Probably The Book Thief, if I had to pick. They were both really good though and the difference is negligible. All the Light moved a little faster, but Book Thief hit me harder in the feels, not to say All the Light didnt.
Give me faster over feels. I liked the Book Thief but wouldn't really recommend it. I also thought the movie was horrible, I was very excited to watch it after reading and couldn't stay awake.
The movie was total garbage. Stayed pretty close to the book, but lost all the feeling of it, if that makes any sense.
LKRFN88jp is retaking Jr High. I can tell by the books he's been reading. Spoiler Ive been wanting to re-read the classics too, but other stuff always gets in the way
I have loved reading since I learned how but never liked reading for school. So I'm finally getting around to stuff that I am embarrassed to have not read. 1984 was really good, albeit depressing AF. Animal Farm is definitely good too.
Red Rising was really good. Id give it a 4. The halfway through the second book and it's fucking awesome. It's going to really botch the landing for it to be bad. Right now Id rate it 5. Cant wait to finish and read the third book when it's published in January. Speaking of January - what's the book? 3 Body Problem or Best of All Possible Worlds? I dont really care. Im just going to read the other one when I finish this book, before January starts. edit - Finished Golden son (Red Rising #2) twas awesome.
Finished Animal Farm earlier tonight so I started Stephen King's Revival after it, expecting to read a chapter or two then get to bed. ~50 pages in and loving it so far. Haven't stayed up super late reading in a while but I can't put this one down. Great stuff so far.
So I've been pushing him for years, but we should really have a Don Winslow book for book club. He's never been given a chance, but is seriously my favorite author. I'm starting California Fire and Life now. Since I audible... http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/California-Fire-and-Life-Audiobook/B00TG18TG6/
Police types are all over his books, and some of the characters are of the aging, overweight variety.
Revival is awesome so far. So much tension hung over the first 70-80 pages, wondering what would happen. Now that the setup of things are done, I'm interested in where the story will go until a certain character shows up again.
I really enjoyed that one. Kings of Cool probably a little bit more. Cartel is his best book imo. Winter of Frankie Machine was also badass, but a lighter read. He's definitely got a style, and that doesn't really change much across books.
Just started the thread, in case anyone reads it. It is really pretty short/fast. More discussion itt: http://www.the-mainboard.com/index.php?threads/three-body-problem-by-liu-cixin.161363/
Half way through, It's not doing it for me. Gonna power through and finished today. So far tracking as a 2 star. Ive loved being off for most of December. Ive probably read about 10 books this month. Gonna suck getting back to reality in January
lol why? Aren't you reading it right now? I have a suggestion for Jan if we really arent doing 3-body Prob.
I'm reading 2 books right now. 3body in text and Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Game 2) on Audio. The latter is better. I'm 67% through 3 body and it's been a struggle at times and before I fully recommend it if like to finish it. Struggle is due to the insanely dense science in it. Great writing, but really can be quit mentally taxing at times. It's a good book though, just not an easy read in the middle... So far. We can keep it as the likely book though if people want to read it.
What if we did a classic for January? I got a bunch for Christmas: Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Lord of Flies, Of Mice and Men, etc.
I wouldnt be opposed. Of those, Id vote for Lord of the Flies. Also was going to suggest this: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James WINNER OF THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a masterfully written novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s. On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters—assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts—A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 70s, to the crack wars in 80s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 90s. Brilliantly inventive and stunningly ambitious, this novel is a revealing modern epic that will secure Marlon James’ place among the great literary talents of his generation. (less) Heard Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald talk about it on a pod and it sounded really good.
I'm interested in the classic route for January, as that's something I've never really gotten into. People would probably laugh at me at the books I haven't read, similar to me when people say what movies they haven't seen.
I'd vote Brave New World or Crime and Punishment if we do a classic which I think we should. Arkie Proud wouldn't participate but he doesn't anymore anyways
My son raved about "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" (he's 15) and wanted me to read it, so I did. So, so very teenagery. But we talked about it later and that was cool. 623 / 1000 "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth. If Charles Lindbergh, an anti-Semite, won the presidency in 1940. Told from the point of view of a young Jewish kid in New Jersey. Kind of meandered, but I enjoy alternate history stuff, so it was cool. 712 / 1000 "Redshirts" by John Scalzi. A sci-fi story that delves into why so many junior officers die on a Star Trek-like show from the 60s. It won some sci-fi awards, and it was pretty unique. Overall, it seemed to be too silly to be believable but too serious to be farcical. It was OK. 738 /1000 Currently reading "The Book of Lists". Addictive, but it gets too ponderous at times. But I like all that useless trivia. 826 / 1000
My brother has been telling me to read Brave New World for years. Would love to finally get around to it.
I read Lord of the Flies a month or two back. Short read but I really liked it. Allegorical novel. Never read Crime and Punishment or Brave New World. I'd probably prefer Brave New World since I just had read a Russian novel in War and Peace.
Finished "The Truth" by Neil Strauss yesterday... It was an entertaining read, but I don't know if I think it's a book he's writing to convince himself or if he's actually being honest. If you liked "The Game" it's worth a look.
I mentioned this in The Expanse thread but this would be my nomination for February or a future month where scifi is the choice: Hyperion - Dan Simmons 1990 Hugo Award winner for Best Novel Sci-fi/space opera 482 pages On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope—and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands. A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable new science fiction epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man. ----- The book Truman nominated sounds interesting as well. He also posted first.
With my gift card money for Christmas I bought IT. There was a new edition that came out that had a cool cover (http://www.amazon.com/Novel-Stephen-King/dp/1501142976/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452032522&sr=8-1&keywords=it stephen king). Arrived yesterday. Freaking HUGE. Feel like I could kill someone with it.
Can we do this for Feb? Im dying to read it and will read it next if we decide something else for Feb. Havent had the genre in a while and wil lget us out of the fantasy/dystopian/sci-fi stuff for a change. I have both ebook and audio copies if anyone needs them.
Hey everyone, I'm bored at work and I am updating the goodreads book club with all the books we have read since it was last updated so anyone can take a quick look at all the books we have done without having to search through here. I have everything except what we read in March of 2015. It was lost in the crash and I don't believe I read it. It would have been right after "A Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England."