Flights of Fantasy discussion

I know I was just being humorous...apparently fairly unsuccessfully.

:)

Becky wrote: "Beth wrote: "Becky wrote: "I tried one of Parker's books a couple years ago, and I DNF'd it out of boredom. I feel your pain. Good luck!"

Do you remember which one it was?"

It was [book:The Company..."

My fault, if i remember right. I picked it for a mod month one time.

I remember liking it alright, though not much happened. Hehe

Started The Empty Grave this morning, which is a carryover from October because I am so on top of this reading shit...

Hubby's starting to heal up - which equals more time for me to do me stuff...

...but now I'm just so tired that I don't really have mind energy for reading.

I feel...weird. O_O That's not like me at all.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Started The Empty Grave this morning, which is a carryover from October because I am so on top of this reading shit..."

LOL I still have one of my "October" books on my Currently Reading shelf, but I actually started it in November, because I too am on top of this reading shit.

I also just requested 2 more books from the library, because of course I did.
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism and The Silent Patient

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Hubby's starting to heal up - which equals more time for me to do me stuff...

...but now I'm just so tired that I don't really have mind energy for reading.

I feel...weird. O_O That's not like m..."

Glad he's doing better!

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Hubby's starting to heal up - which equals more time for me to do me stuff...

...but now I'm just so tired that I don't really have mind energy for reading.

I feel...weird. O_O That's not like m..."


Good that he's getting better! :)

Every time I start to read I fall asleep. I'm just so tired all the time, even when I don't even have a reason to be tired...

Same, Colleen. Yet, when it's bedtime, can I fall asleep? Nope.

My sleep's been jacked up for a while now. One thing that kinda helps with my frequent bouts of insomnia is taking my phone and earbuds to bed and listening to an audiobook. That way my brain will have something to do instead of running in the same ruts again and again. Eventually I'll relax, though unfortunately that can take a while and sometimes I am listening to that book until 2 or 3 am. :|

Read through the Dresden comics, except for the two book remakes. Fun stuff.

Also decided to read a nonfic, after seeing Becks going through so many. Figured it's been a while, so why not? Picked up Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia yesterday. Interesting, informative and I enjoyed the writing style of the author. Learned a thing or two and offered a new angle on my view of my own peoples history.

Might have to keep adding in nonfic to the rotation, so thanks for the unintended push Becks.

Yay! That's awesome Ala! :D

I have finished I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, and really liked it a lot.

I am still working on my poverty read, it's slow going on my phone. :( I will be renewing that one, most likely.

I'm probably going to start The Quiet Game tonight after date night (going to see Jumanji and then dinner). Hopefully that's a quick read despite its length.

I'll squeeze in White Fragility somewhere since it's on audio.

I also picked up The Silent Patient from the library today, so that is now on the list.

I have 14 books to read and like 17 days to do it. I need Ala's super-reading ability!

What you lack in speed you make up for in range. I wish I could do multiple books at once without losing the plot.

LOL it's more like a neurotic need to read all the books at once, but I appreciate the sentiment! :D

I started The Quiet Game today and I am really enjoying it. I'm about 20% in and at this rate will likely be finishing tomorrow.

And I did end up renewing my loan on the American Way of Poverty.

I also added Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia to my TBR. That one looks really good, Ala.

Hope you enjoy it!

I'm doing a Watchmen and a The Way of Kings reread. Watchmen for the show and Way of kings just because I have every book in the series and I want to remember what happened before I read Oathbringer.

I need to do a Stormlight reread as well. I've only read TWOK, but I'm tempted to wait until book 4 is out before digging back in. More bang for my buck.

Becky wrote: "I need to do a Stormlight reread as well. I've only read TWOK, but I'm tempted to wait until book 4 is out before digging back in. More bang for my buck."

See I bought Oathbringer then never actually read it cause I had read the first two so long ago and because of work I had no time to read so by the time the fourth comes out next year we're both going to be in the same boat just about with our rereads lol

I've owned Words of Radiance and Oathbringer since they both came out and haven't read either yet! It's just such a huge time investment... And then to wait for several years for the next to come out and I forgot what happened in the previous books.... Blah! I guess I should just read them as they come out, but I'm SO bad at that.

By the time I did my first read through WOK the second book was already out so I went ahead and devoured the second one in a couple days then waited so long for the third one that by the time it came out I had no idea what was going on. Then soon the fourth book is coming out so I gotta prepare to read the third. What's funny is that I also bought the short story that came before the third book and I haven't read that or Warbreaker. Which is also technically a prequel.

Tor.com has a great set of "Re-reads" blog posts where the books are summarized by chapter. They're really good to remind without digging into a 1000 tome with each release.

I actually did that for TWOK when I started WoR, then remembered enough of both to go ahead and plunge into Oathbringer.

It's been like 8 years though. I feel like a reread of the first is appropriate. Then if I keep up with new books as they're released that would work.

Rereading Ghost Story and most of the Dresden series in anticipation of the release of Peace Talks. I had thought this book one of the lesser Dresden efforts, but there's a lot of very interesting speculation on what an afterlife might be like and how the dead matter to the living.

Oh, I wouldn't discourage a re-read :)

Becky wrote: "It's been like 8 years though. I feel like a reread of the first is appropriate. Then if I keep up with new books as they're released that would work."

Yeah I would do a summary but I'd be a lot more fun just to go ahead a reread the books. Besides the 4th doesn't come out until fall of next year so a summary won't do me really any good for right now.

Becky wrote: "It's been like 8 years though. I feel like a reread of the first is appropriate. Then if I keep up with new books as they're released that would work."

8 years, huh? I haven't started these yet and was planning to read them on a schedule that would ideally have the fifth one (the end of the first major arc, iirc) dropping right around the time I was ready for it. Maybe I'll get going on WoK next year!

Beth wrote: "I haven't started these yet and was planning to read them on a schedule that would ideally have the fifth one (the end of the first major arc, iirc) dropping right around the time I was ready for it. Maybe I'll get going on WoK next year!"

What's your schedule? Want a buddy? Obviously I'll be re-reading #1, but it would be new for me after that. :D

Schedule? Wazzat? ;) I actually do have a couple of other BRs already scheduled for January, and want to leave some wiggle room for holiday gift books, so mid-to-late February would be the earliest I could fit WoK in. Would that time frame be okay for you?

There's also our potential Middlemarch BR, and that is a similarly behemoth-sized book, but that can (and probably will have to) wait until spring or summer

Ok, so I just read the graphic novel of Snow, Glass, Apples.

It's a cool, dark, thoroughly Gaiman-esque take on Snow White and the art is amazeballs. Just, I am stunned.

Wow, Colleen, that is some gorgeous art!

Finished Cast in Secret--as the third book of a series, not really recommendable. Actually the Chronicles of Elantra series itself isn't very recommendable either, but they look like they'll be a nice low-key, cozy, half-skimmable read when I'm in the mood for that kind of thing.

About 2/3 of the way through Hogfather in audio.

In paper it's Obsidio, the last book in a very entertaining (and very YA) YA SF series.

And in ebook for when hauling a 600 page hardcover around is too awkward, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. This one's a head start on my 2020 "classics bingo" reading for another group, and so far has been quite good in its own right.

Beth wrote: "About 2/3 of the way through Hogfather in audio."

We watched the mini-series again this year. Started it before Xmas but finished after 'cause I feel asleep. :-/


Nicki wrote: "That's gorgeous. I loved the short story but I didn't realise there was a graphical novel out. I must pick it up."

Every page is like that. It's O_O

We watched the mini- series last year and the year before, but didn't this year. The audio is pretty good! I like the narrator's Death, Albert and Raven.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Ok, so I just read the graphic novel of Snow, Glass, Apples.

It's a cool, dark, thoroughly Gaiman-esque take on Snow White and the art is amazeballs. Just, I am stunned.



"

THAT is beautiful .

I am determined to finish this book on poverty before the end of the year. I am on the downhill slope now, hopefully out of the anxiety and depression weeds of sadness that was the first half.

Then I just need to squeeze in a short book, and I'll meet my adjusted goal of 90.

I'm definitely not getting another book done by the end of the year.

This caps me at 76 - which at least it one more than my goal of 75. Thing is, I purposely set a low goal and still barely met it.

I feel like I need to start dumping books more often, but I'm just not good at it. Gonna work on it, tho. If I'm actively procrastinating on a book by playing games instead, then maybe I need to consider just dumping the book.

I also am not going to finish another book by the end of tomorrow--New Year's Eve ain't going to celebrate itself!--so my final reckoning is 36 books, 8 books more than my goal of 28. Average length: 352 pp.

This is my best year since starting on GR. I eventually hope to set a 50-book goal, but in the meantime I'd be thrilled to get to 40 in the next year or two.

I think I'll get through the one I'm on now...but then I'm not really counting. I've reached the point where if I want to read something else I'll even send a book back to the library without reading/finishing it. I'm more and more aware that time is limited, LOL.

I might be able to finish Watchmen by tomorrow night. Then I'd be really past my reading goal. I want to at least do maybe 30 books next year

I started reading The Silent Patient last night about 3 mins after midnight lol... I'm liking it so far, despite the endorsement from A.J. Finn (whose book I didn't even bother to finish). I'm very curious about what is actually happening in this book.

Starting The Trials of Morrigan Crow. Interesting concept so far.

I started Pears and Perils and I'm enjoying it so far.

Read the intro to Unfettered and was going to read a story - but the first story is by Brooks. I have to admit I've never enjoyed his works, so...

I read the first chapter of On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. My daughter received it for Christmas. While it introduces who, I think, will be the main character(s), it did little else to explain anything more.

I am now reading the first story in Unfettered, Imaginary Friends. I've never read anything by Terry Brooks, so I have no expectations.


On a side note: Is anyone else missing the "Update Progress" option on their Homepage?

Nyssa wrote: "I read the first chapter of On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. My daughter received it for Christmas. While it introduces who, I think, will be the main character(s)..."

Yup. Thats gone for me.

Per GR Help:

Jaclyn (Moderator)

an hour ago
So sorry about the trouble with this! Unfortunately, the Currently Reading section on the homepage is undergoing some brief maintenance at this time. This is only a temporary measure, and we'll be restoring this feature soon.


In the meantime, if you need to update the progress of a book you are currently reading, you can do this from the book page. Once there, just click on the update status link in the Progress row of your My Activity section

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Ok, so I just read the graphic novel of Snow, Glass, Apples.

It's a cool, dark, thoroughly Gaiman-esque take on Snow White and the art is amazeballs. Just, I am stunned.



"

Nice art in that book!

Finished reading Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 2: Includes Vols. 4, 5 & 6, which I enjoyed, but not I have to get the next volume to find out what happens next - I hate cliffhanger endings!

I'm currently reading three:
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
Unfettered

I carried over The Drawing of the Three from last year but should finally finish it this week!

I'm reading Finn Fancy Necromancy. It's billed as a "darkly funny urban fantasy".

I'm waiting for it to be funny... Right now it's mostly lame references to the 90s, because that's funny?

Becky wrote: "I'm currently reading three:
Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
Unfettered"

Still these. LOL