Just finished Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne and what an awesome read. A great ode to viking culture. Can't wait for the sequel to drop this week
I didn't find anything to add to to-read but I always enjoy looking through lists so thanks for sharing
Im not really a big thriller genre fan, but The Island is on my list. I read the author's other book The Chain and it was so good.
Just finished the first law trilogy. Looking to start my next reads im a big Sanderson style fan. Didn’t love the first law trilogy it was solid but think I’m more plot driven vs character driven. Any suggestions. I think I have it narrowed down to these. But open for anything malzahan book of the falling (Steven Erikson) Night angel (Brent weeks) Gentlemen bastards (Scott lynch)
I’ve only read Gentleman Bastards and loved it. If you’re looking for plot driven fantasy check out The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee The Burning Series by Evan Winter The Poppy War Series by RF Kuang
I just realized I never read book 3 of the broken earth series. So I’m gonna finish it. I actually really loved those first two books.
Malazahn is my favorite fantasy series ever but it is dense and a commitment. If you’re looking for the best, that’s it. But if you’re looking for something a little quicker and easier then maybe not. Brent Weeks stuff is great. I enjoyed both Lightbringer and Night Angel. I think Lightbringer was better. Gentleman Bastard is great but unfinished.
I'll check it out. I've been reading his old essays in the Baffler and they are outstanding. This was fantastic, I'm re-reading it again: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/bullys-pulpit
They do differ among genres. Mrs. TC reads thrillers etc and all those books have a similar look. I like books like "The History of Thing: The Inside Story of What You Never Knew." Those books all look similar too. I can kind of subconsciously spot a book I might be interested in when I'm scanning shelves in stores etc. I assume that's the goal
Picked up a few of Cormac Mccarthy's books like The Road, Blood Meridian, and All The Pretty Horses. Haven't read any of his books before
The Road is probably the most accessible, The Border Trilogy is phenomenal, All the Pretty Horses is the first of it. Hope your Spanish is good. Blood Meridian he makes you work for it but it’s incredible and a wild ride.
The NYT Books Podcast mentioned a new book recommendation app that's launching. Apparently it's getting a lot of buzz in the book industry. Pulling from social media mentions and discussions to reccomend books, rather than using ratings on goodreads/amazon/audible like most do. Supposed to offer a different group than the ones you always hear about. .It's a slow roll out so you either have to have an invite or be put on the waiting list. Im on the waiting list, so I cant really vouch for it yet. Tertulia if anyone is interested.
taking a break from dissertation stuff finishing up Bound by War (Christopher Capozzola) and Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America (Marcia Chatelain). Starting Newspaper Axis (Kathryn Olmsted) and working though a backlog of Don Delillo books (Mao II, End Zone, Libra). Also working through The Boys though i'm not a huge fan of garth ennis's 2 edgy 4 u style. gonna try to get through Blood Meridian sometime this summer as well.
Love all those DeLillo books. End Zone is awesome if you like football. Libra is incredible too And obviously Blood Meridian is the GOAT novel
won the pulitzer in history a year ago. i felt like some of the writing was a bit unpolished in spots (don't think it was done through an academic press which might have contributed a bit), but the general argument/analysis is very good. it builds on existing scholarship on civil rights by exploring black capitalism and more broadly, the deficiencies in pursuing free market solutions to systemic racial inequality. i'll probably try to work it in to the civil rights course i'm TA'ing for in a few weeks
yeah, we do this thing called 'quest' for new students. it's ill-defined and klnd of silly, but gives faculty a fair amount of flexibility in designing courses that meet its requirements (literally explaining why the world 'is the way it is'). i have my own course to prep for in the fall, but the pay is too good to pass up
Any good recommendations for non-fiction Native American day to day lives? Been on a kick reading about the day to day of different cultures and I’m sure there has to be some good books out there about native Americans
Starting light bringer. Everything I read says this is about as close to Sanderson as you are gonna get
this more my style. Learning about all the Magic’s and what they do etc. plus I loved warbreaker and the color magic is cool.