Going Postal
next genre is self help. Nothing really in the house or interests me enough to go to the library for. So, have a bunch of religious books, which fit
Convenant of the Heart, prayers, poems and meditations
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next genre up is action/ adventure, choosing
Shogun - Clavell
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Working my way through the Dan Brownās Robert Langdon series. Iād read Angels & Demons and The da Vinci Code years ago, and his writing style is not really my favorite, but it really works well on audiobook while out walking. Currently on #3, The Lost Symbol.
Everyone went crazy for Da Vinci and I felt the clues werenāt that hard (I know actuaries) and it was an ok read. Like A&D a bit better. Lost Symbol, just ok, I didnāt feel the drama he was trying to raise. Deception Point was a bit too much. Canāt remember if I read Inferno, I think so, much donāt remember
Have Origins on the book shelf, so will get to it eventually
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Theyāre all available to me on Libby, which is my audio bookshelf.
I think I liked it a little less than you. My interest seemed to taper off as the ending neared. It got less clear as the book went on. It was annoying that they had to devote a long section after the action was done to recap who did what when and to speculate on why. Then it was doubly annoying to find out, at the very last second of the wrapup, that the reason this was all so unclear was that this is just a lead-in to The Black Wolf. And Iāve got some problems with the story - from the basic widespread conspiracy basis to Gamache switching the vial when there appeared to be no time for him to do that.
I listened on audiobook and she has a new narrator again. I wasnāt sure I liked him at the start, but he ended up doing a good job. And his accent made much more sense than the previous English narrator, although the original narrator is still my favorite.
My wife is a huge Pratchet fan. I think sheās read everything heās ever written. To me heās just OK, but I did find Going Postal and Making Money hysterical. Guess I just liked Moist von Lipwig.
I may have needed a couple books to start to get into the writing style. Finished Mort and liked it a lot. Grabbed The Color of Magic and Guards! Guards! from the library over the weekend. The latter was ranked near the top of many lists I saw.
Right now my wife is re-reading Interesting Times which I think think is a followup on The Color of Magic. if Iām not mistaken the Color of Magic was the first book from the Discworld he wrote. The BBC series on that one it was pretty good if you want to watch the series after reading the book.
Guards! Guards! is one of her favorites.
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I like Guards! Guards! a good bit.
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Just finished the latest book in the Bound and Broken series, Of Empires and Dust.
The series is a more mature take on fantasy, dragons, magic, āgodsā, and all the other fun stuff that comes with the fantasy genre. The first book starts a little trope-y but the author does a good job building his own world and storylines quickly from there. Some of the books do get a little slog-y and repetitive at times but I donāt mind because at this point, I am invested.
The novellas are a nice touch and provide background details and storylines that are tied in to the books.
Iād recommend if you enjoy fantasy and are looking for something to pick up. Added bonus, I think the hardcovers (I ordered from Amazon) are gorgeous.
The series sounds interesting, but itās yet another ebook Amazon exclusive. I donāt use kindle for my ereader and Iāve run into a number of interesting series I want to read only to find out I canāt get it as an ebook.
I have -finally- started Don Quixote,
This audiobook version:
This is so delightful, and this is an excellent audiobook production. Iām about 25% through. It feels so modern (probably due to all the other works it influenced, but also to how Cervantes treats Quixote/Sancho Panza relationship and the irony suffused throughout)ā¦ extremely engaging.
Iām trying to find out what translation this is, so I can read this in dead tree form later ā looks like John Ormsby, but not sure.
Of the Pratchett āseries within the seriesā, I like the Guardsmen the best (which starts with Guards! Guards!) ā you donāt have to read -all- the books in the series to know the characters, but you kind of have to build an attachment to them before you can read Night Watch, which is probably the best.
I like aspects of the Witches (Iām Nanny Ogg, after all), but some of it gets tiresome.
I like the standalone Small Gods, and I like Thief of Time, because it has some pretty images (among other things).
Whatās nice about Discworld, tho, is generally you donāt have to read them in any particular order. Pratchett is good at giving you the info you need to know for that book, and not spoiling the others too much.
I recently read the book Monsignor Quijote by Graham Greene. Itās a modern take on Don Quijote. I enjoyed it. Since Iāve read Don Quijote, I was able to get his references to the book.
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I recently finished Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. I really enjoyed it. Iāll continue this series as I get them from the library. Unfortunately only the first four books have been physically published. Iām currently working my way through If It Bleeds by Stephen King.
āSideways Uncorkedā
About Pinot Noir and the movie. The wineries I belong to are included, which is nice.
And the backstory of āSidewaysā is pretty interesting.
be careful what you say you enjoy, or we may end up seeing endless Don Quijote memes
just finished Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Now on to The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, as itās this monthās sci-fi book club selection. Going to go to the discussion on Tuesday evening to make it relevant.