I finished Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, and started The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. It’s a thin book, and I am almost at the end.
The book is interesting, though I didn’t like the writing style much, but I guess it suits the story, the way it’s told.
What about you? What have you been reading?
Edit: So, I made this post 2 days ago, but turned out there was some issue between lemmy.world and discuss.online so my posts and comments weren’t showing up here. It seems the issue is resolved now. So, that’s why the date is 2 days old, and thread is posted late.
I am reading The Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevski and The Road by McCarthy. I had the The Road in the queue since he passed away but the book breaks my heart. Recently finished Jane Eyre. Really disliked that one.
I haven’t read many of the classics, but I read Jane Eyre, and I remember liking it. There was one part of the novel that I didn’t like, but other than that I think I enjoyed the read.
The Road has been highly recommended, but it looks like a very depressing book, so haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. Maybe, one day.
How are you liking The Notes from the Underground?
Lord of the Rings, all three in one volume. Oppenheimer next
Nice! I gave away my copies of LoTR to someone. I should get a nice omnibus version now too.
As for Oppenheimer, a quick search shows there are multiple books, which one are you going to read.
If I had to guess (based on the number of reviews on Amazon), I would think it was American Prometheus.
Ah, nice. Do share how you like the book. The movie has kind of made me interested in reading about Oppenheimer, even though I haven’t seen it yet. But I am not interested enough to read multiple books, so would pick a one that most people think is good and then go with that one.
I reading the network+ textbook by Mike Meyers. Riveting. If you’re looking for hard science fiction though, I would recommend “Revelation Space” by Alastair Reynolds. This whole series is incredible.
I finished Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane, which was an enjoyable read. He’s a great writer and a great plotter. This book is very much in the vein of what he does, but he changed the perspective around and it works. It isn’t his best book, but it’s refreshing.
I started The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I’ve never read anything by him before but I’ve always heard about this book. Finally picked it up, and it’s very early going, but I love what I’ve read so far. I’m going to end up having more to say about this book.
I’m listening to The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I read it in hardcover sometime not that long after it came out, but it’s fun revisiting it. I remember the writing differently than it sounds.
Please Look After Mother by Kyung-Sook Shin. Finding it a little slow right now but I heard it’s an emotional read so i’m willing to stick with it.
