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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? December 10 (discuss.online)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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Still reading The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. Book 2 in the series. I am more than halfway through, so should be able to finish it this week.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow, and I thought i bought too much when I bought 11 books.

I didn't buy Wind and Truth though, still have to re-read the whole series, so will be a while before I get around to it. Will get it soon-ish though.w

How are the Kinsey Milhone books? I have A, B and F. Wanted to read A and B to see if I like it before getting more.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Eh, was a little under $100 for something around 375 hours worth of book. It is a lot, but I don't usually see prices at that point for audiobooks I know I like, and I really like when I can read whole series in a row. I've read something like 20 of the Miss Fortune as ebooks, but I'm way slower that way because I have way more time I can listen.

I like the character. The books are just a little brief, especially at the endings, compared to my preference, but I think that's a style choice from the types of stories it's inspired by. She's a little bit crazy, but in the way that maybe we're all a little crazy. She's just direct about it at times. Overall, they're enjoyable enough. It probably won't make my bookshelf, but I would guess that it helped inspire some of the stuff that I prefer a little more, and I would potentially read them again at some point.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

375 hours. I wonder how long it will take you to go through them. Three months?

Between Miss Fortune and Shaye Archer (and her other series) which one would you recommend as introduction to her writing?

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cut it in half for 2x speed and I'd normally guess about a month? But holidays coming is going to change my schedule, so probably mid-January-ish. We'll see lol.

Miss Fortune is complete and utter nonsense, and I love it for that. Not many do nonsensical well. Stuff where the creators can just be free and toss sanity to the wind and still have it work is some of my favorite storytelling, whether that's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Psych, South Park, Janet Evanovich, whatever else. So many swing and miss, but when it hits, it's magical.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago

Wow, that's nice.

Yeah, you are right about swing and miss. Love Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, have already added Janet Evanovich to the list, will check out Miss Fortune too.