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Reading the third book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, Tripwire

Liking this more than the second book. Reacher was very passive in that book, so it's nice to see him taking action in this one.

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


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Read My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine.

It's a rom-com, which I don't generally read, so I can't judge if it was actually good or not. Personally, it felt too much like one of those K-Dramas, where a poor girl meets super rich guy, who is super handsome, and she keeps thinking about her all the time. Except this one has a Vampire. Not a big fan, but overall it was a fine time pass.

Bingo squares: Jude a book by its cover.

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Finished Ghost Story by Jim Butcher.

That was some story! Quite different, but also quite similar (to the rest of the series). Also, part of the ending was expected, but was surprised by the rest. Looking forward to where the story goes from here.

Also read The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. The first Witcher book.

I read it quite a while ago, but hadn't finished the series, so got a boxed set and reading it now. I had forgotten how Fairy Tales heavy this book is.

Bingo squares (for both boooks): Author from a Different Continent (hard mode), Now a Major Motion Picture, Short and Sweet, Based on Folklore, Off your TBR Pile, also possibly Jerk with a Heart of Gold.

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submitted 3 weeks ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Started next book in the Dresden Files series, Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. This is book 13, and is pretty unique so far. The previous book "Changes" has changed quite a bit, and now we are living those changes.

Can't put it down, want to see how it develops!

My previous book, Streams of Silver covers 2 bingo squares: Title: [X] of [Y] and Off your TBR pile (hard mode).

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[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sony PRS-350 ๐Ÿ˜€

It's old, but I am not a big e-book reader. Will probably get a Kobo one once this dies.

Edit: Just read other comments and noticed that you are talking about software, not hardware. Sorry, don't read e-books on computer or mobile, unless it's a webnovel, in that case, simple browser or official app of the site.

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submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Life is still pretty busy, not getting much time for Lemmy, but at least got some time to read now.

Still reading Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore. Book 2 of the series. Am more than halfway through now, if nothing comes up, should be able to finish it this week.

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submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Hello everyone!

Have been pretty busy with life, so haven't been reading much, other than some random web novels when I have some time.

Just got back to my usual reading from today, hope will be able to stick to it now. I was reading Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore. Book 2 of the series.

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submitted 2 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still reading Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore.

Also reading some web novels.

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Book Bingo for this year has officially finished. If you participated in it, check out the Turn in post.

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submitted 3 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Weekly post was a bit irregular last few weeks, but we are back to Tuesday now.

Got back to reading, read a bit of Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore, also read a few hundred pages of different web novels.

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


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Very busy couple of weeks, so didn't actually read anything.

Still on Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore, 2nd novel in Icewind Dale series, which is a subseries of Forgotten Realms series (D&D world).

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Finished Amulet series by Kazu Kibushi.

Love the story and art-style. Highly recommended for fantasy fans, specially younger audience.

Read Changes by Jim Butcher, book 12 of The Dresden Files.

I was expecting some "changes" due to the name and how people talk about the book, but wow, they changed everything. From the first line of the book to the last, it was fully captivating.

Wanted to start the next book right away, but held myself back.

Read Aftermath, the novella after Changes, from Side Jobs , short-story collection in Dresden Files world. This was the last story in the book, so I have officially finished Side Jobs too.

Many side stories are from point of view of different characters, and this was also from another character's point of view. So it was interesting to see how they view the world and hear their inner monologue.

Looking forward to where the story goes from here.

Started Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore, 2nd novel in Icewind Dale series, which is a subseries of Forgotten Realms series (D&D world).

Just started it, haven't even completed chapter 1, so can't say much about it.

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submitted 3 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

@fujiwood@lemmy.world suggested that we should update our community icon. It was discussed here: https://discuss.online/post/16967486 , and some suggestions were provided.

Now, the time for suggestions is over. I am going to make a top level comments for each option. You can vote whichever one you like the most.

In a few days (or a week) we will choose the icon with most votes.

Note: Do not make a new comment in this post, any new comment posted will be removed. You can only vote.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, most of us who aren't doing the reading aren't watching educational content.

Glad to see that at least some people are using their time productively.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 6 months ago

I am really enjoying it. I am about 2/3rd done, and as I mentioned last week, I had forgotten most of the stuff. So, really enjoying everything going on. And while I remember the ending of the book, I don't recall how exactly they get there.

I haven't even read David Copperfield, how is it?

lol at suburban mom's humblebragging. Good luck!

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah, the book is pretty highly recommended. It comes up often when asking for recommendation from King's books.

Decided on what are you going to start yet?

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 9 months ago

E-book readers are great. I prefer to read physical books, but for some of the older books that are difficult to find locally, I just get the ebook.

Still have a 15 old Sony Pocket reader, without wifi or any bells and whistles. Still work like a charm though, and battery life is still pretty good. Though, I didn't use it much for about 6-7 years in the middle, and then light use for 3-4 years, but still, something like that to last 15 years, and still keep working is so nice!

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, made up words can be a issue when reading in another language. I tried reading Harry Potter in Spanish and all the made-up words in that made it a bit difficult.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago

Why not both? ๐Ÿ˜€ It doesn't have to be one or the other.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 14 points 2 years ago

I find the question interesting that if there were no libraries, could we start them today? Shows the current state of the world. Well, at least the western world. Can't say much about East, though I guess it would probably be the same.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

First, of all, not a leader, just a mod, trying to do my part in making lemmy a nice place for book readers. ๐Ÿ˜€

Dresden Files is a pretty fun series, but it's not some great epitome of literature. It's a fun and easy to read series, and I am realizing after reading all the comment here, it's not for everyone. Personally, I don't have much issue with that. I don't always agree with the characters of my books, but I can understand if people have issues with that. I would suggest reading a couple of books to see if they are for you.

As for where to start, I always prefer to read in published order, (which in this case is also chronological order), but as everyone else has mentioned first couple of books aren't that great. The quality improves a lot from the 3rd one. So, if you start from first one, at least read first 3 to make up your mind. Or, you can read "Dead Beat" first, and if you like it, go back and start from the first one.

If you do start reading it, would love to hear your thoughts on how you like it. You can post in our weekly what are you reading thread, or just make a separate post.

Edit: Forgot to mention, the books are pretty formulaic, (don't know if they improve further along or not), I don't think I would enjoy them reading back to back. But reading them after adding a break of one or two books is keeping them very enjoyable.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, me too. Though I was mostly a lurker on reddit, and while lurking on lemmy for a while and not finding one, I decided to create one. A place to start gathering the people. Hopefully, we will seeing people contributing soon too. ๐Ÿ‘

(That was me, going on a roundabout way, to encourage you to join and start posting ๐Ÿ˜€)

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