I do not read, but! I do write. Though very recently I read the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel. It’s such a tragic story of the holocaust.

i just finished Life of a useless man by maxim gorky. its about a snitch during a rising in russia.

don't take revolution for granted chaps especially if you're in favor.

Dad's Nuke by Marc Laidlaw. Good book

Im reading this forum

I love reading, right now I read Todesfuge (Deathfugue) by Paul Celan and I am reading Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) by Günter Grass in German and English to compare both languages and appreciate this milestone of post WWII German literature.

I plan to read other books and poems this year.

I've been helping out with a novel a now-friend and longtime idol has been working on. She sends me each chapter and I provide my thoughts and correct certain mistakes. A creative consultant.

Talking about a book that is for the moment obscure and which I probably cannot reveal too much of, I will just leave you with the last three sentences I reread.

"Sure, the government spooks were mostly gone. But the helicopter's pilot and Spherical Globe managed to find me. The next thing I knew, he jumped out of the plane and turned into a large cannonball of flesh. I just barely swam out of the way, as he left a large crater below."

The Prince of Niccolo Machiavelli

here's a small list of what i've read through the year of 2023:

Philosophy~~

(Nietzsche's): Beyond Good and evil, Thus Spoke Zarathusra, The birth of tragedy, The Gay science and Genealogy of morals.

(Spinoza's): Political treatise and Ethics.

(Schopenhauer's): The fourthfold root of the principle of sufficient reason and the world as will and representation.

(Marx's): Gotha's program critique, Value, profit and price, Poverty of philosophy and capital vol. 1.

that's pretty much every book i've read throughout the last year lmao

Walt Disney: The Biography – Neal Gabler

A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles

Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History of Time – Rebecca Struthers

Currently working my way through these three. The Disney biography is dense but includes so many stories and bits of information you feel like you're there with Walt. A must read for anyone interested in the history of animation and early cinema. A Gentleman in Moscow is like comfort food. Every chapter I get through I'm just left appreciating the beautiful wording and narrative. A really interesting slice of life. I've just started Hands of Time so don't have much to add yet.

1984 is genuinely one of the scarcest books I think I've ever r̶e̶a̶d̶ listened too, very good but I find the themes terrifying. Hope you enjoy.

So I'm dyslexic and reading books takes me ages so I've moved to more listening to books on audible, and reading graphic novels, and maybe short stories.

Currently I'm listening to the Necronomicon (Short stories by HP Lovecraft if your not familiar) on Audible, about the start the final story, “Under the Pyramids”. And my current graphic novel is Forged, a more light hearted fantasy story about a Dwarf trying to find his way in the world and moving to the big city.

Breve Historia de Gengis Khan y el Imperio Mongol (Brief History of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire)

A very nice recap of the mongol nomads and/or their ancestors, right now im on chapter seven from it.

I'm not big on reading, but I make it a point to get through at least 5 new books every year. Right now, I'm on Atomic Habits by James Clear. Decided to go for something not story-based and that could really benefit me. It's awesome when I find a book that grabs me, especially when there's an audio version or a fan voice-over. Reading books I like is a joy, but when it's something I'm not into, it's a whole different ballgame. And don't get me started on the university- they make you read a ton of books and dull papers. If only I could just download all the boring stuff straight into my brain and get to the good stuff... if only...

Man I did not know this thread existed until now.

I haven't had the time to read a couple of planned books for this month, but last month was a crazy ride for me as I finished five books in that short span of time. The books were various in topics including the biography of Gustav Klimt, an obscure dystopian book titled Anthem, a cool adventure story that made me think titled The Alchemist, learned some philosophy with Meditations (Marcus Aurelius), and finally a book about motivation titled Make Your Bed.

So far, been enjoying the spare time I get when reading books than I did many many years ago. The next few books that I have on my current queue include Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain), The Catcher in the Rye, The Handmaid's Tale, and from the top of my head (since I have many more in my personal library) a book titled House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski).

For now though, gotta grind my way out of the semester first before I treat myself haha...

Reading's become my thing, and I typically finish a book a month. Sometimes, though, work gets too crazy and I just can't find the time. Right now, I'm reading Flowers for Algernon - fantastic book, by the way. For me college was also tough though, I love reading but the stuff they had us read was straight-up snooze-fest! Every now and then we'd get to read something cool, but that was pretty rare. Because of this, I had problems in literature classes, so I often used https://ca.edubirdie.com/write-my-essay-for-me to avoid failing the whole subject It bums me out to see so many people, kids and adults, choosing movies over books. The thing is, there are so many books out there that could be someone's personal masterpiece, but their authors don't have the dough to turn them into top-notch movies. That's why I don't just stick to popular books, I also give unknown authors a shot. You never know, you might just find a hidden gem amongst them. After all, we love something not because it's popular but because we genuinely enjoy it.

uzumaki. i made it a new years resolution to read more manga and im finally getting around to doing just that. gonna try and read more japanese folk horror stuff.

since making that post I've also read The Crying of Lot 49, Suttree, and I'm now 1/3 of the way through Infinite Jest

Not too long ago I had just finished reading Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. As of right now, I am reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and I am reading the comic called Grendel by Matt Wagner.

THE MIND IN ACTION BY ERIC BERNE. M.D. 

https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.264214/2015.264214.The-Mind_djvu.txt

Right now I am reading a historical non-fiction book called "Alaric the Goth: an outsider's history of the Fall of Rome" by Douglas Boin.

During the day I’ve been finally reading Children of Dune and before bed some short stories (JG Ballard, Harlan Ellison, William Gibson, etc.), comics (mostly 60s Marvel lately) and then falling asleep to Moby Dick. I read a lot of sci fi, but try and break up every two or three with some sort of classic or non-genre thing. A recent stand out was Stoner by John Williams.

I don’t do a lot of audiobooks, but I’m trying to do more recently. I’ve been listening to a great one about WWI called Rites of Spring and Say Nothing about the Troubles in Ireland. I also listened to the Fellowship of the Ring audiobook read by Andy Serkis which is amazing. Excited to listen to the others he’s done.

There are a lot of great books mentioned in this thread. I’m glad to see NG users so well read!

Currently I'm on the "Dwarves" series by Soleil Comics, written my Nicolas Jarry. It's more a collection of individual stories, but, after some time, they pick up on previous ones later, either telling the story of the child of a previous protagonist, or being just a straight continuation. The Art is amazing, and the writer has a knack for creative foreshadowing.

In terms of Audiobooks, I recently finished "The Infinite and the Divine" by Robert Rath. It's a Warhammer 40k story about the rivalry between two Necrons that has quite a few really cool moments. Now I plan on returning to Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series, after I took a break from it for a while.

As a person who is really into philosophy and classic literature, I’d say

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Am currently into:

500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars - Kurt Eichenwald

It's about the decisions made by George Bush II, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair & other leaders & important people in the first 18 months after 9-11.

The title is a bit sensationalistic. Eichenwald's book is as much a record of mistakes, decisions made on the fly without enough info, etc. as it is of any secrets or lies...in other words, it portrays high-ranking people being human in the face of chaos. There are also reactions by lesser-known "bit players" in the same period, like Usama bin Ladin's driver on the day the planes hit the towers & the Pentagon, & the woman who was the first victim of the anthrax attack. If you didn't live through that time--or if you did & want to know a little more--then get this book. Eichenwald is serious about his research.

Currently reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, and Simians, Cyborgs and Women by Donna Haraway, both for school.

The Last King of Osten Ard by Tad Williams. Sequel to his Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series.

It's dark fantasy, but not in the modern grimdark or HBO series feel. More like... Jim Henson creatures and the glowy heroic hope of an 80s fantasy film like Willow, but with INCREDIBLY darker depictions of evil and sadness, which only makes you love the good characters even more.

Currently nearing the end of the final book and so far loving it. The first book is really slow but I'm glad I stuck through it to the rest.

Williams' Osten Ard books were the original inspiration for Song of Ice & Fire/Game of Thrones, which I've also read, but I gotta say Williams' fantasy novels are way, way better.