I can keep a tally of users and total books they've read, just drop in here and say what you read and what you thought about it, should be a fun discussion I think. Oh, and I guess let me know how many systems you own or something. Maybe you'll win a prize! Probably not. Read books because it's the Chad thing to do on a website about trading videogames.
You know, it never occurred to me that uh, Dexter was a book series. I guess most of the good shows are. I'm definitely gonna read this Apolo Ohno self-bio on my bus trip up north, some time after beating MMX on the Evercade EXP but before beating Breath of Fire. I don't like the vibes so far so it's probably gonna be a hate read but I'll fudgein do it
Well, finished up Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett. Good start to an interesting series. Also, just did a count cause I felt like it, and this actually puts me at 54! Means I passed my goal!!
Fellowship of the Ring is technically broken up into 2 books. I finished the first book before the end of the year, so I'm counting that as my 5th book. I met my 2022 goal! I'll be reading more in 2023.
I finished Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy on 12/29/22. What a brutal experience. McCarthy's writing really paints a picture as he doesn't scrimp with details of violence, gore, and savagery. Slow burn with a few absolute monsters of characters. Loved it but certainly not a book for everyone.
> Fellowship of the Ring is technically broken up into 2 books. I finished the first
> book before the end of the year, so I'm counting that as my 5th book. I met my 2022
> goal! I'll be reading more in 2023.
Good stuff. I'll be doing an archival shift and converting the thread to 2023 sometime this week probably, got a root canal to take care of in a couple hours so probably not today.
My personal goal is 20 books for 2023. I think I can do it. I'm listening to one book when I drive and reading another on my phone -- I got a few physical books I need to get to also.
Down to 4 systems. I expect I will read significantly less with a 1-year old at home. The first 6 or so books I read last year were during her first few months last year where there is a lot of downtime and trying to be quiet between naps and feeds. Even with that 4 books should be pretty manageable.
I finished a short book called The Lightning Tree, by Patrick Rothfuss.
To my knowledge, the book was only printed inside of a larger story book called Rogue, a collection of stories by different authors.
I got that one from the library specifically to read The Lightning Tree. It was entertaining. I wasn't disappointed. It follows the ongoings of a character from Name of the Wind named Bast.
Finally finished the first book of the year (and already half done with another). Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett, book two in the series that I started last year. Good continuation, really upping the stakes. Third book should be interesting
I forgot to post but I finished Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide #5) last weekend on a flight. Not quite as good as the last few entries. As much as I enjoyed the whole hitchhiker's odyssey I am glad to be finished. I would definitely recommend it to anybody looking for some light humor and nonsense. I had always heard how popular and ingrained in pop-culture it was and am glad I now know where it's coming from.
> Currently working on Neuromancer by William Gibson.
What If? is a lot of fun. Pretty much anything by Randall Munroe is the right level of simple, witty and effective. What If? 2 is something I plan to get to this year and am definitely looking forward to.
I'm interested in your thoughts on Neuromancer. I loved aspects of it but for some reason it dragged at points for me. I appreciate the setting and definitely understand its influence on cyberpunk setting in general. Eventually I'll likely get back to the Sprawl trilogy but it didn't click first time around which surprised me. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the background and name drop reference to Johnny Mnemonic.
I'm very close to finishing the first Lord of the Rings book. I should have that one done this weekend. I'm really enjoying it, and can't wait to read the other 2!
Finished Into Darkness (Terry Goodkind) his last book before his death. Wrapped up the series alright I guess. There were a few sentences in the final chapters that sort of gave me goosebumps because he died not long after, just the wording.
Even though the series was wrapped up ok, it felt like it ended abruptly. Not really a cliffhanger by any means, but just felt unfinished... like ending a book mid sentence.
Thanks Terry for 20+yrs of sharing your world. RIP
I'm starting the final Dexter book. The audio book I'm listening to has like 1200 pages so that's gonna be a while. I am actually aiming for 20 books but we'll see. I got some friends on goodreads doing 50 and 100, that's pretty insane. One girl I think only reads and doesn't sleep/eat/work. lol
I recently finished the audio book for The Terminal List. Pretty good if you like military/political thriller books. I started the Amazon Terminal List show and so far its pretty good as well.
oh dang...already forgot about this thread somehow lol
I have two more done: -Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett; 3rd and in a series. overall liked the whole thing and had some really novel ideas (people are able to edit the world around them by 'scriving', which is just writing on things in a special language) -Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi; 3rd book in another unique series - basically murder is impossible because people come back to life. short stories and are really easy to digest
Finished Dexter is Dead by Jeff Lindsay. It’s the final Dexter book, as you might imagine. I have a love/hate relationship with this book and it’s taken me 24hrs of digesting it to realize it.
Even with the title, part of me hoped Brian and Dexter would ride off into the sunset together. But no happy endings here for really anyone. Dexter being whose brain we’re in the entire time, his thought process abruptly stops when he dies, making the book feel unfinished. In a genius way it sort of makes perfect sense. For if we die instantly, our thoughts likely do the same. Still I had hoped for some reconciliation with Cody and Astor. The way he basically shifts out of dad mode is disgusting but makes total sense for his character also.
Sad to be done with the books and the show. I can only hope more something comes eventually.
