Books you read in 2018

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  1. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
     
  2. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
     
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  3. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
     
  4. Tangman

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    1. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Phillip Gourevitch) - 9/10
    2. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) - 8.5/10
    3. The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson) - 8/10
    4. The Road To Jonestown: Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple (Jeff Guinn) - 9/10
    5. All The King's Men (Robert Penn Warren) - 9.5/10
    6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond) - 9.5/10
    7. Columbine (Dave Cullen) - 8/10 - Pretty thorough account of the massacre including the lead-up and aftermath. Helped to correct some misconceptions that are still held to this day. Not as well-written as some of the other nonfiction I've read this year but it was such a seminal moment for those of us of a certain age that it was hard to put down.
     
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  5. Lorne Malvo

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    1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) - JK Rowling (9/10)
    2. The Chalk Man - CJ Tudor (6.5/10)
    3. All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire - Jonathan Abrams (9.5/10)
    4. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch (10/10)
    5. Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion - Alan Sepinwall (8.5/10)
    6. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (9/10)
    7. The 25th Hour - David Benioff (9.5/10)

    Incredible writing. Vivid storytelling. Characters that you feel like you know. Somehow only 182 pages. Truly never knew where it was going. And that ending, especially the last line. Masterful.
     
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  6. One Knight

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    one of my favorite movies, had no idea it was based on a book, especially one by the GoT dude. Mind blown. Have to read it now.
     
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  7. Lorne Malvo

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    Never seen the movie. Plan on changing that sometime soon.
     
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  8. One Knight

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    so incredibly good, amazing cast too
     
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  9. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    15. Captain's Fury (Codex Alera #4) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
     
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  10. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
    8) The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 7/10
     
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  11. The Blackfish

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    1. The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #9) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6/10)
    2. Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) - James S.A. Corey (8.5/10)
    3. Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey (7/10)
    4. Forge of Darkness (Kharkanas Trilogy #1) - Steven Erikson (9.5/10)
    5. Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy #2) - Steven Erikson (9/10)
     
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  12. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    15. Captain's Fury (Codex Alera #4) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    16. Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera #5) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
     
  13. Upton^2

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    5. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (10/10) - Wow, never read anything like this. Didn't want it to end
     
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  14. Shiggityshwo

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    Spoiler'n to be safe: Finished it this week, yes I'm a casual reader, chapter a day kind of guy. Anyway, very much enjoyed the read, very much frustrated me at the same time. It's just so bleak and doesn't feel too unrealistic. I differ in that I liked Brave New World better, just loved the creatively descriptive writing, and the system seemed to actually genuinely benefit society as a whole, even with the liberties lost. I sadly agree that 1984 is more realistic with today's society, but BNW came across to me as something 100's of years in the future, so it isn't really fair to compare imo. Will say though, the ending of BNW is the most suddenly depressing thing ever, and the careless, somewhat bloodthirsty yet indifferent mob pissed me off more than anything I've ever read....Which I imagine will change with Killers of the Flower Moon on the docket, be back in two months or so...
     
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  15. Lorne Malvo

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    If I have to live in a dystopian future, sign me up 10 times out of 10 for Brave New World. But I agree with you - 1984 felt more realistic, especially in today's times. I read each of those within a month of each other at the end of 2015/beginning of 2016, so before shit really hit the fan in our world. And 1984 has continued to stick with me a lot more than Brave New World. At some point, I'll re-read both. But weirdly, and more depressingly, I want to hit up 1984 first.
     
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  16. Shiggityshwo

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    btw, my post was inspired by me coming across 1984 om Amazon Prime as I was searching for something to pass out to, feel like I've been included in some grand inside joke now when I realized the actor who played Winston was also the dictator in V for Vendetta
     
  17. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
    8) The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 7/10
    9) The Kremlins Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) 9.5/10
     
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  18. TC

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    1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams (8/10)
    2. Everything Bad Is Good For You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter -- Steven Johnson (6/10)
    3. Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious -- Timothy Wilson (9/10)
    4. Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley (8/10) *reread*
    5. The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia #5) -- CS Lewis (10/10) *reread*
    6. The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism -- Edward E. Baptist (8/10)
    7. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently And Why -- Richard Nisbett (8/10)
    8. Mind Sculpture: Unlocking Your Brain's Untapped Potential -- Ian Roberson (8/10)
    9. The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape -- James Howard Kunstler (10/10)

    10. Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World -- Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden (9.5/10)
    I mean, with a title like "Sex and War" is it hard to be interesting? I learned a lot of interesting stuff like how come we're one of the only species to form gangs and kill each other, how violence is pretty much always caused by men, how the age demographics of a society influence its likelihood for war and violence, etc. Uses a lot of evidence from chimpanzees and evolution as well as from "family planning" (the main author is a medical doctor that works for Planned Parenthood type stuff in international areas)
     
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  19. TC

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  20. CBH

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    1. Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling 8/10
    2. Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor (Pike Logan Series #11) 7/10
    3. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne 10/10
    4. 1984 by George Orwell 8/10
    5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6) by J.K. Rowling 8/10
    6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling 9/10
    7. Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose 7/10
    8. Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie 7/10

    9. Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy 1) by Jason Matthews 8/10 This was an enjoyable read though it took me longer to finish then I was expecting and there were some parts that felt slow to me.
     
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  21. Tangman

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    1. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Phillip Gourevitch) - 9/10
    2. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) - 8.5/10
    3. The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson) - 8/10
    4. The Road To Jonestown: Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple (Jeff Guinn) - 9/10
    5. All The King's Men (Robert Penn Warren) - 9.5/10
    6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond) - 9.5/10
    7. Columbine (Dave Cullen) - 8/10
    8. Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything (Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner) - 7/10 - I waited until now to read this book, partially because I was familiar with several of the studies through newspaper articles and having listened to the authors' podcast on-and-off. Easy read that hits on some interesting topics if you've never had the chance. Some of the book comes off as sanctimonious to me but maybe that's to be expected when dealing with economists. I would like to see their theory of the liberal justice system being mostly to blame for the rise of crime in the '60s and '70s expanded upon and discussed in more detail.
    9. Animal Farm (George Orwell) - 8/10 - Wanted to read 1984 like several others in the thread but it's on hold at the library and I figured re-reading this would be a good primer. First time reading this since HS for me. No need to review, I'm sure everyone has read it. It's not exactly subtle but fun to revisit.
     
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  22. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    15. Captain's Fury (Codex Alera #4) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    16. Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera #5) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    17. First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera #6) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
     
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  23. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
    8) The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 7/10
    9) The Kremlins Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) 9.5/10
    10) Agent in Place (Gray Man #7) by Mark Greaney 7/10
     
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  24. RonBurgundy

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    My goal of 52 book/year still on pace

    2018
    1. The Lost Gate *8.0
    2. The Gate Thief *5.0
    3. All our Wrongs Today *7.5
    4. Children of The Fleet *7.0
    5. End of Watch *6.0
    6. House of Chains (Malazan4) *8.0
    7. Wind Through the Keyhole *8.5
    8. The Dog Stars *7.0
    9. When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing *8.0
    10. The Story of Your Life *4.5
    11. Making Rounds with Oscar *4.0
    12. Midnight Tides (Malazan5) *8.5
    13. White Sands #2 *7.0
    14. Stranger in a Strange Land *7.0
    15. The Running Man *8.5



    11 - Recommended by another medical professional to me and I thought it was just plain bad.
    12. Book 5 was so frustrating because after meeting about 30000 different characters, races, civilizations/cities/religions/magic system over first 4 books, the author just fucking abandons the continent and starts a whole new story. And yet it was awesome.
    13. Brandon Sanderson graphic novel, not as good as most of his other stuff but still solid nonetheless.
    14. Apparently a classic sci-fi book I completely missed. I actually enjoyed it, but it’s not good enough to actually recommend to anyone.
    15. Fun book, dropped rating because despite the awesome ending,
    THEY HAVE A FUCKING MASSIVE GUNFIGHT ON AN AIRPLANE. Like air pressure/windows/fuel tanks, do you even science, bro?
     
  25. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    I actually haven't read this but I've read many similar books. Feel like I should tackle it one day though because it's kind of a landmark book a lot of people know, kinda like some of the Malcolm Gladwell books
     
  26. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    This is what I'm currently reading. Idk if I'll finish bc it's very long but seems like a good way to feed my interest in American history as well as propaganda/communications. It starts off talking about how Teddy Roosevelt was the first "modern" president in recognizing how to play the media and making that an active part of what he did. Before that a lot of power rested with Congress but TR made the presidency more powerful by making direct appeals to public sentinment, "going over Congress's head"
     
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  27. Truman

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    1. Persepolis Rising (Expanse #7), by James S.A. Corey (10/10)
    2. Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon #8) by Daniel Silva (8/10)
    3. Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, by Gordon S Wood (8/10)
    4. The Defector (Gabriel Allon #9) by Daniel Silva (6.5/10)
    5. Star Wars: Colbalt Squadron, by Elizabeth Wein (6/10)
    6. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) by Pierce Brown (7/10)
    7. Thinking the Twentieth Century, by Tony Judt (6.5/10)
    8. Paradox Bound, by Peter Clines (7/10)
    9. American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent, by Tamer Elnoury (9/10)
    10. The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon #10) by Daniel Silva (6.5/10)
    11. Portrait of a Spy (Gabriel Allon #11) by Daniel Silva (4/10)
    12. The Kremlin's Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) by Jason Matthews (9.5/10)
    13. Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (9/10)
    14. Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) by Richard K Morgan (7/10)
    15. Sometimes I Lie, by Alice Feeney (6/10)
    16. The Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (7.5/10)
     
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  28. Gomez35

    Gomez35 Walker of the world’s weird wall

    This looks fun - lots of interesting suggestions to add to my list. Mind if I drop in?

    1. Devil's Bargain: Joshua Green
    2. Long Way Down: Jason Reynolds
    3. Benediction: Kent Haruf
    4. The Hate U Give: Angie Thomas
    5. Velocity: Chris Wooding
    6. Our Souls at Night: Kent Haruf
    7. Through the Woods: Emily Carroll (graphic novel)
    8. Poppies of Iraq: Brigitte Findakly and Lewis Trondheim (graphic novel)
    9. The Blade Itself: Joe Abercrombie
    10. My Friend Dahmer: Derf Backderf (graphic novel)
    11. Trashed: Derf Backderf (graphic novel)
    12. The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman - reread
    13. The Cay: Theodore Taylor (audio) - reread
    14. Feed: MT Anderson (audio) - reread
    15. Before They Are Hanged: Joe Abercrombie
    16. The Skeleton Tree: Iain Lawrence
    17. Blacksad: Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (graphic novel)

    I actually teach middle school literacy classes, so my choices are pretty diverse as I meander through some of the YA and graphic novels my students read as well as more age appropriate stuff. Currently reading John Green's Turtles All the Way Down and Fools Crow by James Welch.
     
  29. The Blackfish

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    Keep reading all the Abercrombie books. I think he has some YA books too
     
  30. Gomez35

    Gomez35 Walker of the world’s weird wall

    I actually discovered him through his YA books (Shattered Sea trilogy). They’re awesome - quite a bit better than Blade and Before IMO. I have Last Argument to get to soon, plus The Heroes after that.
     
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  31. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    15. Captain's Fury (Codex Alera #4) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    16. Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera #5) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    17. First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera #6) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    18. The Princess Bride - William Goldman (9/10)
     
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  32. Blackterno

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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
    8) The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 7/10
    9) The Kremlins Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) 9.5/10
    10) Agent in Place (Gray Man #7) by Mark Greaney 7/10
    11) End Game (Will Robie # 5) by David Baldacci 3/10
     
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  33. Gomez35

    Gomez35 Walker of the world’s weird wall

    1. Devil's Bargain: Joshua Green
    2. Long Way Down: Jason Reynolds
    3. Benediction: Kent Haruf
    4. The Hate U Give: Angie Thomas
    5. Velocity: Chris Wooding
    6. Our Souls at Night: Kent Haruf
    7. Through the Woods: Emily Carroll (graphic novel)
    8. Poppies of Iraq: Brigitte Findakly and Lewis Trondheim (graphic novel)
    9. The Blade Itself: Joe Abercrombie
    10. My Friend Dahmer: Derf Backderf (graphic novel)
    11. Trashed: Derf Backderf (graphic novel)
    12. The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman - reread
    13. The Cay: Theodore Taylor (audio) - reread
    14. Feed: MT Anderson (audio) - reread
    15. Before They Are Hanged: Joe Abercrombie
    16. The Skeleton Tree: Iain Lawrence
    17. Blacksad: Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (graphic novel)
    18. Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
     
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    What'd you think? I have it as one of my next reads
     
  35. Gomez35

    Gomez35 Walker of the world’s weird wall

    Have you read his other stuff? I think Looking for Alaska and Fault in Our Stars are his only other really good books and this is is just below those. Really interesting perspective on what living with OCD/anxiety must be like plus his usual insight into the general (teenaged) human condition, but I didn’t find it earth-shattering or anything. Probably 7/10 if you forced me to rate it.
     
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    I've read those two, as well as Paper Towns.
     
  37. billdozer

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    1. Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    2. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    3. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie (7/10)
    4. The Way of Kings (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    5. Words of Radiance (reread) - Brandon Sanderson
    6. Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    7. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    8. Scorched Shadows (Hellequin #7) - Steve McHugh (8/10)
    9. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    10. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    11. Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson (8/10) - Enjoyed all of the short stories
    12. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    13. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    14. Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera #3) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    15. Captain's Fury (Codex Alera #4) - Jim Butcher (9.5/10)
    16. Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera #5) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    17. First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera #6) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    18. The Princess Bride - William Goldman (9/10)
    19. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (9/10)
     
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  38. Gonff

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    1. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - Brandon Sanderson **Re-read**
    2. Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson **Re-read**
    3. Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) - James S.A. Corey (8.5/10)
    4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #1) - C.S. Lewis **Re-read**
    5. Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia #2) - C.S. Lewis (6/10)
    6. The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #5) - C.S. Lewis (6.5/10)
    7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia #3) - C.S. Lewis (7/10)
    8. The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia #4) - C.S. Lewis (6.5/10)
    9. Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1) - Jim Butcher (7/10)
    10. The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #6) - C.S. Lewis (6.5/10)
    11. The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia #7) - C.S. Lewis (6/10)
    12. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) - Brandon Sanderson (9.5/10)
    13. The Alienist - Caleb Carr (9/10)
    14. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace (8/10)
    15. Old Man's War (Old Man's War #1) - John Scalzi (7.5/10)
    16. Fall of Light (The Kharkanas Trilogy #2) - Steven Erikson (8/10)
    17. Carrie - Stephen King (7/10)
    18. Academ's Fury (Codex Alera #2) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10)
     
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  39. The Blackfish

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    What did you think of Fall of Light, and when did you read Forge of Darkness?
     
  40. Gonff

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    I read Forge of Darkness last fall. I liked Fall of Light better but I'm still finding them slow compared to the main series. Still enjoy them though
     
  41. The Blackfish

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    I'm reading Dancer's Lament when I finish Lonesome Dove (probably tomorrow) and I'm pumped. Everyone seems to think its Esselmont's best book by far.

    Well that and because its about Dancer and Kellanved
     
  42. Gonff

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    That's my plan as well. Looking forward to that one
     
  43. Tangman

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    #14 is my shit. Really enjoyed the Ziegler profile.
     
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  44. Gonff

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    Dude is nuts. Have you read A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again?
     
  45. Tangman

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    Nope, have only done Consider the Lobster and some of his tennis articles. I assume you would suggest?
     
  46. Gonff

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    Yeah, pretty similar to the CtL compilation. The title essay is about him going on a cruise
     
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  47. Tangman

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    1. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (Phillip Gourevitch) - 9/10
    2. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) - 8.5/10
    3. The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Isabel Wilkerson) - 8/10
    4. The Road To Jonestown: Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple (Jeff Guinn) - 9/10
    5. All The King's Men (Robert Penn Warren) - 9.5/10
    6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond) - 9.5/10
    7. Columbine (Dave Cullen) - 8/10
    8. Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything (Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner) - 7/10
    9. Animal Farm (George Orwell) - 8/10
    10. Lincoln In The Bardo (George Saunders) - 8.5/10 - Hard book to rate. It is part historical novel, part ghost story, though not completely either. The style he uses (at least 20 first person voices from the Bardo with historical accounts of Lincoln and his response to Willie's death mixed in) is disorienting at first but you get the hang of it as it progresses. A little light on the narrative but really well written. Want to try some of Saunders' short story collections at some point.
    11. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir Of A Family And Culture In Crisis (J.D. Vance) - 5/10 - Not sure I get the hype on this one. Works fine as a memoir though I imagine some of the stories are embellished. However, once he starts trying to tie his experiences to the overall struggles of the white working class, it goes off the rails. He seems to understand that he was lucky to have his grandparents and sister in his life then chides others for "laziness" without knowing about their backgrounds and the possibility that they may have lacked those positive influences. He always had an excuse for his own failings (and likewise, a pat on the back when he succeeded) but doesn't extend that courtesy to others. The way the book was organized irked me some too; he would be in the middle of relaying a story about his grandmother, for instance, and then tosses in a random paragraph bashing public schools.
     
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    1. The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #9) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6/10)
    2. Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) - James S.A. Corey (8.5/10)
    3. Strange Dogs (The Expanse #6.5) - James S.A. Corey (7/10)
    4. Forge of Darkness (Kharkanas Trilogy #1) - Steven Erikson (9.5/10)
    5. Fall of Light (Kharkanas Trilogy #2) - Steven Erikson (9/10)
    6. Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry (9/10)
     
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    1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive # 1) by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    2) Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive # 2) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    3) Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive # 2.5) by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    4) Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
    5) Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 10/10
    6) Thunderhead (Arc of the Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman 6/10
    7) The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child 7.5/10
    8) The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey 7/10
    9) The Kremlins Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) 9.5/10
    10) Agent in Place (Gray Man #7) by Mark Greaney 7/10
    11) End Game (Will Robie # 5) by David Baldacci 3/10
    12) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline -Reread - 10/10
     
  50. CBH

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    1. Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling 8/10
    2. Ring of Fire by Brad Taylor (Pike Logan Series #11) 7/10
    3. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne 10/10
    4. 1984 by George Orwell 8/10
    5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6) by J.K. Rowling 8/10
    6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling 9/10
    7. Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose 7/10
    8. Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie 7/10
    9. Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy 1) by Jason Matthews 8/10
    10. Germany in the Modern World: A New History by Sam Mustafa 7/10 This was an interesting historical overview of the history of Germany since about 1870.
    11. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 7/10 This was an easy read but there really wasn't anyone likable in the book and it was easy to guess the ending about half way through.
    12. Animal Farm 9/10 Reread
     
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