just finished the third book of the Stormlight Archive

1300 pages

sheesh what an epic series

You're on a roll

Taking a break before book 4 with a couple of popcorn thriller novels

African literature
Had a good time with this
3.5/5

Finished dune today, so damn good maannnnnn I can't wait for the movie

Gonna start book two now

novel from a Japanese author about an aging woman and how she comes to grips with her femininity and desire to have children. it was good, though I probably would have liked it more if I was an aging woman with a desire to have children. probably just read it because of a recommendation and Murakami's stamp of approval, but their styles weren't similar at all and I wouldn't call this novel breathtaking.

6/10

la peste is his best imo, or la chute

u gotta read it when ur 17 bro

reserved

Hardbody how he make a book so cinematic. Need the movie expeditiously

Great read if you’re interested in how far Americas imperialistic reach goes and what tactics theyve used over the decades

Some books I finished recently

A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Unnecessarily long and often had very little meaning to it. It only covered his life through to the Bin Laden raid. There’s some interesting stuff and it’s still hard for me to truly understand him and his real politics. It helped me to understand the reasoning behind some of the decisions he made that I disagreed with. Overall a decent enough read and I’ll read the next volume when it releases

World War Z by Max Brooks
I really like the writing style here. Succinct, easy to read and interesting. Enjoyed it a lot. Someone should turn it into an anthology TV series.

Coming through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
Not an easy read. Confusing, violent and horrific at times. The prose is unbelievably beautiful. It just felt like a level too much for me to read and enjoy both structurally and content wise. I understand the praise it gets though it’s clearly a masterpiece.

Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
Not what I was expecting but a welcome surprise. It’s like the opposite of the Ondaatje book. Horrific material but presented in such a unique worldview. Both have a similar structure to them but Slaughterhouse 5 is so matter of fact and light in terms of prose that it’s on the reader to examine and find the meaning. Coming through Slaughter is the opposite the prose is so dense and stunning that the meaning is almost overwhelming

Been reading on a Kindle and it’s crazy how much more I’m reading cause of it. Got a secondhand one cause f*** amazon and it cost me like $50 I’d definitely recommend

Gonna read this next I actually already had it downloaded and lined up I’ll let you know what I think

Confessions of an Economic Hitman: interesting read and reaffirmed a lot of what I assumed to be true. Felt a little sensationalized at times though and I wasn’t a huge fan of his writing style

D: A Tale of Two Worlds by Michel Faber

usually wouldn't read a young adult novel but I recently read The Book of Strange New Things by Faber and enjoyed it a lot so thought I'd give this new one a shot. fun concept (all the letters "d" go missing and a girl has to get to the bottom of it) but nothing too memorable. would make a great movie

6/10

Just finished The Lords of Discipline

The Stranger by Albert Camus
Short but absolutely stunning. The way the whole book builds to almost a crescendo while remaining completely detached is just incredible. Definitely recommend

Finally finished half of a yellow sun. up there with augustus and brothers Karamazov with as my favs oat.

Possibly the heaviest, most soul crushing book ive ever read. Highly recommend

Tove Ditlevsen - Childhood

Gives an amazing, sometimes breathtaking insight in the life of growing up in poverty in Denmark. The prose from Ditlevsen is amazing, she makes you want to keep reading.

Childhood is the first book of the Copenhagen Trilogy. The trilogy consist of Childhood, Youth and Dependency. Definitely going to buy the other 2 books as well.

Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin

quick read about an aspiring astronaut in the Soviet Union being sent to the moon. felt like the characters could have been flushed out a bit more but it was well written and a good representation of blind nationalism.

7/10

Reading a people's history of the united states by Howard Zinn rn. Im at the 1950 timeline and I gotta say its a pure classic.
Never knew American politics were so f***ed up

9/10

Pastoralia by George Saunders

shout out to the couple of people on here that recommended this book. it was a really fun read. my favorites were Pastoralia, Sea Oak, and The Falls, but all the stories were entertaining. would be cool to see these made into TV show episodes. gonna add Saunders' Civilwarland and Lincoln in the Bardo to my list as I heard those were good too.

9/10

Glad you liked it

definitely did. you read any of his other work?