• What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
  • Sharkfeek@lemmy.fmhy.net
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    1 year ago

    Currently halfway through How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. After Midnight Library I wanted to give his earlier books a try and they have not disappointed. I’d recommend it to anyone that enjoyed Midnight Library. Still reads like his style but different enough that it doesn’t feel like all his books are just a copy paste of each other.

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      1 year ago

      I just added both of those to my reading list. They look interesting. Which would you recommend I start with?

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        1 year ago

        If you’re going through depression or a hard time in life, I recommend reading Midnight Library first. Otherwise, How to Stop Time is an enjoyable read.

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    I’ve been out of town for the last 4 days, so I didn’t get much reading in. I did finish reading All These Worlds by Dennis Taylor however. I’ve also read about 50% through the 4th and final book in the series Heaven’s River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on the personality of the main character and forces some self-reflection on ‘him’ and his clones.

    I was also able to finish listening to:
    [Audio] The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, narrated by Martin Freeman. It ended so abruptly, and didn’t really seem to have an overall plot, it just sort of meandered until the auther was like ‘Alright, I’mma head out’… I’m not sure I liked this one, honestly. There was a lot of abruptly stopping the story progression to examine some random topic in detail.

  • TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    This weekend I read House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig, which is a YA fantasy/fairy tale retelling, for my bookclub’s pick this month. Not my usual genre, but it was enjoyable for what it was trying to do. The world it’s set in was interesting, and I enjoyed a lot of the characters. The climax and the third act was a bit shaky compared to the rest of the book, though.

    Started reading I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. It’s got this device that the author is using where the narrator is speaking to another person (not the reader), who I think will show up later in the story. Not sure if I like it or not so far.

      • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        Pretty flowery, like his artwork. :)

        Story is similar to other works he’s illustrated for people like Neil Gaiman.

        Young woman, growing up in England, isolated by her strict father, looking for information about her mysterious, missing mother.

        Looks like she may actually be playing host for the spirit of the Faerie Queen.