Time to brag: what’s the hardest book you read?
By this I mean, a book you had to brace yourself to read, and you feel proud for having read. Did you enjoy the process of reading it?
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By this I mean, a book you had to brace yourself to read, and you feel proud for having read. Did you enjoy the process of reading it?
I am forever bitter about Eragon…
Barnes and noble wanted one of these domains and sent an appeal to ICANN. They lost the appeal....
Like books that got very popular but you never really could get into.
I have way too damn many lol. probably at least 400
I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird even though I barely remember it.
Is it interesting characters? Or believable motivations? Maybe writing style? Is the world building?...
cross-posted from: lemmings.world/post/759157...
Could be translated from english to another language you speak or translate to english from another language
I still to this day don’t understand the point that book served. I don’t know if it was just a product of its time but I don’t think a bunch of children would behave like that in the event of being stranded
I’m really looking forward to More Than Fools Fill Graves, a novella from the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch that’s supposed to release sometime this year 🤞...
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/3688704...
It was a cheesy Hannukah romance book but the main character in the book “The Matzah Ball” made so mad at times that I just know I was annoyed at her but to this day I have no idea why exactly. Her vibes were just yucky I guess
Looking for book recommendations....
I was a Percy Jackson lover 100%
This is dark fantasy/horror story, stylized as an ancient oral legend, which tells the story of a simple man’s journey and gradual descent into darkness - and ascension to power. We tried to give our villain protagonist some psychological and philosophical deep, not just “HAHAHA I am evil and will rule the world!”....
Like, increased empathy or altered your perspective a bit....
Yeah yeah I know, probably obvious cause corporations gonna corporation but yeah book prices are getting really high and likely will continue to rise. Appreciate and support your local library
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/scifi/t/506685...
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5535933...
No spoilers here, but there will be spoilers in the comments...
I have been reading the English translations and the characters and especially their dialogues feel very fake. I do appreciate the hard science aspect of the books but the long monologues, kids speaking like middle-aged philosophers, and army personnel being one-dimensional macho men breaks the immersion for me. It has the depth...
I used to enjoy participating in book clubs (be it in person or online), but between emigrating, the pandemic and life changes I haven’t been in one in quite a while. What about you? Do you enjoy reading groups? If so, in person or digital?