Praiseworthy makes history: Alexis Wright is the first author to win the Miles Franklin and the Stella Prize for one book.

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The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu

I really like them! I read the first two years ago as a kid, and reread them recently when the AMC show came out (which I highly recommend if you haven’t seen it). I will probably read at least the fourth one, but maybe not right away. Too many other books on the stack. :) But yeah, I love Anne Rice’s style, and she did a great job building off existing vampire lore and also adding new lore on top of it.

I honestly loved War and Peace. It was so beautiful and rich, I had no problem finishing it. I did need to take time remembering all the characters, but it got easier after the first 200 pages.

The book I had a hard time finishing (and only finished because it was known as the book nobody ever finishes) was Gravity’s Rainbow. That shit was nearly unreadable.

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, something not being the kind of sci-fi you were expecting is always rough. I hope you find On Stranger Tides more enjoyable!

I finally picked up Cinder by Marissa Meyer last Thursday. I knew immediately that I was going to want to read the whole series, so ordered them to be shipped to my house. Unfortunately, I finished the first book on Friday, and my package still hasn’t arrived. I was able to check out the 2nd through Libby, but I read that in 2 days as well, and the 3rd is checked out through my library, so I’m stuck waiting for the shipment.

In the meantime, I started reading Top Ten Games You Can Play by Yourself In Your Head - I found it through a random role playing game blog, and bought it on a whim. While I support expanding your imagination, and the games and structure included do seem pretty entertaining, the author has managed to write the most pretentious book I’ve ever encountered - it’s insane.

So, to take a break from that, I’m rereading The LEGO Book - LEGO’s retelling of their history. I’ve read it once before, but it’s been a while, and it’s a pretty fun walk through the history of the company, from tiny wooden toy shop to globally dominant construction toy company.

Based solely on the credits I believe it is just a narration of a translation of the novel as there are no mentions or credits in terms of adaptation only of original translation.

I found fulcrum entertainment on YouTube. Voice acted audio books they’re amazing.

I’ve been listening to starwars death troopers this week. I’m in the last parts now.

After this I’m going to listen to red harvest by the same YouTube channel

Currently listening to “zero hour” from the expeditionary force by Craig Alanson. R.C. Bray is such a great narrator and “Skippy” is always cracking me up.

I finished the book earlier this year, however, I find myself not liking the main character so much.

Yup, which is one of the reason why it interests me at first (I like big books and I can not lie), I believe what turned me off the first time is the time skip (90 years?) from Part I to Part II. I have invested in those characters in Part I and can’t accept that they simply doesnt exist anymore in Part II.

Lets see how a decade effects my point of view.

Slow and dense, but that could just be me. It’s also possible I didn’t like the start because of my expectations. I was expecting a sci-fi, and while it is a sci-fi, it’s a very different kind of sci-fi.

On Stranger Tides is one of his most known work, so will give it a try.

It’s generally “pique my interest”, though interest can be peaked too. Don’t want to nitpick but not everyone has English as their native language, and that’s how you learn. :-)

When I read 1984 I was surprised to see how many of those things are actually happening today. Would love to hear what you think about it when you have finished the book.

Been finishing off the Invasion - Downfall series by DC Alden

A hypothetical scenario where the islamic state invades Europe and the UK

Brilliantly written nonstop action thriller, it starts with a bang and never lets up.

I wondered why I never heard of it, then I read the comments on Goodreads from all the people who don’t know what fiction is 😂😂

Is this narration of original light novel, or a modified script made specially for audio book?

Will check it out, thanks for the recommendation!

I’m liking it pretty well (haven’t read anything by him before). There’s a big, foreshadowed event coming up pretty soon, I think, and then I’m not sure where it’s going to go, beyond “save the girl”.

Did you have issues with Three Days to Never besides the first half being slow? This has been fairly quickly paced so far.

Awesome book, I really like it and have read it a few times. Think the film is massively over rated and didn’t do it justice at all however.

Heh, congratulations on finishing the book! Any reviews?

And what are you going to start next?

Oooh, starting The Wheel of Time series. Good luck!