What are you reading in October 2021?

[Chris, Moderator]

Days are getting shorter, so there's more incentive to cozy up with a good book! No matter what's in store for you this month, I hope it includes reading some good books. What are you reading in October? Post here -- any book, any genre welcome

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

I'm currently in the midst of The Long War by Pratchett and Baxter.

[Jukaschar]

I hope October'll be a good month for reading.
At the moment I'm reading a book about pigeons and their relationship with humankind. I'm actually thinking about starting a small ornithology reading challenge because I've got three more books with that theme lined up - one about crows and one about feathers.
I've also just begun reading Flowers for Algernon. I'll try to at least read those, Neverwhere and The City of Brass.
I would also like to continue with the Expanse and probably (if I have enough time) the Dagger and the Coin series.

[Andrew]

dunno really. I see as my mood goes. I'll finish off Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eyes, then I'll see I I want to read another of hers (I have blind assasin, Oxynx and Crake and Handmaid's Tale from the library). I'll probably try and finish some of the other library books, Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig and Two Tribes by Christopher Beckett. then I dunno. I'll definitely be reading Flowers for Algernon, then I may go and read Dune Messiah (having finished the first book). then at some point I'll have to finish off my book on Lenin (Lenin Reloaded), maybe my book of Rimbaud poetry. I think I'll read Sir Gaiwan and the Green Knight, having seen the film and loved. I've got to read Kazuo Ishiguro's latest book and some other book I can't remember for the book club I'm part of, but other than that well see.

[Random]

I've been bad. I haven't been reading diddly squat. Ok, that doesn't include course books (which I never count for Goodreads).

I've always adored radio dramas and while I was down with a broken ankle I discovered that the podcast world that I had been ignoring had been embracing that old art form. And I have been marathoning a few shows and have a significant backlog to work my way through. And I'm loving every second of it.

I also just finished the second Audible series of The Sandman. I am so impressed. Its so faithful to the comics. I swear I can see some of the panels in my head and I haven't read them for like a decade.

There is one guarantee. On Sun, Oct 31st, I will read Ghosts and Goblins like I do every year.

[Chris, Moderator]

Just finished Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. A great YA fantasy with good world building and interesting characters. It's a duology, starting the second book now.

[Lindsey]

I just finished my re-read of The Eye of the World in preparation for the new show, although I think I'm going to need to re-read books 2 and 3 as well. I also finished The Last Graduate, the newest and second in the Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik. I highly recommend the series... sarcastic narrator and original worldbuilding, with some fantastic viewpoints on how found family and being seen changes people.

In SFF, I'm currently reading Piranesi, Rosemary and Rue, How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge, The Poppy War, We Have Always Been Here, and Rhythm of War. In non-fiction, I'm listening to Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.

As you can tell, I really need to sit down and finish a few things this month!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

I finished The Long War, 8/10. I will put some comments in our discussion about the first book in the series, The Long Earth. I do plan to continue to series at some point.

Next up (not necessarily in this order) I have Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan for a different Goodreads group, The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty for our upcoming series read, Bright Sword of Ireland by Juilene Osborne-McKnight, and Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell. We are going to be traveling (*gasp*) and I hope to have plenty of reading time in airports and on airplanes.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

So, I finished Bright Sword of Ireland, 8/10, Red Mist, also 8/10, and Age of Legend, 8/10.

I am nearly finished with The City of Brass and, after a somewhat confusing start, and enjoying it quite a bit.

[Lindsey]

I finished Piranesi (meh? Worth reading once) and Rosemary and Rue (fun and well told; I will definitely be continuing the series). I picked up Ancillary Justice and Nudge: The Final Edition, for (different) book clubs. So far I like both, although Ancillary Justice was a LOT to get used to but I think I've got ahold of the structure now.

[Shel, Moderator]

Lindsey wrote: "I finished Piranesi (meh? Worth reading once) and Rosemary and Rue (fun and well told; I will definitely be continuing the series)...."

I absolutely love the October Daye series - you are in for a treat if you keep going :). (the Luidaeg is one of my favorite fictional characters ever!)

I've been in a bit of a reading rut the past few weeks, but I just picked up Day Zero from the library so I'll probably start that tonight for our November discussion.

[Lindsey]

Shel wrote: "I absolutely love the October Daye series - you are in for a treat if you keep going :). (the Luidaeg is one of my favorite fictional characters ever!)"

I'm not much of an urban fantasy fan and this one caught me from the beginning. Just my opinion, but I felt it was a stronger opening book than Storm Front, which I did enjoy. I already told my sister who recommended them to me to just get me the next couple for Christmas.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

My last book for October is Jack the Bodiless by Julian May, 10/10. What a unique book—a survival story (really, two of them—Rogi and Teresa in the wilderness and then Jack after his birth), but also the stories of the seeds of rebellion, the diabolical plots of the murderous Hydra and Fury, and the politics of bringing the human of Earth into the Galactic Milieu. Can’t wait to dive into the next book (Diamond Mask) sometime next month!

But next up for me is Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan.

[Shel, Moderator]

It took me a while to actually pick up Day Zero but when I did, I read it in two days. Looking forward to the group discussion!