Aimee 1,148 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, fishy said: also just created an account on StoryGraph, already prefer it over Goodreads!!!!!! fuck amazon Whats your username? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, aimkin said: Whats your username? fishy27 Aimee 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator frescoelmo 1,282 Posted August 21, 2023 Author Head Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, fishy said: fishy27 So do I put my library into the app and it recommends what I should read next? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 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. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator frescoelmo 1,282 Posted August 21, 2023 Author Head Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2023 cool cool thank you - just signed up (@frescoelmo) fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, fishy said: 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. It's definitely based off of your library, your tbr, and books you've read. I think it gets better the more information you feed it. But yes, at any point you can tell if if you're in the mood for something specific and it will spit out recs that fit what you're looking for. fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 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 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-996296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 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? Aimee 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, fishy said: 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? Upcoming in the next few months I have Inheritance by Christopher Paolini which is 860 pages. That's definitely going to be my longest book. jacobcarson877 and fishy 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsh 1,195 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I'm not sure for a single book, but I have read several omnibuses, most of which were over 1000 pages, the longest probably being Paths of Darkness which was 1184 pages according to good reads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62482.Paths_of_Darkness_Collector_s_Edition Not sure if it counts since its multiple books put together but i did carry these around in HS with my textbooks to read when I had time fishy and Aimee 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VattghernCZ 1,049 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, fishy said: 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? For me, it was The Stand by Stephen King, a great read for when the covid pandemic started. The Czech translation has like 1050 pages. I'm pretty sure it's the only 1000+ pages book I've ever read Edited September 30, 2023 by VattghernCZ Aimee, fishy and animal74 3 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,039 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 The longest books in my read list, according to Goodreads: Funnily enough, I also started The Stand around February 2020. (also lol at the Bible being in there) Aimee and fishy 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykonax 1,566 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 12:41 PM, Enorama said: The longest books in my read list, according to Goodreads: Funnily enough, I also started The Stand around February 2020. (also lol at the Bible being in there) did you really read the bible front to back Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,039 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 50 minutes ago, Nykonax said: did you really read the bible front to back Yeah when I was like 13 or 14 and I was getting out of the Church Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1000359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Stopped reading for about 2 months due to the wedding. So you'd think being stuck at home with Covid for 2 weeks would mean catching up on a lot of reading but that was not the case since I spent most of it sleeping. But I did manage to get The Poppy War on Libby and I'm a little more than 100 pages in and really enjoying it. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,039 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, aimkin said: The Poppy War On my to-read. Have you read anything else from R.F. Kuang? I read Babel this summer and liked it. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Enorama said: On my to-read. Have you read anything else from R.F. Kuang? I read Babel this summer and liked it. No, this is my first book by her. I've been going back and forth about adding Bable to my tbr. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 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!!! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, fishy said: 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!!! 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. fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 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 Aimee 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1006828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy 1,757 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 ok everybody, what were your best books of the year? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1009335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitingDeath 3,228 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 29 minutes ago, fishy said: ok everybody, what were your best books of the year? One I started the last days of the year: Dungeon Crawler Carl from Matt Dinnimann , got through it in no time. Now on book 2 of it. fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1009336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee 1,148 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, fishy said: ok everybody, what were your best books of the year? Definitely Legendborn and The Poppy War. Couldn't put either down. fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1009341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 2,559 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 2023 was the first year since I was probably a young teen that I finished 3 books (I finished one yesterday but I'm counting it for 2023). Hoping to finish many more this year! fishy 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1009348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Baozi 1,662 Posted January 2 Moderator Share Posted January 2 12 hours ago, fishy said: ok everybody, what were your best books of the year? Does manga count? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/107149-official-readingbook-thread/page/7/#findComment-1009386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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