Currently reading?
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I stopped reading books for a while, but I've picked them back up because I read a lot at work (I look after a very, very quiet shop). I'm reading The Book Thief at the moment, which was popular a few years ago and it's really good so far.
If you like books that are a bit messed up, I really recommend The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriever (both about children who kill people, but both incredibly well-written), they're the two best books I've read in a while
My housemate keeps telling me to read David Mitchell's books (The Bone Clocks, Cloud Atlas, etc.), and I'd like a second opinion, so if anyone's read anything by him, can you let me know if it's any good? Thanks!
Sounds like we have really similar tastes in books, The Wasp Factory and We Need To Talk About Kevin are really high up on my to-read list. I've only seen to film to this but it's my favourite film in the world, but I have Requiem For A Dream on my shelf waiting to be read and the story is beautifully dark and soul destroying. (and before I get bit, I didn't realise the film was based off a book before I watched it, otherwise I would've read it before)
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BOOGER AGED UP?!
I'm currently reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!
I just started the Raven's Shadow trilogy by Anthony Ryan, after a friend of mine seriously wouldn't shut up about how amazing it is. I'm only a few chapters in at present, but it's definitely held my interest up to this point and I'm excited to see how everything pans out!
Also, I'm always on the lookout for more... extreme horror novels/authors (think Jack Ketchum) if anyone's into that specific genre. Please feel free to send me a PM if you have any recommendations, just no YA please.
Also, I'm always on the lookout for more... extreme horror novels/authors (think Jack Ketchum) if anyone's into that specific genre. Please feel free to send me a PM if you have any recommendations, just no YA please.
ahh--i love the books by neal shusterman. i fell in love in his stories after reading unwind and continued to read his other books^^;
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im reading the list and rage within rn along with a few mangas
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lostineverfreeforest
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Reading 'The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag' by Chol-hwan Kang. I've read a couple of books written by escapees from the North and this one isn't much different than the others. Though it's the first to have received widespread attention; the author ended up meeting with George W. Bush back when he was still in office. It's not super dry, though that's the kind of material I typically read.
This sounds right up my alley, ordered a copy.
This sounds right up my alley, ordered a copy.
ThatRandomMayor
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I'm reading The Ask and the Answer for the second time. The language itself isn't advanced, but the themes in there are deep.
I read The Bridge recently because it was by Iain Banks, and it was good but nowhere near as good as TWF.
Room by Emma Donague is also a really good read - it's from the point of view of the child of a woman who's been abducted and kept in a locked room all his life. It's not as delightfully messed-up as TWF or Kevin, but it's really dark and really well-written.
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flutterstheunicorn
the Unicorn
my favourite series would be the school for good and evil!
im currently reading the girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making
im currently reading the girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making
CommanderLeahShepard
♡ Ten Faced ♡
I'm currently reading 'The Shining' because I was craving some horror and Stephen King is one of the greatest!
the Eragon series, still on the first book
I've been procrastinating my reading so much that I've made barely any progress, even though I've already read quite a bit in the series (I'm having to reread it since I forgot so much)
I've been procrastinating my reading so much that I've made barely any progress, even though I've already read quite a bit in the series (I'm having to reread it since I forgot so much)
lostineverfreeforest
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Currently reading 'The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century' by Ian Mortimer. Love the narrative style, it's the complete opposite of dry academic reading. He aims to have you visualize the little things as if you were there rather than looking at it as though it had already happened. Well researched and has a great eye for detail, would recommend to anyone interested in this time period.
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visibleghost
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still reading the books i posted last time i wrote in this thread but i started reading and finished the book go ask alice lol. it was nice, but i don't think it's a real story. i read it as a work of fiction and i thought i was p great :>
i haven't read a lot of books for a few years now, but ever since i finished all the manga at the local library i read books at school instead. i really enjoy reading tbh. when i'm done with the books i'm currently reading i'll read Wool by Hugh Howey and maybe the maze runnef series by that guy idk his name.
i haven't read a lot of books for a few years now, but ever since i finished all the manga at the local library i read books at school instead. i really enjoy reading tbh. when i'm done with the books i'm currently reading i'll read Wool by Hugh Howey and maybe the maze runnef series by that guy idk his name.
