Yeah, I goofed on that. It's a worthwhile read, though.

Reread Edgedancer and started Oathbringer

Read the three schoolmate novels. Basically what if hogwarts actually was tryin to actively kill you but at the same time was safer than the outside world for wizard children

Stormlight #3: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
Stormlight #4: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell short story by Brandon Sanderson
Sixth of the Dusk short story by Brandon Sanderson

Both of these Cosmere stories were really good. Shame we may never get more on them, unless he can complete both his major stories and all minor ones he ever wants to write.

Since we're nearing the release of Stormlight 5, I'm just going to find some summaries to recap the main points of the series. Does anyone have a recommendation other than the ones on the Coppermind wiki? I read the ones for Wax and Wayne before reading the fourth book this year, and I felt like they were fairly extensive.

After Dungeon Crawler Carl, I had to choose between "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie and whatever the first of all the Brandon Sanderson trilogies is. I've read "Elantris" last year. I chose "The Blade Itself".

Did I make the right choice?

As a reader of both series. Joe Abercrombie is very grim, whereas Sanderson is very uplifting. Both are excellent. I would choose based on whether you are looking to be depressed or happy

What's kinda funny is some of his worlds like Mistborn Era 1 really ****ing suck to live in. But his characters are very hopeful

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As a reader of both series. Joe Abercrombie is very grim, whereas Sanderson is very uplifting. Both are excellent. I would choose based on whether you are looking to be depressed or happy

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It looked like that was the case as I was deciding. Hope vs Grimdark. I chose grimdark intentionally because sometimes reading a depressing book makes real life look a little better. Its like waking up from a bad dream and realizing it was only a dream.

I have not read It. The shining was the first of King's books I've read. But It is on the list now.

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11/22/63 by Stephen King. Really interesting read, but I found myself a little disappointed by the ending, which I found to be a bit lacking; I don't feel it was quite up to King's standards.

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King's standards as ENDINGS go? 'Cause that's a bar of varying heights...

As for the answer to the OP: I don't read a whole lot, volume-wise. I mainly read at night when I lie down to bed, and go until I start to get sleepy, which isn't usually more than 20 minutes. SOOO, it takes me a while to get thru anything that's got much heft to it.

I've spent MONTHS re-reading one of my childhood introductions to sci-fi, E.E. "Doc" Smith's "Galactic Patrol". Kindle had (has?) a great deal that I highly recommend the entire Galactic Patrol/Lensman series for $2.99. Not sure how many combined pages that is, but it's over 1000, maybe 2000? The language is dated (1940s and '50s British English) but it's a great story and intro to early archetypical sci-fi.

Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. Wow, this book was a really powerful and-at times-tough read.

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Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. Wow, this book was a really powerful and-at times-tough read.

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It's an absolutely superb book. That series is one of my favorite non sci/fantasy ones of all time and one I recommend all the time for people looking to get into that genre or even reading in general.

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Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. Wow, this book was a really powerful and-at times-tough read.

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Just a quick question: I've had some Dennis Lehane books on my to-read list for a while and I was wondering if I need to read this series in order or not? I think the first one in this series is A Drink Before the War. Is it best to read that one first and then proceed through the other two books (Darkness, Take My Hand and Sacred) before getting to Gone, Baby, Gone ?

Thanks to you all for all the posts about the many works you've read. I've gotten some really good suggestions from this thread.

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Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. Wow, this book was a really powerful and-at times-tough read.

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Just a quick question: I've had some Dennis Lehane books on my to-read list for a while and I was wondering if I need to read this series in order or not? I think the first one in this series is A Drink Before the War. Is it best to read that one first and then proceed through the other two books (Darkness, Take My Hand and Sacred) before getting to Gone, Baby, Gone ?

Thanks to you all for all the posts about the many works you've read. I've gotten some really good suggestions from this thread.

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So I actually haven't read the other books in the series actually. I didn't have any trouble understanding Gone, Baby, Gone without having read the ones before it, so I'd just go for it.

Thanks very much! Appreciate it.

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11/22/63 by Stephen King. Really interesting read, but I found myself a little disappointed by the ending, which I found to be a bit lacking; I don't feel it was quite up to King's standards.

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This is the exact way I felt about the ending of Tommyknockers.

Live by Night by Dennis Lehane. I loved this book until the very end of it, which I hated tremendously. Quite possibly the worst ending to any book I have ever read. Very disappointed after what was such a great read.

A Colter Shaw Novel series by Jeffrey Deaver (books that the TV show Tracker is based on)
--basically Reacher Light with some fairly impossible solutions but entertaining none the less
V-Wars Anthologies by Jonatan Maberry and various authors
--entertaining, kinda curious how closely the Netflix series followed the books
A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Author)
--Kind of an It meets Shutter Island

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque. Somehow I had never read this classic until now. There's no other way to put it besides the simple fact that this book is the greatest war novel of all time. Very moving read about the horrors of war and the effects it has on soldiers, I highly recommend it.

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. Fairly interesting sci-fi read, but it didn't make much sense, to be honest.

Deep Nutrition- pretty interesting and really has shifted my perspective on my prior (late 90s) nutrition training.

Check out the book Spearhead. My grandfather was a tank gunner in WW2 and this book basically tells the same stories that my grandfather shared with my dad. It's from the perspective of both the American and German tank gunners.

I really enjoyed All quiet on the western front. Very sad as all war stories are.

My 2024 listens (I mainly do audiobooks),

The Witcher series (most are really good, can get a little out there)

The 3 body problem series (very interesting, not a fan of the way it ended, to me it had a lot of potential for something better, but still a very enjoyable/interesting series) also way different than the Netflix show (of course the books are way better lol)

The Game of Thrones series along with the House of Dragons series. Very good, loved the audio books.

Spearhead (the WW2 book about the American and German tank gunners) loved the book, of course very sad but well done.

Dungeon Crawler Carl lol, based on the recommendations here. I'm on book 4 and I'm really loving the series.

Never split the difference (negotiation tactics from a former hostage negotiator) very good information that's actually helped me in my work when dealing with timelines, expectations and design decisions. Also helped when I was negotiating for a couple vehicles this year.

the alchemist, interesting book, I enjoyed it but wasn't blown away by it.