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[Michelle]

Caroline wrote: "I'm reading about psychoanalysis for uni and I'm getting crazier"

LOL!

[LaTrica]

Tamara wrote: "LaTrica wrote: "I'm rereading The Lady of the Sorrows. I'm near the end with all the revelations and the restart of her adventure.

I've read this before and remember really like ever..."

I think (I'm not certain) my edition contained an endnote with the alternate ending. I prefer a happy ending so it was welcomed.

I finished it and still loved it. Knowing what was coming I could appreciate some reviewers concern about the wordiness. I knew where we were going this time and it did seem like there were a lot of extra paragraphs there. However, they were written well.

I was planning to read another book but this one kind of ends on cliffhanger. Might just move to the third one.

[Karen]

I just finished A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax and What the Fireflies Knew.

Just started The Golem and the Jinni this morning and will be starting Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower tonight. I also recently started A History of What Comes Next but haven't focused on it too much. Eye reading seems to be happening only at night so I've slowed down with my reading.

[Faith]

My review of Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins

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

[Gary]

I finished reading The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time Book #8) by Robert Jordan. It had several interesting events, but I didn’t think it had enough that happened in it to make it as good as the previous novels in the series. Cetaganda (Book #9 of the Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold. Miles Vorkosigan must solve a mystery in Cetaganda. I am reading The Sins of Our Fathers (The Expanse Book #9.5) by James S.A. Corey. It is a novella set after the final novel of the series. I’m wondering what will happen in it. I plan to read It by Stephen King next.

[Keli]

I finally have a book that the group is reading so I'm starting "The Night Circus" for the group's May 15 read. Very excited to join in the conversation.

Elma - "The House of Leaves" was a challenge I could not rise to. I'm impressed. I could not get through it.

[Michelle]

I've read some darned comical reviews on House of Leaves ;). It's very polarizing.

I was in the mood for old-school classic fantasy, so I'm rereading The Sword of Bedwyr by R.A. Salvatore. I first read it over twenty years ago, so it's like a new book again since I can't remember anything about it.

[Jan]

I read On Basilisk Station. Late to the party I know, but I liked it. Might read some more in the series.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

The great thing about books is that they're always here for us to discover! Glad you're "on board" ^^

I just read The Seventh Bride, which was the kind of funny meets feminism I just adore. It's horror, but like girl power horror, perhaps even black girl magic girl power, for certain values of BGM (author is not Black). So fun.

I also read Annihilation and am perplexed why this Lovecraft inspired horror made it to the small screen, while others did not? I do not know. It was fine. But it was basically a campaign in Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green, but once you've killed the whole party off lol.

Now reading Frankenstein in Baghdad for Dozen Roses. It's really, really good and surprising and complex so far.

[Phrynne]

Finished Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower. It was hugely entertaining with a very modern moral.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[CBRetriever]

my current group of books I'm reading:

A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber= very, very YA or even younger. It was part of a Humble Bundle

In the Caves of Exile by Ru Emerson as part of a series challenge. it's not bad, but not fantastic

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie = pretty good so far

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers = not as good as book 2 in the series

A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley = for the Circadian Challenge = the authors were born and raised in South Africa and the book is set in Botswana. This is a pretty good book so far

[Phrynne]

CBRetriever wrote: "my current group of books I'm reading:
A Little Hatred

You have reminded me I have this on audio. I think I might start it tomorrow!

[Daria]

Currently reading the last of the three stories of The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales.
Honestly, my expectations were too high. I like Dupin's charm, his chemistry with the narrator, also prefect G is an interesting character. All mysteries are interesting and described with great details, however... all endings are either weird or unsatisfying. Plus I dislike all of the philosophical and pseudo-math rambling which doesn't contribute anything to the investigation.

Can't say it's a waste of time because I like Dupin, narrator and G as characters, however detective part of stories is lacking.

[Randy]

RaspberrySauce wrote: "Currently reading the last of the three stories of The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales.
Honestly, my expectations were too high. I like Dupin's charm, his chemistry with the..."

Yeah, when you're reading Dupin you're definitely in Poe-country, and that often incorporates the weird and philosophizing. Doyle stream-lined the story-telling, though he didn't always excise the weird.

[Daria]

Randy wrote: "RaspberrySauce wrote: "Currently reading the last of the three stories of The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales.
Honestly, my expectations were too high. I like Dupin's charm,..."

Agree! Even though Poe isn't my cup of tea, I find his stories strangely charming in their weirdness. I probably won't read further after finishing Dupin's stories + The Fall of the House of Usher, however it's still an interesting experience.

[Anna]

Allison wrote: "I just read The Seventh Bride"

Anyone who now wants to read this: This is the T. Kingfisher book that regularly goes on sale (on US Amazon) for $1.99 with the option to add the Audible edition for the same price. It's actually on sale right now, or maybe they've just lowered the price for good :D I remember getting this deal some years ago, and I've seen it so many times since then, so even if you don't get it now, rest assured that this deal will come back soon!

[Michelle]

I decided to re-read Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books. They are always a lot of fun! I just began Jhereg tonight.

[CBRetriever]

Michelle wrote: "I decided to re-read Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books. They are always a lot of fun! I just began Jhereg tonight."

excellent books and someone said there's a new one in the works:

Tsalmoth (Forthcoming, 2023)

[Michelle]

CBRetriever wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I decided to re-read Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books. They are always a lot of fun! I just began Jhereg tonight."

excellent books and someone said there's a new one..."

Yes, that was me 😉 That's one of the reasons I'm re-reading the whole shebang.

[CBRetriever]

Michelle wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I decided to re-read Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books. They are always a lot of fun! I just began Jhereg tonight."

excellent books and someone sa..."

and again thanks

[Saar The Book owl]

I really need to wrap up The Wandering Inn: Book 1 and The Waking Fire. I have been setting this aside for ages...

[Mathew]

I'm about halfway through The Elfin Ship. The cover looked familiar to me, I thought I had read it before, but turns out I didn't.

[Marc]

Robert wrote: "Reading standard authors and the classics, but really looking for something new - new authors or innovative stories."

one word, Murderbot!! If you haven't read Martha Well's murderbot series, they are all quick and enjoyable!!

Also, NK Jemison's Broken Earth series I recommend! she has a way of putting words together to make up a great universe!

[Ozsaur]

I'm currently listening to the Murderbot series. Fast and fun!

[Ines, Resident Vampire]

Colin wrote: "Just finished The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo. This is, well, different. It is, of course, a retelling of The Great Gatsby, ..."

I want to get to this very soon, so I hope I'll remember your comment and see what I think about it. My impression is, it's magical realism instead of fantasy, so nothing being really explained would make sense.


Ozsaur wrote: "I'm currently listening to the Murderbot series. Fast and fun!"

Another Murderbot enjoyer! Glad you like it. :)


I just finished Witch 13 and had a great time with it, it's really creepy and suspenseful. I wasn't as surprised as other reviewers by the twists, but I don't really expect my horror books to completely surprise me, as it's so hard to do (not to me specifically, I mean, but in general to a horror audience). I do appreciate it when it happens, though.

[Faith]

My review of Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

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

[Phrynne]

I might have been looking forward to this one too much and it didn't quite meet my expectations
My review of In the Shadow of Time by Kevin Ansbro

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

[Al]

Currently reading through a few Cormac McCarthy books. "No Country for Old Men" and "All the Pretty Horses" are queued up.

And for something completely different "He Who Fights With Monsters #5". Always looking for something fun when I need to take a break from Cormac.

I'm on the lookout for a good urban fantasy but I haven't found one I like as much as The Dresden Files.

[Beth]

Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences: this "coffee table" book about American ruins--some in existence today, most not--is a sobering look at the history we've lost due to lust for profit, malice, and neglect. (review)

[Dj]

Beth wrote: "Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences: this "coffee table" book about American ruins--some in existence today, most not--is a sobering look at the history we've lost due to lus..."

Sounds like an interesting book. Might have to give it a look

[Dj]

Here is my review for: All Systems Red

The title is somewhat misleading, but this is an interesting romp through the mind and cares of a Cyborg protection unit. Maybe not the greatest of storytelling but a well-told sorry that will hold your interest and good enough that I am ready to dive into the second book.

[Dj]

Here is my review for: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

This is one of the books I found in 1001 books to read before you die. It is a fairly old example of a fairy tale and it stands out from many of the Japanese tales I have read over time. A Princess is exiled and you never find out why. It has Samurai, but no fights or even drawn swords. Not all Japanese tales are violent, but Few of them have a complete lack of it. This one doesn't even seem to be a morality tale. While nothing like what I would have expected going in I really enjoyed the read.

[Gabi]

The last books I've read:

Equinox by David Towsey: This one I've seen mentioned so often that I picked it up when it was available on storytel. It has a very intriguing worldbuilding where everybody has two personalities, a day time one and a night time one. They inhabit the same body, but are two complete different individuals with different abilities, morals and likings. In this setting a witch hunter (night time) has to solve a case of somebody being cursed. His day time personality is a musician with no incling towards the more serious occupation of his counterpart. But during the course of the story they have to work together.
The worldbuilding is top notch, but the story per se feels like an average witch/demon hunter plot. I was hoping for something more extraordinaire for this outstanding set up.
(used for the Popsugar prompt "A book with a reflected image on the cover or mirror in the title")

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint is the next retelling of a Greek myth from the perspective of a female character. It was rather disappointing. Not only had it nothing overly original to add to the known myth, but the female characters also felt quite without agenda here. And the first person POV didn't work for me. "Circe" by Madeleine Miller was way better in this regard.
(Used with a bit of a stretch for the Popsugar prompt: "A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title")

Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky: I've already read this novella, but then I learned that Emma Newman was narrating, so I bought the audiobook as well. It is a tale about slavery and racism with several twists that challenge the perspective of the reader. Written in the more unconventional second person POV it works really well. Fast paced, tightly structured, ideal for the novella format.
(Used for the Popsugar prompt: "A book published in 2022")

QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling. This one I read in the German original and the linguistic and situational jokes together with the sassy prose had me laughing out loud so often like I haven't laughed in quite some time.
It is the usual warning of the data kraken of the internet. But oh so, so funny!
(Caveat - I have no idea if the prose works in the translation, so take the recommendation with a grain of salt. Whe had the same problem with The City of Dreaming Books where I was cheering and everybody else went 'Ahem ... nope')

[DivaDiane]

Well, Gabit, that’s added motivation for me to read it (in German)! I love City of... too.

[Gabi]

DivaDiane wrote: "Well, Gabit, that’s added motivation for me to read it (in German)! I love City of... too."

It is way more silly than City of Dreaming Books, less literate. It felt like stand up comedy at times - well timed one.

[Sarah]

Gabi I read QualityLand in English and also enjoyed it and laughed out loud. I can’t read German so I have no idea if they are equally funny but it was still fun!

[Mareike]

Gabi wrote: "The last books I've read:

Equinox by David Towsey: This one I've seen mentioned so often that I picked it up when it was available on storytel. It has a very intri..."

I've bern aware of QualityLand for a bit. This makes me think I need to add it to my tbr...

[Kirsten]

I'm listening to a historical mystery set in Elizabethan England:

To Shield the Queen by Fiona Buckley

[Keli]

Just finished "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern. It was wonderful. Just started "The Other Side of Night" by Adam Hamdy. It's really good so far.

[Christopher]

Currently reading Roadside Picnic which has been slow going and I'm not totally into it yet, but it's short enough that I'm going to see it through -- have heard some call it a classic. It's definitely an interesting premise.

Previously finished The Impossible Us which is also a bit off the beaten path for me - a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. I read that based on a recommendation by Amal El-Mohtar in the NYT and ended up enjoying it.

[Nelle]

Currently reading Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire for the first time. I really love her Wayward Children series and the two Indexing books.

Also reading The Wheel of Time series again by listening to the audiobooks from the library. Just started The Shadow Rising.

Just finished The Goblin Emperor and The Starless Crown a couple days ago, and enjoyed both.

[Ryan, Your favourite moderators favourite moderator]

I'm reading City of Pearl, which was on the last SF poll, and it's so good! Its doing a lot of the things I would want humans to do when making first contact on an alien world. Already worried that the six book series won't maintain its quality. I mean, no one can be that good, can they?

[Jamie]

I keep looking at the group bookshelf, on the notion that I might finish some of those, but nope. I finished another of the Culture series, by Iain M. Banks, Transition, which was ... different. I reminded me of some of Philip K. Dick's books(Ubik, A Maze of Death), or maybe Rajaniemi's Jean le Flambeur trilogy.
I started the Grand Tour series by Ben Bova, and am several books into it. I am starting the second book of Alastair Reynolds's Revelation Space trilogy, and I finished The Hercules Text, by Jack McDevitt, Oh, and I'm partway through The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, by Walter Moers. So, lots of SFF books, but so far nothing that counts towards finishing the books on this group's bookshelf. Oh well. :)

[Leonie]

How have I never read Lindsay Buroker's Star Kingdom series before? Really enjoying it. Such delightful space opera!

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm currently reading The Haunting of Hill House and I realy enjoy it.

[Anna]

I'm listening to The Resting Place by Camilla Sten, and all I can think about is how much the Finnish cover (Perijä) looks like the cover of Sunshine by Robin McKinley!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

oh similar vibes for sure

[Wayne]

New book from Christopher Moore Razzmatazz.

[Woman Reading]

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews is the fantastic finale to Catalina's trilogy. I was thrilled to get the ARC!

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4270954677

[Marc]

just finished connie willis's All Clear! a great book!

Now diving into David Brin's Uplift War. I might have read it over 30 years ago, but I must have forgotten how it went! Makes me want to read sundiver, which I'm fairly sure I haven't read...