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[Nathan]

I usually have paperbacks/Kindle next to me. I would read a couple of pages, switch to another genre etc. Or in the Kindle, i keep switching.

I used to read a lot of manga/manhwa/manhua.

Now good quality ones are not there. Most are repetitive since 2019😴

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

@Leena -
Yeah, I have heard about webtoon. Haven't tried it though.

Wattpad, it does have few gems actually or 'had' would be apt because the authors remove their stories once they do get published, so the others left are mostly duds which can get bit irritating if you're looking for something good.

Quotev...I have read for few weeks (this was in 2012, I guess). It's similar to Wattpad, Leena.

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

I'm guilty of not reading any manga. I have heard few recs, one of them is called 'Sailor Moon', I think.

[Leena]

chk out the Remarried Empress and Seasons of Blossom on Webtoons.

[Leena]

Untouchable- amazing acc to daughter and its complete.

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Will do, Leena. :)

[Chinmay]

Hey all! I am currently reading 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts. Have completed like 20% and I'm surely exhilarated with the story he has to narrate.

[Leena]

https://bookriot.com/best-legal-thril...

found this and thought to share it just in case anyone's interested. I love legal thrillers

[Leena]

Shantaram pretty much shook India at that time.enjoy

[Visalakshi]

Leena wrote: "https://bookriot.com/best-legal-thril...

found this and thought to share it just in case anyone's interested. I love legal thrillers"

I liked the title of this article. The Best Legal Thrillers... That aren't by John Grisham ! 😂
Thanks Leena, I'll pick a few to read from this.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Leena wrote: "Shantaram pretty much shook India at that time.enjoy"

Why? Does it deal with controversial issues?

I see it a lot on my feed.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Leena wrote: "https://bookriot.com/best-legal-thril...

found this and thought to share it just in case anyone's interested. I love legal thrillers"

Bookmarked the page.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

@Leena - a reco for your daughter, The Yearbook

[Leena]

yup, done so already. She's currently in love with Carter Bennett :)

[Leena]

she's reading the Runway Jury

[Austin]

Impressive. I wouldn't have read Runaway Jury as a teenager.

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Completed Salvation of a Saint. An entertaining read.
my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Leena, I have bookmarked the bookriot page. Thanks!

[Leena]

@ Em , going back to Shanatram, it shook as in a good way, people were just lapping it nd pretty much eas coffee table.tlk. its not my cup of tea, so I've not read it as yet. on my tbr, but don't see it moving out of there anytime soon. So, Chinmay , looking forward to your review and thoughts

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Bookworm wrote: "Completed Salvation of a Saint. An entertaining read.
my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Leena, I have bookmarked the bookri..."

You're on a roll. 🥁🥁🥁

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Leena wrote: "@ Em , going back to Shanatram, it shook as in a good way, people were just lapping it nd pretty much eas coffee table.tlk. its not my cup of tea, so I've not read it as yet. on my tbr, but don't s..."

Interesting. I was scared of its length.

@Chinmay - do share your thoughts. :)

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Wrapped up The Yearbook yesterday. When I had started I so thought it to be Mean Girls but it turns out to be so much more. this is something that I'd recommend to my friends.

Started The Wheel of Osheim, final book in Red Queen's War trilogy. Hoping that it will tie loose threads nicely and will be a stratifying end to the story.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

on other things, what are the massive tomes i.e. books with more than 700 page count, that impressed you and the ones that disappointed you?

[Nathan]

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, 1200+
Had heard great reviews.

Ran of patience - GoT ASOIAF

[Nathan]

Ran out of**

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Nathan wrote: "Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, 1200+
Had heard great reviews.

Ran of patience - GoT ASOIAF"

you are a hardcore sci-fi fan!! I have never read any Stephenson.

ha... you are on minority about GoT. :P but on a serious note, I think first three books in ASOIAF are really good and Martin should have stopped there. next two books are great character study with nothing crucial happening to move the plot forward. Also, what put you off so much?

[Nathan]

The sheer amount of useless information and character intros.
I agree first two books were good considering the abundance of info. But that itself was the catalyst to avoid reading the rest of Asoiaf fully.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

I have so many tomes that I loved

A Suitable Boy, one of those books that I dared not touch because of the title and length but kicked myself for not picking early.

Count of Monte Cristo - it doesn't need any explanation

Lonesome Dove - this was something that I would not like but the book made me a fan.

A Column of Fire - Why did he even write this? Pillars of Earth does not need a follow up let alone a third book.

The Last Mortal Bond and The Light of All That Falls, finale should be engaging and something that keep you on edge but these just bored me to death.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Nathan wrote: "The sheer amount of useless information and character intros.
I agree first two books were good considering the abundance of info. But that itself was the catalyst to avoid reading the rest of Asoi..."

ah! I get that!

[Nathan]

Speaking of scifi, I thoroughly enjoyed I,Robot by Isaac Asimov.

Had a paperback, dont know where I've kept it.

[Austin]

1. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson impressed me a lot. It's a continuation of The Girl who Played with Fire which many people were raving about but didn't meet my expectation. So I was apprehensive about Hornet's book. 742 pages long as well. I wasn't sure whether the book could sustain my interest throughout the book. Turned out to be a fantastic book without any boring moments.

2. Bag of Bones by Stephen King was an utter disappointment. 736 pages long. I quit it at 127 pages. Book cover looked spooky and enigmatic and the book back vignette was also interesting. I just didn't like the way the story progressed. Too descriptive for my liking. Lots of uninteresting things were mentioned in the book. Conversations between characters were flat. The spooky part was dragging too much and failed to scare me. The book became a chore to read and I decided to quit.

[Nathan]

CoMC is a classic. I have a hardcover. Safely stored. I agree, no explanation needed for that!

Will check A Suitable Boy

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Em Lost In Books wrote: "on other things, what are the massive tomes i.e. books with more than 700 page count, that impressed you and the ones that disappointed you?"

In the past one year, I have read only few larger ones
Most of them are translations.
Here:
1. A Little Life - Heart wrenching. Not because of all the misery but because of all the soulful kindness (not pity, just genuine kindness) and support Jude gets. I'll stop myself here. Sigh! Maybe I'll blab about it in a late review.

2. Crime and Punishment - I liked it, I would have liked it more if this was different translation. Might reread in future with a different one.

3. War and Peace - Learnt my lesson and researched the various translations and picked up Anthony Briggs. Glad that I did.

4. Count of Monte Cristo - Rightly said, no explanations!


Coming to my current read, Recursion. So far, just wow! Crazy.

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

And to add on that tomes list, I need to get to Dune. I'll do it this year for sure. *fingers crossed*

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Austin wrote: "1. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson impressed me a lot. It's a continuation of The Girl who Played with Fire which many people were raving about but didn't meet my expectation..."

I heard "IT" by King is great. Personally, I haven't read though because I can't imagine thrillers being 1100+ pages or even 500+ pages long. I feel like most horror/thriller storylines lose their charm if they are tomes.

[Nathan]

@Bookworm :I have tried to read IT, stopped halfway. Dragged it out so much, that I was like no. I can't do this any further.

Recursion is crazy. I agree.

[Austin]

Bookworm, if I had to read a tome that long I better read books A Suitable Boy, Cryptonomicon, Pillars of the earth or the Baroque Cycle. I am afraid SK probably drags it too much in IT. How else the book is 1100 pages long. :-)

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Nathan wrote: "@Bookworm :I have tried to read IT, stopped halfway. Dragged it out so much, that I was like no. I can't do this any further.

Recursion is crazy. I agree."

Yeah. I want to complete Recursion now, but I have work, so I plan to complete it by tonight/tomorrow morning.

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Austin wrote: "Bookworm, if I had to read a tome that long I better read books A Suitable Boy, Cryptonomicon, Pillars of the earth or the Baroque Cycle. I am afraid SK probably drags it too much in IT. How else t..."

Makes sense. :)

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

By the way, how's Cryptonomicon?

[Nathan]

@Bookworm: Haven't started. I want to finish Silence of Bones but at the same time I dont want to. The last time I read a June Hur novel, I was very sad that I finished reading that novel : |

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Nathan wrote: "@Bookworm: Haven't started. I want to finish Silence of Bones but at the same time I dont want to. The last time I read a June Hur novel, I was very sad that I finished reading that novel : |"

Yeah. Understandable. :)
Thanks for sharing Recursion out here, else I would have never known about it.
Now, I want to try Dark Matter. Not sure, if I'm ready for that today itself.

[Nathan]

You'll be a legend in my books if you can read both Recursion and Dark Matter in the same day without any fallout !

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Finished Recursion. It had minor cons (for me) but pros out-weighed them and also it felt both long and short to me in it's own right. Recommended to all sci-fi readers. So, 4.5 * rounded up to 5.
my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Nathan wrote: "You'll be a legend in my books if you can read both Recursion and Dark Matter in the same day without any fallout !"

Yeah, it's kindof both pushing me towards it and also pulling me away from it. Dark Matter also looks to be space-time concept. Sigh!

[Visalakshi]

I just got 10+ book recommendations by reading this conversation. *happy smiles*

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Visalakshi wrote: "I just got 10+ book recommendations by reading this conversation. *happy smiles*"

That's how I also have got most of the past recs. :)

[Chinmay]

Bookworm wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "on other things, what are the massive tomes i.e. books with more than 700 page count, that impressed you and the ones that disappointed you?"

In the past one year, I have ..."

Recursion just blew my mind away. My mind was racing at Mach 1 speed I tell you. Was pretty good and predictable end. Enjoy!!

[Chinmay]

Em Lost In Books wrote: "Leena wrote: "@ Em , going back to Shanatram, it shook as in a good way, people were just lapping it nd pretty much eas coffee table.tlk. its not my cup of tea, so I've not read it as yet. on my tb..."

@Leena
Sure sure absolutely!! I would love to share a complete review. I must say the book is very well written!!! Ofcourse, since Roberts had to write it thrice as the guards in his prison tore the previous two editions. XD
but the depth to which he describes his surroundings and observations are worth the read!
Its completely different from what I had in my mind like I thought it might be another story of every foreigner highlighting their spiritual journey but wow...thank god I was wrong

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Austin wrote: "1. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson impressed me a lot. It's a continuation of The Girl who Played with Fire which many people were raving about but didn't meet my expectation..."

For me first book was just too good, sequels were great but never touched the brilliance of first book. I have 4-6 but am afraid of what if they are not as good as the original work.

I have read IT, Shinning, 11/22/63 by King. All three massive tomes and they all start with a blast, specially 11/22/63 but it's the middle that i find hard to keep up with. I feel like they dragged a lot in mid but gained the momentum back around 75-80% mark. And i have heard that most of his tomes suffers with same slow middle. On the other hand i really enjoyed Misery and The Institute, both were of the shorter length by King standards.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Bookworm wrote: "Em Lost In Books wrote: "on other things, what are the massive tomes i.e. books with more than 700 page count, that impressed you and the ones that disappointed you?"

In the past one year, I have ..."

I have read only The Idiot and loved it. I read the penguin Classics edition. But the general consensus is that if you are reading a Dostoyevsky must go for a Pevar & Volokhonsky translation. I have The Brothers Karamazov, another penguin Classics edition because I am obsessed with them. Once i read them, i am planning to go for Pevar & Volokhonsky translations. Which translation did you read?