Rytkheu (3 stars)
Started :
The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
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u/GoGoolia 2d ago
Finished Lessons In Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmut. Started Circe, by Madeline Miller.
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u/CognitiveDissident79 3d ago
Finished The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah; Started The Women on Platform Two, by Laura Anthony
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u/SwimmingDream634 3d ago
Finished Summer I died by Ryan. C . Thomas yesterdayÂ
- really good if u like extreme horrorÂ
And started white nights by Dostoievski yesterdayÂ
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u/FraggerBot 3d ago
Finished: King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows #2) by Raymond E. Feist. The story was cleanly wrapped up, so I wonder what else is there to tell in the third book of the trilogy.
Started: Exile's Return (Conclave of Shadows #3) by Raymond E. Feist.
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u/i-the-muso-1968 3d ago
Robert A. Heinlein's "Orphans of the Sky" now done for tonight. Just began on John Wyndham's "Out of the Deeps".
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u/winry011298 3d ago
Finished:
Dead Beat, by Leigh Bardugo
⢠I can't believe just like that one of my favourite trilogies comes to an end. đĽš
Writers & Lovers, by Lily King
⢠I read Heart the Lover earlier this year and I think I would have enjoyed this book more had I read it before that one, I still liked it though.
Started:
Hollywood, Ending, by John Green
May We Feed The King, by Rebecca Perry
Hollow Bones, by Jodi Picoult
⢠I was able to go to both Jodi Picoult and John Green's author talks this week for their books and am very excited to have my hands on these!
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u/Weekly_Cap_9926 3d ago
Finished: How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
- this was a nice feel-good read, mildly funny
Started: The Need by Helen Phillips
*very different vibe from my last read. Thriller/horror, so far its very trippy but I'm enjoying it
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u/OkThatsReasonable 3d ago
Finished:
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. The audiobook read by Scott Brick is excellent. It is available on Spotify.
Two Twisted Crowns, by Rachel Gillig
Started:
The Mummy, by Anne Rice
Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir, by Norm Macdonald (audiobook)
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u/EMOJI2762 3d ago
Finished Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson and If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin.
Currently reading The Divorce by Freida McFadden
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u/justgiggs_ 3d ago
I am reading "Miracle" by Danielle Steel although work activities has delayed the finishing of the book, hoping to finish this weekend.
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u/Sad-Blood-6921 3d ago
does anyone have the Escape Me (shatter me series two) or Threshing Day pdf format download?? if so plz send
thx
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u/Due-Table1261 3d ago
Finished: Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis. Dogra Magra Yumenk Kysaku
Start: the brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky
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u/fishblahp 2d ago
The Brothers Karamazov is one of my favourite books !! I hope you like it !!!!!!!
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u/Which_Sherbet7945 3d ago
Started and finished: The Murder at Worldâs End, by Ross Montgomery. Really fun. I hope it becomes a series (a limited one; Iâm very tired of series that fizzle out after 4-6 books but keep going anyway).
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u/Neuromancer_LX 4d ago
Finished:
Story of the Eye, by Georges Bataille
Fruit Fly, by Josh Silver
Started:
The Savage Detectives, by Roberto Bolano
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u/Pretty-Wall-2204 4d ago
Finished iron gold by Pierce brown, started the first wave by Alex kershaw
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u/PomegranateApart90 4d ago
Finished:
Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke
It was a 5 star read for me but reading reviews from others makes me feel like literacy is dead.
Started:
Dead Beat, by Leigh Bardugo
I'm excited to get the conclusion of the Alex Stern trilogy đ
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u/cragglecat 4d ago
Finished âthe streets of Laredoâ by Larry McMurtry
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u/PregnancyRoulette Tale of Genji 4d ago
That is definitely on the list. Have you read the other works in the series? If so, how did this serve
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u/faerie_squad_mother 4d ago
Finished: NOS4A2 By Joe Hill Started: The Fall of the Dynasties; The Collapse of the Old Order 1905-1922 by Edmond Taylor
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u/Fearless_Industry825 4d ago
Hurrah!!!  âTis the first day of Victober!  Yes, I could have started reading my pile of books before October first, and, indeed, it will come as no surprise that I want to read Victorian literature every month of the year.  But this is an excuse to read nothing but the Victorians for the whole month!  I waited until the first day of October because feeling some anticipation is nice. Iâm starting the month with Dr. Wortleâs School by Anthony Trollope.
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u/sjm689 4d ago
Finished Beloved by Toni Morrison and started The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
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u/PregnancyRoulette Tale of Genji 4d ago
How did you find Beloved? It's on a many a top 100 list, so it's on my radar. But it seems to have a love it or hate it following
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u/sjm689 3d ago
I quite enjoyed. The subject matter is pretty heavy on it's own, but the book doesn't really drown you in sorrow or violence even though the past violence the characters experienced is a large part of it. It's moving in that way.
The writing is more stream of consciousness than not and leans into it as the book goes on with narrative changes and going from past to present. It's ethereal at times, but not unable to be grasped. I definitely would say this should be considered a classic of American Lit
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u/MarmadukeTheGreat 4d ago
Finished Good Behaviour, by Molly Keane This was great. A sharp, funny and tragic window onto the life of some Anglo aristocracy in early 20th century Ireland. Reminded me of Stoner but less depressing. A story about the characters life and nothing much else. Really enjoyed it. Moved onto Mussolini's War, by John Gooch About a third of the way through and its going at a nice pace. Very engaging so far, and does a good job of knowing what needs detail and what can be glossed over. Its sort of like reading a horror novel, the ratcheting terror of the main character (Fascist Italy) trying to outrun the inexorable advance of a monstrous creature (the incompetence of Fascist Italy).
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u/TheBodyOnTheTracks 5d ago
I finally dove in to Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I read the first three books in order, but after Equal Rites, I went right for the rest of the "witches" series and this week finished Maskerade. The local library has Carpe Jugulum on hold for me, so finishing the saga is the weekend plan.
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u/Life-Radish-8237 5d ago
Finished: Adam Nevill: Ritual, УНадСŃĐźŃŃ ĐŃНОŃ: ТаŃПнŃŃŃ ĐżĐžĐťĐ°ŃкаК ĐłŃŃŃĐžŃŃŃ. Reading: Adam Nevill: Banquet for the Dammed, (ĐŃ)ŃŃŃŃŃ ĐŃĐ˝ŃĐş - СйОŃĐ˝ŃĐş апавŃданнŃŃ.
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u/doctorslapnuts 5d ago
Finished Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. Such a cool book. Can't wait to start Dark Forest. However, it was a bit of a tough read for me, so I'm taking a break.
Between two Fires by Christopher Buehlman I flew through. What a great writer. The imagery was stunning. The French was annoying. I loved all of it. I don't get scared much, but some of the scenery in Paris and Avignon was haunting. The ending was horrifying and lovely. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in horror. :)
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u/Vonstracity 2d ago
They're tough reads but I enjoyed Dark Forest the most I think. The 3rd book gets nuts and you'll be appreciating the pacing later.
Between two fires is on my TBR!
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u/doctorslapnuts 1d ago
I'm going to start it this week I think then. Enjoy Between Two Fires!
I was maybe a quarter of the way into that book when I decided to go and get The Blacktongue Thief as well.
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u/Vonstracity 1d ago
That's how it was for me starting The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, had to grab The Devils
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u/Old_Emergency876 5d ago
finished: the bird eater by ania ahlborn
It was ok, i liked her writing style but the story itself didnât really stick out to me. Iâve seen people say that itâs their least favorite of her books so I might try another book by her in the future.
starting: eileen by otessa moshfegh
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u/falcorheartsatreyu 5d ago
A Column of Fire by Ken Follet, the third book of his Kingsbrige series. I am enjoying it a lot it is about the 1550's France and England and the power struggle of the protestants and catholics. Like all his books, the characters are very well written and the plot is intriguing.
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u/postdarknessrunaway 5d ago
Started & finished: Evening the Score by Lexi LaFleur Brown, which was extremely funny but sometimes in a "Girl, WHAT?" way.
Finished: Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. One of my faves, on audiobook this time.
DNF: Choice Cuts by Mark Kurlanski. Could not be bothered to read that much about French cuisine, a type of food I'm not super fond of.
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u/Wise_Eye3216 5d ago
Started & Finished:
Not Sure Who Needs to Hear This, But... Beautiful Reminders for the Soul, by Willie Greene
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u/WrappedupinBooks03 5d ago
DNF: Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Started: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by RLS
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u/Pure_Parsley_5135 5d ago
Finished: Preistess by Kara Reynolds Started: Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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u/No_Rutabaga_51 5d ago
Started with the patternist series by Octavia butler two weeks ago, i have been reading them in bursts, like i read Wild seed in 3 sittings and mind of my mind in two she is just too good !
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u/practical_sausage 5d ago
Finished: The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey Started: Before and After by Andrew Shanahan
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u/Ode_the_mcyt_addict 5d ago
I stared and finished The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde(within three days! I got really engrossed in it)
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u/Futureacct 3d ago
Ordered this book this week!
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u/Ode_the_mcyt_addict 20h ago
ooo. Which publication? (it can vary a lot. I found out after purchasing it, unfortunately. In some, certain lines are changed or censored, while in others they are unchanged)
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u/Futureacct 19h ago
I have no idea. Iâm getting it used from World of Books. So I didnât have much of a choice and also didnât realize that about publications. I also got Anna Karenina used. A little more nervous about that one since itâs probably a translation. lol
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u/Ode_the_mcyt_addict 19h ago
Hehe. I mean, I only recently started reading classics and all. And I too actually had no idea. I got one by 'Fingerprint publications' I think?Apparently there was a lot of censorship controversy over this book, so yeah.
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u/Federal_Hand_6350 5d ago
finished : piranesi; i who have never known men
currently reading: god of the woods
guys , anyone interested can join my book club on substack- https://open.substack.com/pub/inrotationclub
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u/No_Rutabaga_51 5d ago
How did you like piranisi?
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u/Federal_Hand_6350 5d ago
It was a bit repetitive with the halls, statues and vestibules description. I had to skip those journal entry indexes which were basically just page numbers and titles, because obv that was very bland and some other parts were either unecessary or repetitive. I do think there was a lot of potential as the idea of being imprisoned in another world is unique. But it could've been explored further. I do like the title Piranesi tho, as it takes reference from an Italian artist by the same name who used to depict prisons.
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u/readmorewithlore 5d ago
Finished:
Pot Shot, by Laura Piper Lee
Started:
Pride: a Pride and Prejudice Remix, by Ibi Zoboi
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u/ReincarnatedCritic 5d ago
Finished:
An Experiment in Criticism, by C. S. Lewis
Started:
The Sacred Wood, by T. S. Eliot
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u/JanethePain1221 5d ago
Finished: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Started: The Bombshell by Darrow Farr
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u/teachapters 6d ago edited 6d ago
Gerade angefangen (S.75 von 474):
Anna O. von Matthew Blake
Ein Thriller, in dem es um eine Frau geht, die Schlafwandelnd ihre beiden besten Freunde getÜtet haben soll und seit 4 Jahren nicht mehr aufgewacht ist. Es spielt auch ein Psychologe und Schlafmediziner mit, was mir umso mehr gefällt.
AuĂerdem angefangen (S.36 von 169):
Ikigai, Die japanische Lebenskunst von Ken Mogi.
Im Grunde eine Anleitung nach der japanischen Art, ein glĂźckliches Leben zu leben, das zu finden, wofĂźr es sich lohnt zu leben. Betrachtet von einem japanischen Hirnforscher, der zeigt, wie es wirkt und warum es glĂźcklich und gesund macht.
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u/IPityTheStool No damn cat, and no damn cradle. 6d ago
Finished:
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, by Kurt Vonnegut
My favorite books are ones where I think they were written especially for me. This is one of those books.
There's one thing I didn't expect. The reason I read this book was because of the 'God damn it, you have to be kind' quote.
When Eliot orders the author to go tell the truth, I expected the author to be the one to deliver that quote. I'm a little disappointed he wasn't.
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u/Free_Upstairs_4337 6d ago
Finished: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath (3/5)
Currently Reading: 1984, George Orwell (been meaning to for so long and finally got around it, loving it about 130 pages in)
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u/drananyaa 5d ago
I just finished reading bell jar too. How did you like the book?
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u/Free_Upstairs_4337 5d ago
I have such mixed feelings about it tbh. I think she does an amazing job talking about woman's mental health issues being treated as hysteria in the 1950s, the entire asylum plot was so saddening. Also her internal identity crisis and the contradiction being an independent woman vs doing what society wants you to be; I think it is still something women can resonate with.
BUT, I genuinely found Esther so mean at times, especially with her mother who really was just struggling to give her the best (especially when you consider that its literally 1950s and she also as a widowed woman had to struggle so much). Also her being so mean to Joan, I felt more for Joan than I did for anyone else in the book. Her death was so shocking, I think that was the only time I felt watery eyes. I thought Esther would at least try to understand Joan, especially that they both went through something so jarring.
I definitely did not dislike the book just cause I did not really like Esther's character, I think she was really complex and not always likeable which is what the real world is anyways. I do think its important that books try not to glorify main characters, rather show their flaws.
Also the pacing was a little awkward for me - I understand that her spiral into depression was amplified by a multitude of factors but after she came back from New York and before her first attempt, I don't think it was as greatly explored or at least it did leave me with a lot of questions. I found a lot of those middle chapters to be filler, because the metaphoric narration (I usually love it in classic literature) felt very dry and grating to me.
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u/lizstyles 6d ago
Iâve almost finished âOur Cut of Saltâ by Deena Helm. Itâs a debut new release novel, about three generations of Palestinian women, and using the metaphor of a haunted house to explore occupation, trauma, etc. Itâs not as âhorrorâ as the marketing proposed, but itâs really profound and beautifully written!Â
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u/No-Psychology3901 6d ago
Started and finished zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
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u/Equivalent_Lunch_944 1d ago
Iâve picked it up and not finished it a couple times. Is it worth muscling through or is it one of those books that was a bit more insightful before a lot more knowledge of the east and west were in the zeitgeist?
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u/No-Psychology3901 1d ago
I'd say the insights definitely still hold up, regardless of the current zeitgeist. Instead of having to "muscle through" it, it's actually my go-to comfort read whenever I want to get back into a reading habit. I've read it 6 times, so I'm a bit biased, but I think it's absolutely worth finishing.
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u/slide4scale 6d ago
The Serviceberry by Kimmerer
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u/SpecialistFarmer2614 4d ago
Such a good, gentle, brilliant, re-readable book. Have you read Braiding Sweetgrass?
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u/decadentbirdgarden 6d ago
Finished: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe (4/5)
Started: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley (loving it so far, beautiful love letter to art and art museums)
Didnât realize I was reading two Patricks back to back until I made this comment!
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u/Top-Vermicelli2455 6d ago
Books Iâve read and loved so far- Diavola, Bat Eater And Other Names For Cora Zeng, Between Two Fires, The Devils, The Wolf King, Servant Of Earth, The maid And The Crocodile. Books I want to read that are on hold- This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, The Thrice-Bound Fool, The Poison Daughter, The Blade Itself.
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u/Klutzy-Hornet-3433 6d ago
Started Go Gentle by Maria Semple. Iâm off to a slow start as Iâm not quite feeling immersed in the story.
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u/Which_Sherbet7945 3d ago
Itâs the only Maria Semple I DNFed. I usually love her, but couldnât get into this one.
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u/fckyourgod 6d ago
Started and finished: MuĂąeca, by Cynthia Gomez
Started: A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan, by Nelofer Pazira and The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie
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u/readmorewithlore 5d ago
Ooh Iâve heard good things about MuĂąeca! Would you recommend?
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u/fckyourgod 5d ago
So I really enjoyed it, but I think that it would have been better if it had been longer. There was a lot that felt kind of rushed, and without including spoilers there were just some things I wanted more of.
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u/haloalkane12 6d ago
Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn
Iâve only read 45 pages so far but I am so hooked! This is the first really riveting book Iâve read in ages. Really looking forward to this read!
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u/ostroboguloustratum 6d ago
i finished beloved last night!
i still haven't decided what to read next.
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u/NorthWestGrotesque 6d ago
Started: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
-after a botched first attempt via audiobook, I read the physical edition cover to cover and finished it in a day. Fantastic; his prose is so sublime, I was never lost in what was happening on the page but sometimes I would just go back and reread passages aloud. McCarthy is one of the only authors whom has evoked this, the influence runs deep. Did I enjoy it as much as The Sound and the Fury? Maybe on my second reading, but next I plan to try Light in August.Â
Still reading: The Master and His Emissary
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u/KO_Dad 6d ago
Finished "The Mercy of Gods" by James S. A. Corey. The author of the Expanse series started a new one. It was a tough start but was worth it in the end.
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u/mumbly-joe-96 5d ago
I'm currently reading The Faith of Beasts (have read about 60%), the second novel in the series. It won't be on my top 5 reads of 2026, but there are still some really mysterious and interesting things happening.
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u/SkyeShimmer30 6d ago
I am finishing up The Secret Place by Tana French and I am going to be starting Ask For Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli
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u/Cleo_jay 6d ago
Started: Judge Stone by James Patterson and Viola Davis
Still Reading: In Search of our mothers gardens (audible) by Alice Walker
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u/Otherwise_Baby_1951 6d ago
Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates
- Finished, not super impressed with. I found the writing style very bland and the characters romantic relationship was unrealistic for the plot.
Starting:
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
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u/Sinnerandsmoke 6d ago
Finished: Glass House by ESJM (Audio)
Started: Palaver by Bryan Washington (Audio)
Still Reading: The Disappearers by Marlon James
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u/Abagle03 6d ago
reading:Â The Count of Monte Christo, by Alexandre Dumas
trying to get through it as fast as i can so i can read pet semetary for spooky season
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u/messybunpotato 6d ago
Continuing:
Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
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u/haloalkane12 6d ago
This is on my TBR! How is it? Do you recommend it?
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u/messybunpotato 2d ago
I won't lie, I've been in a massive slump and I've only gotten about 30 pages in, but I really am enjoying it! Everyone who's opinions I value has told me it's absolutely worth the read, and they've never steered me wrong (yet). I started it after it was recommended on a suggestmeabook post about books that accurately represent growing up in The South.
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u/Anxious-County1741 6d ago edited 6d ago
Started: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
I donât know how I feel about reading Doroâs POV. He is quite more of a domineering and patriarchal figure than her other protagonists.
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u/BuddyFluid4302 6d ago
Finished: dissection of murder by Jo Murray
Started : Mother Mary comes to me by Arundhati Roy
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u/Rando_Casual 6d ago
Finished: âPlainsongâ by, Haruf
Started:
⢠âEventideâ, by Haruf
⢠âThe Killer Within Meâ by, Jim Thompson (audio)
⢠âThe Terminal Manâ by, Crichton
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u/fraochmuir 6d ago
Finished
The Summer Fun Massacre by Craig DiLouie
You'll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan
You Did Nothing Wrong by C.G. Drews
The Sea Hides It's Dead by Megan Bontrager
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
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The September House by Carissa Orlando
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u/Sad-Blood-6921 6d ago
Finished : A Court of Silver Flames (I finished the whole ACOTAR series finally and it was so good , definitely recommend!!)
Continuing: The Mirror of Infinite Endings (OUABH is one of my fav series)
Next read : The Threshing Day (my no.1 series is the Empyrean series,so excited for this book)
[ If anyone has a pdf link for Threshing Day please share it and also it can't be the Epub link as it doesn't work on my device,thx ]
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u/mrbeveldere 6d ago
Finished: Kitchen Confidential by Antony Bourdian Started: The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo
I loved Kitchen Confidential. I was quite surprised by how good of a writer Bourdain was. But then he reveals that he also wrote thrillers set in the culinary world. So he is an actual writer and not a chef writing a memoir. It shows too.
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u/Outrageous-Eye-3931 6d ago
Finished: As Good as Dead- Holly Jackson.
Continue: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
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u/Silver-Description29 6d ago
Continuing:
Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
The Little Sparrow Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
To Start:
Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
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u/Roboglenn 6d ago
My Gemini, by Yuu Morikawa
Well this was a short thing I read just cuz it was there. This thing being the same creative mind behind the series Mr. Villain's Day Off's take (didn't know that particular fact when I started this only learning about that after the fact) on "Jekyll and Hyde", casting them as twins in boarding school with their best friend. And how they come to cope and get over the loss when one of them dies suddenly.
It's got heartfeltness too it I guess. But I reckon the only real major draw to read this one is by dint of who it's by.
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u/aberrant_arsonist 6d ago
Finished: Siddartha by Hesse and The Comedians by Greene
Started: Silas Marner by Eliot
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u/bulkeunip 6d ago
Just finished The detective massarce by Tomoyuki Shirai (yep the same author of Elephant Head). Both works were vastly different from each other in terms of setting but equally catchy as actions and twists happened a lot.
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u/Strict-Amphibian9732 6d ago
Finished: The Barbecue at No. 9 by Jennie Godfrey
Started: Black Bag by Luke Kennard
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u/archer_fox11 7d ago
Finished: The Mirror Of Infinite Endings by Stephanie Garber Started: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
!invite (Stephanie Garber - I NEED to know if she's plannng to write more books set in that universe!)
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u/KyleToxicCards 7d ago
Finished: A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin Started: A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin
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u/cuervo2550 7d ago
Finished: Parabel of the Talents by Octavia Butler. Start: I will start next week Kindred by Octavia Butler.
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u/Illustrious_Proof_62 7d ago
Finished: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
& Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontĂŤ
Started: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
& Babel by R.F. Kuang
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u/Massive_Raccoon_1312 7d ago
Finished: Shades of grey by Jasper FfordeÂ
Started: A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones
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u/jln8 7d ago
Finished: Kitten by Stacey Yu
Started: On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle
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u/AliOlly3 7d ago
Finished: Dolly Parton, Un Retrato Americano by Beatriz Navarro
Started: Salt, A World History by Mark Kurlansky
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u/SpareEnthusiasm8527 7d ago edited 7d ago
Finished: The Burning God by R.F. Kuang and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Started: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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u/didntpassvibecheck 7d ago
Finished: Turncloak, by L.K. Steven
Started: Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
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u/rocknthrash 7d ago
Finished: Lord of the Flies by Willam Golding
Started: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
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u/MysterGrumpy 7d ago
Finished: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. Started: The Poorhouse Fair by John Updike.
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u/Winslar 7d ago
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle is on my list for next year, did you enjoy it?
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u/MysterGrumpy 6d ago
It was very good. Recently I've also read Norwegian Wood, Dance Dance Dance, and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. This was the best one.
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u/theycallme_tigs 7d ago
Finished The Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Started: The Fixer by Bernard Malamud The Brothers Karamazov by Fyoder Dostoevsky The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
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u/jigglescaliente 7d ago
Started and Finished: Big Swiss
In the process: The Last Samurai
Hope to start this week: Wife Shaped Bodies
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u/SouthernKay 7d ago
Finished: "How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying" "The Ten Loves of Nishino"
Started: "Salvacion" "The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy"
In Process of Reading: "Dolly Parton, Song Teller"
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u/shadulain 7d ago
Finished:
The Fuller Memorandum, by Charles Stross (a weird combo of occult and British Intelligence agencies)
Started:
The Last Contract of Isako, by Fonda Lee
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u/poop_paws Thriller is my fav 7d ago
Finished: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Finished: Feel Better, No Matter What by Michael James
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u/Particular-Rub-4418 7d ago
Thoughts on earthlings?
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u/poop_paws Thriller is my fav 7d ago
Wild. It's very wild. I didn't read the summary or reviews. Just based off a friend who read it and suggested it to me. Her words:"it's nice. you should read it since you've read Convenience Store Woman". Trigger warning, the book has a lot of triggering stuff. I had to pause inbetween at the end chapters.
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u/TheBitterSeason 7d ago edited 7d ago
Finished: Suspicion, by SeichĹ Matsumoto
Started: A Quiet Place, by SeichĹ Matsumoto
I picked up two more of Matsumoto's works in translation after reading (and loving) Tokyo Express. Suspicion was... fine. I didn't hate it, but there was way too much "as you know..." style unnatural exposition that took me out of things in a huge way. It was bad enough that I was almost cringing IRL while reading the first 10-15 pages, where the main character just rattles off the entire history of the case to the suspect's lawyer in extreme detail, as if he doesn't already know every word of it. Also, I feel like it needed to either be shorter or longer. As it stands, it feels like a short story idea artificially stretched to novella length. If it was half as long and cut out some of the fluff (like the long diversion in the middle where the big time lawyer considers and decides against taking the case), I think it would work better, and I also think it would work better if it was twice as long and the author added more subplots instead of it basically being a dead sprint from A to B. Overall, I probably won't be rereading it. I can't comment on A Quiet Place yet, since I literally finished the introduction minutes before seeing this thread, but I'm hoping I'll have a better time with it.
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u/Eowyn-of-Gondor 7d ago
Finished: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Almost finished: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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u/adelgirl 7d ago
Finished: The Moonsingers, by Robyn J. Pritzker|
Finished: The Keeper of the Lost Cities: Everblaze, Shannon Messenger
Started: Brigands and Breadknives, by Travis Baldree
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u/GooseTigerOrca 7d ago
Finished: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due Just started: Verity by Colleen Hoover [3rd read]
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u/ActLiving5576 1d ago
Gallant by V.E. schwab. It had major Caroline vibess