And what’s on your to read shelf?

  • IronRain
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    91 year ago

    Currently on chapter 85 of Pierce Brown’s Light Bringer, the latest installment of the Red Rising series! Granted, I’m listening to the audiobook, but audiobooks are still books. And man, like the rest of the series, I can’t put this shit down!

    After this? Not sure yet. Still waiting on Sanderson’s next book in his Stormlight Archive series. Maybe I’ll re-listen to The Wheel of Time again while the final books of these two series wrap up.

    • @Albbi@lemmy.ca
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      41 year ago

      Had to look this up because I thought the Lightbringer was Brent Weeks. Totally different series. I’ll check it out.

      I just finished a listen of The Wheel of Time myself. I listened to it while falling asleep. Took about 2 years to get through it that way. I already know the story, and parts of it were fairly easy to fall asleep to makes it a perfect way to deal with insomnia.

      Also waiting for the next Sanderson book. Just finished The Lost Metal! So many cosmere tie-ins!

      I’m listening to Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb to fall asleep to now as I’ve read the series before, and reading Ghost Brigade which is book 2 of Old Man’s War.

      • musicmind333
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        31 year ago

        @Albbi @IronRain found out about Wheel of Time from Tumblr of all places. Started the audiobook series as something to accompany me on long drives or workouts but they keep being checked out at my library app lol. Was interesting to me that you could tell it was written a few decades ago - some of the writing seems a bit dated even though altogether it’s a very well-structured series.

        Also absolutely loved Red Rising, didn’t realize there was a new addition!

    • @Iceluigi@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      Nothing wrong with audiobooks! It’s my preferred way to consume my books. Also if I didn’t listen to audiobooks, then I would never have experienced TGR’s glorious performance in the Red Rising series. I don’t think audiobooks are better for every book, but in the case of Red Rising, I would argue it’s mandatory.

      I just finished Lightbringer myself and I absolutely loved it. I’m equally devastated knowing how long it’ll be before we get the next one!

      • IronRain
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        11 year ago

        Absolutely agreed about TGR’s amazing talent! He colored - no pun intended - the Red Rising books in such an immersive way, that I can’t imagine the characters and atmosphere as anything other than what his vocal descriptions provided.

        And I’m not 100% certain, but I think he mentioned on one of the Red Rising podcasts that the last book should come within a few months of this one, because they were meant to be one final book, but the length didn’t allow his original plans. I certainly hope that’s true!