What Else Are You Reading in 2018? Showing 51-100 of 3,893

[Faith]

I finished Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Allison wrote: "Are you on a dragon kick or is that just the way the maiden fainted?"

Purely coincidence. Dragonflight and Uprooted (which doesn't even have a REAL dragon in it, to the best of my knowledge) are for group reads, and the GRRM is kind of on the back burner while I wait for him to get interested in finishing his series.

[Dj]

Richard wrote: "Several non SciFi books have been brought to my attention as well as some carry overs from 2017. They are:

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Translated..."

I am reading the Astrophysics book as well. About a third of the way done. It is a fun read.

[Hank]

I have started

Oathbringer and
Raven Stratagem

[Meredith]

Reading The Red Threads of Fortune after enjoying The Black Tides of Heaven at the end of last year. The world presented is so interesting and the Asian(more than one part thereof)-inspired elements are different from much of what I usually read.

Also, for non-fiction 1776, since I read Alexander Hamilton last year and I am still stuck on Colonial America. And for short stories/mysteries, The Best British Mysteries III.

[Jacqueline]

This week I've been finishing books I stared in 2017 but didn't finish because I realised I wanted them for 2018 prompts in the Popsugar and Around the Year challenges and stopped them with 100 pages or so to go. Which is easily done when you're at the beach all on your lonesome with no distractions. They are
The Girl with all the Gifts by MR Carey
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King
Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman and
Redshirts by John Scalzi

And I started and read in a day
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend and
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (which is only pretty short anyway)

This week I've also started and not finished
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George.

Going to finish Little Paris Bookshop this afternoon and get back to Ready Player One tonight. Really enjoying both of them so far. And I've loved everything else I've read this week too.

Bought 5 new books this week.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George and
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

When I was young I was a voracious reader and would finish a book a night (proper novel not a kids book). It was my passion. I am rediscovering that passion thanks in part to Stephen King and the obsession to read Sleeping Beauties when I saw the synopsis on the internet just before it was released. That was the first book I bought towards the end of the year and started my rediscovery of books.

[Sumant]

Finished my first book for the year City of Stairs and loved it. Here is my review for it.

[Don]

just finished "sufficiently advanced magic". I am glad that is over. the 4.25 rating might make sense on a 1-10 scale but on a 1-5 scale it is a mystery. the magical system was well thought out and relayed to the reader until mana comes out your ears.

[Don]

Jacqueline, I would so love to read "The Name of the Wind" for the first time, one more time. It was amazing.

[Michael]

I started and finished Artemis by Weir and have almost finished The Tiger's Daughter by Arsenault.

[Jacqueline]

I'm looking forwards to reading it Don. It pretty much grabbed me yesterday at the shop. I kept walking past it and it kept calling me. It has jumped in front of The Nightingale and Light Between Oceans on my coffee table beside my chair. I just have to finish Little Paris Bookshop and Ready Player One first. I usually only read one at a time and I hate having 2 on the go at once. I have had a headache this afternoon so didn't get any reading done but I'm about to pick up Little Paris Bookshop now and get into it.

[Anupriya]

Currently on The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection (it was a pretty good year, as it turns out). Hoping to get a few more of these anthologies this year. Next up is the Eon series by Greg Bear and Asimov's Galactic Empire novels, which have been on my list for ages!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Don wrote: "just finished "sufficiently advanced magic". I am glad that is over. the 4.25 rating might make sense on a 1-10 scale but on a 1-5 scale it is a mystery. the magical system was well thought out and..."

I laughed reading this.

Jacqueline I hope you feel better and that you like your books!! You've got some good ones in my (not so) humble opinion :)

Anupriya, I love it when collections are solid reads! I hope your selections continue to be positive.

[Julia]

This week/ year I've finished Geekerella by Ashley Poston, which was fun and Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich, which was great.

I'm currently reading The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, which is okay. I've got several books John Dies at the End, Pump Six and Other Stories, and The Stars My Destination.

[Jacqueline]

Thanks Allison 😊 I'm still feeling tired but my headache is mostly gone. Got a little bit of reading done last night but not as much as I wanted.

I have a rather diverse collection of books here on holidays at the moment. A bit of everything to tempt even the most fickle me. Then I also have a tablet full of books but I prefer physical books.

[Rachel]

Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year.

I am starting on Artemis: and have 6 others literally sitting on my dresser waiting for my home to be warm/dry enough.

(No- thank god- as I’m sure many are wondering - the library and almost all books were spared from the indoor rainstorm)

[Trike]

Rachel wrote: "Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year..."

Oof, terribly sorry to hear that. So aggravating.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Rachel wrote: "Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year.

I am starting on Artemis: and have 6 others ..."

Oh, god! Are you warm enough? Idk if you're in the Philly area, but we offer our home to local people who are without power--we're on the emergency services grid and also have non-electric heat sources.

[Dj]

Don wrote: "just finished "sufficiently advanced magic". I am glad that is over. the 4.25 rating might make sense on a 1-10 scale but on a 1-5 scale it is a mystery. the magical system was well thought out and..."

That is not good to hear, I have been sort of reading this book. I can only hope that I find it better than you did, but with a name like yours I could be disappointed.

[Dj]

Rachel wrote: "Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year.

I am starting on Artemis: and have 6 others ..."

Ahhh, wow, that seems like a less than optimal way to start a new year. As for a redo.

[Alondra]

Just finished , and am confused, mystified and left blundering in the dark.

I think it was a pretty good read, but it left me wanting. :/

[Trike]

Alondra wrote: "Just finished , and am confused, mystified and left blundering in the dark.

I think it was a pretty good read, but it left me wanting. :/"

You’re not the only one. I’m hoping the movie is better.

[Alondra]

Trike wrote: "You’re not the only one. I’m hoping the movie is better. ..."

Good. I felt lost at times, and hated The Biologist (liar) for not sharing the information and being forthcoming. Someone told me that we get our answers in the 2nd book; but of course, we gain more questions with the new situation. UGH!!

I just wanna know what happened?? What is Area X?? o_O

[Don]

DJ, I think I went off on "Sufficiently advanced magic" because it was being held up by some to books like, "The Name of the Wind", "Harry Potter, "The Magician's" and I personally do not think "Sufficiently advanced magic" gets a seat at that table.

[Dj]

Don wrote: "DJ, I think I went off on "Sufficiently advanced magic" because it was being held up by some to books like, "The Name of the Wind", "Harry Potter, "The Magician's" and I personally do not think "Su..."

Well if that is all, then I might end up enjoying it. I wasn't expecting it to be any of those things.

[Stephanie]

I've finished Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, and Heir of Novron so far in 2018.

Also want to add that I finished War for the Oaks late in 2017 and enjoyed it way more than expected.

[Esther]

Rachel wrote: "Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year.

I am starting on Artemis: and have 6 others ..."

Argh! How awful! I hope you get it all fixed soon.

[Whitney]

reading:

Artemis
Traitor's Blade

[ᴹᵗᴮᵈ멘붕]

i just finished my first book of 2018
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

now i'm onto William S. Burroughs
Queer & The Exterminator

[Paul]

Rachel wrote: "Between a dead furnace a busted water pipe flooded house and dead dryer I have had much time to read in 2018. In fact I kind of hate this cursed year.

I am starting on Artemis: and have 6 others ..."

Wow, that sucks! We're not used to this kind of cold down here either in NC. Hope the year gets better for you!

[Paul]

I’ve started 2018 with Peter F. Hamilton’s “A Night Without Stars” and Paolo Bacigalupi’s “The Windup Girl.” Both are first-time reads for me. After these, I plan on having two fiction books going at once: one reread and one first-time read. I might start with “Dune” for the reread; I’m leaning towards Greg Bear’s “Darwin’s Children” for the first-timer, just to see how that story ends. (I also read a lot of non-fiction, so we’ll see if I can maintain this reading load throughout the year.)

[Alondra]

Just picked up , and am enjoying it. Thank goodness I have the 2nd book handy. Phew

[Don]

Paul, you're going to need a long shower after reading "The Windup Girl" . I personally enjoyed "The Water Knife" by the same author also.

[Katie]

Just finished A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab and loved it!

[MadProfessah]

I see someone just discovered Michael J Sullivan!!

I haven’t read the Schwab series about London yet but it’s on my radar.

So far I have just finished SYLVAIN NEUVEL’s “Sleeping Giants” book which was surprisingly good.

I also just binge-watched the Netflix series “Dark” which is definitely sci-fi.

[Esther]

Just finished The Handmaid's Tale 3.5 stars
Certainly better that Oryx and Crake but to be honest her writing leaves me cold so I probably won't be reading another book by this author.

Now I have started A Gentleman in Moscow a non-genre I hopes lives up to all the hype.

[Karen]

Alondra wrote: "Just picked up , and am enjoying it. Thank goodness I have the 2nd book handy. Phew"

Love this series! Got the non-reader BF hooked on audiobooks with this series.

[Karen]

So far this year I’ve finished Speaking from Among the Bones and plan on catching up in the series. I’ve also started The Long Mars as well as The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O..

I am officially retired from my librarian job 😕 (didn’t think I would miss it so much) and now have the time to catch up on my TBR list.

[Dj]

Karen wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Just picked up , and am enjoying it. Thank goodness I have the 2nd book handy. Phew"

Love this series! Got the non-reader BF hooked on audiobooks with th..."

It is the only reading recommendation I have received from my Mom that was worth the effort, so it made up for the ones that were blech.

She got a signed copy of one of the books, Says for Belly Rubs and Sausage.

[Alondra]

Karen wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Just picked up , and am enjoying it. Thank goodness I have the 2nd book handy. Phew"

Love this series! Got the non-reader BF hooked on audiobooks with th..."

I have heard that the series is pretty awesome. So far, I am really enjoying it. I made sure to pick up the 2nd book. :)

[Timothy]

Blood Song This is book one for me. Starting off the new year with a good one.

[Bill]

I finished Emergence by CJ Cherryh book 19 in the unique Foreigner series. I love the dense political Sci-Fi and am amazed I remember so much including Ragi and all the various characters. Having a new volume a year really helps.

I am starting a reread of The Last Herald Mage trilogy by Mercedes Lackey, an epic fantasy I am sure most are familiar with. I last read these when they first came out 1989-1991.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Uprooted was...fine. It was likely my least favorite of the Big Three Russian retellings I've seen kicked around, but it was easy to read and the world was pretty.

I loved Touch though!! Not at all what I was expecting it to be and I thought it was fantastic. Can't wait to talk it over with the group.

Also enjoying Ninefox Gambit (which is good, since I made suggested you read it!) Didn't anticipate getting a crush on Jedao, but these things happen.

About to start the Inclusive Buddy Read books and pretty excited about them, too!

[Anna]

Allison wrote: "Didn't anticipate getting a crush on Jedao"

Oh yes! <3 You MUST read Extracurricular Activities, it's free on Tor.com

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Anna wrote: "Allison wrote: "Didn't anticipate getting a crush on Jedao"

Oh yes! <3 You MUST read Extracurricular Activities, it's free on Tor.com"

Well, okay, IF I MUST. ;-)

[Rachel]

If you’re a Jedao fan then yes indeed you must!

[Shana]

[Meredith]

Allison wrote: "Uprooted was...fine. It was likely my least favorite of the Big Three Russian retellings I've seen kicked around, but it was easy to read and the world was pretty.

I loved [book:To..."

I liked Uprooted quite a bit.
What are the other Russian retellings kicking around?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Meredith, the two others I've seen mentioned often are Bear and the Nightingale (award nominated and on our group shelf! ) and my personal favorite, Deathless.

[Rachel]

I liked all three well enough but only loved Uprooted