Oh, this got delayed a bit.

I am still reading Valour’s Choice by Tanya Huff. Book 1 of Confederation series. Almost near the end though. Enjoying the book a lot.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening?

  • theghostie@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Almost done with N.K. Jemisin’s The World We Make.

    Also reading the fourth John Dies at the End book.

    And listening to Why We Sleep.

    • HotPurplePeach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What do you think about Jemisin? I’ve read the first two books of her Broken Earth trilogy, and I quit half through the third book. For me, the first one was great, second was meh and third one so bad I wasn’t even interested in how it ends. I think she did a very good job in the beginning with setting up the world and its mysteries, but revealed too much too fast, so when we came to the third book there was almost nothing of interest left.

      • theghostie@kbin.social
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        10 months ago

        I definitely liked the first Broken Earth book the best as well.

        I’m not sure how I feel about the city trilogy either. The characters and their voices are great, but a lot of the more abstract scenes/actions didn’t really do anything for me.

        I think she writes well enough that it keeps me reading (and wins her awards), but I haven’t loved most of her books.

        • HotPurplePeach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Good to know, thanks. Maybe we should check in in about 10 years when she gets more writing experience. Or maybe it’s just not our cup of tea.

          • theghostie@kbin.social
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            10 months ago

            Yeah, there are some books that are highly recommended–even some that are personally recommended to me by a friend–that I end up not enjoying. I don’t think that makes them bad books, just not the right book for me.

            • HotPurplePeach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              10 months ago

              Exactly! Tastes differ. But that makes me vary of recommendations and I end up second guessing every 5 star review. Who knows how many good books I passed up 😅

              • theghostie@kbin.social
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                10 months ago

                I try not to pay a ton of attention to reviews for the reason, for books and movies. Sometimes I’ll check afterward for something I enjoyed and find that it’s not well reviewed. Maybe I have trash taste 😅

                • HotPurplePeach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  10 months ago

                  Lets say you have a refined taste 😉 sometimes what’s most highly rated is boring stuff intended for the mass audience. For example, I stopped watching USA movies and very rarely see a USA series because I don’t enjoy it at all. It has great reviews, but doesn’t interest me, and that’s ok. I’d say that people who like it have a bad taste, and they would say I have a bad taste. Lets just say we have different interests 😅

                  • theghostie@kbin.social
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                    10 months ago

                    Haha yes, we can go with “refined!” Though these days I find myself reaching for books that are more fun than literary.