What Else Are You Reading in 2022? Showing 451-500 of 1,359

[Michelle]

It’s a different feel, isn’t it? I prefer Riyria myself!

[Jason]

Michelle wrote: "It’s a different feel, isn’t it? I prefer Riyria myself!"

Yep, definitely. As was Sullivan's intention, I'd say. But readers seem to agree, Riyria is the easier, more pleasurable read. I'll still continue with both though!

[Mathew]

Working my way through The Foundation Trilogy series again. It's been about 20 years, so I forget pretty much everything, except that Mule guy. I remember The Mule!

[Cynthia]

I waver between literary and SFF. Currently reading beautiful world, where are you by Sally Rooney. Last SFFs were City of Brass which was a fun adventure, and Meta Game On which is a terrific cyberspace comedy.

[Michelle]

I have had some terrible luck of late with books! I finished a fantasy called Legacy of Bones earlier tonight, and it was fair at best. I couldn't explain a thing about it if I tried :) I forced myself to read the whole thing since I just DNF'd another book earlier this week. I am currently reading #8 in the Last Kingdom series: The Empty Throne. At least I know this one won't be dull! This series has never been that.

[Michelle]

Mathew wrote: "Working my way through The Foundation Trilogy series again. It's been about 20 years, so I forget pretty much everything, except that Mule guy. I remember The Mule!"

I read that series about forty, (yikes!), years ago. It's creepy how fast time flies. Are you enjoying it this second time around?

[Jan]

I've just read Merry Ravenell's NightPiercer. Werewolves in space. (I know, right?) An odd mashup of sci-fi/space opera/shifter fantasy. Humans and werewolves struggling for survival on arkships post-apocalypse. I enjoyed the ride, and I'm going back for book 2.

[Michelle]

Jan wrote: "I've just read Merry Ravenell's NightPiercer. Werewolves in space. (I know, right?) An odd mashup of sci-fi/space opera/shifter fantasy. Humans and werewolves struggling for surviva..."

I saw an ad this morning for a book that had dragons in space, Jan!

[Jan]

Michelle wrote: "I saw an ad this morning for a book that had dragons in space, Jan!"

LOL. Why not?

[Jacqueline]

Doctor Who and Star Trek had dinosaurs in space so why not.

[Gary]

I finished reading Sharp Ends (First Law World #7) by Joe Abercrombie. It’s a collection of thirteen short stories set between the novels of the First Law World. My favorite story was “Tough Times All Over.” The story has fifteen POVS from each of the people who hold onto a parcel. I also read The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. It’s about portals and monsters, what’s not to like. They published it on March 22, 2022, and I finished reading it in nine days. I am reading The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time Book #8) by Robert Jordan. I plan to read Cetaganda (Book #9 of the Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold next.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Gary, that all sounds like a ton of fun!

[Rachel]

Recently finished Fevered Star - which I recommend if you enjoyed Black Sun (the POVs are better/more balanced this time around!) and am about to finish Sorrowland (which I had thought I'd avoid b/c of how dark but then it was staring at me at the library and here I am).

[Will]

Just finished Jackalope Wives by T Kingfisher. Was inspired to give it a try by discussions about the author I came across in this very group. And I loved it - great job team!

Going to write up some thoughts in a quick review. I’m pondering on the comparison between this book and Wizard of Earthsea, and Sabriel. All three of them do that thing which I don’t think of as “my thing” where the magic and the story is fairly loose and unexplained and crazy things just happen, sometimes without much of an explanation. In earthsea I loved it, in this book I loved it, but in Sabriel I really didn’t connect with anything and felt I was being told a story I had no investment in.

Maybe earthsea is partly nostalgia, as I read it many years ago. And maybe I’m more forgiving of the unexplained magic in Jackalope because they are short stories. Or maybe the writing itself in Earthsea and Jackalope is just so captivating (for me) that I connect with it so much more. I suspect it’s more this.

[Eric]

Finished His Majesty's Dragon. Well executed and I gave it four stars. However, I cannot fathom reading eight more books in the series. Having Lord Nelson win at Trafalgar solely because of a dragon Air Corp is a bit of a reach for me. I liken it to The Battle of Britain in WWII being won by dragons instead of Spitfires. Now there is a leap.

[Anna]

Will wrote: "Just finished Jackalope Wives by T Kingfisher. Was inspired to give it a try by discussions about the author I came across in this very group. And I loved it - great job team!"

Woot! Please do share your thoughts in the T. Kingfisher thread! ^_^

[Will]

Anna wrote: "Will wrote: "Just finished Jackalope Wives by T Kingfisher. Was inspired to give it a try by discussions about the author I came across in this very group. And I loved it - great job team!"

Woot! ..."

thanks, good idea! have just posted over there :)

[Nicci]

Finished We Travel the Spaceways, The Last Gifts of the Universe, Exit Strategy, Rogue Protocol, and Artifact Space. I love the Murderbot Diaries series. I have Network Effect ready to go but will read later. I want to take my time and enjoy. :-)

[Anna]

Murderbot! <3 We have a buddy read thread for the entire series here!

[Nicci]

Anna wrote: "Murderbot! here!"

Thanks! Will bookmark.

[Jason]

Night's Master by Tanith Lee

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

oooo love me some Tanith fever dreams

[Jason]

Allison wrote: "oooo love me some Tanith fever dreams"

This is my first of Tanith's. I'd read up on her a bit before diving in and was prepared for the dreamy style. I'm enjoying it!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

yay!

[Phillip]

I just finished Red Country from The First Law world. Now I’m moving on to Sharp Ends.

[Chris]

Started All Men of Genius by Lev A.C. Rosen. It's one I picked up from the library at semi-random while getting the monthly read. Every time I visit the library I like to grab a book at semi-random, checking only that it isn't something I'd clearly not enjoy, to give a chance. This one seems right up my alley, though, with a rather irreverent tone and some steampunk silliness.

Also started working through Magicien : Le Mage (EN: Magician: Master) by Raymond E. Feist, continuing a read of an old favourite in French for practice.

[CBRetriever]

Chris wrote: "Also started working through Magicien : Le Mage (EN: Magician: Master) by Raymond E. Feist, continuing a read of an old favourite in French for practice. "

if you're looking for another good French translation try Le Nom du vent by Patrick Rothfuss. The translator did a wonderful job and it's almost like reading poetry in that the words flow so well

C’était de nouveau la nuit. L’auberge de la Pierre levée était envahie par le silence, un silence en trois parts. Le premier était un calme en creux, l’écho de choses absentes. S’il y avait eu du vent, il aurait soupiré en passant entre les arbres, fait grincer la chaîne de l’enseigne et chassé le silence sur la route comme un tas de feuilles mortes.

Rothfuss, Patrick. Le Nom du vent: Chronique du Tueur de Roi, T1 (Fantasy) (French Edition) (p. 11). Bragelonne. Kindle Edition.

[Eric]

I finished Uprooted. It sagged in a couple of places, but was still worth four stars. Naomi Novik likes her Slavic settings.

[Keli]

Just finished "Rabbits" by Terry Miles. Just started reading "Rock Paper Scissors" by Alice Feeney.

[Niyi]

I'm reading "The Hobbit" and the first volume of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. They both kept me away from boredom and I'm really loving them so far, most especially the Hobbit, reading Bilbo get in trouble makes me giddy with excitement.

[Anna]

I'm reading Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada, and it's perfect for my mood today. It's low on the speculative, but it's dystopian, and those interested in slow Japanese mosaic novels from several POVs (written by authors who live in Germany and also write in German, but I'm not 100% recommending to Gabi :D ) might possibly want to take a look?

I enjoy how it's examining language, culture, gender, home (country), immigration, well a lot of things :D but there's also humor and fun and probably even more so for those who know the Japanese language/culture better than I do. I've meant to read from this author for a long time, but all her books have a pretty low average rating, so I've never gotten around to them. This is her latest one translated into English, and it sounded cool to me, so I decided why not start here.

Mainly why I wanted to post about it is that the language aspect is pretty interesting. It shows that this is an author who writes in two languages (and lives in two cultures) and has compared the two and found the differences amusing. I also (naturally) got a kick out of how in this dystopian future people think that sushi comes from Finland, which, combined with the language stuff, made me once again think about how much I enjoy Japanese authors. I especially like them when translated into Finnish (which this one is not), and I've always wondered why that is. I think the feel of the writing style or use of language is just somehow similar? I guess I'm trying to say that Japanese books translated into Finnish feel familiar and make a lot of sense, but books translated from other languages appeal to me more in English? (All the millions of Finnish speaking Japanese book readers let me know if you agree!)

Anyway, I always feel weird recommending weirdo books that are perfectly suited to my tastes to anyone else, but it only has 231 ratings on GR, so I thought I'd mention that it exists :)

I also have to mention The Dolphin House by Audrey Schulman (of Theory of Bastards fame), which I read a couple of days ago. It hits similar notes as Bastards, in both good and bad. It's not scifi in any way, but it is fiction about science :) Major content warnings for (view spoiler)[ animal death and harm to animals (hide spoiler)], and also (view spoiler)[ attempted rape and all kinds of sexual harrassment (hide spoiler)]. Also I really hope she writes more books like this, but trusts that we want them for the animals, and don't need the tacked on sexy action! (She says in her afterword that she adds sex to her books because she doesn't think other people find animals as fascinating as she does. We do! More animals, less sex please!)

[Gabi]

@Anna: and I will absolutely not put it instantly on my tbr ;). Thanks a lot, Anna!

[Anna]

It’s not exactly a perfect Gabi book, but you might find it on sale or something since she seems to be well known in Germany! 😊

[Chris]

Tawada is an interesting author, certainly. I read Das Bad during my undergrad as part of my German major, a version of the book that had on each pair of pages the Japanese text on one side and the German on the other. Neither one a translation - both written by Tawada.

I suspect her works are very... academic? Thick with metaphors and psychological elements, and very slow paced, which probably leads to some of those many 3-star reviews from people who seem to enjoy it but not be in love with it. The sort of book that certain people will be immersed in, but many will find a bit too heavy and unclear. I wish I could remember the book a bit better now, but it's been so many years.

[Anna]

Chris, you’re describing my favorite type of book (slow, nothing happens, unclear 😄), and I will definitely be reading more from her!

[Phrynne]

I just came across Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch. It came out last week but I did not know.
Anyway I started it last night - the audio of course because the narrator does this series so well!

[Keli]

Currently reading "The Murder of Roger Akroyd" by Agatha Christie. The May classic book read for "EVERYONE has read this but me" group.

[Will]

Keli wrote: "Currently reading "The Murder of Roger Akroyd" by Agatha Christie. The May classic book read for "EVERYONE has read this but me" group."

Really liked that book. Afterwards, I also read Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery which sets out an alternative explanation of the events in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - very clever! (warning - spoilers for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd in the GR description of this second book)

[Michelle]

I'm currently reading Piranesi, but I get the feeling that it's not exactly the most uplifting book. For me, a Debbie Downer story would be the last thing I should read right now. I am asking for opinions, but no spoilers. Is this to become more cheerful?

[Raucous]

Michelle wrote: "I'm currently reading Piranesi, but I get the feeling that it's not exactly the most uplifting book. For me, a Debbie Downer story would be the last thing I should read right now. I am asking for o..."

I'm not a fan of "downer" books either. I also had those concerns about this one early on but by the end they felt very misplaced. On the other hand, my spouse never made it past the first few chapters, despite my enthusiasm. So... *shrug*

[Michelle]

Ok. Thank you! I'll keep reading then.

[Ed]

Not sure where best to mention this....
I've been wanting to read "Dracula", and now there is an interesting project called "Dracula Daily" to read it gradually over the next six months

The original novel was told in letters which were sent from May 3 to November 11. The idea, then, is to read each letter on the day it was written. A bit like we did here with "Lonesome October". I may join in.

https://draculadaily.substack.com/about

[DivaDiane]

Ed, I’ve signed up to that too! It’ll be fin to see when each email pops up.

[Marc]

ugh, that was fast, started reading all clear, the final (for now?) book series from Connie willis and... stupidly left the book on a plane... ugh. reading my backup book instead, Vernor vinge - a deepness in the sky.

[Michelle]

Marc wrote: "ugh, that was fast, started reading all clear, the final (for now?) book series from Connie willis and... stupidly left the book on a plane... ugh. reading my backup book instead, Vernor vinge - a ..."

Oh no, Marc!

[Phrynne]

Michelle wrote: "I'm currently reading Piranesi, but I get the feeling that it's not exactly the most uplifting book. For me, a Debbie Downer story would be the last thing I should read right now. I am asking for o..."

It took me a few chapters to get into it but in the end I loved it. I don't recall that it was a "downer"

[Anna]

Ed wrote: "Not sure where best to mention this....
I've been wanting to read "Dracula", and now there is an interesting project called "Dracula Daily" to read it gradually over the next six months"

This sounds like so much fun, I think you should start a new thread for it! There's still a couple of days before it starts, so that would get more visibility for anyone else wanting to join. If you don't want to set the thread up, let me know and I'll do it :)

[Wayne]

Hmm...I haven't read Dracula and I have a digital copy just sitting on my hard drive waiting to be loaded into my Nook.

[Ed]

Anna wrote: "...I think you should start a new thread for it!..."

I'm a closer, not an opener. But I can try. Which folder should I use?

[Anna]

Haha, this same folder! (What Else Are You Reading)