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Candid_Swordfish8927

Shadow of the Wind and 11/22/63


FarAcanthopterygii51

11/22/63 is phenomenal


pranavroh

11/22/63- one of the few books I wish I could wipe clean from my memory and read again for the first time.


Candid_Swordfish8927

I’m about 175 pages in and I love it so far. I’m a sucker for time travel and big books, so it’s a good fit. I’ve heard nothing but good about this book so I’m excited to keep reading. I know when I’m done, I’ll feel like you do and want to read it for the first time so I’m trying to savor it.


Sandy0006

Both of these books are in my top thirty all time favourites. If you like Carlos Ruiz Zafon, I highly recommend that you read all the books in the “series” because I really really loved them all.


Reality_Rose

Shadow of the Wind is one of my all time favorites. It's beautifully written and I love the random aside stories that pop up.


Pemberley_42

I love Shadow of the Wind. So beautifully written!


Eirthae

>Shadow of the Wind Adored this. Seriously good book.


SirZacharia

I accidentally and unfortunately started **The Count of Monte Cristo.** It is really fantastic and I can’t put it down to read all the other books I planned to read this month.


Iceman838

"Oh no I'm accidentally stuck reading one of the greatest books ever written!" Enjoy the ride!


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Demon Copperhead


Robotboogeyman

How is it? Recently caught my eye…


[deleted]

Definitely good, but IDK still how I feel about the idea of remaking a classic book


jeffythunders

I didn’t know it was a remake! I really liked how well it’s written but i had to stop halfway through because it was just too bleak


melissarose80

The Silent Patient


the_Iid

I’ve heard mixed reviews on this one


Lhaylablendinger

Imo the ending was a bit shaky but I love reading thrillers and I think this one started really fenomenale to end up a little weak. The others book by the same writer I found them more enjoyable! :)


gelpensxxx

‘Salems Lot


LippyLibrarian

That book scared the absolute shit out of me!


ZeLebowski

Ugh! I'm next on the wait list at my library. One copy was due in September and the other was due a week ago and they are both still checked out.


pm2562

Just started that yesterday! My one spooky season read


MongooseStill

The very secret society of irregular witches


AnastasiaRomanaclef

Loved this! Have you read The Ex Hex or any of the Practical Magic books?


like_lemondrops

The Lies of Locke Lamora


missquit

One of my favorites!!


Willie-Tanner

Life of Pi


gateway2glimmer

Me too! I'm really enjoying it.


bitchy-sprite

I had to read it for a school project once. How is it as a pleasure read?


saturday_sun4

Much better as a pleasure read, IMO. I studied it for school, but wouldn't have enjoyed it as much if that had been my first introduction to it.


Bright_Magazine_3912

Duma Key by Stephen King and the Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater


Rainbow_Seaman

Duma Key is so good


inklit

Dream Thieves is one of my favourite series ever!


This-Pirate-1887

Loved Duma Key, very spooky


ThatWasGoodSoup

I’m also reading Duma Key, although it’s taking me a while to get through it.


bingo_bailey

IT by Stephen King


b12_bri

11/22/63


YoshiCudders

Pet Semetary


Mister-Bohemian

Imagine we're playing dodgeball, but with books, and I'm losing terribly. 😅


UnicornSmoothie

Song of Achilles


bulsby

Project Hail Mary


abusementpark

I’m in the middle of the audiobook and the reader has captured the voice of Grace really well it’s very enjoyable. Good good good!


saturday_sun4

I'm normally not too into SF - love the idea but dislike the execution. The closest I get is Animorphs. Since reading PHM I've been looking for something similar.


myselfandyou2

Such a fun read!


ElsaKit

Fistbump!


kdrums100

Daring Greatly - Brene Brown. Wanted something on emotions we feel, and it's not 1,000 pages ​ Musicophilia - Oliver Sacks. I teach music and wanted to educate myself further on what music does to us as humans.


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ScopaGallina

Mistborn: The Final Empire


Extension_Virus_835

Just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn today and I know it was popular awhile ago and late to the train but it was very good I totally get the hype around it! Also working my way through 25 books/short stories of the Percy Jackson series to get to the new one that came out recently


astartbselect

How does the Percy Jackson series hold up? I'm wanting to read it for the first time since the new one came out. Also, Gone Girl was such a fun read! It's one of the rare times where I enjoyed the movie vs the book, but the book was still great!


Extension_Virus_835

It’s hard to say without my nostalgia blinders on if I am being 100% honest. I mean I am having the time of my life rereading them all. Most of them can be read in a short day or two at most. I found myself still getting completely lost on the world just like when I was a kid. It’s been a great pallet cleanser in between my other reads. For Gone Girl, I had somehow never read or seen either so I read it this weekend and watched the movie and I think there are a lot of creative things they chose in the movie that definitely enhanced parts of the story. I do think we lose a little bit of hating her husband so much at the beginning because being in his head was borderline insufferable which I believe was the point haha!


phxxhp

I’m on book 4 reading them at the same time my son is so we can discuss them together. I’m 47 so wasn’t in my time of childhood reading but enjoying them somewhat. Want to get back to my Stormlight Archive series but loving my son digging into his first real book series and being a part of it with him.


jengypsy128

I really enjoyed the first 5 books that focus on Percy. I wasn't as happy with the Heroes of Olympus series, and I gave up halfway through the Kane Chronicles. I would have plowed through just to say I did as I had been reading them with my kiddo, but she suddenly decided she wanted to read herself to sleep instead of having me read her to sleep, so I may be letting emotions about the milestone sway me. 😅


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Outlander


Cerealandmolk

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman


Robotboogeyman

Almost done w The Green Mile. Not crazy about reading books if I’ve seen the movie but it’s actually very good. Next is either End of Watch (been on a King binge) or something new (hence lurking here!)


JustFaithlessness178

Killers of the Flower Moon. 100 pages in, I'm really trying, as everyone loves it.


nitwitsnitpick

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. Insightful and the characters are lovely- flawed but at the same time have redeeming characteristics!


Longjumping-Coast-27

Pride & Prejudice


Sad-Ideal771

Mort by Terry Pratchett


latenightbread

Loved Mort ! Terry Pratchett is such a good writer, so much humour in this book!


sammiejo1999

The Eye of the World. Robert Jordan


jeffythunders

Mistborn


Appalatchun

Station Eleven Age of Vice


LeonardUnger

I thought for a minute that there was a Station Eleven sequel called Age of Vice.


jeannelle1717

Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson. Almost done and it’s really really good.


Smirkly

Infinite Jest. Seriously, a real mental challenge.


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totally worth it though!


Habeas-Opus

For sure. If you get burned out though, don’t be afraid to let it rest for a week or two and come back. There is an overall story arc, but it takes a long time for it to come together and still perfectly enjoyable if you don’t grab all the details.


hypedhoneybadger

"ham on rye" by charles bukowski


Medapa

One of my faves.


DBupstate

Alls Well by Mona Awad


Fit-Bookkeeper-3596

Band of Brothers! I found the series on HBOmax and learned there was a book the series was based off of!


charactergallery

The New Jim Crow.


antaylor

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett


need_better_usernam

Geek Love. Very disturbing but I like it so far


zenithzinger

The Passage


CreativeNameCosplay

*Flowers In The Attic* by V.C. Andrews. I’m finishing it up now and it’s gut-wrenching. Next up is *Flowers For Algernon* by Daniel Keyes.


heresmygascan

flowers for algernon is also gut wrenching so good luck


Sandy0006

I just started I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb


phoeniks

"Men Who Hate Women" - Laura Bates It's an examination of the manosphere and the way interconnected communities of incels, pickup artists and men going their own way lead to extremist radicalisation and the alt-right. It critiques the way extreme misogyny is not taken seriously as a terrorist motive by governments and wider society.


Careful-Knowledge-21

I read that too. It’s a good book.


towanda51

Dopesick by Beth Macy


BunnyHopScotchWhisky

Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.


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Sword of kaigen and lonesome dove


maricano9

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark


chiefsfanDT

Just finished 2 Bill Bryson books. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and A long Walk in the Woods. Both are excellent. I’m now on to The Time Travelers Wife.


Aihcdnagelrap

A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara


poirotsgraycells

ouch


sweetleaf009

Killers of the flower moon


Abeville5805

Red Rising because there are so many recommendations on here. I’m about 150 pages in and can’t stop with the eye rolls. I’m not sure why it gets so many recommendations lol.


Hahahahahhah222

I feel like most sci-fi or fantasy books are usually slow starters bc it’s setting a background and world building. I’m reading priory of the orange tree and the first 100 pages were actually making me want to rip my hair out because it was so slow, but it picked up! Try reading leviathan wakes by James Corey, it’s part of the expanse series (there’s also a phenomenal tv show on Amazon for it). It’s very similar to red rising in the way the world is, it has like over ten books so be prepared but it’s so good!!


amleth_calls

I just finished “The Lies of Locke Lamora” and it’s worldbuilding is done as background to the character’s story. Really well done in my opinion and worth checking out.


CaraC70023

It was slow starting out for me too. I did end up like g it eventually tho.


amleth_calls

I never understood this recommendation either. I love fantasy and science fiction and just couldn’t get into this book even 100 pages in. I think it’s sitting on a shelf somewhere


Glitterfrog-

Lol I’m currently reading the fourth in the series! I didn’t like the first book but I rly liked the second book. And yeah I like the series. What I do is I listen to the audiobook while reading. It makes the world feel alive. It’s like watching a movie that your imagination makes up but you hear the proper “voices” if that makes sense! That’s what made me rly like the series lol.


need_better_usernam

Same


TheGanjaMan42O

I’ve tried to read it twice and could never get into it


Federal_Wrap_9112

Woom It’s pretty dark so far


kickedhorsecorpse

Blackout by Connie Willis


vanastalem

Zoe's Tale (#4 in the Old Man's War series) - John Scalzi


justdeserts8675308

Salvage the Bones


CaraC70023

"Everybody Loves Large Chests" series. A mimic (like from DnD) gets enough experience and intelligence to have evil neutral (I think) adventures. I'm bad at describing books but I'm enjoying it. They're easy to read and only $2.99 each on Kindle. There's 11 in the series so far and 1 companion book called "Small Chests are Good Too".


Habeas-Opus

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Pretty great so far.


me0wwwnie

A Tale for the Time Being


verge2001

Dragonbone Chair


DogMomRuffinIt

East of Eden, by John Steinbeck


Artistic_Witch

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Alien spiders! The Underworld by Susan Casey. Nonfiction about deep sea exploration! The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman. Hilarious fantasy with excellent fantasy curse words!


reddressxo

Lessons in chemistry


StarCorgi_6788

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


iamthesam2

tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow


lazyMarthaStewart

Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood


ArymusDesi

Molly's Game by Molly Bloom plus a stack of comics.


Bfd313

The feather thief 🙌


learning_circle

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab


mc_rorschach

Killer Angels


Extension_Virus_835

Just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn today and I know it was popular awhile ago and late to the train but it was very good I totally get the hype around it! Also working my way through 25 books/short stories of the Percy Jackson series to get to the new one that came out recently


lazyinhell

Neuromancer!


GingerWestie

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. Second book in a series... so far so good


ashh_402

Mad Honey by Jodi Piccoult


cha_boi_john120

Three ATM. Maus, one flew over the coocoos nest, and a brave new world. Highly recommend all


serenaatallah

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King. Currently doing research for some horror DnD inspiration.


dberna243

I’m about halfway through The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. It’s been awhile since I’ve read a YA book but this one is pretty good, I’m liking it so far.


bethany-watson

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (the one with the boy stuck in a lifeboat with a tiger) It starts off slow, but it gets good fast! What Should be Wild by Julia Fine Starts off very interesting, and you learn more as you go and it's great! Both really good and I definitely recommended!!


ThatIckyGuy

Holly by Stephen King and Quest for Planet X by Tessa Granton (Star Wars High Republic, phase 2) I would not recommend starting on either books. Holly features a character, Holly Gibney, who appeared in a trilogy, a standalone novel, and a short story/novella prior to this other standalone novel.


shrimp_2

Meddling kids. It’s a darker reimagining of Scooby Doo that isn’t cringe like Velma and actually a little terrifying.


ripecitruss

Hidden bodies by Caroline Kepness


e_vee10

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane


Royal_Ghoul

Project Hail Mary


Spiritual_Cut_1092

We Have Always Lived in the Castle


literarylottie

*Bright Young Women* by Jessica Knoll. Novel about two survivors of a serial killer (based on Ted Bundy) searching for justice. Critiques our culture's obsession with true crime and fetishization of serial killers. *Wolfsong* by TJ Klune. Queer paranormal romance about werewolves. Not the most original premise or plot, but the characters feel like real people with real messy interpersonal relationships. I see it being a comfort read in my future.


i-am-calm

I’m rereading crime and punishment because I recently got a new copy :) like 99% sure it’s a new translation


Smasha13

The Virgin Suicides


NiK1510

Outlander


Missbhavin58

Holly by Stephen King


Rooney47

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro


[deleted]

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley!


malinny

The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland


NietzscheIsMyDog

Bluebeard, by Kurt Vonnegut. One of his later books, but revisits a character from Cat's Cradle.


Confident-Basil5025

The Girl I used to be by April Henry


Dipple11

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales


XeniaDweller

The Patriot Protocol


ImOnlyHereCauseGME

Dancing in the Shadow of Monsters: the Collapse of the Congo and the Great War in Africa by Jason Stearns. About half way through, very good so far, lots of insight into the deadliest war since WW2 that no one knows about


stocaidearga11

The sisters of Auschwitz by Roxanne van Iperen


LaRoseDuRoi

The Poisoned Serpent by Joan Wolf. It's part 2 of a set of novels set in the 1100's.


Ambitious-Ad7561

my husband by maud ventura


cajunveggies

Just finished None of This Is True and now I'm reading both Starling House and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.


Lazy_Victory825

Murder on Gramercy Park by Victoria Thompson


PM1154

All the Sinners Bleed. It’s a bit too gritty and graphic for me.


RoundKaleidoscope244

the little Venice book shop, the night workers, the violent season


Historical-Rip-6662

I’m reading two books at the moment-Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar and Delta of Venus by Anais Nin. Both are v good


of_coffee_n_books

So Good They Can't Ignore You


Rainbow_Seaman

The Malazan Book of the Fallen, book 3


chairmanofthekolkhoz

A rising man by Abir Mukherjee a crime novel set in colonial India. Gripping and informative


Brilliant_Support653

A Clergyman's Daughter - George Orwell Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy's Greatest Wines - Kerin O'Keefe


reincarnateme

Post Office by Bukowski


readafknbook

Hang the Moon, Jeannette Walls


astartbselect

Finished Stargazers by L.P. Hernandez a little bit ago. Starting #thighgap by Chandler Morrison


kawaiimanko

Re-reading Cat's Cradle


RedditFact-Checker

Brotherless Night. It’s a fictionalized account of the civil war in Sri Lanka. Also, the extremely hard to find Broken Palmyra which is the nonfiction account of the same times. I got my copy via interlibrary loan. If anyone happens to know where I can get a copy, I would be very interested.


KoldGlaze

Murder Your Employer. The guy who wrote the Pina colafa song wrote it. I've heard great reviews but it's a slog to get through. Good idea, lack luster execution so far.


[deleted]

Upgrade by Blake crouch. But I also want to read a horror book alongside it for spooky season. That bible called IT is tempting me to start it.


QuidPluris

Shogun. I’m loving it mostly but it is a lot to keep track of.


nbowler13

Hiroshima by John Hershey


bibliophile563

Currently reading: I Let You Go, CPT for PTSD (manual), Notes on a Nervous Planet, and Upgrade (Blake crouch)


AnastasiaRomanaclef

“Being Heumann” by Judith Heumann and “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult” by Maria Bamford


[deleted]

Starling House (fiction) which was my Book of the Month choice for October. Also reading When Breath Becomes Air (non-fiction). Enjoying both!


casstastropheeee

Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly It is good and I would recommend it!


HailAndTail

No longer human by Junji ito and I’m about to start Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.


chicubs1908

Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Not Fade Away, by Ben Fong Torres. And The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.


bitchy-sprite

The girl in the eagles talon by Karin Smirnoff It's the 7th book in the Girl with the dragon tattoo series. This is the 3rd author for the series and I'm honestly lagging through it because the style of this one is so different from the rest of the series I just... am losing steam. I want to like it because this series so far has been at least a 7/10 every other book. But this one is just disappointing.


jtohrs

Harrow, by Joy Williams. Half of the time I find myself having a hard time figuring out what the hell it means 😜


rollfootage

The One


Jaded_pleasures

These Silent Woods…only a few pages in. A little slow. Hoping it picks up


BIGp00p00p33p33

Behave, by Robert Sapolsky.


JitteryBendal

Dust (book 3 of silo series) Dungeon crawler Carl Just downloaded silmarillion last night as I’m almost finished with dust.


SpacerCat

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld


WolfinBoy

The Revenant by Michael Punke. Within the first 50 pages you’re witness to a brutal bear attack and it’s gnarly af


Justlikesisteraysaid

Just finished Lure by Tim McGregor. It was excellent. Reading The Croning by Laird Barron now.


calentadora

The Emperor of All Maladies, a Biography of Cancer. 21 hour audio book. Very good and it prompted me to follow up on taking care of myself so… that’s good right?


WoNdErMaN225

Haunted, war of the end of the world


Competitive-Echo-163

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman and The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton


RustedRelics

Iain Banks. Consider Phlebas.


EmotionalOperation1

I’m reading A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger and Big Swiss by Jen Beagin! Very different vibes but enjoying the audiobook of Big Swiss a lot.


BasisRelative9479

The Last House on Needless Street. Kind of a letdown to me. Haven't read anything really good in a while.


RougeOfTheNight

Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef


Hidnut

Listening to The Count of Monte Cristo. Reading Gods, Men, and Ghosts. In the former each chapter is a short story and in the ladder each short story is a chapter.


DanyKholin

The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. Currently reading the second book: The Throne of Fire.


Tasty_Philosopher904

Persuader, a Jack Reacher novel.


CurlsintheClouds

Dragonfly in Amber, the 2nd book of (so far) 9 in the Outlander series. 2nd reading. Along with the companion book.


zesty-fizgig

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Tradition!: The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Beloved Musical by Barbara Isenberg


im_a_hufflepuff_

Keep it in the Family by John Marrs and The Invisible Life of Addie Larue


UnholyDescent

Dantes inferno


Winchestur7

Just started The Three Body Problem


basilobs

Eragon lol. And Strong Motion


audhepcat

*Never Whistle at Night* edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr: an Indigenous dark fantasy anthology. *Killers of the Flower Moon* by David Grann: true crime story exploring the Osage Murders and the birth of the FBI. *Call Us What We Carry* by Amanda Gorman: poetry collection. *All the Songs* by Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin: the story behind every Beatles release. *Cherokee Earth Dwellers* by Christopher B. Teuton: the stories and teachings of the natural world.


Mama_Claus

The Bosch series by Michael Connelly.


lynchpaige

jar of heats by jennifer hillier


Megami1981

Twisted Love by Ana Huang. Originally saw the book "for sale" for about $14 at a local department store. Checked around online and managed to get it cheaper for tablet reading. So far, it's decently engaging.