fishy

On 4/4/2024 at 11:22 PM, aimkin said:

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

ooo, this is on my TBR, I'd love to hear what you think of it!!

On 3/26/2024 at 7:39 PM, jacobcarson877 said:

Finally read my first Brandon Sanderson

Hey, me too! My dad started the Stormlight Archive last November, and I mentioned I waned to read that series as well. For my birthday in February, he sent me the first three (full-length) books. We're reading them together, and we're currently on Oathbringer.

I'm just now (finally) getting myself out of a reading slump--I felt like every book I read for a while was extremely average. I think The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas and What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez may have saved me, so I'm trying to keep my good streak up now.

On 4/1/2024 at 5:00 AM, Garsh said:

I did a mix of reading the physical book and listening to the audio book

I've been doing this as well, and I really enjoy it. I read really slowly, so I like being able to put an audiobook at 3x speed and read at a faster pace. I also like being able to listen to a book while I'm doing various tasks, whether it be making dinner, running errands, or crocheting Audiobooks ftw

On 1/10/2024 at 9:07 PM, JCarson said:

I just started the fourth book of the Wheel of Time series.  I read the first couple books years ago when they originally came out and never finished the series.  Thought I would go back and read them.  In 2023 I read the prequel and the first 3.  Hopefully I will get a chance to o through most of the remainder in 2024.

this is on my to-read list, but it's so long and feels like a major commitment. same with Brandon Sanderson books

in a similar vein: what books to you want to read in 2024 that you're most excited for?

7 hours ago, Scurvy said:

Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Mayberry

ooo this sounds really interesting

Of Blood and Fire is on my TBR too!!! it's independently published too, which is an added bonus

58 minutes ago, Enorama said:

 

Started my year with it and enjoyed it enough to grab physical copies because the covers are goooorgeous

same!!!!!!!!!!! the US versions are so much prettier than the european ones though and i'm a little jealous

now that i'm at my laptop, my top reads of the year (not including re-reads and not necessarily all my 5 stars):

Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Babel by R.F. Kuang

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington

2 hours ago, Enorama said:

The Celestial Kingdom

I finished my year with this duology and LOVED it

1 hour ago, Baozi said:

 

Does manga count?

of course it does

ok everybody, what were your best books of the year? 

appropriate to have a fish running the fish

1 hour ago, aimkin said:

I've never read epic fantasy before because I struggle to get through the history and lore. But the way she writes it makes it so easy to digest and understand. 

that's so fair, I'm a sucker for intricate world building, even when it's not directly always propelling the plot. which makes it easier for me to get through them

The Poppy War is the best war epic fantasy I've ever read. Kuang does really impressive work in the genre ESPECIALLY as a debut. I've read all her books, and I liked Poppy War the best. I don't re-read books, but I will be re-reading that trilogy!!! 

On 11/27/2023 at 1:33 AM, Baozi said:

Given the state of the world, I'd vote Refugees International.

 

and https://idrf.ca/

on a related note, Palestinians have said that resources are being restricted and are requesting that donations to organizations sending said resources be paused until they're able to actually access them. if we decide to go that route, we would need to monitor conditions on the border to optimally support

i didn't even realize i'd be eligible for this lol

6 hours ago, twists said:

 

would bang/10

ratings out of 10 are out. smash or pass is in

I don't, generally speaking, track page count on books I've read, but I just started a 987 page book. what're the longest books y'all have committed to?

also just realized that their roadmap is available to the public so you can see what the direction for the site looks like, this is actually killer. i am so pissed at fishy from the past for letting myself suffer through goodreads

2 hours ago, frescoelmo said:

 

So do I put my library into the app and it recommends what I should read next?

Yeah, kinda -- you can import your Goodreads library, which was super easy. The shelves translate too StoryGraph, too.

For the recommendations, you can fill out an interest survey (that you can modify at any time), and it'll give you recs based on that. I haven't used the rec function yet, but it looks solid. Not sure if @aimkin or @Otis Boudreaux Jr have used it before, but worth asking

Another notable perk of StoryGraph is that there are graphs that show trends in your reading history. I love graphs.

14 minutes ago, aimkin said:

Whats your username? 

fishy27

also just created an account on StoryGraph, already prefer it over Goodreads!!!!!! fuck amazon

On 8/16/2023 at 8:17 PM, aimkin said:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

WOOOOOOO

this series was my guilty pleasure, and I've heard that her Throne of Glass series is just as good. If you wanna react to ACOTAR with someone, let me know!!! 

ding dong

that Chicago core was the best VHL LR experience i have had and probably will ever have. cheers to the community you built

all the best in retirement where you don't have assholes dming you all the time. enjoy the peace

2 hours ago, Nykonax said:

i cant even park straight normally you think i can do that shit backwards?

ANGLED PARKING BEST PARKING!