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Just finished "The New Couple in 5B" by Lisa Unger. At first I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it had some really solid twists.
 
Just reread the Hunger Games series for the first time in probably 15 years. Gotta say, not as well written as I remember and the movies were actually not that bad in comparison.
 
battie said:
Just reread the Hunger Games series for the first time in probably 15 years. Gotta say, not as well written as I remember and the movies were actually not that bad in comparison.
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This makes me want to reread it again! I think the last time I was 15 (when Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes came out) & I remember thinking it was great, so now I'm curious. Are you planning to read Sunrise on the Reaping?
 
overcastkidjuno said:
Who's everyone's favourite author(s)? Mine are Hunter S. Thompson & Haruki Murakami.
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Michael Crichton. I think I've read almost every one of his books, and I've read Jurassic Park over 7 times. I don't really think there's any other authors I've read most of their books. I tend to stick with series or one-offs more than I stick with an author specifically.

Also, cannot recommend Lesson in Chemistry enough if you like a bit of a witty, logical view on life. The end was a bit so-so and big trigger warning for SA, but I really enjoyed it.
 
overcastkidjuno said:
This makes me want to reread it again! I think the last time I was 15 (when Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes came out) & I remember thinking it was great, so now I'm curious. Are you planning to read Sunrise on the Reaping?
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I reread them specifically cause I hadn't read Songbirds and Snakes yet. When I get a new book in a series, I reread the whole thing 🤣 I definitely thought that Songbirds and Snakes came out only a few years ago, so shows what I know 😅 I will read the new one coming out; just learned about it's existence a week ago.

I don't think they're bad. They're just not as good. And now I think the movies are actually a decent rendition. I can see the logical why of leaving certain things out.
 
_rae_ said:
Michael Crichton. I think I've read almost every one of his books, and I've read Jurassic Park over 7 times. I don't really think there's any other authors I've read most of their books. I tend to stick with series or one-offs more than I stick with an author specifically.

Also, cannot recommend Lesson in Chemistry enough if you like a bit of a witty, logical view on life. The end was a bit so-so and big trigger warning for SA, but I really enjoyed it.
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LOVE Michael Crichton!! I feel like I don't run into a lot of people who appreciate his books so I'm glad to find someone else who does.
 
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battie said:
I reread them specifically cause I hadn't read Songbirds and Snakes yet. When I get a new book in a series, I reread the whole thing I definitely thought that Songbirds and Snakes came out only a few years ago, so shows what I know I will read the new one coming out; just learned about it's existence a week ago.

I don't think they're bad. They're just not as good. And now I think the movies are actually a decent rendition. I can see the logical why of leaving certain things out.
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I'm reading a book right now, Nineteen minutes by Jodi Picoult, the chapters are really long.

So I went to search for how many chapters are in the book and I accidentally read spoilers. Now I'm sad.
 
futuredogtor614 said:
Dostoevsky is mine. I got very into his stuff when I went through a phase of reading classics a few years ago
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I can’t think of Dostoevsky without thinking of the movie Little Miss Sunshine— have you seen it?
 
beans2020 said:
LOVE Michael Crichton!! I feel like I don't run into a lot of people who appreciate his books so I'm glad to find someone else who does.
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Yeeeeees. He was such a weird (and very problematic) dude, and his books reflect that. Congo, Airframe, Prey, and Next were ones that really stuck with me.
 
fauna said:
I am just starting Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut! Any other recs?
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If you're wanting more Vonnegut, my other favorites of his were The Sirens of Titan and Mother Night.
 
Literally started Fourth Wing like a month ago and have yet to finish, have to get on that asap! Are the next two books also good?
 
alyssa13 said:
Literally started Fourth Wing like a month ago and have yet to finish, have to get on that asap! Are the next two books also good?
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Good but also somewhat different. I didn’t think the second one was as good but the third really had some great moments.
 
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Literally started Fourth Wing like a month ago and have yet to finish, have to get on that asap! Are the next two books also good?
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I loved all three books but will say the second was my least favorite
 
fauna said:
I can’t think of Dostoevsky without thinking of the movie Little Miss Sunshine— have you seen it?
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Not yet, but I'll check it out this weekend after exams. Very apt timing since I just started a read through of one of his books with a friend
 
I'm currently working through Heir of Fire by Sarah Maas... not loving the Throne of Glass nearly as much as ACOTAR and that surprises me given the differences in themes. However, I recently read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and I NEEEEEED someone to appreciate it the way I did.
 
kristianne1212 said:
I'm currently working through Heir of Fire by Sarah Maas... not loving the Throne of Glass nearly as much as ACOTAR and that surprises me given the differences in themes. However, I recently read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and I NEEEEEED someone to appreciate it the way I did.
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I thought ToG was so boring and remedial. I DNF. It was so overdone and tried way too hard to be something without the depth it needed.
 
Just finished Piglet by Lottie Hazell. I have mixed feelings about it, but overall couldn't put it down. I'm someone who has struggled with food and emotional eating, so it was a very vulnerable book in that way. It's a short read, and a great example of not being able to force your life into perfection. Would recommend with the heavy caveat that it's very food/body image focused and does not dance around it.
 
I'm doing a full read through of Murakami chronologically beginning with "Hear the Wind Sing". It captures the feeling of the weirdness of summer back at home in a small town from university SO WELL. Every time I read a book of his I feel like I want to reread it again & overanalyse every sentence.
 
Hi hello I am bringing this thread back because I just finished Sunrise on the Reaping and I need someone to commiserate with me pls
 
Can attest for two amazing books I just read- though they’re on absolutely opposite sides of the spectrum.

1. Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki - OMG. What a delightful, fun, heart-warming, and meaningful book! As a lover of music and violin, this also was an extra fun read. Fantasy/sci-fi mashup with delightfully warm aliens hiding in a donut shop, a trans runaway violin prodigy, and the woman who needs to steal her soul in order to avoid descending to hell herself. Loved, loved, loved. Poignant and fun.


2. We Do Not Part by Han Kang - an absolute masterpiece; a beautiful, lyrical, and haunting piece of literature, covers the genocide experienced in Korea during the Korean War and its generational trauma. Honestly, life changing, but dark. Read when you’re in the right state of mind, but a read worth every word.
 
Started John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis yesterday! Finding it really interesting so far, for those who like non-fiction. It also follows the narrative of someone affected by TB so it’s not just like fact after fact. It is really engaging which I need for non-fiction.
 
madrigal01 said:
Hi hello I am bringing this thread back because I just finished Sunrise on the Reaping and I need someone to commiserate with me pls
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KCgophervet said:
I just started so I will commiserate with you in a week or two ... (my reading is done via audiobook on my commute)
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Went a little crazy with the spring cleaning while listening to audiobooks this weekend so I've finished Sunrise on the Reaping and I have thoughts
 
Just finished Onyx Storm and oh. my. gosh. I have no words. Also I really thought it was a completed trilogy, so imagine my surprise getting to the last page with more questions than answers, only to find out she’s “taking a break” before writing the next two books. I am a mess.
 
abrew13 said:
Just finished Onyx Storm and oh. my. gosh. I have no words. Also I really thought it was a completed trilogy, so imagine my surprise getting to the last page with more questions than answers, only to find out she’s “taking a break” before writing the next two books. I am a mess.
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I have so many thoughts and feels. I also didn't know there were more books coming out too.

I also just bought Reaping, so now I know what I'm doing today
 
Hey!! I started reading The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins and I’m about 60 pages in. I find it pretty boring so far, I think the pacing is too slow. I started reading it because I heard that it’s a good thriller and I find the premise really interesting. Has anyone read it? Is it worth reading and is the ending worth it (I’ve heard the ending is a huge twist)? In case I don’t finish it, what are some good suspense/thriller books you guys recommend?
 
battie said:
I have so many thoughts and feels. I also didn't know there were more books coming out too.

I also just bought Reaping, so now I know what I'm doing today
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I bought the Throne of Glass series today! It was cheaper at B&N to get the box set than buy them individually, so looks like i’ve got my summer plans set!
 
abrew13 said:
I bought the Throne of Glass series today! It was cheaper at B&N to get the box set than buy them individually, so looks like i’ve got my summer plans set!
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I got very burned by Bridgerton when I bought the whole set all at once. 😭 I am now going to borrow from the library before I do that again
 
battie said:
I got very burned by Bridgerton when I bought the whole set all at once. 😭 I am now going to borrow from the library before I do that again
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I fear I may have jinxed myself by buying the box set 💀 I’m on the second TOG book now but the first one was painful to get through. Everyone seems to swear by this series though, so i’m going to at least tough it out for two more books and hope it picks up.
 
abrew13 said:
I fear I may have jinxed myself by buying the box set 💀 I’m on the second TOG book now but the first one was painful to get through. Everyone seems to swear by this series though, so i’m going to at least tough it out for two more books and hope it picks up.
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I got through four Bridgerton books before I gave up on the series. So I support you trying to slog. I've never had that happen before, so I was super disappointed
 
Yall? If you like sci-fi, dystopian (WITHOUT the too on the nose politics), post-apocalyptic books, The Last Murder at the End of the World is for you. I’m halfway through it and it may be one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. I’m usually pretty good at guessing plots well before they happen and this one sent a twist my way I wasn’t expecting. I’m a present tense, first person hater but it’s told sort of through a narrator in a way that I was able to overlook and really start to enjoy. Highly highly recommend.
 
finished My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I do
NOT recommend. I know I am a little late to reading it, it got a lot of buzz a few years ago I think. But I think it got more attention for its appealing cover than the actual content of the book itself. Wasn’t bad enough for me to quit reading it because I felt like it had the potential to come together in the end. Nope. Ending sucked. If anyone else has read it, maybe we can commiserate.
 
fauna said:
finished My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I do
NOT recommend. I know I am a little late to reading it, it got a lot of buzz a few years ago I think. But I think it got more attention for its appealing cover than the actual content of the book itself. Wasn’t bad enough for me to quit reading it because I felt like it had the potential to come together in the end. Nope. Ending sucked. If anyone else has read it, maybe we can commiserate.
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At this point I feel like I've read more reviews like this than good reviews! Seems to be pretty divisive!
 
I've read 19 books so far this year which is infinitely more than the 0 I've read every year for the past decade! That includes a lot of audiobooks.

2025 so far:
Normal People ⭐4
People We Meet on Vacation ⭐3
Counting the Cost (memoir by Jill Duggar) - I feel weird rating ppls memoirs, but I enjoyed this one for the most part
A Promised Land (Obama memoir)
Crying in H Mart (memoir by Michelle Zauner)
The Anthropocene Reviewed ⭐5
Educated (memoir by Tara Westover)
Broken Horses (memoir by Brandi Carlile)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ⭐4
Be Ready When the Luck Happens (memoir by Ina Garten)
Kitchen Confidential ⭐4
Tuesdays with Morrie ⭐4
Just Mercy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 omg everyone read this immediately
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ⭐4
I Who Have Never Known Men ⭐4
A Well-Trained Wife (memoir by Tia Levings)
The House of My Mother (memoir by Shari Franke)
Everything I Know About Love (memoir by Dolly Alderton) - I actually did not like this one and if I were to rate it I'd say ⭐2.5
Everything Is Tuberculosis ⭐4
 
couldhavebeenme said:
I've read 19 books so far this year which is infinitely more than the 0 I've read every year for the past decade! That includes a lot of audiobooks.

2025 so far:
Normal People ⭐4
People We Meet on Vacation ⭐3
Counting the Cost (memoir by Jill Duggar) - I feel weird rating ppls memoirs, but I enjoyed this one for the most part
A Promised Land (Obama memoir)
Crying in H Mart (memoir by Michelle Zauner)
The Anthropocene Reviewed ⭐5
Educated (memoir by Tara Westover)
Broken Horses (memoir by Brandi Carlile)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ⭐4
Be Ready When the Luck Happens (memoir by Ina Garten)
Kitchen Confidential ⭐4
Tuesdays with Morrie ⭐4
Just Mercy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐5 omg everyone read this immediately
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ⭐4
I Who Have Never Known Men ⭐4
A Well-Trained Wife (memoir by Tia Levings)
The House of My Mother (memoir by Shari Franke)
Everything I Know About Love (memoir by Dolly Alderton) - I actually did not like this one and if I were to rate it I'd say ⭐2.5
Everything Is Tuberculosis ⭐4
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LOVEEEE The Anthropecene Reviewed and Everything is Tuberculosis!!!! John Green is obviously known as a novelist but my god, nonfiction is what he is meant to do and I just crave more by him. Everyone in healthcare should read Everything is Tuberculosis.
 
Ok, I need opinions.

I have been staring at the kindle colorsoft for days now. It is on sale on Prime for a really good price.

However, I do already have an (I think 11th generation) Paperwhite Signature edition already.

Is the colorsoft really worth it? I won't get rid of my Paperwhite, I would just have both of them, but despite the Colorsoft being on sale, it still isn't "cheap".. so anyone who has it, is it really worth it?

amazon money GIF
 
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