I have not unfortunately

no worries

I liked kite runner a good deal so I might need to check this one out

Yeah in any case this book is excellent

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

entertaining mystery/thriller about a man who gets kidnapped and wakes up in a new place. some interesting concepts but the writing was mediocre and left me wanting more. still a fun read that was hard to put down

7/10

Finished this one not too long ago. Incredible book, and i love what it says about the soul as well as pollution

yeah just finished this,perfect book,feels at the end hit me hard

Im still shook,what a book man

Yeah, just thinking about that last paragraph gives me goosebumps. Amazing amazing book

Really implore others to check it

read Kite Runner in Hs what’s this one about i remember the title but it was optional for us while Kite Runner wasn’t

tried to tldr but this goodreads synopsis is amazing,really worth it imo,ive been thinking about it constantly since i finished it

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years - from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding - that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives - the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness - are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

really interesting look at how technology changes the brain. Makes me feel like shutting off the phone a lot more often, and practice memorization and focus regularly.

This beta reading s*** ain't easy
I just did and I'm not sure what I just read.

went crazy on books last week. given up all responsibilities and future aspirations to focus on reading

Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson

A young woman is hired to take care of two young kids who have, to not spoil too much, a special yet dangerous ability. Really good novel about parenting, belonging, and responsibility. Funny at times and heartfelt overall, this was a nice, easy read and well written.

8/10

Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson

Collection of short stories revolving around criminals, d*** addicts, and overall degenerates. I really liked the prose, which was the right amount of poetic for me, but only one or two stories were memorable and the rest had uninteresting characters or lack of narrative. Reminded me a bit of Bukowski but without any sense of humor and less structured. Johnson's novel Train Dreams is on my reading list so hopefully I'll enjoy that more as I do like his voice.

6/10

Go Ahead to the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib

Loved this book. More of a look at ATCQ's influence and place in Hip Hop than a straightforward biography, the book also covers some of the most seminal artists of the 90s like Native Tongues, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Death Row Records, Mobb Deep, Outkast, J. Dilla, and more. The author also throws in some personal anecdotes to show the effect this music had on a young Hip Hop fan and touches on universal topics like growing up, love, friendship, loss, politics etc. There were a few oversights and at times I wished it went into a bit more detail or got more behind the scenes stories but it was really well written and entertaining. Abdurraqib is a talented writer and I'll make sure to check out some of his other work. Definitely would recommend for any Hip Hop fan of any age.

9/10

book was kinda slow for the first hundo pages and then BOOM chapter 7 hit like a truck. 9/10 i recommend reading it in one or two sittings.

It’s long and difficult I can’t blame anyone for stopping

But holy s***
This is one of the best books I’ve ever read
I can relate to so many parts of the book (being an athlete, having been depressed, having adhd, d*** use etc) that there’s sections of the book that just left me absolutely in awe. There’s plenty here that’s pretentious and annoying and unnecessary but that’s entirely the point. It makes those flawless chapters and sections so much better when you have to work through difficult patches to get to them. That’s the entire thesis of the book is that pleasure needs to be earned or it will ruin you and the structure of the book itself mirrors that

God it’s so good I can’t recommend it enough if you’re willing to give it the time

But be aware that it’s a MASSIVE time commitment. It’s close to 6-7x as big as most books and it’s regularly very tough to get through. If you do read it try and push through to about 1/3 through and then decide it’s hard to know how you feel about it before then

Excruciatingly open-ended, quite boring/10

I too read an Ishiguro book I found quite boring ​

this was good but held back by being needlessly mysterious and focusing on three uninteresting characters rather than the unique concept of the story. I like Ishiguro's simple prose but the plot was never really engaging. I enjoyed Klara and The Sun a lot more, which is a bit similar in storytelling but with a much more interesting POV. surprised this book is on so many "Best Novels of the 21st Century" because it wasn't really hitting for me like that

7/10

Never Let Me Go is among one of my favorite novels, and I just finished Klara and the Sun. Its quite good.

Candide by Voltaire, really funny and thought provoking. Anyone who's read this and wants to discuss quote me!

It was definitely a fun and fresh story, but best ever??? Not a sure as you are on that!

My favorite stories list is very long

was this your first time reading it ? it’s my favorite of all time since HS

Yes

Her Body and Other Particles by Carmen Maria Achado

the first story in this collection really hooked me but then it was downhill from there. just uninteresting stories and characters and some experimental structure decisions that didn't work at all for me.

3/10

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

this was just ok but not interesting or eventful enough to recommend. again, I like Johnson's prose but he seems incapable of telling a linear story and all of his work just seems underwhelming to me.

4/10

gonna try to pick a more plot driven book next cause these last few been boring

finally finished Mediations by Marcus Aurelius for the first time