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Sep 1, 2016 10:28 AM

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Finally starting on Lord of the Flies. Mainly since it's currently on-going in the Bi-Monthly Discussion thread. I want to discuss about it but I don't want spoilers so the only logical thing to do is just read it :D

Sep 1, 2016 10:29 AM

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PopuraChan said:
So in this book, a normal town is ravaged by the black plague, and suddenly their only purpose is to make it out alive, which Camus claims is not a valid purpose.
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Why is that not a valid purpose?

Sep 1, 2016 1:22 PM

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aa-dono said:
PopuraChan said:
So in this book, a normal town is ravaged by the black plague, and suddenly their only purpose is to make it out alive, which Camus claims is not a valid purpose.
:O

Why is that not a valid purpose?
Having read a little Camus I'll guess it is something like:
Living for the sake of living is similar to living out of habit. And living out of habit is not good, you should live consciously.
Sep 2, 2016 11:05 AM

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Laniaka said:
aa-dono said:
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Why is that not a valid purpose?
Having read a little Camus I'll guess it is something like:
Living for the sake of living is similar to living out of habit. And living out of habit is not good, you should live consciously.

It a mixture of that and the exestentialist idea that a life purpose can only come out of an individual. A group of people (like the whole town) cannot share a common purpose to their lives or it isn't really a purpose at all. Because the main character, Dr. Rieux, and the entire town are only living so that they might not die, they don't have indidvidualized purposes and therefore they have no purpose at all.

Interestingly enough, Camus actually hated the exestentialist movement and he's now considered the "father" of this movement because of The Plague and his other super-famous book The Stranger. I'm reading the stranger now, but I don't particularly like his work. Do you like him?



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I liked The Stranger ('The Outsider' in the translation I read) and I thought The Myth of Sisyphus quite interesting, though it is more a philosophical essay than a novel so it wasn't really 'pleasant reading'.
However now that I am more familiar with the way of thinking I might not find it as appealing anymore. I'll probably find out the next time I read something by Camus.

Tomorrow I'll start 'Pale Fire' by Nabokov.
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Starting We Need to Talk about Kevin

Let's hope I survive the journey intact. Hopefully.
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Man and His symbols (C.G Jung): Best continental philosophy I've ever read (I didn't think it was philosophy until someone pointed it out -- which means it's quite good). Anyone with an appreciation of seemingly absurd but highly probable ideas can enjoy this book.

Book of Proof (Richard Heath): I haven't read any other book on Mathematical proofs but so far I haven't encountered any conceptual difficulties; everything in this book is written in a straightforward and layman-friendly manner which makes it a top choice for any independent Math learner. Totally recommended.

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Ludwig Wittgenstein): Some people will call me mad for reading it after the Investigations but I think I've made the right choice. I can clearly see the strengths and weaknesses of this book now that I'm well-acquainted with its thorough critique. In terms of clarity of expression and general literary prowess, it doesn't come close to the Investigations but it is still an excellent book in its own rights.

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde): I don't know if I can do this book any justice after reading The Book of Disquiet which has basically familiarized my person with every novel idea which Oscar introduces in his only novel. I'm sure if I had read it before reading Pessoa, I'd have loved it even more because it teases precisely those subjects which I love reading about. Regardless, the writing is so fluid that it's hard to not get hooked onto it. It'll probably be my fastest read since The Forty Rules of Love.

Faust (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe): I have come to hate classical poetry after this -- not that I ever liked it. It just seems an exaggeration of the much more organic reality. Well, poetry by its very nature is a lie. It's a departure from reality and is only good when it speaks of ideas and theories. Goethe introduces significant ideas here and if not for them, I'd have dropped this book. I do not like it when stories are told through verses.

Other books that I'm reading but haven't thought much of them yet:
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Goethe)
Islam and the Destiny of Man (Charles Eaton)
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (James Stewart) -- actually I'm loving this one but don't know what to say of it as I haven't read too much.
Sep 4, 2016 3:59 AM

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PopuraChan said:
Interestingly enough, Camus actually hated the exestentialist movement and he's now considered the "father" of this movement because of The Plague and his other super-famous book The Stranger. I'm reading the stranger now, but I don't particularly like his work. Do you like him?

That is like Orwellian being the name of a controlled, restricted, authoritarian society when George Orwell works were all against it. At least it seems that way to me.
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Finally starting on Lord of the Flies. Mainly since it's currently on-going in the Bi-Monthly Discussion thread. I want to discuss about it but I don't want spoilers so the only logical thing to do is just read it :D

I am probably going to post as I read and call it 'my Lords of the Flies reading journal'. Add 'of suffering' if it turns out that I hate it.
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Zuhra said:
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Interestingly enough, Camus actually hated the exestentialist movement and he's now considered the "father" of this movement because of The Plague and his other super-famous book The Stranger. I'm reading the stranger now, but I don't particularly like his work. Do you like him?

That is like Orwellian being the name of a controlled, restricted, authoritarian society when George Orwell works were all against it. At least it seems that way to me.
aa-dono said:
Finally starting on Lord of the Flies. Mainly since it's currently on-going in the Bi-Monthly Discussion thread. I want to discuss about it but I don't want spoilers so the only logical thing to do is just read it :D

I am probably going to post as I read and call it 'my Lords of the Flies reading journal'. Add 'of suffering' if it turns out that I hate it.


It's exactly like that! And I love your reading journal name XD



Sep 6, 2016 5:57 AM

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And I love your reading journal name XD

Thank you. But it may become "Oh God when should I start this book I am so lazy and busy and lazy but mostly lazy" reading journal. As it turns out, I may need to read The Catcher in the Rye or Haji Murat for university and compulsory reading has this baaad effect on me.
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I know there are some people that take issue with the narrator/the 2nd Mrs. de Winter in particular as a character, maybe it's because I'm not very confident and insecure myself as a person so I didn't find her frustrating or take issue with her.

I have no issue with the narrator. But it may be because I am inclined to be bias towards narrators/main characters of every book I read.
I also haven't read Jane Eyre yet to note the similarities, but I'll get to it sometime.

I have read Jane Eyre. Now that you mentioned it, I guess I could see the similarities between the two narrators. But I found I liked Maxim de Winter and the narrator's loyalty for him more than Jane's relationship with Mr Rochester (I like Maxim more than Rochester, pull stop).

Your mention about Du Maurier's life has made me curious. I had read a bit about her before I picked up Rebecca but only enough to know there was something in it.
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@zuhra

I freaking love Jane Eyre.



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@zuhra

I freaking love Jane Eyre.

Do you freaking love Mr Rochester too?!
Sep 8, 2016 1:19 AM

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Currently reading Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall. At first I thought it was about an ill girl waiting to die and God how I hate YAs about illnesses but still read them anyway. But no, this is a book about a popular girl who has almost everything, and one day she dies, and she has to relive the day she dies seven times. At least that is how I understand it.

And also reading Best Food Writing 2015, a collection of articles about food compiled by Holly Hughes. I think I should jot down my perception about each of the article to keep track because they are varied in their opinions and angles of approach.
Sep 10, 2016 9:58 AM

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Zuhra said:
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I freaking love Jane Eyre.

Do you freaking love Mr Rochester too?!


YES! I would marry that son of a bitch in a minute.



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Zuhra said:
Currently reading Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall. At first I thought it was about an ill girl waiting to die and God how I hate YAs about illnesses but still read them anyway. But no, this is a book about a popular girl who has almost everything, and one day she dies, and she has to relive the day she dies seven times. At least that is how I understand it.

And also reading Best Food Writing 2015, a collection of articles about food compiled by Holly Hughes. I think I should jot down my perception about each of the article to keep track because they are varied in their opinions and angles of approach.


Did you like the ya? I read this one about cystic fibrosis (I think that was it?) and it was soooooooo dramatic I wanted to stab my eyes out. Too much angst for me.



Sep 11, 2016 1:44 AM

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PopuraChan said:
Zuhra said:

Do you freaking love Mr Rochester too?!


YES! I would marry that son of a bitch in a minute.

Marry in haste, repent at leisure :P

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Did you like the ya? I read this one about cystic fibrosis (I think that was it?) and it was soooooooo dramatic I wanted to stab my eyes out. Too much angst for me.

YA is not my favourite genre but after reading Jodi Picoult's Nineteen Minutes, I am in the mood for realistic fiction and more precisely, the American high school hierarchy and Mean Girls stories. Before I Fall is one such book, I had just finished it and I enjoyed it. But it could be dramatic to you because some of the things might be seen as a tad over the top.

My only complaint with it is its length. I feel that it could be cut down by half or at least a quarter. It does not drag on but there are just too many details which even if they are not there, will still let the story moves just fine. But I saw reviewers on Goodreads who loved the book and totally disagreed with my point. It could also just be me and my distaste for time loop.

I had also finished Neil Gaiman's Coraline. I had watched the movie and even though this is not one of those rare occasions where the adaptation is better than the original, the movie certainly crept me out more than the book.

Currently reading Tatiana de Rosnay's Sarah's Key which feels rather dull.
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Zuhra said:
PopuraChan said:
And I love your reading journal name XD

Thank you. But it may become "Oh God when should I start this book I am so lazy and busy and lazy but mostly lazy" reading journal. As it turns out, I may need to read The Catcher in the Rye or Haji Murat for university and compulsory reading has this baaad effect on me.
Halfsleeper said:
I know there are some people that take issue with the narrator/the 2nd Mrs. de Winter in particular as a character, maybe it's because I'm not very confident and insecure myself as a person so I didn't find her frustrating or take issue with her.

I have no issue with the narrator. But it may be because I am inclined to be bias towards narrators/main characters of every book I read.
I also haven't read Jane Eyre yet to note the similarities, but I'll get to it sometime.

I have read Jane Eyre. Now that you mentioned it, I guess I could see the similarities between the two narrators. But I found I liked Maxim de Winter and the narrator's loyalty for him more than Jane's relationship with Mr Rochester (I like Maxim more than Rochester, pull stop).

Your mention about Du Maurier's life has made me curious. I had read a bit about her before I picked up Rebecca but only enough to know there was something in it.

I am kinda late for discussion but I've always though that ''Rebacca'' is more like much darker version of ''Jane Eyre''. I really enjoyed book and the main twist was rather thrilling and satisfying. But I can not say that I love so much the main characters. When it comes to ''Jane Eyre'' I can say that that book is one of my favorites and I really like the main couple. They are one of my favorite book couples xD
When it comes to ''Coraline'', I read that when I was 12 I think at to me at that time, some parts of the book were very scary xD I did not want to watch the movie because it seemed kinda less scary than the book xD
I am currently re-reading ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', and I am enjoying it just like the fist time <3
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I just finished My Husband's Wife. Only until the ending did the title make sense to me and I was like "Ah! So that was it."
Other than that, I like the buildup and consistency although I pretty much figure out the story (with some bits of inaccuracy) from the start.
I love her characters. The only thing I wasn't particularly fond of is a certain revelation at the end. It was a theme that I dislike, and have been used too often lately. Maybe if I read it at a different time, I would have been ok with it.

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I finished Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis recently. The beginning was incredibly strong, though it did start to loose some of it's magic as it went on. It was still a good read though.

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I'm reading Me Before You right now, though I have seen the movie before reading it. I'm thinking about dropping it though, because the main character is a bit obnoxious imo.
The other one I'm reading for class is the drama Woyzeck, a very insightful piece of work. Never forget that most people end up being who they are because of their circumstances and not because they wanted it that way.
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I'm listening to the audiobook of "The Odyssey" by Homer at the moment, read by Ian McKellan. It's a long story, but it's made pleasant thanks to the narration.

Oct 8, 2016 2:48 AM

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I recently finished Men at Arms, by Terry Pratchett. I really love his books! Every page is filled with jokes, and funny conversations, but they are never in the way of the storyline. I couldnt stop reading.
Oct 10, 2016 8:29 AM

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I'm currently reading The Shining by Stephen King

It seems like its gonna be a great psychological horror.

I love how much information he can give about the characters.
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I read M.R. James Complete Ghost Stories during October.

I'm not a fan of his writing style, he was a scholar and it shows. It felt very dry to me. The other problem is his stories tend to follow a similar pattern where it's a lot of build up/introduction for the ending. I feel it's best to generally read short story collections in small chunks anyway, though. It wasn't a waste to read his works since when it comes to this genre he's regarded highly and there's a sense of atmosphere at least.

I'm hoping I have better luck with some other ghost story writers when I get around to them.
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I am one of those people that will read several books at one time, and will end up overwhelming myself in the process. If I were to choose one that I'm reading the most at the moment it would be Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. I'm mostly trying to hurry up and finish this book so that I may return it to the library before it is overdue. I'm about halfway finished with it. The plot line is moving at such a slow pace that I sometimes get tired when reading it. This is what I get for picking out a book that is well over 500 pages long. But, I am intrigued to read the progression of the story as it goes along, and I'm sure I'll end up reading the other ones in the series.
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I finished Stefan Grabiński's The Dark Domain.

A pretty intriguing short story collection, dark and surreal with interesting commentaries/themes on human behaviour.

I'm thinking about what to read next but it'll probably be The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making since I read a sample.
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I am one of those people that will read several books at one time, and will end up overwhelming myself in the process. If I were to choose one that I'm reading the most at the moment it would be Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. I'm mostly trying to hurry up and finish this book so that I may return it to the library before it is overdue. I'm about halfway finished with it. The plot line is moving at such a slow pace that I sometimes get tired when reading it. This is what I get for picking out a book that is well over 500 pages long. But, I am intrigued to read the progression of the story as it goes along, and I'm sure I'll end up reading the other ones in the series.
I get the feeling :D

I started reading Count of Monte Cristo when I found the book in my uni's library. Right after reading first few pages, I liked it, and borrowed it. But since I have many other books I was reading at the time, I didn't continue reading it until it was overdue. Had to return the book. When I parted with it, my need to read it grew even more so I ended up reading the e-book on my phone. Such a torment. But I love it anyway :')

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Until the Sun Falls, by Cecelia Holland, pretty good book. Also will start Johnny Marr's self-biography someday soon, which arrived two or three days ago.

That, besides the huge load of philosophy books and texts for university.
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I'm semi-reading a few things right now. I've kind of put my reading on hold since I've met my goal of 130 books this year. But I'm working through three different books right now whenever I'm in the mood to read: Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, The BFG by Roald Dahl, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. I anticipate to finish all of them in January.
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"Silence" By Shusaku Endo It's very hard to read because it's about the persecution of Catholic Christians in Japan. The writing is beautiful and intriguing, although the subject matter can seem very grim.
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"Silence" By Shusaku Endo It's very hard to read because it's about the persecution of Catholic Christians in Japan. The writing is beautiful and intriguing, although the subject matter can seem very grim.
What setting was the story. How bout narration? Does it come from a Christian POV?

Btw the book was choosen for a book discussion, so if you would like to share in detail, you can write about it in this thread: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1585434

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Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige. The first book in the series was okay, but I'm just not really into it at all. However, I'm that type of person that must finish a series once I start it. But, so far this book hasn't been as bad as the last one. I suppose it's just too difficult for me to try to imagine The Wizard of Oz in a different sort of way.
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Currently reading Almas Nocturnas (Lucila Varise) , horrible book. Boring, trying to be intriguing adn confusing but failing miserably... can't wait to finish it so I can move on to the next one on the list xDD
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spider-mandy said:
However, I'm that type of person that must finish a series once I start it.
I can definitely understand this. I have a hard time not finishing books (even if it takes me years.)

Ruu said:
Currently reading Almas Nocturnas (Lucila Varise) , horrible book. Boring, trying to be intriguing adn confusing but failing miserably... can't wait to finish it so I can move on to the next one on the list xDD
Sounds horrible ;-; Why about it don't you like?
If it were me, I'll read some other book while at it x')

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Currently reading Almas Nocturnas (Lucila Varise) , horrible book. Boring, trying to be intriguing adn confusing but failing miserably... can't wait to finish it so I can move on to the next one on the list xDD
Sounds horrible ;-; Why about it don't you like?
If it were me, I'll read some other book while at it x')


lol I'm finally done with it! The book has so many problems imo xDD First of all, the author is a screenwriter and you can tell from the way it is written, it's like someone had an idea for a movie but didn't have the money to make it, so they thought "well I will write a book instead, it's the same" and it isn't. The girl is not a fan of synonyms, the characters are so that by the end you don't really care about them at all. The book has 208 pages but it's divided in FOURTEEN PARTS (+ "3 BOOKS") is insane... 90% of the character have spanish name except for 3 (one english and two japanese) which I hate cause it sounds like something a fanfiction writer would do. And last but not least I had already solved 4/5 of the mystery midway through the book so most of the "mystery" was gone -_-
I could keep talking about how horrible this book was but let's leave it at that xDD

I was reading Overlord at the same time so that was good xD I'm reading V2 at the moment. Do you read LN?
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aa-dono said:
I can definitely understand this. I have a hard time not finishing books (even if it takes me years.)


Lol I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. I'm on book number 8 of a series right now. I started it last year, I believe, when 7 were already out. I didn't realize it had that many at the time...and that the author was writing even more. But I am dedicated to follow it all the way through, even though I'm on the 8th one right now (which was just released) and I literally can't keep up with what's going on in the plot XD I read the 8th one was the last one and I got all excited, until I also read that she's doing a spin-off from it and plans to release at least 4 more. *flips a table*
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aa-dono said:
I can definitely understand this. I have a hard time not finishing books (even if it takes me years.)


Lol I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. I'm on book number 8 of a series right now. I started it last year, I believe, when 7 were already out. I didn't realize it had that many at the time...and that the author was writing even more. But I am dedicated to follow it all the way through, even though I'm on the 8th one right now (which was just released) and I literally can't keep up with what's going on in the plot XD I read the 8th one was the last one and I got all excited, until I also read that she's doing a spin-off from it and plans to release at least 4 more. *flips a table*


lol what the name of the series you reading? I'm not a big fan of series myself tbh. I mean, I think that HP and The Chronicles of Narnia are the only "long" series I read. I like trilogies though :D
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Has anyone here read a fantasy series called The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence? I've read 2 out of the 3 and I want to see what people think about it.
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Ruu said:
lol what the name of the series you reading? I'm not a big fan of series myself tbh. I mean, I think that HP and The Chronicles of Narnia are the only "long" series I read. I like trilogies though :D

Series is called Chronicles of Nick. Finally finished the series. Bless! Even though I may have to read the spin-offs because I'm dedicated to things like that lol. 10/10 don't start the series because it is too long XD


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Currently reading a few different things: The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín and The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser. Both books are interesting. It's just taking me a while to read through them. I think because I was very ill for a few days then just finished up a major work event. But now that my schedule has opened back up a bit, I'm hoping to finish both of these books soon.
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Do you read LN?
They weren't available in my local bookstores before. They picked up popularity since the last few years, but I never was quite interested before.
I am recently, but my budget's been tight so I haven't read a LN at all ><
Local libraries have not pick up on the trend :(

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spider-mandy said:

Lol I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. I'm on book number 8 of a series right now. I started it last year, I believe, when 7 were already out. I didn't realize it had that many at the time...and that the author was writing even more. But I am dedicated to follow it all the way through, even though I'm on the 8th one right now (which was just released) and I literally can't keep up with what's going on in the plot XD I read the 8th one was the last one and I got all excited, until I also read that she's doing a spin-off from it and plans to release at least 4 more. *flips a table*


lol what the name of the series you reading? I'm not a big fan of series myself tbh. I mean, I think that HP and The Chronicles of Narnia are the only "long" series I read. I like trilogies though :D
hehe, quite the opposite then. I love series. There's a certain charm to it that no matter how much I complained, I keep coming back for more ^^"
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Has anyone here read a fantasy series called The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence? I've read 2 out of the 3 and I want to see what people think about it.
Unfortunately, I haven't read that. Did you manage to finish all 3 by now? How was it

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I've been trying to finish Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief series since earlier this year. I fell in love with it. Unfortunately, like all characters I love, it's hart to part so I've been delaying the read. I'm at book #4 out of 5. As much as I love it, I'm just dreading the end. I wouldn't have pick it up again too soon, but there are other things I wanted to read, and having The Thief's characters in my head won't help me focus... not to mention there's someone else I know that's reading the book and almost finishing (even though late start) and I get this "uhh I don't want someone else to know more about my dearest than me" kind of feel. Haha ^^"

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Do you read LN?
They weren't available in my local bookstores before. They picked up popularity since the last few years, but I never was quite interested before.
I am recently, but my budget's been tight so I haven't read a LN at all ><
Local libraries have not pick up on the trend :(


oh I have to buy them in english on Amazon and import them xD We don't have LN/Manga here. They are not too expensive (12/13 dollars aprox) and since I buy like 3/4 at the same time I get free shipping. I finished Overlord V2 so I will probably buy V3-V5 soon. I think Youjo Senki is coming out on November so I will buy that one too. For now I'm reading NGNL V6.
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Just started reading Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. Intrigued to see if I enjoy this novel as much as I have enjoyed his other stuff.
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Just started reading Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. Intrigued to see if I enjoy this novel as much as I have enjoyed his other stuff.
Ohhh someone told me it's a hit or miss. I want to read that sometime when I have enough to spend on it hehe
Tell us what you think of it once you're done. Or while~

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aa-dono said:
They weren't available in my local bookstores before. They picked up popularity since the last few years, but I never was quite interested before.
I am recently, but my budget's been tight so I haven't read a LN at all ><
Local libraries have not pick up on the trend :(


oh I have to buy them in english on Amazon and import them xD We don't have LN/Manga here. They are not too expensive (12/13 dollars aprox) and since I buy like 3/4 at the same time I get free shipping. I finished Overlord V2 so I will probably buy V3-V5 soon. I think Youjo Senki is coming out on November so I will buy that one too. For now I'm reading NGNL V6.
Ahh~ unfortunately, my country have not pick up the pace when it comes to LN translation. So we only have incredibly famous series like Your Name etc
We do import eng translation from US. But the conversion makes it RM40+ here. Around USD $10 but........ (rip currency T-T )

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Finally finish The Thief book#4: Conspiracy of King.
The least spark of all the series, but still very much enjoyable. I heard the final book is told from an entirely different character POV though. I'm anticipating it, but at the same time my heart already sunk when it's not my fav character who was the voice of book 1 - 3.


Atm resuming Saving Fish from Drowning. I can't remember when I started it, but it's been a long time since I last stopped. I'm happy I didn't forget the events that happened or the characters though. I thought I needed to re-read at least 3 chapters back, but I read the bookmarked page and all the story came back to me.
It was a slow and a little suffering kind of read, but I guess Amy Tan managed to make it memorable. How curious.

Oct 25, 2017 8:10 AM

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Ohhh someone told me it's a hit or miss. I want to read that sometime when I have enough to spend on it hehe
Tell us what you think of it once you're done. Or while~

I'm a little over halfway through with the book at this point. I don't really know if it is as good as his previous works. I guess time will tell once I finish the book in its entirety. But parts of it literally scare me because there are certain aspects of the main character that I 100% relate to. So it's like this eye-opening realization for me as I'm reading it.
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I'm only reading LN atm xD

I finished NGNL V6 ( I had to start from the beginning because I dropped it for a while, but thanks to the holidays I finished it in two days). I wasn't sure I was going to like it (since is like a "prequel" with no Shiro/Sora) but it was a fun read. Some stuff was obvious and there were one or two surprises that I enjoyed.

Now I'm waiting for Overlord (V3 and V4) and Youjo Senki V1 to arrive at my door and I will start with those.
I'm missing the new Overlord II because I still need to catch up with the novels and I don't want anymore spoilers lol (season 1 adapted V1-3).

Btw if any of you want to start with a LN but doesn't know what to pick I highly recommend Overlord. It's a great isekai anime where the character is not trying to be "the good guy" and looses his humanity after appearing on this new world (is not horror btw). It's great and it makes you think. At least that happened to me xD

This year I should go back to reading in my first language. I feel like I haven't read a book in Spanish in ages lol (fiction and not uni related )
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I read The Snowman by Jo Nesbo. Great book!

Currently reading Overlord V3 and The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Feb 9, 2018 2:42 AM

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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince is a mildly boring but well written book. The content is there, but the pace and the way Machiavelli back tracks to things multiple times in the book is monotonous. What do you think of it?
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I just finished reading Restore Me and I'm still trying to emotionally recover from it lol. Tahereh Mafi likes to rip your heart out and just stomp on it repeatedly.

Currently reading 5 books total because I like to overwhelm myself, apparently. But the one I'm reading the most is The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle. It is due back to the library soon, so I need to hurry up and finish it.
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