Right now, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. People say it's his best work, but it's a slog compared to The Road or No Country for Old Men. I'm about halfway through and I have no idea why I'm reading it.
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Book 4 of the Enders Game series. It got weird as fuck after the first book.
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Tell me your thoughts about the ending when you get there. I have some theories about The Judge.
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Currently on book 1 of The First Law Trilogy...shit is crazy so far...
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The kid man got sodomized to death by the judge? Weird that he was naked for so much of the book.
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yeah, I think he definitely sodomized the kid...but I also think he was some sort of vampire like creature....he stated a couple of times that he will live forever and he had the knowledge of someone that had lived multiple lifetimes...
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He also didn’t seem to age and was completely hairless. Hmm… something funny going on for sure.
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Just started reading Metro 2033. Apocalyptic shit with irradiated monsters and gun fights set in Russia.
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I started 2666 by Roberto Bolano - it may take several starts as its pretty high brow.
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Finished up Metro 2033 and I Am Legend. There are short stories in the back of Legend. Then on to Moby Dick.
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Just bought it, haven't started, but it came highly recommended: Malcom Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
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Just finished Handmaid's Tale.
Next up: American Psycho
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Do you only read books that spawned popular movies and TV shows?
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No, but when I learn movies/shows were based on books I like to read them to get all the little details that couldn't go into screen adaptations.
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DocZaius wrote: ↑February 23rd, 2022, 10:58 amJust bought it, haven't started, but it came highly recommended: Malcom Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
It's good. Like most of his stuff. The framing motif of Sandra Bland's case seemed kinda forced. But otherwise it was pretty interesting.
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if you're looking for a mystery series, the Ian Rutledge series by Charles Todd are good, WW1 shellshock vet solves non obvi murders
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I'm currently reading One Second After. It's about the aftermath of an EMP attack on the US. Pretty scary shit.
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amor towles lincoln highway. If you've never read his stuff its pretty great.